World of Warcraft has also been criticized for fear of video game addiction. in June 2005 in South Korea it was reported that a 4-month-old child had suffocated due to neglect by her World of Warcraft-addicted parents, who were reportedly at a nearby netcafe, playing World of Warcraft.. in August of that year, the Government of the People's Republic of China introduced the restrictions on an online games, playing time limit to 3 hours, the player would be expelled from the game after 3 hours later. In 2006, it changed the rule so that only citizens 18 years of age will face limitations.
Dr. Maressa Orzack, a clinical psychologist at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, interviewed on August 8, 2006 pointed out that many of the 900 million users at the time of addiction. She said "40 percent of the addicted players." Please note that the 40 percent figure did not come from scientific research by Dr. Orzack, but from "a forum that nick yee runs" . She added that in August 2006 said, "even if the percentage is 5 to 10 percent which is standard for most addictive behaviors, it is a huge number of people who are out of control" In addition,according to Dr. John Grohol, a colleague of Orzack, "Dr. Orzack is not claiming that up to 40% of World of Warcraft gamers are addicted based on any real evidence of the investigation or the players. This is only her opinion, based on her own experience and observation of the problem. "
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