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Honest Chung - May 14th, 2009

Game Design, Humor, World of WarCraft

Warning! Drinking May Cause Death


warning GotGameStop! Before you right click on that potion, think about what you’re doing. You’ve been abusing these drinks without even thinking about the consequences it may have on your virtual character.

Not only have you left your “e-Self” open to addiction problems, but also some potential and severe side affects of long term potion could follow!

It’s a fact that Blizzard has had to combat the dangers of potion drinking by implementing cooldowns and restricting them to once-a-time use in combat.

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Johnson Nguyen - January 26th, 2009

Gamer Culture, MMORPGs

MMO Addiction 101


wowtrash1Let’s get one thing straight: Addiction is serious. It doesn’t matter if you tack a harmless title in front, it’s still damaging to your health. So don’t give me that, “Oh, it’s just a little MapleStory addiction.” Do you even hear yourself? What kind of name is MapleStory?

Whether you think you have a problem or your “friend” does, let your pal here at GotGame give you some 101 on addiction and how you can beat it. Read More »