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(08-05-2012 01:33 AM)Nuudoru Wrote:  

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(08-05-2012 12:51 AM)SERIOUSLY THOUGH Wrote:  

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(08-05-2012 12:31 AM)Nuudoru Wrote:  

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And why does it matter if you're online or offline? If anything I can see online being better since you actually get some kind of human interraction.

Social interaction notwithstanding, if the gaming becomes addictive, then there's something wrong. Online gaming brings about a greater risk of addiction than offline gaming, mainly due to the fact that achievements can more easily be compared to (and then respectively beaten by) others, especially in games where the player has already invested a lot of time

Sure, I can agree to that. That still doesn't really convince me to believe that MMO would be any more of a time waster than any other game genre.

As the title says - "Unpopular Opinions"

I know. I'm just trying to understand your opinion. There has to be some reason for you to think that offline-games are less of a time waster.

It's just that I'd rather spend an hour gaming with some friends in front of a TV than spend 8 hours gaming online. It's much more companionable to be in the presence of people you're gaming with.
On the other hand, of course you may not be able to be with the people you want to play with, but how are you going to vent your frustration on the person who just stole your star in Mario Party if they're on the other side of a screen