Is leauge still fun or are you just addicted? Really....

Occams Raiser·12/16/2015, 8:03:14 PM·2 votes·328 views

I find myself playing even when I don't really want to. Like some people eat when they are bored and I play league in my spare time. I find myself thinking about it before bed and a while after I have played a match. I go over what I did and think about what I could have done better. But I don't have dreams of going pro. Why do I care about this anymore than any other game I have played? They got me with their psychology. I don't play nearly as much as others boast and I am still ashamed of myself. Sometimes in the middle of game I pop out of the trance and realize... I'm not even having fun.

Does this sound familiar or is it just me? It looks like it is time for me to take one of the hiatuses from LOL again.

5 Comments

ThePartyLeader12/16/2015, 8:13:29 PM2 votes

Your addicted to the chemicals released by your brain during games and after wins. You basically have to wean yourself off or find a substitute for league that has a similar mental high. An extreme similarity would be adrenaline addicts may stop base jumping and start skydiving

D rok12/16/2015, 8:46:28 PM1 votes

Sometimes it fills a place in your life that you like going back to (for me, this was relaxing after work). This preseason has changed so much of the game's dynamics though, that I've found it easier to not play as much, honestly. Maybe because it reminds me less of playing the game I loved? But I see a lot of people just defaulting to league, playing a couple games, leaving dissatisfied, and generally feeling addicted to the gameplay they used to really like.

Edit: Wow, that sounded super depressing. I didn't mean to phrase it like that, lol. I just mean when you're addicted, it's rarely a matter of LOVING the current gameplay. It's usually a psychological trigger to something you've enjoyed before.

Tyren12/16/2015, 8:55:52 PM1 votes

I have an addictive personality, so it's really easy for me to get hooked on games. I played WoW and D2 for about 10 years before I quit them cold turkey.