how addictive are video games according to you ?

[ninawilliam89]

I only spend about 2-3 hours playing video games each day. Since I still live with my parents and they want what's best for me, I'm only allowed to play during the weekends, holidays, and Fridays. I am only allowed a certain time-limit as well. I am kind of thankful for that, cause I have other things to do during those days too you know. And so much home-work during the weekdays! But if I moved out already, I would play 4-8 hours instead!

[WindyWinter]

Spend at least five hours a day online, but then I work on college work or draw on my tablet. Good times, my friends.

[Deleted]

You can't really stop playing wow, there's always something to do, during leveling you're like "1 more quest", and rn you're like "oh this WQ seems quick" "oh i should obliterate some stuff", it's never really ending

[SoundOfGuns]

Well, there is that game that repeatedly hurts and punishes me and devalues me as a human being and i still toss 13€ a month into its ugly face since 12 years so i guess im fucking lost... There were times i played it in which i solely played so other people would not have to hunt for a replacement or because i felt obligated to because of some other reason...

Ironically i also didn't play EXACTLY after purchasing that 12 Month Game-Time Thing an eternity ago.

...Well other than that i dont feel particularly influenced. I don't "need" to play anything... I CAN STOP WHENEVER I WANT, I SWEAR.

[ZarrBH]

about half as much as pain killers lol

[xindralol]

Honestly I dunno if there even is such a thing as addiction for video games. I mean you could argue that as long as you keep coming back to 'games' and play something you're addicted but there's no withdrawal that I know of and if there's enough interesting shit going on outside of games I never feel the urge to play something. Maybe it's just me.

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You can't really stop playing wow, there's always something to do, during leveling you're like "1 more quest", and rn you're like "oh this WQ seems quick" "oh i should obliterate some stuff", it's never really ending

I felt that way for the first few years in WoW. Nowadays I'm just ambivalent about most things in WoW *shrug*. I still would argue that neither of this is addiction though (though the term has been used before it's nothing like it.)

[williamfox]

i only have time on weekend.
around 3-4 hours
I used to spend 2 hours/day when i was 14 years old. OMG. That's crazy.

[kristenlean]

Very much, these days I am playing Uncharted 4 the thieves end, hopefully complete it soon.

[Deleted]

My entire life have been video games pretty much, just switching them up, but time spent on them is dreadful hah

[Zeruiah]

Addiction? Gaming is a life style and choice! I'd say though I play games about uh... ish 15 hours a day give or take?

[KrayzieKal]

Very addictive... LOL. 8 hours a day I think

[Stormeh]

When I played WoW, I was fully addicted for those 10 years.

After I stopped, I find most games don't have the same pull. I mostly play Divison nowadays and there are a lot of times where I'm just too tired to log on, whereas when I was playing WoW I'll log on and do stuff no matter how tired I was or how late it was.

Must be old age.

[Mohd]

Very addictive, I skip work to play, I'm addicted to gaming to a degree that I can't go 2 days full without playing ANYTHING, even an android game...

But then again, it gets my mind of much more dangerous addictions, so I wouldn't say it's that bad.

[johnworsham]

Roughly 3-4 hours because I get bored playing for a long time.

[Bigbazz]

When I was a small child my mother would stay up late playing Super Mario III on the NES most nights, I think I was born into video game addiction! Though I've always played a lot of video games, Diablo II and WoW are the only ones that really eat up my time, I used to play Diablo II all night and then go to school in the morning after no sleep.

They are only addictive in waves though, I tend to binge on them and then lose interest in playing games almost entirely for a while.

[Wrecktangle]

This is a discussion I have quite frequently with friends.

Gaming is my main hobby. I have others too, like cars (racing, modding, etc.) and Tennis/Ping Pong. If I have nothing to do I am very often found gaming. I even take a day off work here and there (I get 30 a year) to play a game if I feel like vegging out that day.

I don't think I'm addicted per-se, but it's my go to activity when I have nothing else I want to do, or am bored. Does that qualify as addicted?

[Vixul]

It's my life, I live off of it.

[mjhaider]

I think video games are very addictive, specially the role playing games.

[Linri]

i love video games, but i am not addicted enough to have to spend every hour of my free time on them.

depending on the day, and how i fee i usually log in about 3 hours a day of game time

out of 10, maybe like a 6/10 for my personal experience

[fizeto512]

For some online video games like league of legends, an average boy can spend 5 hours everyday to enjoy it.