Define Addiction
An ex-Runescape player, Poknick, strongly feels that I may be addicted to the game, and has very recently expressed these views on my chatbox. He concluded by making the following claim: "RS WASTE YOUR LIFE".
Such an attitude towards avid gamers typically manifests itself in the form of childish namecalling such as "sad nerd" or "no-lifer", commonly hurled by noobs at high-leveled players (perhaps after having their requests for free stuff or skill emotes turned down). Though I acknowledge that Poknick's feelings towards my gaming lifestyle are of concern as opposed to malice, I can only bluntly say that these speculations are completely groundless.
Poknick describes Runescape as being merely "a pixel". While this is true to a certain extent, such a biased, oversimplification would make any activity seem utterly boring or pointless. And Runescape is so much more than just "a pixel". It offers hours of fun for its players, and it's really a shame that Poknick has chosen to overlook this after four years of Runescaping. I mean, what better way is there to live life than to enjoy it?
If it's an issue of balance and time management, then perhaps it would've been better for him to ensure that I genuinely am addicted before denouncing the game. Poknick's wild accusations also seemed to be targeted at the other viewers of this blog. Though I cannot vouch for my non-irl RS friends, I assure that all of my real-life Runescape friends and I lead well-adjusted lives outside the game.
The exams have ended and we have already graduated from our secondary schools. No longer burdened by the responsibility of studying, we have every right to indulge in this form of leisure for the following two months worth of holidays. And yet, even with this option to play RS until our eyes bleed, we're still choosing to preoccupy part of our free time with other activities.
One of my friends is intending to finish writing a novel, and is already done with the first few chapters. Another wishes to pick up a foreign language, something he has been working on since the previous year (he plays a different MMORPG, but it's the same concept really). A third is making three separate trips overseas, and may later even get a part-time job. Meanwhile, I'm trying to pick up a new skill, computer assembly, and am already in the process of building my first PC.
One can't help but wonder - if Poknick had bothered to find out about our busy schedules, would he still have typed out those allegations against the game we love?
Stuff achieved today: Nothing much
Such an attitude towards avid gamers typically manifests itself in the form of childish namecalling such as "sad nerd" or "no-lifer", commonly hurled by noobs at high-leveled players (perhaps after having their requests for free stuff or skill emotes turned down). Though I acknowledge that Poknick's feelings towards my gaming lifestyle are of concern as opposed to malice, I can only bluntly say that these speculations are completely groundless.
Poknick describes Runescape as being merely "a pixel". While this is true to a certain extent, such a biased, oversimplification would make any activity seem utterly boring or pointless. And Runescape is so much more than just "a pixel". It offers hours of fun for its players, and it's really a shame that Poknick has chosen to overlook this after four years of Runescaping. I mean, what better way is there to live life than to enjoy it?
If it's an issue of balance and time management, then perhaps it would've been better for him to ensure that I genuinely am addicted before denouncing the game. Poknick's wild accusations also seemed to be targeted at the other viewers of this blog. Though I cannot vouch for my non-irl RS friends, I assure that all of my real-life Runescape friends and I lead well-adjusted lives outside the game.
The exams have ended and we have already graduated from our secondary schools. No longer burdened by the responsibility of studying, we have every right to indulge in this form of leisure for the following two months worth of holidays. And yet, even with this option to play RS until our eyes bleed, we're still choosing to preoccupy part of our free time with other activities.
One of my friends is intending to finish writing a novel, and is already done with the first few chapters. Another wishes to pick up a foreign language, something he has been working on since the previous year (he plays a different MMORPG, but it's the same concept really). A third is making three separate trips overseas, and may later even get a part-time job. Meanwhile, I'm trying to pick up a new skill, computer assembly, and am already in the process of building my first PC.
One can't help but wonder - if Poknick had bothered to find out about our busy schedules, would he still have typed out those allegations against the game we love?
Stuff achieved today: Nothing much
