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I am shocked the record is so few hours. I've known so many people legit addicted back in the day
Didn’t people die playing it so long? Maybe I’m misremembering
Edit: apparently it’s true but was only after 19 hrs without a break
https://venturebeat.com/games/man-dies-after-19-hour-world-of-warcraft-session/#:~:text=A%20Chinese%20gamer%20has%20died,playing%20game%2C%20reports%20The%20Mirror.
I remember some parents whose baby died because they put it in a crib and went on a 24 hour WoW binge.
I used to play until 2 am, go to bed, wake up, and immediately launch WoW again. It was pretty crazy, but also very fun. My wife and I pretty much lived in Azeroth for a while.
It's always fun to be really into things. Like the old joke says "one day I'd like to like anything as much as Phish fans like Phish."