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Bubbada Muse

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Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

now many of you have lauged and wondered about the messages in game saying you have been playing for 2 hours and such. well here is atleast one reason to why they were put into the game. I for one know that when i see the 3 hour mark, i start to get depressed be cause it has just occured to me that i have wasted 3 hours doing something and couldhave been watching tv or even reading a good book *gasp!*

here is a link explaning a law that was suggest in korea. im not sure if it was passed or not but this is probably why the time messages are in guild wars. http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/games/archives...to_3_hours.html

08/07/06 22:33

Kanna

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Yea, I read that back in May. I think it is a good move for the Korean goverment. There are way to many people dying in that Nation, by playing online games. It really is sad to see people do that to them selves.

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08/07/06 22:35

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

will they make us get off at 3 hours also?
adn wouldnt the person just log back on ater their kicked off
and my last thing is that would screw over theelite missions for all of us

thers my 2 cents

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08/07/06 22:37

Brother Christ

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I dont have the time nor patience to do elite missions, liek 6-7 hours sitting on my chair... not fun. GW bores me after 10 minutes now... image 6-7 hours... i think i'd cry.

08/07/06 22:43

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

The US gov really can not enforce such a law. Would go against current laws and expcialy if the gov told me I could not play for more then three hours a day I would give them the middle finger tell them to f off.

If I want to play for 8 hours a day then that is my right and choice. If any game promotes this I would never play that game again. I accutly Like the you have been playing for "so many hours" Gives me a hint that I need to take a break but I rarly stop unless I am tired or sore. Usly around 5 hours :) but I rest for a hour or so then jump back on.

If the us did this. I bet there would be 10 million gamers on the steps of the white house.

08/07/06 22:43

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the only way to enforce it would be for anet to set a limit. In which their company would burn in the fiery pits of hell for the rest of eternity.

I rest my case.

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08/07/06 23:19

Himoto

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

EVERYONE CALM DOWN..........

I went to korea this summer and i have some facts to back up this law

1. there r these things there called pc rooms, wher for a dollar and hour u can play like any game. i know someone who spent a week ther without leaving.

2. i have a forgein exchange student who plays about 20 different games right now (hes from korea) and so u will only be butted of one game.

3. this law wont be passed because the pc room is the almost #1 pass time in korea, and there economy will fail if they pass this law.

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ya wher these people die r in these pc rooms, but it is there own stuiped fault for spending 3 weeks playin the cp until the blood clots in there legs get all cloged and they just die form lack of circulation

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08/08/06 00:30

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

Regardless of the laws, you really should take a break every hour or so, if you can, and certainly every 3 hours. As for elite missions, I'm guilty of spending 6 hours playing, but that still doesn't mean I shouldn't be taking a break in there.

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08/08/06 01:00

hobbit_foot45

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Unbaleivable. 1984 anyone? I'm all for the messages but automatically signing you off? The principle of that is just scary. I dont need the government to tell me how long I can play a game.

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08/08/06 01:05

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

I'd really like to see some crazy messages for the folks playing for like 3 days straight. The furthest I've had since the messages was, "You have been playing for 3 hours. Please take a break."

Has anyone got one that's more fun?

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08/08/06 01:08

Vicky the merchant

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

Just be glad it isnt like WoW , where your character gets weaker and falls asleep after a few hrs.

08/08/06 05:12

Peter_Whatshername

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea if after say...48 hours you got booted from the game for a couple hours.

seriously, if you have been playing that long, you obviously lack the self control to take a break on your own.

although 3 hours is just silly.

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08/08/06 05:20

wolfblade

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I bet it must be hard for koreans to get urgoz bows, since they cant be logged on long enough to complete the mission.

08/08/06 05:23

Tribina

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I bet it must be hard for koreans to get urgoz bows, since they cant be logged on long enough to complete the mission.

Indeed.. I went a few times already..
Fasted I got Urgoz was about 3:45 minutes..
And I thaught it was damn fast...

grtz

08/08/06 05:26

RossXcore

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I did it just over 3 hours, took like 20 mins to kill urgoz hahaha.

However, reading the korean thing it says

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Korea is a world leader in online game consumption, and has witnessed a number of cases in which gamers have died from days of non-stop playing. The regulations would require games developers to include an automatic log-off after three hours for users under 18.

Under 18.... not bothered then!

08/08/06 06:37

jimr625

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

It's really sad that they would have to pass this law, but here are my thoughts.

1. If you are over 18 and not inteliligent enough to know your own limitations, and you die as a result. YOU ARE A FOOL. Darwin at work.

2. If you are under 18 and playing games for 12, 24 48 hours straight. WTH are your parents doing. If anything happens to you, your parents should be thrown in jail for neglegence.

JMHO, but with those two points being made I hate the whole idea of the law and glad they are trying to pass it in Korea and not here.

08/08/06 06:49

scummy turtle bean

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Watching tv for 3 hours is actually more of a waste than playing a game.Reading a book on the other hand isn't bad at all,but come on television?
As for the Koreans and anyone else who isn't able to stop playing a game for hours on end that's pretty sad.To let yourself go beyond the point of starvation and dehydration is careless and pretty insane.It's really no one's fault but their own for not taking control of their habitual addiction and finding time to stop,load up on food and drinks,and go to the bathroom when necessary.Games are fun but why on earth would you do that to yourself?I don't have any negative feelings toward the messages alerting you of the time spent playing though.It's better,it's a reminder,only if they haven't switched players through out their playing time.They should implement it so that it keeps track of your gameplay entirely since you've logged in,and fix it to where you don't log out of your account completely just to the character screen,just my opinion though.

08/08/06 06:57

blackphoenix

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

Mine says, "You have been playing for 1 hour in the last month. Please login more often, I miss you terribly."

Ok, not really, but I think it would be funny if it did say that. :)

08/08/06 07:17

johny bravo

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

Here we go again. Just anouther example of how in modern society we take responsibility from people. You are not responsible for anything anymore. Instead of holding the parents responsible, for under 18, or the people themselves, over 18, the government has to step in. Personally I think that if an under 18 kid spends over 6 hours on a computer away from home the parents should be saying where is my son/daughter. I thinkn Korea need to start those commercials we had back in the day you know:

It 8 o'clock do you know where your children are. Maybe that will get the point accross. But this is a society of its not my fault. More examples:

Its not my fault Im fat McDonalds needs to stop me from buying their tasty fries.

Its not my fault I drove drunk the bartender should have stoppped me

Its not my fault I killed a whole bunch of people, the video games made me do it.

etc, ect, ect........

You get my point, and if I want to sit down and play for 4-5 hours then I can. I know when to get off and RL always takes priority.

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08/08/06 07:19

blackphoenix

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Bravo johny!

Nope, I'm not dyslexic (well, ok maybe a little), I wrote it that way on purpose. :)

08/08/06 07:23

scummy turtle bean

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Perfect.

This day and age everyone has a scapegoat.Where is yours?!

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08/08/06 07:29

Bubbada Muse

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see what this comes down to is the death of common sense. and i think it started the day that guy spilled coffee on his lap from mcdonalds. then some lawyer comes along and says he its not your fault you were being stupid and driving while holding hot coffe, it's mcdonalds fautl. so they go to court and this guy becomes a millionare and so starts the new American lottery: huge settlements and frivolus law suits.

oh and by the way, i didnt post this to start all this discussion(not that it is not enjoyable or anything seeing as this is what a fourm is for). I really just wanted you guys to know why it was in game because i always see people making fun of it and most people, imho did really take the time to find out or just didnt care about why it was ingame

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08/08/06 12:01

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

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The US gov really can not enforce such a law.

it would also go against the constitution which is a big no no

08/08/06 12:29

The Imperialist

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i usually play from about 1 pm to 7:30, switching between chars. then from 10 to 12 i read! yay!

08/08/06 12:43

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08/08/06 12:52

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My scapegoat is standing on the roof of your car. It thinks that briars is like icecream. Goats are crazy like that.

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08/08/06 14:37

moonmonday

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If the people are so miserable that they are spending so much time on games that they're willing to put their health at risk by doing so, because these people know what happened, then I think it's a sign more of a need of the government to improve the standard of living and the way of life in that country, not just say 'stop playing games'. Obviously if these people are turning to games for happiness and fulfillment and are perfectly willing to let their health deteriorate for it, there is something greater that is wrong. Korea has a lot of problems (like most countries), and many of its people do suffer for it. I speak from what Korean friends have said themselves.

I know I'll spend hours on a game, but not usually all at once. I tend to get up every now and then at least and stretch my legs, get a drink, go tinkle, etc. Some people are just so into the game that they neglect everything else. A lot of the time it's because they're deeply unhappy. And in many cases that is just them turning to something in which they can find fulfillment and accomplishment, as well as appreciation, things they don't get elsewhere. It can also be acting out of aggression, frustration, or desperation that has no other outlet. From what I understand there's a good amount of that in Korea, especially among the younger generation. So that may have something to do with it.

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08/08/06 15:34

Himoto

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

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Korea is a world leader in online game consumption, and has witnessed a number of cases in which gamers have died from days of non-stop playing. The regulations would require games developers to include an automatic log-off after three hours for users under 18.

Under 18.... not bothered then!

the propblem is u cannot get around this law if u r under 18, cause in korea to play an online game u have to use your socil secruity number

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08/08/06 15:35

evil geek

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I think some other things apart from the extremeties of such things as game related deaths should be taken in to account by all of us who spend any length of time at the computer.

Eyesight - spending a vast amount of time in front of the computer means that your eyes are focusing at the same close distance for far too long, this is going to have a seriously detrimental affect. I have noticed more and more young people wearing glasses, I'm not surprised, eyes need exercise, they need to be focusing on different things at different distances more often.

Back Problems and Posture - If your not in good seating and not sitting correctly you can seriously damage your back and I mean seriously. I had a stream of office jobs where I spent more or less 8hrs a day sat in front of the computer, one morning I woke up and couldn't move, it was very scary, my left shoulder was twisted around so much it was more or less in line with my nose. What had happened was that the muscles had become week from bad posture and poor seating, they had gone in to spasm and pulled 2 of my lower verterbrae out of place during my sleep, no warning at all, no pain before hand, it was completely unexpected. It was one of the most scary experiences of my life. I have to be very careful now and luckily recieved some good physio therapy after a few years of suffering, the last time my back went I was unable to walk for 7 weeks and almost ended up with a spinal operation, all because of not enough breaks and bad posture/seating. I still have a problem with my back but have learned to compensate and do the right exercises and the right thing - take a break and move away from the computer!

I work as a trainer teaching software and coding, I insist all my students take a 10 minute break away from the computer after a maximum of 40 minutes, often less, I wont even let them check their emails during that time they have to get up and move around.

No one can force you to look after yourself but gaming really isnt worth the long term bad affects that can arise.

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08/08/06 16:04

Pvt. Stash

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RE: Messages about how much time you have spent on gw

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The US gov really can not enforce such a law.

it would also go against the constitution which is a big no no

Unless you've missed out on a few years of current events, the US Government can get away with just about whatever they want. Large contributor? Our youth spending hours a day staring into a computer monitor watching a little character run around a fake world instead of actually paying attention to the real world, and parents being too busy or too happy to have peace and quiet to care.

By the time said child is my age (25) hours of gametime have become habit, or worse, an addiction...and the individual may not be able to stop it. I can say this because I was there once myself. Luckily, I didn't die. :P

Now with that said, think about the kids overseas actually being paid by a company to play these games. All that child knows is that the more they play, the more they get paid, and the more they get paid the more their family eats. These people actually kill themselves slowly at work for what we consider chump change because they need a job.

Yes the reminder gets really annoying and I would be p****d off if uncle sam logged me off my game after three hours of play, but this is supposed to be a Democracy. If I didn't stand in protest with others like me before the bill came into law then it's my own fault. Just because free speech is pillar in the US doesn't mean I can sit idly by and then cry after the fact.

I guess my point is that this law could easily pass here in the US. Stranger ones have. Anyone can fall victim to gaming life...it's easy. I just don't want to see it pass and then all of a sudden millions of US gamers are crying when it's already too late.

08/09/06 14:18

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