Videogames are an adiction

When's the last time you felt the thrill of playing videogames instead of getting your daily fix?

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What do you mean daily fix?

I liked Crypt of the Necromancer recently. I guess MH is my daily fix.

>playing Siege last night
>it's free kills weekend
>the boys and I squad up
>shit talking the whole time
>getting knife aces

Yeah nigga, I got my thrill on last night.

During the For Honor beta. It's really the only game I'm looking forward to right now which actually kinda blows because my backlog isn't getting any smaller.

When was the last time you sat down to finish last night's session instead of browsing your backlog and itching to play that one game that doesn't exist?

I never do that though.

Jesus christ. Vanilla World of Warcraft.

Shit is meth yo.

I've leveled to 60 at least 5-6 times already and I'm still doing it. Lvl 57 currently.

Who ever thought it was a good idea to run a brain off of dopamine releases was a fucking retard.

Evolution is a shitty trial and error algorithm.

My nigga.

Bro, I did 1-60 with a warrior, and that shit was rugged.

Not only did I have no idea what the fuck I was doing the entire time, I lagged too bad to do anything anyway.

I literally leveled up by killing one mob at a time, at 5 FPS the entire fight, if that.

Mostly auto-attacks, 'cause I could never sustain rage with the lag to use Heroic Strike or anything, and I was mixed spec, so I didn't even have Mortal Strike.

I had a friend loan me gold for my first mount and training because I was so shit at this game.

When I played Rune Factory 4 earlier today

Actually, not a thrill, but a sort of calmness I guess after first starting Lego the Hobbit and getting to Hobbiton the first time while being sober.

I don't know how to explain it, but it certainly was interesting. I'm 25 btw.

I do drugs daily since 4 years ago and I still feel the thrill

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infantilism_(physiological_disorder)

I switched to exercise, having a job and a girlfriend. The old me is probably wishing I was dead because I used to play video games for eight hours a day. The new me plays them twice a week, at best.


At some point you realize Video Games are just a waste. They're a waste of time, they're a waste of money. They occupy moments of quiet reflection you could be using to learn a skill or improve your situation. And in those moments where you do have the time and money to waste, why not spend it on something more enriching, like books or sports?

What do you exercise?
There's a good gym nearby but I can't wrap my head around these beginner fitness programs.
inb4 ss+gomad

I'm avoiding them to be honest. It is the exact opposite of addiction.
I only play new games to observe their flaws to be able rightfully shit on them.

I'm unsure of what you're trying to imply here. Please elaborate.

I only play games on the weekends

Those are some childish ass videogames

I haven't played a videogame in 2 weeks. I'm addicted to shitposting in Sup Forums though. That feeling when i rile someone up is exhilarating.

"In medicine, Infantilism is an obsolete term..."

Wow good job user really gets the old noggin rumbling

>stops reading mid-sentence
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder

Last night actually. I died to Orphan of Kos maybe 20 times and then had a magical run and beat him when I was already restarting the fight low on vials and quicksilver.

Shit was intense and got an adrenaline high off it.

Most of Persona 5 gave me that rush I've been dying for.
I've been trying to scratch that same itch for months.

Maybe I should finally play Atelier Firis. Gust always gives me what I need.

Yakuza 0 is my valium. Feel so happy and relaxed when playing it.

Well, sure, I'm not denying that. But not every video game has to have a thrill aspect to it does it?

I mean it's not very thrilling for a person to play the Sims and yet they get some sort of positive experience out of it. It's better than trying to get your daily fix anyway.

Maybe you won't be fascinated by the Sims, but newcomers to videogames and/or children will be.
You know, like virtual barby, it'll make them hold their hands to their chest and giggle.

>posts on Sup Forums

Replaying Luigi's Mansion gave me that. Battlefront also for some reason. Pure joy

>itching to play that one game that doesn't exist?
It exists thoughDota

You can't just jump into Dota and have unconditional fun.

>Crypt of the Necromancer
>Necromancer
?

ADHD isn't even real, tard

Drugs > Vidya
Prove me wrong

Usually I'm pretty satisfied by the end of the day.

Your parents lied to you, Timmy. You're not normal.

There is no off-switch on a bad trip.

YOU KNOW DAMN WELL HE MEANT Necrodancer !

It's not real, Goldberg. It's just another excuse for Big Pharma to push pills down our throats

Calm down, even dysfunctional people have a place in society.

I did that but with Lady Efriede in DS3. I died around 30 times and finally beat her and felt nothing.

>I switched to exercise, having a job and a girlfriend
>not switching to exercise, having a job and a boyfriend

buy some running shoes and go run/jog for 30 minutes outside
better on gas than going to a gym too

can't argue there
I don't wanna fuck with LSD again, it doesn't play nice.

one minute you're relaxing on the couch playing mario kart and the next your friend is in the hospital and you have 8 police officers with rifles outside your room

i mean that shit just doesn't happen with marijuana

Yes, yes it does. I greened out once by smoking 2 joints of hash and I fucking opened my third eye. Haven't touched weed since.
Now, 6 months later, I'm still trying to remember what it's like to be real instead of spectating what my body does.

since when is opening your third eye a bad thing?

It doesn't feel natural. How do I go back?

smoke more weed

What do you mean thrill? Do you mean have fun and enjoy the game I am playing or do you mean like have an adrenaline rush?

Go back to being a robot incapable of surrealistic depersonalisation, that is.

For Honor tech test 2 and closed beta

Open beta can't come soon enough, I need mah fix

First playthrough of Dark Souls 1. Probably some time after that, but this one stands out the most.

I'm not a doctor but drugs usually solve any problem you can imagine
if you're really worried ask a doctor

Funny because I ruined my life pretending I don't have it

I play SS13 colonial marines and each times it's a blast.

How?

I used to always get high and play video games immediately afterwards. After I decided to stop being a junkie, it ruined games for me for like 2 years straight where if I played any game it would just remind of being high. Thankfully that shit is finally stopping somewhat and I can enjoy vidya again.

Couldn't finish anything no matter how much I wanted while I still had the chance to get an education since I wasn't on proper treatment or medication.
Ever since that's fixed shit's been fucking easy to accomplish but I no longer have the possibility of getting the education I wanted.

How did you know you had ADHD?
I'm just wondering for myself, since I have so much math to study, I can't concentrate for 5 minutes and end up doing my programming homework or daydreaming.
I mean, whatever I find interesting, I can follow for hours.
Am I just a lazy piece of shit?

>Allowing yourself to become addicted to anything

How does it feel to not be at absolute oneness with your mind, body, and soul? It's not hard. All you need is a dose of lsd.

Either csgo or new WoW expansion launch hype.

>How did you know you had ADHD?
Recurring and treatment resistant sleep problems combined with history of doctors suspecting it led to the sleep doctor sending me to be evaluated by a neuropsychologist.
The reason it wasn't caught on early was because of my school performance still being fine overall. I never studied to tests though so I was entirely dependent on whether I had learned during the lessons or not.
>I mean, whatever I find interesting, I can follow for hours.
I was always the same way. But normal people can also put effort into things they find unpleasant just because it's really beneficial and useful to them. I never could. I was getting 10s from math and 6 from history. Then I had a new history teacher and it suddenly jumped to 9.
>Am I just a lazy piece of shit?
This is what a lot of ADD/ADHD people end up thinking because of their own performance and peer feedback. But if you're ready to invest effort into something you like, are you really?

First play through of a game I'm looking forward to then I will play through it again or attempt to and start to hate it. So resident evil 7 first play through* then I played it again and it felt like a slog.

I still get heart pounding in an intense EVE fight. Loss on death truly makes pvp great

It's fun though. More fun than anything else. So fun you realize that your body hardly matters, it's everyone else just telling you you're having too much fun when you already know that it's actually worth it.

I'm really good at Dark Souls PvP but at the same time I can barely take it, it always makes me so anxious and nervous it's really stressing me out.
It's weird because I don't have a similar problem when playing shooters which are actually harder and more demanding.

Hm the only sleep problem I have is I come back from lectures and practice and I just need a nap. At night I sleep like, how you say, a tree stump.
Can you get ADHD in late teens?

>getting your daily fix
I don't have a daily fix.
>When's the last time you felt the thrill of playing videogames
The Wood Elves DLC in TWWH

does anyone else talk to their self while they play video games? Either I talk to the characters or I just narrate what my character is doing. Is this normal? I only do it when I'm alone.

While all sorts of problems with AD/HD are common as fuck they're not necessarily there.
>Can you get ADHD in late teens?
It's not that you can get it, it's been there all along. You obviously would feel completely normal about it yourself because you have no frame of reference. The hyperactive side of it isn't diagnosed outside of children either. I was 18 when it was diagnosed on me and despite talking to a lot of professionals(and mainly good ones too) during my teens for various reasons they all somehow missed it.

Yesterday when I marathoned through AC5 in one sitting.
Fun things are fun.

I was a straight A student up until 9th grade where no teacher gave a shit about education and the work stagnated.
I'm asking because now college is suddenly overwhelming.
Sorry for /personal blog/

College is fucking useless and college students are even fucking worse. Had to drop out because of all the overenflated egos were just too fucking much.

You're not the one who needs to apologize for their offtopic on Sup Forums.
College is hard but if you're used to doing well in school it could be that sort of problem. Talk to a doctor about it, tell that you're afraid you're going to fail or get bad grades despite obviously having the smarts for it. You're going to regret it a lot if you let the problems get bad at this point.

Thanks, but I'm just scared of getting the large "Retard" forehead stamp. I may kill myself for being useless.
How do you guys cope with mentall illness?

You're a typical smart kid. You relied on your own natural intelligence and affinity for putting two-and-two together early on, got praised with good grades early on when imagination and natural intuition were rewarded. Now you're in an environment that rewards memorizing theories and applying equations/ concepts, both which take practice and are boring as fuck unless you truly have a passion for your major. So you play video games because it's "enjoyable" and provides you a simple victory condition with clear constraints.

tldr; you need to learn how to study and do homework for shit that you have little interest in without someone hounding your ass 24/7. You'll be doing it your entire life to earn a living, unless you have balls big enough to yolo it in some passion-driven career that will almost certainly require you to live like a hermit because you make no income.

I sigh deeply now as I thank you for this post. I needed to hear it from someone else.

>I may kill myself for being useless.
I mean that's an option, but not being useless would obviously be greatly preferable.
It's not that hard either so don't be a pussy about it and just do what you're supposed to.
>How do you guys cope with mentall illness?
That's literally what the medication is for. Over time it shapes your brain into more normal one. It's not just immediate benefits of stimulation but it also teaches your brain how to operate correctly even after you stop taking it.
>ldr; you need to learn how to study and do homework for shit that you have little interest in
The reason he can't do that is because he's getting stronger impulses to not do it and less reward when he does than normal people. That's what the medication helps with.

What side effects did the medication have on you? Can you say with your hand on your heart that you could've managed without it with a bit of balls?

Middle school is piss easy. So long as you're not retarded, being a straight A student up until 9th grade isn't all that impressive.

>What side effects did the medication have on you?
Higher confidence.
>Can you say with your hand on your heart that you could've managed without it with a bit of balls?
Not at all. I found the idea of killing myself much easier because the idea of death seemed better than putting in effort into things I don't like.
Now with the treatment and medication, it's no problem. The things that were previously hard are actually now so easy that I'm looking for new activities to focus onto besides them.

lol autosage