Why do you Game? (Are you a true gamer?) on General Discussions Message Board - Page 4

SWAT_Marine · 4/14/2010

This may be hard, or it will be easy to answer. Here is the question: Why do you play games? is it a

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Paradox posted on Apr 15, 2010 5:45:09 PM - Report post

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originally posted by Neo7

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originally posted by SuperSkyline89

There's no such thing as a gaming addiction. There's no addictive substance or intense physical sensation involved.

An addiction is a persistent behavioral pattern marked by physical and/or psychological dependency that causes significant disruption and negatively impacts the quality of life of an organism.

Does not have to be a physiological change nor a physical substance for it to count as addiction.

I don't see how video games negatively impact the quality of life. If anything, they have no effect.

And even if video game addiction technically exists, it shouldn't be perpetuated as a bad thing. People will associate video games with drugs, assume that it's a way more serious thing than it is, and start to take steps against it. In fact, they already have.

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toreador posted on Apr 16, 2010 2:48:53 AM - Report post

Being addicted to something can definitely affect your quality of life. Take a loot at the people who died from playing games for too long and neglecting their needs.

Trust is a fragile thing. Once trust is lost, it can be impossible to recover. Those we're closest to can betray us,and total strangers can come to our rescue. In the end, most people decide to trust only themselves. It really is the simplest way to keep from getting burned.

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RageaholicRick posted on Apr 16, 2010 7:53:50 AM - Report post

SWAT. I dont think I could have put why I play games in a better way than you did.

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Dancer posted on Apr 16, 2010 6:30:02 PM - Report post

Judging by how a lot of you communicate in general and the pseudo-action-dramatic way in which you express yourselves implies that perhaps you should spend more time away from games. They are just a means to entertain. Games are not made for people like you, they are made for people like me, who appreciate them for what they actually are. No one wants to feed an unstable fanatic or as you called it, a "true gamer".

Also, your IQ is not 140. I'm not trying to offend you, I just thought I would remind you that it's not true, just incase you managed to convince yourself it is.

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Rogue_John posted on Apr 17, 2010 8:00:18 AM - Report post

I'm 62 and I still play everyday. I play mostly SP. I can play MP for 'bout half-hour then I need a rest. Laugh now! LOL

My joy comes from the visual & audio tech and that of course leads to emmursion.

I still seek the first high I got from firing up a Voodoo (1) and seeing the incredable difference in Quake from SW mode! LOL

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Rise_Against posted on Apr 17, 2010 8:22:38 AM - Report post

"True Gamer?"
Maybe you refer to how often people play games? How good people are at games?

You can't really be a "True" anything.

As for the questions

I game because it relaxes me. It removes the tensions of daily life, like homework etc. Also I enjoy it because it allows me to do things I can't do in real life, and I like multiplayer because I can socialize with people better through the internet etc. than in real life.

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Lord Vader posted on Apr 17, 2010 8:36:21 AM - Report post

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originally posted by Dancer

Judging by how a lot of you communicate in general and the pseudo-action-dramatic way in which you express yourselves implies that perhaps you should spend more time away from games. They are just a means to entertain. Games are not made for people like you, they are made for people like me, who appreciate them for what they actually are. No one wants to feed an unstable fanatic or as you called it, a "true gamer".

Also, your IQ is not 140. I'm not trying to offend you, I just thought I would remind you that it's not true, just incase you managed to convince yourself it is.

yea..i agree. its a means to an end. its entertainment. games r supposed to entertain. make u feel good in the moment. interpreting it in any other way or getting too worked up about it would be considered immature by many. just chill fellas.

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AdmiralThrawn posted on Apr 17, 2010 9:07:33 AM - Report post

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originally posted by SuperSkyline89

I started because it was just fun to do something I can never do in real life. Driving a Lamborghini at 200mph, ramming through traffic shooting people and tossing grenades around, controlling armies, drifting, fighting in a war. All the fun with no risk.

As for simple games like Minesweeper Flags or Crazy Taxi, I just like to compete with friends.

I'm like this. At no point in my life will I be allowed to take the helm of a U-boat and attack English merchant shipping, let alone warships, nor will I be put behind the wheel of a $2 mil racecar and buzz about all day. Video games can give me almost anything I want, for a time.

And my parents are sqeamish prudes, "OMG! YOU STABBED THAT MAN!" Yes. Yes I did. However, in my view, this means I'm less likely to do it to a real person. Be thankful I'm doing it to someone who doesn't exist.

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