Quote From: sheryldayOK, I am really getting tired of the MMO bashing. For you that don't know...that's MMORPG..Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game.
I am almost 47. My husband is 25. We met and married in Everquest. We then met and married IRL over 4 years ago.
Sure, if you don't have any discipline it can get out of hand, like eating, drug abuse, or anything else...collecting things...I am sure if it exists there is someone out there addicted to it.
When I asked God to put someone in my life, I told him the only stipulation was THEY HAD TO PLAY THE GAME. We both still play the game, and we are very happy together.
I have heard the story about the guy who shot himself, and his mother found him with a room full of pizza boxes and an EQ loading screen...that guy's issues had nothing to do with Everquest.
He had a garbage life and used EQ to run away...not the fault of the game..
There is a guy who plays WOW who has 36 accounts....so he can raid and play by himself, and does not have to socialize.. There is a thread on the bulletin board to the server I am on currently discussing whether or not he is the worlds biggest loser...serious gamers...calling this guy a loser...to each his own I say.
The woman you mentioned...Wendy...is the smart one. Any man who plays an MMO who does not have 2 computers and an extra account for their love interest is looking for trouble.
Yes, when I log in I am going to be in for a minimum of 6 hours, and I usually do 12, but I can be in the game, and my husband come home from work...nothing be done, supper not on yet, and I can look at him and say Baby! I leveled!...And he will say..YAY!!!!..Then he will shower, I will cook, we eat, and he goes and logs into his account. We play together a lot.
If your life is not compatible with the game you are playing, get another game. If your game is not compatible with your relationship, get your SO an account.
Either way, get responsible for your own life, and quit blaming the game.
Sheryl
Just because you and your husband share the same addiction does not mean there isnt a problem. Noone is saying there is anything wrong with playing any form of online games.However there is such a thing as moderation. Just like some people can have a drink and not become an alcoholic, others can not. Stop sugar coating peoples addictions and saying we are judging you because were not. How dare you claim to know anything about the man who killed himself. I assume since you spend your life on a game you are not a psychiatrist. Wake up Sheryl! Depression is an illness and if someone is having troubles in their life they turn to an escape......Alcohol, drugs, gaming, reckless behavior. If online gaming prevented him from seeking the help he needed then yes there is a problem.
My husband is an online gamer and it has ruined our lives. And before you start getting all holy than thou on us there are no underlying problems. If tomorrow there was no more Wow I can guarantee you he would get a job, become more productive and spend more time with his family.
Because when he is not around his game he is the perfect husband and father.
The people on this board are not looking for criticism and the fact that you would even mention someones death in such a snide and casual way does not say a whole lot about your character.
if your playing up to twelve hours a day you have no grip on reality. Yes we are responible for our own lives but sometimes obstacles stand in our way. Unfortunately for some of us it's the game.
