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Once a somebody, now a nobody: Starcraft 2 has destroyed my life

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Re: Once a somebody, now a nobody: Starcraft 2 has destroyed my life

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Post by icegreentea »

agscala wrote: post #59
LoganCale wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

24 miles in a day is a long day but feasible. I've done 18 miles walking, starting mid-morning and ending early afternoon. Running one way would shorten the time needed (though would also cause faster exhaustion, I presume). The other sounds less likely...

I think the silly part is why would you run 12 miles, get bored, and then WALK home? Shouldn't you just run home?

Nah, sometimes you just don't want to run anymore. I've definitely done 10k runs, and just stop and look for a bus home. It's not even that you're too tired to run (though that plays a role). Some people can just keep running as long as they keep in the flow. When you lose it, running quickly becomes boring.

Re: Once a somebody, now a nobody: Starcraft 2 has destroyed my life

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Post by danielweber »

mrbonner wrote: post #63
tomku wrote: post #12

As somebody who went through nearly the exact same experience with a different game several years ago, it's really disappointing (and unhelpful) to see so much emphasis put on the game. Starcraft 2 didn't destroy his life, his lack of self-control did. There are millions of people playing Starcraft 2 worldwide who did not do what he did. Taking action to overcome the Starcraft addiction is a good first step, but it w…

How in the world, somebody with that kind of martial arts training, got in the best fitness of his life became addict to alcohol and weed and games? Doesn't martial arts requires tons of disciplines?

It looks like he was very very good at immersing himself in his training, and he did the exact same thing with Starcraft 2.

Re: Once a somebody, now a nobody: Starcraft 2 has destroyed my life

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Post by tomrod »

StuffMaster wrote: post #71
tomrod wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>What pushed me to quitting wasn't any sudden realization, but just a slow-building frustration with the whole idea of MMORPGs Same thing built up with Minecraft for me. What a lost amount of time :/. So fun at the time, but there is only so many Legos I can afford to spend time on.

I've always considered WoW and Minecraft to be drugs...and I don't do drugs. Simple as that.

Apt comparison.

Re: Once a somebody, now a nobody: Starcraft 2 has destroyed my life

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Post by ebbv »

luu wrote: post #18

This article has a lot of things which sound fake. Here's one: I was 6'2'', 168 lbs, 1% body fat When I was climbing competitively, I once had my bodyfat measured (by DEXA) as just under 3%. For climbing, pretty much any weight (even most muscle) is just dead weight, so climbers are as skinny and lean as any athletes out there, and I only very rarely ran into people as lean as me. I've known a lot of bodybuilders and…

Yep. The whole shit about martial arts / being a monk is pure bullshit fantasy.

Re: Once a somebody, now a nobody: Starcraft 2 has destroyed my life

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Post by neutronicus »

> I'm afraid to leave the house to be seen; I don't even want to see my friends anymore. All I want to do is sleep because I'm so ashamed of what I've become it's painful to be awake and have to think about it all.

God, do I know this feeling. I don't know if I would have gotten away from it without friends and family.

Re: Once a somebody, now a nobody: Starcraft 2 has destroyed my life

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Post by AznHisoka »

malkia wrote: post #72

Should I feel terrible now? I work in the team, making one of the the best selling fps games. Then again I don't like playing fps games, I'm just supporting tools code. I don't like multiplayer games at all, especially mmorpgs ones. I do love hot-seat multiplayer games like Heroes of Might and Magic - it's great fun. People in the same room, taking turns, and in the mean time having laugh and jokes (and smelly clothe…

No, it is not your responsibility if people have no self control and abuse the game. Just like if you work in McDonalds and someone keeps eating there everyday.

Re: Once a somebody, now a nobody: Starcraft 2 has destroyed my life

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Post by masterzora »

luu wrote: post #18

This article has a lot of things which sound fake. Here's one: I was 6'2'', 168 lbs, 1% body fat When I was climbing competitively, I once had my bodyfat measured (by DEXA) as just under 3%. For climbing, pretty much any weight (even most muscle) is just dead weight, so climbers are as skinny and lean as any athletes out there, and I only very rarely ran into people as lean as me. I've known a lot of bodybuilders and…

Perhaps it was a typo and he meant 10%? That would be a perfectly healthy athletic body fat percentage and an easy typo to make.

Re: Once a somebody, now a nobody: Starcraft 2 has destroyed my life

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Post by tomku »

liedra wrote: post #76
tomku wrote: post #12

As somebody who went through nearly the exact same experience with a different game several years ago, it's really disappointing (and unhelpful) to see so much emphasis put on the game. Starcraft 2 didn't destroy his life, his lack of self-control did. There are millions of people playing Starcraft 2 worldwide who did not do what he did. Taking action to overcome the Starcraft addiction is a good first step, but it w…

I was also probably addicted to FFXI (played from the release of CoP til 2009ish), so hey fellow ex-FFXIer. I pulled myself out of it when I realised I wasn't getting any of my PhD done and then went and managed to pull that off with the remaining time I had left. Now I won't play any MMOs because I'm concerned that I might fall back into old habits. I play D3 and other games that I can dip in and out of, but no mass…

It's a small (virtual) world... when I read your username I thought it sounded familiar, and now I'm pretty sure that I've been a jerk to you on IRC before! Congrats on quitting FFXI and finishing your PhD, and greetings from a certain former #BG member with a four letter name starting with z.

/me prepares himself for public humiliation if he's wrong

Re: Once a somebody, now a nobody: Starcraft 2 has destroyed my life

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Post by ismyrnow »

justjimmy wrote: post #45

I can relate to the OP in certain parts – though some bits do sound odd. (Like the mentioned 1% and being a top monk.) When SC2 was released, I got into it big time as well. I know I have an addictive personality (if given the right method and circumstance), but I didn't know the term 'rage to master' I'll have to look it up. Anyway, I slept and breath SC2. I knew it was going to get me in trouble, I had no delusions…

"... I don't see them as games anymore, I see them as ways to min/max, look for exploits, efficiency, risks vs rewards, mathematical equations."

I was talking with a fellow gamer, and we both made the same observation about playing video games at an above-casual level. I realized (when playing Skyrim) that I was focusing so hard on being as efficient and successful as possible, that I wasn't really enjoying myself anymore.

I've since been making an effort to play games more casually. I can still be competitive, but if playing games feels like a chore, I'm doing it wrong.

Re: Once a somebody, now a nobody: Starcraft 2 has destroyed my life

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Post by tankbot »

alberich wrote: post #78

This is bizarre, really. You known, while being addicted to something may be a big problem, the OP sounds much more depressed than addicted. Come one, 21 years old and his life is destroyed? how come? He even has money for beer and cigarretes? The guy should take a walk into some hospital to watch people that are screwed up really bad, both physically and mentally. And I don't mean to be moralist, even if I sound lik…

You do realize that obsessive/addictive personalities and depression go hand in hand right?
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