Etup dude on Tempest Ladder

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Jaille wrote:

Some people in this thread need to chill out.
People aren't hating on eTup - they're just saying that it's unhealthy. That varying his schedule would be better for him, especially in the long run.

That's like if your mom tells you that you should drink less soda. Is she hating on you? Nope.

That's like if your teacher tells you not to forget to do your homework. Is he hating on you? Nope.


People these days... they can't handle any kind of criticism. Whenever they're told that they aren't perfect they go apeshit. Whenever someone gives advice to someone else it's perceived at "hating" and "negativism".

Chill out.

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DavosTheOnionKnight wrote:

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Boem wrote:

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DavosTheOnionKnight wrote:

Whether you want to believe it or not, the reality is that someday in the future he will not be playing Path of Exile anymore. And when that day comes, he will realize that for the last 5+ years he had done nothing with his life other than play Path of Exile each and every day for 16-22 hours and that he knows nothing of the outside world. He will be lost, confused and lonely. Unless he has wealthy parents supporting him or was left a vast inheritance, he will be on the street, visiting soup kitchens twice a day and waiting in line at the shelter each night.

Never seeing the sunlight is not healthy human behavior. Heroin doesn't make heroin addicts 'happy'. The artificial happiness they get from shooting up comes from the fact that their withdrawal symptoms will be dissipated for a few hours. They don't do it because it makes them happy. They do it because they need it. People like Etup need PoE or games like it because they don't know how to function without dedicating their life to a game. If video games suddenly ceased to exist, do you think he would simply go about his life? There would be severe depression, a complete loss of identity, and most likely suicidal thoughts.

You're also missing the point Brights was making about curing cancer. You could not cure cancer in the 5 minutes it took you to write that post. Etup, however, has spent at least 10,000 hours playing PoE; probably a hell of a lot more than that. That sort of dedication and time investment has great potential in the world. Unfortunately when that amount of time is spent playing a game, it does no good for anybody, most of all the player. All he is doing is lessening his potential as a human being - his entire existence consists of sitting in a dark room staring at a screen.

Many facepalms happened while reading this post.

Congratz i suppose. Stacking this many assumptions after one another has to be some kind of gift.

I got another version of this story

In the future he might be working a normal job, bored the fuck out of his mind, fondly remembering his days as a PoE successful streamer wondering what the fuck he is doing now.

Or another one

In the future he is picked up by some gaming company to alpha test content since clearly he has dedication when it comes to gaming, he's still streaming and doing what he loves best.

I could go on, but everything you just typed has as much value as what i just typed.

Ill give you a hint : none.

Peace,

-Boem-

edit : and to be clear, i didn't miss any point, i was poking fun at it while making a point, which clearly went over your head eh.

you must be fun at party's.

Parties*

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DavosTheOnionKnight wrote:

You're also missing the point Brights was making about curing cancer. You could not cure cancer in the 5 minutes it took you to write that post. Etup, however, has spent at least 10,000 hours playing PoE; probably a hell of a lot more than that. That sort of dedication and time investment has great potential in the world. Unfortunately when that amount of time is spent playing a game, it does no good for anybody, most of all the player. All he is doing is lessening his potential as a human being - his entire existence consists of sitting in a dark room staring at a screen.

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internet wrote:

I just finished reading Malcom Gladwell’s latest book, Outliers. In one of its chapters, he explains the 10,000-hour rule. This rule states that people don’t become “masters” at complex things (programming, music, painting, free throws) until they have accrued 10,000-hours of practice. And…he dos a great job of illustrating that people who are commonly regarding as “masters” are really just people who hit the 10,000 hour mark very early in their lifetimes. (Examples: Mozart and the Beatles in music; Bill Gates and Steve Wozniak sin programming).

The research he cites to prove his point is compelling. It does support this 10,000 hour threshold and crosses all types of areas from computer programming through hockey...

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Brights wrote:

I've said this before about Etup - that lifestyle is incredibly unhealthy. I worry about him. I also worry about threads like this enabling and encouraging it... praising it even. I kinda wish he devoted the time to solving cancer or something. I sure as hell would offer praise in that case.

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LMTR14 wrote:

how is it so hard to imagine two or more people playin on one account. that is obv the story here...