Videogames? Chatrooms? Are they helpful?

[spect01]

All these online games are like drug habits to some people. It's like people are not interacting with human beings and instead treating the game like a real person.

 

[Dronee]

Playing games online with other people,never seems to work out because everyone wants to act like a jerk.If anything it make my anxiety a lot worse.I know its silly but its still interaction with other people.A small amount people are nice and the other half are all pricks and griefers.Part of my problem I guests is I want to be like be everyone and that doesn't work very well thereThat being said,I'm sure that it will help other people,just depending on there problem.

Yeah. It's pretty much true. I've had a lot of bad experiences. I've had good ones where I made friends and chat, but mostly it's always about trash talking stupidly. You know the 'stfu noob, wow you're a noob... blah, blah, blah'... I don't take it that personally as I know it's just the 'normal (infantile)' culture... but I'm not going to waste my time there. If people want to have a superiority complex by wasting their time away online and bashing others... hey... that's their problem, not mine.

Different games have different cultures though. I've gone to some that are really great and I enjoyed those.

 

[Fighter86]

I always read how people have a successful online persona, on forums/online games. Its quite interesting to hear because I think surely it helps in real life some way when you can interact with people, even if its on the internet? Other than this site, there is another one or two online sites where I post on, but after years on these sites, I still haven't made any friends (except for one), I just post when I see stuff related to my interest and that's it, hardly the popular online girl, lol.

 

[Eam]

Other than this site, there is another one or two online sites where I post on, but after years on these sites, I still haven't made any friends (except for one), I just post when I see stuff related to my interest and that's it, hardly the popular online girl, lol.

You could use an avatar - a simple way to make you much more visible ::

 

[garry29]

I've never played a MMORG though I really would like to. My sister was going to buy me WC3 a few years ago for christmas but I said no way as I know how addictive these games can be. I'm still really curious though but I'm sticking to gaming on my console as they're much less addictive to any game on a mac or pc.

 

[Blaze]

MMORPGs are dangerous, I've played quite a few and have become addicted to different levels at different points. It's escapism at its best (worst?). But I've also seen people end up with real life relationships from them - and end up a lot happier than I am, someone who quit the addiction to try and help myself.

I also have gotten seriously addicted to two MMORPG's for long intervals. I played SWG and Lineage 2 for like a 5 year period and they took up a substantial chunk of my life. Don't get me wrong it was extremely fun, and was a great tool to do actually do things with real life friends. But it would sometimes get to the point where the game was more important than other aspects of my life. I havn't touched an MMO in 5 months and I'm amazed at how much more time I have on my hands now. ::

Oh yeah, I have also seen several relationships start from MMO's. A real life friend actually ended up with a gal from FF online. It really boils down to how resistant you are to an MMO's addictive properties.

 

[IGotSeoul]

old thread - I'm playing Final Fantasy XI right now and am finding it impossible to find a party, and thereon progress, because of my unwillingness to reach out to others.

it does affect me, but only in games with an obvious emphasis on grouping up.