tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776337855337523166.post3745257015672005667..comments2023-04-17T04:29:29.950-07:00Comments on Mary Quite Contrary: Chapter 10, Page 7 Be careful with your gamingBrigidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03796317915330760325noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776337855337523166.post-60199472420355723662011-06-09T12:34:45.203-07:002011-06-09T12:34:45.203-07:00@Journo: Well, that's creepy. The bit about so...@Journo: Well, that's creepy. The bit about someone committing murder to play an online game. Yeesh.Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796317915330760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776337855337523166.post-81605099881597032962011-06-09T05:07:59.072-07:002011-06-09T05:07:59.072-07:00I actually know people who have done that, althoug...I actually know people who have done that, although it was mainly games like LOTR: BFME and Counterstrike. Oh, and CoD.<br /><br />As for obsession...I can relate. Thank God no one had to ban anything since most of the things that I love are for free online (e.g. Mary Quite Contrary, deviantART). Although my Dad now disconnects the internet to prevent late-night browsing -_-<br /><br />What really unnerves me though is the rare instances where people get violent to feed their habit.<br /><br />For example, just recently a Vietnamese teen murdered a little girl so that he could have money to play an RPG online.Journo-SEALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866634620603048178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776337855337523166.post-55785802772339102702010-03-08T03:53:19.902-08:002010-03-08T03:53:19.902-08:00I was a DM for over a decade. I started suffering ...I was a DM for over a decade. I started suffering burnout. The people in my group who <i>insisted</i> on interrupting my old game to run quick mini-games (and disrupt my pacing - what was originally one of the best games they ever were in, at the end, fizzled because I'd lost the spark... I literally believe if they hadn't interrupted with their "minigames" I'd have ended on the good note) fizzled. Wasn't truly bad but still was a lackluster end.<br /><br />Well anyway, those same people who so badly wanted to run a game in the middle of The Big One said they didn't want to. But wanted another game. So I ran another. And another after that. Both fizzled out. The divorce of my best friend and his ex killed the gaming group (with the ex getting most of the friends/gaming group, myself and one new player being given to my friend in the split).<br /><br />And after it was over? For a couple years after, even <i>thinking</i> of running a game would result in a quick onset migraine. Something literally had burnt out in me. I couldn't GM. Oddly, I could still write, and did. Though I half-wonder if the GM burnout is part of the reason for my reviews going from daily to intermittent.<br /><br />I've occasionally considered running a game these days... and don't get the migraine any longer. But creating a new gaming group is not exactly easy, and I'm not entirely sure what I'd want to do for a game any longer. And to be honest... if I never ran another game again, I probably wouldn't miss much. (And I've very rarely been a player in games; I keep wanting to meddle in the storyline as a player. It's the writer in me.)<br /><br />Rob H.Acacia H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07678539067303911329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776337855337523166.post-81880243078431078622010-03-04T13:33:11.609-08:002010-03-04T13:33:11.609-08:00My name is Dan, and I am an RPGaholic (reformed, R...My name is Dan, and I am an RPGaholic (<i>reformed</i>, Robert, no one is ever really <i>cured</i>) though I did manage to <i>mostly</i> kick the habit years ago. Now I just use 'em as inspirational materials for use with my various writing projects. Yeah, that's it... '^_^<br /><br />@Brigid: People <i>are</i> strange! :P I think that the guy I mentioned <i>did</i> propose to his wife in-game; Heck, sometime after WotC introduced the "Open Gaming License" for their D20 system, I even saw a "Sex in D&D" rulebook at my local Borders (eww). So very creepy...Dan (Croatoan 5376@Yahoo.com)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776337855337523166.post-81324693401784480052010-03-04T12:47:15.333-08:002010-03-04T12:47:15.333-08:00@Dan: And then there are the stories of people pro...@Dan: And then there are the stories of people proposing through video games. People get very strange sometimes.<br /><br />And, yeah, actually it was just Garfield the comic, not the cartoon as that wasn't on TV at the time. Let's just say that I discovered that Garfield is fun to read but probably wouldn't be nearly as likable in real life.<br /><br />Also, the ban was temporary.<br /><br />@Robert: Yeah. That too. And manga. And anime. Oh good grief, the anime. I haven't crunched the numbers, but I'm pretty sure crack really would be cheaper.<br /><br />Only was? How'd you kick the habit?Brigidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03796317915330760325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776337855337523166.post-91556331454902305592010-03-04T03:43:27.898-08:002010-03-04T03:43:27.898-08:00Webcomics. *eyes his Bookmarks folder* Though tech...Webcomics. *eyes his Bookmarks folder* Though technically it's for the review site. Technically. ^^;;<br /><br />Rob H., who was a D&D-holicAcacia H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07678539067303911329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4776337855337523166.post-32828628119700848932010-03-03T22:53:08.546-08:002010-03-03T22:53:08.546-08:00Obsession...sounds familiar. I know a couple of &q...Obsession...sounds familiar. I know a couple of "World of Warcraft" widows/widowers, as well as one couple who met and got married as a result of WoW (which wouldn't really bother me so much, but in the months I knew him he never gave any indication that he and his wife shared anything in common <i><b>except</b></i> for "Warcraft").<br /><br />And, um, did your parents <i>really</i> have to put a ban on "<i>Garfield and Friends</i>"? 8(Dan (Croatoan5376@Yahoo.com)noreply@blogger.com