"Who forgoes some in-real-life events, other hobbies, or relationships so as to allow more time for ESO."

This criteria is strange to me. I think you'd be hard pressed to find someone who hasn't sacrificed "some" things for more game time.

I have neglected to go to some real life events because I'd rather sit home gaming, yes. Usually events I didn't really want to go to in the first place. And I have allowed other hobbies to go by the wayside since I started playing MMOs, because I find MMOs more fun than the old hobbies. The hobbies I still find equally rewarding didn't take much of a hit.

Relationships? If I like some of my ESO friends more than a RL friend maybe the RL friend isn't all that great. If you get divorced and sell your house and live in a trash can then yes there's a problem.

My point here is that there are shades of grey. I would define a "no lifer" as someone who literally cannot function in the real world, can't hold a job, doesn't bathe, lives in a room filled with trash and has nothing in their life but the desire to play an MMO. Which is really more a sign of addiction and depression than having no life.

But what must be understood is there are a lot of introverts or else people with "boring" lives who are quite happy that way. I don't party, I don't travel, I've made cuts so that ESO is my primary entertainment expense, and I work from home and have a lot of time to play ESO, but I find my life extremely rewarding.

As long as you enjoy what you do, regardless of what it might be and it doesn't hurt others, you can call yourself happy. Every criticism towards your lifestyle is wrong in its own way if the person has no ties to you. Health on the other hand can be criticised, but not by strangers.

I think if the number of dumb, useless threads created per day exceeds 2. So congrats.

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ZOS_RyanM wrote: »

We have removed several posts that are off topic. Please keep your posts civil and constructive.

Really? Because I look at "descriptive category for academic purposes" and I call bull ***.

There's no academic or otherwise socially redeeming value in calling anyone a no-life. The poster is using a derogatory term to bait, and all the original post tries to do is distance the poster from any responsibility in instances such as where you have already moderated. Leading any discussion or debate in such a way is irresponsible and I think we expect a little better on these forums.

I am a no life sleeper

- I sleep more than 25 hours a week
- sometimes if I sleep during the day then I can't sleep later
- I sleep instead of going to real life events often

https://youtu.be/Y50I4KI_o9c

I think "no-lifer" would fall under existential not category.

LIFE is everything you do before you DIE. Might as well enjoy playing ESO while you can.

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DoctorESO wrote: »

One thing to remember is that it's not just hours played that's important. It's also how much the game interferes with your normal life. Regardless of how many hours you play, if there's no interference with your normal life, then you don't quality for the "no-lifer" category.

The reason that playing for more than 25 hours per week is one of the criteria is that there has to be a minimum threshold. At the low end of the extreme, someone who plays for one hour a week can't qualify as a "no-lifer" regardless of how much that one hour of game time takes away from normal life activities.

Bud, you don't get to dictate what others think. As has been rather obvious from the posts up to this point, what people think varies. Your definition is not mine, nor is it that of others here on the forum.

Reverb wrote: »

Where does the number of forum threads one creates fit into your assessment?

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