1. My life consists of nothing but work, school, and meaningless sexual encounters.. lets just say video games are pretty fun and exciting.. yeah an escape.

2. No. Most game are based on a specific structure.. while in life, I can make choices in spur of the moment situations that change the outcome of entire weeks sometimes.

3. In real life.. I have no problem walking up to a 9 or 10 and laying down game.. while I won't even bother to try and solo act 3 hell on my wizard.

4. Yes. I have met awesome people, had lots of fun playing together from D2, D3, WoW.. its all been fun. Yeah, it has increased my 'overall happiness'.. in a way.

5. Less time? Idk... I don't have a reason to ever quit gaming.

6. My /played on my wow main is over 120 days.. even if it's time spent /afk.. im still here skyping with people i game with, etc.. i spend a lot of time gaming.. but it doesn't keep me from having a social life... Instead of watching tv or reading books, or trolling the internet, i play games.. I see lots of people waste a lot more time doing meaningless mundane things than I do playing games.

I'm not trolling at all btw. gl on ur project.

1. OCD - collector. It's a hobby and i enjoy building something up (my char/account/cheives/mounts/pets). I also have a deep desire to be the "best" at what I do.

2. game. irl i am handcuffed with family on what i can/can't do

3. life is grande. i'm living the dream...

4. probably decreased

5. (wow) something major---wife leaving me

6. prob 40 hours / week

This post was edited by Stok3d on May 22 2012 01:36pm

I think reading some of these comments are absolutely hilarious, especially the ones about spitting game and having an ego the size of Jupiter. If some of you guys really did the things you say you do on a regular basis, it is natural to you and not something to boast about. While it may give you a sense of entitlement amongst "nerds," as you see them (you make so clearly obvious by trying to stand out with your 'leet' ladies man skills).

Sorry I didn't address the topic at hand, but something you should put in your paper/presentation is that A LOT of people will lie about their "IRL" status since they know no one online in their "escape" will ever know the truth - that they're ashamed of who they are and hide behind a computer.

Your comment was clearly aimed at me.

When you study something for two years, you boast about it.

It wasn't aimed entirely at you as it is a phenomenon spanning the whole internet. A true gentlemen does not boast of his sexual endeavors and your "studying" has only enabled you to put on a front that attract materialistic women who fish for compliments and lead to your "meaningless sexual encounters." Being true to yourself and confident in that self is what women find most attractive, not some pick-up guy VH1 special that aims to get the 40 year old virgin a foot in the door.

Actually, my methods don't include complimenting a woman, ever.

I wasn't boasting either, just answering a question.

I never said I was a gentlemen either.. I'm a shallow, drunken, whore monger.

lol @ the vh1 special.. you don't have to believe that it is a science, i wasn't trying to convince you.

troll post is troll.

I'm glad you can read into what I say and only further my points that you rely on methods and not personality. No, I don't buy into believing that picking up girls is a science, because it is not. Try telling the next female you're attracted to that you pick her up by using the same "methods" you have used "multiple" times before with great success, leading to a one night stand. Why contradict yourself, though? Boasting because you studied two years worth of pick up lines, but not boasting because you are answering a question. It seems your studying has lead you to being " that drunk guy whore monger who is satisfied with any whore."

Like I said previously I'm not even picking on you here, I had to do a study on females for my sexual behaviorism portion in psychology @ Mizzou and my credentials in this field I assure you are stronger than yours when it comes to behaviorism and certain cognitive brain functioning. This is why I pointed out people leading fake lives. It's similar to the people who I'm sure you all have seen On Facebook that try to make their life seem amazing online but in reality isn't. However the likes and comments they receive give their false identity or "Internet self" a glimmer of hope for acceptance in the outside world.

OP, I know how important getting good, sourceful information for a paper or presentation can be so I am trying to provide you with an un-biased answer that can relate to both sides of the playing field.

You're right I never even mentioned personality, which is something I don't even bother to notice.

It IS a science by definition, case in point.

And I would NEVER tell a woman I'm attracted to any of that.. that's like a magician walking into a crowd and telling everyone how he managed to levitate.

Making a woman believe I've known her from years ago by simply saying the word "hi" is a pick-up line?

Are you doing a sales survey or something?