how to know when you've played too much BF2

Ubergrendle · Jul 13, 2005, 04:39 PM

So after my extended login problems last night for BF2, I eventually got down to playing around 11pm. Unfortunately its addicitve like crack so I ended up playing until almost 2am. (yikes).

Today on the way to work my commuter train broke down with a lurch. The 2 hour wait was a pain, but more interesting was how I reacted to the disruption.

I had a window seat. Immediately upon the train coming to a halt (in a grassy field near an industrial district) I sat up and visually scanned the corners of the building to look for TOW missiles... then I rapidly glanced at the sky overhead for helicopters...only when i turned to look out the OTHER window did I realise how spastic I was being. WTF AM I DOING???

I had a good chuckle over this a few moments later, and I'm certain my limited sleep (4 1/2 hours) contributed to my delusion. Pavlov would be happy with me.

skinlab · Jul 13, 2005, 05:40 PM

are you sure you didnt smoke anything?

YAYitsAndrew · Jul 13, 2005, 09:52 PM

Sometimes I'll close my eyes and see a Mr. Driller level and start drilling through it.

Replace "a Mr. Driller level" with "your mom" for a funnier post. ymmv.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Jul 13, 2005, 10:53 PM

Have you been takeing Geminiwave's meds again? LOL

Ubergrendle · Jul 13, 2005, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

Have you been takeing Geminiwave's meds again? LOL

'No' to meds, 'no' to smoking... i think the fact that I was dozing off at the time contributed to my reaction.

Although once I was racing down a staircase with a friend in university... he took the last 3 steps in one jump, and then instincitvely he spun around to face me.

He sheepishly grinned... "Quake reflex...I just rocketed you."

Stop It · Jul 13, 2005, 11:02 PM

When you go paintballing, you see something move and you think "Ooh a pixel moved", yes, I did, on tuesday, oh dear, :'(

nitrousoxide52 · Jul 13, 2005, 11:05 PM

I gave a guy a contusion in his eye, because we were playing airsoft, and I thought it was counter-strike and aimed for his head

. His eye was bleeding....

Stop It · Jul 13, 2005, 11:22 PM

Which is exactly why we wear masks when going paintballing, safe headshotting

daedal · Jul 13, 2005, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stop It

Which is exactly why we wear masks when going paintballing, safe headshotting

We play tagball here (same as paintball, but with rubber balls instead) and was wearing a full-face mask. I creeped around a corner and while I was looking up, I got shot in the throat. I got lucky though because the ball very slightly hit the edge of the mask's bottom and then hit my throat or I'd be sipping soup..

As far as the gaming vs real life goes, I remember my friend telling me that he went out fishing one day and in the middle of the lake, had to go use the can. He got up and tried to Lifestone Recall. We were big Asheron's Call players at that time. Cracks me up every time I think about it.

MarginWalker · Jul 14, 2005, 02:17 AM

I used to have BF42 dreams. Now I just see BF2 when I close my eyes

Of course I was up too late playing last night as well...and likely tonight too.....and tomorrow for sure....

g4bb3 · Jul 15, 2005, 12:34 PM

yeah you should se how i walked to the store after i played civilization for 28 hours almost nonstop. diagonal steps on the checked stone passages to save distance. made me look stupid for sure

bf2 and bf42 dreams sure, but they are kinda violent and doesnt provide the best sleep. first time i did a dive bomb with the stuka it was in my dreams intense often the same scene with sound and all. but no big things now in bf2

|tHC|Skinless · Jul 15, 2005, 06:39 PM

you know you've been playing BF1942 or BF2 way too much when you go to work the next day and you'd swear you saw people in your office walking around with little red or blue tags floating above their heads...

then you hear this radio call in your head...

'Enemy slicks inbound, do you copy!'..

Dark Lord · Jul 16, 2005, 06:11 AM

lol god ive got crap like that happen all the time.

for paintball though, i dont even need to see what im shooting at any more to hit them.

couple of years ago, a friend of mine was about 15-20 feet infront of me (opposing team) behind this huge amount of foilage. couldnt see a damn thing through it at all. i hear this little rustle in the bush and jump up and pop of 3 shots. (he thought i was running full auto, in reality i was only running semi. i got pretty damn fast on the trigger) anyways, he starts screaming bloody murder after i nail him.

i started talking to him after the game was done and it turns out i got 2/3 of my shots through the brush and hit him dead on in the mask. the first shot caused the mask to flex back, second shot nailed him right in the lip. it swelled up to the size of a large marble, got cought in his braces, and he was spitting blood for the rest of the day.

fun times, we still laugh about it to this day.

MSX · Jul 16, 2005, 07:00 AM

Does excessive gaming cause mental illness?

You sound like your suffering from paranoid delusions and dementia.

Excessive gaming just makes me tired.

Jul 13, 2005, 04:39 PM	#1
Ubergrendle Semper ubi sub ubi Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 702 Rep Power: 0	how to know when you've played too much BF2 So after my extended login problems last night for BF2, I eventually got down to playing around 11pm. Unfortunately its addicitve like crack so I ended up playing until almost 2am. (yikes). Today on the way to work my commuter train broke down with a lurch. The 2 hour wait was a pain, but more interesting was how I reacted to the disruption. I had a window seat. Immediately upon the train coming to a halt (in a grassy field near an industrial district) I sat up and visually scanned the corners of the building to look for TOW missiles... then I rapidly glanced at the sky overhead for helicopters...only when i turned to look out the OTHER window did I realise how spastic I was being. WTF AM I DOING??? I had a good chuckle over this a few moments later, and I'm certain my limited sleep (4 1/2 hours) contributed to my delusion. Pavlov would be happy with me. __________________ Veteran of the PC Microchannel / EISA wars of the late 1980s.

Jul 13, 2005, 05:40 PM	#2
skinlab Got Satan? Join Date: May 2002 Location: was in Canada, now in UAE Posts: 286 Rep Power: 0	are you sure you didnt smoke anything? __________________ Religion is the opiate of the masses - Marx God is dead - Nietzsche X-pider2 + Enermax 465 / P4P800-DX / 2.6C@3.25 / 1GIG XMS 4000PT/ R9800PRO / Audigy2 ZS / 80gig WD SE + 160gig Maxtor SE + 200gig Maxtor PS3100 External / Plextor Premium + BenQ DW1640 / other stuff

Jul 13, 2005, 09:52 PM	#3
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Sometimes I'll close my eyes and see a Mr. Driller level and start drilling through it. Replace "a Mr. Driller level" with "your mom" for a funnier post. ymmv. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Jul 13, 2005, 10:53 PM	#4
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Have you been takeing Geminiwave's meds again? LOL __________________

Jul 13, 2005, 11:02 PM	#6
Stop It HHs' Resident Kitty Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Biggleswade, UK Posts: 1,389 Rep Power: 73 System Specs	When you go paintballing, you see something move and you think "Ooh a pixel moved", yes, I did, on tuesday, oh dear, :'( __________________ Sig Courtesy of Mousey

Jul 13, 2005, 11:05 PM	#7
nitrousoxide52 Driverheaven.com err .net Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,719 Rep Power: 0	I gave a guy a contusion in his eye, because we were playing airsoft, and I thought it was counter-strike and aimed for his head . His eye was bleeding.... __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 3800+ XFX Geforce 7800GT ABIT AN8-SLI BFG Tech 650w

Jul 13, 2005, 11:22 PM	#8
Stop It HHs' Resident Kitty Lover Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Biggleswade, UK Posts: 1,389 Rep Power: 73 System Specs	Which is exactly why we wear masks when going paintballing, safe headshotting __________________ Sig Courtesy of Mousey

Jul 14, 2005, 02:17 AM	#10
MarginWalker HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 56 Rep Power: 0	I used to have BF42 dreams. Now I just see BF2 when I close my eyes Of course I was up too late playing last night as well...and likely tonight too.....and tomorrow for sure....

Jul 15, 2005, 12:34 PM	#11
g4bb3 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	yeah you should se how i walked to the store after i played civilization for 28 hours almost nonstop. diagonal steps on the checked stone passages to save distance. made me look stupid for sure bf2 and bf42 dreams sure, but they are kinda violent and doesnt provide the best sleep. first time i did a dive bomb with the stuka it was in my dreams intense often the same scene with sound and all. but no big things now in bf2

Jul 15, 2005, 06:39 PM	#12
\|tHC\|Skinless DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	you know you've been playing BF1942 or BF2 way too much when you go to work the next day and you'd swear you saw people in your office walking around with little red or blue tags floating above their heads... then you hear this radio call in your head... 'Enemy slicks inbound, do you copy!'.. __________________ Last edited by \|tHC\|Skinless; Jul 15, 2005 at 06:51 PM.

Jul 16, 2005, 06:11 AM	#13
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	lol god ive got crap like that happen all the time. for paintball though, i dont even need to see what im shooting at any more to hit them. couple of years ago, a friend of mine was about 15-20 feet infront of me (opposing team) behind this huge amount of foilage. couldnt see a damn thing through it at all. i hear this little rustle in the bush and jump up and pop of 3 shots. (he thought i was running full auto, in reality i was only running semi. i got pretty damn fast on the trigger) anyways, he starts screaming bloody murder after i nail him. i started talking to him after the game was done and it turns out i got 2/3 of my shots through the brush and hit him dead on in the mask. the first shot caused the mask to flex back, second shot nailed him right in the lip. it swelled up to the size of a large marble, got cought in his braces, and he was spitting blood for the rest of the day. fun times, we still laugh about it to this day. __________________

Jul 16, 2005, 07:00 AM	#14
MSX Burning the frozen... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	Does excessive gaming cause mental illness? You sound like your suffering from paranoid delusions and dementia. Excessive gaming just makes me tired.