¡°World of Warcraft is the crack cocaine of the computer gaming world. Some people can¡¯t drag themselves away and will play it till they drop.¡± This chilling warning comes from the Swedish Youth Care Foundation, which swooped into action after a 15-year-old boy ¡°collapsed¡± (says The Sun, which is quite sensational) after playing the game for 24 hours straight.

It¡¯s not the first time we¡¯ve seen studies claiming the game to be ¡°addictive,¡± and there¡¯s plenty of anecdotal evidence out there of people who played the game to the detriment of the professional or social life; wow gold I used to play the game as soon as I get home from class, real life friends be damned! But to compare it to crack cocaine, a drug that destroys people¡¯s lives? (Your life isn¡¯t destroyed merely because you spend a lot of time in Azeroth. Granted, your priorities may be out of wack, but you¡¯re not stooping to the level of Tyronne Biggums!)

I don¡¯t know, friends, just take a break every once in a while. You¡¯ll be better for it; having Tier 7 gear doesn¡¯t pay the bills.