<p>So yeah, as a former WoW addict I know that gaming of any variety can be extremely addicting... does anyone foresee themselves spending copious amounts of time playing video/computer games in college?</p>
<p>Also, do any upperclassmen regret the time they spent behind the computer screen, or recommend it?</p>
<p>Personally, I think casual gaming is good compromise, it helps alleviate stress but it doesn't required that you be extremely committed. And its a fun thing to do when you need to take a short break from a paper that you're writing without having to call all your friends at 3/4 in the AM.</p>
<p>I still play MapleStory every now and then, but usually I get bored after twenty minutes so I don’t have a problem with it getting in the way of anything.</p>
<p>I spend much less time gaming now than I did in HS but it is a great stress reliever when you need a break and there’s no one around to hang out with. There’s a couple of guys on my floor who spend 12+ hours a day on WoW. Our RA was telling us about a guy last year who actually missed a final exam b/c he was so wrapped up in WoW he didn’t realize what day/time it was.</p>
<p>I used to play a lot in high school. It was quite ridiculous the amount of time I used to play. I stopped playing in college and I am a lot happier. It really is just a waste of time. It was like crack. Aside from the obvious procrastination effects from playing video games, there are many other indirect effects.</p>
<p>The best way to choose how to spend your college is to think what you tell people you do with your free time. Example of a very real conversation:</p>
<p>Person 1: How was your weekend - do anything fun?
Person 2: (You played a mmorpg all weekend) No I just sat at home doing nothing.
Person 1: Oh…
(Usually the conversation ends or is awkward)</p>
<p>Example of a potentially interesting conversation:
Person 1: How was your weekend? Do anything fun?
Person 2: Yeah, I began working at a restaurant. Boy, are some people rude…(story)
(Usually this becomes a great conversation)</p>
<p>All in all, you will have a better life by not playing video games. Not only will you have things to talk about with other people, but you might get more friends or even a girlfriend. Also, the things you do when you’re not playing games can potentially be activities that build your resume and help you get jobs.</p>
<p>In colboy’s defense, I think that he is trying to suggest that actually engaging in certain activities will allow one to have more things to discuss about with others.</p>
<p>Unless you are talking with another WoW player, these sort of conversations tend to end relatively awkwardly.</p>
<p>I’ll probably start playing some mmo’s (not WoW, hate it) in college again, only if time permits. It’s going to be really really cold where I’m going, so it’ll be nice to just relax and sit in my room and play a game all wrapped up in a blanket haha, of course friends/coursework will come before gaming, I think that’s key.</p>
<p>Play addicting games like that in the summer when it doesn’t affect your GPA. I used to be REALLY addicted to Starcraft and Diablo II and had no life except for pwning n00bs online. It’s just too addicting for me. I am not sure what is going to happen the day Starcraft 2 and Diablo III come out… If you do get too addicted to WoW or the games I listed, I know of 2 ways to unhook yourself. 1, drugs. Replace a greater evil with a lesser evil and eventually work yourself off drugs (my friends said it’s easier than getting off WoW). 2, start working out 2 hours a day, everyday. This is what I did. After 4 days I felt a lot better and after 2 weeks I had almost no urge to play online games again.</p>
<p>Quit gamming before you go to college. It is probably the biggest waste of time ever. I think the best rule for gaming in college is that it is okay if you are playing with someone else, at the same time, in the same room, and while looking at the same screen. No one player or LAN.</p>
<p>The fact that you have to pay for it makes it for addicting than “free” MMORPGs. Because WoW players feel like they waste their money if they don’t play long enough each week. </p>
<p>Most people’s weekends, except mine of course because I’m insane, bore me anyway. Not only do some people stay in anyway, but if they did go out, they didn’t do anything remotely out of the ordinary.</p>
<p>So the whole weekend discussion thing is a moot point. Unless you fooled around with somebody I give a d*** about over the weekend (me, a hot lesbian friend) - I can’t be bothered.</p>
<p>what about playing computer games in class. Im not really a gamer but i was thinking of getting a couple decent computer games for if im like in a really boring lecture and no the material already. is it possible to just like turn the sound off of and play them. </p>
<p>AHaha, I play CS. I don’t plan to quit completely. : )</p>
<p>Would an ordinary laptop be able to handle cs smoothly? I’m trying to figure out what laptop would be good enough for it. That’s probably the only game I’ll play.</p>