Etup dude on Tempest Ladder

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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.

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Duchan wrote:

ECCLESIASTES 8:15
So I command the enjoyment of life, because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun.

They didn't have computer games and competitive sports at the time this was written, but I assume he would mention to enjoy those as well.

The whole Ecclesiastes book is about everything being meaningless and recommends to enjoy your life while you can, because time on Earth is short. (Coming from possibly the wisest man of his time, who traveled the world to find wisdom).
So let Etup enjoy his game and stop discussing the point of his life.
None of you are doing anything meaningful in your lives anyways, even those who are trying to cure cancer.
Or correct me if you know the point of life.

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Fhark wrote:

Perhaps someone could create a guide for people who sit in a chair 16hrs a day to stay healthy.
:D

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LMTR14 wrote:

it's not so hard imagining two or more guys are levelling the same char 24/7, ain't it?

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Hunt8722 wrote:

Man this thread is deep.

I am going to do something with my life, be a better person, save a cat and stuff.

Right after I hit 82 with 3 characters need those Achievements : )

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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.

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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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grepman wrote:

the fact that you have 'theonion' in your username gives me some gilmmer of hope that post of yours wasnt entirely serious.

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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.