Magic's Time in the server

[Magic 1st MRB]

Hello guys I'm sure many of you have seen me in the server, im currently on eloa and will stay that way for now. School is starting so i will be on much less now.

I sorta disappeared last year cause my real life got really bad. Im sure many of you noticed i usually played 5+ hours a day.

This was wayyy too much and my grades got bad and my friends started asking me why i didt hang out.

I wouldn't say i was addicted, but i just spent so much time playing.

Watching this one video really helped me. It's message was "Life is always ready to welcome you back"

If anyone else is thinking they might be also playing a little too many video games feel free to pm me anytime and we can talk.

oh heres the video:

So i just uninstalled most of my games and went cold turkey.

Since then my life has taken a great upwards turn.

I really enjoy my life now, i have lots of hobbies that i created to fill in the time i played videogames such as cooking, rock climbing and actually talking+ to girls.

The main thing i have learned from all this is my life needed balance. I didt have it before but now I do.

Talking to my roomate i learned why i played so many video games, it was because my pro/con system was out of wack.

I valued the short term fun over long term studying and such.

I needed to balance my studies, work, social life, hobbies and fun activites.

I do not think i will be comming back into full duty for now but i am adding more video game time per week because i still believe a little is good. Maybe over the summer ill have time to 100% come back if I don't go to europe.

TY for celebrating my 2nd birthday in november.

Sucks to see we did't beat the officers again in the squad tourny

GL to whomever will dethrone me from the marksmanship competition and you will be the next man to have all 3 the competition badges! (unless it happened and i can't find it?)

Oh, im 100% the biggest reason why i played so much dods was the community. I've never stuck with a game for (continuously) more than 6 months and this was my 2nd game to ever do that. I was always on for two years. We've had many fun times in the pub, private and vent. 1st game was my 2nd favorite game Planetside 1. I played that for many years and im sure many of you now have tryed out its successor PS2. I dont like it but w/e. You guys are awesome.

Peace out to the broken crew, you all leet.

Edited January 21, 2013 by Magic 1st MRB

[Takel 1st MRB]

broken crew

Who you calling broken? there's nothing wrong with oranges!

[Marsden 1st MRB]

well magic I am glad to hear you getting some balance in your life; balance is good. I hope to see you around the pub again as time goes on but i got a weird ass schedule so ya. remember that once your ready to fully come back first platoon always has a spot waiting for ya.