Tracid January 16, 2007 Share Tracid Member January 16, 2007 MMO Gamer Missing They hired Jack Thompson =\ if you don't know who he is, just google him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruten January 17, 2007 Share Kruten Member January 17, 2007 All he's going to do is find ways to specifically blame gaming for all forms of violence and crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon January 17, 2007 Share Allanon Member January 17, 2007 Family: You know this is probably our fault, we weren't that responsible Jack Thompson: Don't say that! Remember it's only your fault if you think it is... blame VIDEO GAMES! Family: Is that the right thing to do Jack Thompson: No, but it'll make me look better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoMamma January 17, 2007 Share YoMamma Member January 17, 2007 Those parents are morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saris January 17, 2007 Share Saris Member January 17, 2007 What idiots. Games don't just make people disappear. I have a friend who plays WoW 24/7 and is into it just like the description of that kid - if he went missing, the last thing to go through my mind, is 'golly gee!, it's going to be all that game's fault. I want to see how this turns out. Maybe it was terrorists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracid January 17, 2007 Author Share Tracid Member January 17, 2007 Most likely scenario he went to meet a hot night elf he 'raided' with and it turned out that night elf had other insidious plans for him o.O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[LaW]Maverick January 17, 2007 Share [LaW]Maverick Member January 17, 2007 (edited) MMO Gamer Missing They hired Jack Thompson =\ if you don't know who he is, just google him. Uh...so kid goes missing...parents blame game? Yeah, 'cause that makes sense. Why not just blame the moon for sending cheese men down to grab him? Also...if your parents let you become so engrossed in video games that you're not eating right, the parents should be thrown in jail. THAT'S WHY PARENTS EXIST, TO KEEP YOU FROM DOING STUPID THINGS AS YOU GROW UP! Edited January 17, 2007 by [LaW]Maverick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX January 17, 2007 Share NOFX Member January 17, 2007 (edited) right.. my son started out with just one innocent game of pool. Then he started going to the pool hall more often and often. He then started spending his entire weekend at the pool hall. I started to get the feeling he was drinking when he went there. It got to the point all he did when away from work was go to the pool hall. He left for it last week and never came home. Rather than showing my son there is life outside of the pool hall, I let something bad happen and since Im irresponsible and have to point my finger elsewhere Im going to file a case against pool halls and try to get them all shut down.... but wait. Did Jack get hired to investigate this because of his extensive knowledge of how MMO games work? or was he hired to point the finger at someone who is not responsible Edited January 17, 2007 by NOFX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo January 17, 2007 Share anonymo Member January 17, 2007 It was obviously my fault...I rent audio visual equipment and MMOs use audio and visuals...better tell the rest of the known universe to stop everything because Jack Thompson might find a sixth degree of separation and draw conclusions. The sky is blue so therefore it must be water, because my concept of water is blue. I wonder how it stays up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thief_Lord January 17, 2007 Share Thief_Lord Member January 17, 2007 We're Sorry. This product is currently out of stock and cannot be ordered at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymo January 17, 2007 Share anonymo Member January 17, 2007 We're Sorry. This product is currently out of stock and cannot be ordered at this time. I'm about to drop mad dimes there! (Translation: I'm considering spending money at that fine webstablishment.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox January 17, 2007 Share appalachian_fox Member January 17, 2007 *confused* I thought if anything, you'd know EXACTLY where someone who obsessively plays MMOs is at ANY time. I know someone who took three days (THREE DAYS!) off of work to make a five day weekend (THREE DAYS!) so he could play the World of Warcraft expansion. Did I mention he took off three days of work? THREE DAYS! Point being, I know EXACTLY where he is... Perhaps it's not the MMO's fault, Mr. Thompson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanon January 17, 2007 Share Allanon Member January 17, 2007 If you see a guy in medieval armor walking around the street... that's me him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saris January 18, 2007 Share Saris Member January 18, 2007 (edited) *confused* I thought if anything, you'd know EXACTLY where someone who obsessively plays MMOs is at ANY time. I know someone who took three days (THREE DAYS!) off of work to make a five day weekend (THREE DAYS!) so he could play the World of Warcraft expansion. Did I mention he took off three days of work? THREE DAYS! Point being, I know EXACTLY where he is... Perhaps it's not the MMO's fault, Mr. Thompson. It actually can be really sad. The same friend I mentioned above, turned down a get-together of our entire ring of friends for a weekend, just so he could play that stupid game. I've turned down events that I deemed boring too, but these get-togethers we would have were a blast, because they were only once a year. All I think of when I see MMOs is a large portion of your life invested into something that won't matter in 5+ years. Edited January 18, 2007 by Saris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playaa January 18, 2007 Share Playaa Member January 18, 2007 as someone who used to spend at least 6 hours a day (from 6pm til midnight) playing Neverwinter Nights online...I will say that MMO's are evil. Deliciously fun and incredibly fulfilling but EVIL! at least the MMO I played didn't have a monthly fee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX January 18, 2007 Share NOFX Member January 18, 2007 (edited) I was playing a MMORPG(ultima Online) before most of you guys had an internet connection.. I was in 9th grade.. so let's see.. that was back in.. 1997. I was still playing the game my first year of college, which was a blast because I had a t-1 and noone had cable or dsl yet, everyone was still on dial up, which means I ran fast... Well.. I spent way to much time playing that game.. and like playaa said.. it doesnt matter in a few years Edited January 18, 2007 by NOFX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3RO January 18, 2007 Share Z3RO Member January 18, 2007 all i have to say is WoW takes skill hes probley at some pay by the hour lan cafe and all thy hav to do is check to see where his charter is logged on at duh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracid January 19, 2007 Author Share Tracid Member January 19, 2007 (edited) Update: They found him, turns out he left to visit a female gamer. FOUND IT! Edited January 19, 2007 by Tracid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadowman January 19, 2007 Share Shadowman Member January 19, 2007 I don't understand how those games are so addicted, I mean I play Guild Wars and all, but jesus, 3 days? I get bored after like half-an hour of those games : ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ephemeral January 20, 2007 Share ephemeral Member January 20, 2007 that'll teach him to play MMO's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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