General Discussions

**Bookworm-SEO** · 08-28-2006, 11:24 PM

I used to be ADDICTED to counter-strike. I honestly mean to say it was unhealthy. Hours I'd spend, and I'd look forward to it in school like a drug fiend wants his next hit. It's even scarier given I had 56k! (I wonder if I coulda quit if I wasn't always lagging...)
Anyone else overcome their habit?

**breakpoint** · 08-28-2006, 11:54 PM

Yeah I was a hardcore gamer for 2 years. Joined clans and played from noon to midnight. I played Call Of Duty/Counter Strike Source/Battlefield 2 the most. I joined clans and spent hours just playing with them wasting a lot of time. It was pretty bad.

The only reason I think I got out of it was because I couldnt find time for it in living at college.

I still spend a lot of time on the internet where not even 1% is gaming anymore.

**PeterLancs** · 08-29-2006, 04:55 AM

no im not former, unfortunatly, will be soon tho with the baby on the way

i am a Battlefield 2 Player

**Bookworm-SEO** · 08-29-2006, 10:29 AM

Wow peter ... you gotta get yourself unhooked fast man!

Bp, i can totally sympathize. I used to fight my sister so I could stay on my computer and continue playing, and I'd go on for hours. Counter-strike is a scary *** ****ing game.

**matrixlover** · 08-29-2006, 10:42 AM

Well during the summer I played counter-strike like crazy. 6-8 Hour's a day is crazy to me. Anyways with school coming soon, I have to stop playing or my grades would plummet.

**Bryan Le** · 08-29-2006, 12:39 PM

I still am :-p

Just not as much so as before

But I'll pick up my 360 controller often.

**Decepti0n** · 08-29-2006, 01:14 PM

I played San Andreas non-stop for a weekend at Christmas and passed it

I haven't played anything online since my net sucks, but I wanna get Battlefield2 or something

**DogFaceBoy** · 08-29-2006, 06:11 PM

I used to be a Counter-Strike Source gamer, broke the habit. But I wasn't only playing the game, but making money aswell. I owned about 50 servers and each had about 6 paying admins at $50 per month. Net profit was $1700.

I was the leader of a CAL-M clan that should was going to move to CAL-I. But then I quit because it was starting to be the same old thing over and over.

**breakpoint** · 08-29-2006, 07:26 PM

Yeah, had to quit so I would look like a geek to the girls

**handsome rob** · 08-30-2006, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm-SEO

I used to be ADDICTED to counter-strike. I honestly mean to say it was unhealthy. Hours I'd spend, and I'd look forward to it in school like a drug fiend wants his next hit. It's even scarier given I had 56k! (I wonder if I coulda quit if I wasn't always lagging...)
Anyone else overcome their habit?

I'm an ex cal-m counterstrike player. Pleased to meet you.

**007** · 08-30-2006, 12:02 PM

I play PC games casually now, adn every once in a while I'll play a console game. I came to the realization many years ago that there was money to be made online and playing games won't quite achieve that goal.

I can still sit down for hours and play Counter-Strike if I wanted to, but I hardly find the time to start anymore. There is just too much stuff to do.

**Bookworm-SEO** · 08-30-2006, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by 007

I play PC games casually now, adn every once in a while I'll play a console game. I came to the realization many years ago that there was money to be made online and playing games won't quite achieve that goal.

I can still sit down for hours and play Counter-Strike if I wanted to, but I hardly find the time to start anymore. There is just too much stuff to do.

Somebody's following the money!

Good to see cal gamers here! Maybe one day we'll have the EF CS tourney

. I tried setting up a cal-o clan, but my lag was insane and we weren't organized enough, so we usually ended up losing for lack of players. When I wasn't lagging though, I used to be an in-samuel l jackson mother'in-sane cs Italy guy, and de_dust and de_aztec were also favourites. I liked the frozen mini-map there, where you spawned like 100 yards from each other and then ran around the ice columns/walls to go get the other team (or sniped em for the first few minutes, usually... gotta love the aug/sig).

**handsome rob** · 08-30-2006, 12:58 PM

man this is making me wanna pick up my awp again.

**NBF** · 08-30-2006, 04:25 PM

My hubby games for 8-10 hours a day. He's spoiled.

Laura

**LeeD** · 08-30-2006, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by NBF

My hubby games for 8-10 hours a day. He's spoiled.

Laura

Laura,

He and I need to talk...

**NBF** · 08-31-2006, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Lee

Laura,

He and I need to talk...

Oh lordy... not you too? :helpsmilie:

Hehe.

Laura

**rex_b** · 08-31-2006, 03:58 PM

One time Quake and Quake 2 and Duke Nukem and Warcraft 2 and 3

ruined me for about 2-3 years

**bgmill** · 08-31-2006, 06:04 PM

I was a real CS:S junkie at one point, but nowadays I have more important things to attend to when I'm online :P

**imported_DaveTurnbull** · 08-31-2006, 06:14 PM

not an addict, but i like games....but i hate those games like counter strike or world of warcraft

i used to play CS:Source, but never past 10.00pm, and never for more than 1 1/2 hours. and i've just never played WoW. that game ruins lives.

**NBF** · 08-31-2006, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveTurnbull

and i've just never played WoW. that game ruins lives.

That would be my husband's drug of choice. It doesn't ruin lives all the time - he managed to make a living around it.

Laura