You are not being polite. You said to me that this post is a “pathetic crying for help”. You are a bad person.
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So a quick update on the original topic: last day I played Lost Ark was the day I wrote this post, so I’ve been 3 days without playing, and most important, I don’t feel the need. This game is dead for me.
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Proud of you
You don’t give a good advice to someone when you call him “pathetic”. That’s why I insulted you.
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you just didnt get the point of this topic, its not a crying for help, I mean, for me this topic was made to reach others potential adicted players, they will judge if they are or not… if soo, they can go and look for help, as you can see @gbclopi took some time to see himself as an addicted player, I fortunately took less time bcs I already know some symptoms of being in that state as I mentioned my experience before
I desagree when you say that the game is not to blame, not totaly, of course, but IT IS designed to make people addicted to it as every MMORPG
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But how is that the developers fault? What do you want them to do? Make a boring game. Don’t play MMO if you don’t want to grind or have things in life that interfere with you being able to do it. Another option is to play the MMO casually. No one is saying you are required to play LA 16 hours daily like me. You are right. Many cannot. I have a few friends that can play 1-2 hours daily. Like i mentioned earlier life is all about moderation. I understand the point of this topic. It is passively aggressively blaming lost ark for his addiction. it’s not the games’ fault. He needs to take personal responsibility. This is the first step to getting better. It’s like being an alcoholic and blaming beer for your issues. Sometimes you gotta take a hard look in the mirror @slycks
He never said its developer’s falt, you still didnt get the point, it was not a feedback to the devs, it was for other players
I just seen the thread is solved. Glad the OP got the solution he needed. Hope I gave him some sound advice. All the best my fellow Arkesians. Enjoy the grind
As you can see here
“And was just then when I realize that my life has dissapeared, and is almost empty, because it was full of Lost Ark only. During this week I was bored, discouraged and feeling empty. And that is because I was doing nothing about playing.”
"Now, I don’t have any enthusiasm about the future of this game, because the 4th legion raid feels more of the same to me, I feel this kind of playing (doing chaos/guardians and a LOT of useless and repetitive weeklies)
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AS you can see here @slycks Blaming the game
bcs its the real purpose of the game, to make people addicted to it, so they spend time playing and buy in-game things…
The game being awesome doesnot mean its not to make you addicted to it.
Its a bizness at the end of the day. Any company will do things to get consumers to buy and stay. What do you want them to do?
exactly, every game can make you additcted to it, and is designed with that purpose
its not for the devs to do something, but for the players, the most devs can do is warn people, by saying how much time they already spend playing the game
that i agree with. It surely is designed for you to FOMO. It is up to the person to decide if the game is interfering with their daily life. Hence one can have it interfere by only playing 4 hours some 8 some 12. It all depennds on if they are taking care of IRL stuff. Are they truly happy? People need to be honest with themselves. If you are happy playing lost ark and take care of your commitments; play as much as you want. Addiction is truly relevant @slycks
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Exactly, thanks. I don’t blame the game, I knew how is an MMO an how works, was my decision to play It. First hundreds hours I enjoyed a lot, but I didn’t realize that I was falling very deep in an addiction, and probably last 1000 hours of the 1500 I was playing not because I was enjoying, but because I needed to play It for feel less empty and because I was too engaged with the game.
exactly bro if you dont enjoy it than its good that you stopped. I play a lot but still enjoy it. I think i understand what you mean now. If you were doing it and not liking it than its truly became hell for you. I really am sorry if i offended you in any way. But i was really just tryna help. I dont want others to stop playing because they are scared of addiction. Its good to be mindful but not let it run your life. Its deff a good thing to think about and I agree now this topic is certainly good for people to think about. However, i do think we need to realize anything can be addictive. Some things are just designed to be more than others. Example alcohol with cool labeling. Fruit juiices for kids with cool labels, etc… Its all a bizness @gbclopi I truly am proud of you and hope you can continue to lay off the game. Especially since you say it felt like achore. It definitely isnt the game for you than
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If you want to keep playing, that’s not a problem, but first things first, ALWAYS priorise your RL, dont let the game take over it. you have something to do out of the game, stop playing right away and come back after you being free
Just put that in mind, IRL>>>>>GAME and you will never be an addicted player impov
True he can find a middle ground. Maybe a few hours a day. But if it feels like a chore like he said. It is good for him to stop all together @slycks and if he does play maybe he can only do the things in the game he enjoyed. WHATEVER THAT MAY BE. raids, fishing, chaos,etc…
this was a good comment. I agree 100%