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How much is too much?

pkmin3033

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When I start dreaming about what I'm currently playing. At that point, it's a clear indicator I need to cut back on the amount of time I'm investing in a game. Seeing stat numbers in your head, replaying battles and cutscenes, planning things you'll do in the future in your head and then waking up thining you've already done them...definitely time to cut back. This happens to me with the more immersive, grindy JRPGs...or the Atelier titles. Synthesis is highly addicting.

Also, when I realise I've spent the whole day on it more often than not and that I haven't spoken to anyone about something NOT related to it for over a month. That was my own personal little alarm bell for FFXIV, which I must have packed about 300 hours into over the course of a 30 day subscription earlier this year.
 
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when you realize that you probably play video games too much?
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What is this "too much" you speak of. :v

I don't think I have ever consciously decided, "this hobby I enjoy has consumed too much of my time lately!"
I just sorta get in a mood like, "I just don't want to partake in this particular hobby for awhile."

...So that was sort of like an answer.
 
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When I assign HP and the amount of exp given to the leftovers stuck between my teeth while brushing said teeth.
For some reason this also happens if I've been drawing or making a 3d model the whole day "need to do the shading on this one" "the mirror modifier will take care of the other side".
 
Raine

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Is this a serious question? Is there such thing as playing too much?

Jokes aside, whenever the chance situation comes up when I can randomly insert references to video games, I do sometimes question my mentality.
 

Yukari

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Raine said:
Is this a serious question? Is there such thing as playing too much?
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No, playing too much is a myth made up by people who don't want us to play video games.

Usually when I look at the clock and see that it's 2AM but I've been playing since 2PM.
 
Wicked3DS

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When I look up at the clock and realize Iost 3 hours of the day without even thinking about it. Or when my eyes start to get strained.
 
Gobln

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Really depends on the type of game, i have like 800+ hours in Smash brothers Melee but i dont consider it unhealthy, but if it was like 800+ in an RPG then i would be a little worried.
 

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Something I just noticed.
I walked into the bank the other day, and immediately started making a plan to shut off the cams, kill the guards and answer their pagers, pacify the civies, drill the vault and run off with the money before I realized I forgot to bring a silenced gun and maxed ECMs.
Then I remembered that this is real life and not Payday.
 

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"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." - John Lennon
 
Raine

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Yukari said:
No, playing too much is a myth made up by people who don't want us to play video games.

Usually when I look at the clock and see that it's 2AM but I've been playing since 2PM.
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I had those days with Pokemon X since most of the time was spent grinding them to hell, haha. It became routine to wake up at noon and play for 16 hours, for the next 3 days. I do miss those days when I can enjoy playing a game without having to stop periodically to do school work, or even having time for them these days is hard...
 
JJ Styles

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My whole idea of How much is too much is pretty simple: I consider the NON-monetary price such as time, life options, opportunity costs, and etc etc of continuing said gaming on certain video games or titles. If I feel that I'm going to miss out way too much on other things that i may want to do or should do, then i have to stop. But fortunately for now, I don't feel that way yet, especially when it comes to certain competitive games (League and still strong after 5 seasons).

Inb4imPCsoijustdownloadorplayfree2play

Its not about the money i spend.
 
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