40 Percent of World of Warcraft Players Addicted

Dear friends, if you do not yet know about WORLD OF WARCRAFT, it is an occult fantasy game.

"World of Warcraft is an online role-playing experience set in the award-winning Warcraft universe. Players assume the roles of Warcraft heroes as they explore, adventure, and quest across a vast world. World of Warcraft is a "Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game" which allows thousands of players to interact within the same world. Whether adventuring together or fighting against each other in epic battles, players will form friendships, forge alliances, and compete with enemies for power and glory" [ http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/beginners/index.html ].

Also on the official WORLD OF WARCRAFT website, one can find these words...

"What is an MMORPG?
MMORPG is an acronym for "Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game". In an MMORPG, thousands of players exist in the same game world at the same time. Visit the "General F.A.Q." section of the site to find out more

What is World of Warcraft?
As a massively multiplayer online game, World of Warcraft enables thousands of players to come together online and battle against the world and each other. Players from across the globe can leave the real world behind and undertake grand quests and heroic exploits in a land of fantastic adventure." http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/beginners/index.html

The WORLD OF WARCRAFT is an occult role playing game. As such, WORLD OF WARCRAFT teaches people all about the world of the occult and how to utilize the tools of the occult. This game has the potential to influence people to partake in the real world of the occult.

All who are interested in and partaking in the WORLD OF WARCRAFT would do well to heed the WARNINGS FROM SCRIPTURE against all forms of occultism. Why? Because God knows that when people open the door to the world of the occult, all manner of demonic influence will come through!!!

Deuteronomy 18:9-13 (Detestable Practices )

"9 When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there. 10 Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in [a] the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, 11 or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD, and because of these detestable practices the LORD your God will drive out those nations before you. 13 You must be blameless before the LORD your God."

We have also found the following article very interesting as far as ADDICTION TO WORLD OF WARCRAFT !

Let the Player Beware!!!

~ Chris Lawson
Spiritual Research Network
www.spiritual-research-network.com


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Expert: 40 Percent of World of Warcraft Players Addicted

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- Rob Wright - August 8, 2006
- mmORPGs And Game Addiction

If you're suffering from dry eyes, headaches, back aches, erratic sleep patterns, it may be more than just your average hangover: according to Dr. Maressa Orzack, you could be suffering from video and computer game addiction. A clinical psychologist, Orzack is founder and coordinator of Computer Addiction Services at McLean Hospital in Newton, Mass., and is also an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School. Computer Addiction Services is one of the few outpatient clinics in the U.S. that provides specific treatment for game addiction.

While many people dispute the notion, Orzack believes that game addiction is a true mental disorder. As a result, she has worked with numerous gamers over the years to help them break the hold that games have on them.

Having treated all types of addictions for more than 15 years, Orzack says there's little difference between drug use, excessive gambling and heavy game playing. And with millions of gamers hooked on mega-popular massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs), she believes the problem is growing rapidly. In fact, Orzack says as much as 40 percent of World of Warcraft players are addicted to the game. TwitchGuru talks with Orzack to find out more about the issue of game addiction, and the effects of games like World of Warcraft.

RW: When did you first begin to feel that video game addiction was a real problem?

Dr. Orzack: Well, 11 years ago, when I first started looking into this issue, ...
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