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Can you leave it all behind?
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Originally Posted by Narutoscryed
I have made online pals that i will never meet in person. Are they worth anything?
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Originally Posted by Diablo™
As Marcus Arelius wrote in Meditations, "the yawning gulf of time behind you and before you at another infinity to come. In this eternity, the life of a baby of three days and the life of a nestor of three centuries are as one."
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...Hug me.
But seriously, I wouldn't say I'm addicted. I work a 10 PM to 7 AM graveyard shift, by the time I come home or wake up, it's either too early or too late to do anything else, so I plug in the game for a few hours.
On my days off, I usually spend a few hours during the night playing after I get done with my writing or mercilessly bothering my friends. This game doesn't consume my life... If it did, do you think I'd only have 1k in my storage, even though I've been playing since Factions came out?
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Well, I'm "retired", so I have a lot of time on my hands, and a lot of other things to occupy my time and mind. As a gamer from WAY back, the contemplation of just how much of my life has gone into this hobby sometimes does leave me with a sense of unease. There is an old Beatles song that could easily apply to gamers.
"He's a real nowhere man,
Sitting in his nowhere land,
Making all his nowhere plans,
For nobody".
Perhaps that applies to me. It could also apply to a man with a basement full of model trains, or a grower of orchids. I do game a lot with family and friends, some of whom are not close at hand, and feel pretty good about that-- and that's about enough musing on the subject for one day.
"He's a real nowhere man,
Sitting in his nowhere land,
Making all his nowhere plans,
For nobody".
Perhaps that applies to me. It could also apply to a man with a basement full of model trains, or a grower of orchids. I do game a lot with family and friends, some of whom are not close at hand, and feel pretty good about that-- and that's about enough musing on the subject for one day.
While I love GW, I always put my family first. There has been a few times when my wife had to give me the evil eye to make me get offline, but it really hasn't been a problem.
And anyway, it's better than watching TV. At least when you're playing GW, you are using your mind (hopefully lol) and not just staring blankly at a TV screen.
And anyway, it's better than watching TV. At least when you're playing GW, you are using your mind (hopefully lol) and not just staring blankly at a TV screen.
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Originally Posted by Kern Wolf
There are a lot worse habits/addictions out in the world than playing a game for a few hours a night. If you're worried about an addiction to game playing, try to take a break from it 1-2 nights a week. As long as you handle all other responsibilities in your life (work, school, relationships, etc.), then, IMO, you don't really have a problem...
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How about playing game for stress relief from work/school? I found it was perfect for me, rather than watching TV.
I'm addicted to GW, already knew that. Didn't realise until recently when someone pointed it out, that it's because I'm Autistic.
In that sense, I would say I'm going to have a lot of trouble leaving this game behind when the time comes. Hopefully I'll get bored of it before the servers go down. :\
In that sense, I would say I'm going to have a lot of trouble leaving this game behind when the time comes. Hopefully I'll get bored of it before the servers go down. :\
