chronic depression, overmedication, EQ, and you (well, me)

[Baler]

1k pp per hour, ill RP a chick. dm me the deets.

*Baler grins evilly.*

[PieOats]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

1k pp per hour, ill RP a chick. dm me the deets.

*Baler grins evilly.*

Baler is amateur when it comes to *whoring*, OP. If you want real companionship, seek out Platwhore.

ALTERNATIVELY, for 3kppph, I could ravage you with uncut lizarddong. hmu in game, name's Raev.

[BlackBellamy]

adderall is hell of a drug

[Maliant]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done.

Read this book. Apply this to your life. Profit.

[Topgunben]

I cant compete with your dedication and voracity for pixels.

26 hours of solid gaming will make anyone depressed. EQ isnt real life, dont listen to the nerds that tell you otherwise.

[xeffo]

Originally Posted by Topgunben [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I cant compete with your dedication and voracity for pixels.

26 hours of solid gaming will make anyone depressed. EQ isnt real life, dont listen to the nerds that tell you otherwise.

If it makes any more sense explained differently, for me, there is very little excitement and joy in the actual killing of mobs and walking around, but knowing that I'm doing something incredibly efficient just on a whim was very motivating. It's a little tickling when I don't run any spawn timers at all and my internal clock just tells me when and it's correct 90% of the time.

It helps keep things interesting when each kill is like 2-4% of your XP bar. ZEM in HHK is ridiculous, no clue if it was like that on Live but I doubt it

and yeah. sedentary unstructured lifestyle day after day after week may not necessarily create depressive thoughts but it'll sure as fuck normalize how you feel about them. oh well. used to bike to work 5 days a week for 10+ yrs til life changes

EDIT: just wanted to add that any amount of time engaged in an escapist thing like vidya basically doesnt matter or exist because the purpose you are escaping and immersing is to avoid shitty real life stuff you don't have solutions for. so it's not really pixel lust at that point, just a somewhat interactive interesting way to keep your mind off of terrible things

[Baler]

@OP many eq addict are also drug addicts.
I don't recommend but its something to consider.

[xeffo]

Originally Posted by Baler [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

@OP many eq addict are also drug addicts.
I don't recommend but its something to consider.

it's no mystery: EQ is absolutely rife with small and large goals for you to complete to improve your character. and once you've done a few quests, the reward pathways/associations are created in your brain, and you're gonna start craving more.

even to a lesser extent the internet itself; our thirst and habits of browsing reddit and such is actually rewarding us in the brain for finding new information (or whatever justification). i remember reading something that this new rapid ingestion of information triggers similar pathways that opiates do... no wonder some of us spend all day online, eh?

[sacman08]

Spent 20 hours in EQ doing a Plane of Sky raid. Spent multiple days waking up early to play before work, came home during lunch so I could play 30 minutes, logged on as soon as I got home and play until I had to go to bed, sometimes not.
Don't really do it so much now, but still understand when others do it.

[xeffo]

Originally Posted by sacman08 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Spent 20 hours in EQ doing a Plane of Sky raid. Spent multiple days waking up early to play before work, came home during lunch so I could play 30 minutes, logged on as soon as I got home and play until I had to go to bed, sometimes not.
Don't really do it so much now, but still understand when others do it.

oh man i thought i had it the worst when our guild was clearing PoF on christmas fucking morning and i was so disinterested in the santa stuff i just wanted that sweet sweet umbral plate

humans go to extreme lengths to get what they feel they need or want :>