Is a Video Game Addiction a Dealbreaker?


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D_Lion is online now D_Lion Post #11  July 4,2010, 9:04pm
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Definate Deal breaker, you might as well be a smoker which is another deal breaker for me.

Hi. Do you have anything which is not a Deal breaker?
 
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Breezy1 wrote :
Yes, it would be a dealbreaker if he'd rather play video games than...you know.

Oh...you know.
Even at the height of my addiction, I would have still dropped the game for .. you know. Can't imagine how far I would have had to fall for that to happen.

But how would you feel if Friday night date night was instead Friday night video game raid night and date night had to be scheduled around the raids?
 
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Breezy1 wrote :
Yes, it would be a dealbreaker if he'd rather play video games than...you know.

Oh...you know.

I used to play WoW (see my profile). I gave it up. Ironically..I actually lost weight, mostly due to the fact I stop munching on food at night. My hands were occupied, not the case when you are watching TV.

However, I don't think I would have had any problem quitting the game if there was a girl in my life. I was actually looking for a reason to quit a couple of years before I finally did do it. One of the reasons I kept playing it as long as I did was because I travel a lot for work. Most of my coworkers would hit the strip clubs, the bars, etc. Things that don't appeal to me since I'm not much of a drinker (I do drink, just not often). Playing in my hotel room at least made the long weeks on the road pass by quicker. I never felt guilty playing the game on the road...I only felt guilty when I'm at home and I know I should be doing more constructive things.

I have no desire to go back. I had some fun times and some fun friends I met through the game, but I see how it stole several years from me and I'm just...angry.

If anybody wanted to get involved with a person involved with these online games--you need to know where you stand right away. I saw a lot of people leave the game when their girlfriends/wives gave them the "ultimatum". I'm all in favor of the "ultimatum" in this case, I think it saved a lot of relationships and careers.
 
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Even at the height of my addiction, I would have still dropped the game for .. you know. Can't imagine how far I would have had to fall for that to happen.

But how would you feel if Friday night date night was instead Friday night video game raid night and date night had to be scheduled around the raids?
What's Friday night date night?
 
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Breezy1 wrote :
What's Friday night date night?
wine and steak night
 
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Hmm, good question. Being with a person who enjoys playing video games isn't a deal breaker for me. But if someone was as addicted to the point that it made the rest of their life dysfunctional, then yes, it is an issue. I've seen it happen with many people too, but I wish to debunk the opinion that you can't play WoW or any other MMOs casually.

I am a WoW raider that logs on Tuesday and Thursday nights (if I had nothing better to do) to raid with a bunch of my friends for a couple of hours. Those are the only times I really play, and while I may not be one of the top players with the best gear, I am a pretty decent healer with decent gear. To me, it's just another way for me to socialize with my gamer friends. We have fun chattering over vent while we raid.

I also go to the gym Monday, Wednesdays, and Fridays if I don't have any other plans and engage in a variety of other social activities especially on the weekends. Playing a video game doesn't have to hinder you in any way as long as you know how to do things in moderation.

To me, playing video games is more engaging than watching most of the american programming on television.
 
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amused_n_confused wrote :
To me, playing video games is more engaging than watching most of the american programming on television.
Ain't that the truth ...
 
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Breezy1 wrote :
Yes, it would be a dealbreaker if he'd rather play video games than...you know.

Oh...you know.

No YOU know.....

In any case it can become an addiction and any addiction is not good.
 
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dmi wrote :
wine and steak night
Not familiar with those nights
 
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I would say any kind of addiction or obsession is a deal breaker. I myself have played computer games (I own about six games) but never go so much into any game. I have too many things to do in the real world!

The real world is the healthy place, sitting for too long in front of a screen in a pretend world is not good for anybody.

Likewise, I would rather grow real salad vegetables in my garden than play endlessly on some pointless Facebook farm game!
 
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