AWKWARD ZOMBIE

[spoiler]It's a guy zombie.[/spoiler]

I think I love this place.

I would play WoW if I wasn't watching shitty (but goddamn addictive) anime all the time. Then again, my computer can barely handle a Sims game.

Yay, Undead Rogue! Now this is what I'm going to picture everytime I miss when I pickpocket. Lol.

Booobs.



And yes, this comic/topic has made me want to play both WoW and Runescape again.


HI DAVE!

YOU HAVE AWAKENED THE BIOLOGY STUDENT.

Okay so here we go: cocaine causes a buildup of excess dopamine by binding to and disabling the molecules that normally remove it. This causes a feeling of excitement and intense interest in things. Dopamine is not an endorphin, which are chemicals released in response to pain, orgasm, and danger. Endorphins calm you down, dull pain, and make you feel good. Dopamine, on the other hand, generally wakes you up, gets you excited, and makes you want to do things. It's linked to anticipation of rewards, curiosity, and the need to explore.

So we can see how video games, which present you with all kinds of rewards, and specific tasks you must complete to obtain them, cause a massive release of dopamine. Here you're faced with getting a sweet-booty set of armor in exchange for killing 20 dragons, dopamine is released and keeps you anticipating that reward for the duration of your lizard-murdering escapades. You're kept engaged and excited through what would otherwise be a dull and boring exercise. When you actually get the reward, you lose the dopamine and feel bored again. Time to move on to the next quest so you can feel that thrill. Cocaine does essentially the same thing, only there's no real reward involved; you're just excited about everything for no reason.

Q.E.D. WoW = non-chemical cocaine.

DUR HUR HUR SCIENCE

(edit: typos n' shit.)

Did somebody call me.

I liked reading this actually.

Do dopamines and endorphines have a common classification?

For example 'neurochemicals' or something?

Main problem with undead.

They look like this:

Sexaaaay

Question. Who carrys cheese in their wallet?

HAHA YOU DON'T HAVE A LIFE.

Who DOESN'T? :awesome:

I'd actually play an undead if they bothered to wear actual pants and shirts.
We get it, you're a zombie, we don't need to see your elbows, knees and ribs. Cover that shit up.

Dopamines etc. are neurotransmitters (to be specific: biogenic amines)
while endorphines are neuropeptides. They work slightly different and neuropeptides can influence neurotransmitters. If they do that, they're called neuromodulators (sorry, I just translated it from German (Neuromodulatoren), don't know if it's the "real" scientific English name for that).

On topic: Nice comic, even though I don't play WoW, I found it much funnier than the "Icebreaking" one.