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Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Post by moralestapia »

Sucks to see this guy being criticized so much here. If he just really likes the game, what's wrong with that? Why does it have to be justified as "his work" for it to pass as a barely acceptable thing.

I would've expected some empathy for the guy in here of all places. I'd dare to think that most people here spends most of their time in front of a screen anyway, and have done so for years. Whether you're coding or playing a game makes literally no difference to your body and your health. Yet you still have the nerve to pick on a guy who is literally doing no harm to anyone, pathetic.

Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer

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Post by rcoveson »

paulmd wrote: post #151
branon wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't you sign into Rockstar Launcher / Social Club with a Rockstar account in order to play online? Can he not just log into the same game, same launcher, same account on PC and pick up where he left off? I've played RDR2 singleplayer and I get a prompt about cloud saves every time I launch the game on a new PC. If he's playing multiplayer, this should be even easier. Rockstar should have the savedata.

Stadia doesn't go through Rockstar Launcher. Stadia itself is the platform here, Google required custom-rebuilt versions of all these games for linux and for the stadia environment.

Oof. Sounds like this poor fellow hitched his stagecoach to the wrong hoss.

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Post by jahewson »

dtjb wrote: post #178
ramblerman wrote: post #66

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That’s 6.7h a day

I know people that read that much but we don't go around telling bookworms they're addicts. It's up to each person to decide where the line is for them, where a satisfying hobby becomes a destructive habit. If someone has no desire to form external relationships and they're completely content with their life, good for them for figuring things out. I'm not going to impose my arbitrary rules on them. I love RDR2 and pl…

But in this case it’s more like reading the one same book, over and over again for 6hrs a day, every day.

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Post by shortstuffsushi »

FredPret wrote: post #201
kraig911 wrote: post #161

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Just interested but could I get a list of those things you used? I don't want a divorce myself.

Exercise is the main one for me. Pick something progressive and addictive, like weightlifting or distance running. You’ll get hooked but there’s a built-in limit to how much you can do per day and per week. I try to get out of the house on various adventures or even regular walks at every opportunity now. Also I took up some hobbies like reading and photography. Some people golf fanatically and they seem to be better…

Hmm, this seems like a mixed bag. Exercise is great, but given your mention of it becoming addictive, it seems like you're replacing one thing with another - there are plenty of people who spend too much time in the gym, or marathon training, etc, to the detriment of relationships and other life responsibilities. People who are "fanatic golfers" often do so at some expense, both emotional and monetary, of their family. Replacing addiction with addiction is still addiction, albeit potentially better for your health.

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Post by emeril »

martincmartin wrote: post #39
Entinel wrote: post #30

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> Although the angle of: Losing his characters is the best thing that's happening for him due to wasting a very significant part of his life in video games has some merit It has no merit. Do you look at your hobbies as wasting your life? I certainty don't. My alone time playing video games is just as important to me as when I'm going hiking or camping with friends.

At what point does a hobby turn into an addition? People who have spent 6k hours in a casino, for example, would probably be happier if they could figure out why they're doing it, and find a more productive way to address that need. Same might be true of someone who has spent 6k hours in a single video game. [I've spent 450 hours in Factorio, but stopped soon after my partner nick named it Divorcio.]

LOL @ Divorcio

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Post by thih9 »

martincmartin wrote: post #39
Entinel wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Although the angle of: Losing his characters is the best thing that's happening for him due to wasting a very significant part of his life in video games has some merit It has no merit. Do you look at your hobbies as wasting your life? I certainty don't. My alone time playing video games is just as important to me as when I'm going hiking or camping with friends.

At what point does a hobby turn into an addition? People who have spent 6k hours in a casino, for example, would probably be happier if they could figure out why they're doing it, and find a more productive way to address that need. Same might be true of someone who has spent 6k hours in a single video game. [I've spent 450 hours in Factorio, but stopped soon after my partner nick named it Divorcio.]

> At what point does a hobby turn into an addition?

Not sure about genuine addiction, but you can have an unhealthy relation with your hobby, e.g. when it becomes a compulsion or when it turns into some sort of broken coping mechanism.

But just as well you might find it fun, fulfilling, or treat it as a learning experience, all without losing your head over it. Also some couples might share a hobby, some might consider participating in said hobby their quality time.

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Post by ternaus »

Sad story.

Computer games is a dopamine that you get, but did not earn in the real life.

I played computer games since 1992, if I spent all this time on writing code, it would be better.

But when you are stressed out or in pain, it is better to play computer games, rather look at alcohol.

P.S. When Witcher 4, Stalker 2, or Fallout 5 will be released I will play again :) P.P.S. This story is a great example of why NFTs in the game industry has some value.

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Post by moralestapia »

bawolff wrote: post #232
martincmartin wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At what point does a hobby turn into an addition? People who have spent 6k hours in a casino, for example, would probably be happier if they could figure out why they're doing it, and find a more productive way to address that need. Same might be true of someone who has spent 6k hours in a single video game. [I've spent 450 hours in Factorio, but stopped soon after my partner nick named it Divorcio.]

> At what point does a hobby turn into an addition? When you are doing something society thinks is uncool. If someone spent that amount of time training to say run a marathon, nobody would blink an eye. Probably they would get praise for being dedicated.

This is the right answer.

Reminds me of the poor vs rich double standard meme.

Poor guy getting drunk == "a bum"; rich guy getting drunk == "just having fun".

Poor guy gets money from the govt. == "a leech"; rich guy gets money from the govt. == "a stimulus for the economy".

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Post by thih9 »

proex wrote: post #244
towaway15463 wrote: post #202

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That’s essentially all of his free time after subtracting time for sleep, work, commute times and taking care of basic needs like eating and hygiene.

That's not including holidays, weekends and such...

Then again, not all of that time might have been spent actually playing. Perhaps that user enjoyed music from the game or left it on and running for some other reason.
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