[Don_guillotine]

Octavius_Maximus said:

People mention being addicted to games as a bad thing because its one of the newest things on the market.

Notice how if a person reads alot, they are thought of as educated or at least cultured, while if a person is a gamer, its an 'addiction'

Both people are simply experiencing a story through a medium, just the media are different. Games are newer, and thus not as 'wholesome'

Im writing a PHD Thesis on it :P

I'd still say that there's a difference between being addicted and not. I mean somebody might enjoy gaming or reading a book but when he's not doing it they will not be constantly yearning to do it and thinking about it - sort of withdrawal symptoms. And only the latter would classify as proper addiction.

And I'm not so sure why being addicted would be a totally bad thing, but I'd still describe someone being addicted to books, as being addicted.

[Jamoose]

Hardcore gamer = Virgin? Wrong.

Nerd idiot why stays at home = Virgin.

Hardcore gamer that goes out often = Pwns you in D3 in loses his virginity at the age of 14.

[Elight]

Don_guillotine said:

I'd still say that there's a difference between being addicted and not. I mean somebody might enjoy gaming or reading a book but when he's not doing it they will not be constantly yearning to do it and thinking about it - sort of withdrawal symptoms. And only the latter would classify as proper addiction.

And I'm not so sure why being addicted would be a totally bad thing, but I'd still describe someone being addicted to books, as being addicted.

Basicly when you go from feeling like you 'want' to do something, to feeling more like you 'have' to do something, is the point where it starts to become an addiction. The reason that that is a bad thing is because you're wasting precious time in your life doing something not based on enjoyment of doing it, without being compensated with something like a paycheck maybe (heh), in return.

[dunhac82]

That was a pretty funny video. I can attest to how addictive BL can be. I think it's funny that D3 is second in the list and it is not even close to release....awesome.

[SFJake]

Elight said:

Basicly when you go from feeling like you 'want' to do something, to feeling more like you 'have' to do something, is the point where it starts to become an addiction. The reason that that is a bad thing is because you're wasting precious time in your life doing something not based on enjoyment of doing it, without being compensated with something like a paycheck maybe (heh), in return.

True... My friend plays a game like its his life. He cancelled our gym sessions for a while just to play the game. All he does is grind. I asked him if he enjoy it. And he doesn't.

Pretty sad.

[Equinox]

I'd rather see more nerds who live in their mom's basements than more idiots who go around telling other people "get a life" or "you're sad" or "you're still virgin?!". Seriously? If you're so damn happy with your life and your lost virginity GTFO of everyone else's.

Life is in the eye of the beholder. What you consider "a waste of time" and what you consider "precious" may vary for the person next to you. Mind your own business, and accept others as they are. Instead of namecalling and pointing, look at yourself for once, trust me, you have PLENTY of problems.

[Dane]

Who needs a social life? Ridding the world of evil and owning newbs is way more important than doing gay shit with my friends.

Also, GTA4 was a huge piece of shit and I have lost all faith in any future GTA game.

[3CXOD]

I don't have much of a social life between work and home.

[Zenith]

lol the guys in gamespot sound like losers if its ruining there social life and i have to agree WoW really got me addicted to comp :P and Now I LOVE IT and diablo 3 taking a month in on playing that O ya i dare you to do it lol

[skynight]

hahaha thats why i never got into WOW, but then again Diablo 3 is another story ;)

[3CXOD]

I just never even liked watching people play WoW.

[italofoca]

Equinox said:

I'd rather see more nerds who live in their mom's basements than more idiots who go around telling other people "get a life" or "you're sad" or "you're still virgin?!". Seriously? If you're so damn happy with your life and your lost virginity GTFO of everyone else's.

Life is in the eye of the beholder. What you consider "a waste of time" and what you consider "precious" may vary for the person next to you. Mind your own business, and accept others as they are. Instead of namecalling and pointing, look at yourself for once, trust me, you have PLENTY of problems.

I like this post...

And all this video and almost all the comments here are metaphoric. Those are just games that caught your attention in a above avarage rate, not a true addiction.

And if i play more then 200 hours of Diablo, it's good enough!

[Equinox]

I find the line between good addiction bad addiction very blurry. People usually have their reasons for doing what they do, however stupid for a bystander. The fat guy who plays WoW? Did he become fat because he plays WoW? I seriously doubt it. Rather, he is not happy and WoW fills that void. Would he be happier if there was no WoW? Again, seriously doubt it. Most important question: would the person magically get better if WoW was not around? BS.

And if you can't prove that then your argument that video game addiction is a bad thing is invalid. The way gaming addiction is bad is iff it's absence leads to something good, of which evidence I've seen none. The true problem is deeper and has nothing to do with video games. They're just displaying what's already there for everyone to see while previously it wasn't as prominent. Just like shooting people after playing DooM Isn't directly related to DooM, but, rather, to the state the people were put in originally.

Correlation does not mean causation...

Just nobody up there wants to remedy the REAL problem. Blame it on WoW or on a person being a loser. Anyone can do that. It starts with public education and the crappy high schools you have spawned, politicians. It starts with your desire to label everything as bad the moment it's different from the "norm", creating loners; wtf is the norm anyway?

"Assent, and you're sane; demur, you're straightaway dangerous..."
/end of rant.

Sorry, I've just been read a lecture on gaming addiction in college class and all that crap and I'm still a bit mad.

I never got myself addicted to WoW. I tried, I failed. :( I ended up with EVE instead.

[DarkMagicc]

Equinox said:

I find the line between good addiction bad addiction very blurry. People usually have their reasons for doing what they do, however stupid for a bystander. The fat guy who plays WoW? Did he become fat because he plays WoW? I seriously doubt it. Rather, he is not happy and WoW fills that void. Would he be happier if there was no WoW? Again, seriously doubt it. Most important question: would the person magically get better if WoW was not around? BS.

And if you can't prove that then your argument that video game addiction is a bad thing is invalid. The way gaming addiction is bad is iff it's absence leads to something good, of which evidence I've seen none. The true problem is deeper and has nothing to do with video games. They're just displaying what's already there for everyone to see while previously it wasn't as prominent. Just like shooting people after playing DooM Isn't directly related to DooM, but, rather, to the state the people were put in originally.

Correlation does not mean causation...

Just nobody up there wants to remedy the REAL problem. Blame it on WoW or on a person being a loser. Anyone can do that. It starts with public education and the crappy high schools you have spawned, politicians. It starts with your desire to label everything as bad the moment it's different from the "norm", creating loners; wtf is the norm anyway?

"Assent, and you're sane; demur, you're straightaway dangerous..."
/end of rant.

Sorry, I've just been read a lecture on gaming addiction in college class and all that crap and I'm still a bit mad.

I never got myself addicted to WoW. I tried, I failed. :( I ended up with EVE instead.

I think you should post your paper when your done, I would really like to read it .. haha..

I think if, on average, you would rather sit home on a saturday night playing diablo3, than go out and have fun, then you have a problem.

Now, it does go deeper than that because some people aren't happy with their lives and the people they hang out with, so they would rather sit home and play a videogame like D3.

I consider an addiction to, for instance Diablo3 a stage in your life where Diablo3 is what you always think about. If you can't go through a busy day without thinking of the game then there is a problem. It is understandable if you start thinking about it when you are bored, but when you are occupied, you shouldn't be fantasizing about a video game, its not very healthy.

For instance, when I was younger, I was addicted to D2 because I would come home and go straight to the game. Before I went to bed, I would play again. I started and ended my day with D2. This was just a phase, and after I lost interest (for the first time) this stopped happening. I understood that it wasn't normal. My only other videogame addiction was with Nazi Zombies in Cod: Waw, I bought every map pack JUST for the zombie maps and I was obsessed with it..haha

EDIT:
I guess you could also count those poke'mon gameboy games as an addiction:
I owned: Pokemon-
-Yellow
-Red
-Gold
-Chrystal
-Sapphire

This post has been edited by DarkMagicc: 10 November 2009 - 05:22 AM

[Omnicia]

naw thats why i like the diablo series because you dont have to sacrifice your social life.

[DarkMagicc]

Omnicia said:

naw thats why i like the diablo series because you dont have to sacrifice your social life.

Actually, I thought it was more time consuming...being an rpg and all.

I didn't sacrifice any of my social life when cod4 was released. In single player you could always just pause and continue at the same spot. In multiplayer, each game lasts about 5-10 minutes tops.

When playing an rpg, it doesn't leave you "satisfied" that you played if you only play for a few minutes. But I used to have 20 mins before school; i'd just pick up my 360 controller and play 2 games of S&D.

[tristen620]

hah i'll just buy two copies and have my wife play w/me as long as she doesnt hog the loot, then she's on her own :D, and when it comes out my son will probably be about 4 or 5, so it would'nt be too early to teach him how to play too!