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This a good news for XZeeR and Elune

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Believe it or not, some employers frown on gamers, especially those who play FPS titles and MMORPGs. Yes we’re talking about you WoW, CoD, TF2 and CS addicts. The heading is indeed true to some degree, the purpose behind this blog was not to cause waves in the gaming industry, pointing fingers at employers and possible discrimination against a World of Warcraft player, but merely an excerpt from a longer conversation that somehow became blown out of proportion.

A blogger, identified by the name of Tale, re-quotes a conversation clip he wrote in a previous post:

“I met with a recruiter recently (online media industry) and in conversation I happened to mention I’d spent way too much time in the early 2000s playing online games, which I described as “the ones before World of Warcraft” (I went nuts for EQ1, SWG and the start of WoW, but since 2006 I have only put a handful of days into MMOG playing - as opposed to discussing them - I’ve obsessed over bicycles and cycling instead).

“He replied that employers specifically instruct him not to send them World of Warcraft players. He said there is a belief that WoW players cannot give 100 percent because their focus is elsewhere, their sleeping patterns are often not great, etc. I mentioned that some people have written about MMOG leadership experience as a career positive or a way to learn project management skills, and he shook his head. He has been specifically asked to avoid WoW players.”

Although the comment comes from one Australian recruiter during a conversation over lunch, the underlying message is still perfectly clear whether it’s from one person or a handful of company executives: gamers, especially those that dump hours upon hours into MMOGs, tend to be unreliable and unable to put 100 percent into their job–no not the job of leading a raid. One respondent to the blog claimed to conduct interviews and hire/fire employees “all the time,” saying that as long as the games don’t impact performance, he doesn’t really care. The respondent even commented that MMO players were no worse than those that pick up hookers, smoke pot, or sing on the church choir.

“Actually the choir guy was the worst, because the @#$%! kept asking to leave early to make rehearsals. I liked the whoremonger and pothead while the churchmonkey, umm, decided to quit,” added the respondent. He also went on to say that he would rather avoid hiring married people with young children. “If it weren’t illegal, I’d hire the unkempt surly gamer with a neckbeard over the married professional guy with a lovely wife and infant at home any day of the week.”

Do recruiters and employers discriminate against certain gamers? It’s certainly possible, especially when a lack of sleep and a lack of focus come into play. There’s an imaginary level of immaturity that comes with game playing, a less-than-serious aura more identifiable with kids and older teens. Many gamers realize this, and would rather not reveal their game playing habits just as porn addicts wouldn’t want to admit their sins to fellow church members. “If I were playing an MMO, I would never let a potential employer or recruiter know about it,” says another respondent to the forum post. “It’s a good red flag for employers, like the GED.”

Could MMO gaming be considered as an addiction? That’s quite possible as well, and if employed gamers show that the only thing on their minds is the next mob raid, and they’re spending valuable time trolling game-related forums, employers will consider the “addiction” as a conflict of priority.

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Actually I read an article about something that happened recently in Jordan! Read and tell me what do you think?! Here is the link.

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hey everyone, sorry about i am gonna say next, but i am sick of this. Every year, some small warfare starts between Palestine and Israel, and it always ends with more causalities on our side. However, i am sick of everyone crying about the thing for a week, then moving on. What the hell? Ok, by now, everyone should understand we can not win a battle under the current conditions. We are weaker, poorer, and i am afraid dumber. Crying for a week on these people is just hypocritical.
especially now on facebook, everyone is running random accusations. Instead of this short span attention, we should all focus on a long term plan. Here is the kicker, fighting wont be a part of it, or at least the first many many years. There is no point of fighting a losing battle.

i am just annoying how people care, and i am one of them, while something is happening. Then, they throw everything behind them when they feel they have contributed enough.

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This is a nice article

do read

http://www.alghad.jo/?news=384958

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So what does XZeeR, Elune think about this:

Ever since the release of the new expansion, Wrath of The Lich King, the ever-expanding World of Warcraft has seen a huge influx of new players. But it seems that Blizzard, the game’s developers, are also losing significant portions of their audience as their servers are incapable of dealing with a lot of the pressure that the expansion brings.

A lot of the game’s key areas, most of which are called ‘instances’, have been almost unplayable since the expansion came out. With no improvement thus far, all the most active players are getting the feeling that Blizzard seems to have no intention of fixing this any time soon. Something that hasn’t been denied by their Game Masters’ vague reponses.

Is the world’s largest massive online game finally breaking down due to the immense server loads or are the developers getting lazy due to their strong impenetrable hold on the market that doesn’t look to be in danger any time soon? The latter seems most likely, since increasing server capacity should be no difficult feat for one of the world’s biggest and most successful game developers.

http://www.worldofathene.com/lagpetition.php

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did any of you saw that episode , you can see it here , its really scary :S

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