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Slaveabuser
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:10:00 -
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Last night I had a dream, doesn't matter what it was about but it had the EVE soundtrack in the background. So when I woke up today the first thing I thought of was eve.
In other words launching eve was the first thing I did today.
A few months back when I was into pvp and all that I had dreams about camping gates, and when I woke up thats just what I did.
I've also seen people sell their characters because they had to make a choice between RL and EVE. This is fully understandable. Its truly 'teh suck' when real life collides with such a great game. If I had Ç1000000 I would probably spend all my time on EVE 
So then, anyone got any thoughts about their playtime and its impact on real life? But more importantly how do you deal with it?
I've talked to several people that had problems with their wife etc because of EVE and I'm sure there are others with the same problem.
Discuss.
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4rc4ng3L
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:21:00 -
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Well in my opinion: Eve = kiss social life goodbye!
But its sooooooo worth it!
Death is the only true freedom, brought on by our own ignorance.... Welcome to the "free" world in which we live... |
Raluque
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:23:00 -
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I should be at school atm?
Nuff said.
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Kastar
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:28:00 -
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1 word - prioritize and figure out a way to do it without losing touch with your life.
I sacrificed my "good" PC for a laptop so I could play in the couch next to the missus (and so I could do stuff when she ord... errr asks me to)
It might be good to plan ahead. Say it upfront when you want to spend an entire EVE-ning doing a group activity.
All in all, been there, done that..; I understand your feeling. I got slapped on the fingers by the wife a few times already. Eve is the best refuge from real life there is, but it's not worth neglecting job, household or whatever for. It is hard however... even now I'm posting instead of working 
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Tiuwaz
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:31:00 -
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eve has sound? 
 Originally by: Oveur
****! Lets nerf it!
To the nerfmobile!
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Ephemeron
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:32:00 -
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EVE is a good substitute for those of us who can't have a real social life
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sleeping cylon
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:32:00 -
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I had a dream last night to. I dreamt that the small shield booster II got destroyd everytime i activated it. Had to dock and put on a new one everytime. it really annoyed me. 
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Dimitri Chandler
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:33:00 -
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Very easy to get sucked in and play far too much.
I am studying atm and keep getting distracted by Eve, but I dont let it run my life.
I would say if you play for 4 hours or more, every single day you have a problem and need to disconnect.
Signature dimensions to big, please keep it within 400x120 - Petwraith
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Eddie
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:35:00 -
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cant say i feel it has a impact on my rl, but i think my gf feels otherwise
Originally by: TomB
It is a good day to be Jove
oh thank GOD! I thought you were gonna wave the nerf bat around in this thread
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Kanuo Ashkeron
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:35:00 -
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I am checking alliance forums before I check rl news when I come to work in the morning :(
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Axristos
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:44:00 -
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Its our common joke :
" going out tonight to gain loalty points with my wife "
Real eve is a time demanding game and eats up all your resources.
Skills r needed for running your real life too ...
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Mitens Nauro
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:44:00 -
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My Eve time starts after all RL affairs (wife and other stuff). Usually it's after 22:00 local time.
I'm damn tired every morning after playing too late again (so much things to do in Eve) and sleeping less than six hours.
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Kastar
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:46:00 -
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Originally by: Mitens Nauro
My Eve time starts after all RL affairs (wife and other stuff). Usually it's after 22:00 local time.
You don't sleep together ?
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V2GBR
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:53:00 -
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Originally by: Kastar
laptop so I could play in the couch next to the missus
I have done just that aswell, as my baby is due in 6 days.
Its going to be hard to not play eve as much as i have done but at least with the laptop on my knee and being able to help the wife monitor my soon to be newborn i can keep in touch with my friends from eve.
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Avon
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Posted - 2006.03.22 09:58:00 -
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RL comes first.
I am fortunate to be in a corp that understands that, because my family takes up a lot of my time atm (for various reasons, no need to elaborate),
When I play Eve I am completely absorbed, so I just avoid playing at all if I know I have other things to do.
Having said that, there is light at the end of the tunnel, and I will be able to start putting more hours in again soon. \o/
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Larz63
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Posted - 2006.03.22 10:02:00 -
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Anybody have the skill that allows me to play Eve all day while not aggrivating my wife to the point that she wants to smash the computers and rip wires out of the walls? Willing to pay large amounts of ISK for it.
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Slaveabuser
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Posted - 2006.03.22 10:07:00 -
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Originally by: Dimitri Chandler
I would say if you play for 4 hours or more, every single day you have a problem and need to disconnect.
Gah! Not exactly what I wanted to hear
Killing the Minmatars since 22480 AD |
Oro Masut
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Posted - 2006.03.22 10:22:00 -
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Originally by: Larz63
Anybody have the skill that allows me to play Eve all day while not aggrivating my wife to the point that she wants to smash the computers and rip wires out of the walls? Willing to pay large amounts of ISK for it.
sure, get Divorce at least to 3... 
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Eris Discordia
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Posted - 2006.03.22 10:26:00 -
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In the future do not date eve players
You'll end up stuck in a corp or alliance with one sooner or later after it's over 
Otherwise no real impact except some strange tshirts with skeleton bunnies on it
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Alyth
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Posted - 2006.03.22 10:26:00 -
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Originally by: Eddie
cant say i feel it has a impact on my rl, but i think my gf feels otherwise
It ain't good when you are thinking of ways to tweak your PvP setups while watching a movie with her....
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Hohenheim OfLight
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Posted - 2006.03.22 10:41:00 -
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I am in work now as it is, the first thing i did when i got up was boot my pc up to play eve for those ten mins before i have to walk out the door. (well to try and get past a gate camp).
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William Hartas
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Posted - 2006.03.22 10:54:00 -
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No effect on me, EVE for me is only when there is nothing better to do.
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Bhaal
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:10:00 -
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RL comes first, if it doesn't, then you may have a problem...
I rarely make time for EVE anymore, I log on if I have any spare time.
In the early days, I made time for EVE.
It's very different, the emersion is lost, but it's better than no EVE at all...
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wierchas noobhunter
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:13:00 -
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most time i am drunk so i think eve dont efect much my rl
cos i cant do alot when iam drunk 
join BioMass Cartel or die argggg
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Sensor Error
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:17:00 -
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Originally by: Kastar
Originally by: Mitens Nauro
My Eve time starts after all RL affairs (wife and other stuff). Usually it's after 22:00 local time.
You don't sleep together ?
They're married, of course they don't!
RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!!!
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eve warrior
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:27:00 -
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I was feeling sick this morning and should have been lying in bed, but i had to wake up at 7:30am to call work and tell them i would not becoming into day... Since i was up i though i might as well pop onto eve and see who is online.... That was over 4 hrs ago.
Lets hope i get a sick note for the rest of the week.
Eve warrior
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Slaveabuser
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:28:00 -
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Originally by: eve warrior
I was feeling sick this morning and should have been lying in bed, but i had to wake up at 7:30am to call work and tell them i would not becoming into day... Since i was up i though i might as well pop onto eve and see who is online.... That was over 4 hrs ago.
Lets hope i get a sick note for the rest of the week.
Eve warrior
I know that feeling just too well
(Unfortunatly)
Killing the Minmatars since 22480 AD |
Khatred
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:35:00 -
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Eve is quite ok from an industrialist point of view because I can get of my computer in less than 5 minutes if my girlfriend needs me. "Sure baby, just let me dock and I'll be right there with you". She did get kinda ****ed when I stood awake for 48 hours straight trying to set up the outpost :)
On the other hand she hates WoW. "Baby, I am in an instance, I can't come right now"
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Chadawahee
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:37:00 -
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RL, huh ? what is that ? i though isk is the currency to do groceries
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Valen L'eganas
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:45:00 -
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Well, I know a certain person (who's name I shall not speak) who lost his relation due to EvE (and his commitment to his corp/alliance friends) and after that even plays more then he did before to get over it.
Eve shurely tested my relation, that is why I don't play at the moment and if i ever will, I will do it when I'm alone. I can't immagine myself playing the whole evening while my GF sits on the couch watching soaps.
I used to spend my entire days off, playing eve when i was single, 4 hours per day and 12 hours each saturday and sunday...
Bye bye SL.
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:47:00 -
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I spend too much time on the forums
But on the other hand, I always prioritize RL above EVE. That's one of the main reasons that I rarely go on gang PvP ops--I often can't guarantee that I'll be able to be on the whole time.
That's probably also why I post on the forums so much. Forumposting can be done at any time, and I can leave at any time (to do some actual work) with no consequences.
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Bhaal
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:49:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
I spend too much time on the forums
But on the other hand, I always prioritize RL above EVE. That's one of the main reasons that I rarely go on gang PvP ops--I often can't guarantee that I'll be able to be on the whole time.
That's probably also why I post on the forums so much. Forumposting can be done at any time, and I can leave at any time (to do some actual work) with no consequences.
I'm in a similar situation.
I guess I feel that the forums keep me linked to the game in some way, eventhough I'm not actually playing...
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Crusari
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:50:00 -
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RL comes first for me, but I do spend almost all my free time in EVE :/
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Mike Moss
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:51:00 -
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Any online or offline computer game can be 1) addictive and 2) soul sucking, as can be your daytime profession, playing bridge, sports, or hacking Linux for that matter. But I think with games the addiction aspect is something the individual has to deal with by prioritizing your time and keeping the focus of your life on what really matters.
EVE seems to me to be inherently less "soul sucking." You can make progress offline by keeping skills in training, unlike other games where huge amounts of online grinding may be required to make progress.
EVE developers could help with the addiction problem by providing at least a limited queue for developing skills offline. If you could queue four or five skills, you could go for days or weeks without feeling enslaved to EVE's skill training clock, which to me at the moment seems to be the most inconvenient and obnoxious feature of the game.
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LadyShu
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:53:00 -
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life... out there? reallife is where the pizzaman comes from!
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Star Nove
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Posted - 2006.03.22 11:57:00 -
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Originally by: Chadawahee
RL, huh ? what is that ? i though isk is the currency to do groceries
lol in iceland it is HAHA
-nove
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Valen L'eganas
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Posted - 2006.03.22 12:00:00 -
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Edited by: Valen L''eganas on 22/03/2006 12:00:10
Originally by: LadyShu
life... out there? reallife is where the pizzaman comes from!
Could you explain why I don't CTD when I have an argument with my GF (as much as i like to)?
Or why I can't web and pod her?
(or better, why can't i block any invites for convo from her )
What is that big shiny yellow orb outside, which is occluded now and then by clouds?
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Al Haquis
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Posted - 2006.03.22 12:02:00 -
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Ones i had a Girlfriend didnt last , then i got Eve that lasts :)
Simple math.
If you get lonly buy your self a cat.
With love Al Haquis.
and btw 4 hours of eve or less a day are for the soft people.
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LWMaverick
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Posted - 2006.03.22 12:06:00 -
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/me does a Warp to "School" at 15m
Im cutting a bit down on my play time atm.. its not really that much of a problem anymore.
The only problem is the amount of time i spend here on the forum ... Im becomming a first class forum *****
/Mav
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Tassi
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Posted - 2006.03.22 12:15:00 -
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To play eve consumes so much time
On weekends I go out and get drunk so no eve, the rest of the week is school stuff, 1 month left for my final exams so I dont have that much time atm
Many alliance ops are on the weekends and pretty late for me (got GMT +01:00), need to get drunk in the town at that time and not shooting reds ...
hi eve-warrior
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Lord WarATron
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Posted - 2006.03.22 12:44:00 -
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Yes. We need to combie work with eve..... Some way to make money while playing eve.......
Hmmm..... those roids look nice to farm.... :)
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Dr Laura
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Posted - 2006.03.22 12:55:00 -
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Guys take it from me, Eve is perfectly healthy to play 23/7/365 without macros! Real life is only useful if you like real drama where you get in trouble when you shoot the guy next to ya. Game on!
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Butter Dog
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Posted - 2006.03.22 13:02:00 -
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Its all about prioritising.
For me, EVE has been a really good thing. I had a drug problem in RL and one of the things that distracted me from the cravings etc was EVE. I'd highly recommend it as a form of therapy! Although maybe I am replacing one addiction with another, EVE being less harmful and considerably cheaper.
Sure, I've cut back on socialising a bit, but its about finding the balance. You can enjoy work, socialising, family, culture, love, and EVE - but just don't expect to have any time to sleep!
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Eris Discordia
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Posted - 2006.03.22 13:04:00 -
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Oh and sometimes I get calls from my family who wanted to try EVE, if I can explain the way to Jita
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Nicholas Barker
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Posted - 2006.03.22 13:17:00 -
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i've had some eve dreams, usualy stuff like podding myself numerous times without a good clone, then waking up all hot and bothered.
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Constantine Arcanum
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Posted - 2006.03.22 13:20:00 -
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I play eve for about 2 hours a day, but I also go out and see my mates/ other stuff...
Forumwhoring is cool cause you don't need to stay at the PC for a length of time ,especially at work :)
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Asuo
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Posted - 2006.03.22 13:25:00 -
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Get home between 6-7 log on to eve. Play till 12-1, log off.
I've recently admitted i'm addicted. But now trying to get back to the real world. Just find it odd goin to the drive and not finding my ferox there. 
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Valen L'eganas
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Posted - 2006.03.22 13:34:00 -
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Btw. Who said playing eve and PvP'ing is like not having a social life?
I concider many of the people I played with as good acquaintances of mine. Some even friends. TS helps alot with this feeling.
/emote warps back to work
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Caztra Tor
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Posted - 2006.03.22 13:48:00 -
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I'm 42, have raised three children (one girl age 6, twin girls age 2) for the last two years solo, except for the help I can hire.
I run a law firm which is broken down into two corporations. I try at least one jury trial a month. Sooooo, I substituted Eve for any and all T.V. watching. It is perfect for me to release tension and stress. So nice to do something more than watch t.v. to unwind. It is better than going postal.
Additionally, and maybe this is just me, but I believe that the game keeps you mentally sharp. My two cents.
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Ixchebel
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Posted - 2006.03.22 13:50:00 -
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Good luck when the baby pops out V2GBR!
If it wasn't for Eve I would have nothing to do at work
It was my hubby who got me into the game in the first place. The only time it causes any problems is when we have an argument over who has to put the kids to bed while the other plays Eve 
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Sy Dalo
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Posted - 2006.03.22 14:28:00 -
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"Real life strikes Caldari frigate for 1 billion damage..."
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Slaveabuser
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Posted - 2006.03.22 14:30:00 -
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Edited by: Slaveabuser on 22/03/2006 14:30:45
Originally by: Valen L'eganas
Btw. Who said playing eve and PvP'ing is like not having a social life?
Social life. Touch-feel-smell.
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Steven Dynahir
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Posted - 2006.03.22 14:47:00 -
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EVE,
Great way of learning the social & psychological aspects of people trading in imaginary objects, and use that knowledge in way to maximize profits on real stock market.
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Duncan MacPherson
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Posted - 2006.03.22 15:05:00 -
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I got around the whole issue - My wife this last weekend has started to play. She is so cute sitting in her probe extracting ore from a near by roid.
She is getting sucked in. Its great.
We look at video games as a great source of entertainment. What else can you do for $14 a month? Thats the price for 1 movie.
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Steven Dynahir
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Posted - 2006.03.22 15:11:00 -
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Quote:
We look at video games as a great source of entertainment. What else can you do for $14 a month? Thats the price for 1 movie.
Disagree. It costs 4Ç to rent a new movie on local movie rental, and olders cost either 1 or 2Ç. So you could watch 14 movies for the same money
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Mishima
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Posted - 2006.03.22 15:16:00 -
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If i could shoot and steal ransom and kill for with no real consiqueces in RL i would
but there are consiquences
so i play eve
Grief doesn't spread itself, someone has got to do it.
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Chribba
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Posted - 2006.03.22 15:20:00 -
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Social smocial life... Long live the Emperor! I warp around in a pod all day long, but maybe that's why everyone look at me so strange - but at least I am having fun, that's what it is all about!
You just gotta put a prio on stuff then the social life will work out fine.
1. Mine veld
2. Refine veld
3. Stack trit in hangar
4. Be social in local
5. View the scenery of your system
6. Watch clock and see it is past your bedtime 3 hours ago
7. Do another mining run (repeat 1-3)
8. Log off and go to bed
9. Sleep 1-2 hours
10. Say good morning to the person beside you
11. Get to work
12. Log on to EVE (local or remote)
13. Repeat 1-3
14. Nod to people passing by in the hallway
15. Go home at the end of the day
16. Goto 1
You'll be fine, trust me. The worst thing that can happend is that you end up like me (that's a good thing right? )
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HUGO DRAX
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Posted - 2006.03.22 15:33:00 -
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I have not bought a PC/console game in 1 year. so EvE saved me money.
Dont just complain, do something. Channel macrointel meet with likeminded folks, spottings,intel |
Primary Hokage
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Posted - 2006.03.22 16:32:00 -
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well i try to do all my rl activitys in downtime
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Kular
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Posted - 2006.03.22 16:57:00 -
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9/10 I choose friends before Eve, simply because Eve is always there friends only hang out once in awhile, quite simply because too much and we get bored/annoyed with each other.
My g/f however takes away most my eve-time, but nothing I can do about that and I live with it.
I'll agree with someone above who said eve is for when there is nothing better to do.
However for me that includes stuff I prolly should do, but just don't feel like it
Also the best quote I ever saw was, before you can win in eve you have to win IRL, remember that!
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Maxpie
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Posted - 2006.03.22 17:10:00 -
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Sometimes I get out of my pod and log onto this game I play about 21st century Earth. I try to keep it to a minimum though.
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Berak FalCheran
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Posted - 2006.03.22 17:18:00 -
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Edited by: Berak FalCheran on 22/03/2006 17:18:52
How EVE impacts my life:
When I'm in the middle of an EVE spree (as in the month+ long love-hate cycle with the best/worst game ever), most waking hours are devoted to playing, including skipping classes (oops). But unlike the rest of EVE's players, I'm never on during the weekends (except maybe Sunday). I belong to the GF on Friday and Saturday, so no EVE :-(
I never had a social life (outside of the GF) to begin with, so that's perfectly fine with me -- I have few problems balancing my handful of friends with this game.
Basically EVE makes me fail school... that's pretty much it. PWNT.
edit: oh yeah, I have dreams about EVE all the time. Sometimes I even *talk* during them (so I'm told).
In short: Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.
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Montague Zooma
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Posted - 2006.03.22 17:28:00 -
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The main reason I'm content to be in a solo corp is because that makes it easy to keep Eve in perspective. When I was an officer in my old EQ guild, I logged in a lot because I felt I had to. And that was in a guild whose motto was "RL > EQ".
Sure there are things I'm missing out on gameplay-wise by not being in a real corp, but it's nice to be able to log in because I feel like it and not because I feel obligated. Games (and the other players in them) shouldn't control our lives.
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Empyre
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Posted - 2006.03.22 18:34:00 -
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i used to have problems with every MMO i played. primarily because the people in my life didn't except my passion for it due to a lack of understanding. i had problems with my ex-wife over it and she eventually got into MMOs after we split (go figure). i've had several problems thereafter primarily because i got involved with people who didn't share my passion for video games.
now i've been single for a while and i've accepted that i love video games. its a big part of my life because i am happiest when i'm playing them and putting many hours into them to gain in one way or another. its really no different than any other hobby someone puts all their time into (car restoration, home decor, cooking, knitting..) except video games are still not widely accepted socially as a "valid hobby." I think this is changing though.
if its what you enjoy, all i can recommend is do it and don't feel bad about it unless you are forsaking your responsibilities to yourself and your well being as a result. take care of your rent, utilities, etc. first...then if you want to spend every waking hour you have left on Eve or any other game, do it and don't let anyone make you feel bad about it. its your passion, your choice..enjoy it. there are many people out there that spend their days stressed out doing the things they feel are the "appropriate" ways to spend their time. when in fact there is no such thing.
some people take it too far though and do things like not go to work, not pay bills, etc. you still have to take care of your life. if you don't, then don't be surprised when one day you don't have it anymore. the way i look at it, i go to work every day and work hard so that i can pay for my computer, eve subscription, electricity and rent. if i could sit home and play all day and still get paid, i would..and i don't feel bad about that anymore. and shouldn't.
viva la gamers!
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Tatiana JInMei
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Posted - 2006.03.22 18:42:00 -
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Originally by: Kastar
1 word - prioritize and figure out a way to do it without losing touch with your life.
I sacrificed my "good" PC for a laptop so I could play in the couch next to the missus (and so I could do stuff when she ord... errr asks me to)
It might be good to plan ahead. Say it upfront when you want to spend an entire EVE-ning doing a group activity.
All in all, been there, done that..; I understand your feeling. I got slapped on the fingers by the wife a few times already. Eve is the best refuge from real life there is, but it's not worth neglecting job, household or whatever for. It is hard however... even now I'm posting instead of working
I hear you man!
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Extar
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Posted - 2006.03.22 18:52:00 -
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Edited by: Extar on 22/03/2006 18:52:07
My wife said "Either her or Eve ...
Goodness I am going to miss her :)
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Jaderpop
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Posted - 2006.03.22 20:07:00 -
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Theres life outside of EVE???? what crazy talk is this? no seriosuly though EVE is the first MMORPG that I have ever played and is still my passion. Im single and I work two Jobs but Eve is always there for me. What makes me really happy is one of the Jobs is doing graphics which I can do with EVE in the background:) As long as i find me a GF with the same love of EVE I should be allright
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Einheriar Ulrich
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Posted - 2006.03.22 20:13:00 -
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Lost my wife,house,and car to EVE, luckily i still have a laptop, and there are hotspots in town, but its cold so damn cold
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Famine Aligher'ri
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Posted - 2006.03.22 20:21:00 -
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Edited by: Famine Aligher''ri on 22/03/2006 20:21:32
My fiance plays so I really don't have any problems with my eve-addiction and spending time with her. We will play at the same apartment and it rocks.
As far as my life at work and social well. I work for a diffrent MMORPG developer. Most all the people in my department play WoW. They all pvp too which is better than not pvping. All I hear is them pvping here and there. They even pick on me and call me "weak sauce" because I play EVE-ONLINE. They know EVE-ONLINE and how it is. So EVE has lowered my social standings with them. Then again it could just be my comments of "Carebear" and "Well I lost 200,000,000 ISK last night from one death which is equal to your 2,000 gold" or maybe "Do you lose anything when you die?" comments.
Life is good =)
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Wizzkidy
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Posted - 2006.03.22 20:23:00 -
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Well eve has been the only thing I play in my free time. The g/f understands that it's my passion, which is great but of course she does get the hump cause I am on eve ALL night after work most nights.
The thing is she understands me which is nice, yes I admit that I'm on here all the time but hey she see's it makes me happy and she loves me so if i'm happy she's happy
It does work the other way around, I will take her out and make her happy (just not as much as she lets me play eve)
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Wanoah
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Posted - 2006.03.22 21:13:00 -
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There are some positive aspects to playing Eve that I can think of.
A personal one for me is that because I work shifts, I quite often have spare time when no one else I know does. Equally, I'm often at work when my friends and family are doing sociable things. So, Eve gives me a pastime that involves some social interaction, even if it's mediated by computers. From that point of view, it is better than the otherwise fairly solitary things I would be doing because everyone else I know is at work or asleep.
Another positive aspect of MMOs in general, is that we get to know people from around the world. In time, this could well have a more dramatic impact than anything achieved by all those exchange programmes.
Something else that occurs to me, and I guess this applies to any MMO, but seems to apply more to Eve, is the whole corporate side of things. Some of us might be CEOs, company directors, or managers in real life, but most probably aren't. If you get into this area of Eve, there is much you can learn about people management, motivation, conflict resolution, negotiation and diplomacy. Equally, there is much to be learnt about economics and business.
Just a few things to counter the more negative Eve stole my life stuff.
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Emmerich Steiner
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Posted - 2006.03.22 21:17:00 -
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I find myself waiting at stop signs, looking for semi trucks with good loot.
Nothing too serious.
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Moneyspinner
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Posted - 2006.03.22 21:31:00 -
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I Am usualy connected to EVE from 9AM GMT upto 1AM (ish). I play, Chat & leave it connected while I`m AFK just incase I miss something lol.
However I am a "House Husband " and spend most my time at home looking after the children, Or letting them mine for me while I am AFK
Do I spend to much time online ? Yes, Do I Care ? No!
Funny someone should mention dreams, I had one the other night about EvE where I had to go out and collect all my drones before someone else picked them up! Hammerheads too!
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Michael Loridan
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Posted - 2006.03.22 22:25:00 -
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For me, a relative (about three weeks now) newbie to EVE, the game has actually seen some improvements to my RL standings, at least with my wife. This may have something to do with the facts that I'm a former MMO vet of SWG, Matrix: Online, and WoW. All games that require a serious time commitment to grinding just to stay at (or worse, get to) the same level as your friends. The skill system in EVE, combined with the fact that for long delivery runs in high-sec space I can basically turn the autopilot on and walk away, mean that I'm actually giving more attention to my wife and 7-month old son than I was a couple of months ago when I was big into WoW.
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Cypherous
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Posted - 2006.03.22 22:33:00 -
[75]
What is this real life you speak of?
I think i might need a shrink or three >.<
O RLY?! --Jorauk
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DukDodgerz
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Posted - 2006.03.22 22:41:00 -
[76]
Originally by: Cypherous
What is this real life you speak of?
I think i might need a shrink or three >.<
it's this farfetched MMORPG based on the 21st century life on earth....not much fun really, and it has this well known griefer (think his name is Bush) in it...
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Rellik B00n
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Posted - 2006.03.22 22:47:00 -
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my real life IS playing online games.
Has been for around a decade now.
EVE is actually slightly less 'RL' consuming than a lot of games Ive played: at least you can go AFK or log off and things continue.
My eyesight is finally starting to suffer and the internet bills and PC upgrades over the years have cost me a small fortune.
my dads fault for getting me that ZX81....and when we got the 16k upgrade for it! Wow!!
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Tractor Drones!
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Cypherous
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Posted - 2006.03.22 22:50:00 -
[78]
Originally by: DukDodgerz
Originally by: Cypherous
What is this real life you speak of?
I think i might need a shrink or three >.<
it's this farfetched MMORPG based on the 21st century life on earth....not much fun really, and it has this well known griefer (think his name is Bush) in it...
Oh i think i've heard of that game, its got really great graphics but too much grinding, and its really expensive from what i hear, they have wedding sims in it aswell from what i hear, never actually got far enough in to it tho.
O RLY?! --Jorauk
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Fuglife
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Posted - 2006.03.22 23:03:00 -
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Perfect, i was actaully going to make my own post on this subject.
Ive been having dreams that im playing eve, and that actually got me thinking - wow that is not healthy, to dream of playing a computer game rather then ussual stuff like being chased by a giant blue panda or dogging jenna jameson.
Then it got me thinking, am i addicted to eve? when i look back i think maybe i was.
These days i play to keep the bills down. Going out twice a week spending ú200 a month on booze or have fun playing a computer game at the fraction of the price.
I find it easy to put eve down and do other things but i still put alot more time into eve that could be invested in other stuff, hell i cant remember the last time i sat downstairs and watched some crap on tv with my parents.
So i dont think i have a big problem so to speak, however my friend who has now moved on to Wow is a true addict in every sense of the word. Gets up at 3 turns on pc plays wow till 6 rinse and repeat, he lost his job and hasnt had one in a good few months, just to play a computer game.... i mean he is 30 and has never got laid, but still he is hardly helping himself.
At the end of the day, Eve is addictive, i guess you could call it a drug Same with everything, use in moderation, easier said then done............. but remember once your eyesight is *****ed and your an old man and look back on what you did in your youth and think.... i wasted my life playing pc games... is that what you really want?
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Gaius Falco
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Posted - 2006.03.22 23:15:00 -
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I'm and EVE "binge" player. I play infrequently but very intensively when I do play. I have 3 kids and I just can't play games when other people are around. I can't concentrate and enjoy the game. They go over to Grandma's about one weekend a month so that is when I get most of my EVE playing in. Sometimes I will play after they are in bed, but I have to get up early too.
My wife is a stand-up comic and works in radio so her hours are wierd. It leaves me large blocks of free time if the kids are gone to get some gaming in and still be able to pay attention to her when she's around.
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Hon Kovell
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Posted - 2006.03.22 23:42:00 -
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I played EVE nearly non-stop in the beginning but it's not nearly so addictive now. I find the industrial/trade side of EVE to be harder to escape as there's always that one more thing to do before I go.
My main problem with EVE now is its near perfection as a way to procrastinate and avoid the things I should be doing, such as finding a way to earn enough to pay for EVE next month. I've taken to playing for a month and then having a break while a long skill trains.
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Mishima
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Posted - 2006.03.23 01:44:00 -
[82]
EveJunkieNr1: RL? What's that?!
EveJunkieNr2: Oh, you know, it's what happens during downtime.
EveJunkieNr1: Ohyeah... we get plenty of that :(
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Sandler
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Posted - 2006.03.23 02:10:00 -
[83]
You need to set boundaries and stick to them.
Set specific in game goals and then logoff.
i.e 250M per week profit
Keep a clock near the keyboard and force yourself to go outside.
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jamesw
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Posted - 2006.03.23 02:13:00 -
[84]
I used to think eve was responsible for problems like procrastination and lack of sleep. I quit for a few weeks, and ended up sitting in front of the TV watching B-Grade movies till 2am anyway, so its basically just my personality (or lack thereof)...
So, in short, I went back to EVE....
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Midfrost
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Posted - 2006.03.23 02:31:00 -
[85]
Originally by: Constantine Arcanum
I play eve for about 2 hours a day, but I also go out and see my mates/ other stuff...
Forumwhoring is cool cause you don't need to stay at the PC for a length of time ,especially at work :)
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Midfrost
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Posted - 2006.03.23 02:37:00 -
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Originally by: Primary Hokage
well i try to do all my rl activitys in downtime
Hahaha! That's me! I have to freshen up, get something to eat, put on 6 cups of coffe, call the mrs and read mail within that one hour.
One can see me shooting zigzag across the house during that hour.
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Rat Hubble
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Posted - 2006.03.23 03:07:00 -
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DT is the time that RL happens for me too, I am addicted and am aware of that fact.
The thing that annoys me with DT is that it is sometimes less than 1 hour - this I know and therefore can't just give up for an hour and get stuff done.
It normally means that I sit 25 minutes into DT trying to connect.
Why can't CCP make DT the whole hour to stop me wasting half an hour in the hope that they will connect early today!?
Not only does EVE have me addicted, but this random DT length screws with my mind.
Does your wife ever ask you (during DT): "what are you thinking about?"
And you have to lie because you can't say "interceptors"
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Xenu
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Posted - 2006.03.23 03:36:00 -
[88]
when i first started in feburary 04 i broke up with a girl to have more playing time. in retrospect it was a good idea because she was crazy.
a year later i got a girlfriend who was interested in playing, and that was the greatest find ever.
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Toksin
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Posted - 2006.03.23 03:36:00 -
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I understand that I LOVE video-games. I neither try to deny it, or want to, and quite frankly, find it funny when people do. Outside of school, I am not very social, so quite personally I find it not a problem as I get social interaction through this. I have been told many times by friends/etc "You don't look like gamer.." Simply because there's this..Persona, I believe, about only nerds playing video games, and the pimple persona I call it, . But in actuality, there's some poll or another that shows the average gamer is 30 years old.
The "hobby" of Video-Gaming is still new. If you think about it, there's really only 2-3 generations of video-gamers so far. And it's only growing. Fathers/mothers teach daughters/sons about it, and they get hooked, and so on. It's becoming a more socially accepted thing, I think. I used to be ADDICTED to MMOs. I didn't go to school, or anything. (FFXI was the ****.) But with EVE, I can be l;aid back about it, but also, if I feel like I want to splurge, I can grind for some ISK.
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jamesw
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Posted - 2006.03.23 03:38:00 -
[90]
Originally by: Xenu
when i first started in feburary 04 i broke up with a girl to have more playing time. in retrospect it was a good idea because she was crazy.
a year later i got a girlfriend who was interested in playing, and that was the greatest find ever.
Does she have a sister?
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Toksin
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Posted - 2006.03.23 03:49:00 -
[91]
Originally by: jamesw
Originally by: Xenu
when i first started in feburary 04 i broke up with a girl to have more playing time. in retrospect it was a good idea because she was crazy.
a year later i got a girlfriend who was interested in playing, and that was the greatest find ever.
Does she have a sister?
Is she a triplet?
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Commander Kahn'Alzaor
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Posted - 2006.03.23 04:22:00 -
[92]
Eve... Its by far one of the best things i have discovered. I enjoy the fact that as a CEO eve has taught me alot about logistics , politics and the general operation and ways of leadership that come with having a group of 30 odd working together.
But as alot of people have said. RL needs to come first. ATM though thats a double sided sword. My mother has failed to pay the power and phone bill so now im rushing like an idiot to try and do everything i need to do.
Im a deadset addict and the last time my machine crashed i got very depressed i hope to christ that it doesnt happen again.
Moral of the story = Get done what NEEDS to be done , because a life without eve is very very depressing.
as for socail life well i've not bothered with looking for a gf all they want is to sex and to get smashed every weekend so i got it easy and my perants are never home so the house is
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Double TaP
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Posted - 2006.03.23 04:27:00 -
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I love the game but it is my best form of procrastination. Like mentioned earlier, I could just quit but my grades in school would still suffer because i would just watch tv or find some other excuse. its my personality. im kind of a binge player though. this is the only mmo game ive ever played so i will play it heavily for a month or 2 at a time, and then only login to check my skills for a month or so at a time while i play battlefield. i dunno. ive got homework i need to have done a couple hours ago, but here i am on the forums. sigh.
i stil love eve though and i think that its the person that needs to learn to prioritize. im in highschool so ive still got some time, but i really do need to realize that the homework thats sitting next to me on the desk is slightly more important than possible nighthawk setups.
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Nefrin Maldoes
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Posted - 2006.03.23 08:02:00 -
[94]
Originally by: Slaveabuser
Social life. Touch-feel-smell.
Touch: My keyboard feels sexy
Feel: The emotional pain I feel when I am doing a mission and have to decide between the Prototype 220 Vulcan or the 10 Slaves to put in my cargo hold (at least in space you can't hear them scream)
Smell: Who has time to shower?
Originally by: Xantina
This story made a baby pirate cry ...
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Hellspawn666
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Posted - 2006.03.23 08:31:00 -
[95]
Originally by: Bhaal
RL comes first, if it doesn't, then you may have a problem...
I rarely make time for EVE anymore, I log on if I have any spare time.
In the early days, I made time for EVE.
It's very different, the emersion is lost, but it's better than no EVE at all...
QFT although last year i was only in school maybe 40% of the time admitally i taught myself the course's but i used to have time for alot of eve then, but now i have lost the emersion and i have a-levels :(
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Arthur McFredric
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Posted - 2006.03.23 10:50:00 -
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I have no wife/gf. I have had several GFs but I dont think 8t`s worth the while, instead I work long hours, use all my money on a nice car and alcohol and other stuff. I am really ego and I love it... I have many friends who i drink with on weekends and spend time with on weekdays. In addition to this, I play 4-8 hours a day. I considered this before I started playing and playing EVE is good because you stay at home instead of going out and using money. I think i use the time on EVE that other people use for their family. And for me - It`s soooooo worth it! I got good ingame friends who don`t get mad if I don`t play an evening or two. YES I use alot of my life for EVE, and YES i`d like to continue doing this!
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Sarafi
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Posted - 2006.03.23 11:22:00 -
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Not just eve has changed me, gaming in general has an effect on the life.
Totalwar has me looking at the landscape and think "Hmmm those trees over there would be a perfect place some archers if some infantry was coming from that thar bridge".
Counter-strike has made me much more aware of every sound/sight that goes like me looking through *****s in doors as i go into a room (not stopping and peeping no, nothing silly like that ) and looking at shadows.
Eve has just given me "no space is safe space" paranoia
It has helped in a time of friends seperating and all going different ways in the world but to this degree its become a crutch and really needs to be got rid of totaly for a while. Stand on your own, etc.
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Morgan leFai
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Posted - 2006.03.23 11:28:00 -
[98]
Originally by: jamesw
Originally by: Xenu
when i first started in feburary 04 i broke up with a girl to have more playing time. in retrospect it was a good idea because she was crazy.
a year later i got a girlfriend who was interested in playing, and that was the greatest find ever.
Does she have a sister?
Yes she does, its me...
My RL has only been affected in a positive way by gaming, i have met my boyfriend through it (who now lives with me).
I have met some wonderfull people from across the globe, who we went to see this christmas.
So to all you men still unatached.....there are girls out there who love to game just as much, and what better way to spend time together then figuring out how best to fit your ships together and set up strategies for fighting?
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Siigari Kitawa
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Posted - 2006.03.23 11:47:00 -
[99]
Red Glowing Dust ftw!
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eve warrior
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Posted - 2006.03.23 11:51:00 -
[100]
Originally by: Tassi
To play eve consumes so much time
On weekends I go out and get drunk so no eve, the rest of the week is school stuff, 1 month left for my final exams so I dont have that much time atm
Many alliance ops are on the weekends and pretty late for me (got GMT +01:00), need to get drunk in the town at that time and not shooting reds ...
hi eve-warrior
That would explain why i have not seen you on the Kill boards
Since i am here, i got a sick note for today too. The thing is i have moved to Norway, and find i spend more time on eve in the winters. There is no way i am going out when its -15 or anywhere near there. When the summer comes i let my eve time slack and catch up on my socal life.
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Wanoah
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Posted - 2006.03.23 11:56:00 -
[101]
Originally by: Morgan leFai
My RL has only been affected in a positive way by gaming, i have met my boyfriend through it (who now lives with me).
I have met some wonderfull people from across the globe, who we went to see this christmas.
So to all you men still unatached.....there are girls out there who love to game just as much, and what better way to spend time together then figuring out how best to fit your ships together and set up strategies for fighting?
OK, it's worked out well for you, but to be fair, Eve probably isn't the best dating agency given that we all hide behind avatars that bear no relation to our physical reality (details such as sex, for example). Or is that actually an advantage?
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Arthur McFredric
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Posted - 2006.03.23 12:08:00 -
[102]
You know, there IS people spending 10 hours/day knitting or wathcing TV... When you play EVE you allways work towards a goal, you DO interact with other players, making fun and games... Is EVE really worse then TV?
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2George
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Posted - 2006.03.23 12:26:00 -
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EVE is a great way to spend Winter and cold outside. but as the summer approaches i think i'll play less and less, i just hope i'll have the strenght to
I think that the half naked girls outside will increase my 'RL playing' skill ;)
And yes it's all about priorities, if you have something better to do in RL then do it, otherwise just play eve!
BTW did anyone figure out how to make real money in EVE so we can all stop going to work/school or whatever and play eve nonstop.
And for the wife problems, just use 'buddy program' on her email ;)
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Madscotsman
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Posted - 2006.03.23 15:19:00 -
[104]
I can't even remember what I did before I found Eve.......
Starting to play a lot more of my older games now, such as Dawn of War and Warcraft 3 and Halflife 2 now that I got my new PC built but still gotta log in most days if I can
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Toranya Faidutti
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Posted - 2006.03.23 23:25:00 -
[105]
I make it a point not to put off RL things for Eve. That's just lame. I keep telling my corp not to schedule the good stuff for the weekends because I have better things to do :)
That said, Eve is one of the main things (other than going out to eat and movies) that my husband and I do together, because we have very different interests.
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Gaius Falco
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Posted - 2006.03.24 04:00:00 -
[106]
Edited by: Gaius Falco on 24/03/2006 04:00:13
Originally by: Wanoah
OK, it's worked out well for you, but to be fair, Eve probably isn't the best dating agency given that we all hide behind avatars that bear no relation to our physical reality (details such as sex, for example). Or is that actually an advantage?
Fight STDs and unwanted pregnancy. Play Eve to practice abstenence!
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Calshim
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Posted - 2006.03.24 05:54:00 -
[107]
Originally by: Toranya Faidutti
That said, Eve is one of the main things (other than going out to eat and movies) that my husband and I do together, because we have very different interests.
Wish I could get my wife interested in EVE then maybe she wouldn't have threatened to walk out on me and I could still spend my time on eve .
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Arron S
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Posted - 2006.03.24 06:07:00 -
[108]
Meh. If I did not play eve I would be siting around looking at **** and being depressed. Which is what I was like before I started playing and the meds.
Good thing is I have a job in RL and going to collage in the fall:)
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Hamatitio
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Posted - 2006.03.24 06:18:00 -
[109]
Edited by: Hamatitio on 24/03/2006 06:19:37
I am under contract with my school. One more missed class for 3 more months (gone 3 months so far) and I get to graduate :).
4 am gank fests > my attendence.
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Felix Cole
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Posted - 2006.03.24 09:25:00 -
[110]
Originally by: Eris Discordia
In the future do not date eve players
You'll end up stuck in a corp or alliance with one sooner or later after it's over
Otherwise no real impact except some strange tshirts with skeleton bunnies on it
Amen to that Eris.
There is nothing worse then going out with someone who is a hardcore gamer, and then when it goes sour having to play along side that person aferwards in the place you come to chill out and relax. That has ruined one game for me already, I dont want it to happen again.
I think I spend too much time at the computer in general and in my heart I know it stops me doing things I need to but I dont wanna go cold turkey cause I enjoy EVE and my PC too much.
I see it as very cheap entertainment considering the cost per month. Im just glad my girlfriend sees it the same way and doesnt wanna play EVE of course
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Brisi
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Posted - 2006.03.24 10:37:00 -
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Well, tbh my biggest problem associated with EVE/Online games, is that my physical condition has decreased drastically during the last two years. Whenever I try to get myself out and run, or work out or whatever, it's just so much easier to log into EVE and go kill something.
/me waves fist at himself: "Get in shape God damn it!"
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Terminus Shade
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Posted - 2006.03.24 11:10:00 -
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Edited by: Terminus Shade on 24/03/2006 11:10:35
EVE affecting RL? I'M INNOCENT!
No.. Really.. Half an year ago I were biking with my friend around and round the town, and I saw two police cars passing by, and yelled "Crap, it's the CONCORD!" and went off the road(The first thing they reminded me of was concord, which involves an instant reflex of getting the heck outta the place, so there :D)..
My friend stopped and started laughing his arse off asking what the heck do I mean, so I had to explain him a good bunch about EVE..
I also have had alot of dreams/nightmares about EVE, usually very bothering ones like flying a battleship, and not being able to lock a tiny T1 frigate spinning around you and your tank isnt working for some reason.. Or then having to chase my drones to pick them up and warp before an imaginary "enemy" finds me..
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Baron Rodrigo
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Posted - 2006.03.24 11:58:00 -
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This thread is actually really funny, but so true. I play eve CONSTANTLY all day and night. Its highly addictive, and we are as bad as smack heads rofl. I believe in about 10 years time we will all be in nut houses mumbling to the nurses something about giving us our +5 implants back after being diagnosed with EVE-ITEOUS. Hopefully i will be the first one to sue ccp for billions (not isks but rl money) for the terrible addiction they have caused me. oh and what the hell is real life? we cant go back to that until the eve gate is fixed. Yes i am crazy.
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Nasum
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Posted - 2006.03.24 12:37:00 -
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Edited by: Nasum on 24/03/2006 12:37:41
Someone once told me that dreaming about something regularly means you've set aside a part of your brain to deal with that function. Like when an anglo-phone starts dreaming in French they know they're pretty fluent in it, i.e. a part of their brain has been set aside for it.
So, if like me, you dream regularly about eve, it's scary to think a part of my brain is devoted to ONE computer game
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SYARIKAT
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Posted - 2006.03.24 13:54:00 -
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Edited by: SYARIKAT on 24/03/2006 13:54:25
Not a problem, the wifes a babe, if she want's some work doing around the house, she know how to bribe meà
àààwith EVE of course.
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The Lotus
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Posted - 2006.03.25 01:39:00 -
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The reality of this problem is far more complicated than mere "prioritize" or "100 ways to trick your girlfriend/boss in order to play" discussions. First of all maybe "problem" is not the greatest word, it's more like "self awareness issue".
A fact in this goddamn world is that very few people are really aware of the real issues they face, and instinctively try to compensate with what they can. This turns normal activities into the "addictions" you all recognize.
Issues?? yes.. social inadaptation , lack of perspective that leads to pesimism, god , this world is full of downers that just wait to catch you a little unsure about yourself , hit you subconciously and ultimately turn you into a shadow of what your potential can be.
A game is as valid as any other life experience , and i can justify this just with one single argument: It's created by another person. That's it.. This gives al the justification it needs. It was created , you play it, that's it. It doesnt harm you in any way... hah.. well yes, this is valid for the perfect human..
Reality is much more twisted. I found that a general rule of addiction is that you rarely are aware of it.
ok im gonna try to get to the conclusion more quickly because im swarmed with too many things i'd have to say on this subject and i fear if i get more complicated it'l be a waste of words here
what do you want from life? i don't know, but i am sure of something, that you are all social beings (yes even you the introverted loners that like to think themselves as independent and powerfull because they can live alone)
You will all crumble under the weight of your own loneliness if you do not have the curage to live (don't get me wrong, playing eve is a valid way of spending time as i explained earlier). Don't try to "evade" life just because it's easier and you can yell "yeah cool, im the new cybercitizen of the new world". You are just inventing a substitute reality , but inside you still need the real one, only each day it gets harder and harder to grasp.
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Gah'khaz
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Posted - 2006.03.25 02:23:00 -
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if the world wasn't packed with extroverted idiots i wouldn't have been an introverted thinker.. oh who am i kidding, i would still be myself.. as for eve? i'm not addicted, i'm not addicted. They dressed me up like this!
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Earthan
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Posted - 2006.03.25 02:33:00 -
[118]
Well interesresting honest topic , i often wonder how othe rdeal.
Im single with little other then work obligations yet i do have trouble with Eve/rl.
Asometimes i seem to wight and handle it perfectly sometimes i sunk to deep and must repair dmg after...
Overall i see it as another , new kind of hobby.Poeple can categorzie stamps all days or hit a ball against a table , i think Eve can be at least as interesting/developing.
OFc it got its dangers.
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Flash Landsraad
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Posted - 2006.03.25 05:16:00 -
[119]
Originally by: Valen L'eganas
What is that big shiny yellow orb outside, which is occluded now and then by clouds?
It's a Bane torp I think .
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Constantinee
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Posted - 2006.03.25 06:28:00 -
[120]
here is one i the teacher askes me if i did my work i respond YARRRRR!
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Skuld OdinsDottir
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Posted - 2006.03.25 10:57:00 -
[121]
sometime when i think about driving on the road in my banged up car i sometimes fantasies about stuff to make it really safe out there on the dangerous roads :/
Like imagining to slap on a few armor platings and modify the hull to include a few weapon hard points then thinking of a way to slap a potatogun in a weapon pod so it can be mounted.
that and hoping to train a few hamsters so i can put them in the trunk and use them as drones.
*imagines popping the trunk open and a swarm of hamsters nibbling on unsuspecting haulers *
*gets angry when hamsters dont return to trunk but instead make hamster love*
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M Mother
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Posted - 2006.03.26 11:32:00 -
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The thing I think CCP have made best in this game is really the skilltraining-concept. I've played other massive multiplayer as linage2 and project entropia and in those games I had to run out on a field and kill wolves and trolls at least 4-5 hours a day to keep up with my friend's experience points. It was not even funny!! in eve you get skillpoints nomatter you are online or not. what you do earn by spending time in the game is money and it's not that panic about that either. I belive the skilltraining in this game make it much easier for EVE players to have a sociallife in real life then WOW and other similar games
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axion laforge
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Posted - 2006.03.26 11:59:00 -
[123]
eve has near total control of my life, purely because you can dock or go afk easily and for a decent amount of time,
the missus isnt that bothered as i just traded my soul back for the tv remote,, now were both happy..
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Firebreak
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Posted - 2006.03.26 13:00:00 -
[124]
I sometimes get wrapped up in a game, but I can never get so stuck on any game for too long. It doesn't seem to matter what game it is, I get bored of it after a couple months. The good games I keep coming back to though. (Eve is one) There have been days when I've spent all day in Eve, but on average I'd say 1 or 2 hours. Right now I am taking a break from Eve, but I am still subscribed. Probably get in to it again in a month or so. For now I just log in to change skills and browse the forums once in a while.
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Vherok Black
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Posted - 2006.03.26 13:31:00 -
[125]
Real Life affects the way I play on EVE. At the moment I've uninstalled the Client for around 10 days while I sort some RL issues out, nothing serious, I just get easily distracted.
Over the easter period I will be on EVE loads, as no Uni Work, or part time Work will be there to keep me off EVE.
There have been days when the first thing I've done is boot up my laptop, and the first thing I do is log into EVE and check corp mails or manage skills. Then there are days where I don't log at all, or if I know a corp event is running, I won't log as I can't be bothered to take part.
As for dreams, I have never had a dream about EVE, but its sometimes the last thing I think of before I go to bed. Funniest thing for me was when I was spending a night with my ex Girlfriend and for most of the night I kept thinking about Ship Setups...
That's when I thought it might be having a negative affect on my mind...
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Komisches
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Posted - 2006.03.26 14:14:00 -
[126]
Currently, I'm unemployed. Do I play Eve all the time? No, I don't. Why? Because I'm a gamer. I play other games too, I'm involved in other online communities that I devote time to each week also.
In between all the games, i look for a job, do housework, grocery shopping, BF interaction (he plays too, which is good). Sometimes I go out drinking with friends (but eve is cheaper by far).
I have two very good friends, one in game, one in RL, who have met via the game, and are currently spending a month together. They get on very well, and I have good hopes they will continue on together.
Mostly, I play Eve for the social interaction, and the friends I've made etc. Missions bore me most of the time, and PvP scares the crap out of me, so I sit in station and talk to people :D
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spookz
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Posted - 2006.03.26 14:22:00 -
[127]
I get a bit sweaty when I pvp and it makes me smell.
Is that bad?
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halic
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Posted - 2006.03.26 16:51:00 -
[128]
its a gentle balance between RL-eve im a father of a 4 y/o and a wife i mostly play on the weekends and have so since beta with a 6 month-year hiatius in the past 3 years its a great game and still to this day im trying to figure out 1 of the top 5 questions in the world "why is eve addictive"
i remember durring beta-first month of comercial release being up 24hrs a day sun rises sun sets sun rises sun set oh crap 3 days have gone by wtf?? i havent eatin in 2 days...
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Bolderine
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Posted - 2006.03.26 18:18:00 -
[129]
I managed to get a very rare item the other day. It's a skillbook and I'm training it now. It's called Real Life but I don't have a clue what it's for.
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He who is willing to die for nothing is suicidal and shall henceforth be known as an outpatient.
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Dangerously Cheesey
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Posted - 2006.03.26 19:42:00 -
[130]
Actually, as someone whose been playing WoW since release and just started playing EVE, I find this game to be having a much smaller impact on RL stuff. I think its mainly because I can just train a 6 hour skill and go get some work done, knowing that Im still making progess without having to be at the keyboard to "grind".
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Alex Tantra
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Posted - 2006.03.26 20:40:00 -
[131]
Nooo coursework gets done...
Nooo homework gets done...
Nooo revision gets done...
Wuv
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Cipher Khadaffi
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Posted - 2006.03.26 21:02:00 -
[132]
i had lost a girlfriend whom i loved very deeply to swg, that was about 2 years ago and i stil dream of her on ocassion saying everythign will be ok now and all that jazz
in swg the amount of rl time i had to invest to remain competative had crossed tah line of addiction well into obsession
im really greatful theres a game i can stil be addicted to but not have to constantly obsess over differant skill templates and leveling and wealth gathering
granted i stil put in well over 4 hours a day (typically 6 -8) but now when an oportuninty to go out adn do somthing comes up i can do it and enjoy it knowing im stil gaining skills and isk
also eve's past shows me a bright future for the game making it much easier to step away knowing it will be stil be there when i get back
i guess waht im sayin is if your gonna be addicted to a game eve's a great one because its rl time requirments are not as intense as many other mmo's out there
and yes i too have had eve dreams
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Halada
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Posted - 2006.03.26 21:21:00 -
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It used to have a bad effect on me, since when I wasn't playing, I felt like I was cheated and paying a game for nothing. Then I realised I pay for Internet and Phone and don't always use it, so EvE is just the same. Furthermore, you don't have the feeling that if you're not playing your paying 15$ a month for a character that isn't going further in the game, like WoW or SWG. You can always train skills, you don't have to grind them, which is, I think, a great aspect of the game. I wish there was a system like the Research point system, where if you do make missions you get more points whereas if you dont do any you still get 1 per day. Unfortunately this is another issue not relevant to this discussion.
So to sum up, EVE once had an obsessive effect on me. The timecard market for ISK solved my guilt feelings, as well as the fact I can train long skills without even having to worry about the game. I now run three accounts all financed with GTC. It might be excessive, but I find it's the best way for me to enjoy the game at it's best.
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Kasak Black
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Posted - 2006.03.26 21:24:00 -
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Quote:
I get a bit sweaty when I pvp and it makes me smell.
Mate I have this exact same thing, EVE is the only game that does this for me!
I'm an Empire Carebear 99% of the time, but when it comes to a PVP Situation, be it through war or low sec fun, EVE is the only game that makes me sweat and shake with fear and excitment.
I think what it boils down to, is that you're going into combat with a ship that took you ages to skill for, and a good month to save for and setup. I'm not rich by any ones standard so when it comes to fighting in a battleship, the fear of loosing is real.
Thats why I love EVE so much, depsite the fact that only 1% of my time is on real PVP... its the only 1% of any game that actually has me sweating and gets me genuinely excited at going into combat.
And thats why I shall play EVE until the end, or until I die
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2006.03.26 21:51:00 -
[135]
Originally by: Slaveabuser
Last night I had a dream, doesn't matter what it was about but it had the EVE soundtrack in the background. So when I woke up today the first thing I thought of was eve.
In other words launching eve was the first thing I did today.
A few months back when I was into pvp and all that I had dreams about camping gates, and when I woke up thats just what I did.
I've also seen people sell their characters because they had to make a choice between RL and EVE. This is fully understandable. Its truly 'teh suck' when real life collides with such a great game. If I had Ç1000000 I would probably spend all my time on EVE
So then, anyone got any thoughts about their playtime and its impact on real life? But more importantly how do you deal with it?
I've talked to several people that had problems with their wife etc because of EVE and I'm sure there are others with the same problem.
Discuss.
I used to be a real addict back in 2003. Spent 15 hours every day in the game until I finally, 10 weeks later, felt that i wanted my real life back.
Now i am back in eve, and luckily, its not the same addiction the second time around. I still spend alot of my time with it, but my job is saving me from spending my life in the game.
I am alot happier with my life now compared to when i was playing all day long, every day...
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Spy4Hire
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Posted - 2006.03.26 22:02:00 -
[136]
Originally by: Tiuwaz
eve has sound?
Eve has a client-side lag generator. They just called it 'sound effects'.
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2006.03.26 22:03:00 -
[137]
Originally by: Morgan leFai
what better way to spend time together then figuring out how best to fit your ships together and set up strategies for fighting?
I can think of a thing or two...
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Ash Aurora
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Posted - 2006.03.26 23:04:00 -
[138]
Originally by: Khatred
Eve is quite ok from an industrialist point of view because I can get of my computer in less than 5 minutes if my girlfriend needs me. "Sure baby, just let me dock and I'll be right there with you". She did get kinda ****ed when I stood awake for 48 hours straight trying to set up the outpost :)
On the other hand she hates WoW. "Baby, I am in an instance, I can't come right now"
Have to agree with the WoW thing. I'm currently on the Trial account but am planning on purchasing the full version here soon and the thing that I enjoy (at least at this point in the game) is that 110% of my attention is not devoted to the game as with it is with WoW. I'm able to step away from EvE easier when I need to which is nice and I don't have to tell my honey, "I'm in an instance...sorry."
Last night I was outfitting my Merlin, bought all of the Mods, and let autopilot take me to my destinations as my girlfriend and I discussed our finances.
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Uggster
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Posted - 2006.03.27 01:48:00 -
[139]
Originally by: Ash Aurora
Originally by: Khatred
Eve is quite ok from an industrialist point of view because I can get of my computer in less than 5 minutes if my girlfriend needs me. "Sure baby, just let me dock and I'll be right there with you". She did get kinda ****ed when I stood awake for 48 hours straight trying to set up the outpost :)
On the other hand she hates WoW. "Baby, I am in an instance, I can't come right now"
Have to agree with the WoW thing. I'm currently on the Trial account but am planning on purchasing the full version here soon and the thing that I enjoy (at least at this point in the game) is that 110% of my attention is not devoted to the game as with it is with WoW. I'm able to step away from EvE easier when I need to which is nice and I don't have to tell my honey, "I'm in an instance...sorry."
Last night I was outfitting my Merlin, bought all of the Mods, and let autopilot take me to my destinations as my girlfriend and I discussed our finances.
Yeah right me too, 'cept I was chatting to all the friends that I have even though I am a computer junkie and discussing things with all my birds 'cept I'll never leave the house to do anything and getting a new and glamorous social life as well 'cept social for me is actually answering the phone between fleet battles....hang on.....not yeah at all actually.
Still I have managed to save a fair amount of money playing eve since buying take-outs is cheeper than over the bar pints and pasta can cook while you do other things and can be strained and pored onto a plate with the sauce quickly mixed in if you are warping more than 80AU in a BS or slower ship.
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6Bagheera9
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Posted - 2006.03.27 04:19:00 -
[140]
Like any other game its easy to get sucked into it, but EVE does have the advantage of auto-skill training. I currently have all the isk I need for the moment and since the skills train by themselves, I can go out and not stress over advancing my character.
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FowlPlayChiken
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Posted - 2006.03.27 05:15:00 -
[141]
My life consists of college classes, sailing 2-3 times a week, eat, sleep (sometimes), a hour or two of bf2 each night...and eve. I probably clock a solid 42+ hours of eve each week. especially on weekends. Ive played 14-16 hours straight eve on weekends, and its not uncommon.
my last two g/f's both knew when I was playing eve. If i was on the phone with them and had long periods of silence in speach, with only occasionaly grunts of acknowledgement...they knew:-p
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Lisento Slaven
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Posted - 2006.03.27 05:29:00 -
[142]
I don't feel EVE has total control or near-control over my life. Currently in college and I just moved. I don't exactly have time for anything because of what I am, a gamer.
My time is divided up between games/video games and college right now (unemployed, but "interested" in work). If I knew people in RL who played video games (which I do) I would socialize with them (which I do).
I've made a few people angry though because I'll plan an operation a week ahead of time and then when the day comes close to occuring, one of my friends asks me to do something on that day. My typical response is "I already have plans" and they get really ****ed when I stick to my plans to play a game.
Maybe they should stop being douchebags and stop asking me to drop everything I plan just to do something with them pff.
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Drakus
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Posted - 2006.03.27 05:31:00 -
[143]
well i play the game alot more then 4 hours a day usually, closer to8 or 10. right now i have school, which i go to, and a gf i live with.
I don't have a job atm (work on boats, so not much to do in winter time cept wait till spring) but when that starts up agian it'll be like last summer, play in the evenings if i have time, and just skill train alot :)
Eve is the ONLY game that i have ever played as much as often.
Played AOE2 alot, but stopped awhile back, been playing eve sense beta :)
Think the reason EVE is so addicitive is because
1) you don't have to play at the computer to advance in the game
2) great graphics
3) great idea
4) free expansions
5) a love/hate player base. If you play for over a couple of months, your hooked forever :) which means you get alot of people in the game that you get to know very well.
6) Single shard, everyone you meet is available whenever you want... well within reason, but you no that the guy you want to talk to is in this universe, not on UK east when you are on UK west type of thing
7) Space... who didn't want to be an astronaut at one point or another?
8) Cause its eve :)
This post does not relfect the opinions of the Ushra'Khan or any of its members.
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Jenny Spitfire
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Posted - 2006.03.27 07:00:00 -
[144]
Made me realised Predator-Prey is a very hard thing. Patience I must have, ganking I can get. 
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Makaera Koshito
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Posted - 2006.03.27 08:16:00 -
[145]
My wife and I had a "Significant Emotional Event" over EVE and now I don't play when I am home. Keeping wife happy, ftw!
I'm away from home on business, and I can play through dial-up. So, you know where my spare time goes.
My long range plan to get EVE back so that I can play when I return home:
1. Get Wife hooked on The Sims 2 (done)
2. Convince Wife that we should play "our" games at the same time. (still in the buttering up phase)
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Lucre
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Posted - 2006.03.27 11:33:00 -
[146]
One of my favourite forum taglines ever (though alas I can't remember who posted it).
"My wife left me 6 months ago because of Eve - I only found out yesterday when we had a power cut..."
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HadHaFangs
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Posted - 2006.03.27 11:34:00 -
[147]
This game is worse than ***** or any other online game i have played to date.
My wife HATES this game with such a passion i can not describe, however she still lets me play it if i watch a movie with her 3 nights a week.
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vixit
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Posted - 2006.03.27 12:00:00 -
[148]
Eve saved me for going bankrupt
Before EvE i bought to much DVD's to watch, and they cost a lot more
But GF is RL is important -> RL still rules (a bit)
Greetz from an addict
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Butter Dog
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Posted - 2006.03.27 14:08:00 -
[149]
I guess if it comes down to two choices for people: Get home from work and crash on couch to watch TV, or play EVE, then EVE is preferable.
But NOTHING beats having a balanced life of which EVE is a fun part, but not the main reason for living!
I don't mind cutting back on my EVE time for the sake of a better relationship with the other half, for example... or socialising with friends all weekend even if it means missing an outpost deployment
Everyone needs a balance in their lives.
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Seleene
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Posted - 2006.03.27 14:39:00 -
[150]
Originally by: Felix Cole
Originally by: Eris Discordia
In the future do not date eve players
You'll end up stuck in a corp or alliance with one sooner or later after it's over
Otherwise no real impact except some strange tshirts with skeleton bunnies on it
Amen to that Eris.
There is nothing worse then going out with someone who is a hardcore gamer, and then when it goes sour having to play along side that person aferwards in the place you come to chill out and relax.
Is there a support group for this? Somebody should start one and make some money.
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Wulfstan
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Posted - 2006.03.27 16:05:00 -
[151]
Originally by: Larz63
Anybody have the skill that allows me to play Eve all day while not aggrivating my wife to the point that she wants to smash the computers and rip wires out of the walls? Willing to pay large amounts of ISK for it.
Yeah you need to send in a corp mate with a decent tank first, to take the aggro!
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Pistonbroke
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Posted - 2006.03.27 16:14:00 -
[152]
hmmm.. affects on RL
Lets see.......
Ok, so the wife tends to initiate erm... intimacy more, tho she often has to wait until the gang's finished hunting. This has also led to me logging deep into hostile space in the past..... she can be quite persuasive.
I tend to drink less now.... even if I am drinking when i am playing I often find that i've barely drunk anything and 2 hours has passed.
I sometimes snap at my kids because of Eve they will be bouncing up and down shouting "can we go swimming now, can we go swimming now?" or "I want to play Medal of Honor" when I am trying to get a load of loot out of 0.0, or make sure my market orders are maintained.... or worse, when that officer spawn has just appeared. I think they understand though, cos they get the same when they are playing games themselves.
I think I understand supply/demand and general market forces a lot more now....though I have not yet gotten brave enough to risk real isk (I mean money), I feel that I also the understand the demands of leadership more.
My TV watching is down to an all time low, I even gave up the chance of watching all of the next series of 'Lost' (not yet showed in the UK) so i could play Eve instead.
and I can now exist on only four hours of sleep a night. \o/
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Phantom BlueNeutron
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Posted - 2006.03.27 16:22:00 -
[153]
Lets all start an 'Eve Anonymous'Organization (EAO) for us Eve addicts. ... 
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Jim McGregor
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Posted - 2006.03.27 17:15:00 -
[154]
Originally by: Pistonbroke
My TV watching is down to an all time low, I even gave up the chance of watching all of the next series of 'Lost' (not yet showed in the UK) so i could play Eve instead.
TV is useless. If i couldnt download the stuff i want to watch from the internet, i think i probably wouldnt even have one. Plus i think too much TV can be bad for your self-esteem. Alot of garbage on it.
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Lisento Slaven
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Posted - 2006.03.27 23:57:00 -
[155]
I wanted to bump this to hear more relationship/RL problems that EVE has caused with people =P...
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Kindakrof
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Posted - 2006.03.28 00:15:00 -
[156]
Edited by: Kindakrof on 28/03/2006 00:15:39
oh lol, RL > EVE for me.
however EVE > Homework
btw, Relationship > EVE. I try to hide EVE from my girlfriends as much as i can.
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Punished One
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Posted - 2006.03.28 01:35:00 -
[157]
What effect has EvE had on my RL? I stopped eating babies, so i guess its been good for society.
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Nandarin
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Posted - 2006.03.28 08:52:00 -
[158]
The only reason RL exists. Is to be able to get a job to finance EvE of course...
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NightmoonEagle
Minmatar
Matari BackBone
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Posted - 2006.11.04 12:26:00 -
[159]
I've been ingame for almost a year now, and I decided to wait this long before commenting mainly to test the time theory my partner has. I get bored with games very quickly, but EvE had stood the test of time for me.
I have two children, both of whom get a good share of my time, and my partner has just started her own business, so has not been pressuring me to spend time with her.
In the beginning it was 12-16hrs a day ingame, now it is down to 8-10hrs. Not every day, mind you, but if I'm going to EvE I spend the whole day (minus meals and kid's time) playing so that I have something to show for it...
Any way, it's corp mining night, so I better get in there and start hauling :)
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Brolly
Caldari
The Department of Justice
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Posted - 2006.11.04 12:45:00 -
[160]
Been playing eve for 4 years, i'm also an escapist with an addictive personality which means that when I get up in the morning I check the eve forums, log on and spend virtually all day in eve-land.
My gf gets ****ed off at times, but I usually make time for us as I don't want to **** my relationship up the wall.
Fortunately I'm going through the 'bored' stage of eve atm. The game seems to have lost it's atmosphere and intensity somewhat and less of the game seems to appeal to me.
I think the reccent lag has killed things too
When revelations finally reaches us i'll probably find more enthusiasm due to the new manu and research stuff.
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Shameless Avenger
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Posted - 2006.11.04 14:39:00 -
[161]
The wife here often complains about how much time I spend playing EVE. I only wish I could have 2 timing devices. One for measuring my EVE playtime and one to measure her time watching TV. I rest my case... |
Savio
Caldari
Atomic Heroes
Forces of Freedom
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Posted - 2006.11.04 14:43:00 -
[162]
Eve > RL
embrace it!
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Colonel Ripper
The Older Gamers
Ascendant Frontier
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Posted - 2006.11.04 14:52:00 -
[163]
Holy Necro Batman!
Whats real life?
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DarkElf
Caldari
Euphoria Released
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Posted - 2006.11.04 14:54:00 -
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Affect on RL?
My wife left me and took the kids. My friends deserted me after not seeing me for 3 years. After losing my machariel i killed my housekeeper and now can only play for 2 hours a day when they take my restraints off if i'm behaving well.
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Kippax Ine
Amarr
Jubblies
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Posted - 2006.11.04 15:42:00 -
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Yes I have fallen foul of the eve - life balance, too many times, I thought i had it under control.. but apparently not, and ive been playing for 3 years. My Wife says EVE is the other woman.
Just this thursday night, rushed my son home from his ju-jitsu club, ushered him into the house and then dashed into study to participate in 0.0 gang op. It was 7pm.
Next I knew, wifey skulked to bed at 12pm, and all I know now is that my BJ priviledges have been revoked and mr winky is on bread and water.
Bur we took the pos which was the main thing.
I sometimes wonder where my RL career would be if it wasnt for eve.. but then I shake that BS of and logoin to EVE.
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Viktor Fyretracker
Caldari
Worms Corp
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Posted - 2006.11.04 15:56:00 -
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even though im from and live in the USA, EVE and Planetside got me into a habit of giving estimated ranges in meters and km. However being from new england i give travel distances in time and not miles/km. Boston oh thats 2.5hrs away.
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Kasak Black
The Collective
Against ALL Authorities
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Posted - 2006.11.04 16:01:00 -
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For me, EVE is my dirty little secret. I'm hardcore addicted, but I manage to get about 3 hours a day of playtime. If I had nothing to do I would probally just play eve 23/7. However I'm lucky thats not the case.
If most of my friends found out I play an MMO... they would slate me.
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Feral Karkassia
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Posted - 2006.11.04 16:15:00 -
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Originally by: Phantom BlueNeutron
Lets all start an 'Eve Anonymous'Organization (EAO) for us Eve addicts. ...
I'll join.
I tend to more readily accept excuses from myself and my husband (also a total Eve addict) for why not to do things (i.e. it's too cold to take out the trash) when I know I can just log into Eve instead.
Actually neither of us have left the house in about a week. Job? School? Um... If that counts as recruiting for the corp and attending Republic University then sure. The place is a mess.
Funny, just got an email about Online Addiction today; maybe it'll help some of you, I think I'm starting to see Eve really is causing a problem... Apologies if this was posted, I only really read the first and last pages of this thread.
On-line addiction:
Here's a list of common symptoms to watch out for:
1. Lying about how much time is spent online.
2. General decrease of physical activity and social life.
3. Neglecting obligations at home, work, or school to spend time online.
4. Spending too much money on computer equipment or Internet activities.
5. Feeling a constant desire to be online when they're away from the computer.
6. Going online to escape real world problems.
7. Disregarding the emotional or physical consequences of being in front of a computer all day.
8. Denial of the problem.
I think I have every problem except 1 and 8. Though I guess all of these could just be said about those who really like the net or use Eve to escape RL issues.
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