Have you ever become addicted to an online game ?

August 12, 2011 12:22pm CST
Have you ever become addicted to an online game (of any sort)? because me once before when I just started in facebook, I was became addicted to farmville, I just like playing it until I can't stop playing it everyday, like I am so worried that my plants get withered, so I checked it every 2 hours or so, I still play it until now but not that often anymore... how about you my friends? have you been addicted to a certain online games? If so, what was it?
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
12 Aug 11
I've got a bad Poppit habit...
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13 Aug 11
hehe is that a game? thanks for your comment:)
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• Philippines
13 Aug 11
I guest it is.
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@dawnald (85135)
• Shingle Springs, California
13 Aug 11
I guess you could call it a puzzle. You pop balloons, and try to clear all of them off...
• Philippines
13 Aug 11
Yes! During my high school days I am really addicted to the online game, Ragnarok. We usually cut classes during those time. My friends and I will do over nights in the computer shops just to play the game together. I even recall that we never attended our school field trip back then just to play Ragnarok for a straight day. I also got addicted to Mafia Wars in Facebook and Restaurant City. I will even disturb my friends in Facebook so that they will give me the items that I need in Mafia wars and support me with energy packs. Well, that was back then. Now, I don't play much online games anymore. I think I have matured with playing those kind of games now.
• Philippines
13 Aug 11
Yes, it was the start and emergence of MMORPG games in the Philippines and we really got hooked on it. Even though it is such an expensive game, we still played it addictingly. I also get to plya Farmville in Facebook because my brother is addicted to it and wants me to help him out in there. But it was not really my kind of game that's why I quitted on it early. Just remember, anything done excessively can ruin you so you better discipline yourself from such addictive endeavors.
13 Aug 11
ah yes, then followed by dota right? coz I remember some of my friends plays that too and get hooked to that, they even said its better playing dota than be with their gf's... I don't play farmville that often anymore, now I'm getting addicted to mylot, I guess that's ok right?:) lol
13 Aug 11
hi:) yes I know that ragnarok, and some of my friends are still playing that until now, but I dont know how to play that so I never even tried bit perhaps if I did, i'll also get hooked to that. I play farmville before and got addicted to it, but not anymore now. thanks for your comment:)
@sagnik42 (3592)
• India
13 Aug 11
For a very short period of time I was very addicted to Mafia wars. But I am not really so much into online games. I do however like to play multiplayer games online like Counter Strike. There was a time when I played it almost all the time.
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13 Aug 11
yes I know that games, I also tried playing that counter strike with friends, but not anymore.
• Philippines
13 Aug 11
I was addicted to MMORPG once, I think I played MU then and Granado Espada. Both of these games are from Korea and they really have great graphics. Sooner or later, I realize I was just wasting money and time from these games so I stopped and focused more on making money online.
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13 Aug 11
hehe I know that game because some of my friends play that, nice game though... yeah me too I spend most of my hour online now here on mylot, much better.
@amkiller (533)
13 Aug 11
i got addicted to battlefield heores i really played non stop for so long i don't play now it was fun as well and i am also addicted to mylot a lot happy mylotting everyone
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13 Aug 11
yeah much better to spend time here on mylot than online games... happy mylotting:)
• Philippines
13 Aug 11
well its not me that become addicted to online games, its my boyfried..he plays different online games,lan games,offline games..he just cant stop playing.
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13 Aug 11
oh that's not nice, but perhaps its alright if you're playing with him.
• Philippines
14 Aug 11
yeah,sometimes..but its not really my interest....im more on online biz..
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
12 Aug 11
i think iam addicting to mylot and shvoong iam not interested with an online game
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13 Aug 11
hehe yes mylot is addictive, me too:) thanks for your comment:)
• South Korea
12 Aug 11
Yes I do.. have you ever tried YOVILLE? gosh I love that game.. and I actually spend lots of my time and even money with it... I really really love that game but zynga banned me for I did something illegal... uurrgghh purchasing coins to other character.. because the coins in zynga are WAY TOO expensive :( and know I couldnt play it forever..I miss it so much :( and I just dont wanna start over again..because I wanna use my main account and I know its not a good habit to spend real cash on virtual world... urrgghh
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13 Aug 11
haha I was playing that zynga too, but I always lose, so not anymore now. thank you for your comment princess:)
@JasperTore (1275)
• Philippines
13 Aug 11
I been addicted to Defense of the Ancients (DOTA) and other facebook games online. But I was able to overcome it. Back then, I cannot stop playing games. Once I started, my body keep on and I cannot stop the urges. I can even play up to 16 hours in a day when I don't have class.My life has been all about online games and I think that was the worst part of my life. My grades were almost failing that my parents were so mad at me. Right now, I am still playing games but up to 2 hours maximum. I see to it that what I am doing in the internet is useful and productive. No nonsense.
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13 Aug 11
hi:) haha many of my friends are still addicted to DOTA,like they have their own world when they play that...but thanks God coz I didn't know how to play that, coz i'm afraid i might get hooked too. yeah me too, I spent most of my online time now here on mylot, well better here coz I learn and earn at the same time, this is a nice addiction for me now.
@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
13 Aug 11
Since i was a kid i never got addicted to any kind of games, not even with nintendo before. I got hooked to farmtown and farmville two years ago but that's it. I'm done and over with it and never even visited for ages. I think i'm the kind of person who's just not addicted to games even though i enjoy them a lot. I have my smurfs ville now in my ipad but i only check them once in awhile.
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13 Aug 11
hi:) thats a good attitude if you dont get addicted to anything and easily forget about it when you want, I was once addicted in playing farmville, but not anymore now. thanks for your comment toni:)
@QeeGood (1213)
• Sweden
13 Aug 11
Yes, many years ago I was addicted to the game called blocks. You've three balls and you let one ball bounce on your small piece which you can move back and forth whilst it bounce on bricks which disappears after you've hit them. I did compete with myself. Now a days I do not play that much only occasionally.
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13 Aug 11
hehe that game sounds fun, I like to play that kind of game too especially when I'm out and bored waiting for someone or something to get done.
@cathzuya (187)
• Philippines
13 Aug 11
well, nowadays i don;t play games anymore... i mean, i play sometimes but when i've got nothing else to do and feels like boredom is eating me. but before, i used to play RAN online, i just couldn't do anything else other than playing that game. i most of the time don't eat my meals anymore because i just couldn' leave my character while she's leveling up. but those days are gone now.
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13 Aug 11
oh thats good for you, yes playing that online games sometimes is addictive to the point we didnt notice that it's already time to eat or time to do some other stuff... well I'm not addicted to any online games anymore too... but now I'm getting hooked to mylot, which I think is better coz I learn and earn.
• Philippines
13 Aug 11
yeah i have.. online browser game and i have been playing it like over five years now and even up to now.. i play ikariam, its a war sims game wherein you build your towns and be a diplomat or a war freak player which i was before, but due to more time i have to spend on because of ongoing wars, i mean, have to defend and attack, move resources and all.. i was force to change my personality from a war freak player to a diplomat one... well! like i said.. i still play the game though not much really active, all i do know is build and build my towns... but sometimes war breaks out and i become really active again... i sometimes woke up at 2am or 3am to check on my battle status.. the game is really addictive for me especially during war times..
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13 Aug 11
that games your saying seems interesting, I play that same kind of game before, the generals (command and conquer) once I get hooked to that game too, but not anymore, but if my cousins are here sometimes we still do battles, nice game though.
@varier (5685)
• Indonesia
12 Aug 11
I also was addicted with Farmville. I opened every single day, once every 12 hours. So I can, harvested, plowed, and planted again xD. Once, I also ever got addicted with Travian. It is a browser-based game. The game is about building a village and also defending it from another village's attack. So, in order to give a best defense, I logged in once every hour. And when I was outside, I logged in from my cellphone! What an addictive! XD Luckily I am not addicted in any games now. Only my strong will that help me to do so, haha. But, I guess I am getting addicted with mylot now, haha..
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13 Aug 11
hehe I was once addicted to farmville too, I cant let my plants withered and like I cant stand a day without playing that, but not anymore now. haha lol perhaps I am one also of those addicted now to mylot like you:) thank you for your comment varier:)
@kaylachan (58906)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Aug 11
I can't say that's happened to me. Due to my need for a screen reader, I can't play games very much online. So lucky enough perhaps I've never known myself to get adicted to any type of game. It's just not me. I'll admit coming close, but when something's new it's human nature to get that "i-can't-get-enough" syndrom. So don't feel too bad about your addiction. Just be glad that you're not addicted anymore because addiction (of any kind) isn't healthy.
@thatgirl13 (7294)
• South Korea
14 Aug 11
Yes I have. To the game called Mafia Wars and that was on facebook. too. I was so crazy, stayed up all night fighting and asking for energy packs. And used to be on facebbok 24/7, which also messed up my time table and I was usually sleeping in school. Gosh it was horrible. I am glad I stopped playing it thpugh. And I know the farmville craze. My friends keep sending me request to be their neighbors or buy their cows or whatever. They sent me so many notifications that I ended up blocking farmville from my facebook.
16 Aug 11
not an online gamne, but a computer game yeah. i used to be addicted to lemmings for the pc, then harry potter, then duke nukem and the prince of persia haha.. i've a really addictive personality and when i start playing something.. i can't stop.. and i'll rush home etc to play it and will sit up for hours and hours trying to get past levels.. it's terrible lol!
@Triple0 (1904)
• Australia
13 Aug 11
If I find a new and exciting online game, I would play it like there was no tomorrow. I tend to play rpg games online but they tend not to last very long. I would play it for a while, probably the holidays and then eventually get bored. Then I would move on to another game. It's like an endless cycle, I get over a particular game and then I'll find a new one to replace it.