EVE General Discussion

So my question, I assume, is pretty straight forward; At what point is it to much. 'It' being the game players obsession over the game. There are many different types, groups, and or categories of gamers (Or all being one in the same) however for the sake of typing (on my phone) we'll use just two. Casual gamers and hardcore gamers.

Now the word obsession may not be the right word to use. Any game can be addictive, some more than others. I'm speaking in general terms. Another word may be more appropriate; I'm referring to the game players drive and 'motivation'. At what point is playing too much. This being the amount of time your playing. Can you get 'too' involved in this/any game? What defines too much or too involved? Obviously this is a loaded question not based on any facts, except only comparatively maybe, and one completely based on opinion.

I know some players who will log maybe 5 hours a week of game play (casual gamers) whereas I know others who have logged more than 40+ (hardcore gamers) I myself have logged over 100+ hours in a single week. A few times I even spent my entire weekend, waking up Friday morning and not going to sleep until Sunday night, playing EVE. I've logged some crazy hours in EVE yet I've met a few others who have logged more. So what makes the difference between a hardcore gamer and one morbidly obsessed? (If there is such a thing)

Example: I know a guy who made flash cards of EACH and every ship in eve as well as drones and mods to memorize dmg types, attributes, etc, to better understand game mechanics. I personally see nothing wrong with this and got copies of said flash cards. Ofc they helped. Knowing all these things in advance and not having to seek references prior to commiting to an engagement are truly helpful.

However, it being helpful or not is neither the issue or concern. It's whether or not this level of commitment to a game is good or bad, or healthy or unhealthy etc, etc,. I'm only curious because me (hardcore EVE player), a friend (casual EVE player), and my mom (hardcore WOW player) were discussing it and I wanted some outside input. Sorry for the length and feel free to comment or troll. Thanks.

I do not understand your question.... At all...

I would say that the whole flash card thing might indicate a rather over zealous approach to what should be a simple pastime and a way to spend a relaxing evening in front of the computer.

But that's just me.

Mr Epeen

I'd say it depends on what is your stage in RL is..

Me, I am hardcore eve player. I realised long ago that eve is going to be my downfall if ever i have one. I have an important exam (life altering you'd say) in 3 days and still couldnt resist logging in and sitting in station or being on TS.

In some ways, I am glad that i got addicted to eve and not something else. In my personal observation, eve has the ability to sensitise us to many RL failures. I learned not to blame the fc or game mechanic if i lose something in eve and that helped me have a good perspective on things. Eve is very harsh and unforgiving and the nature rubs off on us that when something goes wrong for me in RL i start thinking about what i could do better to avoid that next time and spend less time blaming it on others.

I am sure everyone learns this at some point but i think eve forced me into that way of thought much sooner than i couldve done on my own.

I am still unsure if that is an advantage or disadvantage though.

I can't help but think of any newbie as being overwhelmingly adorable, even before I meet them.

We haven't had a big group of cute newbies recently, we need more.

On the one hand, the people that fuel the JBs and work our alliance moons disappear for long periods of time and then return.

And then you have Boat, who never tires of shooting structures. Ever, really.

You will never see this in WOW - http://i48.tinypic.com/731d1l.jpg

(Gem that was posted in one of the channels just now. It's a bug)

It is never "too much" when it comes to something that you enjoy. Unless you've reached the point where you can't live anymore, be it because you don't have a job, or because you're forgetting to eat.

I'll say; ask one og the CSMs.

If passions align with your dreams and goals, which are themselves healthy and proportionate, then they are good.

I think games like EvE and other MMOs can help players find community when options are few, or otherwise limited. I think that is always healthy to want to connect with others. Some may feel like they would be a better community member if they understand the game better, and if flashs help that person do that, the by all means, flash card away.

Games have brought people together for centuries. Play and healthy competition is in our blood. It is what gives us goal to occuipe what would otherwise be idle time, or an idle mind. We play to learn, because that is what a good game does, it teaches things we didn't know about the world or ourselves. When you stop learning you stop playing, and learning is good. :)

Too much would be when your real life starts to suffer, however if your way of life is eve then there's no such thing as too much haha

But really if you're worried, then you're probably playing too much and should take a break.

/c