I Think I need Theropy

McHub532 · 07-28-09, 10:40 AM

I've been playing this game 6-8 hours per day for a year now (minus 2 week breaks for R&R every 4 months or so).

It has yet to even come close to not being exciting.

Is that too much? Is there a SH IV support group or a 12 step plan I can get into?

Armistead · 07-28-09, 11:02 AM

Hope you're not married.

Don't forget the real world. I play a lot too, but currently out of work due to 3 operations that laid me up in bed for months, so my wife bought me a computer game. Between this and online poker it's therapy from being bored.

FIREWALL · 07-28-09, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

Hope you're not married.

Don't forget the real world. I play a lot too, but currently out of work due to 3 operations that laid me up in bed for months, so my wife bought me a computer game. Between this and online poker it's therapy from being bored.

Hope you recover well.

PC games are as addictive as much as anything else.

Piggy · 07-28-09, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREWALL

Hope you recover well.

PC games are as addictive as much as anything else.

That they are...

Kloef · 08-01-09, 07:16 AM

I can imagine getting too much into the game,its like a good book you want to keep on reading..

Just remember you can SAVE the game

But dont let the game dictate your live,the game has no family or loved ones and doesnt mind being shut off,but the family does!

A,well i learned that lesson in my BF2 time,ruined my wrist(rsi) and lived like a monk for a year.get up,work,get home,play,sleep,get up,work,get home,play etc..that's when i discovered the tranquility of SH3(later 4) and i was like......ahhhhhhhhhh this is relaxing!

My tip,try to make a time-table for yourself,and plan the game time between different things,then your interest in other things will be stimulated,and you will game less.Good luck!

@Armistead all the best!

Akula4745 · 07-28-09, 11:03 AM

LOL - I am with ya bro. I have been playing it so much I have not been posting here as much as I used to... and my wife, oh boy. But at least she knows I am not in a bar somewhere with hookers and tequila...

Sorry to hear about your health issues, Mr. A - get better soon!

billyjack · 08-04-09, 10:59 AM

Man guys i tell ya i CAN'T get enough of this game. it's SO FREAKING AWESOME. I Play eat sleep play eat sleep take shower shave play ect

if the game was my girlfriend id be in love 4ever lol. to much fun man to MUCH fun.

FIREWALL · 08-04-09, 11:04 AM

Lets face it. We're all beyond help.

tomoose · 08-04-09, 11:24 AM

......and step away from the keyboard! LOL.

It can be addictive, no argument, but you have to take some time away from the machine if for no other reason than to get some fresh air and stop and smell the roses.

If you're feeling guilty because you're playing too much..............you're playing too much!!!!

Having said that, there's a helluva lot worse things to be addicted to.

Kloef · 08-04-09, 12:58 PM

Like playing East India Company for 10 hours in a row?

Armistead · 08-04-09, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by billyjack

Man guys i tell ya i CAN'T get enough of this game. it's SO FREAKING AWESOME. I Play eat sleep play eat sleep take shower shave play ect

if the game was my girlfriend id be in love 4ever lol. to much fun man to MUCH fun.

Some guys really fall in love wit games as much as women. What do you think that hole is in the disc for anyway....

LiveGoat · 08-07-09, 11:07 PM

This game actually killed what little interest I had left in current pop culture. FJB's Radio Stations are always playing when I'm on patrol and the whole vibe of that period seems to have soaked into my brain. As a result I find current music and entertainment bland and childish (there are a few exceptions). I tell my friends how Seinfeld is really just a rip off of Jack Benny and how the seeds for Civil Rights and Feminism were actually planted during the war years, thanks to factories changing hiring policies and they stare at me blank faced. This game really opened the era up and brought it to life thanks to modders like FJB.

Yes, I'm addicted.

Kpt. Lehmann · 08-07-09, 11:16 PM

You know... whatever our differences are in life and taste...

There is something about the Silent Hunter series... that is like slipping into a nice hot bath... with a good cigarette and a double-shot of good whiskey...

In some ways... just riding on the surface and rolling with the waves... listening to the gramophone... and watching the sun go down... the moon come up... and the sun come up again...

... is simply good therapy in itself I think.

Do we really need help??? ... or is this 'game' really the help we need to begin with???

Somethin' to think about.

Task Force · 08-08-09, 12:42 AM

Lately ive been more adicted to flying/FPS/figuring out the Crysis sandbox editor to make this little island prodject im doing... sofar its is just a tree or 2... (trying to figure out how to change a objects position/ get textures to show right...)

Im gonna eventualy get back to subs though...

07-28-09, 10:40 AM	#1
McHub532 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 665 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	I Think I need Theropy I've been playing this game 6-8 hours per day for a year now (minus 2 week breaks for R&R every 4 months or so). It has yet to even come close to not being exciting. Is that too much? Is there a SH IV support group or a 12 step plan I can get into? __________________ Thomas Jefferson - "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."

08-01-09, 07:16 AM	#5
Kloef Weps Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 360 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	I can imagine getting too much into the game,its like a good book you want to keep on reading.. Just remember you can SAVE the game But dont let the game dictate your live,the game has no family or loved ones and doesnt mind being shut off,but the family does! A,well i learned that lesson in my BF2 time,ruined my wrist(rsi) and lived like a monk for a year.get up,work,get home,play,sleep,get up,work,get home,play etc..that's when i discovered the tranquility of SH3(later 4) and i was like......ahhhhhhhhhh this is relaxing! My tip,try to make a time-table for yourself,and plan the game time between different things,then your interest in other things will be stimulated,and you will game less.Good luck! @Armistead all the best! __________________ http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/

07-28-09, 11:03 AM	#6
Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	LOL - I am with ya bro. I have been playing it so much I have not been posting here as much as I used to... and my wife, oh boy. But at least she knows I am not in a bar somewhere with hookers and tequila... Sorry to hear about your health issues, Mr. A - get better soon! __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

08-04-09, 11:04 AM	#8
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Lets face it. We're all beyond help. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-04-09, 11:24 AM	#9
tomoose Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 930 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Sir! Put the mouse down..... ......and step away from the keyboard! LOL. It can be addictive, no argument, but you have to take some time away from the machine if for no other reason than to get some fresh air and stop and smell the roses. If you're feeling guilty because you're playing too much..............you're playing too much!!!! Having said that, there's a helluva lot worse things to be addicted to.

07-28-09, 11:02 AM	#2
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Hope you're not married. Don't forget the real world. I play a lot too, but currently out of work due to 3 operations that laid me up in bed for months, so my wife bought me a computer game. Between this and online poker it's therapy from being bored.

08-04-09, 10:59 AM	#7
billyjack Seaman Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 31 Downloads: 305 Uploads: 0	Man guys i tell ya i CAN'T get enough of this game. it's SO FREAKING AWESOME. I Play eat sleep play eat sleep take shower shave play ect if the game was my girlfriend id be in love 4ever lol. to much fun man to MUCH fun.

08-04-09, 12:58 PM	#10
Kloef Weps Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 360 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Like playing East India Company for 10 hours in a row? __________________ http://www.dutchsubmarines.com/

08-07-09, 11:07 PM	#12
LiveGoat XO Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 408 Downloads: 439 Uploads: 0	This game actually killed what little interest I had left in current pop culture. FJB's Radio Stations are always playing when I'm on patrol and the whole vibe of that period seems to have soaked into my brain. As a result I find current music and entertainment bland and childish (there are a few exceptions). I tell my friends how Seinfeld is really just a rip off of Jack Benny and how the seeds for Civil Rights and Feminism were actually planted during the war years, thanks to factories changing hiring policies and they stare at me blank faced. This game really opened the era up and brought it to life thanks to modders like FJB. Yes, I'm addicted.

08-07-09, 11:16 PM	#13
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,993 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	You know... whatever our differences are in life and taste... There is something about the Silent Hunter series... that is like slipping into a nice hot bath... with a good cigarette and a double-shot of good whiskey... In some ways... just riding on the surface and rolling with the waves... listening to the gramophone... and watching the sun go down... the moon come up... and the sun come up again... ... is simply good therapy in itself I think. Do we really need help??? ... or is this 'game' really the help we need to begin with??? Somethin' to think about. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

08-08-09, 12:42 AM	#14
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Lately ive been more adicted to flying/FPS/figuring out the Crysis sandbox editor to make this little island prodject im doing... sofar its is just a tree or 2... (trying to figure out how to change a objects position/ get textures to show right...) Im gonna eventualy get back to subs though... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"