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loyalanon
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#1 - 2012-09-19 00:11:50 UTC
So I ask this question more so out of curiosity then anything.

Have any of you been affected by events in real life from your eve addiction?

Such as wife leaving you etc, losing your job from taking to much time off work to play eve?

Weekends are now spent indoors playing eve etc.
Karn Dulake
Doomheim
#2 - 2012-09-19 00:16:03 UTC
More people have been affected by this game than you would ever believe.

Plus it is a haven for disaffected damaged people.


And a big hello to all the bitter middle aged divorced Dads who play this game to run away from their soul crushing existance.



I dont normally troll, but when i do i do it on General Discussion.
Saede Riordan
Alexylva Paradox
#3 - 2012-09-19 00:16:17 UTC
I met my boyfriend, got an apartment, and now have a decent standard of living.

Thanks Eve Online!

Fear and Loathing in Internet Spaceships
Paul Oliver
Doomheim
#4 - 2012-09-19 00:16:23 UTC  |  Edited by: Paul Oliver
What is "real life"? Straight

Seriously though I can honestly say in the almost one month that I've been playing this game I haven't really noticed any changes in my offline life, EVE is the kind of game (so far atleast) that a person can play as casually or constantly as they want to, then again all I really do is solo stuff atm so who knows how things will be if I ever meet other people to play with, maybe its still too early to comment one way or another. What?
Its good to be [Gallente](http://dl.eve-files.com/media/1209/QEQlJ.jpg).
Athena Themis
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2012-09-19 00:17:22 UTC
Yes this game has had a RL impact.

I no longer seek to scam or steal from people in real life, or attack strangers for no reason when they are in the ghetto away from police protection. I also get to stab friends in the back which I couldn't do in RL because I would rightfully be beaten up for it.

IF IT WASN'T FOR EVE I WOULD BE IN PRISON AND SOMEONE WOULD MAKE ME THEIR SEXUAL SLAVE
Jett0
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#6 - 2012-09-19 00:19:25 UTC
Nah. Offline skill training is glorious.

Occasionally plays sober
Mars Theran
Foreign Interloper
#7 - 2012-09-19 00:19:54 UTC
My real life has more effect on my EVE life than the other way around. It's all about how you prioritize.

..of course, I don't have kids, a wife, or any thing to sidetrack really. My job, (all of them), is more important than a video game for obvious reasons, but even I stay up to ridiculous hours doing this or that, and whatever time it is, I get up in the morning and go to work. Even a little tired, I'm not much affected in my performance.

EVE is a hobby. I'm sure some people have issues with married life and their hobbies not meshing, but that goes for pretty much any hobby. It all depends on the relationship in question. One reason I'm still single is, hobbies or not, I haven't the tolerance for someone trying to rule me. 
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loyalanon
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#8 - 2012-09-19 00:21:48 UTC
Jett0 wrote:
Nah. Offline skill training is glorious.



Rightly said^^
SmilingVagrant
Doomheim
#9 - 2012-09-19 00:35:50 UTC
Nope. My eve habit is healthy. My forum habits are a mess though.
Ryhss
#10 - 2012-09-19 00:44:03 UTC  |  Edited by: Ryhss
loyalanon wrote:
So I ask this question more so out of curiosity then anything.

Have any of you been affected by events in real life from your eve addiction?

Such as wife leaving you etc, losing your job from taking to much time off work to play eve?

Weekends are now spent indoors playing eve etc.


This isn't WoW. I hope Eve players are smart enough not to lose their job/life/wife because of a damn game.

I just turned into an egg, did I level up? I spent an hour trying to salvage a wreck, when in local a guy said "Stop it, this is my Tempest, I was AFK"
loyalanon
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#11 - 2012-09-19 00:53:18 UTC  |  Edited by: loyalanon
Ryhss wrote:
loyalanon wrote:
So I ask this question more so out of curiosity then anything.

Have any of you been affected by events in real life from your eve addiction?

Such as wife leaving you etc, losing your job from taking to much time off work to play eve?

Weekends are now spent indoors playing eve etc.


This isn't WoW. I hope Eve players are smart enough not to lose their job/life/wife because of a damn game.



Agreed with the above. Now my girlfriend doesnt agree with eve, but understands that it is a hobby, the same way that she has hobbies **** she does for fun.

Mine however is sitting in front of a computer talking to people that I have never met in real life before discussing internet spaceshipz
Akirei Scytale
Okami Syndicate
#12 - 2012-09-19 00:55:06 UTC
EVE has a near-zero minimum time commitment. If this game is "******* up your life", the problem lies in you 100%.

This isn't WoW, custom built to suck every possible hour away once it grips you with raids and dailies.
Ocih
Space Mermaids
#13 - 2012-09-19 00:57:56 UTC
Turn the TV off, OP. That crap will rot your brain.
loyalanon
The Conference Elite
The Conference
#14 - 2012-09-19 00:59:29 UTC
Im curious to see if anyone will admit that eve has ****** their life up

Big smile
Malice Redeemer
Kenshin.
Fraternity.
#15 - 2012-09-19 01:45:40 UTC
I don't have a GF anymore because I was playing eve a lot a year ago, but I think I played eve so much then because she was treating me like ****, and I had no other outlets. When you have other things to do, all "eve addition" causes is a lost 15 bucks a month per toon and a few mins a week or so putting new skills on your que.
Surfin's PlunderBunny
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#16 - 2012-09-19 01:50:54 UTC
Eve made me leave my ex fiance.

We took a vote Cool

"Little ginger moron" ~David Hasselhoff 

Want to see what Surf is training or how little isk Surf has?  http://eveboard.com/pilot/Surfin%27s_PlunderBunny
Jett0
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#17 - 2012-09-19 01:57:03 UTC
^^ Ah. Too many CTAs?

Occasionally plays sober
Ludi Burek
The Player Haters Corp
#18 - 2012-09-19 01:59:21 UTC
Eve hasn't affected my life as I'm very disciplined with priorities but it did teach me to recognise real life carebears with ease.
Praxis Ginimic
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#19 - 2012-09-19 02:21:24 UTC  |  Edited by: Praxis Ginimic
I was late to work once...stupid aggro timer

Also, my wife is cool with it...I made the toon look like her (minus the bitchin face tat). Its sounds stupid to a guy but that **** actually works on women.
Pasta OfDoom
Doomheim
#20 - 2012-09-19 02:32:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Pasta OfDoom
EVE hasn't affected my real life, but I'm starting to lose all my steam and xbox live friends because I neglect pretty much every single other game.
Actually now that I think about it, my family might be worried about me. I'll go outside and check, assuming I can navigate through these piles of cheetoh crumbs, red bull cans, and dorito bags.

*Edit* I went outside and my family called the police, they thought I was an intruder. That really puts thing into perspective, but I have to .01 some orders now.
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