Are you addicted to any video games?

[nellanella]

Are there any video games you just cannot stop yourself from playing. Have you ever tried to stop? Do you want to stop?

[TGC> The Games Collector]

No!

I can quit whenever I want!

[Shiro♌]

I am no longer addicted to any videogames, as I do lack the motivation to boot up the videogame nowadays.
It could be due to being tired, due to the conflict with my current plans (to walk, to exercise, to prepare myself for heading outside for the day, ...), or due to knowing the expected results.
For example, I ain't playing Valorant's competitive matches right before heading to bed, because I don't have the energy for that when it's so late, and because I do wanna head to bed without having to calm myself down due to the rushing blood from all that adrenaline. That only works to keep myself awake, the exact opposite of my planned move, which is to head to bed and sleep.

That being said, it has become a routine for me to browse through OT.. That's my true addiction, the game of playing with words with y'all..
Generally speaking, if I start something, I'm gonna see it until the end.. Otherwise, I don't bother taking the initiative to begin in the first place.

[Xero_Daxter]

There are games I have a passion for and I enjoy but I’m not addicted to them. I would be bummed out if I lost the account but it’s not the end of the world.

[Psycho]

stardew valley right now!! I absolutely love it. plus a huge update just dropped for it yesterday, so yea

[ImSoCool599]

I can quit anytime I want I swear!

[ZOMBIECRUNCH]

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Are there any video games you just cannot stop yourself from playing. Have you ever tried to stop? Do you want to stop?

I am addicted to the president of China's penis.

[LanaB0nana]

right now im in love with snail simulator ahahah. for a $2 game its pre good lol

[76561199099449901]

I was addicted or borderline addicted to Diablo (the first one) back in the days. Spent way way too much time playing it

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i see it the same as anything. you have a goal that you want to reach, but theres steps before that goal. like you go to gym and you want to lift 2 times your body weight, well, you can't do that before several gym visits to build up your muscle, does that make you a gym addict?

same way in a game, you want to raid but it requires certain gear and tools to reach which takes time to reach. can't just skip a day, cos other party members wont wait..

what about cleaning your house? are you a cleaning addict if you want every speck of dirt gone?

or what if you want to be a manager in your job one day? obviously that means you need to work hard to gain recognition from your superiors. do you need to be a workaholic?

maybe you're saving money for a house.. again, theres steps to reach it. several paychecks, maybe even additional jobs. what are you uncle scrooge? obsessed with money? how dare you.

Well there's a few key differences here.

For one thing, gaming is not a necessity. It's a hobby. It's something you're meant to have fun with.

If you're not having fun, yet you're still doing it, for the sake of reaching a reward - then what's the point? Especially if you're only reaching the reward so you feel like you can finally stop or "take a break."

If you find the process tedious then there's literally no point in chasing that reward. Might as well quit while you're ahead since you're going to quit anyway.

Yeah, that sounds like the cope of an addict to me. There are a lot of reasons why people play games that they don't find fun. But almost all of them are rooted in some logical fallacy that they either don't know they are falling for or are in to deep to do anything about.

Maybe it isn't necessarily addiction but it's pretty close or at least a sure damn waste of time.

Agree, this seems very much like addiction

[Caldari Ghost]

Sins of a Solar Empire was my drug for a while

[WarHeRo]

chess

[Tsubame ⭐]

Quite a few, but my go-to drug of choice is Transport Fever 2 - over 3.7k+ hours played and still going.

I was thinking Cities Skylines 2 would have put a stop at it, but too many issues there so this did not occur yet. Maybe when Transport Fever 3 is released.

[Tsumugi]

I used to have an unwanted addiction to TF2. It was a situation where all of the games that I wanted to play were dead, so it was basically that or nothing, even though I never really liked this game. Nowadays a lot of my time goes into L4D2 but I wouldn't consider it an addiction, at least nowhere as bad as my TF2 addiction was. At least I have fun in L4D2, for the most part.

[junior_duck]

I sometimes enjoy watching esports tournaments for the chance to win money, but it's not a regular thing. I'll tune in when I'm bored or hanging out with friends who like the game. I also spend some time watching YouTube videos, but nothing too consistent.

[BlackBloodGhost]

Yes, but unfortunately due to which game it is, I cannot discuss it here.

[lavalobster93]

im back playing diablo 2 again, endlessly grinding for a decent drop and i hate it and it sucks but i keep playing