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"Gaming is Addictive"

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Tue 04/09/01 at 20:04
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Gaming is most definatly addictive, especially on-line gaming because the thrill is always there and you can never complete an on-line game.
Take my brother for example he has been constantly playing Rougue Spear on-line for about two years now. There is a ladder for the game on-line, and some people have been playing it almost everyday since it came out. Any way back to the point, my brother comes home from school everyday and goes straight onto the PC, he stays on there for at least 4-5 hours a day. He's not the only one either, i know many people from school who have been sucked into this on-line gaming trap.
Whilst my brother is playing an important ladder match or something he gets very aggressive and hostile. At the moment the PC is all thats in my brothers life. He used to play football for a club and be very lively and social, but since we've had 'NtlWorld' installed he's been a completely different person. He doesn't think he has a problem but he obviously does, my parents get very concerned about the amout of time he spends on there and sometimes get very worried about his welfare.
He quite recently took maybe the most important exams of his life and failed most of them because he was using his time for gaming, instead of revising.
I'm not saying that it should be banned or anything, but they should definatly come with some kind of warning or precaution or something. I dont know if any of you know any-one with the same problem but let me know.

Thanx for taking the time to read this....
-Sean
Thu 06/09/01 at 00:32
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Fish-e wrote:
> Fish-e wrote:
> mystique don't be so modest we all know you are
> the most addictive
> game ever

hehe she never read this

She still ain't seen it
Thu 06/09/01 at 00:28
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lol
Wed 05/09/01 at 22:00
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Fish-e wrote:
> mystique don't be so modest we all know you are the most addictive
> game ever

hehe she never read this
Wed 05/09/01 at 16:16
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Maybe its not the worst addiction out there but it ruins peoples lives just as much(or more eg. failing exams)

Do you think there is any way to start people cutting down on the time they are gaming??
Wed 05/09/01 at 00:57
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mystique don't be so modest we all know you are the most addictive game ever
Wed 05/09/01 at 00:37
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Could be worse.
Could be women or gambling.
Oh, hang-on... Women and Gambling sounds like fun...
Wed 05/09/01 at 00:27
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Bust A Move 2-the most addictive game ever
Tue 04/09/01 at 20:47
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"Nasty Fat Hobbit!"
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ahhh dont start, you know as well as I do, that the PS2 deserves better!
They arent AAA Titles.

(Im having a flashback...didnt we speak of this before?)
Tue 04/09/01 at 20:45
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"Eff, you see, kay?"
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SSX, TimeSplitters, StarFighter, ZOE, need I go on?
Tue 04/09/01 at 20:42
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"Nasty Fat Hobbit!"
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Its certainly more appealing than playing a PS2. Thats for sure. More than likely more addictive too.
Still no GT3 type AAA games for PS2, Darn!!

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