Do you know anyone that is obsessed with playing online games?

@kgwat70 (13388)
United States
June 20, 2007 9:32pm CST
Is there anyone in your family or any of your friends who eats, breathes and sleeps online computer games? My roommate is always playing the game "Warcraft". When he is not at work that is all he does and if the internet goes down he calls me at work. He can not go a minute without playing this game. He will knock on my door asking to reset the router. LOL Have you had any experiences with anyone so addicted to online or any games for that matter?
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19 responses
• Singapore
21 Jun 07
Oh yes, definitely! And that person is... me! lol I have been obsessed with online games at different stages of my life. Right now though, my computer is quite a wreck so I cannot play any games except ancient dos-based games without much graphics. You may perhaps then see how limited my options are. So I don't really play any games right now. *sniff*
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
21 Jun 07
Sorry to hear that you are not able to play the cool games now because of your computer. I need a better computer as well, though I do not play too many games. I do not play any online games that require a monthly fee to play but some games do look quite interesting and fun. Hope you get your computer fixed or get a better one.
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• Singapore
21 Jun 07
I quite like maplestory - it's free. The avatars are so cute that they help to de-stress. ;-)
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• Singapore
5 Jul 07
Thanks for the best response! :)
• United States
21 Jun 07
Hi,Ken.I have to try this again.I just tried to answer this and it disappeared.well,anyway,years ago when my brother had moved back in ,he became obsessed with laura croft. He used to drive us nuts. That's all he would talk about. As soon as he came home from work or going out,he would immediately go to the darn computer and put it on for hours.I was so glad when he finally got out of that phase.
@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
21 Jun 07
Hi Tammy. I can see how you feel about him playing games all the time. My roommate is a true addict with Warcraft. I am not sure if he is tuned into what is going on in the world or not other than his computer games and his job. LOL I have never seen anyone so addicted to a game than my roommate but at least he is quiet and doesn't cause trouble. LOL
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• United States
21 Jun 07
that is the important thing,lol.I know it's easy getting addicted.I was like that at home when i first started playing scrabbleblast.I would be on their for hours.I would keep telling my self "one more game" then the next thing you know,i'm playing another game,lol
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• United States
21 Jun 07
I used to be addicted to Sims Online. I LOVED that game and still love it, but just can't get myself to pay the 9.99 a month anymore. hehe So now I vice myself with pogo.com & other online game sites instead of heavily played multi-player type of games.
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
21 Jun 07
I love The Sims but never played the online version. I am sure that had to be fun and interesting but do not want to pay the online fees. I would rather stick to putting the cd in and playing on the computer without the extra cost.
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@healer (1779)
• India
22 Jun 07
Yes i was also a victim once, that was last year only even used to dream about the game only while sleeping also. The online game that i used to play was called 'guildwars' it was really amazing and i think it was from ncsoft, the graphics and the game mode was amazing. Thanks god i uninstalled it as i could not pay the monthly fee lolzz. It was a game that we have to pay a monthly fee, my game friends were the best friends at that time and not only that i even skipped my meals at times.
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• United States
21 Jun 07
Yes, I do. My mother. She will waste hours just sitting online and playing games on her computer. Its quite sad.
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
21 Jun 07
My mom is addicted to computer games as well though she does not spend as much time as my roommate playing games. She loves the puzzle/trivia type games.
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• United States
21 Jun 07
That's exactly what my mom loves too. All the puzzle and trivia games. How funny!
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22 Jun 07
YES!!! me... yeah i play online games alot.. i play conqueronline, and sometime last year i was like playing it 24/7 for three days.. i was hook at that game alot.. kgwat70 what online game your roommate plays now?? i play warcraft also.. good to know, maybe im a friend of your roommate's :).. -ciao-
@brendalee (6082)
• United States
21 Jun 07
My son was that way but not with online games. He was that way with his playstation game. And boy would he get mad if he lost. Luckily he isn't like that anymore but he does still play it once in awhile. Sometimes I get obsessed with playing the sims but not very often.
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@Gwapako_28 (2140)
• Philippines
22 Jun 07
My nephew is addicted to online games.He play "flyff".Actually he is using my computer here in the office when he is around.I told him not to used it because it always hang up everytime he plays here.It makes me pissed off when i knew that he is playing here since i have a lot of work for my computer.The reason he always late on going home,because he went to cafe and pay flyff there.He spend his money on playing online.My sister his mother was so mad at him,lately, they didnt give money to him no more....
21 Jun 07
My brother is. Although recently he hasn't been on them as much but it's mainly all he does is play online games on his ps2 or on his darn computer. Personally I find them boring to play that much. LOL.. ~Joey
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• India
21 Jun 07
My brother is a computer game freak.He just loves playing Counter Strike:online.He spends loads of time with that game.It looks so stupid for me when I see him.Playing to gain nothing but losing mental strength......what a world!!!!!!!
@maybey (365)
• Philippines
21 Jun 07
I'm the one addicted in online games and also my husband. I usually online 10 in the morning, I turning off at 6pm. Then after office hours my husband turn maybe 8pm to 2-4am...
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• India
21 Jun 07
I was obsessed with "Warcraft" for quite some time. I guess that's due to the influence of my friends who can in your words "eat, breathe and sleep" on the game. Later I had realised that I was getting into a sticky addiction and got out of it! The games do ruin your senses and are quite harmful to your well being.
@puchapox (579)
• Philippines
21 Jun 07
I used to be addicted to DOTA all stars.its not an online game, but a network game. I play 4-6 hours after work with my friends in a computer shop. I always end up broke a week before payday.
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• United States
21 Jun 07
Oh god yes; my mother. She addicted to three games on the internet: texas hold'em, dices(which is like yatzee), and bingo. She makes no money and even for the bingo all she has to do is watch the screen. It's so boring to even think about. She wakes up around 5am and plays throughout the day almost the entire time until she goes to bed around 10pm.
• United States
21 Jun 07
Ken..I love to play pogo..and am addicted to "word whomp" on this site..It's like scrabble..You have 2 minutes to make as many words ..according to number of spaces. that you can.. I would love to win the jackpot...lol.. so Hope you don't think ill of me for loving this online game;)+
@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
21 Jun 07
Yes, and I am one sometimes if my daughter lets me. World of Warcraft is just pure evil. Once in you're in, you're hooked. I just joined not long ago thanks to my husband. But, I am not as addicted as he is. We don't usually see him much in the weekend because that is his only time off to play alot of WOW. It is nuts. I play alot of Yahoo games too. My favorite is Diner Dash and I bought the 3rd version of it.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
24 Jun 07
My sons were. They would play Doom, Warcraft, and my oldest even played Everquest with his cousin, some strangers, and they all called each other by strange titles. This went on until he started getting interested in his now wife, between golf games. Now he is interested in downloading episodes of Lost. My other son is too busy working to do online games, but then he has his own house and I am not there all the time.
@laridbz (1280)
• China
21 Jun 07
Yes, I do know someone... Myself! Well, I'm not like your roommate, I can spend even days away from it without having a nervous breakdown... LOL! But I love playing online, it's something that relaxes me. Cheers, sweetie!
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@Polukinha (149)
• Brazil
21 Jun 07
=o... my mon x/
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