I'll possibly get banned or told off for this as inappropriate, though reading some of the comments in this forum, if you are not being flippant / ironic...etc...you might want to consider if you have the start of symptoms of gaming addiction...you might laugh of dismiss this as trolling (I can take the michael out of people at times), and the following you could say is pure bull, though I have a gamer friend who has this problem along with a weed addiction which compounded the situation, and along with a period of unemployment - his family have money (giving up gaming for a short while was harder than stopping on the drugs).....it has taken and is still ongoing for him turning his life around (he as I have been gamers for decades).

As an example of one of the things he did on coming out of hospital (due to health reasons, in part resultant from his gaming life style) he tried getting out of a moving car because he could not go home to get his PC, as he was not allowed to play games for a couple of days (this incident helped prove to some that he did have a problem). Also he would get a lot of rage when challenged about not playing (some of this was related to lack of weed more likely....though the rage was directed from gaming).

Being upset about as you say a broken game is one thing, but by the tone of some it is almost like it is ruining their life and an example is ruining their Christmas.....also for some it's about the money and feeling cheated....though is this just masking something worse at the end of the day its money (It maybe a lot to some) but what price on your health! (for those who are getting unusually angry by this incident).

This has nothing to do with Skyrim bugs, while it may stay open at the very least it certainly isn't in the right forum at all.

I think this goes in the "Advice no one asked for" sub-forum. Thanks for the counseling

Lol, constructive thread.

How looney can this situation get.

Anyway, I would like to see this in the general section and get their reaction, trolol.

Your friend has very poor self control and relatively apathetic friends and family, that's really too bad for him.

You clearly have a lack of humanity and know nothing of the situation, I hope it never happens to you...these things can take years to turn around.

The reason for this forum was the general section is moderate in views generally, this forum is where others are most likely to be afflicted by this, anyways you don't have to read this post or comment.

Akkadian,

I'm sorry to hear about your friend. However, his situation is rather extreme and does not fit the average "gamer" build. It's sad really because
the media has portrayed gamers as anti-social, apathetic, unhealthy, geeky slobs that do not fit well into society or in social situations.

While I am not saying in any way that your friend here fits the bill I just described, your concern may fall on deaf ears- namely due to the location
and direction of your post.

I'm a gamer, and I know many who game. Gaming is no different than reading fiction or watching movies. It has evolved into a stronger medium
like art and music due to the increasing demand of quality and immersion, but again- addiction comes to anything. You may/may not have heard
of strange addictions such as tapping ones fingers, making small noises, or ingesting innedible objects.

What I'm getting at is that the situation you're dealing with is not normal. It's not standard or expected. Most people who game never experience
anything quite as dramatic as your friend does (at least, not the many individuals I know).

You simply chose a bad time and place to send out your message. That is all.

-Cheers

Totally agree with OP I can never figure out if some of the people on this forum a serious or not.
Like now for an example. Do these guys really mean this?
I have no clue.
I find that rousing.

I think I'll check myself into the hospital right now.


I haven't played video games in like a week.

Edit - Hah, I put hospitable instead of hospital.

That’s what an addict would do.

I like this guy

I always love tread moves. It’s like we get the discarded gnawed off bits of sanity, which peeved the plague-ridden mainland.

People can get addicted to anything. People can get addicted to six, drugs, and Rock and Rolla. My opinion (and i'll probably get bashed for this) is that people with weak minds get addicted to things. People with even weaker minds can't break addictions no matter what. I smoked for over 10 years and quit cold turkey when I got out of the army in January of 2000. I have a bunch of friends that tried to quit at the same time and never could quit. I was smoking a pack a day at the time that I quit cold turkey and went into major withdrawals for a few days. I have not used tobacco (or nicotine patches) since I quit in 2000. Now I make sure that I don't get addicted to anything (not even coffee or video games). If I feel that I might be getting addicted to something I will give it up for a few weeks.

Sorry buddy you dragged your friend's pathetic life out into the public, not me. Btw I have experienced this sort of thing first hand, both of those particular things in fact, one day I just decided to stop being such a selfish moron about them though and your friend really outta grow up and do the same. The people in here are venting frustration about buying a game that isn't working for them and they haven't been provided a solution what a good month and a half since it came out? I'd be pretty upset too and no your story about your friend's failure to accept personal responsibility is not a comfort or a 'well things could be worse guys'.

/all because I'd accidentally clicked in the wrong subforum, doh!

Okay, he has more wrong than just being addicted to games. There are some core issues here that need to be worked out if he literally tried to leave a moving vehicle.

People can be addicted to anything -- food, drinks, drugs, games, cards (e.g. MTG), shopping/impulse buying, etc. Of course, some of those things are more damaging than others. However, your average gaming addict isn't going to go to the extremes that you hear about in cases like your friend -- they may just harm their social life or not get enough exercise, but when major things happen (for example, suicide), there are more significant things causing the problem (not just playing too many games).

THIS!
Sounds like there is a much more bigger problem then a video game addiction.

Wow. First off speaking from experience he is coming off other drugs then weed. I don't smoke it never really have but I know plenty of people that are high 24/7 and they don't act that crazy if they can't get it. My experience is with other harde drugs and yes the actions he is making are the same that I had when stopping. He wants it so bad and the only thing that can calm him down is a good game. Believe me I felt that way before. You want nothing to do with anything else. The game becomes the drug. I was only addicted because it was the only thing that made me relax. Once I got past that I found it easier to do normal everyday things. Eventually gaming was just for fun again.

This is just my opinion. I'm just guessing it's more than weed but really I have no clue. Also I'm not saying gaming is not a problem for some people I'm just saying it could be his escape. I think this should be a topic on a drug forum of some sort. I just don't think it's Skyrim. Good luck addiction is hard when your going through it. It doesn't matter if it's you or your friend that is going though it. Addiction effect everyone around it. Sometimes it's even harder for the family and friends. Talk with him, be ready to blamed and here denial but soon enough it will all work out and everything can be normal again. It just takes a ton of heartache and pain for you and the user. Seriously I feel for you. I regret putting people through it. Is worth talking about with him, you have nothing to lose at this point, it seems you already lost him so you can only go up from here.

People on online forums overreact cartoonishly to everything. If a game console breaks and they act like they don't know how they'll live until they get it fixed, it's not because they're hopelessly addicted, it's just melodrama. Usually.

I can't really understand the OP. Too many spelling errors and the wall of text hurts my eyes.