[Gaming] & [Regret]

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I thought this would be interesting to put these questions out there. As a lot of members on this forum are gaming enthusiasts, i would like to branch a bit deeper.

Simply Do you ever regret the amount of time you dedicate to playing video games, and if so why? :D
 
No, because i've meet many people throughout online gaming that I've met and become friends with in real life, and at the gaming tournaments I go to.

I am a bit abnormal though as I'm more of a social gamer than most. I don't play single player and I seek out live competition where possible.

Being a gym rat is far more anti social.
 
Kreeeee said:
No, because i've meet many people throughout online gaming that I've met and become friends with in real life.
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This too! When GRAW1 came out on the 360 not long after launch we randomly ended up playing with a guy from Salisbury which is just up the road and since then he (Ant) has become part of our group and is set to be one of my mates best man at his wedding next year :D
 
Ummmmmm I used too when I played a lot of WoW. Not so much now though, probably cut down from 6 hours a day to 12 a week.
 
I regret all the hours I spent gaming when I was a kid. But wish I could game a lot more now but having a kid now completely ruins any chance of that as I want to be a half good dad.
 
When I used to play WoW, I used to feel guilty when I didn't play, as I used to always fall behind a friend of mine who generally only plays the one game at a time, thus I felt bad for not having as many characters, gear etc. I'll probably end up feeling like this with battlefield 3 also as I tend to get tired of playing any single game for longer than a week or so and will fall behind. But whatever, I like a little variety in my gaming so they can sue me :)

Never really felt guilty or regretful about playing games really, although I tend to keep it to myself at university, or at least the extent of it. But then, I spend a lot of time watching tv shows and movies too so I'm more of an equal opportunities offender :)
 
I tend to only play games in the evenings on weekdays to pass the time. I would never not go out with friends to play games instead. If I wasn't playing games I would be watching **** TV, and gaming is a lot more stimulating the TV these days if you ask me.
 
I don't regret my gaming time at all. I'm married, own my own house, have a decent job, have some amazing friends, so I don't feel any shame in playing games in my spare time. If people have a problem with it, that's their problem, not mine.
 
I regret getting caught up in the MMO addiction thing during my 14-19 year old years. I had it bad. It got better upto about 21 but then I just had to stop completely as it was the only way out.

Apart from that no I don't have any regrets playing games. I don't have any other hobbies really after I stopped with my R/C nitro buggies and I only drink if I'm over at my parents or the in laws or out for dinner so gaming is one of the few things I am actually interested in. And I'm not even THAT big a gamer.

I've never even owned a Mario game for example, never ever touched a Zelda game, only played Pokémon on a rom on my PC when I was probably 12 and I can't stand shooters on consoles.

I earn my money and I earn my days off, I make sure my house is in good order. If anyone has a problem with with my lawful activities I get up to they can get bent. Games are just as much a valid past time as reading and watching tv. Both of which I also enjoy.

Gaming still has a stigma attached to it as being something that children do, fortunately its gradually starting to shift away from that as more and more people join and realise that it isn't.
 
Munimentum said:
When I used to play WoW, I used to feel guilty when I didn't play, as I used to always fall behind a friend of mine who generally only plays the one game at a time, thus I felt bad for not having as many characters, gear etc. I'll probably end up feeling like this with battlefield 3 also as I tend to get tired of playing any single game for longer than a week or so and will fall behind. But whatever, I like a little variety in my gaming so they can sue me :)

Never really felt guilty or regretful about playing games really, although I tend to keep it to myself at university, or at least the extent of it. But then, I spend a lot of time watching tv shows and movies too so I'm more of an equal opportunities offender :)
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I'm more of an equal opportunities offender (Hahaha, that makes the two of us)
 
Maybe from having spent a bit too much time gaming when I should have been studying.

Other than that, I have no shame about how much time I spend gaming :D People who whine about it being a waste of time can away and watch their reality shows :)
 
Playing vanilla Call of Duty competively probably was the reason I didn't do so well in the first year of A-levels. Actually, it wasn't Call of Duty, it was me not being responsible. It extended my education a further 1 year, but I don't regret it, as I now have a well paid job and Call of Duty was one of the best periods of my gaming life.

I still play a lot of games, but the majority of my weekly gametime is spent on WoW. I play about 16 hours a week on that (4 days of 4 hour raiding a night, but don't do anything else really). I feel guility not raiding, since we don't really have anyone who can replace me at the moment. I also don't like missing out on first kills and as we are working on the heroic version of the final boss of the current patch, I don't want to miss it.

Sometimes regret getting hooked on WoW, but also met some good people on it and had some really good times. Including one of my best friends and now girlfriend. This was my first MMORPG and I won't be playing another MMORPG after, so only another few years ;)

Like somebody else put above, I nearly always go out with friends when they ask me. Luckily that doesn't happen too often during the week, so it doesn't conflict with raiding. And if Chelsea are on the TV, then raiding gets put on hold as well :P

And again, like somebody said, in the evenings after work, if I wasn't gaming, I'd be watching TV.
 
Used to play far to much when I was a wow addict! Probs 6-8 hours a day whilst not working. I do feel it was a waste of time and I only spend 2-3 hours every other day now.

One thing that always makes me giggle is people that dub gaming as 'sad' yet they'll happily sit infront of the TV every evening watching soaps! :-)
 
I lost my job when elder scrolls 3 came out. I was so addicted to it I'd stay up until 5-6 am and have to go to my landscaping job at 8am. I did this for nearly a month. I actually became quite ill because I was also dabbling in drugs at the same time to keep me awake. Yes I was an idiot.

I have never abused a game or myself in the same way since.
 
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