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Ever deleted a game you liked because you were addicted?
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Genshin
Come to conclusion I ain't got time to be grinding dailies and resin refills for miniscule items. I'll just wait till beefy content and go on every now and then.
Welkin probably the best thing of the game now. Battle pass needs to be upgraded. Shits basically a dinosaur now
Come to conclusion I ain't got time to be grinding dailies and resin refills for miniscule items. I'll just wait till beefy content and go on every now and then.
Welkin probably the best thing of the game now. Battle pass needs to be upgraded. Shits basically a dinosaur now
This was a looooong time ago, but my best friend and I were hopelessly addicted to Heroes of Might and Magic III. My solution was to go cold turkey and delete it, his was to use cheat codes to make it so easy it was no longer interesting. Finally, we were freed.
WoW and FF XIV. I'm not even big on grinding gear, but I'll do it and just lose too much time in a day.
Destiny 2 - I've played almost 300 hours and have nothing to show for it. Honestly, the game pisses me off because you're constantly stuck in a never ending grind. Thankfully I have no desire to ever touch that game again. It's the worst GAAS game out there - although the core gameplay is very good.
I've more or less cut FIFA out of my life because it gives me so much more time for other games. My palette has never been so varied and it's precisely because I'm using that time to experiment with Game Pass or play a new release.
Yeah online games are definitely the bigger issue for most people. I used to play WoW and the original Dota (i.e. the Warcraft 3 mod) for hundreds of hours. Particularly games like Dota have that hook that every single match is different and it's constant battle and trying to learn how to better adapt and interpret the other players' actions to beat them. It's really thrilling all the time. It's like constant dopamine rush.
Games like WoW are different. They have a huge amount of content to hook you in, but the end game is about community (raiding with your guild) and loot. It's exciting to get always a bit further. It never fully stops. Once you get the hardest bosses killed, you'll need to do it again and again to get yourself the very best gear and get your guild fully equipped. Then at that point there's probably more content coming up soon already.
It depends a lot on the nature of the person too though.
Thanks for reply. Hard to gauge posts in Internet so wasn't sure how you meant it, but yeah that's fair.
No but I have deleted games on extremely rare occasions because I become too invested and competitive in them. Overwatch was the last one a few years ago, it got to the point I would get quite angry quite often if I was playing poorly or my team mates weren't playing well.
I deleted it as soon as I recognised it was becoming a problem and was affecting me. I went back after a long break and never had the same problem.
I deleted it as soon as I recognised it was becoming a problem and was affecting me. I went back after a long break and never had the same problem.
I had to delete XCom 2 WOTC when I started a fourth campaign in as many weeks and played until 3 in the morning. I love that game, but it had been destroying my sleep for a month straight at that point. I'm usually pretty good at resisting one-more-turn-and-then-go-to-bed games, but not this one.
That's probably the only game that had that effect. I'll play a lot of Elden Ring when it releases later this month for example, but not to the point of missing sleep. That XCom 2 situation was weird.
That's probably the only game that had that effect. I'll play a lot of Elden Ring when it releases later this month for example, but not to the point of missing sleep. That XCom 2 situation was weird.
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Overwatch and then Apex (and a few mmo here and there) almost ruined my life. I got literally addicted, and even spent a huge amount of money. I managed to quit playing Apex this year and made a promise to never again play a game with predatory monetization and season passes. Also, because of FOMO I couldn't play other games, and now I have a huge and nice backlog of single player games I intend to play AND HAVING FUN doing it, which for a long time I didn't had while playing games.
Dota 2. I was just not having fun with it anymore and it was slowly eroding my friendships with the people I played it with. I just had to uninstall and just avoid voice chat whenever they were playing.
I stopped playing League at the end of 2020. I had put 230 *days* of gameplay in it, just in a span of 8 years. That's more than 5K hours
Riot Games' games are the most addictive.
Riot Games' games are the most addictive.
It's a very gamefied app with expensive mtx, so I have to agree 😂
3 things finally got me to quit:
- Spending $80 on some digital gear that I subsequently blew up in an attempt to upgrade it further (Everything about this was my lowest moment ever lol)
- Realizing that maintaining this daily event quest that was going on at the time made the game feel more like a job than me actually having fun
- And me looking at an opportunity to get this really good gear for free in-game, only to realize that in order to get it as soon as possible, I would have to do a daily quest for an entire year, a literal 365 days, got me fucked up
Uninstalling it was the biggest relief ever, I did everything and then some while playing this game, enough that I never need to bother with another MMO ever again
Games I had to uninstall due to addiction:
League of Legends
Destiny 1
League of Legends
Destiny 1
This right here. I also had to go to "virtual counseling" to learn how to quit LoL (basically watched youtube vids and blogs telling LoL addicts how to quit). I was so hooked. I really did have a lot of fun and still miss it sometimes even though its been years
Yes, an Idolm@ster mobile game. I sank an embarrassing amount of money into rolling for a limited Kanade Hayami card and didn't even get it. So I deleted and haven't looked back. I became a better person without its grindy events and garbage drop rates.
Clash Royale on mobile.
It really got its hook into me to a surprising degree and I spent $100 on MTX in the first few days.
I didn't trust myself (as I originally planned not to indulge) so I ended up deleting it.
It really got its hook into me to a surprising degree and I spent $100 on MTX in the first few days.
I didn't trust myself (as I originally planned not to indulge) so I ended up deleting it.
Several, for example, Warframe. A familiar game, something you can go back to when you're not wanting to think too much and just grind something out, be a space ninja for a bit.
A game that never ends and that it's always there with something else for you to do.
A game that never ends and that it's always there with something else for you to do.
Back in 1999 when I got my first PlayStation I had to learn self discipline to enjoy it.
The day I got it, I played for 12 hours and promptly burned out the laser in the console (I only had Air Combat and Actua Soccer too, so not a big collection). Returned it under warranty and got another, burned that one out too over a week.
I distinctly remember with my third PlayStation I rationed myself to 1 hour of play, then 1 hour doing something else, then 1 hour of play again. Eventually I got into a more healthy gaming habit 😅
Did this with World of Warcraft twice. Once during Burning Crusade which is when I started college (and it was affecting my academic performance). Once again about halfway thru the lifetime of WotLK -- mostly because I was starting to feel afraid that I was letting myself get way into WoW too much again. During the time that I had WotLK uninstalled, I just refocused and committed to having a better life balance with it and came back and started raiding. Pretty much only logged on to do weekly raids with my guild during that time.
Most ongoing games get me (surprisingly Blizzard). Diablo 2/3, Median XL, Starcraft 1/2, Overwatch and Heroes of the Storm.
Other than that, I usually play games with defined endings, so at worst I'll play until the platinum. But usually finishing it once is enough.
Other than that, I usually play games with defined endings, so at worst I'll play until the platinum. But usually finishing it once is enough.
I quit Everquest after the beta because I thought it would make me fail university, FF11 because it consumed every hour of my free time, WoW around cataclysm and Destiny 2 for putting pressure on my relationship and later marriage. Special mention to Monster Hunter World for making me burn out on it to the point I couldn't start it up even when I wanted to.
Not addicted but every once in a while I play a single game a lot (well, a lot for me as I can only play a couple of hours per day at most) and realize that I'm only grinding levels or In game cash or whatever and not having any fun. That's when I just delete it, usually I come to that realization pretty soon.
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I played re4 on release without stopping until I had to switch discs and when I stood up I almost peed myself. I had to walk hunched over to e bathroom. Sad
RuneScape had a very unhealthy hold on me when I was younger and I think that was the first and last instance I really had to pull the plug like that. Gave my account away just to really make sure I couldn't go back. I've returned to it maybe 3 times as an adult and I bounced back off quickly each time.
Ultima Online because I legit chose it over my nephew's 1st birthday and CS 1.6 because I was just spending far too much time on it!
The original EverQuest.
after about 3 months of play I looked at my play time and deleted it.
haven't allowed myself to get into an MMO since. I was so cautious when checking out WoW. I knew I was only playing it to check out systems and design etc.
after about 3 months of play I looked at my play time and deleted it.
haven't allowed myself to get into an MMO since. I was so cautious when checking out WoW. I knew I was only playing it to check out systems and design etc.
Did it with Hearthstone. Simply started to lead to more frustration than fun. I could feel myself getting more annoyed doing the day. It wasn't good for me.
No, I typically lose interest in something before uninstalling or deleting it.
There's been a few mobile games I noticed I played largely because it was routine, like, I'd go through the same "dailies" every day without hardly playing. I guess that can sorta be a form of addiction, but I don't know. Nowadays there's only three mobile games I play, two of which I play primarily on PC (Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd).
I find the line between "addiction" and "I'm bored of this" to be very thin in my experience, and often times addiction burns itself out on its own without me needing to take any extra steps like deleting the game.
Sims 4 is a good example - I installed that, played it for hours every day for about... 5 days? Then I stopped cause I lost interest, and uninstalled it after not playing for a month or so. Chances are I'll repeat that process again before Sims 5 comes out too :p
There's been a few mobile games I noticed I played largely because it was routine, like, I'd go through the same "dailies" every day without hardly playing. I guess that can sorta be a form of addiction, but I don't know. Nowadays there's only three mobile games I play, two of which I play primarily on PC (Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd).
I find the line between "addiction" and "I'm bored of this" to be very thin in my experience, and often times addiction burns itself out on its own without me needing to take any extra steps like deleting the game.
Sims 4 is a good example - I installed that, played it for hours every day for about... 5 days? Then I stopped cause I lost interest, and uninstalled it after not playing for a month or so. Chances are I'll repeat that process again before Sims 5 comes out too :p