FFXI is the greatest computergame of all time.

[pretre]

iv spent 588 days on ffxi prolly 365 days of that was real game play. in that time I could be qualified at anything I choose, almost nothing on the planet that does not make me rich would I put that amount of time into and not call it a waste, but somehow I feel it was time well spent, in a few months ill be done on this gme but ill remember it forever

[Stompa]

iv spent 588 days on ffxi prolly 365 days of that was real game play. in that time I could be qualified at anything I choose, almost nothing on the planet that does not make me rich would I put that amount of time into and not call it a waste, but somehow I feel it was time well spent, in a few months ill be done on this gme but ill remember it forever

It is never a waste to have a hobby that makes you happy and doesn't cause you lasting harm. Everyone needs hobbies, we can't just work and sleep lol. As hobbies go, being a FFXI player has been a lot of fun, with very few downsides. I have friends who have hobbies like snowboarding and drinking etc. and some of them have suffered greatly for their favourite hobby. My only suffering is that there aren't any novelty /lockstyle costumes for automatons, and I can totally live with that np.

[Ethereal]

iv spent 588 days on ffxi prolly 365 days of that was real game play. in that time I could be qualified at anything I choose, almost nothing on the planet that does not make me rich would I put that amount of time into and not call it a waste, but somehow I feel it was time well spent, in a few months ill be done on this gme but ill remember it forever

This is true. Depends how you look at it. Would you have spent that time instead doing something more constructive to RL? Maybe, maybe not. One could easily instead spend 365 days watching TV all day. Many people use MMPORGs to rest their mind and escape reality for a while, without it you might just substitute it with something else, for better or for worse.

If my wife ever comments on the amount of time I play, she spends the same amount of time watching TV instead. I don't see the difference.

[pretre]

This is true. Depends how you look at it. Would you have spent that time instead doing something more constructive to RL? Maybe, maybe not. One could easily instead spend 365 days watching TV all day. Many people use MMPORGs to rest their mind and escape reality for a while, without it you might just substitute it with something else, for better or for worse.

If my wife ever comments on the amount of time I play, she spends the same amount of time watching TV instead. I don't see the difference.

yea lol my brother will often say I need to quit that game it takes to much time then go play cod for 12 hours, and no im as qualified as im gunna get in life I def woulda wasted that time lol