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Originally posted by Stroggy@Jun 27 2005, 10:59 AM
However I do know people that are addicted to it (people that strive to complete the entire game and talk about it all the time) but I can't imagine them going out and shooting everybody because of this addiction (and they do seem to be addicted)
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Well there are different levels of adiction...
I know many people that are really stuck on a game and don't wanna leave the computer without finishing it (playing a game for 16 hours a day or more - if they have the time). But that's 'just' being hooked.
They never showed other signs of adiction.
The difference would be the same as with alchohol:
1) People who enjoy it and drink a lot of it, but not to get drunk and do not have the need to drink it - so they can live normaly without drinking alchohol (the same could apply to people who love chocolate)
2) People who drink frequently and get drunk, but can still function normaly, because they sober up and they don't have the need to drink or to be drunk constantly (border line cases).
3) People who need to be drunk. These people can't stand the state of being sober (adited).
The friends you described are probably in the 1st category. Like the game a lot, play it a lot, talk about it a lot, but they could discart it without any problems what-so-ever (if you can easily stop doing something without having the need to do it again you're not addicted yet).