throwing the towel in.....

Post by **alexis524** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:13 pm

after years of going back and forth and constant mental debates, i've decided to end my hobby of video gaming and collecting. I've tried to regain that "feeling" for so long, and i just came to terms recently that gaming just doesn't do it for me anymore. I have an ungodly backlog that will never get gotten to in my lifetime, and i'm sick of having them stare at me all neglected like everytime i pass by them in my rec room. I recently realized that it's become more a thing of having said game i'm pursuing rather than playing it and enjoying it, and i guess that's not cool with me anymore. I may keep one or two consoles and one or two games, but for the most part, it's all going and i'm not looking back or will regret it. evar. so you may see me in the BST forum soon.

god that felt good...

Post by **dsheinem** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:16 pm

So sad! Seems like you arrived at this decision after some careful thought. I have dropped out of hobbies from time to time in my life, so I understand where you are coming from...

Here's hoping you find something else more fulfilling!

Post by **noiseredux** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:20 pm

he's mentioned this before... that he was considering it. I guess it's just time.

He was actually one of the first members to ever trade with me on here!

Post by **Flake** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:22 pm

I understand the feeling. I did this myself a few years ago. I came back to the hobby when I realized what it was I had gotten into gaming for in the first place.

Good luck alexis524! Let us know what your new hobby turns out to be!

Post by **alexis524** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:23 pm

bonsai and watercolor painting has been my calling for sometime now.

Post by **flojocabron** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:25 pm

your situation reminds me of this episode! You may want to let it go, but yet you may still want it!

Post by **noiseredux** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:26 pm

flojocabron wrote:your situation reminds me of this episode! You may want to let it go, but yet you may still want it!

THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT-- but how could I stay mad at you?

Post by **J T** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:11 pm

Good luck man. It's just a hobby afterall, right? Watercolors and bonsai are perfectly good hobbies too. There are other ways to pass the time.

There have been long periods of time where I have gone without playing games. Sometimes months, sometimes years. Personally, I wouldn't get rid of everything. I would save some choice titles and consoles. I can't imagine quitting gaming fully, but maybe that's just because I still currently enjoy it.

Post by **env963** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:11 pm

No offense, but if you have a website you fill in dedicated to your backlog of games... then WOW, you might have to many????? I admit I have to many also... I am taking care of that problem though. Good luck on your new interests.

Post by **Thierry Henry** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 2:48 pm

I was thinking along the same lines as the OP, and then I read this:

more than a decade's worth of scientific research shows that gaming is actually one of the most productive ways we can spend time.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jane-mcgo ... 23208.html

So I'll probably hang on to a fair bit of my collection then.

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