World of Warcraft. evil?

Followers4christ said:

1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be misled: "Bad company corrupts good character."


In other words, subjecting yourself to anything contrary to God's word can hurt you spiritually.Bad company can be a person,an activity,a place,music,a movie,a TV show, and yes, it can also be a video game.Here's one for you-the next time you're going to play a game,invite Jesus along.Pretty tall order,huh? If this is a problem area in your life,pray about it.Talk with a fellow brother-in-Christ or your pastor.I'm not suggesting that we all go cold turkey and never use a controller/keypad again.it's simple, just be selective about what you call entertainment.

If this game takes time away from God and promotes ungodly values then do not play it.If this game seeks to make a profit off your destruction do not play it.If this game is something that you would not want Jesus to see you playing do not play it.God Bless


Warcraft makes the news:


"Although best-selling online role-playing game World of Warcraft boasts over ten million subscribers, it's also leaving in its wake an increasing list of casualties.

Even though she's never played the game, 28 year-old Jocelyn is one of the fallen. A well-spoken California resident, she divorced her husband of six years after he developed a crippling addiction to the smash online RPG."

http://us.i1.yimg.com/videogames.yahoo.com/feature/wedding-woes-the-dark-side-of-warcraft/1186366

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As I have stated before I witness while I play, so for me, inviting Jesus to sit down with me while I play isn't an option, it's an imperitive.

Jesus isn't here yet.

Kitangel said:

LOL and all, but whats that trying to PROVE?

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That all our base are belong to some aliens ofc!

Kitangel said:

lol I can't stop quoting it! MAKE YOUR TIME!

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HA-HA-HA

That's awesome Jemtree!

Great Attitude!

Well, let me start off by saying that I've been playing Guild Wars off and on for about a year and a half now. On most days, I don't "feel" that it is wrong. However, occasionally, I have mixed feelings about the game. Now, whether these feelings are from me, or from God, I don't really know. However, I usually find a way to repress these feelings, and I continue to play the game (probably an hour a day / 5 times per week). Also, my relationship with God is mediocre at best (though I have high standards and expectations for my devotion to Him).

Ok, now on to WoW. I got a 14-day trial account because a buddy of mine had started playing the game, and he wanted me to try it out. Now, of course, I'm devoted to my GW and the 1,000 hours I've put in, but I thought, "hey, why not, it's free." Well, I now have a baby girl, and not too much time to play games (especially during the week), and I start my trial account on a Sunday night (and play about an hour or so). The following Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday I play the game for only 20 to 30 minutes p/night. No big deal... no addiction.... not even near as much time as I would spend on Guild Wars.

However, something weird happened to me on Thursday night. I woke up FIVE times in an hour period. Each time, I felt like I was being harrased by something demonic. It was like it was in the corner of my room, and I knew it was there but couldn't do anything about it. The second I would fall asleep, then it would wake me back up. The kicker is that I felt like it had something to do with World of Warcraft (yet I have no idea why). Now, I was feeling/sensing/whatever anything before I went to bed, and I haven't ever experienced anything like this with anything regarding Guild Wars. The first couple of wake ups, I thought, "waking dream, no big deal, back to sleep." I've had a couple waking dreams in the last few years, but nothing like this. Anyway, I was overcome with fear more and more each time I awoke. I finally prayed to God to remove whatever it was that was bothering. I was asleep within probably 15 seconds and woke up when my alarm went off the following morning.

Now, I'm not on here to condemn WoW users, because to be honest, I don't think it's any different that any other MMO or fantasy role playing game. I'd be the world's biggest hypocrite given my blind devotion to GW. However, this experience has started to make me wonder if maybe I've been being duped into playing these games by something other than God.

Any Thoughts?

I don't think it's the games that are bad.

But spirits can attack for any reason at any time and will "attack through any object", not just certain objects or certain types of objects.

If Guild Wars didn't have a part in this, why would WoW?

My guess is that it just decided to show up "for funsies". The timing is annoyingly unfortunate, but I doubt these things'd be selective with games.

If it comes back for more, either get rid of the game (if you see fit to do so) or keep doing what you did to get rid of the entity. However, just remember the possibility that it may be there for a reason other than WoW and that getting rid of the game might not necessarily help to get rid of the demon.

I have found the 'Lord's Prayer' very good in times like that. Saying it over and over like a mantra.


[It's been a long time since I've seen the lord's prayer used by a christian]

Dare I even comment on this thread, I did on the other one and it died.

Digit said:

Dare I even comment on this thread, I did on the other one and it died.

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the thread is slow.. but it's been around for quite some time.. so I don't htink it will.


By the way how many of you are in RP guilds and what do you think of Role playing iin WoW?

i don´t know why some get addicted to it. I played it 2 hours and thaught its soooooo boring, so i quit.

It gets better as you level up, the zones you go to, the variety of everything increasing. It gets a whole lot better as you level up.

Blackmarch said:

the thread is slow.. but it's been around for quite some time.. so I don't htink it will.


By the way how many of you are in RP guilds and what do you think of Role playing iin WoW?

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Are you looking for RP? You might try visiting the realm forums for RP servers and seeing what kind of active RP is on them. Some are better than others, and the good one often advertise RP guilds and keep rosters with character descriptions. However, many people complain that RP is dead, and my brief experience with alts on RP servers has been that almost everyone is out-of-character, but you won't be given a hard time if you role play in general chat.

I often wish I'd rolled my main on an RP server, because I have the most fun with my characters when I know their stories and personalities. But luckily I have a guildie who thinks the same way.

Controverse said:

It gets better as you level up, the zones you go to, the variety of everything increasing. It gets a whole lot better as you level up.

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It's still probably the most boring game ever made.

Now the upcoming Age of Conan (in 4 days!) should be a bloody (literally) good time.

WOW is an extrmely addicting game, a few people have killed themselves because they got so into it and went crazy. I have it and sometimes I have to admit, I can get into it a little too much. The game is just so fun, lol. My wife HATES the game because sometimes the game gets more attention, lol. Thats where it can hurt people in life. I do have a biblical name on my character and there are christian guilds so it evens things out socially i think.

hunters pwn by the way


Watch this, its so funny, tho . Its a perfect example of WOW addcition lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5jnk7VS-Ko

I'm playing it right now, juggling the lower level characters in my signature. Check them out.

hehe I started playing 2 weeks ago and already I'm lvl 25! Warlocks.... yeah, they're not bad. But I'm a SMEXY BLOOD ELF!

Just looking at the background there in Kit's avatar reminds me of all those countless AV battles to get my full lvl 70 PVP warlock gear... Frustrating times they were... =P

In response to the popular argument that playing a character that uses spells or witchcraft or playing a demon character is not real, it's just a game, I ask this.

Would you play a game that one of the objects is to rape a teenager? Or would you play a game that you're a Roman guard beating Jesus Christ? Or would you play a game were you kill people unjustly to gain money?

It's all fake because its a game, but it condoning the act by participating in it fictitously.

I commit adultry if I see a woman and I think about having sex with her and she is not my wife. The THOUGHT of it is fake because I didn't actually have sex. I didn't DO it for real, but I thought it. It's stll a sin.

Now I don't willfully and go lusting after women. But if lust comes over me and I do that, I go to the Lord with it.

Bryan Cotton said:

In response to the popular argument that playing a character that uses spells or witchcraft or playing a demon character is not real, it's just a game, I ask this.

Would you play a game that one of the objects is to rape a teenager? Or would you play a game that you're a Roman guard beating Jesus Christ? Or would you play a game were you kill people unjustly to gain money?

It's all fake because its a game, but it condoning the act by participating in it fictitously.

I commit adultry if I see a woman and I think about having sex with her and she is not my wife. The THOUGHT of it is fake because I didn't actually have sex. I didn't DO it for real, but I thought it. It's stll a sin.

Now I don't willfully and go lusting after women. But if lust comes over me and I do that, I go to the Lord with it.

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See, the thing is, in WoW you aren't using real witchcraft, as forbidden by Scripture. WoW is a mathematical system, a series of algorithms overlayed with a user interface and lore to make it interesting, but in the end, it's all about numbers. The magic in WoW is governed by mathematical algorithms. It's also nothing like real magicks. It's not pretending to do real witchcraft, it's something completely different, so your analogy falls apart. In your mind, if you imagine having sex with a woman, the fantasy you are playing out in your mind is something that is fully possible in this world. You could, given the right circumstances, actually have sex with that woman. It's in the realm of possibility, and when you imagine it, you simulate that sexual encounter. WoW does not simulate real witchcraft, thus, the analogy is fallacious.