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Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy

How does the beat go?

Originally Posted by Arcanaville

Shove everything off your desk onto the floor. Its like that.

Originally Posted by jshmoe

Umm.....that's a good question. Extreme infancy of dubstep? Too far of a stretch?

Originally Posted by Arcanaville

Its like if KITT tried to run over Oscar the Grouch while Ben Stein took roll call.

Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy

And they call that music!?

Man who ever was able to market that and make it a hit is a pure genius.

Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy

And they call that music!?

Man who ever was able to market that and make it a hit is a pure genius.

Originally Posted by Mandu

Here's one for you Forbin. And it won't be a wall of text since there is only one line that gets repeated a few times at random.



- Pick up the pieces -

Originally Posted by Lokikin

The number of folks who fail to recognize a Beatles song leaves me with a massive sad...

Originally Posted by Lokikin

The number of folks who fail to recognize a Beatles song leaves me with a massive sad...

Originally Posted by Forbin_Project

Originally Posted by SteelDominator

Originally Posted by Lokikin

That someone remembers Art of Noise gives me a big happy!

Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy

This post is not meant to be inflammatory and there is no intent on of provoking readers, ACTUAL READERS into an emotional response not is directed at anyone so dont take it personal. There may be some mistakes with grammar and stuff. Unless you are perfect and never made a mistake, dont bother pointing it out unless you will like it done to you. From what it seems, when I do it' it's viewed in a negative light and viewed it the same way as I viewed, but prior when it was done to me, I was over reacting. Freaking hypocrites. Anyways, onwards.
(No disclaimer here although my gut feeling tells me I might regret it later.)




Like any addiction, if you go out and say, “Hey, from the looks of it, I’d say you are showing classic symptoms of an addiction.” Most of the time, well outside those one or two, they will absolutely deny any addiction and say their behavior is absolutely normal behavior. The more people try to convince an addict that they have a problem, the more they probably will deny it. This usually end the way it began. The addict will still be an addict and the person that pointed it out gets no closer to doing anything useful to get that addict to see the addiction, the unnatural and potentially, in some cases, dangerous behavior.

Video game addiction has not yet been classified as an official DSM-IV diagnosis and the AMA ( the American Medical Association ) has rejected to classify video game addiction as a mental disorder. In a sense, when someone that have a video game addiction says that they don’t have an addiction officially they can be considered somewhat right. Although the AMA did not say it was not an addiction anymore than they consider being addicted to ice cream or paper is an addiction. It is not a mental disorder as they believe that video game addiction is more of a symptom of other disorders that are classified as mental disorders.

What are the symptoms when a game is being taken too serious and until the point of addiction? Here a few signs and symptoms:

Feelings of anger and frustration when not allowed access to the video game.

On this forum, there has been classic display of this symptom. Since the game is shutting down, there has been a lot of anger over the upcoming time when they will not be allowed access to this game. Usually this symptom manifests itself when there is not access to this game. From the way some post here are worded and expressed, this symptom already manifested itself in many ways even while there is still access to the game as we speak. One can only wonder how much this symptom will be amplified and if there will be any real danger to the surrounding people that are already showing this symptom when the game lights do go out. I hope I don’t hear about someone going out and causing harm to another person over this anger after November 30th and or to themselves. Just breathe, relax, and remember it’s just a game. There are plenty of games out there and it’s not the end of the world. Remember to keep things into perspective and focus on things that are really important, like real life friends and family. Just because a game is going the way of the dodo doesn’t mean that a person cannot communicate with friends, regardless of the media used to meet them, and family regardless of what media they made the commitment to each other. Gaming is only one media and one activity that a person can socially enjoy friends and family. Unless gaming is the sole interest it should be easy to find other activities where the social life can continue and flourish.

Feeling depressed or anxious when not playing the game.

This is another symptom and kind of ties in with the first one as sometimes a person feels both at the same time. Since the announcement of shutdown, some people posted that they are depressed. Sometimes in this these cases, they may already have been depressed and the game was an escape from the feeling of that depression and triggers that occur in real life. Only way to deal with depression is to deal with it. Be honest, find the true cause of it, and go from there. Sometimes, it is best to visit a psychologist/psychiatrist if help is needed. What first must happen is that the person must realize that they should seek help and that it is ok to seek help. Seeking help doesn’t mean that something is wrong with that person or they are crazy or weak. Sometimes it isn’t easy to seek help and it is actually a sign of personal strength. So go ahead and seek help. A person do not even have to let anyone know that they are seeking help and anything said is and should be between the patient and the psychologist. Do not let the closing of a game affect the real life or carry over into real life. It is not healthy.

Excessive frustration or anxiety when "the server is down".

The reality of the matter right now and about the only hard facts that is available with this situation is that the servers will go down November 30th 2012. There is a slim chance that they may be up some time in the future, an even slimmer chance that they may not go out at all, but there is a greater chance that it may never return. One way to prevent this feeling to realize that the game, servers, and IP is NCSoft property. With ownership, it comes with the right to whatever they want with said property within legal means. While some players feel they invested time and money into the game and feel basically shafted, ...

Originally Posted by LadyGrimrose

While the intent is understandable, the reasons people are upset at this particular game going under is not, primarily, because of addiction base.

This game, unlike other MMOs (and in the "other" batch I do include DCU and CO), players were granted a creative outlet, a chance to live out a dream. That dream is not to RP or play a super hero, but creating one.

The creators here start with a blank canvas and then unleash their creativity upon the community. Most draw out praise, some laughs, and some glares, but all are seeking some form of attention for what was once a plain canvas.

When a writer, artist, or musician are told they cannot partake in their craft anymore the symptoms we see on this forum come about. It's a system shock and our creators are trying desperately to figure out just how they will be able to continue on if the game goes offline.

For me, I had to go through all this much sooner than everyone else, I can only respond to posts via mobile devices right now. It hurts that my creativity may never be able to reach the level it did in CoH again. Is this a sign of withdrawl? No. It is merely a loss of a means for me to create and as such, a stage of grief. I have lost something I cannot replace and am gong through the stages as are the entire community.

Originally Posted by jshmoe

Anyone know this one?


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Originally Posted by SteelDominator

The OP....

Originally Posted by Evil_Legacy

If you want to see a person that fits in an accurate manner, all you have to do is take a look in the mirror.