Let's talk about video game addictions.
>Age
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
>Does it affect others around you?
>Do you think you can stop?
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
I'm 20 and I can go without vidya, and do, but I still absolutely HAVE to have played even 5 minutes of literally anything on a console, handheld, or PC before the day is done.
>>337915041
>23
>you tell me
>not sure why it would matter, it's just videogames
>apparently not; i genuinely gave stopping a large try just recently, and it didn't work out at all
>no, even though i know i have more important things to do or even more enjoyable things i want to work on accomplishing such as getting good at drawing, i'll never even begin on them because all i do is lurk and play vidya all dayafter work
>>337915041
I'm not addicted to videogames. When I'm not playing videogames I don't feel like I need to be playing videogames. Shit, I don't even enjoy playing videogames anymore. Most people who play a lot of videogames, myself included, play them because they have no life and have nothing better to do.
>he thinks you can be addicted to dots of light on a screen
>>337915041
>37
>no
>no
>why
>nah
>>337915041
I have barely touched a videogame in months.
If anything, I'm addicted to browsing retarded imageboards.
my addiction to shitposting is far worse, more debilitating and ultimately less gratifying despite all that
>>337915041
>22
>Used to be addicted, now play significantely less because full-time job
>In what way? I never lost contact with someone because of vidya, if that is what you're asking
>Yes
>No, most games I play are multiplayer or co-op games because it's an easy way to stay in touch with your friends
>>337915041
>Age
19
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
I guess I sort of have an addiction, but mainly because I have no friends to hang out with
>Does it affect others around you?
Not really, they don't care
>Do you think you can stop?
Probably if I could justget a cute bf I could take long walks with;___;
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
Nope because see above
>>337916348
A-Are you a cute girl, anon?
>>337916516
Nah I've got a penis
But I have been called cute
>>337916348
>>337916516
Better yet, is this Anon a cute trap?
>>337915041
FUCK YOU I'M NOT ADDICTED
>>337915041
>18
>Was addicted to pokemon for two years
>I would try to bring it up whenever I had the chance, I was the guy people would come to when the mobile emu pokemon craze hit my high school
>I have stopped and explored other games and enjoying picross atm
>N/A
>>337916632
Sort of, but I'm not a slut and shit so I'm not gonna whip out the lewds
>Age
20
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
If I had a game worth playing, I'd probably be able to.
>Does it affect others around you?
I doubt anyone really cares about what I do in my spare time.
>Do you think you can stop?
Probably, I'm kind of burnt out and nothing really interests me - I'd probably play something a shitload if it interested me enough though.
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
Hopefully I can move out and start on further education next year, so that'll be a lot less time for videogames.
>>337916851
Aw, now you got me curious. Even if I say please?
>>337915041
>Age
24
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
No
>Does it affect others around you?
No
>Do you think you can stop?No, I love games
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
No. Why would I? It's great past time for every day.
I go to work, I get back, I eat and then I play untill I go to sleep. What's wrong with that? Nothing. Come weekend and I'll hangout with my bros. We usuallydrink beer and play games.
It's awesome.
>>337916975
>Even if I say please?
Yuh
>>337917109
Alright. I'll just have to imagine then.
>>337917182
Go ahead, it probably won't be a very accurate representation, though
>>337917285
It's cool, I have a vivid imagination.Lookin' good beb.
Well this thread went downhill fast.
>>337915540
This
When a decent movie/cartoon is out, I would usually drop playing videogames and get to watching it.
>>337917381
>>337915041
HAHALOL
I cant have a video game addiction, stupid! I dont even play video games I actually like! which amounts to like four!!! HAHAHAHAHAA therapist told me to explore the idea I might have depression, never saw him again. anyone here have it? whats your experience/advice? everything is bad, I dont care about my job. I shot down my one chance at a relationship and I hate all my "friends". is everything just gonna stay bad?
In before Gordon
>>337918098
You probably are. Nothing to be ashamed of, it's ridiculously common these days, and for good reason when most of the world is going deeper down the shithole every year.
>everything is bad
>I dont care about my job
>I show down my one chance at a relationship
>I hate all my "friends"
What the actual fuck, are you literally me?
Yes, things are gonna remain bad. That's the hard truth. So what you gotta learn to do is to make the best of it by finding things you do enjoy, and spend your freetime trying to achieve those enjoyable things.
>Age
27
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
Yes
>Does it affect others around you?
Yes, mygfand friends
>Do you think you can stop?
Already have, day 8 of NoGaming, I'm slowly weaning off /v/ using it like methadone
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
Yes, I'm already doing more with my day, can't see myself going back
>>337918616
>Yes, I'm already doing more with my day,
Like what?
>>337915041
>>Age
40
>>Can you admit you have an addiction?
Sure, why not? But then, is it an addiction if I don't let it affect any actual responsibilities I have?
>>Does it affect others around you?
Other than tying up the TV, not really. The wife just does her crosstitching while I game.
>>Do you think you can stop?
Why would I?
>>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
Haha. No.
Gaming is not a problem as long as you don't lose focus on the rest of your life. Just do the shit you need to to secure a decent job and living wage. Play games when you aren't working. Sleep isn't that important. Don't have kids. They are a huge leech on your gaming funds and time. Get a desk job where you can fuck around on mongoloid cave art boards when work is slow.
>Age
26
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
Maybe to alcohol
>Does it affect others around you?
I keep to myself
>Do you think you can stop?
Why do I need to?
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
Unless I die sure
>>337915041
>wizard
>no
>wat
>I never started
>duh
>>337918098
I'm pretty sure I have depression, or maybe not and it's just stress because I genuinely hate my shit-tier code monkey job. Nogf but whenever I'm at home I am on skype with my friends from university. We can play fresh co-op/mmos 4-6 hours a day every day for like a week or two, then we wait/search for something new.
>Age
18
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
Nope
>Does it affect others around you?
Nah
>Do you think you can stop?
No, I still love video games
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
Why? Every year something cool surprises me. Just a couple weeks ago I picked up edf 4.1 and It's amazing
I don't have a game addiction, there is just nothing else fun to do.
>>337919119
>40
Sup old fag what do you play? You play on PC back in the day?
>>337919119
>40
You have an addiction to 4CHAN
>>337915041
>Age
26
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
If it was fucking up my life sure. I don't miss work because of vidya and I don't place vidya above bills, gf, ect
>Does it affect others around you?
My gf is okay with it.
>Do you think you can stop?
Probably if I absolutely had too
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
Naw
>>337919948
I fancy myself a collector. I have over 1600 games at this point spanning systems from the Odyssey II through the current gen of consoles. I've kept up a gaming PC since my IBM 5150.
Also a MAME cabinet.
I tend to be focused on RPGs and adventure titles. Right now I'm Playing through Demon's Souls. It's been sitting out waiting for ambition for a long time.
Most played game: Zookeeper by Taito on the MAME.
Favorite Game: Might and Magic 6
Favorite series: Might and Magic/Heroes of Might and Magic
I play a lot of bullethell shooters too.
>>337920253
Mostly I'm just bored at work. I'm milking a project because the client has been slow to provide the specs for the next piece.
/v/ is the only fast moving place to discuss games these days. After you read your daily games news sites,t ehre's not much left to do.
19
I'm not addicted, it's just the most convenient option to pass time when I'm not talking to friends.
Not really.
I could, but what's the point?
No, because they're fun.
>>337915041
>19
>I don't have an addiction, I can and have gone without vidya in the past. I just don't see a reason to, it's fun and doesn't hurt anybody.
>My parents are worried about me being anti-social, which I find extremely annoying. I perform just fine in social situations.
>Yes, and I have in the past.
>Fuck no, why would I want to? It's my favorite way to pass the time.
>>337918402
My biggest problem is that I really want to find some friends that dont care about keeping up appearances. ones that dont need to fucking flex (both literally and metaphorically) with every fucking sentence they say.
I used to know people like that. they were the biggest nerds I knew but I didnt mind. half of them were furries too but whatever. but they were intolerable after a while. I want people I can just chill with but these guys were just shit at life. one of them had a part time job at a grocery and thats it. they had "discussions" that made me judge people on 4chan that use "autism" as an insult less harshly because I'll be damned if i didnt say it in my head.
I need to find a fucking bro. not necessarily a guy, but one person I can honestly connect with that I can just be open with without opening the floodgates to fetishes and nerd-triggers. I only still know one guy who I could hang with and be myself but he lives in PA, and hes kinda down on himself these days online anyway.
>Age
21
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
I don't. I might of in high school, but now I probably only get to play vidya 2-3 hours a week. I may have a problem with spending money on video games, because I still buy games like I have time to play them. I've slowed down a lot on that too as I have started to get a social life, I spend more money going out to dinner and stuff.
>Does it affect others around you?
I have my girlfriend watch me play so I can finally have time to play. She normally does her own stuff while I'm playing though.
>Do you think you can stop?
Yea, I can. Otherwise I would be sleep deprived all the time, but I still get a healthy 7-8 hours of sleep a day. While working 2 jobs and going to school.
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
No, I genuinely enjoy video games. I see no reason to stop. Just like I won't stop watching movies or reading.
>>337921753
btw when I mean bro I mean in the emotional sense, not the memey "DUDE!" sense. I have plenty of those and I hate it. friends due to social pressure and work are the worst.
>>337921753
>>337921958
I understand ya.
What games and music do you like, and what is your stance on memes?
I wish I still enjoyed them
>>337918983
vidya and porn is for fucking losers
>>337922134
I dont judge music too much, my favorite stuff is probably like queen, boston type shit. i guess you can file it under "70/80s rock" but not necessarily. music nerds wouldnt like me but i dont hate any kind of music unless its tryhard edgy shit. listening to sounds you like is really subjective and subject to change.
My taste in games is weird. i liked mgs5 but didnt complete it. i liked bloodborne a lot. ds3 is fine but im playing it on my rig. I loved the GC/ps2 era the best. i liked cyber sleuth which i bought on a whim and was completely out of character for me to like but i did.
my stance on memes is "can we not?". shit like DAT BOI for example was unfunny almost as soon as I saw it. but i have to admit, I do have a soft spot for less annoying forced memes (if that makes any sense). like 4U and fuckin grand dad. so stuff that hasnt been spammed by tumblr/reddit is usually tolerable.
damn
>>337921848
are you me?
basically what you said but no gf sadly. I just hang with the squad.
21 as of the 10th
absolutely
not enough people around me to affect, but certainly myself. I have no motivations and play games i dont like to make the day end sooner.
I can stop if i have something to fill its place. addictions dont start from the addictive item;s consumption, its when the consumption of said item takes the place of social activities. if I had friends who didnt play vidya i would absolutely do other things, and sometimes we do. but i can barely get myself to read a few pages of a book when im by myself
nope. last year i deleted all the games on my computer and within two days i had redownloaded like half.
19
Yes
Yes, they're all worried about me and my habits.
No. My pc is currently broken, but these past 4 days have filled with so much boredom, and just sleeping all day.
No, though I can see myself playing a little less.
>>337915041
>19
>Quit memeing, checklenews in South Korea, that's what vidya addiction looks like
>My friends and I have a lot of fun playing vidya together and talking about it
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMeSUu1pqdc
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMeSUu1pqdc
>>337915041
>Age
23
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
not really coz i game coz of being bored and life is kinda boring so i play a lot whenever i got nothing in schedule
>Does it affect others around you?
mostly in social ways where we play stuff together and have fun, other than that no
>Do you think you can stop?
i can stop but i dont want to stop coz im finally educated in something thats interesting
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
depends. it´s a stress relief rather than a problem so i dont see a reason for quitting right now, ofc LoL & CSGO are absolutely poop but you dont have to go there let the dickhead kids have their playzone and you can have yours outside the cancer area
>>337915041
>>Age
22
>>Can you admit you have an addiction?
I suppose not, its just a hobby to spend time on. I don't think I'm addicted to going jogging either but I do that every day for fun too.
>>Does it affect others around you?
Gives them banter I guess but it doesn't work well considering I don't play as much as anyone thinks.
>>Do you think you can stop?
Nope.
>>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
Nope.
>>337921753
I'm the oldfag from above.
My massive game collection is actually a lure to make my house the party palace. I manage to draw most of the HS friends and their wives and kids over to play games and shoot shit in the winter. During warm weather I set up a fire pit, a volleyball/badminton net, do some BBQ, and if one of my music friends doesn't have a gig, they'll come around and play some music.
Board games come into play fairly often too, during the cold or rainy events.
I think the important thing is you don't lose contact with the friends you consider close.
My closest friends outside of that circle are all much younger. My nieces and nephews are in their 40's now, and several hang out most weekends. Mostly for Booze and Rock Band lately. We go out to a lot of live shows at the townie bars as well.
Just keep people in your life. Invite them over, have a good time, and don't get involved in their personal drama unless they ask for an opinion.
>>337915041
>23
>I'd say so after 80 hours of DaS3
>My wife watches me play vidya
>No
>No
>>337915041
>23
>No, because i don't really have one
>Not at all, my parents make a comment once or twice, but we still hang out/i still do stuff with friends
>probably, i've gone a month or two without it before.
>nah, there's no real need.
>>337915041
20
Don't have one
Doesn't
Stop playing games? It depends on how much free time I have.
Why would I stop?
>be 17
>dad tells me I have an addiction to vidya
>proceeds to sit down on the couch to watch hours of television like usual
What an asshole
>>337925095
My problem is I dont have close friends. I have friends (I hate this word and the board it came from but its a fast way to explain) that are normies I dont actually enjoy being around. I know this girl who Ive been dating for a little bit but shes an anomaly and doesnt really substitute for a nice network, plus were arguing rn.
to be honest older people are more friendly than younger ones my age. every single social interaction is a pissing contest. even the ones that play games do that goddamn thing where they pretend they barely play games so they dont look uncool. Where are all the straightforward pleasant non-judgmental people?
>23
>No
>Not really, I hide my power level. Most people think I don't play games.
>If I had a choice, no
>No
>>337925372
Mine was the same way. Fox News for hours on end. Same stories every 30 minutes.
Had the nerve to tell me I was wasting my time playing video games.
I'm the only kid in the family that went to college and makes a decent wage. Yet somehow, my free time gaming is still bizarre to him.
I didn't think I had one until I legit wanted to do other things and it felt wrong that I wasn't playing games.
>>337925612
Try townie bars. Some of my best friends are the town drunks. Musicians are awesome as well. Most don't game. The few that do are pretty awesomely obsessive about it.
>>337915615
>He thinks you can't be addicted to stimuli that triggers pleasant feelings
I wish I was 16 again
>>337925993
Pretty much this. If it fires your dopamine receptors, you can get addicted. It can even be a sound. Notice how all slot machines make the same jackpot tones. That's purely to evoke a feeling of joy.
My brother traveled the world for about 6 months, he's writing a book, he's married, he has a great job, double major in english and history.
This motherfucker can not stop playing Hearthstone to save his life.
>>337915041
>Let's talk about video game addictions.
Okay.
>Age
27 this summer.
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
To the internet, sure. To video games, not any more. I hardly play 20 hours a week.
>Does it affect others around you?
I don't have other people around me, except coworkers during the day and relatives on holidays.
>Do you think you can stop?
Yes, and I've proven it before, when I took a challenge to spend a month offline, twice in my life thus far.
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
No, since I've decided I like it more than the alternatives I've tested, like traveling and hiking, gym and swimming, and going out with people.
>Age
24
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
Can't admit when it's not an addiction
>Does it affect others around you?
I live alone so nope
>Do you think you can stop?
Could if I needed to, already tried periods with no vidya for days with no problems when visiting family
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
lol no but it might drop in hours when I get a job
>>337920675
I hear ya. I mostly come for the vidya news and see what the new games are about.
>>337926725
There should be a vidya news bored. Anything from articles to tweets from devs. /v/ is cancer this days.
>>337915041
> 23
> not addicted, actually been playing less and less until I recently picked up DeS
> Again, not addicted, but my girlfriend can't use her PS3 Netflix machine when I'm on
> I'll probably never stop playing old games, but I have no interest in anything new
>>337915041
Vidya addiction isn't real.
>>337927883
>Billy time for Dinner
>hang on mom just wait til I'm done with this level
>hurry up then
>Billy your Dinner is getting cold
>hang on mom let me beat this boss
>Billy I'm putting your dinner in the fridge when you're ready to eat
>hang on mom just 15 more mins
>Billy it's time for bed, you didn't eat, are you okay?
>hang on mom, I'm almost at the end of the chapter
No sleep, eating, or bathroom breaks.
Video game addiction is real.
>>337928076
>Video game addiction is real.
It's about as real as Billy.
>>337928229
But I am the Billy.
>>337915041
>Age
21
>Can you admit you have an addiction?
Yes, but it's moreso an addiction to escapism and procrastination as a whole.
>Do you think you can stop?
I would like to say yes, but I know I don't have the self control or self discipline to make myself stop.
>Do you see yourself stopping within the next year?
I can't picture myself stopping within the next decade, let alone the next year.
It's gotten fairly self destructive. At this point it's not even that I want to play games per se, so much as I want game-themed things to do. I'll let the entirety of a Warcraft 3 playthrough play out in the background while I shitpost on /v/ and avoid my real life. I hate my real life. I hate myself. I just want the warm security blanket of video games to help me forget about myself for the longest stretches of time possible. I don't even enjoy playing games half the time, and I have to force myself to keep playing in the majority of instances. It's become exceedingly rare for games to grip me hard enough to see them through to completion.
The situation feels hopeless. I am hopeless.
>>337928328
A spoiled brat is what you are.
>>337928815
Fuck you bitchboi
>>337928815
>>337928962
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>>337915041
>age
26
>addiction?
an hour a week isn't an addiction
>affect others
no
>stop
no
>stopping
never
>>337928597
stop posting mai waifu
>>337915041
BATMAN!
