Video Game Addiction

[BerenTebogo]

I had a lot of trouble prioritizing things. I was definitely addicted for the first 2 times I played FFXI heavily. The last time I played (For like 1 year) I played heavily because I felt like it but still maintained grades / work / relationships but I think only because I have roommates and before I never did (or played FFXI with Caiti).

Something that always held me down into the game was the feeling that people were always depending on me, and I totally did that to myself. Pretty much the high of the game for me was to be good enough and to put myself in a position that things couldn't get done without me, and if they could, at least I'd know they weren't anywhere near as smooth. This fed my total narcissism, but also made it really hard to quit as I got older and kinda didn't care anymore about being the best in groups, just doing things with 1-2 friends and getting relics for the shit of it. Always felt like I had to log on even when I didn't want to because people were depending on me, sucks, but that's the nature of MMO.

I'm currently like half-addicted to some stupid ios game from SE Guardian Cross. Without really even thinking about it I spent about $400 in 2 months on a freemium game. I'm like utterly shocked and pissed at myself, and yet at the same time I have to actively convince myself to not spend even more.

I'd say I'm easily addicted to things, kinda sucks.

Edit: 99% of the reason I'm not around here as much anymore (or even on facebook) is because I'm constantly on a stupid GC forum trading god damn cards on a fucking ios trading card game.

I want to punch myself just for typing that...and yet...

[Patriarch]

Man, XI addition story thread, will contribute

I played XI in high school, but it wasn't until I got my first apartment, freshman year of college that I really became addicted.

I would play for 12-16 hours a day, (24 hours a day for new expansions, etc etc). Skipping classes I knew I could afford to skip, eating mid-window for nidhogg etc. I lived on that game.

Fast forward 5 years, I found a private server for XI, and wish I could afford to play like I used to lol.. But alas, a career, and a wife makes that difficult. I realize that play style will get me nowhere, and that it wont "hurt" to not be the greatest player on the server. Although I can still bust out a nice 4-6 hour play session when the wife isn't home

[Bregor]

eating mid-window for nidhogg etc.

I would time my trips to Taco Bell drive-thru and back, got it down to ~13 minutes. Plenty of time to scarf down three cheesy gordita crunches and rebuff.

[Anoat]

For those of you who have quit, don't ever click on this thread title. Ever. http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/114...stalgia-moment

[Patriarch]

For those of you who have quit, don't ever click on this thread title. Ever. http://www.bluegartr.com/threads/114...stalgia-moment

Also don't click this either then

http://ffxifree.com/forum/showthread...nal-Fantasy-XI

[Roranora]

That nostalgia thread.. man. I clicked it and the Dynamis Lord thread within -- saw our first DL kill screenshot still chillin' in there. Feels, etc

I bought FFXI casually and randomly with a gift card I had over Christmas break. I didn't even install it for another 3 months or so (March 2004), having no idea what I had waiting for me. Freshman year in the dorms -- our entire wing watched me slowly slip away. "You going out with us man?" "Nah, gonna cast Blizz on these crabs all night" (I can vividly remember an awesome xp pt in Kuftal around the 50s or so. You know, back when JP players leveling a 2nd or 3rd job had that aura about them like.. oooh this pt gonna be good!)

By second semester of sophomore year, I was no-showing finals. That's still one of the funniest memories from college: "How were finals?" "Didn't go." I had sky access though and could farm light clusters from elementals. I remember Weltall being up there too, watching me die until I got it down. (*'-');;

I went off the deep end so bad so hard, it couldn't be sustained for very long. I played under 3 years but logged over 600 days playtime. *flex* Each April, when the moogles would tell you those stats, I had typed more messages than anyone else on the server that anyone could find... and by a lot. Running Dynamis, HNMs, wyrms, etc. like a ruthless general... like it's been said, fuckin' helluva drug. God damn. Now, looking back, I just have mostly awesome memories to show for it and... pretty good typing skills. >.>;

Eating in between Faf windows, yep, did that exact thing as above.. except it was Wendy's (and jr. bacons) cause that was closest and the only sure bet to be back in time.

[archibaldcrane]

Also don't click this either then

http://ffxifree.com/forum/showthread...nal-Fantasy-XI

Oh shit, does this actually work? How many people are on the server?

[Pirian]

Also don't click this either then

http://ffxifree.com/forum/showthread...nal-Fantasy-XI

GDI I may just have to download this -.-

[AidenCarby]

quick, mods delete that shit and save lives

[Tajin]

quick, mods delete that shit and save lives

Came in expecting NSFW.
I am not dissappoint.

[Pirian]

Yeah, posting a free ffxi server with perks in a thread dominated people talking about their addiction to ffxi:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...-freecrack.jpg

I can't tell if I'm joking, but I don't think I am

[quannum]

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f3...-freecrack.jpg

you ever suck dick for ffxi?

[Nephlite]

Interestingly enough, I had reactivated almost three months ago and found my old LS had reformed so I just tooled around a bit. Had a couple (80) million sitting in the bank but all my non-R/EX gear had pretty much dissapeared. My friend list was completely devoid of any life so sent the new leader of the new shell (Draylo) a message. Never got back to me. Was thinking about trying it again but man... Will cost around 20 bucks to get the expansions and downloading times.

Of all things, it was the people that kept me in the game. Late night chats on Vent after getting completely smashed on Jameson and camping. The grueling 1-75 solo for Blm and listening to old friends as they did other things. The whisperings of some of my friends in my ear as they got completely hammered telling me sweet nothings. Ah the people. I dream every day of meeting my old LS leader (Antonioklaus) and letting him know I thought he looked a lot like Mr. Bean. Or slapping the shit out of Draylo, then hugging him because he's a bipolar little snot. It's funny how close you get to some of the people in a video game, though you've never met any of them in real life. You're there when they have kids, they talk about life problems, when they're down, when they're up, when they have nothing better to do than camp Nidhogg for hours just to miss a claim and chat about nothing. Makes me wish we all lived a bit closer so that we could all hang out.

[Pirian]

you ever suck dick for ffxi?

There are! I say there are so many amendments in the constitution of the United States of America! I can only choose one! I can only choose one! I plead the fif! I plead the fif! FIVE! 1,2,3,4, fiiiif! Anything you say! FIIIF!

[Bregor]

you ever suck dick for ffxi?

Some bitch on Bahamut sucked a dick for A.Body IIRC.

[Howie Roary]

Some bitch on Bahamut sucked a dick for A.Body IIRC.

[Hyuudo]

Also don't click this either then

http://ffxifree.com/forum/showthread...nal-Fantasy-XI

http://sinisterskies.freeforums.org/index.php

3x EXP, large bonus to movement speed, custom weapons/events, great mods (who sometimes increase EXP/movement speed even further just because they feel like it).

/drug_dealer_mode: ON

[Silenka]

Shit, I always said I'd go back to XI if I could play for free.

...Shit.

[Callisto]

The subscription fee was never an issue to me, was still way less money than I spent on other stuff when I wasn't playing. I spend like $30/week on the fighting games deal.

you ever suck dick for ffxi?

I've wanted to make this joke the whole thread

[Sepukku]

I feel like I'm unaware of an amazing story lol