Games Online games: are they worth it?

[chipper]

i do and i dont, i regret the fact that it probably played a part in me not going to college till my early 20's and missing uni altogether, thats something i will always regret.

that been said ive had alot of fun over the years playin mmo's. yes ive spent alot of time playing them, but not once did i turn round and pass up a night out in the town

i know a few ppl who have said they wished theyd never started playing mmo's and i always ask em the same thing what else would you have done with that time? more often than not they simply dont know.

anyone who starts feeling that they've wasted there life gaming needs to ask themselves well what else could i have done in that time? and if you find it really bugs you well do summat about it especially while your still in your 20's the world is very much your oyster.

 

[old.Tohtori]

lmao Toh 'Dont worry Sir! I'm from the intarnets?' (someone else post the pictar, I r at work!)

Hey it's true

 

[Overdriven]

starting wearing a T-shirt with "LFG" on it

Cheers for that, that's the next shirt I'll get printed. My "Hug me" one is allmost dead.

 

[dub]

unless we are talking in economic terms nothing is "worth it"

 

[old.Tohtori]

unless we are talking in economic terms nothing is "worth it"

And that's only if you care about such things

So i guess, at the end of the day, do what you want and f*ck the rest :lol:

 

[Chronictank]

And that's only if you care about such things

So i guess, at the end of the day, do what you want and f*ck the rest :lol:

I'm pretty sure f*cking everyone else will result in some form of STI
I would put money in some chav having a STD that burns straight through condoms!

 

[Imgormiel]

And by the by, Bugz you make it sound like you're some 40 year old loser sitting in his mothers basement and pining for days lost.

You're not even 20! You haven't "lost" anything, your life isn't over, it's all open for you and until you turn 35 atleast, you have no point in saying "i've wasted my life" unless you want A: sympathy B: a cop-out of fixing things.

No offense ofcourse, just how it sounds

38, still gaming, thanks for the vote of confidence :lol:

Although I know my time is getting very close to stopping tbh, although the pub really isn't much of an alternative for me either. Both have become rather boring.

 

[Imgormiel]

If you asked me that question say 3 years ago, I would have said yes. Certain things went wrong and my gaming caused it. If you ask me now I'd say no. Certain things were inevitable. Losing my dad being one of them. Gaming did help me get through that because not doing something all of the time only led to real bad lows and very heavy drinking.

Now I can take and leave games as they come and take the drinking/socialising as it comes. I just wish I could find something that is totally compatible to do that fits in with what entertains me and what life is 'supposed' to be and how that jigsaw puzzle works - not that I believe that life is 'supposed' to have any sort of pattern save for birth, taxes and death.

 

[old.Tohtori]

38, still gaming, thanks for the vote of confidence :lol:

Although I know my time is getting very close to stopping tbh, although the pub really isn't much of an alternative for me either. Both have become rather boring.

Hehe, i meant it as a prerocative of +35 year olds

 

[Helme]

Why does it have to be an age limit on gaming? or after you pass 40 theres some sort of law that forces you to watch Jeopardy every day for the rest of your life and enjoy it?

 

[old.Tohtori]

Why does it have to be an age limit on gaming? or after you pass 40 theres some sort of law that forces you to watch Jeopardy every day for the rest of your life and enjoy it?

Again, not the point, the point is "after 35+, you have the right to say you've wasted your life" because before that point(ish), it's a cop-out to not change things.

 

[Helme]

It was more a response to Im, it looked like he thought of himself as outgrowing gaming

 

[old.Tohtori]

It was more a response to Im, it looked like he thought of himself as outgrowing gaming

Aaaah, you need to quote these things or refer in some way

 

[Helme]

I thought I was quoting

 

[Himse]

I used to play ALOT, every moment possible really.

Now i barely play, whenever i'm not at home.

Ever since i got a car, better job & a more extensive social life, its all just gone out the window.

saying that i do enjoy to come home & chill then play some cs or something.

 

[Syri]

met some good friends through online games, even went to Denmark just to meet some people I played daoc with. I'd say if anything, it's helped me to have something closer to a social life than i would otherwise have. I've always been very quiet and withdrawn, due to going through a bad childhood. Now though, i have a way to talk to people and be social, and it's slowly helping break down the barriers from my childhood as i get to know these people in real life aswell, and spend time with them outside of games.

 

[Manisch Depressiv]

If you find in real life that you keep saying "pwnd" and "kk" and "buff me" to people, and starting wearing a T-shirt with "LFG" on it, then you probably need a long holiday.

I had some guy saying "lol" next to me at work. I rofl'ed then for real.

 

[Imgormiel]

I had some guy saying "lol" next to me at work. I rofl'ed then for real.

Were you thinking 'gay bastard' at the same time? hehe

 

[kiliarien]

I don't think I would change anything in that I've met some top people from other countries that it is highly unlikely I would meet irl. Doing some of the raids and shit on DAoC I would change, it pissed my missus off something chronic at times, but when I stop letting the game rule me by obsessing over items I wanted it was cool.

Thank god DAoC wasn't about when I was at school or Uni, I would have definitely flunked.

 

[Lamp]

People who play MMORPGs all day are perfectly balanced individuals

 

[Helme]

Thats a console tard Lamp, do your research!

 

[kiliarien]

Can't you just take out his batteries?

Scratch that, I'd hate to think where he keeps 'em.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Can't you just take out his batteries?

Scratch that, I'd hate to think where he keeps 'em.

Batteries? In an 8-bit controller?

How high tech was your kit

 

[Maeloch]

Thats a console tard Lamp, do your research!

Always used to makes me laugh when the hc gaming leet took the piss out of roleplayers. To the man in the street, they booth look like laughing boy up there in his batman outfit.

In the defense of online games - at least your *doing something* with your time, not just some passive vegtable sitting in front of the TV all night. Many people do this everynight of their life for years and no one calls them up on it. Is a mickey-mouse world, infinately less complex and hard to win at than the real one. Some people forget this when they're good at it...

Would rather waste my time at it at 30+ than when a 16 or 19 or wtf anyhow. You can loose a couple of years out the middle of your life without noticing, teenage years...you never get them back.

 

[Hawkwind]

I wouldn't change, Its still a fun hobby and better than watching shite on TV.

 

[Hawkwind]

I think the key is, everything in moderation, keeping a perspective of how much time you are spending. And let's face it, you do know when it's too much, just most people don't want to face up to it / do anything about it.

Spot on and true for most things in life. I've done more damage through overwork than I ever did gaming. Nearly cost me my marriage. Had to change my entire lifestyle and make more time for the family.

 

[Golena]

If I could do everything again with the knowledge I have now, would I do it differently? Yes.
Would I still of spent time playing online games? definately.

I think the thing alot of people miss when slagging off the online community are that alot of the things done in a MMPORG and in real life are very similar.

The people who have been sucessful at DAoC when you look closely are actually not the no lifers, but the people who are good at making and keeping friends, and organising their time effectively.
Leading a raid, effectively getting 100 strangers to come together ranging from 10 to 60 and not all speaking the same language and complete a task in a timely manner requiring a degree of co-operation. Learning how to do that is something that will help you outside the game environment.
Sitting alone grinding on a camp of mobs to get you that extra 1000 gold to buy the great sword of poonerage, not so much however.

I've also made some good friends, ones which hopefully i'll still know many years from now when the game has finally switched off the lights. They key really is to manage to fit real life in along side playing the game. Spending all your time online isn't healthy in the same way spending all your time in the pub isn't either. Do you achieve something playing. Yes, in the same way you gain something from going to see a great film or going on holiday. After all, when you've finished all you have is the memories of it.

 

[Helme]

Batteries? In an 8-bit controller?

How high tech was your kit

Heh, my NES actually had wireless controllers

 

[Downanael]

Heh, my NES actually had wireless controllers

They ruined NES then Only way to play it is with wires going all around and have your friend tripping on them!

 

[Overdriven]

TBH, if I knew exactly what I know now about DAoC, not only would I of utilised my time, I'd also be the only RR13 mend shaman on EU