RuneScape and The Harms of Addiction
Harms of addiction to RuneScape.
On line games usually addict people mostly teenagers, and may cause many problems to the addicts of the game. some of these games are Wow(World Of War-craft), , Monster Hunter, etc. Runescape is an MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game), with more than 13 million players all over the world. These people spend alot of hours playing Runescape. Runescape accounts can be upgraded to be member accounts for a sum of money which is at least $5.95/1 month. I used to play runescape more than 8 hours at each day, and i regret all of the money and time i wasted.
I was a member for more than 2 years, wasted more than $300. Furthermore, i did not only waste my time and money, i also wasted my health. Now i have to wear glasses so that i can see properly, i became obese due to lack of exercises, and i suffer from RSI(Repititive Strain Injury), which is injury to wrists, fingers, and other parts of the body due to repitive tasks; as in runescape u type alot and click the mouse a lot. I now cannot move my fingers properly and it takes me more than double the time to type than a normal person. I also became bad-tempered and i can get angry easily that once my brother wanted to use the computer while i was playing runescape, and without thinking i just went to him and pushed him and broke his arm. But, as of now, i am free of that runescape monster that addicts me more and more to the game. For the second time and for the whole of my life, i regret all the money and time and health I wasted to play this game. I hope you overcome your addiction to the game and not waste your time for playing runescape. Now, i don’t play runescape and i do not want to, thanks to God and to football, the sport that i play when i feel that i want to play runescape or have leisure time. Good Luck in getting rid of that game, and i hope all countries block all on line games and delete them, so that they can safe people and money.
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ok you should have not signed up moron, and maby you should not have played so long. its your faulght for geting ugly, blind, fat, and arthritis. dont blame the game, its your faulght. get a life loser.
Wow, im glad my runescape membership ran out or I’d be on forever. fortunately i was ony a member for a few months. and Brennon ur the one whos on runescape all day don’t even lie that you dont.
yeah…teenagers usually get addicted to these games…i just don’t want more people to fall into these games much
u say its not good to play but yet u make guides
Ahmed is correct. One of my kids has been playing maybe 12 hours a day since school got out and this is very worrisome. Everything is about “leveling up” for him right now. I’ll probably have to give him a time limit for the computer. This game IS addictive. He used to be pretty active and even played outside from time to time. When his friends who don’t play RS come over, he says he doesn’t have time right now to play. Too busy going click click click on pixel rocks.
Good for you in getting away from the screen, Ahmed. I’m sure it wasn’t easy.
i know…i forgot to add also that i lost all of ma frnds..or, lets say most of them. limit ur times of playing computer.
OMFG you are all friggan morons it’s not the games fault it’s your kids and your own stop them from playing if u see them getting unhealthy and honestly if RS doesn’t run its course then you or your kid may have a disease that allows their mind or body into getting addicted to things very easily. RS ran it’s course through me it eventually just got boring after completing all of those quests. And then there are those people who quit because they lost all of their stuff to PK’s and then they either quit or get revenge by becoming a PKK and really it’s just a game. No you don’t need all countries to ban online games thats just stupid because games relieve stress from kids like if they just finished some really hard homework or just finished choirs. So think before blaming the gaming industry blame yourself for letting yourself or your kids play that game if you know they are going to get addicted to it. Thank you if you truly listened (read) my message and understand it. You can contact me through myspace facebook or just email at reaper57589@hotmail.com if you have any questions or didn’t like the message i just put out and once again thanks.
first off, to ahmed, there is no way you could have spent $300 in 2 years on RS alone (24 months at $6 is only $144, would have had to been member for 4 years to spend $300 on RS)
second, your strained fingers/wrists are not from the game, but from your poor posture while using a computer (something that anyone who uses a computer should think about, not just gamers)
the anger issue: not runescpaes fault at all. I don’t know if you just have issues, hormones, or you and your brother usually fight like that, but RS is by no means a anger engine. First person shooters and free world games (grand theft auto franchice and the like) cause much more anger and violence then anything else on the market. try playing halo or teamfortress2 online and then come post about games and anger management
you hope all countrys delete games to save people and their money ….. let me think about the last time a game killed someone…. let me think about how much money a casino makes on a monthly basis… let me think about the number of people who smoke or drink excessively….hell, lets look at howmany people die while FISHING! (seriously look it up, it’s surprising)
I would say ahmed, that you hurt yourself by not using a computer right ( sit up straight in your chair, make sure key board / mouse is at a height were your elbows are at a horizontal position, keep your face more than a foot and a half from the monitor, adjust screen resolution so you don’t have to squint or can see the pixels on letters, keep your wrist loose and un-angled, take a break every half hour ( while I don’t follow this advice I personally like to stand up about every 2 hours and get a drink of water and look out the window so my eyes can see into the distance), and last but not least go outside before/after your computer session.)
Runescape has become my boredom game, when It’s bad weather to hike, frustrating to play a shooter, or not feeling like drawing, I open up runescape in the back ground, and surf the web while my character fishes. A very strenuous and daunting activity that just makes me want to take the first person i see, and break their arm. (sarcasm)
To Nooblet+1:first, i had more than 3 accounts and they were all members.
Second:i used to play runescape more than 12 hours a day…too much chating in the game..thats why my fingers and wrists hurt by now.
Third:I always used to go player killing in runescape, each trip with a gear of 2m+…..used to get hell angry when i die..and that caused the “always angry” personality in me.
Fourth:And if all the countries removed runescape, won’t that help the people? at least it will save up to 20% of it’s people and money by removing all online games, or some of them.
I hope you all stop playing these games and get busy with any other sport, or anything else….
And lastly: More countries in Africa blocked Online games like runescape and WoW(World Of Warcraft)…Yay more people are saved!!
And also: What is the point of playing these games? reaching lvl 138 with all combat and skills 99? and then…What will you do? At that point you will regret all the time wasted and money wasted for this game.
Did you know that from the member accounts a lvl 129 a lvl 94 and a lvl 81 pure with 99 range and 99 str, and from non-member accounts: a lvl 98 and a lvl 3 with 99 fishing, cooking, woodcutting, firemaking, mining, smithing, And now whats the use of all of that? just a waste??!?
To Ahmed Africa is also the country that banned Resident Evil 5 because they put it that all African people would blend well with Las Plagas. Now I know what your gonna say your gonna say something like “Oh my gosh good for them they are gonna be “saved.” Am I not correct. Now why would you ban RE5 it’s one of the best games out there. And to you Nooblet +1 I love your idea and honestly please email me I would actually like to discuss alot of stuff with you since you are on my side of this. And last of all did you Ahmed read what I posted or did you Nooblet +1 well peace yall! reaper57589@hotmail.com to contact me on facebook myspace and email.
the only thing ive gotta say is ur a complete wanker, ur the one doin all the typin n clickin if ur aching have a bastard rest its comon sense
add me wfc warrior
You know, you dont have to play all the time, sometimes you just have to make yourself stop, go out and play a game outside. I run in between times I play or i play a sport. I never let my self play for more then 1.5 hours at a time. with no more then 3 hours a day. Its all in moderation. Runescape is not a terrible place if you know how to control yourself.
yup…i used to say that when i was a teenageer…i was saying,:”ohh…but i only play 1-1.5 hors a day, no problems,….then it increases to 3-4 hours and still no problems, ….and lastly….10 hours day??!? and many problems!!..xD
If we get addicted its our fault. Runescape can’t be accountable for people abusing themselves with the amount of time they spend on runescape. Its there fault. And mostly people had computer addiction problems before they found runescape. Many runescape players aren;t addicted even if they have a high lvl. We need to restrict ourselves and not blame the game we chose to play.
Its your fault you got addicted!
And no Runescape is not going to get deleted because a few people got addicted (and it was their faults!!!)
i became lvl 110 in a year but i was not addicted to rs..
i left my account hit on spiders when i browse and i got exp without wasting time.. and f2p life is different from p2p..
if ur/were an f2p u would not have wasted time money health etc etc..
Ahmed, you are retarded. Stop all online games? We should really be worried about stopping drugs and alcohol and everything else, not worried about stopping games. Game are for leisure, and if you get addicted to it, well that is your own damn fault. The game industry is a BIG industry, so have fun tying to shut down a multi-billion dollar business. Also, it isn’t like runescape strapped you to a chair and made you play, it was YOUR brian and YOUR fault, so go get help from someone and deal with it. Runescape can’t be held accountable for your actions
omfg
RuneScape sucks
the game is there…for one reason…to make you think you are having fun…but really…you are wasting your time…
leveling up…wow…i got 99 strength….so what…u kill people…no blood coming out…gay animations…
theres soo many levels to lv up…and take forever..doesn’t let u quit after playing for just 1.5hour…
STOP ALL ONLINE GAMES?
HELL NO THATS F*CING RETARTED
ITS THE PLAYER WHO PICKS THE GAME AND PLAYS IT
Ok, i do believe that it’s not a good idea to remove online games, but at least take an action, like set a max limit for each player 2 hours every 12 hours or sumting…instead of someone playing like 16+ hours every 24 hours….
Ok, i do believe that its not a good idea to remove online games, but at least take an action, like set a max limit for each player 2 hours every 12 hours or sumting…instead of someone playing like 16 hours every 24 hours….