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Sauce - =^.^=  |
heya ppl. in short, i will be cutting back my playing time when school starts. i'm not leaving  , i just won't live infront of my computer screen anymore. so, carry on folks and if ya see me on the server for too long just yell at me to get off . i'll greatly appreciate that. thank you.************************************************** seeing as i have nothing else to do for now. i think i'll type a longer explanation to my decision, if not for the sake of you readers then for own sense of closure. ************************************************** i am a slow slow man. A few days ago i read kenyon's article and i've finally felt a reaction to it today. his story really struck a nerve as i saw many things in his work that pertain to me. i am addicted to this game and devote much too much of my time to it. it has come to a point where i have change my behavior because if this goes on, there's no way i'll lead a satisfactory real world life. i've never been into gaming. in mid february when i got this game i didn't like it at all. it wasn't until i joined the academy that 19 year old newbie ja gamer was born. i used to scoff at one of my friends whenever he says something like "owned" or "n00b" in real life. it sounded nerdish/geekish. i say that with him now lol. This game and this community is great but can be truely evil as well. It introduces us to this whole new world--full of people, full of enjoyment--but it can also detract us from things we must do in real life. i guess it depends on the person and his/her level of self-control but i just couldn't restrain myself as well as i wanted. before i knew it, i was slacking off in school, neglectiing my chores, and getting less sleep. Not only that, i stopped practicing guitar, working out, and watching anime (all of which i loved). i was hooked on the game and on having fun that none of these things seemed to matter. when the school year was over, my gpa dropped to a 3.6 and the last time i checked, i could barely 40 pushups. and even until yesterday night/early this morning, none of these things mattered. i was having fun, talking to friends and listening to them speak. no more. i can't let me and my future wither away like that. i owe it to myself and my folks to get this addiction in check. i've learned a great deal in this academy, both in game and outside of it. This is truely a great place if a person permits it be and a benefical community if a person gets his/her priorities straight. wish me luck as i deal with my problem. |
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n00b - Student 
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So many wonder where I go when I go AFK. Sometimes its for hours. This is RL talking, it has first priority to me. My wife, my son, my job always take first place. I like to get up from the game every 30 mins or so to see what's going on upstairs, just in case my family needs me for something or its time for goofing around. If they do, its AFK time for me. Gaming to me is like watching an interactive TV. It needs those breaks in it like commercials so RL can be attended to in between. You don't have to let a game get that much of a hold of you. This is your first addiction, so you will need to learn from this. Eventually you will be able to control yourself. Warcraft 2 was like that for me. I lost all touch with reality back then. I've learned from that mistake and haven't heard the end of it from my wife. It still comes up! _______________ Gone but hopefully not forgotten... |
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Carda Jowol - Student 
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Good Luck m8, cya around  _______________ [Gran Father/Founder of the Jowols] |
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Setementor - Jedi Master 
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Yes, I have bad eyes because of this and a lot of problems, but I'm working on them. Not to mention a few others.  Good luck, mate. |
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Lackeh- Retired - Student 
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you leave and i'll hunt you down and delete all your jessica alba pics. _______________ A champion is someone who keeps getting up; even when they can't. Founder Of the Jedi Academy Adlut Support Group. PIE!!!!! Padawan of Katan. Brother to MOTREC, DarkDragon, (SKX)DarkBlade, Jacen Aratan, Achilles, Kool_Aide, EvilSquirrel, and Katan's Padawans. |
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KkF FREAKFISH - Ex-Student 
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i used 2 b like that.. except i still bunked lessons had a bit of dope and worked out if u wanna no how i got of the game... my mum broke the computer then the grafix card wen kapitchiooshy blood at least i can beat the 250 mark at press ups later homie This comment was edited by KkF FREAKFISH on Sep 04 2004 06:50am. |
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Furi0us - Student 
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LMAO | | | V _______________ You are not your f***ing system specs. You are not your uptime stats, your script file, or your oversized desktop screencap. You are not your broadband connection. You are not your f***ing post count. |
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that post by Janus PWNS YOU |
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Furi0us - Student
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Dude, I know how you feel. Only after a long break was I able to come back here and soak up the awesomeness of the JA. I hope things work out man _______________ You are not your f***ing system specs. You are not your uptime stats, your script file, or your oversized desktop screencap. You are not your broadband connection. You are not your f***ing post count. |
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monkai - Student |
hf  |
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Rosie - Student 
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That's the spirit! But anyhow u can combine gaming with real life, u just gotta be strict with yourself, I'm am kiiiind of happy my folks took away my internet last year (left me stranded for about...um...6 or 7 months), I learnt that it internet wasn't such a big deal....before that I was all addicted to it (playing and such). Then I would be happy if I only got an hour or two on weekends  (I got kinda desperate after a while)Anyways, gl with fixin your "prob". Oh and btw...during those months I really started getting good grades (hmm I wonder why.....hehe) |
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Illian D'Kana - Student 
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GL man when u come back you should atleast be able to do 60 push-ups _______________ | Mental victory leads to physical victory. The mental battle begins before the physical battle. If you can defeat your opponent mentally half of the battle is won. | |
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D@mned ++ - Student 
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addiction GL with yer time NOT in front of the screen _______________ Bartender at Mune's bar. It’s not just a site, it’s a community. It’s not just a community, it’s the Academy. It’s not just the Academy, it’s a place in my heart. |
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Carve - Student 
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Eeeexcellent... now that all the good players are cutting back, I'll have my chance to catch up! MWAHAHAHAHAAAA >:-D _______________ © |
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SaberWeildinKow - Student 
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Yea I'm gonna have to say Sauce has got it down... ...and request an update to the mod including scheduled bans (I could use one from 10pm-8am ) This comment was edited by SaberWeildinKow on Aug 27 2004 04:44am. |
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Fire - Student 
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well said man, very well said, i've done the exact same recently |
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Tido - Student 
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Hey Sauce, I know exactly where you're coming from, and I think you got balls to say it and do something about it. I've really had to re-wire myself lately and know when I do have time for JA and when I don't. I'm happy to say I think I'm finding a balance. But I wish you the best, and even though I love playing this game with you, I'd much rather never see you again than know that your RL is falling apart (though, that would suck too  ). G'luck man, and here's to all of us in Jedi Academy-oholics Anonymous! This comment was edited by Tido on Aug 27 2004 04:07am. |
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Xanatos - Student 
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RAWR!!, hehe. I admire your decision to get it in check, its all about balance, ttyl Sauc3h. _______________ |
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{RH} ReaperXIII - Student 
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Good boy Saucy... RL is what matters, as long as you don't totally dissapear then I won't have to make a trip to NY to hunt you down. School should always be #1, at least thats what I think. Maybe we should set you up in JA (Jedi's Anonymous). STAY COOL! PS... BOGONE! (tm) _______________ Master of the almighty BOGONE! (tm) No one can stop me now, unless you stand right in front of me. |
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