Very Humble Advice

[deadstikmac]

Just some very humble advice is all I have.

I activated my addiction... Ahem Subscription.... My Subscription, about one year ago. On average I was putting about 30-40 hours a week into being online playing or doing some form of school type studying each week over this past year. Most all of it has been great... If not down right illegal in some states  

Once I started to get the hang of things the game changed on me....  Challenge myself too my most extreme possibilities was my mantra. Away I went into the virtual sky day in and day out.... Frustration about small things is how it started for me. Not small things I can control directly but small things I can not or did not know how to control. As my knowledge of the game grew so did my understanding of the small things which my frustration stems from... Or so I thought. After endless study of these small things and how to counter them I thought it would be back to business as usual. Still more and more things would show up that would frustrate me and more learning needed be done, rinse and repeat. My frustration however never went away, it would just evolve as my learning did, swapping out one for another. The more I tried the more frustration turned into anger.

Work harder is what I thought... 40+ hours a week learn more... Fight harder.... Push push push as I am now just getting started with learning the game within the game within the game if you follow. Stripping everything which does not pay the bills or my daughter, out of the way... Distractions they were.

Priorities: 1 my daughter 2 my business 3 being the scariest pixel pilot in aces high, end list!

 That was it for me over the past 5 or 6 months and hit it with both feet running I did.

At a point it got so bad with my anger... Well let's just say I had a stripper pole in my living room with a mattress wrapped around it so I could beat it with a baseball bat and not really break anything because I would put in another sortie and need to do it again about every hour, then have a cig and come right back for more abuse. I would make a weekly trip to the Dollar Store and spend about twenty bucks on things I could keep close by in case I get HO'd by someone while I was already fighting a multi con fight... It's only a buck an item too throw and break.  

Thanks (not so nice words) guy!  


















 

If you feel this way.... Take a whole tour off. Best thing you will ever do for your sanity. The game is not going anywhere and you might be surprised.  



 ~<Deadstik

[deadstikmac]

On a side note... It is funny how the little things seem to matter the most.

[Fulcrum]

  this!

[Sunka]

I often need time off from the people of AH and take it as needed.
Last time i canceled my sub ,and just got back 2 months ago.
When the game is getting to me i have found i love the achievement system ,its great decompression time.
  deadstikmac good to see you finding your own relationship limits with this game,6 years later and im still finding mine.

 

[SPKmes]

Just some very humble advice is all I have.

I activated my addiction... Ahem Subscription.... My Subscription, about one year ago. On average I was putting about 30-40 hours a week into being online playing or doing some form of school type studying each week over this past year. Most all of it has been great... If not down right illegal in some states  

Once I started to get the hang of things the game changed on me....  Challenge myself too my most extreme possibilities was my mantra. Away I went into the virtual sky day in and day out.... Frustration about small things is how it started for me. Not small things I can control directly but small things I can not or did not know how to control. As my knowledge of the game grew so did my understanding of the small things which my frustration stems from... Or so I thought. After endless study of these small things and how to counter them I thought it would be back to business as usual. Still more and more things would show up that would frustrate me and more learning needed be done, rinse and repeat. My frustration however never went away, it would just evolve as my learning did, swapping out one for another. The more I tried the more frustration turned into anger.

Work harder is what I thought... 40+ hours a week learn more... Fight harder.... Push push push as I am now just getting started with learning the game within the game within the game if you follow. Stripping everything which does not pay the bills or my daughter, out of the way... Distractions they were.

Priorities: 1 my daughter 2 my business 3 being the scariest pixel pilot in aces high, end list!

 That was it for me over the past 5 or 6 months and hit it with both feet running I did.

At a point it got so bad with my anger... Well let's just say I had a stripper pole in my living room with a mattress wrapped around it so I could beat it with a baseball bat and not really break anything because I would put in another sortie and need to do it again about every hour, then have a cig and come right back for more abuse. I would make a weekly trip to the Dollar Store and spend about twenty bucks on things I could keep close by in case I get HO'd by someone while I was already fighting a multi con fight... It's only a buck an item too throw and break.  

Thanks (not so nice words) guy!  


hmmm  this begs the question.....why do you have a stripper pole in your living room....
















 

If you feel this way.... Take a whole tour off. Best thing you will ever do for your sanity. The game is not going anywhere and you might be surprised.  



 ~<Deadstik

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Hmm.. his matress i.e. his wife, wrapped around a stripping pole, beating it with his uhmm.. bat? 

[DmonSlyr]

I always look at it this way...At least you are getting all of your frustrations out on a game. Generally, people will tell you hush up it's only a game blah blah. But I have this notion that when you get pissed off at a game it actually causes you to release built up stress from the real world. Instead of being pissed off at the real world, (co workers, people around you, daughter) you take it all out on something that doesn't actually affect them. So in this sense, you are not directly hurting anyone physically or emotionally with a crappy attitude or mental anguish. Anger builds up inside of people, if you do not have a way to release the tension you will explode and hurt real people around you instead of yelling at a stupid game.

I know this sounds kind of crazy, but as a person who gets angry over stupid toejam, this helps me get some anger and aggression out, and takes my mind off the real world.

[gyrene81]

I always look at it this way...At least you are getting all of your frustrations out on a game. Generally, people will tell you hush up it's only a game blah blah. But I have this notion that when you get pissed off at a game it actually causes you to release built up stress from the real world. Instead of being pissed off at the real world, (co workers, people around you, daughter) you take it all out on something that doesn't actually affect them. So in this sense, you are not directly hurting anyone physically or emotionally with a crappy attitude or mental anguish. Anger builds up inside of people, if you do not have a way to release the tension you will explode and hurt real people around you instead of yelling at a stupid game.

I know this sounds kind of crazy, but as a person who gets angry over stupid toejam, this helps me get some anger and aggression out, and takes my mind off the real world.

no offense but, i think you may have problems that require therapy. there is not one single thing that happens in this video game or any other that is worth the amount of energy required to get mad...mild frustration could be understandable, maybe but even that is a huge expenditure of energy. that is not to mention the stress it puts on everyone that lives with you while you demonstrate a complete lack of self control. yes, that behavior does actually affect the people around you. nobody likes to have a maniac around them and such displays are not a good example for children.

it's time for big boy pants perspective...nobody's life is in danger, nobody is getting hurt, no one is being abused and no animals have been tortured, your family is safe.

[DmonSlyr]

I feel as though taking your anger out on a video game is far better than taking it out on people in the real world. Yes you are right, if you do live with other people who have to hear you it does affect them negatively. However, if a person does keep much anger in from daily life then they need to find a way to release it or get it out over something that is non important. We play aces high because it is fun to shoot people down. In this sense we kind of get a notion that we want to shoot people down and feel superior. Now when you get shot down from a 3v1 HO you tend to get a bit angry. Some people need to express it in order to let it out. The energy you waste getting mad at the game is great because you are not using it to cause danger to real people. You realize that you are getting mad over something stupid and you log off. Now if they did not have a way to escape daily anger (not using drugs,no sex) than you will use that energy and take it out at work, or on some nitwit who is annoying you. Taking anger out over the game is alright because it allows you to clear your head, relax (loss of energy) and make better real life decisions that can be very stressful. If you had that extra burn of anger it could cause you to lose control. 

As far as deadstick goes, it sounds like it is the game that is bothering you and not the daily stress. So yes I think you made a good choice.

[DmonSlyr]

I could be wrong... and I probably do need therapy 

[gyrene81]

I could be wrong... and I probably do need therapy 

it's a pretty good bet we all do... 

i used to think the same way you do, then one day i realized how ridiculous i was behaving and what i was costing me. the only thing that was getting injured was my gamer pride, nothing real. now, the worst i'll get is frustrated and i either log off to do something else and/or i look for the humor in things. i can't stop the darwin awardees from doing lame things in a video game so it's useless getting upset about it. i have enough drama in reality, cartoon world fph drama is not worthy of a nanosecond of my life. getting people to giggle a little tends to have a better effect on anyone who isn't too wrapped up in being an fph cartoon win de warz drama queen.

now if all else fails, lock the door, get nekkid and work on getting hairy palms...sooner or later all that stress will come out. 

[Tinkles]

it's a pretty good bet we all do... 

i used to think the same way you do, then one day i realized how ridiculous i was behaving and what i was costing me. the only thing that was getting injured was my gamer pride, nothing real. now, the worst i'll get is frustrated and i either log off to do something else and/or i look for the humor in things. i can't stop the darwin awardees from doing lame things in a video game so it's useless getting upset about it. i have enough drama in reality, cartoon world fph drama is not worthy of a nanosecond of my life. getting people to giggle a little tends to have a better effect on anyone who isn't too wrapped up in being an fph cartoon win de warz drama queen.

Very true. 

[bortas1]

  hey bro. your not the only one in that rocky boat. I know how you feel. but you know the squad is behind ya 100%+.
<S>Bortas

[eeyore]

I have been known to avoid the game for a week. Events in real life are far more important than my gamer ego. I lose often, but try to have fun when flying. Remember, this game is suppose to be fun, not infuriating. 

The game will still me here once you return Deadstik, I have even witnessed a few new players recently online.

[FLOOB]

So that I'll know who to always ho, what is your in game name?