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  • FCC Commissioner Terms WoW a Leading Cause of College Dropou

  • Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
Because playing them is not enough, we have to bitch about them daily, too. We had a Gameplay forum, but it got replaced by GameFAQs.
 #130650  by Louis
 Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:26 pm
<a href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2008/12/10/ ... pouts">FCC Commissioner Terms WoW a Leading Cause of College Dropouts</a>

Well, since I'm from the MMO age of about eight years ago, my initial collegiate demise was related to the original EverQuest. I've learned to balance my life since that time. I work full time, go to school part time (all online I should add; public institutions in Kentucky actually have a fairly elaborate online curriculum; all As this semester), and average about 40 hours a week playing video games. Beer probably played a larger role around that time too. One day I'll graduate. By the time I decide to finish a degree in something I'll probably have enough credits for two or three. I'm in no hurry though. I've already got a pretty decent job and they reimburse my tuition.

 #130655  by Zeus
 Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:39 pm
Well for me, university courses was the leading cause of me leaving my MBA program. God they sucked

 #130750  by RentCavalier
 Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:33 pm
Dammit, and Im already just starting to get into this game.

I'm concerned for my future.

 #130752  by Anarky
 Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:47 pm
My roomate in college dropped out/ took a leave of absence because of WoW. He stopped showering and going to classes... it was not pretty.

Oddly enough he landed on his feet and makes more than me doing Drafting work -_- there is no justice

 #130753  by Don
 Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:02 am
With the way some people play games, it'd be surprsiing if some MMORPG isn't a leading cause to dropout.

But I'm guessing these guys would just find something else to get addicted on if there was no MMORPG.

 #130754  by Eric
 Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:37 am
You spend less time in game if you're in one of the elitist jerk type guilds and you clear all the content available 2 nights a week. :)

 #130773  by Louis
 Sat Jan 03, 2009 7:34 pm
Eric wrote:You spend less time in game if you're in one of the elitist jerk type guilds and you clear all the content available 2 nights a week. Smile
I used to be one of those elitist jerks back when I played EverQuest. I still managed to rack up a career log time on my main of over 400 days. Its truly sad when I think back on how much time I wasted.

 #130778  by Anarky
 Sat Jan 03, 2009 8:18 pm
Eric wrote:You spend less time in game if you're in one of the elitist jerk type guilds and you clear all the content available 2 nights a week. :)
You're forgetting you usually have to do a lot of game time to get into one of those elitest jerk guilds.