Posts from Reality or virtuality?

Probably, many people face this problem. The virtual world draws us in. And what can we say about our favorite game? :) Sometimes you lose track of time, thinking, "I'll come, play for an hour, and then get back to work." But then it turns out that you play for another hour (because you really want to develop your hero), and another hour (because you haven't captured that city yet), and another, and another. The clock shows that time has irrevocably slipped away through pixels and graphics. :) My love for Heroes started in my distant childhood. But the "passion" awakens periodically. But when the idea "let me play" comes to mind... and with an incredible desire... I drop out of reality. Everything else fades into the background, I sleep very little. Fortunately, things aren't that bad, and I still find time for studies/work, but it's all detrimental to my health. Then it passes, and everything returns to normal, and my friends remember my face. :) Have you encountered this phenomenon? How do you cope with it? How many hours do you spend in the game? In my opinion, games can definitely become a "plague of the 21st century." Especially games like World of Warcraft. It's crazy to read Articles about people who live (in the full sense of the word) in virtual worlds. And it seems that the real world is becoming virtual. A new type of addiction, a new disease. What do you think, Heroes? :)

Well, I also play in similar "binges":D, sometimes on weekends. Or on weekdays, if I'm really bored. There's nothing wrong with that, in my opinion, if you play for 7-20 hours (but no more - if it's more, then in my opinion it's already an addiction) per week. It becomes your hobby. That is, some people go fishing, some go hiking, some go to nightclubs, some go somewhere else. And this, by the way, is not the worst hobby. At least it's better than constantly drinking beer;) (of course, you can't completely stop drinking it either:) ) and just wandering around the streets out of boredom, especially at night.;) And this applies not only to Heroes, but also to computer games in general (interesting games, of course), or movies, or books.

Well, I also play in similar "binges":D, sometimes on weekends. Or on weekdays, if I'm really bored. There's nothing wrong with that, in my opinion, if you play for 7-20 hours (but no more - if it's more, then in my opinion it's already an addiction) per week. It becomes your hobby. That is, some people go fishing, some go hiking, some go to nightclubs, some go somewhere else. And this, by the way, is not the worst hobby. It's at least better than constantly drinking beer;) (of course, you shouldn't completely stop drinking it either:) ) and just wandering around the streets out of boredom, especially at night.;) And this applies not only to Heroes, but also to computer games in general (interesting games, of course) or movies or books.

“Binge” is a very accurate word =)
I don't suffer from a severe form of addiction, but sometimes I sit down and... and find myself somewhere around 4 am, realizing that in 3 hours I need to wake up and go to my university.
Heroes is a game for thinking people (of course, there are exceptions :)), but it's really a decent hobby. You just need to find the "golden mean" everywhere, which is usually very difficult to achieve:)

Hmm. Heroes, why are you so quiet? Confess, how many hours do you play per week?)
I doubt that only GRAMM and I have something to say;)

Yes, yes, yes – absolutely... :) ... God forbid it's an interesting campaign!!! When the fifth installment came out, I played all three times after buying the long-awaited disc, staying up until 5 am after school, or even skipping some art projects until I finished the entire campaign... I had such dark circles under my eyes that the teachers were worried – they thought I was overworking myself with studies :D (I was a dedicated student). After that, the heroes even appeared in my dreams, and I had visual hallucinations – everything seemed to be jumping in my eyes. That's it... :smile24:

Well, Heroes is definitely a great game, and if I had the chance, I would spend nights playing it too. But unfortunately, I don't have that opportunity, and besides, I also need to focus on music.

Well, I couldn't manage to play until 5 AM. With this university, I can only play something for two days on the weekend. Although, right now, it's the end of the semester – I'll have some time. When I was younger, I sometimes played for 6 hours a day, but then I'd get tired of it and wouldn't touch the computer for a week. We have a problem with Lineage 2 at our university: three good guys got hooked, and you can't get them away from the computers...

Lineage 2 is evil) It's too addictive, and it can't even compare to Heroes, which doesn't take up as much time and requires more thinking) In short, Heroes is more interesting.

liniaga... it's not even worth mentioning. So many of my acquaintances are liniaga addicts. It's just awful. Regarding the topic - it happens, what can you do? I don't stay up all night, but sometimes I get really engrossed for a long time.

Yeah, we had a real Lineage epidemic. :D About a year ago... now it doesn't seem to be as popular anymore. Now RF Online is in vogue... :D
P.S. I'm probably one of the few who doesn't really get into MMORPGs:rolleyes:

Nazg, I'm one of the few who, even though I have internet access, generally avoids using it. I've never even played it.

Haha, I don't play Lineage. Half the course gets cut short because of Lineage, and the other half is wandering around in real life – no one has ever returned. But I'm the exception – I work. And I only play online games like Heroes, Call of Duty 4, and browser games.