Gaming Addiction

[JackDaniels]

It looks like I may have struck a nerve with a couple people already.

[Gracious]

It looks like I may have struck a nerve with a couple people already.

Was your point of the thread to antagonize players or get them real help? It seems to me you just want the attention of the response from this quote. Shame.

[JackDaniels]

The point of this thread is to promote awareness.

[Onidemon]

FFXIV is the worst forum to post about gaming addiction. It is hard to get addicted to .. well nothing. Because that is pretty much what we have in the game, nothing and nothing to do. Go post that in WOW's forums.

[Sephr]

Addiction to gaming? LoL... We all have our hobbies, but just because it involves media people cry addiction. ALOT of people with ALOT of different hobbies spend as much or more time with their hobby of choice. Gaming/mmo'ing isn't the healthiest choice but it's simply that.... a choice... not an addiction... just pathetic **** started with/by people who have no control or control over their kids due to poor parenting as well as greedy lawyers and religious nuts trying to control what they think is acceptable by pushing their views on others. That's all I'm going to say, not going to read any responses... Just thought this was a good laugh,great way to start the morning! xD

Oh and just wanted to add that alot of top form actual gamers need and very much do stay in shape due to the obvious fact that a healthy mind and body coincide with higher ability to play better in games. Everyone always focus's on the dumb people, but ALOT of gamer's esp nowaday's are quite fit. Heck, majority of good friends from this game alone workout everyday and then some :P girls AND guys mind you^^ ... check your facts... people and their sad excuses LoL Get over yourselves and let people take responsibility for their actions...

I have an addiction, but i also have reasons for it
and i do get out when i have the time to so i know how to control it

DENIAL!!!!

EDIT: Also, lol at the guy making the thread being called 'JackDaniels'. Did you find another outlet for your addictive personality, then?

[JackDaniels]

Please no pointing fingers or making fun of anyone.

[AdvancedWind]

If you game all summer

July is winter here, friend. =P

you will miss out on camping, biking, travelling/ road trips, swimming, tanning, going to the beach, bbqs etc, and all the other fun things life has to offer during any season.

What if I (or anyone else, really), ya know...don't like these things? What if people actually prefer staying home reading a book / playing a game / watching TV / [insert other 'harmful NO LIFEY activity here']? I know I would have far more fun staying home playing games than any of those except maybe going to be beach (because beaches are indeed awesome)...but how's that a problem (or an addiction) in any way? People have different ways to have their fun and I get slightly...'angry' when others try to force down THEIR view of fun or 'living' down my throat.

No, I don't game 100+ hours a week, but probably would if I didn't have to work / study and if I had that many fun games to keep me busy for so long, something I doubt I would be able to keep for more than a week lol.

In any case, I know that you have noble intentions in posting this, and I also know that there are people that indeed are addicted to gaming (and other stuff) to a point it actually **** down their lives. But just because some people do play a lot doesn't mean either that they are 'addicted' or that they should 'enjoy being young' doing something else.

I do 'enjoy being young' playing my games, reading my manga and etc. Some other people 'enjoy being young' getting drunk daily and going to parties, others 'enjoy being young' camping, others (...). I just wanted that everyone understood that, actually, all of those people are 'having a life'. Enjoying their lifes. The way THEY want, not the way some people consider to be the 'right' way.

In any case, my best wishes for anyone who's going to the beach or anything else next july, I will be staying home with some hot tea, computers and games during my college break. And sorry for any possible grammar errors.

[Nuru]

I'm so addicted, living in Southern California Desert feels like i get to experience Thanalan in REAL LIFE! :O!!!!!!!!!

http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/x...2011104947.jpg

and lol its cloudy here recently too, and NO BGM! D:

http://i754.photobucket.com/albums/x...2011071416.jpg

[Misha]

Right on AdvancedWind, people are ignorant thinking there's a 'right' way to live life rather than being happy and doin what they love best (Gaming included)... if you have a hobby u enjoy then do it just like everyone else, LoL@ people gettin 'addicted' to a hobby and something they enjoy... this threads so full of fail >.< A bad addictive hobby would be drugs, not gaming lmao enough said .... Oh noes my friend draws 100+ hours a week, he's addicted to drawing... time to get him some counseling... oh no w8... art is considered acceptable by the public... forgot... LoL *facepalm* ... such simplicity people will never understand due to ignorance can they always need outside sources to blame... hope to god jackdaniels isn't a parent cause we all know where that's coming from and going... >.> ... *sigh* People and thier need to complicate everything cause they fail... bye people... have fun with this lmfao

[JackDaniels]

Wow ok so firstly I can not believe the negative feedback this thread is getting. In the OP I suggested some examples of things one could do instead of gaming, I wasn't insisting that one with a gaming addiction should do these things in stead. There are plenty of things one could do that I didn't list off such as reading, or playing board games with your family or whatever.

Maybe people who are slamming this thread should read the website before they post condescending know-it-all remarks saying that my OP is a)stupid because ffxiv is so bad u cant get addicted to it b)the op doesnt know what he's talking about c)theres no such thing as gaming addiction.