1. Why do you play (video game name)? Do you use it sometimes as an escape from reality?
I play video games in general cause basically is cheap fun and a great pass time.

2. Do you feel like you have more freedom to do what you want inside the game or inside real life? Why?
no, its a video game, refer to answer 1.

3. Do you have more confidence in your abilities do things in game or in life?
in life? I dont get how people can take video games so serious, theyre just a pass time.

4. Do you feel that by playing (video game name), it has increased your overall happiness in real life?
it increases my happiness while play, but happiness in life? no, not usually.

5. What would it take to make you stop playing (video game name)?
If a buddy hits me up and wants to chill rl > video games, always.

6. How much time have you spent on this game(estimate or exact)?
~3-4 hours a week now, sometimes more, sometimes less depending on what my job has me doing. And if my buddies want to do something.

Thank you all! keep em coming=D

1. Why do you play (video game name)? Do you use it sometimes as an escape from reality?
Any game I play is for mainly recreation. Sometimes it gets used not necessarily as an escape, but as a relaxant. Something to just unwind from life with, and get lost in fantasy for a while. Lets me reset my worries.

2. Do you feel like you have more freedom to do what you want inside the game or inside real life? Why?
Both. The game has very specific limits as to what can be done, but within those limits I take as many freedoms as possible. If something can be done in the game, I'll give it a try usually at least once, just to see how it all works out. Life has less defined boundaries though, and those boundaries are frequently different from whats found in the game. There are consequences for PVP'ing IRL, lol.

3. Do you have more confidence in your abilities do things in game or in life?
Equal. I know what I'm good at and what I'm bad at in general, in and outside the game.

4. Do you feel that by playing (video game name), it has increased your overall happiness in real life?
Temporarily, at least. At least one day I'll be able to tell my kids that I was part of the group that was there for the start of the whole deal.

5. What would it take to make you stop playing (video game name)?
I'll always find something to recreate with, if its online computer games, or tabletop paper, pencil, and dice games. It's just too ingrained in me to just up and quit, at least for quite a while.

6. How much time have you spent on this game(estimate or exact)?
On Warcraft, I started a couple months after release and played off and on all through Wrath. I've spent far more time on D2, and a fair number of other MMO's, as well as single player games, and the old D&D (and a few other systems that are similar)

1. Why do you play (video game name)? Do you use it sometimes as an escape from reality?
Because I'm the greatest ingame and in life
2. Do you feel like you have more freedom to do what you want inside the game or inside real life? Why?
Nope the greatest can do whatever he likes anytime anywhere
3. Do you have more confidence in your abilities do things in game or in life?
I can't get anymore confidence saying i'm the greatest and all, since no one can compete with me
4. Do you feel that by playing (video game name), it has increased your overall happiness in real life?
I'm happy no matter being the greatest of all time. Nothing personal to you since your life is dogshit
5. What would it take to make you stop playing (video game name)?
Nothing the greatest can't leave his fans behind
6. How much time have you spent on this game(estimate or exact)?
Not sure the greatest doesn't keep track of time.

why exactly do you need to be an "experienced player" to answer any of those questions?

6. How much time have you spent on this game(estimate or exact)?
350 days played only on my wow account, there are still several other games I have spent alot of time on, like d2, cs, swtor, halflife, sc, sc2, ps2 console, ps3 console, ff7, ff8, ff12, wc3, d3 right now, etc etc.

Minimum 6 hours is spent on gaming, a normal day.

This post was edited by Valdemir on May 18 2012 12:49pm

Thank you guys again for the replies! Ill keep accepting more; the more info I have the better. And to answer your question symphonicX, it seems to get more views with that title because I put a post in the D3 forum with the title "help with school project" and I get less views and replies. Also need people who actually play WOW on a recurring basis for proper answers.

1. Why do you play (video game name)? Do you use it sometimes as an escape from reality?
I play World of Warcraft because it's fun, and i connect to tons of cool people. no escape more of a time consumer.

2. Do you feel like you have more freedom to do what you want inside the game or inside real life? Why?
inside the game, as in game, i can get whatever i want in real life, i've bought WoW with WoW, and i am planning on buying D3 with wow, which will in turn make me some cash.

3. Do you have more confidence in your abilities do things in game or in life?
both, with wow i can find a way to buy anything i want in real life, and in real life i can use what i took from the game to what i want in real life, Ie: new games, new accessories for computer, etc...

4. Do you feel that by playing (video game name), it has increased your overall happiness in real life?
It sure has hell did not ruin it, yeah my in real life friends are always nagging why you never hang out, but we still do when they come over, not to mention i got alotta new friends in game.

5. What would it take to make you stop playing (video game name)?
Honestly i see no reason to stop, as i can aquire what i want in real life by playing a game i love to play.

6. How much time have you spent on this game(estimate or exact)?
Currently 3 and a half years(WoW) 7 years (diablo 2)

i play for atleast 10-20 hours a day


This post was edited by Ryuk44 on May 19 2012 07:29am

Thank you!

1. Why do you play (video game name)? Do you use it sometimes as an escape from reality?


I do and i dont. I more or less play them to have fun.



2. Do you feel like you have more freedom to do what you want inside the game or inside real life? Why?

in some way's yes but i always keep a grasp on my actual life and what i can do.

3. Do you have more confidence in your abilities do things in game or in life?

haha yea you can be anyone or anything u want to be in game. In life Im not shy so i tend to succeed in that area



4. Do you feel that by playing (World of warcraft), it has increased your overall happiness in real life?

Yea some what. it keeps me sane Lol.



5. What would it take to make you stop playing (World of warcraft)?

To be completely bored with it. or if i was having a kid. Lol



6. How much time have you spent on this game(estimate or exact)?

OOOOOOOOO Not so sure lol. Over 70+ hours of playing.