Where there are World of Warcraft players, there are people with dollar signs in their eyes lining up to take advantage. Cue Washington State's ReSTART clinic, a rehab center that aims to help WoW players beat their addiction and break the hold that Blizzard has over them. The best part is that it only costs $14,000!
"We've been doing this for years on an outpatient basis," aptly-named ReSTART director Hilarie Cash tells the AP. "Up until now, we had no place to send them."
I love how so-called experts try their best to take money from WoW players. I guess they feel that if someone's prepared to pay a monthly subscription for a computer game, they're gullible enough to pay for anything. If this venture has been going on for years, perhaps the con-merchants behind this scheme are actually right.
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7:00 PM on 09.07.2009
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Seriously, what does this treatment warrant $14,000 for? By the time you're cured from WOW Diablo III will be out.
He was saying what those douchebags must think, not his opinion.
lrn2read
Spoken like a true addict :P
Fuck yeh! Addicted to games in general. I mainly play wow, but if not that it's l4d, halo 3, killzone 2 or guitar hero and now rockband!
Leveling is not addicting. I managed to get 70, and in full raid-ready gear in BC in less than 7 days.
It's the 60+ extra days spent entirely raiding that was addictive.
1) Unplug modem.
2) If subject attempts to plug modem back in, vigorously apply your foot to their groin.
Repeat until the desire to log in has been overcome.
/goes back to powering through Champions Online.
I thought it was hilarious.
Seriously though, anyone who pays $14k for this obviously NEEDS the help. They're helplessly pathetic so, though I'm above the need for help in that type of situation, maybe people should be more understanding.
That's a fucking awesome quote.
At least the option is there. I used to play WoW, and I didn't have a very hard time quitting...but I have a life, I have friends, and I realize there are many better things to be doing, or even games to be playing. I don't doubt that there are people who need this, though. Funny story, nonetheless.
I need to meet some shrinks and get funding...
I got hacked once, and chances are, long as you can prove you own the account, Blizz will not only help you get the account bck, but they will usually mail you back all your lost gear and items within a week or so once they finish reviewing backup logs.