Dragon Age: Origins ruined my life

[StBishop]

WoW and DotA had similar effects to what you've described with the added bonus of me actually ending up unemployed (forcing me to get a better, more fulfilling job) and getting out of a shitty relationship because of them. Yay WoW!

 

[rossatdi]

No, I am not joking. I blame this game and this game ALONE for ruining my life.

Let me explain. I am/was very happy with myself, I have a great girlfriend, good grades and I'm in shape. Everything was going fine, BUT THEN! Dragon Age: Origins came as a bomb into my life killing every thing close to a social life with in a 10 mile radius.

I just can't stop playing it, it's ridiculous. So right now I'm hoping that I will be able to stay away from the game long enough for my girlfriend and grades to recover.

So, have anyone else had a similar experience with this game? Or any other game for that matter.

EDIT: Before you post, ask your self; Is this guy serious? Should I take this seriously?

No, no you should not.

Yeah I played it a lot. Until MW2 came out. Kind of considering a slow boiler anyway. For the relaxing Sunday afternoons rather than the post work blasts.

 

[Punisher A.J.]

Dude I beat this game and almost every sidequest in 25 hours... also killed most people I met and read faster than people can speak but 25 hours... thats a whole day of my life I will never see again and you know what... time well wasted. Hell this game was actually really good Played it over and reached lv 20 with all classes. But my life is good.

 

[Aurora219]

No game should have the ability to ruin your life. It's not a chemical change in your brain, you don't have a physical addiction to it. Just turn the damn game off. You can't blame a game, blame yourself!

I played WoW for three years. I stopped playing because I didn't want to play it any more. Pretty much everyone else I know still plays it but that doesn't bother me at all. Free time rocks.

 

[Uilleand]

I've been playing ass loads of Dragon age :/ Now that I've finished it I discovered the tool kit. Curse you Bioware.

Please to be making good stuffs for the rest of us???? *bats eyelashes*

 

[Tekyro]

Either you're young, and grades aren't vitally important, or you have some kind of mental condition and you shouldn't be playing anything more addictive than Peggle or whatever.

More addictive than Peggle? That's a good one.

 

[BaldursBananaSoap]

Kill it with anthrax.

 

[Alphavillain]

When I like a game, I force myself to go outside into the real world and start behaving as if I were still playing. This week's it's been "Assassins' Creed 2", and I must say my stealth skills have improved since the last one...

 

[Takoto]

Title made me lol.
God knows how long ago, I did nothing but play Kingdom Hearts 2. I didn't go out... And when I was really little the same thing happened with the PS1 game of A Bugs Life.

I actually tend to ignore people on MSN when playing Touhou on fullscreen but that's as far as it goes now.

 

[Mezrev]

Indeed, my first playthrough I pretty much holed up for a week. Second playthrough is going a bit more reasonably. It's like when you get a good book that you just can't put down untill you finish.

And really, it's pretty obvious he's not being 100% literally seriouz businezzzz.

 

[cuddly_tomato]

My 360 took care of the problem for me by deciding to die.

Aw dude. Mine did that with Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. It really sucks when you are playing something new for the first two hours and then BANG! It's gone.

 

[AxelMiller]

Baldur's Gate did that for me.
I freaking love that game.

I never relised why that game is so popular. All i've played is a GBA version which i did not like much. Why is it so good?

No no no, don't touch any Baldur's Gate that isn't on the PC.
The PC version is the game to play. A tactical RPG with a phenomenal story. The Baldur's GAte Saga (On the PC, remember) is, to me, the best RPG series ever, and the best games I've played. Ever since I bought it in '97, it has always been installed on my computer. If I got a new computer? It's the first thing installed. Always.
Great games, fantastic RPGs. That's how my love for Bioware came about.

Well. It sounds rather fun. Im gonna see if i can find a trial/demo version anywhere. And if that dont work i have to use the unfortunate torrent option.

 

[Torinki]

It was ridiculously addictive. Like reading a good book. I grew to care about the characters; Bioware did a very good job with the writing and voice acting.

 

[Yudas]

I know your joking but Im not touching that game. Addicting videogames and med school does not go hand in hand.

 

[TheDoctor455]

No, I am not joking. I blame this game and this game ALONE for ruining my life.

Let me explain. I am/was very happy with myself, I have a great girlfriend, good grades and I'm in shape. Everything was going fine, BUT THEN! Dragon Age: Origins came as a bomb into my life killing every thing close to a social life with in a 10 mile radius.

I just can't stop playing it, it's ridiculous. So right now I'm hoping that I will be able to stay away from the game long enough for my girlfriend and grades to recover.

So, have anyone else had a similar experience with this game? Or any other game for that matter.

EDIT: Before you post, ask your self; Is this guy serious? Should I take this seriously?

No, no you should not.

You're an idiot.
As much as I love Dragon Age: Origins (a near-perfect RPG), I know when to turn the game off and do something I need to do.

 

[Discon]

No game should have the ability to ruin your life. It's not a chemical change in your brain, you don't have a physical addiction to it. Just turn the damn game off. You can't blame a game, blame yourself!

I played WoW for three years. I stopped playing because I didn't want to play it any more. Pretty much everyone else I know still plays it but that doesn't bother me at all. Free time rocks.

I actually just quit WoW a few months ago too, for the same reason. I had also played for three years and it got boring.

 

[Caplix]

My addictive personality and runescape ruined my first year of college, now I have to repeat it.

 

[Solstrana91]

If Bioware are able to create this level of addiction in an offline single player RPG, then what's gonna happen when The Old Republic goes live??!!

I shudder to think, hell, i know im not going to be able to remove myself.
Thank god my girlfriend understands.

 

[Cid Silverwing]

Delete your character/account and uninstall it.

If you fail at this, then you have serious addiction problems that require rehabilitation.

 

[Torinki]

Delete your character/account and uninstall it.

If you fail at this, then you have serious addiction problems that require rehabilitation.

I'm imagining a rehab center for gamers and it's making me giggle...