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post 1483226261 02-12-2017, 10:04 AM
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Any of you brahs quit video games?

Trying to quit video games cause I really think I do play too much. Any of you brahs quit playing and noticed a dramatic improvement on life?
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post 1483226331 02-12-2017, 10:05 AM
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Only ever played while injured. Once I was able to resume lifting, game time vanished.
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post 1483226391 02-12-2017, 10:05 AM
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Never fully quit but once I went to college, the amount of video games I played dropped dramatically. During breaks I'll play a little more than usual but during the school year, rarely.
post 1483226811 02-12-2017, 10:11 AM
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I rarely play now and I feel a lot happier than when I used to play. Not playing games gives you time to do a lot of **** you wouldn't normally have time for (since you waste so many hours on games) and it just gets you at out of the house. More gym time, less lazyness, etc. Made me much for outgoing for sure and I definitely wished I limited my game time back in my little teen years.
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post 1483227081 02-12-2017, 10:14 AM
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nope, I love videogames and its no different than any other form of fun or entertainment. Whats the point of being alive if you dont do things you enjoy
post 1483227151 02-12-2017, 10:15 AM
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I seem to go on and off between having a strong social life every few months and will play video games during the down times.
post 1483227221 02-12-2017, 10:16 AM
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Everything in moderation. If you're playing them everyday then that's a problem. You don't gotta quit, just find time for other stuff. Pick up a few books. I still have a PS4 that I play occasionally but it's usually in a social setting when vibing with friends.
post 1483227451 02-12-2017, 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted By grenks112⏩
Everything in moderation. If you're playing them everyday then that's a problem. You don't gotta quit, just find time for other stuff. Pick up a few books. I still have a PS4 that I play occasionally but it's usually in a social setting when vibing with friends.
what if you love videogames and enjoy playing them as much as you can.

Videogames are no different than any other hobby. If you love it, do it as much as you want
post 1483227671 02-12-2017, 10:22 AM
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i only play CS for 3-4 hours a day. the time is split up so i play hours apart of each session ex: play csgo every 4 hours for only one hour. but, other than that i don't play **** anymore.
post 1483228011 02-12-2017, 10:26 AM
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the reason videogames are ****gy is because you literally achieve nothing with the time spent there, its all virtual and fake. atleast with a hobby like shooting hoops your real life skills improve
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post 1483228591 02-12-2017, 10:31 AM
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I use to play video games about 40-50 hours a week in HS and early college. Now it's probably closer to 20-25 hours. Don't think i will ever quit completely.
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Originally Posted By swolefnatic⏩
Trying to quit video games cause I really think I do play too much. Any of you brahs quit playing and noticed a dramatic improvement on life?
I stopped playing games when I was in the military for 1-2 years. Noticed no difference at all.
Now Im back to playing games all day ahaHAHAAHAH
post 1483230671 02-12-2017, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted By MisterJustice⏩
the reason videogames are ****gy is because you literally achieve nothing with the time spent there, its all virtual and fake. atleast with a hobby like shooting hoops your real life skills improve
what do you gain from tv, movies, fiction reading and other such forms of entertainment?
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I've met so many scumbag gamers in my life so I stay away from gaming, the ones i've met have anger management problems or are general bullies, I try not to judge their past time but the bad guys always seem to be gamers.
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I've thought about it but watching tv is boring to me most the time, miscing gets boring, my roommate just watches YouTube all day. What else should I do after lifting in my downtime?
post 1483232041 02-12-2017, 11:02 AM
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i cant do it anymore. when im grindning out levels/ranking or whatever i think 'i should be grinding in real life right now'...
post 1483232081 02-12-2017, 11:03 AM
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Video games were my life from 7th grade to 9th grade and then I sort of tapered off and now I only play a little bit to kill time. In high school I began to have way more schoolwork and I got into working out.
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Nope. Graphics and technology are just too good these days. Love playing PC and ps4 pro and taking advantage of the new graphics/audio and of course steam. I probably average 5-10 hours a week playing games so it isn't much at all
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i used to be a basement dwelling wow nerd playing all day everyday (early teens). literally rolling out of bed then plop myself in the chair all day. except to go to the bathroom and eat really quick.

nowadays i cant really immerse myself in video games anymore. so i might play a couple hours on a weekend if a new game came out. also im not sure if its just the fact that games suck nowadays.
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i quit video games like 6 years ago and replaced it with miscing. I think my life became worse.

I downloaded civ 5 and spent 4 minutes on it and the magic of games is no longer there. I'm more interested in what real life can do for me.
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Originally Posted By XiangYu⏩
I stopped playing games when I was in the military for 1-2 years. Noticed no difference at all.
Now Im back to playing games all day ahaHAHAAHAH
Good things take time.
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Been a few months since I've sold my PS4 and I can't say that I see much differences in my life. Time that I use to spend playing games are now just spent browsing the misc. I do workout more now though but I can't say that is directly cause of no more video games
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Originally Posted By jamesbwbevis⏩
Videogames are no different than any other hobby. If you love it, do it as much as you want
I mean this really summarizes it. You can do anything too much if you consider "Could I do something else with my time?" Well yes, but then you'll just be exhausting time on some other activity that might not have any better end goal than the previous.


If you enjoy something, and it doesn't cause harm, then keep doing it.
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Originally Posted By MisterJustice⏩
the reason videogames are ****gy is because you literally achieve nothing with the time spent there, its all virtual and fake. atleast with a hobby like shooting hoops your real life skills improve
Your sig is a Dark Souls quote you *******

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Originally Posted By 1cav⏩
i used to be a basement dwelling wow nerd playing all day everyday (early teens). literally rolling out of bed then plop myself in the chair all day. except to go to the bathroom and eat really quick.

nowadays i cant really immerse myself in video games anymore. so i might play a couple hours on a weekend if a new game came out. also im not sure if its just the fact that games suck nowadays.
Games really do suck now. They make them easy as fuk too. It's like they're making them for retards. I remember when blizzard went off about how hard Diablo 3 was going to be to beat. Beat the game in less than a week. They just don't make em like OOT anymore.
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I play games like GTAV, where I can have fun for 10 minutes and logoff. These days, I'm thinking to myself, what do I get from this? And that's enough to get me to put the controller down.

Games where you can pop in for a few minutes of fun, without having to spend so much time getting over the learning curve, and just jumping straight into the fun, regardless of how much you play, are the only games that I play these days.
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