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04 Jan 2011, 10:59 pm

I am crazy addicted to online gaming. like is this a good thing??? Im not sure if some of you think that online gaming isnt good for you.

not here for adding players on any system (PS3, XBOX 360)



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05 Jan 2011, 3:11 pm

i do some online gaming ( one of my interests is video games of all types).....i played WOW briefly (be fore the last 2 expansions).....and i play DOMO (dream of mirror online) alot....it can be difficult because of my lack of social abilities....but i still enjoy playing them.



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05 Jan 2011, 4:30 pm

I like flash games...but thats about it...usually I just watch LPs on youtube or whatever...


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05 Jan 2011, 5:24 pm

The only online gaming I've ever done is multiplayer on flash games, never on a system. I've never been interested enough to set it up properly.



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05 Jan 2011, 6:47 pm

It's nice to be able to play with others anytime, however losing because of lag makes me angry.



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05 Jan 2011, 7:23 pm

I love playing FPSes and MMOs


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06 Jan 2011, 2:11 am

Hehe... even with a Master status in gaming I can't stand competitive online play. I don't like being around people I don't like much even virtually. I find most people in the online console communities are flat out annoying or jerkish. I've heard the pc gaming community is more mature though.

I'm not bad online I just feel sick when competing. I'd rather play co-op where the goal isn't to butcher each other... and where petty egos don't usually collide :roll:

I don't think Online gaming is any worse for a player than single player is though so I don't think I understand the question :?

Truth be told it's probably only a bad thing if you are wasting good opportunities to do something better with your life by playing for excessive amounts of time in games. I however for the past 5 days had no internet and didn't play much games at all until I realized there was nothing more productive to do :|


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06 Jan 2011, 9:30 am

I don't like it chiefly because nothing is for free. (360 owner here).

Besides, a good game keeps me so involved it eats enough of my free time. I hate to see what it would be like to be addicted to online gaming.



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06 Jan 2011, 9:47 am

Why do people like to abbreviate to letters? Why not just write it out in full



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08 Jan 2011, 12:14 pm

Keith wrote:
Why do people like to abbreviate to letters? Why not just write it out in full




Because ethics and normal conduct don't apply to on-line gaming. Ever played Xbox live? Makes you lose faith in humanity if you haven't already.



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08 Jan 2011, 2:43 pm

Online I play massively multiplayer games and I have a long-term recurring thing about Diablo 2.

Usually I play WoW.



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09 Jan 2011, 1:02 am

Does anyone here play any Steam games? I love TF2, used to love CSS but am kind of bored with it, I've played like 500 hours of it in the past 3 or 4 years. :P I recently got Borderlands, and that's a lot of fun, being able to play co-op and have everything carry over to your SP save is very useful for hard boss fights and areas, when you can get help from other people. If anyone is on Steam, you can add me, my name there is: aufreizend

I also play Dofus and MapleStory, anyone play those? Both are a lot of fun, but get boring fast if you play alone all the time.



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10 Jan 2011, 2:27 am

Keith wrote:
Why do people like to abbreviate to letters? Why not just write it out in full


If someone did that in a Role-Playing map on starcraft 2 (or wc3/sc1)...Oh boy they would be banned from future sessions.



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10 Jan 2011, 9:26 am

Online gaming adds a different dimension to my favorite thing about video games. I would rather play alone, concentrate on all the aspects of the game, get in the 'zone' and relax in the game. Normally, the next day after I've beat the game I have a huge letdown, like a friend has moved away. But now I can go online and play until I am ready to move on to another game. Most of the time I just stay mute, don't chat or email, don't meet up, so it doesn't become some social event that causes anxiety. I don't care it isn't the 'full experience', my enjoyment is not contingent on others. I don't know why people put themselves through the competitive drama or all the drama available when it isn't necessary to enjoy something. There is something for everyone in the gaming world and each genre offers something different. I don't want to play games that aren't fun in single player mode, I don't want my hobby to be empty without buddies, because I'm living my life and doing what I like. I think it is extra cool that there is no 'right' way to do it and it is available whatever way works for everyone.



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12 Jan 2011, 7:54 am

alone wrote:
Online gaming adds a different dimension to my favorite thing about video games. I would rather play alone, concentrate on all the aspects of the game, get in the 'zone' and relax in the game. Normally, the next day after I've beat the game I have a huge letdown, like a friend has moved away. But now I can go online and play until I am ready to move on to another game. Most of the time I just stay mute, don't chat or email, don't meet up, so it doesn't become some social event that causes anxiety. I don't care it isn't the 'full experience', my enjoyment is not contingent on others. I don't know why people put themselves through the competitive drama or all the drama available when it isn't necessary to enjoy something. There is something for everyone in the gaming world and each genre offers something different. I don't want to play games that aren't fun in single player mode, I don't want my hobby to be empty without buddies, because I'm living my life and doing what I like. I think it is extra cool that there is no 'right' way to do it and it is available whatever way works for everyone.


I quite relate with that.

One thing I like about online gaming because it sort of makes the world seem more...real, as in it's not just me alone.
+ if I sometime do something well, someone else might witness it as well.
The problem is that the other people playing are often intimidating...



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12 Jan 2011, 4:47 pm

I like playing flash games.
But I've never played any online multiplayer games. I just feel really awkward playing with or against someone that I've never met before, and I rarely have other people over to play with.