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Siigari Kitawa
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Posted - 2006.01.16 17:35:00 -
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If I can't you can't.
GOOD LUCK.
Seriously, trying to give up EVE is like trying to cut your legs off. Do it, I dare you.
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mirel yirrin
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Posted - 2006.01.16 17:35:00 -
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Went on a 3 month vacation from eve since eve was getting into my life too much...here's what happened.
Day 1: Gave up Eve last night. Spent the entire day doing absolutely nothing.
Day 2: Tried to look up EvE news on bbc.co.uk. Was called a "Sad old bint" by various family members
Day 3: Suffering from some sort of Shaking and nerveous ticking. Played ludo.
Day 4: Argh...Starting to draw Eve fleet battles on paper. Dreamt of Piracy in Eve
Day 5: Today: Came back to Eve.
Am I a little bit too involved with this game? Perhaps? Just a little bit?
Just a little bit?
Just a little bit?
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Harisdrop
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Posted - 2006.01.16 17:36:00 -
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Resistance is fultile!
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Jenny Spitfire
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Posted - 2006.01.16 17:37:00 -
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 Originally by: Siigari Kitawa
If I can't you can't.
GOOD LUCK.
Seriously, trying to give up EVE is like trying to cut your legs off. Do it, I dare you.
Actually, you can... chop your hands off. 
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Kurren
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Posted - 2006.01.16 17:38:00 -
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Originally by: Siigari Kitawa
If I can't you can't.
GOOD LUCK.
Seriously, trying to give up EVE is like trying to cut your legs off. Do it, I dare you.
OH GOD... THE GOD AWFUL PAIN!!... THE BLOOD... BLEEDING SO MUCH... BLEEDING TO DEA... hey a new agent offer!
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Hal2
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Posted - 2006.01.16 17:41:00 -
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Last guy I know that said he was quiting was gone for two days...
Came back with a second account 
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mirel yirrin
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Posted - 2006.01.16 17:42:00 -
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It was so goddam boring. I couldn't belive how much I relied on eve!
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Avon
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Posted - 2006.01.16 17:44:00 -
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Originally by: Jenny Spitfire
Originally by: Siigari Kitawa
If I can't you can't.
GOOD LUCK.
Seriously, trying to give up EVE is like trying to cut your legs off. Do it, I dare you.
Actually, you can... chop your hands off.
Once you have chopped off the first hand, how do you chop off the second one?
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Jenny Spitfire
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Posted - 2006.01.16 17:45:00 -
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Originally by: Avon
Originally by: Jenny Spitfire
Actually, you can... chop your hands off.
Once you have chopped off the first hand, how do you chop off the second one?
Hehehe, never used a guillotine before? 
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Munjo Jerry
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Posted - 2006.01.16 17:46:00 -
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this game is too adictive i got 2 accounts now like an idiot. its a game its just a game, but why am i stuck on it soo much. well i drop eve for beer and women the rest of things in life i drop for eve
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Kalixa Hihro
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Posted - 2006.01.16 17:57:00 -
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Originally by: mirel yirrin
Went on a 3 month vacation from eve since eve was getting into my life too much...here's what happened.
Day 1: Gave up Eve last night. Spent the entire day doing absolutely nothing.
Day 2: Tried to look up EvE news on bbc.co.uk. Was called a "Sad old bint" by various family members
Day 3: Suffering from some sort of Shaking and nerveous ticking. Played ludo.
Day 4: Argh...Starting to draw Eve fleet battles on paper. Dreamt of Piracy in Eve
Day 5: Today: Came back to Eve.
Am I a little bit too involved with this game? Perhaps? Just a little bit?
Just a little bit?
Just a little bit?
Well, eve is way too much fun to give up entirely. Have you thought of trying moderation, instead of constantly playing it?
Here's how it works:
1. Dock your ship in a station.
2. Step away from the keyboard.
3. Do something spontaneous, like go to the movies, get some real food (grocery shopping is a substitute), or walk the dog. Call up your friends and go out for a beer. Take your girlfriend/(wife or lover) out on a date.
You don't even need to log out. Eve will be waiting when you get back. I used to be just like you and everyone started hating me. I started following the above advice and now my spouse, son, and dog like me a lot better.
I just do the opposite, do real life til you are bored, then play eve. I find myself playing less lately, but my experience isn't any less. It's actually better because it seems like skills finish faster, even though I know they don't. I get bummed when I miss a hauler spawn, but don't dwell on it.
Hunt for a couple of hours 4-5 times a week, as opposed to playing every waking moment, and everyone in your life will become more important to you and they'll like you better. I usually log my character in, and when a moment arrives that I would be simply watching tv (son is taking a bath, or spouse and son go out to do something like real estate stuff, my spouse's career, son likes to tag along) I play.
When they get back, I finish whatever it is I am doing, dock and go afk. On Saturday and Sunday each, I reserve a block of 4 hours to do mining ops, or PvPing, whatever.
-Kal
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Siigari Kitawa
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Posted - 2006.01.16 17:58:00 -
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/me is grossed out by the amount of blood in the thread.
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Wrangler
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Posted - 2006.01.16 18:04:00 -
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I guess this thread might be a joke.. but if it's true I honestly feel sorry for you.
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Siigari Kitawa
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Posted - 2006.01.16 18:07:00 -
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Originally by: Wrangler
I guess this thread might be a joke.. but if it's true I honestly feel sorry for you.
OMG may I begin training?
*click*
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sallyr
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Posted - 2006.01.16 18:12:00 -
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there are only a 5 cures for eve:
1. having a life (its sad but its true)
- going out and having fun does distract you from eve.
2. a new love interest (GIRLS!!!!!)
- these often have boobs which are easly the best substitute to eve . . .but then im a randy teenager so what the hell do i know.
3. drink . . .get so smashed that u cant turn on your pc
- that doesnt seem to work for alot of players i know tho, they just seem to lose ships and laugh about it.
4. no money, not having enough money to pay for eve often (not always) stop you playing it
5. DIEING
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ApophisXP
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Posted - 2006.01.16 18:24:00 -
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Originally by: mirel yirrin
Went on a 3 month vacation from eve since eve was getting into my life too much...here's what happened.
Day 1: Gave up Eve last night. Spent the entire day doing absolutely nothing.
Day 2: Tried to look up EvE news on bbc.co.uk. Was called a "Sad old bint" by various family members
Day 3: Suffering from some sort of Shaking and nerveous ticking. Played ludo.
Day 4: Argh...Starting to draw Eve fleet battles on paper. Dreamt of Piracy in Eve
Day 5: Today: Came back to Eve.
Am I a little bit too involved with this game? Perhaps? Just a little bit?
Just a little bit?
Just a little bit?
hehe i know how you feel, in the 1 and a half years ive been with the game now ive tried this 3 times... of course lasting more than a day apart... took 2 days each time to come back 
Seriously, you meet people in the game that just become part of the evening youknow, talking to your m8s and so on and even the odd gathering now and then helps strenghten that.
And another thing... EVE is TOOOOO Adictive.... seriously its just stupidly adictive
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space fox
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Posted - 2006.01.16 18:41:00 -
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Edited by: space fox on 16/01/2006 18:47:15
More than a week without my eve fix and i become depressive
Your not alone
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Li'ly
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Posted - 2006.01.16 19:01:00 -
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Didnt you think of eve when playing ludo
sending someone home in ludo = podding in eve
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Nero Scuro
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Posted - 2006.01.16 19:08:00 -
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I just left for a month and a half. Didn't even leave a skill training. Ahaha, free!
Then I realised I could've had BS lvl5 right now. Damn...
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Kitty O'Shay
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Posted - 2006.01.16 19:09:00 -
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Originally by: mirel yirrin
It was so goddam boring. I couldn't belive how much I relied on eve!
Yep, I know that feeling. I care for my elderly parents on a full time basis. Most of the time they get along around the house fine, but when they need me, there's no way I could work.
So Eve fills the time. Otherwise I'd go completely mad. Or watch daytime television.
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High Sierra
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Posted - 2006.01.16 19:13:00 -
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tractor beams 4tw.
real life sucks anyway so you're better off without it.
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Wrayeth
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Posted - 2006.01.16 19:21:00 -
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I've tried to take time off from EVE but always came back almost immediately, no matter how frustrated I was with the game. THe reason for this is simple: I have no life.
In all seriousness, RL sucks and every time I try to focus on it I come away stressed out, ****ed off, depressed off my ass, and/or ready to kill someone.
-Wrayeth
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Winterblink
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Posted - 2006.01.16 19:25:00 -
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Perhaps you should seek professional counseling.
And no, I'm not joking. If you can't step away from a game, willingly, then there's a definite problem.
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Wrayeth
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Posted - 2006.01.16 19:43:00 -
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Edited by: Wrayeth on 16/01/2006 19:44:53
Originally by: Winterblink
Perhaps you should seek professional counseling.
And no, I'm not joking. If you can't step away from a game, willingly, then there's a definite problem.
LOL, been there and done that. The problem is, real life doesn't have much to offer for me but stress. Add to that the fact that I'm not the most sociable person, my range of interests is very narrow, and that going out to bars, clubs, and parties holds no appeal for me, and what else am I going to do aside from stay home and play video games/read a book?
Hell, I can't even do tabletop roleplaying anymore because it's impossible to hold a gaming group together with varying work and college schedules, players with wives and children, and all of the happy, fun stuff you get once you step out into the real world.
In all seriousness, the day I turned eighteen was the worst day of my life - it was like my life just ended and I've been coasting through limbo for the last seven years. MMOs and the like have helped me keep going, however, by giving me something to do that I enjoy. (This frustration also explains why I enjoy killing other players so much in EVE...  )
Your mileage may vary.
-Wrayeth
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Jenny Spitfire
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Posted - 2006.01.16 19:49:00 -
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Edited by: Jenny Spitfire on 16/01/2006 19:52:01
Hmmmm... I have heard of MMOs being an escapism for ppl to avoid or find time to overcome RL problems. Before MMOs, we normally hear ppl resort to drug-use, etc.
1. How many ppl are actually playing MMOs to avoid or to find time to overcome their RL problems? Come on, be honest. We all have anonymity here.
2. Does it help?
3. Age group (1-10, 11-20, 21-30, etc.)?
*/me observing and dont think she will be surprised.* 
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Wrayeth
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Posted - 2006.01.16 20:02:00 -
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LOL, alrighty.
Originally by: Jenny Spitfire
Edited by: Jenny Spitfire on 16/01/2006 19:52:01
Hmmmm... I have heard of MMOs being an escapism for ppl to avoid or find time to overcome RL problems. Before MMOs, we normally hear ppl resort to drug-use, etc.
1. How many ppl are actually playing MMOs to avoid or to find time to overcome their RL problems? Come on, be honest. We all have anonymity here.
Yes and no. Some days are better than others, but in short I can't get enthusiastic about anything that might realistically come my way IRL. It's kind of one of those "my dreams died somewhere along the way" deals.
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2. Does it help?
Gives me something to do and a reason to keep existing. Without video games and books to look forward to, I'd probably just lie in bed all day and do nothing until I ended up homeless and on the streets, since there's sure as hell nothing in the way of real things to get excited about.
College? Hah. Just going through the motions. When I'm finished, I'll have another job that I don't give a damn about, but one that will pay the bills without leaving me one paycheck away from being homeless.
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3. Age group (1-10, 11-20, 21-30, etc.)?
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*/me observing and dont think she will be surprised.*
I don't doubt it. A lot of people out there are just drifting, with no real purpose or hope in life.
-Wrayeth
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ApophisXP
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Posted - 2006.01.16 20:10:00 -
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Originally by: Jenny Spitfire
1. How many ppl are actually playing MMOs to avoid or to find time to overcome their RL problems?
I would say alot, i started erm playing at first just cause pc's and gaming is a big interest of mine. Then it did become an escape from the turbulance of relationships.
in a 4 year relationship ive spent 1year here... was worth it at times, go pirating or something to let go some anger. Then can go back to talking to her without being an angry lil bastard
Originally by: Jenny Spitfire
2. Does it help?
Yes and No. Yes as its good for short term escape and can turn one of lifes most misreable moment into a standard dull one or maybe a happy one.
In the long run though the answer is No. Ive always found that running is extending the time from when you're really gonna get hit. And basically get hurt more than you could've.
Originally by: Jenny Spitfire
3. Age group (1-10, 11-20, 21-30, etc.)?
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Nyphur
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Posted - 2006.01.16 20:13:00 -
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Originally by: mirel yirrin
Eve fleet battles on paper. Dreamt of Piracy in Eve
Am I a little bit too involved with this game? Perhaps? Just a little bit?
Just a little bit?
Just a little bit?
Oh mirel  .
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Snake Jankins
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Posted - 2006.01.16 20:23:00 -
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Had a break from EVE over chrismas, because of holidays. I started one day later then planned, because I had to 'test' rmr, but then it went really well for two weeks without a computer and EVE. I didn't suffer at all.
But when I was back, the first thing after dropping the luggage was to switch on the computer, start eve and say Hi to my corp mates.
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Nero Scuro
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Posted - 2006.01.16 21:00:00 -
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Originally by: Jenny Spitfire
1. How many ppl are actually playing MMOs to avoid or to find time to overcome their RL problems? Come on, be honest. We all have anonymity here.
I use it as an excuse to avoid work, if that's what you mean.
"Hey, I should really start on that assignment... But I need to work-up to it first. I know - I'll play half an hour of EVE (or any game really)!"
*ten hours later*
"rofl pwned biznitch!!11"
Originally by: Jenny Spitfire
2. Does it help?
Yes, the elves living under my desk do all my uni work for me. No, no it doesn't.
Originally by: Jenny Spitfire
3. Age group (1-10, 11-20, 21-30, etc.)?
20.
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