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Maple Story... Chewing Gum
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Sonira - Katamari on the Wings!
10/06/09

In reply to Nexon America Throws A BlockParty
MAYBE... I WOULD BE INTERESTED...

...if they didn't sell Nexus TK to KRU. ):
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Methusalah
10/06/09

In reply to Nexon America Throws A BlockParty
I really much prefer facebook integration. Not that any of Nexon's games have managed to hold my interest for an extended period of time. I prefer to use one site for "social networking" and leave it at that.
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Outkastprince
10/06/09

@Methusalah: Facebook is the best social network in my opinion, everyone I know uses it (I don't). As much as I pretend I want to join Nexon I just can't see it being useful, I am not the interacting type.
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Methusalah
10/06/09

@Outkastprince: Being married with kids, it makes it a little less painful dealing with the fact that I have almost no chance of keeping in contact with most of my friends and previous acquaintances. It's nice to know whether or not they are still doing well.
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Outkastprince
10/06/09

In reply to Nexon America Throws A BlockParty
I enjoy Nexon so count me in. Hopefully I'll gather up a group of bff's so I can share my unique and extremely disturbing selection of games with them.
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Yossarian
10/06/09

@Outkastprince: If you do that you'll have to change your name to "InkastPrince".
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Outkastprince
10/06/09

@Yossarian: Well played, my Lord. :P

Reminds me of a thread for TAY I can make tomorrow. With my memory I'm most likely going to forget, oh well that's the life.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
06/29/09

In reply to Japanese Newspaper Wonders About "Game Addicts"
From the country that created the "otaku", this must be a revelation :|
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MaxDragon7
06/29/09

In reply to Japanese Newspaper Wonders About "Game Addicts"
"While some find online games to have such benefits, it is also true that the problem of students who become engrossed in online games and stop going to school has escalated in recent years."

Wow, really? Who in their right mind would stop going to school? I mean, I always hear that argument where, someone doesn't want an education because it doesn't suit them. Especially this topic, where an addiction is preventing a proper education. Those who do not receive a proper education look for opportunities.

(Note: The article does not mention drop-out rates, but in a worst case scenario, a drop-out could occur.)

Just where exactly are those opportunities, people?

On a much more important subject, if the drop-out rates in countries where an educational background is of much, much more importance,

(which a career would rely more heavily on a strong educational background, to keep in competition with countries with stronger economics that allow graduates to earn their way into a career much easier than competing grads of other countries.)

were to be disrupted by 'said situation'(addiction), then in actuality, it is the parents' fault for giving improper provisions.

It is the parents' responsibility that children take everything in moderation. That is perhaps, one of the most important life lessons you can give to your children. Otherwise, by taking effort out of an important segment of life, in this case, an addiction to gaming degrades education, it degrades all other aspects of up-bringing.

There really is nothing wrong with games in general. Only parenting.

When a child grows to adult-hood, then it's up to them to choose how to live their life. Chances are that, with proper up-bringing, your children can teach their children how to live a quality life.

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Alternate
06/29/09

@MaxDragon7 - Zombie Kotaku Outbreak!!!: What you're saying is akin to "drugs arent harmful unless you do them because your parents didnt warn you about them." Yes, its inevitably the parents that make the biggest impact on the child and how games affect them, but the games themselves can be dangerous. Im sure if you are a long time reader of Kotaku you have read some of the articles about gamers who have died or become ill over a game (ie, gamer goes on a gaming binge, has heart attack). Yes, the parent has made a mistake in not teaching them that they should not do such irresponsible thing (although its almost a guarantee that it will still happen because they are kids) but the game gives the situation more gravity then for example if the kid took up obsessive stamp collecting instead of World of Warcraft. Parents DO need to give their children proper guidance and teach them responsible behavior, but the fact that its a game makes the problem that much more severe.
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MaxDragon7
06/29/09

@Alternate: Yes, it is true. It sucks when you hear a sad story about somebody who obsessed to the point where they manage to injure, or kill themselves or others. It really makes it harder for everyone else when stuff like that happens.

But here I am, putting emphasis on 'moderation', and putting everything within a reasonable limit.

When parents are able to provide for their children while teaching their kids important life lessons, the opportunities for kids to work reasonably with their parents turn out for the better.

(I'm falling asleep here, hehe.)

When parents provides with proper teaching tools, kids can begin to understand their focus. Whatever those tools may be, as long as everyone learns something at the end of the day, then things should most likely turn out all right in the long run.

(ZzZzZz...)
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Str8_Jihadin
06/29/09

In reply to Japanese Newspaper Wonders About "Game Addicts"
Oh, how I want to stab that cute little mushroom in the face a million times!
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MaxDragon7
06/29/09

@Str8_Jihadin: I think the word you are looking for is 'backpfeifengesicht'.

Go ahead. Google it. :) ..but there's no stabbing though. Only slapping and face punching. And that's what that mushroom needs just about now.
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Weaselfingers
02/25/09

In reply to Maple Story... Chewing Gum
I bet it tastes really good for the first little while, but then you quickly find yourself needing to chew for hours and hours to extract just the smallest hint of flavor. Eventually you realize that you will never make any more significant progress in the gum without devoting your entire life to it and quit, angry at yourself for losing so much of your precious free time to it.
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sudo rm reality.exe
02/25/09

@Weaselfingers: Awesome post.
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Brian Ashcraft
02/26/09

@HikariOblivion: You should nominate it for Hyper Multi-Tap!
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Channing
02/26/09

@Weaselfingers:
This is very true. Lotte gum is delicious for the first 30 seconds and then the flavor dissapears. It's a great (read: horrible) way to make people chew more than one stick to keep the flavor-train going.
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thinkfreemind
02/25/09

In reply to Maple Story... Chewing Gum
All Lotte gum is yummy. I'm chewing some Black Black right now.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
02/25/09

@thinkfreemind: You can tell there were no black people working on that gum.
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sudo rm reality.exe
02/25/09

In reply to Maple Story... Chewing Gum
You know what would be great? If MapleStory was fun as opposed to being the single most tedious grind ever made.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
02/25/09

@HikariOblivion: Man, someone typed up this really neat reason why MapleStory was fun on /v/ earlier. I should have saved it.
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MrBangBam
02/25/09

In reply to Maple Story... Chewing Gum
Surprisingly, I'm not surprised! Asians like to put anything on their candy.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
02/25/09

@MrBangBam: Reminds me of a Japanese porno I once watched.

Don't ask.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
02/25/09

@ReedF**kingRichards: ...yeah... Japanese pornos are pretty disturbing.... yeah :(
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
02/25/09

In reply to Maple Story... Chewing Gum
What's next? World of Warcraft soap?

Who am I kidding. WoW fans would never buy that. It has nothing to do with WoW in any way.
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Slatox
02/25/09

@ReedF**kingRichards:

ummmm... [kotaku.com]
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Weaselfingers
02/26/09

@Slatox: And strangely enough, somebody made the same "WoW players don't bathe" joke that time, too!
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LllusionX Mailed the Fission
02/09/09

In reply to Soulja Boy Kisses Maple Story Through The Phone
lol, my ex-girlfriend(zensadachan) would probably've made this video.
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Konata Izumi
02/09/09

In reply to Soulja Boy Kisses Maple Story Through The Phone
I'm just posting to let you know that Soulja Boy is a douche and your making him even more famous.

DO NOT FEED INTO THIS BULLSHIT.

He is the most stereotyped rapper of all time and deserves NOTHING.
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
02/09/09

@Konata Izumi: ...but praise!
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ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom
02/09/09

In reply to Soulja Boy Kisses Maple Story Through The Phone
The more of these Soulja Boy stories I read, the more I'm convinced that he's just a character created by some brilliant comedian to parody the rap and gamer cultures.

I can only hope that I'm right...
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optikk
02/09/09

In reply to Soulja Boy Kisses Maple Story Through The Phone
Are Kotaku fans of Soulja Boy?
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BubbleF**kingBuddy
02/09/09

@optikk: Who isn't? Sure, his music is... yeah. But his videos are funny, and his taste in games is great.
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