When is LotR bad for you? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

10-07-2007, 07:14 AM

I haven't ever seen anyone discouraged from Tolkien itself, but I have seen people discouraged from playing a multiplayer online Tolkien game.

I suspect this to be more to do with the fact that such games can be addictive by their nature and people with problems can 'escape' into such virtual worlds instead of dealing with their RL issues, instead of anything to do with the Tolkien subject matter.

10-07-2007, 07:14 AM	#2
lordaule Guest Posts: n/a	I haven't ever seen anyone discouraged from Tolkien itself, but I have seen people discouraged from playing a multiplayer online Tolkien game. I suspect this to be more to do with the fact that such games can be addictive by their nature and people with problems can 'escape' into such virtual worlds instead of dealing with their RL issues, instead of anything to do with the Tolkien subject matter.