GameRager: Yes, but once they're hooked it's very difficult to stop if you have such a personality.
Carradice: There is also genetics involved. Some people are physically more prone to become alcoholics once they try alcohol and drink regularly, just because of their genes.
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GameRager: The IRL money lootboxes ARE a problem to those with addictive personalities, though.....same with casinos.
Carradice: Now at least in European countries with lax laws concerning gambling, locals with gambling machines are appearing like fungi after the november rains. Often in impoverished neighbourhoods, sometimes in places near schools or colleges, etcetera. If you ever get to watch the tv series
Broken, featuring Sean Bean, you will get the idea.
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tinyE: I never woke up the next morning with no clue where the hell I was because of Badlur's Gate.
Carradice: Sounds like at typical Sunday morning for the Nameless One, around Sigil and who knows where else ;-)
1. This is true.....In had to experience such personally when my mother started into drinking 10+ years ago(due to family losses/problems). She kept at it until her passing a year or so ago, no matter how much we tried convincing her to stop. :(
2. People will always find ways to skirt the law......this is one good/bad aspect of humanity(i.e. our ingenuity).
3. Lol, that game is some fun times. (I should really finish it someday....but with all the paths/choices it's hard on one with completionism ocd like myself)
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You know, I actually did get yelled at one day at work because of gaming.
The day AFTER Diablo 2 came out.
I bought it the day it came out and literally played it through to the next day without sleeping. I looked like I had been out all night drinking all night, and being half asleep I wasn't able to accomplish much in the way of work. XD
This bit reminds me of when I first got System Shock 2....I played it so much that I neglected to keep track of the time and clocked around 16 hours or more before realizing it. Good times.