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Posted by Y2kBen_2000 on Sun Dec 18th at 4:05pm 2005

The procrastination thread gave me an idea. How many of you have aquired an addicion to one game or another and what games. I'm not just refering to "OMG, it's take over my life!!" but also on the grounds of twictchin while spout the word, "OMG, I've got to get home so I can play [insert game here]! WHAT!! Not another five minutes!!"
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My games were:
  • Half-Life--Several years
  • Half-Life 2-- Only lasted a month, but I still skiped work to finish the game.
  • Lineage 2-- Played it on free emulation servers, but the craze only lasted me a week.
  • Xenosaga-- My current addiction on the PS2, I'm going to be spending quite a lot of my christmas break trying to beat this, just so I can start the sequel. This game is most likly going to have me for a couple months, especially if they release the third installment any time soon.


By the way, those who have not heard or seen Xenosaga, it's an excellent RPG in the style of Final Fantasy that plays out in the far future. This game actually feels like an anime; which would explain why they turned it into an anime series. (currently only in Japan.)

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Posted by French Toast on Sun Dec 18th at 4:35pm 2005

HL1/2

DoD 1

CoD 1




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Posted by rs6 on Sun Dec 18th at 4:39pm 2005

Counter-strike: played it for 2 years.
Battlefield 2: have been playing it a lot (over 300 hours) since it came out.



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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Sun Dec 18th at 5:20pm 2005

Counter-Strike and WoW were the two most addictive games I've played. CS had longer staying power for me, but WoW was more intense.




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Posted by fishy on Sun Dec 18th at 5:57pm 2005

i don't find any of the 'big' games anywhere near as addictive as some of the daft little flash games that i've played.




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Posted by omegaslayer on Sun Dec 18th at 9:23pm 2005

World Of Warcraft. You want addictive, play that game. I showed it to my friend, 2 days later he was hooked.



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Posted by ReNo on Sun Dec 18th at 10:44pm 2005

I've not played it, but I vouch for WoW. It's bordering on frightening - several of my mates are completely hooked on it, and one even dropped out of uni due to it. Avoid it at all costs says I.




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Posted by OtZman on Sun Dec 18th at 11:14pm 2005

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World Of Warcraft. You want addictive, play that game. I showed it to my friend, 2 days later he was hooked.


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I've not played it, but I vouch for WoW. It's bordering on frightening - several of my mates are completely hooked on it, and one even dropped out of uni due to it. Avoid it at all costs says I.


This almost makes me want to try it.

Sounds dangerous though.



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Posted by gimpinthesink on Sun Dec 18th at 11:18pm 2005

LaIn the last few months its been Battlefield 2, Guild Wars and now World of Warcraft.

WoW's even more adictive than the others cos I play it with my mate who the only time I get to see him is on there.

But other than that its kinda boring running around for ages to get from one place to the next. Yet I carnt seem to stop myself.

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Oh and doing the train noise is quite fun when we had for of us in the guild doing it through stormwind.

But you know what they say small thing amuse small minds and when I play that my mind seems to shrink alot.


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Posted by omegaslayer on Sun Dec 18th at 11:18pm 2005

No really, don't play it, you'll gain an obsession for getting the Uber necklace of pwns-vile. And you'll want to kill the evil dragon of ownage.
Needless to say I have a 10day trial pass for anyone who wants to try, you'll just need to get the game CDs somehow.



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Posted by rs6 on Sun Dec 18th at 11:19pm 2005

WoW is has more addictive properties than cocaine and herion combined.



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Posted by Crono on Sun Dec 18th at 11:33pm 2005

Chrono Trigger for about a year (~1996)
Yoshi's Island for an entire summer (I was so close to getting 100% on the game, just one f**king red coin in the world six second hidden level)
I think for about a week I was immersed in Half-Life. I blew through HL1, OP4, and BS in that time and went, "awesome", and then started playing DoD with friends like mad.
Lots more, I think, just can't think of them.


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Posted by Myrk- on Sun Dec 18th at 11:45pm 2005

Graphics are quite an important aspect for me, so that throws WoW out the window- so ugly, really is. It looks like Warcraft 3 (yes I know it uses the same game engine, but cumon that game is old!).

I suppose the most addictive, and in some way, time wasting game I've ever done is mapping! I have so much more time for other things now- mapping was enjoyable, but had no long term benefit.




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Posted by Dr Brasso on Mon Dec 19th at 3:52am 2005

ok..heres the deal...i have this minimal 3 hour day habit on DoDs mapping, but i can get by with a game or two instead just to get me through the night.... mostly research tho, because, well.....i suck. but anyway (**scratches arm repeatedly) my wife wants to go to family counseling, or maybe check me into the clinic for a "steam bath" *cast out the demons so to speak....ive yet to really acknowledge my condition, as is per usual i suppose, and we are (taps foot repeatedly) in negotiations......

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Posted by BlisTer on Mon Dec 19th at 10:44am 2005

? quoting Myrk-
no long term benefit.

That's the thing. As enjoyable as games can be, after i finish a game, i always ask myself, was it worth all those hours? i suppose it would only be worth it if you otherwise are bored, or if you can turn it into a profession like Finger and KFS. Mapping is different somehow cause it's a creative outlet.

As for games, i've been addicted to many. mostly strategy games - caesar2, warlords2, lords of the realm 2, knights and merchants, civilization3, age of wonders series, total war series,... to name a few. Also being in a tfc clan was addictive. But the worst case was Nox.




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Posted by Adam Hawkins on Mon Dec 19th at 12:23pm 2005

Someone else thats heard of Nox! That game got me hooked for months while I was at Uni.

Other than that, the only games that have held my interest for an extended period really are Guild Wars and World Of Warcraft. Oh, and I do like to pick Ico up again once in a while to remind me how great it is <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">




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Posted by gimpinthesink on Mon Dec 19th at 12:38pm 2005

I ve played Nox but it never really grabed me was good though.

Another game that had me for a few years was Ultima Online my god I wasted so many hours on that game about 6 a day (sometime 12-18 if I couldn't be arsed to go into college) for about 2 years.



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Posted by OtZman on Mon Dec 19th at 1:32pm 2005

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? quoting Myrk-
no long term benefit.

That's the thing. As enjoyable as games can be, after i finish a game, i always ask myself, was it worth all those hours? i suppose it would only be worth it if you otherwise are bored, or if you can turn it into a profession like Finger and KFS. Mapping is different somehow cause it's a creative outlet.



Some games I've played are so good that I feel like they've actually added to my life, more than just being time killers. The same goes for movies, a few of them really makes you think and feel.



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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Mon Dec 19th at 2:36pm 2005

Man I almost forgot how addicted I was to Diablo II and then the expansion Lord of Destruction. Some serious replay value in that game.




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Posted by Pvt.Scythe on Mon Dec 19th at 2:40pm 2005

Civilization II and Sid Meyers' Pirates!(the new one)...



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