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Edited by InitialDeath: 12/17/2014 3:05:51 PM
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I feel I'm addicted to Destiny

So I was unable to play destiny yesterday since the internet at my hotel wasn't working. While I couldn't play, I felt sad and upset that I couldn't do my bounties or the daily. I felt like I missed out. After I got back home today and played destiny for a few hours, I felt really happy and satisfied. Something bugs the shit out of me though, that I missed out on one day. The one day I haven't logged in to play since launch. Its really frustrating. The world hasn't ended, nor has my life. I just feel like this game has taken the top position as my favorite pastime. Its usually some sort of video game anyway(or book, movie, TV, board game, music), its just interesting that a game designed to be so monotonous can leave me wanting to come back again and again. I think they found out a way to inject crack into my eyeballs, just from looking at my TV screen. Thoughts are welcome and thanks for reading my first post. I appologize if this ends up in the wrong category. Edit: You guys are awesome. Thanks for all the comments so far :) Edit 2: Holy shit guys we're trending the top 10. Way to go addicts lol Edit 3: When I created this post, it was mainly for my own need to address my connection to this game. I felt I needed a way to see how far down the rabbit hole I had gone, so to speak. I welcome all comments regarding others personal attachments (or detachments) from all types, not just gaming. We are all capable of indulging too much in something we enjoy. The key is to not let it consume you and find help if you feel it might. That's the hardest part for me. Identifying and admitting when I start to indulge too much. The comments posted here since this began have allowed me to see that WE are not alone. WE are united. I want to thank everyone for their support, their information, their stories and personal experiences. Its you guys that I'm addicted to. You guys make this game fun. Now get the F out of here before I roll you all up and smoke you.
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  • This game was engineered to get you addicted. Mathematically and scientifically produced to elicit a feeling of addiction. Instead of content, Bungie took a page out of psychology 101 and developed a game that your brain feels like it must play even if there isn't a big reward for the time invested. It takes the best and worst parts of a lottery system and hooks you. Miss a day? well you missed out on a ton of material you could have had, a daily you'll never get the engram for or the materials…what if that engram was a good one? You'll never know. So now you have to play harder to make up for the possible deficit. This keeps you playing, if you're playing you'll probably tell friends about it (word of mouth is the best form of marketing). I know the feeling, at the peak of my playing I was hooked. I played almost everyday, it became an issue, I was right there with you. Then I sat down, took a couple days off, really asked myself why I was playing so much, what was left to actually do? I found that I was playing the same stuff EVERYDAY, going to the same f*cking cave to get the same f*cking spirit bloom EVERDAY, doing the same strike EVERYDAY. That is when I stopped playing, I wasn't going to be another mindless fetcher of materials. The initial thrill was great until the hype wore off. The game has tons of potential, I'm glad they didn't live up to any of it…if this mess of a game was getting in the way of RL then just imagine if Destiny was even decent…imagine the issue we would all have then? Most of us would probably lose our jobs lol.

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