NCsoft Sued for Making Lineage II "Too Addictive"

[Rob Williams]

Last week, I mentioned an MMO I play called Lineage II, and in that post, I also mentioned that it has the worst level grind of any game I've ever played. So it's with some coincidence that a couple of days later, news of a lawsuit surfaced where one US-based gamer is suing the game's developer, NCsoft, for making the game "too addictive".

Read the rest of our post and then discuss it here!

 

[madstork91]

Reminds me of my stance on weed.

Marijuana does not destroy lives. Marijuana addiction does. I've known responsible smokers who live very productive lives; and irresponsible ones whose lives it destroyed. It isn't obligatory for me to say I have never smoked it, but I haven't, nor will I ever.

I have played MMO's before, and I can say that I was an addict for a time with several games. But I am and was responsible enough to step back and have a life. That being said, not all have a strong constitution.

My question: What was this guys job?

 

[TheCrimsonStar]

Wow....that's just....sad. One thing to ask would be "does this person have an addictive personality?" I have friends who used to be WoW addicts, but even they didn't play for 11 hours a day. Jeez. I personally don't see the "addictiveness" in MMORPG's. I downloaded the 10-day trial of WoW just to see what it was like, and I absolutely hated it. People need to learn to take responsibility for their own actions instead of blaming others for their problems or mistakes.

 

[madstork91]

OMG mcdonalds made me fat!

... or maybe your choice to eat shitty food because it was cheap and fast made you fat, dumbass.

 

[Doomsday]

never played MMOs, only trouble they bring!

 

[Kougar]

OMG mcdonalds made me fat!.

Someone already tried that one. The court ruled that they had no case to stand on.

 

[madstork91]

The what did they stand on? They were too fat to hold themselves up!