Don't let it consume your life.

[ChibiGoose]

100% agree, which is why I don't like tryhards who no-life the game.

don't h8 pls ily

 

[Lemonz87]

100% agree, which is why I don't like tryhards who no-life the game.

You would really dislike me... Awk

 

[GESM25]

don't h8 pls ily

;(

You would really dislike me... Awk

o this is awkward

 

[10_boss]

See that big yellow thing in the sky? It's nice isn't it? To bad the majority of you guys don't get to enjoy it enough...

This is going to be a bit of a rant about addiction to gaming/ online life. The reasoning behind this... Well this morning my 9 and 10 year old cousins called to my house.
I thought ohh this will be nice I'll mess around and play some football with them. I come down stairs... One is on his tablet... The other on a laptop... Seriously!!!

Now I am bit older than the majority of people here but when I was that age it would be rare for me to be inside.

Okay so with that covered lets talk about you guys. I am certain that a lot of your days consist of school eat MCSG and bed. Now if that is you... Take a reality check. What are you accomplishing by spending hours sat in front of a computer... Nothing but destroying valuable social skills that you will need to get you through life.

Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with playing video games. But in moderation.
Just think about it, if you spend to much time on this game what will you do when you its all over? You will have no friends. You will be lonely. You will have achieved nothing. Is that the way you want to live?

Now for something a bit controversial but something that annoys me. Online relationships...
Unless you can see the person IRL Fairly regularly then just stop. Go outside and get a real girlfriend/ boy friend. It's actually frightening that today's youth would rather get an online girlfriend than go outside into the real world and actually find someone you like. After all what are you going to do have a wedding over Skype?

It sounds like you let this take control of your life. A majority of people here enjoy gaming but still don't let it take control of their lives. So if you're sitting here wondering if you did something wrong, if you have you'll know it. If you're still thinking, then you haven't. Just some words of wisdom man, keep gaming but have balance.

 

[Gustav Mahikano]

Just saying bro, but I want to become a Computer Hardware Engineer. I know a damn lot about PC's, and I'm sure you do too? Go ahead and call me when the sports industry goes under. Social Events are fairly stupid, just saying.

The sports industry is not going to go under. It's always going to be more popular than anything computer-related. Some sports will definitely lose popularity, but others will be created to take their place. The E-Sports scene, however, is beginning to grow into a pretty competitive scene. Anyhow, there's nothing wrong with wanting to be a Computer Hardware Engineer. You can pursue that dream if you want. Doesn't mean you need to be cooped up indoors for the rest of your life playing video games - you're basically aiming to become a working man-child. You might find social events stupid mainly because you don't really assosciate yourself with many people and don't have many friends (I don't know you so that could be wrong), probably as a result of not socialising and playing video games, games that you'll eventually get bored of and have nothing left (such as a social life) to fall back onto. It really isn't the road for happiness, but it's your life to live and you only have one shot. Spend it however you wish and try not to have any regrets I guess. Getting a good social life is a lot easier as a teenager than it is as a 27 year old adult or something.

nerds are the smart ones in life, who in 20 years are going to be your boss.

That attitude is what holds you down - becoming a successful businessmen or making a good amount of money isn't going to mean anything to you. What are you gonna do with it - get a 70 inch tv, a bunch of monitors, a pool and a new console and spend your life working and using either of those 4 things? Give me a break. The workers are going to get off of their shift and go enjoy their lives while the boss is sulking around in his expensive house with nothing to do.

 

[Ephizav2]

The sports industry is not going to go under. It's always going to be more popular than anything computer-related. Some sports will definitely lose popularity, but others will be created to take their place. The E-Sports scene, however, is beginning to grow into a pretty competitive scene. Anyhow, there's nothing wrong with wanting to be a Computer Hardware Engineer. You can pursue that dream if you want. Doesn't mean you need to be cooped up indoors for the rest of your life playing video games - you're basically aiming to become a working man-child. You might find social events stupid mainly because you don't really assosciate yourself with many people and don't have many friends (I don't know you so that could be wrong), probably as a result of not socialising and playing video games, games that you'll eventually get bored of and have nothing left (such as a social life) to fall back onto. It really isn't the road for happiness, but it's your life to live and you only have one shot. Spend it however you wish and try not to have any regrets I guess. Getting a good social life is a lot easier as a teenager than it is as a 27 year old adult or something.

I do have a decent sized friend group (6-8 people), who have similar views as me.

 

[Gustav Mahikano]

I do have a decent sized friend group (6-8 people), who have similar views as me.

Does that mean that they're also going to be playing video games their entire lives? Having a good job is probably the least important thing out of everything that IS important. I agree, schooling should be done well and people should give it their all to accomplish the best that they can, but having a crazy-paying job is not going to mean anything if you're unhappy with your life, which will indeed happen when video games start to become a bore for you. What the hell are you going to do then?

 

[reven86]

Eh, threads like this are really ones that I wish people wouldn't put out there because it is really opinionated.

First off, whether you post this thread or not, I doubt this is gonna "change anyone's life" and they are gonna suddenly stop playing mcsg or games so much in general.

People will always do what makes them most happy, and well, I see no reason not to. If you enjoy spending time in front of the computer talking to people on skype and teamspeak or on xbl, go right ahead. Some people just don't like the people they are surrounded with irl. Some people just don't fit in with who they are in real life. Yeah sure, friends online don't last forever, but heck, neither do ones in real life. I don't talk to or hang out with any of my old highschool friends except maybe 1-2 sometimes. Friends come and go, take them where you get them.

Although I do agree that you need some kind of communication skills in real life for when you grow up and move past video games, some people don't develop those skills even if they never play online. Some people are just naturally quiet and shy. Just how it is. Heck, if anything, playing online makes you behave more than you would of you were out in the real world hanging out with friends. Some of the worst influences I've ever had and some of the worst mistakes I've ever made were due to me listening to my "real life friends".

As far as online dating, I'm split on this. I agree that you NEED to meet these people irl at some point in time, else it will never work out. If you date someone from england and you live in US, well, it's more than likely not gonna work out unless you got some serious cash to throw out there.

However, dating online can help with a lot of things. If can get you comfortable with talking to girls for starters. Talking 1 on 1 on skype or even the phone can help a lot with bringing someone out of being so shy. If you avoid all these things, then well, it's pointless.

I personally have dated a few girl online, and well, my best girlfriend to date was online. We met about 10? ish? times in the year we dated. I don't regret a thing with that person at all. You date who you want to date, you don't let distance or anything like that stop you if you care enough about that person.

What's that saying they always say? There is someone out there for everyone, you just gotta know where to look. For some people, you meet that person in HS or at college, at a job, in the club. Well, some people do it online. People meet some amazing people online. There is a reason they have online dating sites you know?

 

[Ephizav2]

xbl

 

[Gustav Mahikano]

People will always do what makes them most happy, and well, I see no reason not to. If you enjoy spending time in front of the computer talking to people on skype and teamspeak or on xbl, go right ahead. Some people just don't like the people they are surrounded with irl. Some people just don't fit in with who they are in real life. Yeah sure, friends online don't last forever, but heck, neither do ones in real life. I don't talk to or hang out with any of my old highschool friends except maybe 1-2 sometimes. Friends come and go, take them where you get them.

However, dating online can help with a lot of things. If can get you comfortable with talking to girls for starters. Talking 1 on 1 on skype or even the phone can help a lot with bringing someone out of being so shy. If you avoid all these things, then well, it's pointless.

The reason that I've outlined 'not to' is because no-one can honestly expect to live their life alone with no close connections and be happy doing so. Enjoying time on the computer, talking to people on Skype and stuff is fine - I do the same. I also agree that some people in real life can be BAAANNED!, but in the long-run, having friends in the real world is going to be a lot more beneficial for you in terms of happiness. Simply because you only hang with 1-2 of your old friends does not mean that it has external validity, that is, that it applies to everyone. Friends in real life are a LOT more likely to last longer than ones found online, and actually have potential to last forever, except some will undoubtedly end pretty roughly.

I also think dating online isn't necessarily the best to improve your dating skills - you can get a little bit more confident when talking to girls (or boys, whatever) in regards to what to say, how to say it, how to act and all that. When it does get to a face to face conversation though I feel like most of those 'cool' people online just end up making themselves look really insecure and that they lack self-confidence. Most of these guys probably can't hold eye contact with a girl in real life and are scared of saying anything 'interesting' in case they make themselves look stupid, whereas on the internet they can say what they want. Dating online through skype and what-not can help you when it comes to trying to actually make conversation with people and how to act, but when it comes to a face to face discussion it's only going to put you in a bad position, seeing as people don't really need to 'look into someones eyes' when they're talking to through a computer screen and anything they say doesn't have major risks to impair the relationship. Finally, making conversation if you're playing a game is a lot easier than when you're sitting at a table in a Cafe; funny things in the game are happening all around you. When these online dater gamers meet a girl in real life most of them have no clue of what to say, how to say it, and once they do get an idea of a conversation-kicker they judge it to be 'too direct', 'stupid' or that they'll 'freak her/him out'. They generally don't know what to say because most of the conversation they have online revolves around or starts off because of the game.

 

[__Ajmutant__]

See that big yellow thing in the sky? It's nice isn't it? To bad the majority of you guys don't get to enjoy it enough...

This is going to be a bit of a rant about addiction to gaming/ online life. The reasoning behind this... Well this morning my 9 and 10 year old cousins called to my house.
I thought ohh this will be nice I'll mess around and play some football with them. I come down stairs... One is on his tablet... The other on a laptop... Seriously!!!

Now I am bit older than the majority of people here but when I was that age it would be rare for me to be inside.

Okay so with that covered lets talk about you guys. I am certain that a lot of your days consist of school eat MCSG and bed. Now if that is you... Take a reality check. What are you accomplishing by spending hours sat in front of a computer... Nothing but destroying valuable social skills that you will need to get you through life.

Don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with playing video games. But in moderation.
Just think about it, if you spend to much time on this game what will you do when you its all over? You will have no friends. You will be lonely. You will have achieved nothing. Is that the way you want to live?

Now for something a bit controversial but something that annoys me. Online relationships...
Unless you can see the person IRL Fairly regularly then just stop. Go outside and get a real girlfriend/ boy friend. It's actually frightening that today's youth would rather get an online girlfriend than go outside into the real world and actually find someone you like. After all what are you going to do have a wedding over Skype?

u kinda played more games than the majority of people...

 

[Jazza]

Just think about it, if you spend to much time on this game what will you do when you its all over? You will have no friends. You will be lonely.

Saying i'll have no friends if Minecraft is gone is not entirely true in the near future. Unless you mean friends you've met online. That counts for several people but not all.

And I won't be lonely and I can assure you that. I'm extremely lucky to have school friends to hang out with and talk to. Friends come and go, although not many people can even try to attempt to become friends with someone because a small part of people think that their personality or how they act can affect the person they want to be friends with, therefore attempting to meet internet friends which I believe isn't a good plan B so I can agree with you on that. But who knows? You could be meeting a serial killer or a highly-skilled hacker and you wouldn't know it because let's face it - a portion of the internet community lie alot about many things. You can be meeting a person on any social media website who act like a female but is really a male (and vice-versa) and you would've maybe become more intimate with that person. So your phrases can be valid to some people but not all. But overall it's a great thread that should be discussed on.