They wouldn’t act like this, if this stupid game wouldn’t exist. They never neglected other people, this started with them playing lol. I tried playing with them, but they kept insulting me for dying and even started a kick vote against me the last time I played with them. This game changed them and destroyed our friendship.
I’m not sure the game can be blamed for that
SickPanda@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Frogster8@lemmy.world 1 year ago
People with an addictive personality will find an addiction, self control must be experienced and learned, and you can’t blame a game for this.
SickPanda@lemmy.world 1 year ago
this is utterly bullshit. Everybody can get addicted to something, this has nothing to do with the personality. The game changed them, they were never like this.
Frogster8@lemmy.world 1 year ago
You have a very biased and immature mindset towards the situation tbh and I can’t really waste any more time on this, but blaming the game for your friends not being nice to you anymore is just not realistic
Grangle1@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Addiction, compulsion, whatever you want to call it, it’s well known a lot of games have mechanics intended to keep people playing a long time, and for some it can be a serious problem. I’ve had friends (yes, more than one) addicted to MMOs who would play for 48+ hours literally non-stop. That’s not healthy, especially if real life responsibilities and connections are being neglected for it. Skinner box mechanics can be as bad for players as loot box mechanics.