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Old 11-18-2008, 08:43 AM   #1 (permalink)
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How many hours did you spend playing Wrath of the Lich King this weekend? 10? 20? More? The latest World of Warcraft expansion is a re-up for players looking for a new quest and leveling fix. There have been many tales of chronic video game addiction in the news the past few years, but I thought it was time now for a look back to see what.......
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Old 11-18-2008, 08:52 AM   #2 (permalink)
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And we make fun of the WoW people where I work
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Old 11-18-2008, 09:47 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Anyone who plays WoW needs a g/f or b/f.
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The longest I've ever played a game was a few years ago.

I played Halo 2 on XBconnect for 20 hours straight.
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Old 11-18-2008, 11:59 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Anyone who plays WoW needs a g/f or b/f.
Hmm....A friend of my sister divorced her husband to be with a guy she met on WoW. Issues?
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Old 11-18-2008, 05:48 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Hmm....A friend of my sister divorced her husband to be with a guy she met on WoW. Issues?
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Old 11-18-2008, 05:49 PM   #10 (permalink)
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The longest I've ever played a game was a few years ago.

I played Halo 2 on XBconnect for 20 hours straight.
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Old 11-18-2008, 06:41 PM   #11 (permalink)
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the most i can go in a single session is about 5 hours or a little more. if i went over 10 i would feel like crap. i can't even begin to imagine what 20 would be like.
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Old 11-19-2008, 09:57 AM   #12 (permalink)
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The longest I've ever played a game was a few years ago.

I played Halo 2 on XBconnect for 20 hours straight.
Wow, I had almost comptetely forgotten about the Pre-Live days of playing on XBConnect.
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It even survived a little past live for people that didn't want to pay, but live soon added to many perks. It may still be floating around for all I know...
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It even survived a little past live for people that didn't want to pay, but live soon added to many perks. It may still be floating around for all I know...
I think xLink Kai took over because of its integration with XBMC.
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XBConnect was a pioneer though.
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