SFG writes: Meet Darryl. He says that gaming has ruined his life. He has maxed out his credit cards, lost his marriage and is basically blaming social games for his demise.
According some folks from the Gamers Advocating Fiscal Responsibility (GAFR), Daryl is just one of many people to blame gaming for their own real world shortcomings.
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I thought that too until he mentioned "paradigm change" with the addition of a competitive two-player mode. Obvious fumble, and we all do it, but it's a pet peeve that I should work on.
Thomas from Lizard Lounge writes, "What a time to be alive! Farming Simulator has released its eighth instalment, you too can discover the mysterious and glamorous life of a slice of bread, and someone has released a game about grass and it’s not even the interesting kind of grass. Walking simulators, have you heard of those? Games like Gone Home, Serena, The Beginner’s Guide, in which you walk around a world and stuff happens at you?"
Online gaming should be banned especially mmos. I'm serious.
Wow what a loser, I've known people who have kicked heroin and this guy can't even cut back on the gaming...come on dood they're is a whole lot of free games out in the world you can play.
On my PS3 and i have only spend like about $200 on 3 new games and im only talking about 2010 so far, and i have not rent, i do trades games or get good deals on brand new games or just find a smart way to get a good price, craigslist is a huge help to make everything cheap or just trades.
I still have to get ProEvo11 GT5 day one and i will only spend about $20 dont ask me how ;) i know few tricks.
Plus i will try to get MOH, Castelvania, Fifa11, enslave by trades for other games i have and i will not play. I have for trade few good games that im sure will make things easy.
People aren't forced to game. I don't believe in gaming addiction; it's just a means of escaping from real life and its responsibilities.
If anyone allows any form of gaming to impact their lives like that, they obviously need to seek some form of professional help and find out why they're using games in that way.
Meet Darryl, A guy who is too weak to control his impulses, and who also seems to have a complete lack of personal accountability.