<p>Best way to quit is to quit...get rid of every possiblity where you can play the game. </p>
<p>If you are serious enough about it, you will stop.</p>
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<li><p>Disconnect the internet from your computer.</p></li>
<li><p>Get a girlfriend.</p></li>
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<p>Problem solved. And I'm not being an ass, I am witness to this plan's efficacy.</p>
<p>I like arbiter's response. That method is tried and true. Less time with video games, more time getting out and socializing/getting girls. If that doesn't work, then you know you have some serious problems on your hands</p>
<p>I think trying to balance social and academic life plus a myriad of other things to do in college will be enough to get you off games.</p>
<p>I was a game fiend too in high school and as soon as I entered my college, the desire to play disappeared under the weight all the work and need for socializing. I didn't even make a conscience effort to stop.</p>
<p>So I went to college, and found some good friends.
And now my friends play the game too. :p
They even have accounts on the public server I play on...which is slightly disturbing. But then again, I do rant about how great the game is. A lot.</p>
<p>Games become less fun when you've played a lot of them and they fall into simular, carbon-copy genres. Also because they're usually taylored toward younger people (particularly adventure games and teen-directed RPGs) and don't fit the needs of wiser, and more lu****ll...errr...adult gamers. Of course, I'm talking about console games, but personally I moved onto anime, and then when that genre got tiring onto writing my own stories, so it's basically just the redirecting your energies into more useful endeavors. I wouldn't give up entirely on games for your entire life if you enjoy them...that sounds wrong and misguided. Your parents probably tell you to do that since games sucked when they were a kid and it was easy to get bored of them. Although with all the carbon-copy games around, it's getting more and more boring to play them as you grow older and the industry fails to evolve...</p>
<p>If it's fun, there's no reason you have to quit cold turkey, you just need to learn how to moderate the time you spend and prioritize everything else you can do. If you're worried about being locked in your room, make it a goal to go out and socialize, set aside time for that just like you do for homework and sleep (not so much sleep in college though).</p>