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This is entirely my own experience but the friends I had in high school/university always clocked in way more hours in WoW than I could doing repetitive tasks s

by gww 6y ago

This is entirely my own experience but the friends I had in high school/university always clocked in way more hours in WoW than I could doing repetitive tasks such as reputation grinding, crafting, dailies, raiding etc. I always wondered if it was something to do with ADHD or possibly the medications they took. The latter seems less likely as they played even more when they were off their meds.

thatguy0900 6y ago
I took add meds in high school, they made me obsessed with yugioh. It was very strange, I didn't really like the game much when I wasn't on them, but as soon as I started back up I would spend all day theory crafting new decks
djeiasbsbo 6y ago
I can tell you, as someone with quite severe ADHD, it affects gaming as well. What I mean is, I can focus just as little when I am playing games and just get distracted by my smartphone. It's been like this as a kid too, the game isn't really that enjoyable when you can't focus and pretty much miss the story. Medication could have that effect but I experience quite the opposite. It almost makes me feel "bad" that I am playing a game and doing something more productive. That's generally how these meds work, they "stress" you into doing tour work, so you don't do it the day before you have to turn it in. But I guess it's different for a professional gamer. It maybe doesn't feel unproductive when it's your main source of income. Another thing is, the H in ADHD stands for hyperactivity. To play a game however, you have to sit still. I do still play some games, but only those that are non competitive and casual. For example, I really like playing Stardew Valley, it's very calming and because it is open ended, there is no FOMO.
0xffff2 6y ago
Funny. As someone who is borderline ADHD, I've always attributed my inability to play MMOs to the ADHD. I can be pretty focused for a few days, but over the long term I get bored and have to move on to something else. When I was younger I rarely even finished single player games before getting bored.

by gww 6y ago

thatguy0900 6y ago

I took add meds in high school, they made me obsessed with yugioh. It was very strange, I didn't really like the game much when I wasn't on them, but as soon as I started back up I would spend all day theory crafting new decks

djeiasbsbo 6y ago

I can tell you, as someone with quite severe ADHD, it affects gaming as well. What I mean is, I can focus just as little when I am playing games and just get distracted by my smartphone. It's been like this as a kid too, the game isn't really that enjoyable when you can't focus and pretty much miss the story. Medication could have that effect but I experience quite the opposite. It almost makes me feel "bad" that I am playing a game and doing something more productive. That's generally how these meds work, they "stress" you into doing tour work, so you don't do it the day before you have to turn it in. But I guess it's different for a professional gamer. It maybe doesn't feel unproductive when it's your main source of income. Another thing is, the H in ADHD stands for hyperactivity. To play a game however, you have to sit still. I do still play some games, but only those that are non competitive and casual. For example, I really like playing Stardew Valley, it's very calming and because it is open ended, there is no FOMO.

0xffff2 6y ago

Funny. As someone who is borderline ADHD, I've always attributed my inability to play MMOs to the ADHD. I can be pretty focused for a few days, but over the long term I get bored and have to move on to something else. When I was younger I rarely even finished single player games before getting bored.