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2007/05/05, 12:37 AM
for many years i was a online *gamer*?playing l33t mmorpgs?first i played asherons call for 2 years?went to Star Wars Galaxies for 3 yrs..then went to world of warcraft for 2 years?
gaming is very *involving*?many, like myself, end up spending hours upon hours *leveling* our characters?hanging out with *guildies* or fighting side by side pvp?pwning other gamers or npc bosses?exploiting the economy, etc??in the real world you could be a loser?but in-game you could be a *god*?..ppl judged you by your character stats/performanceequipment? not by what you looked like..
I was totally addicted?it was my REAL world..the world outside of the game(which we actually called Real Life) became secondary?South Park did a spoof on World of Warcraft (i.e gaming in general) and it was sadly pretty accurate..
Gaming allowed me dissapear from Real Life?i sat in denial of my health, social, mental health?mountain dew flowed through my body like the blood in my veins?eating w/e was convenient especially nachos and queso?mmmmmmmmmmmm?chain smoking cigarette after ciggie?.
then one day i just spontaneously up and decided that i didnt want to spend my life leveling my characters..i actually wanted to *level* my *real self*?i was 35 years old?i didnt want to spend the rest of my life buried into a game..i wanted to challenge myself spiritual and mentally?and since i had dabbled in health and fitness in the past deep down i knew it was really the answer?
so now my new *world* is the gym?.i hang out with my fellow *gym rats* comparing our equipment (bodies), inquiring about those secret *cheats*?fighting side by side against w/e our current weakness is at the time (weight loss/gain, body fat, etc)
I truly dont regret the time i spent in-game?i totally enjoyed every calorie i put in my mouth?i wouldnt take back one second i played?.but now im a *better* person?
what world did you come from before you changed your life??..what did you *hide behind* to shelter you from the reality you were living unhealthy physically and mentally and /or emotionally? was it a bar? drinking your sorrows away??a couch potato wishing you were that stud in the movie always getting the hot chics? what took you from reality into reality?
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We should conduct ourselves not as if we ought to live for the body, but as if we could not live without it.
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2007/05/05, 07:26 AM
Exactly the same one as you Vela.
I played Anarchy Online, SWG, EQ2 and Eve Online.
In Eve I was famous, around 150k people knew who I was, I was a celebrity. People wanted to kill me, people feared me. Heady and addictive stuff to be sure. Four years of my life and relationships I sacrificed on the altar of Eve Online, which only serves to make it more appealing (the more your RL world goes down the drain, the more you want to be where you are successful).
January this year I decided to join the gym, and the same day suddently realised I didn't want to waste any more time sat in front of a monitor.
I've leveled up my cardio fitness (ding!)
I've leveled up my strength (ding!)
I started a new character class - Aikido (ding!)
My self esteem XP is much higher.
I made some great friends in Eve, and I stay in tough, but I wish I hadn't got sucked in.
Jon
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2007/05/05, 07:54 AM
I've leveled up my cardio fitness (ding!)
I've leveled up my strength (ding!)
I started a new character class - Aikido (ding!)
My self esteem XP is much higher.
nicely put :D and welcome back ...may the force be with us ..hehehe
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There is no such thing as a *set point*. Im only set on getting past this point :)
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2007/05/05, 12:18 PM
I still do online gaming, but not the RP you guys did. I play Socom and Nascar, but those are secondary to my lifting!!
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2007/05/06, 11:37 AM
I play xbox while I ride the stationary bike - a nice blend of both worlds :)
Nice post, velasca!:dumbbell:
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Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements, and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak.
Thomas Carlyle
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2007/06/02, 02:47 AM
mmos are like drugs 2 years in eq2 completly destroyed me =/ finally stopped a few months ago and now im trying to lose the 50-60 lbs i gained from it. /sigh lol
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2007/06/02, 07:43 AM
welcome back to RL Driko :D
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2007/06/02, 09:24 AM
I still play games... not on line, but nowhere near as much as I used to. I never tried the on line game thing. My computer time is now mostly reading fitness stuff.
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I see the words you are typing, but all I read is *click*click*click*
\"He may be gone, but Sanjaya proved that it doesn\'t matter how talented you are - if you believe in yourself, you can annoy literally millions of people.\" Jimmy Kimmel
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