<p>But does NU permit online games? Specifically World of Warcraft. I know it's probably not recommended but I play like under an hour per day, unless the weather's crappy and no one's around(and yes, I am secretly ashamed of this, it seems so unproductive). I know some colleges block online games altogether, but I didn't think NU would feel the need to babysit like that, so I was just wondering what the policy was. I can't seem to find anything on their website. Thanks so much for reading, I'd love any input!</p>
<p>Quit. It’s an addiction and you’ll be happier. Trust me, take it from someone who knows. The school will let you play, but you really, really can spend your time better than it, and it’s really something you don’t need to lean on here. Please free yourself!</p>
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<p>I don’t think any college is really concerned with keeping you from playing an online game; they’re concerned with the bandwith these games take.</p>
<p>No the only thing they care about is torrenting. They’ll turn you in.</p>
<p>^Spoken from experience, eh Suppa? That’s why the pro’s use direct downloads.</p>
<p>I don’t think there’s anything that stops you from playing it here. I download a lot of big files for various reasons and have yet to be tapped for excessive bandwidth use, so I can’t imagine there’d be anything wrong with playing something like WoW. As Suppa said, it’s only torrents - and as arbiter said, plenty of people get around that one, too. =P </p>
<p>Plenty of people play a little in the way of video games and maintain solid social and academic lives, at least I’ve seen examples of it in my dorm. In fact, we’ve blended some aspects of that - one of our residents has taken to hooking his computer up to our dorm’s screening room projector and together we try to make it through Penumbra, Amnesia, Dead Space, etc. It’s a really <em>nerdy</em> bonding experience, but one none the less.</p>
<p>NU will do nothing to stop you from doing anything online, except for a thing called NU-BAYU which monitors heavy P2P traffic (well, all it does is identify P2P traffic and send out an automated email warning you to not break the law, as there are legitimate uses for torrents and other P2P software, such as WoW’s patching client). The internet in the dorms is great for computer games, the speed is much better than residential areas tend to be in the US. Hence, I have lived in the dorms all 4 years.</p>
<p>Just keep your grades where you want them. College is all about time management.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the thoughtful responses! I have thought about quitting, arbiter, but I’m not ready to take the step because my brother and I keep in touch with it. Game time is pretty low on my priority list already, so if I can find other things to do I won’t play much anyway. =)</p>