List o’ Five Seriously Insane Gamer Freak Outs

World of Warcraft is a game with a notorious reputation for being incredibly addictive, and has been called “the cocaine of computer games”. People spend money and time playing the game to the extent that they can become heavily invested both financially and emotionally in their story and characters. Studies have been made on the game as a model of how people interact in the real world, such as totally freaking out. Have a look, you won’t believe it.

WARNING: Language alert!

5. Girlfriend Deletes WoW Characters

In this video, a girlfriend, irate over her boyfriend’s seemingly greater commitment to the game than to her, deletes her boyfriend’s characters. He wasn’t too happy about that see for yourself.
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4. Never Change the Password

This guy’s friends played a prank on him by changing his WoW password (language warning!). Real freakout begins at 0:41 so skip to there if you want, but the slow burn of the buildup as this guy realizes all his World of Warcraft progress may be permanently erased sets the stage.
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3. Can’t Lose the Belt

This player wasn’t too happy about his leather belt being swiped from under him (language alert!). raÃ?§as de cachorro . LOL angry WoW kids.
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2. Sad Emotional Freak Out

(language alert!) Francis here gets a little emotional about his account being hacked (language NSFW). This guy is pretty intense and more than just a bit scary…
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1. Crazy Freak Out

You will not believe that this epic tantrum as this boy’s reacts to his parents closing his Warcraft account.
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