I did the same for my wife.I quit playing Dota for my gf. Mobas are too time and attention demanding to be compatible with a relationship
Not LoL but one of my friends just got divorced from her husband of 11 years that she had children with because the second he got home be put wow on until the second he went to bed and started shouting at her or the kids if they disturbed him.
He did continue going to work though.
He had been doing that the last two to three years since she got him a gaming laptop for Christmas so she blamed herself for it.
He didn't seem to.
I'm still yet to meet someone who playes League of Legends. I guess I'm too old.
I almost lost my gf (we were 24) to a different MOBA called Heroes of the Storm back when it first came out.
I feel like console players don't understand how addictive LoL is or some online games can be. I wasted around ~3000 hours on it in a span of 3 years, until i couldn't handle the stress anymore but the game is dangerously addictive.
As much as i don't like China's practices, i do think that some kind of limitation should be applied to online games to prevent extreme cases like this.
So true, it basically becomes an abusive cycle of stress and anger until you get a good game that pumps you up with all that dopamine for the addiction to continue. Shit is crazy.
Yep, the laws and regulations completely ignore powerful tools slowing down the game addiction. If you have a personal account, which only you have the rights to use, you should not be allowed to play for more than... 6? hours.
I am steering clear of competitive games, because I don't want to uncover another LoL. Something about that game was making me queue up again and again, even if I had a horrible experience in the previous game, I would just dive right back into that toilet.
Nowdays, if the game isn't fun at the moment: Alt + F4, and off to watching hentai :omegalul
Ugh my boyfriend just plays this 24/7 and doesn't even want to get water for himself or go outside, so his desk is full of trash.
So true, it basically becomes an abusive cycle of stress and anger until you get a good game that pumps you up with all that dopamine for the addiction to continue. Shit is crazy.
That's always how I perceived it from the outside. Like why would I ever want to interact with these toxic jerkoffs who play the game if the only reward is winning and making them mad, in turn? It all just seemed very inherently negative.
I mean I'm sure there are pockets of constructive, helpful players but mostly it seems to be a cycle of frustration and relief, like you said.
Honestly, do you guys not like seeing two top laners rage at each other in ALL chat? Is there not a sliver of entertainment? And sometimes, all it takes is a spark from the isolated support to begin the madness. Icing on the cake is when the enemy team flames each other, then you just grab popcorn.
It gets divided into two sides that are equally horrible. One side that spreads Toxicity to others in an attempt to relieve the anger they're feeling and the opposite side which is more defined with self-hate. The thing is that the highs of long close games, big comebacks and etc are HIGH and they will always be among my best gaming memories ever, but on the other side between those singular highs are many stressful lows that put you in situations that i described above.That's always how I perceived it from the outside. Like why would I ever want to interact with these toxic jerkoffs who play the game if the only reward is winning and making them mad, in turn? It all just seemed very inherently negative.
I mean I'm sure there are pockets of constructive, helpful players but mostly it seems to be a cycle of frustration and relief, like you said.
This is real, though.
This is real, though.
I hate when non-gamers say "can't you just pause for a second, you have to come here right now!"
There's no pause in online games and I'm playing Ranked! :p
Everyone is certainly not addicted to something. Addiction is not just a hobby even if you spend a lot of time and money on it. This is very dismissive of the distinction for people who really do need helpI mean, everybody is addicted to something. Some people are addicted to TV, some to books, some to social media, some to shopping, etc. etc. These people just were not right for each other. Blaming LoL or any other game is rididulous.
This very much depends on the significant other.Quitting mid-match in a team based game would be pretty poor form. Of course, that is a situation that is very easily solved through communication with your significant other.