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This is the type of reply I was hoping to hear about, personal experiences. That sounds pretty serious with that WoW situation, sheesh! Haha. I'm glad you're not that deep anymore. MMOs can certainly be addictive. I don't think I've ever been personally addicted to video games, other things in life, but not games. Like Didds and some others have mentioned, back in the Duty hay days, I used to get down quite a bit and was hooked. I'd even say it was like that with the first Destiny. I'd think about playing it all the time and squeeze some time in any chance I had. Playing with the clan all the time made it more than just gaming, it was a social thing as well. It's been a while since I've felt that strongly about any game. I still game plenty, but I haven't had anything suck me in like that in a long time.

I've blocked/forgotten large swaths of WoW from my brain. Been a bit lol. This... this is why I do not mess with WoW or FFXIV or more immersive MMORPGs. I mentioned originally that I am quite self-aware. Thus, I know my limits. I know what's going to cause me to cross the line, so I don't wander too close to it. As a teenager, I was introduced to a certain drug. I took it twice. I knew I liked it all too much, and told my friends and anyone else to never ever put it in front of me again. To this day, I still want it. It's still on my mind. I still have only positive feelings about it. I know that if offered to me, I would take it. For online games, it is the same thing for me. I do not touch WoW or FFXIV. I joke that no one would see me again for a long time, and I do somewhat mean that. I played Neverwinter Nights back in the 90's. My goodness, I would sneak to our computer room, cover the modem to shut it up, and play... only to be scolded later on the internet bills lol. Games like WoW and FFXIV... games that are incredibly in-depth and not really so much of a "here's the same 5 activities to do every week" and more of an active world... I'll get lost in them. I scoff at spending real money in Destiny 2 for aesthetic items because you can spend real money in WoW and FFXIV for useable in-game items via other markets. Pay-to-play is dangerous, but the economy of those worlds is something else. Like I said. I'm very self-aware. I know my limits. So, while I do want to load up WoW and FFXIV, I just won't... and take safety in my single player games and handful of other multiplayer games that do not beg for my attention all waking moments of my life.

Absolutely give it a go again. The constant tension in it is immense, and I say that not as a fan of horror or scary stuff in general.

Pretty sure La is well versed in the WoW stuff. I cancelled my sub again, it expires tomorrow. I'm tempted to have one last night on it tonight but I can't risk being sucked back in, now that BC is out. I went through a hardcore phase though, I ran two guilds, cleared every raid every week across three toons, and was a dab hand in the arena too. I also did auction house PVP and was maxed out on gold on a few toons too. In fact it got so bad that when I went to certain sites at work, I used to take my laptop to work, teamviewer in to my home PC by tethering to my phone, and reset all my auctions whilst being paid on the job. I really took it too far. I've never been addicted to any other games though, I mean I've put in some serious hours, but that was mainly due to the awesome company I had rather than the game. Anyone who was around during our MW2-BO2 days will know what I'm talking about.

I don't think I've ever been addicted to a video games. I occasionally have periods of obsession over a game, though that tends to die right down after a week or so. I think my low attention span is actually a bit of a saviour here! With all that being said, I've played a stupid amount of FIFA over the last year... though I attribute that more to the social side of playing with FGers more so than obsessing over the game itself.

I couldn't really play it as a month after it came out me moved in with my wife's parents but hopefully we can put this into rotation for Fridays.

We used to play Blops 4 on Fridays and I'm sure the vast majority still have it somewhere. Not sure why we stopped as it wasn't a bad game.

So did I Lee, it’s great playing on the ps5 for the quick load times and lack of dropped frames. Though honestly I can’t tell the difference between playing the ps4 version on the ps5 and the actual ps5 version. As for actual ps5 games, I picked up Miles Morales the other day. I got the ultimate edition so playing through the original Spiderman first which does have a ps5 upgrade too.

techno I had never heard of Honest Thief before, just looked it up. I may have to give that a watch this weekend.

Epic game. It's a bit like STALKER matched with Dead Space, and will fuck with your brain. I could only play shortish sessions at the time because I was a little bitch, maybe I should have a go again.

Could we use bops 4 for Fridays?

Absolutely concur on that. I think we've all gone into this discussion previously and recently, especially when discussing EA. Game publisher overlords wants to monetize everything about gaming and make it a GaaS. So, we get shallow and casual games as a result. Gone are the days where there was a plethora of deep, unique games to play. The wonder of "going to pick out a new game to play" is gone. Gone are the days of going to the video game store to randomly pick out a game that looked fun and enthralling, sinking hours and days and weeks into it, then doing it again with another game... amassing a big collection of games that you could probably replay (I mean, I must have replayed A Boy and his Blob more times I can count). Now, publishers generally want something easy and sucking money out of players every chance they can get. So, we're looking now at games going down the lines of gambling. For those who are addicted or unaware of their addiction tendencies, it's not going to be alcohol or drugs or the casinos that's going to get them into crazy debt... it's going to be games that end up being pay-to-play. Somewhere in that above mess of words is a train of thought lol. Apologies on that.

The only aspect of gaming addiction for me is the trophies even though I know I won't get nothing out of it for use out side of gaming.

For me, personally, I seem have a keen self-awareness when it comes to things for myself. I love my video games, there's no doubt about that. I have played to the point where I have dreams as if I was in the video game I was playing, speech bubbles and all. Once, as a teenager, I was scolded by my mother when she came into my room one morning and was shocked that I was up for over 24 hours playing Civilization. I have sometimes become a bit obsessive about a game and having it in my thoughts whenever I have a moment to spare. However, I also know when to stop. For example, during my first play through of the Mass Effect Trilogy, we had plans to meet some friends. Yes, I played the game up until we had to leave. I know when to stop. I know when to put a game away, so it does not get in the way of my actual life. Sure, there are times where I may neglect work a little to play a game... but I'm not exactly going to ignore work either. All about balance really. To @LordBaguette 's point - he's right. People have addictive personalities or not. Those who do just swap out different addictions. I've seen people trade drug and alcohol addictions for fitness. Heck, the Whole30 protocol stemmed from one of the creator's addiction. In simplest terms, addiction is about dopamine and regulation. It can be for almost anything, and video games are just another thing that our brainiacs are recognizing that can fall into it. At least with certain addictions, it can be channeled for good things. There are studies where kids who grow up with video games actually have better problem solving skills than non-gamer kids. I'd have to find it again if anyone is interested. I cited the research for my own paper on video games a while back.

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Crysis 2 all the way back from 2011 and still holds up today

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