Whilst hovering about in IRC, I noticed a conversation that both annoyed and confused me. The basics of it were as follows:

1. Sibling plays MMORPG
2. Sibling becomes addicted to said MMORPG
3. Sibling very nearly fails out of school due to said addiction
4. Therefore, the game and it's developers are evil, and the game should be avoided like the plague.

Fair enough, World of Warcraft can be addictive (apparently, I can't see the attraction myself.), but surely that's the fault of the person who lets it take over their life, rather than with the game itself?
To me, the attitude that the developers are responsible for the addiction is dangerously close to that of the people who claim that video-games cause people to be violent. It is just a video-game, no matter how addictive you find it, and if you find it's taking over your life then just put it down and walk away from it.

Admittedly, this may be difficult with a game like Warcraft, as you're paying a monthly fee and it can be tough to walk away from that much money. But the point still stands, the game is just a game.