Come now, this isn't r/atheism.

Try something like Backloggery or RetroAchivements; those should both give you cause and reason to focus.

Trolls? Will they ever grow a brain?


Probably not.

See, my mentality is to invest in deals now to have the games for the future. It's quite clear that alot of my favorite series are all going into realms I can't follow. This "sales addict" thing might not be bad for DRM-free games, actually. You could be future proofing against a mix of boredom and delisting or gog closing down.

You must be popular at reddit. While i'd say 90% accurate to what i was saying, it's close enough. Either way, i don't think it's a bit over the top. By contrast, the OP seems to have a bit of an over-the-top response: they're trying to get banned? That means they're trying to come to a complete halt in buying. Clearly the problem is psychological, anyway, and my experience tells me things like budgeting and such will only work so long before things break down again and exceptions to the budget are created and then before long everything is an exception (like the old famous jokes on TV about every day being a holiday somewhere so it's a reason to celebrate by drinking lots of alcohol). Instead, it'd be more helpful to help set the OP up for the self-analysis that s/he needs to identify what the problem is before it spills over into something else that needs addressed (if any of these things like budgeting and such would end up working anyway). Better to pick this one at the root, because that will come out somewhere until the original source of the problem is at least identified.

My thoughts exactly its why I have yet to jump ship on G,O,G and why I haven't boycotted them for varies reasons as till I find a way better drm free gaming site option G.O.G is my go to site.. And ya many new games or ips are going places I can't or won't follow .. So G.O.G is the best place for that..

That reminds me some games I got here awhile back I only recently learned are delisted I was unaware of honestly happening so pleasent surprise and they was ones I seen dirt cheap awhile back I knew I wouldn't get to for some time.. But plot interested me enough to see em dirt cheap and go'' Might aswell get it now.. As getting a normally 20 dollar game for 2 dollars is worth it even if I get 4 hours play time out of it ... '' among other similar cases

I've bought almost all my wishlist recently 'cause something smells in trouble brewing in GOG. I'm ready to abandon it at a moment's notice at this point. There are some games already on GOG that are on my list of games i can't follow the path of. Too much DLC bs. What's interesting is the reasons. Some people say that these companies hate DRM-free, but when you have The Long Dark still releasing updates on GOG, it's clearly not DRM-free. I remember mentioning that devs are being charged a listing fee, only for a gog staffer to tell me that there is no listing fees, only to then mention listing fees in the most obscure way ever. I like to keep the screenshot around. There are other reasons, though. You gotta remember, at the end of the day, they are snakes.

End your internet subscription for a couple of months.

The addiction will eventually go away since you have no internet to buy the games.

The sisu is strong in this one.

I am a teaist and not ashamed to admit it. A mugful for every part of the day and a pot for a cold day. Teabagging (ghooulge the word if you do not know it), on the other hand, is crude barbarism or elementary school boy level, pick your choice.

Context here is that OP's been buying games from GOG. Only game with microtransactions to my knowledge is Gwent. So while I can see the psychological similarities between impulse purchase rush and lootbox rushes, they're still a bit different. I suspect OP's shitposting about wanting to be banned is a tongue-in-cheek bait to get people interested in the topic for their inputs. Honestly, addictions are only problematic if they're compromising an important facet of their lives in compensation. If this is a real addiction, the best way is to seek professional help (i.e., CBT and possibly medication), improving mindfulness like meditation, and actively recognizing their impulses, and rerouting to another healthier activity instead (e.g., calisthenics, snack on some veggies/nuts, reading books, solving puzzles, etc.). Not asking other addicts about how to curb their game spending habits.

Given the severity of the OP's issue, which isn't a level of severe addiction, I think smaller solutions (e.g., introducing series of intermediate decisionmaking steps, sticking to a budget, boycotting, etc.) are appropriate enough. If these easy solutions don't work, then obviously they should be seeking a professional's opinion and not some randoms on the same platform they're trying to quit from.

That's a very sensible comment, +1 for that.

W.T.F.

Drinking a whole bottle of Jack Daniel's? Might not be healthy either.
But no need to apologize, it's a pretty entertaining thread.

I live alone, and have been self-isolating since FEB2020. One of my coping mechanisms is a Saturday booze and movie night.

I hope we've all learned our lessons here today. Don't get half-drunk on an import liquor alone and then shitpost about politics while disguising an impulsive purchasing problem all of us secretly ignore and willingly let GOG exploit during these sales. The consequences being people misunderstanding and then using the opportunity to monologue about their own politics and philosophies (without being banned because it was enabled by someone else) in an anime villainesque manner.

The correct solution here is to drink domestic liquor instead. Cheaper for the same amount of entertainment while also supporting local businesses.