Gaming
It all started late summer of 1999. I was playing online for the first time in a game called Motocross Madness. While playing I talked with a guy who invited me to play a new game called Counter-Strike. So I went to the store and purchased Hal-Life for 9.99 at Office Depot and installed it and downloaded CS for the first time (I think it was beta 5.5 at the time). At the time we only had dial-up so it took a while. Basically I had to download it overnight.
The next day I installed it and played my first FPS for the first time and online against real people none the less. Over the next two months my wife pleaded with me to get off the game and watch a movie with her (or do just about anything that did not involve that game). Soon she decided to try and play it so we could spend time together. She became addicted as well. Now mind you we had only been married about two years at this point.
Over the course of the next 5 years we played the game heavily. Both of us had our own computers and we would spend countless hours just playing CS together. We formed our own clan a couple different times an competed in CAL. In 2002 we even went to the CPL and competed, but got spanked in the process.
We eventually saw that we knew little about each other because even though we played games together we were still in our own separate little world. It was a tough time in our lives, but we eventually got through it and up until earlier this year still played occasionally. I have not played any game on my pc in about 3-4 months now and I must say I don't miss it much. I have not given up gaming, I just have other stuff that I enjoy more. Not to mention I play a few hours a week with my son on the Indiana Jones Legos game on our PS3
I can say that in those five years I became really good at playing CS. I look back now and realize I wasted some good times in my life. So for those of you who play video games, don't let it steal your life away. I have come to realize that games are fun and sometimes help you take a break from a stressful day. It's when the games become your life that's where the regret will come later. Because honestly, most of us will never become professional gamers, and the skills you have learned in playing games will probably never be used in real life, so there is really nothing to show for all the time and effort that was put into it.
This post is not meant to bash people that game. This is just some wisdom and experience from my life that I felt like sharing with everyone.
The next day I installed it and played my first FPS for the first time and online against real people none the less. Over the next two months my wife pleaded with me to get off the game and watch a movie with her (or do just about anything that did not involve that game). Soon she decided to try and play it so we could spend time together. She became addicted as well. Now mind you we had only been married about two years at this point.
Over the course of the next 5 years we played the game heavily. Both of us had our own computers and we would spend countless hours just playing CS together. We formed our own clan a couple different times an competed in CAL. In 2002 we even went to the CPL and competed, but got spanked in the process.
We eventually saw that we knew little about each other because even though we played games together we were still in our own separate little world. It was a tough time in our lives, but we eventually got through it and up until earlier this year still played occasionally. I have not played any game on my pc in about 3-4 months now and I must say I don't miss it much. I have not given up gaming, I just have other stuff that I enjoy more. Not to mention I play a few hours a week with my son on the Indiana Jones Legos game on our PS3
I can say that in those five years I became really good at playing CS. I look back now and realize I wasted some good times in my life. So for those of you who play video games, don't let it steal your life away. I have come to realize that games are fun and sometimes help you take a break from a stressful day. It's when the games become your life that's where the regret will come later. Because honestly, most of us will never become professional gamers, and the skills you have learned in playing games will probably never be used in real life, so there is really nothing to show for all the time and effort that was put into it.
This post is not meant to bash people that game. This is just some wisdom and experience from my life that I felt like sharing with everyone.
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