Please hear me out!

Tomski - Lost City
Tomski - Lost City Posts: 8 Arc User
edited July 2012 in Twilight Temple (West)
Hello Im Tomski this is just a warning to all you young bucks about this highly addictive game, but I have to be honest though it was hands down way more addictive when it first started.
Anyway I used to play this game and finally one day I quit.
I played this game for a regrettable 2 years of my life which partly dictated my life and has partly ruined my real life social well being.
Those 2 years of my life I will never get back and what is it worth in the end.
I could of spent this time bettering my credentials, plus I was an extremely outgoing person before I got a new computer in march 2009 to run this game.

Anyway this was not a troll post, but I honestly hope I can help someone as wish I could of read this when I started on this game and on games in general.
And if you remember me from in game private message me on forums so we can facebook!
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  • Shield - Raging Tide
    Shield - Raging Tide Posts: 342 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    <= been playing for 3 years now...in two dif. servers with several toons;

    My social life is awesome (like really crazy)
    I moved out with my gf
    Got a better job
    Got a promotion

    I expended around 2K but that's way less of what I've expended on alcohol during the last 3 years...so yeah...

    Tomski - Lost City wrote: »
    Hello Im Tomski this is just a warning to all you young bucks about this highly addictive game, but I have to be honest though it was hands down way more addictive when it first started.
    Anyway I used to play this game and finally one day I quit.
    I played this game for a regrettable 2 years of my life which partly dictated my life and has partly ruined my real life social well being.
    Those 2 years of my life I will never get back and what is it worth in the end.
    I could of spent this time bettering my credentials, plus I was an extremely outgoing person before I got a new computer in march 2009 to run this game.

    Anyway this was not a troll post, but I honestly hope I can help someone as wish I could of read this when I started on this game and on games in general.
    And if you remember me from in game private message me on forums so we can facebook!

    I don't get it :3
  • Jeremied - Sanctuary
    Jeremied - Sanctuary Posts: 2,259 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    Been playing on and off for almost 4 years now, I've got a great partner, a car, an apartment, college experience, marketable skills, and I've been balancing sickness with my gaming.

    I guess OP just fails at multitasking.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    ~Demon as of 5/6/12 - On the night where the moon is closer to the earth and brighter than any other night in the past 18 years.~

    Slow and steady stays alive~ I'm in no rush, I'm enjoying the journey to end game just as it was ment to be. b:victory
    "You sir, are why I love clerics <3" < Liba - Heaven's Tear
    b:thanks Well thank you Liba<3
  • SilverMinx - Lost City
    SilverMinx - Lost City Posts: 452 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    Here are a few other helpful warnings...

    Getting hit by a bus hurts.
    Jumping off a high building usually results in death.
    Eating McDonald's 3 meals a day is detrimental to good health.
  • Shield - Raging Tide
    Shield - Raging Tide Posts: 342 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    AIDS can **** you up.
  • Trelmanor - Lost City
    Trelmanor - Lost City Posts: 259 Arc User
    edited May 2012
    and a couple more.....


    sicking a red-hot poker in your eye will result in damage to the retina
    licking a fence post when it is really cold out is ... well... just stooopid
    and drinking too much coffee at night might just keep you awake....
  • Belkas - Lost City
    Belkas - Lost City Posts: 129 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Tomski - Lost City wrote: »
    I got a new computer in march 2009 to run this game.

    roflwut?
  • Ashivas - Dreamweaver
    Ashivas - Dreamweaver Posts: 1,293 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Belkas - Lost City wrote: »
    roflwut?

    Are you serious?

    He got a new computer in March of the year 2009 which allowed him to play this game good enough to have fun. His old one probably wasnt up to par.

    You must be really dumb.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    Ashura Tyrant you foul mouthed little boy! I must keel yew nao =3
  • Belkas - Lost City
    Belkas - Lost City Posts: 129 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Ashivas - Dreamweaver wrote: »
    Are you serious?

    He got a new computer in March of the year 2009 which allowed him to play this game good enough to have fun. His old one probably wasnt up to par.

    You must be really dumb.


    Who didn't already have a pc that could run this game? Are you kidding me? You may want to review the min specs again there genius.

    Win XP
    1 Gb CPU
    1 Gb RAM
    8 Gb HDD
    GeForce 4 Ti4200 64MB or ATI Radeon 8500 64MB

    Go back to VaginaWeaver and grow a brain please.
  • Mystic-Night - Heavens Tear
    Mystic-Night - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,619 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Those are the MINIMUM standards to run this game. Find me a computer with those specs which can get 30+ FPS in TW :)

    If you think people only need min specs to do things they want in this game (everyone is different) then it is you sir who needs to get a brain, and get the the moose antlers out of your ****. b:bye
    [SIGPIC]http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p64/cherry_nicole/baby.jpg[/SIGPIC]
  • SashaGray - Heavens Tear
    SashaGray - Heavens Tear Posts: 3,765 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Belkas - Lost City wrote: »
    1 Gb CPU

    wtf is a 1 Gb CPU?
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
  • DeadRaven - Sanctuary
    DeadRaven - Sanctuary Posts: 407 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    A lot of backlash coming in response of this thread, but most of it I believe is the result of a lack of understanding, particularly around the psychology of game design. There is a plethora of available research on the addictive nature of video games and the harm it can cause to individuals and to society in general. That is NOT to say that all games are innately harmful to all people, just that SOME have demonstrated to be so for SOME people, particularly when they incorporate proven patterns of addictive behaviour into their game design (like most free-to-play games).

    Not everyone is susceptible to becoming addicted to a game like PWI but some are for a variety of reasons which usually involve a complex interaction of personal life issues, mental health issues, genetic composition, etc. Thus, while the original post may not apply to you personally, that does not make the cautionary tale invalid.

    Some people might be tempted to just say, "get some will power." However, that is just an easy way of avoiding a complex issue. Will power undoubtedly plays a role but it is neither the beginning nor the end of the issue.

    P.S. I am not taking any sides, I just felt it needed to be said.
  • Sagek - Sanctuary
    Sagek - Sanctuary Posts: 1,156 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    SashaGray - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    wtf is a 1 Gb CPU?

    Gummy Bear, Ceritified Parachute Unit.
  • Devoted - Lost City
    Devoted - Lost City Posts: 3,634 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    So pwi was really looking out for us by making this game too ****ty to get addicted to? Thanks for saving me from being a 300lb hermit pw, I owe you one! b:shutup
  • Tide_Surfer - Archosaur
    Tide_Surfer - Archosaur Posts: 1,261 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    1. I have way more friends since I started playing PWI.
    2. I'm getting much better grades at school.
    3. I love life way more since I started playing PWI.b:victoryb:pleasedb:chuckle
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    Tide_Surfer: "I feel SPESHALL *says like a lil kid*"
    Veneir: "Seashell? :3"
    Tide_Surfer: "Yes Veny, yes. A speshall seashell."
  • Belkas - Lost City
    Belkas - Lost City Posts: 129 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Mystic-Night - Heavens Tear wrote: »
    Those are the MINIMUM standards to run this game. Find me a computer with those specs which can get 30+ FPS in TW :)

    If you think people only need min specs to do things they want in this game (everyone is different) then it is you sir who needs to get a brain, and get the the moose antlers out of your ****. b:bye


    Find me a pc in 2009 that didn't meet those specs. Pretty sure everyone in 2009 had a pc that destroyed the requirements for this game. OP is trolling. Are you all that stupid? If he is not, he is a bigger idiot that most of the ppl on these boards.

    @ Sasha - clearly I meant 1 Ghz - nice attempt and contribution though.
  • Bictorr - Lost City
    Bictorr - Lost City Posts: 221 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    I wasted more time on MapleStory.
  • Decus - Dreamweaver
    Decus - Dreamweaver Posts: 5,033 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Belkas - Lost City wrote: »
    Go back to VaginaWeaver and grow a brain please.

    Lol Vaginaweaver... that's damn funny b:chuckle
    Proving that not only archers do math since 2009. b:victory
    Current math challenge: pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?t=1029711&page=45
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    "Any skills that can be used to kill you will interrupt BB when successful." -truekossy | "...Sage archers are kind of like Mac owners. They are proud of the weirdest and most unnecessary things." -Aesthor | "We ALL know Jesus doesn't play PWI. He may have suffered a lot for humanity, but he'd NEVER punish himself this way." -Abstractive | "I approve of bananas." -SashaGray
  • Mystic-Night - Heavens Tear
    Mystic-Night - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,619 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Belkas - Lost City wrote: »
    Find me a pc in 2009 that didn't meet those specs. Pretty sure everyone in 2009 had a pc that destroyed the requirements for this game. OP is trolling. Are you all that stupid? If he is not, he is a bigger idiot that most of the ppl on these boards.

    @ Sasha - clearly I meant 1 Ghz - nice attempt and contribution though.

    I'm not even paying attention to what the OP said. My point was that not all computers can handle this game past minimum standards. Best example: Me, I had a ****ty computer and laptop that could barely run this game and it was hard to have fun in TW with so much lag.
    Just because someone can run the game doesn't mean they can do so with fun. Ignorance is bliss. b:bye

    @Belkas - clearly you don't know what you're talking about - nice attempt and contribution though.
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  • Noriaka - Lost City
    Noriaka - Lost City Posts: 37 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Sagek - Sanctuary wrote: »
    Gummy Bear, Ceritified Parachute Unit.

    rofl!
    [SIGPIC]http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq200/patrdonato/eva2fin-2.jpg[/SIGPIC]
  • JYUUU - Harshlands
    JYUUU - Harshlands Posts: 51 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Tide_Surfer - Archosaur wrote: »
    1. I have way more friends since I started playing PWI.
    2. I'm getting much better grades at school.
    3. I love life way more since I started playing PWI.b:victoryb:pleasedb:chuckle
    People you are playing a game with are not friends.
  • Shield - Raging Tide
    Shield - Raging Tide Posts: 342 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    JYUUU - Harshlands wrote: »
    People you are playing a game with are not friends.

    ^ mhm
  • Paulrogers - Harshlands
    Paulrogers - Harshlands Posts: 653 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    JYUUU - Harshlands wrote: »
    People you are playing a game with are not friends.

    omg what's next you're gona say pen pals are not friends.
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    "Ewa Sonnet has the best pair of jugs ever. Nothing else compares." - Eoria.
    HE'S OVERALL KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLASS IS LEGIT.
  • JYUUU - Harshlands
    JYUUU - Harshlands Posts: 51 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Pen pals are not friends.
  • HardTimes - Lost City
    HardTimes - Lost City Posts: 52 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    Tide_Surfer - Archosaur wrote: »
    1. I have way more friends since I started playing PWI.
    2. I'm getting much better grades at school.
    3. I love life way more since I started playing PWI.b:victoryb:pleasedb:chuckle

    b:cute we know one person here is happy. and im 1st to comment about it. b:scorn why everyone else have to be so unhappy with their life's and make others suffer?
  • Aquireis - Lost City
    Aquireis - Lost City Posts: 143 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    JYUUU - Harshlands wrote: »
    People you are playing a game with are not friends.

    Not true I actually met a friend through this game, and we do hang out quiet a bit outside the game. So we do play this game and we are friends.
    All generalizations are false, including this one.
  • Paulrogers - Harshlands
    Paulrogers - Harshlands Posts: 653 Arc User
    edited June 2012
    JYUUU - Harshlands wrote: »
    Pen pals are not friends.

    harsh words...
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
    "Ewa Sonnet has the best pair of jugs ever. Nothing else compares." - Eoria.
    HE'S OVERALL KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLASS IS LEGIT.
  • twharf1
    twharf1 Posts: 0 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    JYUUU - Harshlands wrote: »
    Pen pals are not friends.


    http://www.bing.com/Dictionary/search?q=define+pal&qpvt=pal+definition&FORM=DTPDIA

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pal

    http://www.ehow.com/how_7346382_make-pen-friend.html

    http://www.penpalworld.com/

    so tell me again...how is a pen pal not a friend? im kinda confused...could you...idk show your proof
    ...thats right you got none...don't dis a comment without proof dude...thats like pking somebody 50 levels lower than you...or or stealing candy from a baby...its easy but it shure as hell is NOT cool
  • hibernusmortis
    hibernusmortis Posts: 1 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    DeadRaven - Sanctuary wrote: »
    A lot of backlash coming in response of this thread, but most of it I believe is the result of a lack of understanding, particularly around the psychology of game design. There is a plethora of available research on the addictive nature of video games and the harm it can cause to individuals and to society in general. That is NOT to say that all games are innately harmful to all people, just that SOME have demonstrated to be so for SOME people, particularly when they incorporate proven patterns of addictive behaviour into their game design (like most free-to-play games).

    Not everyone is susceptible to becoming addicted to a game like PWI but some are for a variety of reasons which usually involve a complex interaction of personal life issues, mental health issues, genetic composition, etc. Thus, while the original post may not apply to you personally, that does not make the cautionary tale invalid.

    Some people might be tempted to just say, "get some will power." However, that is just an easy way of avoiding a complex issue. Will power undoubtedly plays a role but it is neither the beginning nor the end of the issue.

    P.S. I am not taking any sides, I just felt it needed to be said.
    Well said. My thoughts exactly.
    That goes for any thing from gaming addiction, to gambling, alcoholism, drug addiction, eating disorders, etc etc. The MAJORITY of people can do these things (drink, gamble, eat, etc.) without it ever having an effect on there lives in a negative way. BUT there are a few with addictive personalities that certain things will tend to get them into trouble.
  • Meeeowwwwww - Lost City
    Meeeowwwwww - Lost City Posts: 61 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    I would regret it too, 2 years and not even level 100, that shows something about you b:thanks b:chuckle
    I played PWI from the first year, and honestly, my life gotten so much better b:chuckle OFC I dont play 24/7, but I do everyday. All A's, a job, recently engaged, and more
    [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]


    If you need me, just Meeeeoowwwwwww!
    b:dirty
  • Mystic-Night - Heavens Tear
    Mystic-Night - Heavens Tear Posts: 1,619 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    twharf1 wrote: »
    http://www.bing.com/Dictionary/search?q=define+pal&qpvt=pal+definition&FORM=DTPDIA

    http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pal

    http://www.ehow.com/how_7346382_make-pen-friend.html

    http://www.penpalworld.com/

    so tell me again...how is a pen pal not a friend? im kinda confused...could you...idk show your proof
    ...thats right you got none...don't dis a comment without proof dude...thats like pking somebody 50 levels lower than you...or or stealing candy from a baby...its easy but it shure as hell is NOT cool

    A pen pal is not a friend.
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