Volrath89

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by Volrath89 5y ago
Interesting. But I don't think I am always craving for dopamine, at least I'd like to believe that hehe. I'm a kind of functional member of society, a bit introverted yes, but I'm able to do everything more or less norma
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Yes I was going to mention just that. Having children will make your life purposeful probably forever? While your hobby has an expiration date and you'll still have many years left. But now that I think about it, it's the same wit
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by Volrath89 5y ago
I intentionally don't want to say the game name or mentioned many details as I'm afraid maybe many people would like to try it, and some of them could get addicted like me. It would be a bad outcome for the world :D Selling the PC
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Sorry if this comment sounds out of place, there is not bad intention from me... but do you also have a daily set of short and long term expectations for your wife and does she meet them as diligently as you seem to meet her expectations of
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Both were affected for sure. Marriage is now recovering and I changed to a better job recently but I was warned many times in my former job
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Funny thing, I don't consider myself to be a "gamer" I had not touched video games since high school and I'm now mid 30s. It was just this particular game that hooked me up. And yes the problem is the ladder system which
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Yes, that's the plan. Why do you need a friend for cycling btw?
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Yes, you are right, the problem with the game I played is the ladder system. And yes there is definitely not an end. There will be always a better player than you. Problem is video games with defined endings don't really appeal to me a
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Seems like 2 years is about the time it takes to wake up hehe
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Yes I also think I have a personality prone to addictions. For example I've never touched WoW because I know the theme of the game, I know myself and I'm pretty sure I'd get hooked to it, probably to never come back to real l
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by Volrath89 5y ago
That's the funny thing, since high school I was never really into video games at all. It was just this particular game that I tried because it was recommended by some friends and it got me hooked. I'm not interested in trying othe
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by Volrath89 5y ago
I was considering re installing the game and try to just play less hours, but you are right, it actually feels really rewarding even if it's just 4 months. I'll try to not install it again for more months
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Which worthwhile things?
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by Volrath89 5y ago
When I was younger I asked my parents to buy me the Play Station 2 and a couple of games and realized it actually wasn't as fun as I thought it would be. So I didn't buy another console ever again. But this game hit something in m
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Yes. Spot on comment. You are absolutely right
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by Volrath89 5y ago
I'm already "clean" for 4 months I moved to a different country 10.000 km away from home this year, that was also a reason why I wanted to cut the game off my life. I had lot of stuff to do. Now I am already established in th
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by Volrath89 5y ago
I don't know why you are being downvoted, as I find your reasoning valid. My SO was never keen on the idea of having children. I thought I wanted to have children 5 years ago, but it was really just a default society behavior, not some
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by Volrath89 5y ago
you don't want to know
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by Volrath89 5y ago
no, never been evaluated for ADHD. But let's assume I knew I had it, what would change?
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by Volrath89 5y ago
But how can you manage to restrict yourself to play only on the weekends? For me as a fully remote software dev, just after the daily was over and nobody needed to call me for anything I'd just play a couple of hours and then go back t
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by Volrath89 5y ago
My SO is not into games at all unfortunately... Yes I know leisure is not irrelevant, I'm now trying to get into sports. Cycling and Squash. I like both and I'm pretty sure it will be super healthy if I can stick to them. Yes, tho
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Great comment and yes, I am definitely too competitive and always want to be the best at everything :/ You are right maybe video games are not the best hobby for me
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Yes I also think it's about my personality. I'm also highly competitive. I don't know if I would be able to play just a bit for fun. For me the fun is in trying to be the best among my friends/discord groups, then the be
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by Volrath89 5y ago
I'd like to play again if I could go down to 3 hours per week. 3 hours per day including weekends is too much in my opinion. Take into account I work full time, we went to trips and did stuff together with my wife in those 2 years. So
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Yes at the beginning there was some shame. Then because of the lockdowns my wife was always at home and the shame went away :D Although she hated the fact that while I was playing I was so focused that I didn't listen to her (I also ha
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by Volrath89 5y ago
Cheats are not enabled in multiplayer mode (which is the addicting one for me)
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by Volrath89 5y ago
I don't know where do you live but it's definitely not necessary to own a home for having a family. Assuming you are a male, just having a stable job and actually wanting to have a family gives you a great chance of success with m
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by Volrath89 5y ago
What hobby?
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by Volrath89 5y ago
I am already living in a 1st world country, just with a low salary, but at least writing software. I'm waiting for the permanent residency to start seriously interviewing everywhere and I am already on the leetcode grind FAANG for me i

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