Koko78 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gaming-disorder-now-officially-mental-224301898.html I'm so going on disability now so that I can spend 18 hours per day focusing on treating my gaming disorder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 My daughter definitely has this "disorder". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I think everyone not including those afflicted with this "crippling disorder" should spend a day per month in the wilderness without electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I know a person who was in rehab for this. I wish I was kidding. A nice guy in his 20’s with a daughter. He’d play for days at a time on Monster drinks and lose his mind battling people from all over on ridiculous stuff. He had endorsements and everything. I knew nothing about this world before I met him. It’s real. Not good, but real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 11 minutes ago, Augie said: I know a person who was in rehab for this. I wish I was kidding. A nice guy in his 20’s with a daughter. He’d play for days at a time on Monster drinks and lose his mind battling people from all over on ridiculous stuff. He had endorsements and everything. I knew nothing about this world before I met him. It’s real. Not good, but real. If he had endorsements and stuff atleast he was making money right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said: If he had endorsements and stuff atleast he was making money right? Yes, but for far less than what rehab costs. And in rehab he was prohibited for that activity, so it was a lose/lose. Did you know many rehabs cost about $1,000/day? I was unaware of that until we learned the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo716 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, Augie said: Yes, but for far less than what rehab costs. And in rehab he was prohibited for that activity, so it was a lose/lose. Did you know many rehabs cost about $1,000/day? I was unaware of that until we learned the hard way. Jeez hopefully he is all good ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 3 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said: Jeez hopefully he is all good ! Yeah, he was a friend of my son. By all accounts he’s doing well now and being a responsible dad. I have a very good friend who’s son is barely functional because he does on-line video competition stuff until the sun comes up. He’s in his mid-20’s and living at home. Bright kid with a very low level job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I enjoy a few XBox games here and there, but this is crazy stuff. After watching a few YouTube vids of “professional gamers” who were bragging about being up for 24 hrs straight, I came to the realization that I’ll never be good enough to stay up all night. Let me blow a few things up and I’m cool with it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, BringBackFergy said: I enjoy a few XBox games here and there, but this is crazy stuff. After watching a few YouTube vids of “professional gamers” who were bragging about being up for 24 hrs straight, I came to the realization that I’ll never be good enough to stay up all night. Let me blow a few things up and I’m cool with it. Or make as much $$$$ as them. I was suprised what a million + subscribers on YouTube can net one in ad revenue. Lot better than a two bit barrister and late night carp fisherman! 2 hours ago, Augie said: Yeah, he was a friend of my son. By all accounts he’s doing well now and being a responsible dad. I have a very good friend who’s son is barely functional because he does on-line video competition stuff until the sun comes up. He’s in his mid-20’s and living at home. Bright kid with a very low level job. Why didn't he turn it into a career? He can be pulling in 6 figures... Gaming industry send them over the world, get to play and promote the games first. Etc... But it can be a grind... Constantly working putting out videos, etc... But, they are playing games. Ad revenue is huge! Edited December 27, 2017 by ExiledInIllinois 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 In the game I play there are players who spend all day on it and make money selling items to convert to game coins and then sell the game coins for $$$ on black market (illegal in game but not penalized if player found doing it). There are players who will act friendly for a period and help you out and then being a friend will ask to borrow character (password sharing is again illegal but not penalized and if you get in trouble you are on your own) and then change password and sell the character. One player I know paid over $1K real money for a top character, spent hundreds of dollars in shop and then was deceived into loaning character to friend and had character stolen. Game owner really hated this for this cut out the sales to the player but could not stop it due to his rules. This character was stolen again from the thief by another thief and given back to original owner but player lost taste for game and rarely plays now and no longer buys in shop. There is another player (actually a group of players) from Russia who are actually paid by game master to kill players to get they to lose an item only purchasable from shop to generate sales. The game owner actually changed rules to favor this player every time someone found a way around his roadblocks. This player was found using an illegal client and was suspended when enough players quit or refused to buy from shop. Talk about a crooked casino this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 They used to call that being a slacker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 How about Internet addiction? Is that a disorder as well. Sometimes I feel I spend too much time browsing the web Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I used to really geek out and Zone into games when I was younger but I stumbled upon an effective treatment for the addiction A job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 My last PlayStation a few years ago went right down the garbage chute when I realized I was playing way too much for my own good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 14 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: Why didn't he turn it into a career? He can be pulling in 6 figures... Gaming industry send them over the world, get to play and promote the games first. Etc... But it can be a grind... Constantly working putting out videos, etc... But, they are playing games. Ad revenue is huge! The first guys had sponsors and did make money for it. The second guy does it so much he literally makes him self ill by neglecting his well being and living like a pig in the bedroom his parents allow him to stay in. He’s pretty good with tech stuff in general, but the gaming and slovenly habits make him unemployable at any high level. He can barely hold down a job at a fast food joint. They are both addicted and it does bad things to them. One went to rehab, and the other probably should. It’s like asking an alocoholic to drink for a living. Bizarre, I know. I never got into the gaming thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 6 hours ago, /dev/null said: I used to really geek out and Zone into games when I was younger but I stumbled upon an effective treatment for the addiction A job Those damned things do get in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 I've been waiting for a while for "plays with cell phone every 20 seconds all day long" to be considered an official disorder as well. It is. It's a form of addiction similar to smoking and not healthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 20 hours ago, BringBackFergy said: I enjoy a few XBox games here and there, but this is crazy stuff. After watching a few YouTube vids of “professional gamers” who were bragging about being up for 24 hrs straight, I came to the realization that I’ll never be good enough to stay up all night. Let me blow a few things up and I’m cool with it. Next thing you will be telling us, you are joining Gugny’s band and letting your hair grow long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 1 hour ago, mead107 said: Next thing you will be telling us, you are joining Gugny’s band and letting your hair grow long. Can’t stand having long hair...I can be his manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 3 hours ago, mead107 said: Next thing you will be telling us, you are joining Gugny’s band and letting your hair grow long. Now THAT would be fun! 1 hour ago, BringBackFergy said: Can’t stand having long hair...I can be his manager. I'll provide the ""beverages"" ☺️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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