Online Gaming Addicts

[Yarulion]

Actually a lot of it is people like me that are naturally kind of \"loners\" and this gives them an excuse to be social and anti-social at the same time.

Now I always quit games when I get really addicted, but I\'ve had some bad ones.

When I was in the NWN online community over the summer I was like Xordan, pulling 15+ hour days.

8/day wasn\'t bad for me in high school (from when I got out of school till I went to bed) on my last MUD.

My uncle played that same MUD except he worked 50-60 hours a week, travelled internationally, and still put in more time than I did (generally 10-12 hours). Within the last month he walked out on his family.

I can really easily get addicted to non-practical things that challenge my mind a bit more than waisting time with friends (probably why I play piano and am majoring in philosophy). So I didn\'t even finish the article cause it hit too close to home.

Actually one of the guys in my guild is not playing PS right now because he\'s \"weaning\" himself from an addiction to an online game. This is scary. I\'m gonna shut up now.

[_Yuhevon_]

Is the rumor true a guy killed himself because of EQ?




I think mmorpg\'s should be limited only to the time that is UNOCCUPIED. That was this man\'s mistake.

[Yarulion]

I wouldn\'t doubt the rumor, and the fact is you can make all of your time \"unoccupied\" or \"occupied\" just the same depending on your priorities. Hell, if I weren\'t engaged in a guilds-forum debate I\'d be off practicing the piano or hanging out at the fraternity house. But that\'s neither here nor there...

[Yann]

This story is just... Terrifying.  

[_Yuhevon_]

You have to realize what is important to you before you have the addiction. Write it down, anything, schedule it. Some of these games are just plain too fun. I never want to have to read another one of these stories again. It truly was horrifying.

[AendarCallenlasse]

I just got this e-mail from DragonRaja and found it quite appropriate to this thread:

Dearest Heroes,
The days of early to bed and early to rise, along with eating at the right hours
and all other mundane daily tasks will be a thing of the past. In fact, most the
only time you?ll need to think about food is when your online character?s hunger
bar flashes red, but it won?t ease your hunger pangs either. But you?ll
definitely quench your thirst for adventure with the return of the hugely
successful Dragon Raja title instead one of the most played massive multiplayer
online role playing game (MMORPG) in Malaysia and the rest of the world.

[/COLOR]

[Wedge]

Maybe ADD has it\'s advantages then I guess   .

[Yarulion]

LOL I\'m such a freakin\' addict I thought of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons before I got around to thinking Attention Deficit Disorder

[Vengeance]

If you don\'t think 8 hrs a day is a lot, you are an addict.

There is really no other activity anyone does 8 hrs a day.  Even people with jobs move from task to task and go to lunch and chitchat and try to go home early.

People with OLGA are looking for ways to _extend_ their hours--not quit early.

[Windra]

i play more than 8 hrs a day and im not an addict, i just have nothing better to do.

[Moogie]

Originally posted by Windra
i play more than 8 hrs a day and im not an addict, i just have nothing better to do.

That\'s what they all say.

[Crj]

You are an addict, if you cant live without online games, go on vacation and cant wait till you get home and slay that annoying n00bert. Luckly im not an online game addict, but planeshift could change that

[Xordan]

lol, when NWN came out, I made myself have nothing to do, and played for a day non-stop. But then the after-effects came in, and I slept for about a day. So it not worth it. If u do play like that every day, and even stop u\'rself sleeping, then that\'s addicted.

[elscouta]

Originally posted by Vengeance
There is really no other activity anyone does 8 hrs a day.  Even people with jobs move from task to task and go to lunch and chitchat and try to go home early.

Sleeping at least

And i\'m near 8h of maths studies per day. And i\'m not an addict to studies. I can even say i *hate* them.

[Davis]

I don\'t see how anyone can do anything 8 hours a day.
I get bored pretty quickly and do something else. If I do play something too much the whole thing gets boring and I end up leaving after a week.
Of course, even with frequent changes of activity, I sometimes still never get around to my homework, but that\'s the way it goes...