Rl RS Implications..

[i_trollz_u]

You have absolutely no way of knowing that. Just because it was true for you doesn't mean it is true for everybody.

 

The only people that say they enjoy runescape more than real life are the ones who haven't truely experienced it.

that's utter bull [cabbage] and you damn well know it.

you aren't the one who decides what has happened in someone's life

 

It's not that inaccurate to assume that in most instances playing RS didn't do anything that would help someone be successful in life. A fantasy world can never achieve the same effect as achieving the same goal in real life. This is obviously an arbitrary statement, but knowing karate is generally accepted by the majority of people as more valued than having a character with maxed CB on runescape. Real life cash is also more valuable than gold in a fantasy game. (RWT is a stupid and generally very little profit industry, don't go there).

 

Someone mentioned becoming inspired to go into the video game industry, but you probably didn't need to play as much as you did for that to happen (this is a guess, but i think don't think it's an unreasonable assumption).

 

Granted, you could do other useless stuff, but then it becomes a question of whether the other stuff would be worse or more time consuming than runescape, which is impossible to generalize about. However, i think the argument that the nature of RS makes it more time consuming than other hobbies with generally less benefits to be gained in the eyes of the majority of society has merit.

[Omali]

I play Runescape and guitar... learned French when it was a requirement but forgot it all now.

 

Since I don't want to be a professional musician or anything, all those things are just for fun. There are a couple weeks where I'll play more than 20 hours a week (I was sick a couple weeks in the summer and probably played like 8 hours a day for those weeks, lol), some (most) weeks, I'll play less. It's all about having fun... if someone wants to play 60 hours a week and they're enjoying life, who are you to judge them?

Someone has not done anything wrong just because they spend their life playing a game. But there is alot more to life than games, and that's what OP is pointing out.

 

Many people say "Self controll" and that kind of stuff, but i find that crap to be honest. Self controll? If you find a activity fun, will you really restrict yourself to 1 hour a day? Or will you play more than 2 hours? Or maybe 4 hours a day?

 

You just defined self control: Being able to stop doing something even if you find it fun, so you're not overdoing it.

 

It's not too often someone proves themselves wrong in their own argument.

[MstrMonopoly]

You have absolutely no way of knowing that. Just because it was true for you doesn't mean it is true for everybody.

 

The only people that say they enjoy runescape more than real life are the ones who haven't truely experienced it.

that's utter bull [cabbage] and you damn well know it.

you aren't the one who decides what has happened in someone's life

 

Yeah... IRL I have like 100 colleges I love but I'm not getting in to (Amherst </3), massive girl problems, 3 AP tests coming up, this fat school shooter guy who hangs out with me because I'm the only person that's nice to him, and a sore right arm that I don't know will heal before the baseball season starts.

 

In RuneScape, I have 120m GP, full bandos, a fury, turmoil, overloads, and a goal of 99 slayer.

 

gimme runescape

[lotmein2]

Simple Answer: Self control.

 

Its like pretty much anything, if it begins to consume your life, generally you alienate people.

 

At least there are weekly updates and a large variety of things to do in RS, it must be worse for people addicted to things like Call of Duty were things get pretty monotonous (despite being a great game)

It's hard to control yourself when you're a child and addicted lol

[lotmein2]

The point I'm trying to make is that you shouldn't worry about the past like that. I sacrificed schoolwork and friends for RS at one time too, but I don't regret it. I'm in college now and my high school grades don't matter at all. I'm in another state now and I am still good friends w/ the people whom I neglected for RS. If you learn from your mistakes, you can start seeing your mistakes as blessings in disguise.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znnj1oFxCRM

 

:thumbup:

I'm not worrying about the past, I'm just saying if I didn't find this game my life would have been easier/better

[Blankblankblank]

Psychological projection

[Saradomin_Mage]

The point I'm trying to make is that you shouldn't worry about the past like that. I sacrificed schoolwork and friends for RS at one time too, but I don't regret it. I'm in college now and my high school grades don't matter at all. I'm in another state now and I am still good friends w/ the people whom I neglected for RS. If you learn from your mistakes, you can start seeing your mistakes as blessings in disguise.

ttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Znnj1oFxCRM

 

:thumbup:

I'm not worrying about the past, I'm just saying if I didn't find this game my life would have been easier/better

How would you know for sure? You might have found another game, or in the time reallocated to socialising or something else you might have found yourself getting into negative situations such as some other addiction, be it to drugs, alcohol, or whatever.

[Dire_Wolf]

You just defined self control: Being able to stop doing something even if you find it fun, so you're not overdoing it.

 

It's not too often someone proves themselves wrong in their own argument.

I believe there are people who can controll themself, and also that there are those who talk about self-controll, but at same time they try to squeeze in as much time as possible to work on Runescape. And if you try to squeeze time to go to Runescape world, then it's not healthy. But that is all i am saying.

 

Again, you have no way of knowing that. Playing RuneScape has made me better prepared for my future than anyone else in my family.

How has it made you better prepared Trip? (Asking in a curious and respectful way!) I know Runescape may have inspired you artisticly, but what other ways?

 

How would you know for sure? You might have found another game, or in the time reallocated to socialising or something else you might have found yourself getting into negative situations such as some other addiction, be it to drugs, alcohol, or whatever.

You are right that the person you quoted could find another game or socialize with bad people and this could lead to negative effects on his life. But i agree with him, that life would be much easier if as child you did not stumble on Runescape or something similar. It's easy to get addicted as a child, specially if you haven't experienced good times in life.

[Sy_Accursed]

I hate how these threads always assume playing over x amount = ruined life.

For one thing even if your life IS ruined its not a permanent thing and for another it all depends on the person. Just because you play 20 hours a week doesn't automatically mean ur real life sucks.

 

In my gap year I easily clocked around 20 - 30 hours a week while having a social life, taking a few exam resists very successfully and working; if anything it was a good thing as it gave me something to keep me occupied rather than going outta my mind stuck in the middle of nowhere while all my friends were busy.

[Pluckey]

Just because someone plays RS a lot doesn't mean that they have no life or a bad social life.

 

 

I for one, Play about 50 - 60 hours a week and I happen to have a wife, a soon-to-be child, bills, and a job. If THAT isn't having a life, I don't know what really is.

[Crossed_Body]

 

My face when a kid thinks he knows what my life should be.

 

Protip: everybody has fun in one way or the other, nobody has to abide by your false expectations.

Been playing RS for 6 years now. Got good grades during highschool, enrolled into a good university, studying Computer and Telematics Engineering. One could say that Runescape was what got me interested in computer/software engineering in the first place.

[Blyaunte]

On an average *work* day, my "no life" Runescape activity goes something like this:

 

6:00 AM to 6:30 AM - I wake up, shower, do my hair and get dressed for work

6:30 AM to 7:15 AM - I wake my chidlren and get them breakfast

7:15 AM to 7:30 AM - I drive to work

7:30 AM to 4:00 PM - I'm at work (occassionally surfing Tip.It ("hi guys!") if it's quiet)

4:00 PM to 4:15 PM - Driving home

4:15 PM to 5:15 PM - Reviewing homework and preparing dinner

5:15 PM to 6:15 PM - Dinner with the family and general clean up

6:15 PM to 7:30 PM - Snuggle time with my hubby

7:30 PM to 8:30 PM - Prepare lunches for my children and set up for the day tomorrow

8:30 PM to 11:30 PM - Play Runescape

11:30 PM to 6:00 AM - Sleep

 

So where in my average working day should I be contributing more to society? :unsure:

 

As I have said before: I have a husband, three children, a job, a house, a mortgage and a car how much more "real life" do I need?

 

:rolleyes:

[CharlieBrown]

On an average *work* day, my "no life" Runescape activity goes something like this:

 

6:00 AM to 6:30 AM - I wake up, shower, do my hair and get dressed for work

6:30 AM to 7:15 AM - I wake my chidlren and get them breakfast

7:15 AM to 7:30 AM - I drive to work

7:30 AM to 4:00 PM - I'm at work (occassionally surfing Tip.It ("hi guys!") if it's quiet)

4:00 PM to 4:15 PM - Driving home

4:15 PM to 5:15 PM - Reviewing homework and preparing dinner

5:15 PM to 6:15 PM - Dinner with the family and general clean up

6:15 PM to 7:30 PM - Snuggle time with my hubby

7:30 PM to 8:30 PM - Prepare lunches for my children and set up for the day tomorrow

8:30 PM to 11:30 PM - Play Runescape

11:30 PM to 6:00 AM - Sleep

 

So where in my average working day should I be contributing more to society? :unsure:

 

As I have said before: I have a husband, three children, a job, a house, a mortgage and a car how much more "real life" do I need?

 

:rolleyes:

 

I find i disagree with a lot of your posts from time to time, however i 100% agree with this one. I don't have the kids, i do however, have the rest.

 

 

I work anywhere from 8-15 hours a day as an Advents Manager for a fairly big company

I have a mortgage, a car, a girlfriend who i've been with for about 4 years

And yeah, some days i will play 6 hours a day. Runescape is my relief, my way of forgetting about work, mortgages and general worries irl. It's MY escape, MY enjoyment.

To say i'm not contributing enough to society because i can find the time to play 20-25 hours a week is absolute bull [cabbage].

[Blyaunte]

Runescape is my relief, my way of forgetting about work, mortgages and general worries irl. It's MY escape, MY enjoyment.

 

Precisely ^this^.

<3:

[haqiang]

to sum it up, general assumption made in rs

 

 

 

anyone lower level than me -------- noob

anyone higher level than me -------- nolifer

anyone is same level as me -------- kid, "bro"

[lordkafei]

I am all for metering RS time per month, but for different reasons than the OP.

 

Considering:

30 days a month = 720 hours - heres our starting number.

 

Eight hours a day for sleep = 240 hours

Eight hours a day for school, 5 days a week = about 172 hours (240 * 5/7)

 

720 - 240 - 172 = 308 hours of personal time for eating, ass-scratching, homework, family time and any other pursuits.

 

This 308 hours should be the starting point at which Jagex meters monthly RS time. I wouldnt mind seeing it go to 200 or perhaps even lower.

 

This would be an excellent passive way to throttle the personal botting that is rampant in the game. And when I say personal botting, I refer to people who are botting on their mains.

 

Sure, people will still try to bot and Jagex will still make token efforts at stat wipes. But at least you limit the damage being done.

[MstrMonopoly]

Who sleeps 8 hours a day?

[green9090]

I am all for metering RS time per month, but for different reasons than the OP.

 

Considering:

30 days a month = 720 hours - heres our starting number.

 

Eight hours a day for sleep = 240 hours

Eight hours a day for school, 5 days a week = about 172 hours (240 * 5/7)

 

720 - 240 - 172 = 308 hours of personal time for eating, ass-scratching, homework, family time and any other pursuits.

 

This 308 hours should be the starting point at which Jagex meters monthly RS time. I wouldnt mind seeing it go to 200 or perhaps even lower.

 

This would be an excellent passive way to throttle the personal botting that is rampant in the game. And when I say personal botting, I refer to people who are botting on their mains.

 

Sure, people will still try to bot and Jagex will still make token efforts at stat wipes. But at least you limit the damage being done.

Because EVERYONE sleeps the same amount and has the same amount of school/has school at all.

[Sy_Accursed]

Latest science even suggests 4 - 6 hours is ideal sleep under 4 and over 6 btoh shortening life span; plus woh decides everybody works/studies 8 hours a day 5 days a week?

[Freakyhair]

someone said disagreeing isn't flaming, bull man you guys flame hard for no reason. people have posted here saying they agree that for them they find it hard not to play to much, if it doesn't affect you then why the [bleep] are you on the topic? to make stupid ass comments?

 

and to the people that say its dumb to pput a number on sleeping and work. most people sleep 8 hours and most people work 8 hours, that's why it keeps coming up. so stop being annoying and just don't post eh? :thumbup: (there are exceptions to every rule, it goes without saying, so don't say it.)

 

don't even get why some people seem to have taken such offense to this, i even made it bold, underlined and italicized(?) it in the original post. I know plenty of people can mange the time, I know plenty of people use it as a bit of chill out time, I know many people don't feel they have a problem. So why not stop posting the same thing about tiny details in my original post?

 

im not suggesting im better than people, im not suggesting everyone who plays runescape is damaging their life.

 

but yeah some people do, if your trying to argue with that then fairplay. if your trying to argue with average work time or sleep time then.. what?? i dont care. i do care about people spending too much time on runescape and clearly some people do..

 

its only been in the last 2 years that i stopped playing much runescape, and i found for me it was a mistake spending that much time on rs, that's all im saying.

 

im not saying i know how life should be, i do stills tick by that it's not 18/20hours in fron of an rs screen, can't see how people can defend that, but whatever..

[Bladewing]

why are you on runescape fansites? surely this detracts from your real life!

[Freakyhair]

why are you on runescape fansites? surely this detracts from your real life!

 

cos im ina foreign country and i need english, dont no wat else to go on, already on facebook skype and news.

 

troll.

[Bladewing]

if fansites can help with english, why can't playing runescape help with english?

[Freakyhair]

if fansites can help with english, why can't playing runescape help with english?

 

it probably can, im not learning english tho, i am english. dude wtf is your problem seriously? if you dont have a problem with how much you play then gtfo and stop making annoying posts please? if you have anythnig useful to say apart from fishing for a reaction then say it. or are you arguing so much because you have a problem with how much you play. :thumbup:

[Bladewing]

last i checked this was general discussion, not general agreeing with every post and not posting if you disagree.

 

so you are saying that runescape can give you english interaction, as can runescape fansites. if runescape fansites are okay, then runescape is okay; if runescape is okay, then runescape fansites are okay. i don't see why you are saying one is bad and one is good - what am i misundertanding?