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Do you regret your time/monetary investment? Sounds like a fun experience to me, like most things like this: it's not a problem until it a problem (aka it aff

by dmix 4y ago

Do you regret your time/monetary investment? Sounds like a fun experience to me, like most things like this: it's not a problem until it a problem (aka it affects your life negatively). At least compared to most people vegging out on their couch binge watching Netflix.

wincy 4y ago
I spent several thousand dollars on a mobile game like this when I was making $12 an hour. I absolutely regret the time I spent and the money I wasted on it. I got fired from another job because I wasted all my time playing the game. Ultimately it was impossible for English Speaking people to win anyway as Japanese players outnumbered us. So all the money we spent was for nothing.
- dmix 4y ago
  What I was talking wasn't just merely over-investing in a game. This particular part of his comment was the relevant bit: > I met people from all over the world who play. We had discords, ran guilds, had actual leadership responsibilities, would call people in the middle of the night when they were being rallied, etc. Being a serious gamer is often much more than just the game, but the community/social experience and (potentially) personal development in highly a competitive environment. Eve is similarly known for being much more than a game but running pseudo-corporations. Of course the addiction/time/money stuff is where you start risking hitting the live wire.
  - wincy 4y ago
    Yeah, the game I'm talking about was like this. I spent 80+ hours a week on it. I spent literal years of my life on World of Warcraft, stagnating my life for almost a decade because of it. I was in one of the top guilds in the world for while. It was a full time job and to my detriment. I hate every time I think about it, I could have been learning to code, advancing my career and doing interesting things that I think back fondly about. Instead there's just a void in my life where I did nothing, learned nothing, and copied other people's builds in a game and hit buttons really fast and stayed out of the red areas during raids while hitting buttons fast. It makes me feel gross.
    - jahsome 4y ago
      You learned how to maintain a membership in one of the top groups of one of the top games. that's not exactly a marketable skill on paper, but you sound like someone who knows how to grind when you set your mind to it. As someone with ADHD who can't stop chasing squirrels, I admire that.
    - Nexxxeh 4y ago
      I'm sorry you feel that way. Do you mind me asking a couple of questions? Did you enjoy it at the time, or was it more numbing or just compulsive thing? And was it a social thing? Did you make friends, enjoy talking to people etc?
    - Haga 4y ago
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    - andirk 4y ago
      You could have become a medical doctor with that time. Instead, you played a fun game.
      - ThePowerOfFuet 4y ago
        Why rub it in?
        andirk 4y ago
        It's a lesson to the rest of us. Let it hurt
      - Brian_K_White 4y ago
        Didn't they already say that themselves? Did you miss out on your ususal chance to kick a puppy on your way to work today or something?
    - robertlagrant 4y ago
      Well, you are probably right. I imagine quite a few people on here had time-consuming digital lives at some point or another. What you have shown yourself is you can stick with something. Why not try something else now, that you can do for the rest of your life? Carpentry? Guitar playing? Not obsessively, but just regularly. You have time.
SeanAnderson 4y ago
I'm not OP, but I took my time in World of Warcraft as seriously as them, with similar strong communal vibes, and have absolutely no regrets. Learning to speak confidently and lead a group of 40+ people has proven invaluable in my life. Similarly, getting pay-offs that make you renowned, but that require months of commitment prior to payoff, really taught me a lot about being patient and putting in the effort before expecting the reward. It's tough to compare what I got with my time to what I missed out on, though, since I can't live those other lives. :)

by dmix 4y ago

wincy 4y ago

I spent several thousand dollars on a mobile game like this when I was making $12 an hour. I absolutely regret the time I spent and the money I wasted on it. I got fired from another job because I wasted all my time playing the game. Ultimately it was impossible for English Speaking people to win anyway as Japanese players outnumbered us. So all the money we spent was for nothing.

dmix 4y ago
What I was talking wasn't just merely over-investing in a game. This particular part of his comment was the relevant bit: > I met people from all over the world who play. We had discords, ran guilds, had actual leadership responsibilities, would call people in the middle of the night when they were being rallied, etc. Being a serious gamer is often much more than just the game, but the community/social experience and (potentially) personal development in highly a competitive environment. Eve is similarly known for being much more than a game but running pseudo-corporations. Of course the addiction/time/money stuff is where you start risking hitting the live wire.
- wincy 4y ago
  Yeah, the game I'm talking about was like this. I spent 80+ hours a week on it. I spent literal years of my life on World of Warcraft, stagnating my life for almost a decade because of it. I was in one of the top guilds in the world for while. It was a full time job and to my detriment. I hate every time I think about it, I could have been learning to code, advancing my career and doing interesting things that I think back fondly about. Instead there's just a void in my life where I did nothing, learned nothing, and copied other people's builds in a game and hit buttons really fast and stayed out of the red areas during raids while hitting buttons fast. It makes me feel gross.
  - jahsome 4y ago
    You learned how to maintain a membership in one of the top groups of one of the top games. that's not exactly a marketable skill on paper, but you sound like someone who knows how to grind when you set your mind to it. As someone with ADHD who can't stop chasing squirrels, I admire that.
  - Nexxxeh 4y ago
    I'm sorry you feel that way. Do you mind me asking a couple of questions? Did you enjoy it at the time, or was it more numbing or just compulsive thing? And was it a social thing? Did you make friends, enjoy talking to people etc?
  - Haga 4y ago
    [dead]
  - andirk 4y ago
    You could have become a medical doctor with that time. Instead, you played a fun game.
    - ThePowerOfFuet 4y ago
      Why rub it in?
      - andirk 4y ago
        It's a lesson to the rest of us. Let it hurt
    - Brian_K_White 4y ago
      Didn't they already say that themselves? Did you miss out on your ususal chance to kick a puppy on your way to work today or something?
  - robertlagrant 4y ago
    Well, you are probably right. I imagine quite a few people on here had time-consuming digital lives at some point or another. What you have shown yourself is you can stick with something. Why not try something else now, that you can do for the rest of your life? Carpentry? Guitar playing? Not obsessively, but just regularly. You have time.

SeanAnderson 4y ago

I'm not OP, but I took my time in World of Warcraft as seriously as them, with similar strong communal vibes, and have absolutely no regrets. Learning to speak confidently and lead a group of 40+ people has proven invaluable in my life. Similarly, getting pay-offs that make you renowned, but that require months of commitment prior to payoff, really taught me a lot about being patient and putting in the effort before expecting the reward. It's tough to compare what I got with my time to what I missed out on, though, since I can't live those other lives. :)