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Posted January 29, 2014
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Ghorpm: If you can afford those games I fail to see where the problem is ;) If collecting them makes you happy - that's great, we need some pleasure in our lives. Furthermore the more games you have the safer you are when you have time to actually play them: you'll always find something that fits your current mood and that's great again ;)

Seriously, I still don't get why having many games seems to be a problem for many people lately. I can understand that having just a few of them could cause some troubles but too many? I can only see a good reason to rejoice! And frankly, that's what I'm doing all the time - I have 242 GOG games and... counting ;) Hope you will cheer up too!
I like that perspective. I have to agree (being a game hoarder myself).
I'm at 192 on GOG and 351 on Steam.
Posted January 29, 2014
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uruk: welcome to the forums and please do enjoy your stay and don't forget to check out the local dinning table full of to *die* for food. You will just be rolling over in your *grave* after you taste a bite.

As for the topic at hand. Look on the bright side, at least you have a nice big shelf full of games.
Ah, uruk, the resident friendly lich-wannabe. Good to see you.

... now where did I put my holy-water super-soaker?
Posted January 29, 2014
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Ghorpm: Seriously, I still don't get why having many games seems to be a problem for many people lately. I can understand that having just a few of them could cause some troubles but too many?
It's like buying all the food and then being unable to eat it all.
It's a waste of a kind, different than food, yes, because it don't spoil and nothing get lost or wasted, but the potential of the game, theexact essence and purpose of the game - to be played is not fulfilled by standing on a shelf.

You, as a gamer failed.

I don't know if I mean this post seriously or not.
Posted January 29, 2014
When I traded my addiction to alcohol in for an addiction to games some people said I wasn't doing myself much better, trading one brain cell killer in for another.

Fair enough, but I know if I spend six hours playing Fallout and then get behind the wheel of a car I'm not a threat to society. It turn I never hit on a transvestite because I was playing too much Diablo. One step further, I never spent all night playing Commandos only to wake up the next morning in a dank jail cell covered in my own vomit with no clue as to how I or the vomit got there.

Pshaw to the naysayers! I say, become an a game addict; it may not be much of a life, but it looks much better on a job resume than "crack head". :D
Posted January 29, 2014
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Nightblair: the potential of the game, theexact essence and purpose of the game - to be played
That's exactly the point where we differ! For me the purpose of a game is not "to be played" but "to give me some pleasure". I admit, most of it comes from playing it but not only. As I wrote above, knowing that I'll have something to play (and from various genres) for a long, long time is a very pleasant thought just the way it is. So those game are already fulfilling their main purpose for me no matter if I play them or not. If I get to play and enjoy them that will mean they are serving their purpose even better. At the moment I'm playing a lot of games but most probably I won't have that much time pretty soon. But it doesn't bother me at all - I'll still get enough positive emotions from owning those games. Win-win situation, no place for negativity ;)

And right now I'm about to finish Gabriel Knight 2 and I was glued to that game since yesterday morning and man, I have tons of fun with it! :D
Posted January 29, 2014
This is a no judgment zone, AmarKap. You are among friends. :)
Posted January 29, 2014
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AmarKap: I have failed! After buying some crazy amounts of games here on Gog.com last year, I made a resolution that I would buy no more games on Gog.com in 2014. We are not even a full month in and I've lost that battle. Deadlock sale broke me...and then this new Time Capsule/History promo did me in.

It is finished. I lost the battle and willpower to stay on course!

It is so bad that now I sneak out in the hallway at work and quickly check what is the game of the hour on my phone. Thank goodness Gog.com makes you put in the CC# with each purchase because if they had a one-click thing going on...that would be it.

You know what is really sad? I don't even play these games...I just want them. I want them on my virtual shelf. It is like collecting baseball cards at this point (well I guess...I've never really collected baseball cards).

Damn you Gog.com...Damn you and your marketing team....I am weak to you!!

(ps. I say all this with the utmost respect and love to you Gog.com. You guys rock!)
So we both have the same problem? It's nice knowing im not the only one.
Posted January 29, 2014
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tinyE: Pshaw to the naysayers! I say, become an a game addict; it may not be much of a life, but it looks much better on a job resume than "crack head". :D
Better than crack-head, sure, but you'd be hard-pressed to find anything WORSE than crack-head. Also, easy for you to say, you don't need much of a resume, you're your own boss (I doubt you're going to fire yourself from running the B&B).
Posted January 29, 2014
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uruk: welcome to the forums and please do enjoy your stay and don't forget to check out the local dinning table full of to *die* for food. You will just be rolling over in your *grave* after you taste a bite.

As for the topic at hand. Look on the bright side, at least you have a nice big shelf full of games.
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Maighstir: Ah, uruk, the resident friendly lich-wannabe. Good to see you.

... now where did I put my holy-water super-soaker?
I fear your little toy has taken a acid bath.

Also your love ones may of been kidnapped and taken to a castle and you will have to travel through at least 7 worlds before reaching the correct castle.

That is, if you can escape here alive. Muahahahhaha! Minions attack!
Post edited January 29, 2014 by uruk
Posted January 29, 2014
One of my high school teachers said that a typical person will replace a bad habit with some other habit. He said try to make sure the replacement habit is a good one. I too am a gamer who is also a collector. It started early when I won a 1000 gift certificate to egghead software store. From that day on I started buying more games that I could reasonably play.

The one big difference between now and then is that at least now I can have a huge virtual library and not fill up my garage with literally a ton of boxes.

Anyways people collect all kinds of things and don't look at their hobby as an addiction. Rich folks collect cars, some people collect stamps, butterflies, comics, or coins. We gamers are a fortunate few because not only can our hobby be relatively inexpensive (thank you GOG), but we can play with our toys and get this . . . not really damage the original product.

It's great to own up to being a collector, but I don't think it anything to be ashamed of. None of the other collector types are ashamed of their hobby.
Posted January 29, 2014
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Ghorpm: At the moment I'm playing a lot of games but most probably I won't have that much time pretty soon. But it doesn't bother me at all - I'll still get enough positive emotions from owning those games. Win-win situation, no place for negativity ;)
Yeah, I wish I would be like you in this matter. But that freaking non-rational guilt...

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Dajjer: It's great to own up to being a collector, but I don't think it anything to be ashamed of. None of the other collector types are ashamed of their hobby.
That is actually pretty comforting statement.
Post edited January 29, 2014 by Nightblair
Posted January 29, 2014
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tinyE: Pshaw to the naysayers! I say, become an a game addict; it may not be much of a life, but it looks much better on a job resume than "crack head". :D
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Maighstir: Better than crack-head, sure, but you'd be hard-pressed to find anything WORSE than crack-head. Also, easy for you to say, you don't need much of a resume, you're your own boss (I doubt you're going to fire yourself from running the B&B).
You take all the fun out of being a smartass.
Posted January 29, 2014
Hi, my name is Pimp monkey, and I'm a gigolo and a gog addict.
Posted January 29, 2014
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AmarKap: I have failed! After buying some crazy amounts of games here on Gog.com last year, I made a resolution that I would buy no more games on Gog.com in 2014. We are not even a full month in and I've lost that battle. Deadlock sale broke me...and then this new Time Capsule/History promo did me in.

It is finished. I lost the battle and willpower to stay on course!

It is so bad that now I sneak out in the hallway at work and quickly check what is the game of the hour on my phone. Thank goodness Gog.com makes you put in the CC# with each purchase because if they had a one-click thing going on...that would be it.

You know what is really sad? I don't even play these games...I just want them. I want them on my virtual shelf. It is like collecting baseball cards at this point (well I guess...I've never really collected baseball cards).

Damn you Gog.com...Damn you and your marketing team....I am weak to you!!

(ps. I say all this with the utmost respect and love to you Gog.com. You guys rock!)
Nothing wrong with you. GOG sales are like a black hole...they just suck you in. The only way to escape this black hole is being broke.
Posted January 29, 2014
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pimpmonkey2382: I'm a gigolo and a gog addict.
Evidently you are also a bullshit artist. :P
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