EPTi've been trying to quit playing starcraft for ages but always, later i tell myself "ill just have 1 game for fun, i can control myself", and i play harder than before
I just played brood war iccup for 26 hours straigh
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saltywet
Hong Kong1316 Posts
i've been trying to quit playing starcraft for ages but always, later i tell myself "ill just have 1 game for fun, i can control myself", and i play harder than before | ||
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smoorn
Poland66 Posts
u need help i hope ur atleast very good :D or improving fast User was temp banned for this and other posts. | ||
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phosphorylation
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what is your profile on iccup | ||
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Nitrogen
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Carnivorous Sheep
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I commend thee on your dedication O_O | ||
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Purind
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Chairman Ray
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seRapH
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so boss! | ||
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n.DieJokes
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Karliath
United States2214 Posts
People like you suddenly die, it goes into the news, and then we all get a bad rep. It's because of people like you that in my Congress Debates, I actually have a bill that says, "Due to the number of video game related deaths, game manufacturers should be obligated create timers that will turn off a game for an allotted time after a person has played x hours." | ||
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Garrl
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Beat Jaedong and Flash 1v2. | ||
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Lightswarm
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Disregard
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Jayson X
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IcyPringle
Canada210 Posts
It's fine to play for a day straight but you should at least drink some water dude, food can be dismissed since you don't want to wait but at least get some water man T_T | ||
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Romantic
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flamewheel
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Murderotica
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Need proof or this is all lies | ||
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Holgerius
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vectorix108
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Thrill
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On November 07 2010 06:18 Romantic wrote: I don't know how people can do this. Even when I am on the computer all day when I don't have to work, I have to take breaks every 40 or so minutes and go walk around and enjoy the sunshine out of my window or play with my kitten or something. I've never understood how you can be so addicted that you never get up and move. Dedication =/= addiction. | ||
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aidnai
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
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ToFu.
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i can't even stay pull all nighters studying anymore so i can't even stay awake long enough to play that much. | ||
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Saechiis
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synapse
China13814 Posts
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krndandaman
Mozambique16569 Posts
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Hidden_MotiveS
Canada2562 Posts
If you're addicted... do you need someone to talk to? Pm me. | ||
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Cambium
United States16368 Posts
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blahman3344
United States2015 Posts
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saltywet
Hong Kong1316 Posts
On November 07 2010 05:41 Nitrogen wrote: sounds like you have an addiction yeah, i posted this because its an addiction im not proud of lol, wasn't looking for and definitely wasnt expecting props lol anyways, i can't sleep, because i actually should have used that time to do a lab report, 2 assignments, study for 2 quizzes all due on monday lol i didnt play straight on one account, i use a couple internal_error [uoft]FDP hamsuplo diu9lei chingpokstreet canyoudogatsby although i dont think i used my main acc hamsuplo or canyoudogatsby as much as others. also, for some reason, the players at korean time are way easier than players at non-korean time lol. i mainly played pvt, because every game was like "tvp, you p", so i tried out a variety of things such as fast reaver, bulldog, 2 base carrier rush, and playing macro. also i tried out some builds i saw progamers used, such as brave/m18m using forward gate vs skyhigh/piano (on maps with no ramp) and microing. i'm not really good but i did improve on stopping terran pushes edit: my eyes are red and they sting a bit, i have some lumps on my neck but i think thats because of my lack of showering, and i have some really weird smelling fluid in my nose. head feels a bit heavy, but otherwise i dont feel like absolute shit | ||
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Nub4ever
Canada1981 Posts
Otherwise, you're freakin awesome! Edit: o lol dayum! | ||
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Hidden_MotiveS
Canada2562 Posts
oh haha... you're in my clan. http://www.iccup.com/teams/11040.html | ||
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
I can't play more than 4 hours of ladder / day, so i have to say that your dedication / addiction is quite impressive  | ||
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Murderotica
Vatican City State2594 Posts
On November 07 2010 06:21 vectorix108 wrote: wowww you sir, have intense dedication. this should be in the guiness book of world records People have died while playing more SC in a row, although that would probably be more of a Darwin's than a Guiness award | ||
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EsX_Raptor
United States2802 Posts
Regardless of whether playing for 26 hours straight is dangerous or not, it's almost as bad as racing on the freeway for the same reason. Plus, what does it accomplish besides temporal fulfillment? If you did this to improve, you're an idiot. If even machines overheat and need to stop from time to time, start thinking about how much more does a human being needs its rest time as well. Your body is punishing you right now because you deserve it and I hope it lasts for a while. I'd love for you to do this again, though. | ||
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LSB
United States5171 Posts
On November 07 2010 05:54 Karliath wrote: Smoorn might have been temp banned, but he's right. Neglecting sleep and food is just stupid. People like you suddenly die, it goes into the news, and then we all get a bad rep. It's because of people like you that in my Congress Debates, I actually have a bill that says, "Due to the number of video game related deaths, game manufacturers should be obligated create timers that will turn off a game for an allotted time after a person has played x hours." NFL student congress? And hey! Its a cool feat, don't dis that. Nice run OP! | ||
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lokiM
United States3407 Posts
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Rotodyne
United States2263 Posts
I hope you didn't write that with a straight face. | ||
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Trang
Australia324 Posts
OP, try and take care of your body please! | ||
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Murderotica
Vatican City State2594 Posts
On November 07 2010 07:51 Trang wrote: How is anybody seriously praising the OP for this? You can spend the whole day playing scbw, yeah that's your choice what you do with your time. But, nobody should be completely neglecting sleep, food and drink all at the same time for 26 hours straight. And nobody should be encouraging that sort of behaviour. People have died doing such things. OP, try and take care of your body please! So I take it you've never pulled an all-nighter for school? Studying/doing work for school overnight is also taxing on a body but a lot of people do it regularly. I will agree that there is a smart way to spend those 26 hours of BW (with a pitcher full of water and some crackers, at least SOMETHING), but the point still stands. | ||
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ozzymoto
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
On November 07 2010 07:54 ozzymoto wrote: why broodwar, why not sc2? just wanna know the reason.. That must have been very tiresome.. why cognac, why not PBR? just wanna know the reason.. | ||
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Lexpar
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eh. | ||
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Severedevil
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
On November 07 2010 07:54 ozzymoto wrote: why broodwar, why not sc2? just wanna know the reason.. That must have been very tiresome.. that's like asking why take heroine over coffee, one is much better with far better effects | ||
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citi.zen
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reincremate
China2216 Posts
How's your BW addiction affecting your school performance? I also go to UofT. :D | ||
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Loanshark
China3094 Posts
Try to beat it!! gogo | ||
Xeofreestyler
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funnybananaman
United States830 Posts
iccup profile now! | ||
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n.DieJokes
United States3443 Posts
On November 07 2010 08:03 Divinek wrote: that's like asking why take heroine over coffee, one is much better with far better effects I don't its like asking that at all.... | ||
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Pyrrhuloxia
United States6700 Posts
On November 07 2010 05:40 smoorn wrote: im sorry but not eating not drinking not sleeping for 26 hours makes u an idiot. u need help i hope ur atleast very good :D or improving fast User was temp banned for this and other posts.  I guess his other posts are probably bad but I do think this poster is right that not eating and not drinking for 26 hours is very bad. Plus not sleeping. It is a very poor choice and poor choices are truthfully the evidence of idiocy although there are probably nicer ways to put it. Oh I guess this post was edited so it probably worse before or something. Not eating is ESPECIALLY bad if you are doing something as mentally exhausting as Starcraft. Starcraft needs more calories than physical exercise, probably, I know I took a 4 hour GRE and forgot to eat before it and I could hardly walk at the end and SC is probably more demanding and 26 hours of it could be a really big problem. I mean someone died from playing WoW for what 48 hours? And SC takes a lot more energy than WoW so 26 hours could have severe health effects and you have to worry about it becoming lethal at some point. | ||
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krndandaman
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iamho
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ii.blitzkrieg
Canada1122 Posts
On November 07 2010 09:37 iamho wrote: Wasnt there that thing of some korean kid who died after he played bw in a pc bang for 24 hours straight? This is some pretty dangerous stuff iirc it was like 50+ hours suicide by comp | ||
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Murderotica
Vatican City State2594 Posts
On November 07 2010 07:57 phosphorylation wrote: why cognac, why not PBR? just wanna know the reason.. ggnore | ||
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Murderotica
Vatican City State2594 Posts
On November 07 2010 09:19 krndandaman wrote: i dont think ive ever heard of someone doing 26hours of studying straight with minimal bathroom/eating I didn't say it was AS unhealthy, but it's in the same ballpark. I've heard of people studying for 24 hours straight. | ||
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niteReloaded
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My guess is you're covering up severe depression or anxiety. | ||
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DorF
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BW for life ! | ||
Hyde
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Karliath
United States2214 Posts
On November 07 2010 10:21 Murderotica wrote: I didn't say it was AS unhealthy, but it's in the same ballpark. I've heard of people studying for 24 hours straight. No one said studying 24 hours straight was good for you either. Forget about actual health, studying for 24 hours straight means that you won't be getting all the information down, and you will be forgetting stuff, unable to fully comprehend things, etc. It's much better to space out your studying. Of course, most people who study for 24 hours straight probably do so because they are cramming, which in itself is stupid. Nevertheless, a situation is created where it becomes necessary to study for so long. At this point, continuous studying could be the best option. But where is the necessity in playing for 26 hours straight? If not the obsession factor, I can't see a way in which taking a break to eat, drink, or sleep would not be better, both for overall enjoyment of the day and health in general. This would be a feat if it were set up as an event, like Raelcun's end of beta cast or something. When David Blaine does his endurance stunts, no one says, "omg that's unhealthy " because everyone already knows that it is. It's done as a one time, planned, event.It's ridiculous to praise someone who sits down and plays for 26 hours. Of course it's cool to you. Some naked guy jumping from the rooftop of one moving car to the next would be cool to me too, but that doesn't make it right. I feel like we owe our fellow TL member some more respect. At least he recognizes that what he's doing isn't right. | ||
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AppleTart
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Trang
Australia324 Posts
On November 07 2010 10:21 Murderotica wrote: I didn't say it was AS unhealthy, but it's in the same ballpark. I've heard of people studying for 24 hours straight. Just because some people do it doesn't mean this sort of behaviour should be endorsed, least of all praised. The OP (or anybody else) should at least have a few breaks to eat or drink next time he thinks of doing something like this, and you're trying to defend people congratulating him for ignoring his bodily needs? Can we use some common sense please and remember that forum communities aren't just about proving people wrong. | ||
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flamewheel
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And a cookie. | ||
tofucake
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Comeh
United States18919 Posts
I mean, i suppose its easier to stay up playing starcraft 2 then it is to research for my professor, but damn. I don't think even I have put in that kind of work. impressive. | ||
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GoTuNk!
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saltywet
Hong Kong1316 Posts
On November 07 2010 11:51 tofucake wrote: hamsuplo logged on from Canada, while the rest logged on from Auckland. I'm confused. wtf is auckland? anyways I KNOW that its unhealthy for me to do this. i'm not looking for praise. i'm posting this to vent my frustration of my addiction for starcraft. i wanted to stop at like at least 3-4 am but i kept playing. i think i could have handled more, but i couldnt even see properly so i took a break. like i said, i wanted to quit starcraft for ages but addiction keeps bringing me back | ||
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ninini
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Diamond
United States10796 Posts
Although that is probably not healthy, I cannot say I have not done the same thing with different games, although I ate. | ||
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Hyde
Australia14568 Posts
It's a city in NZ | ||
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LlamaNamedOsama
United States1900 Posts
On November 07 2010 05:54 Karliath wrote: Smoorn might have been temp banned, but he's right. Neglecting sleep and food is just stupid. People like you suddenly die, it goes into the news, and then we all get a bad rep. It's because of people like you that in my Congress Debates, I actually have a bill that says, "Due to the number of video game related deaths, game manufacturers should be obligated create timers that will turn off a game for an allotted time after a person has played x hours." It's okay, Student Congress is illegit anyways. But I mean I think it's probably granted that the OP recognizes that 26 hours of gaming straight is not such a great idea, just saying it's stupid won't help him much... | ||
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Altair
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RelZo
Hungary397 Posts
On November 07 2010 10:27 niteReloaded wrote: This is not dedication or anything positive because this obviously isn't a way to get better. My guess is you're covering up severe depression or anxiety. He's still a hero | ||
rotinegg
United States1719 Posts
The thing about the guinness record is bull... lots of kids in korea play way more than 50+ hours straight ive stayed up for 60+ hours playing diablo2 with my friends but never starcraft... it stresses me out too much lol and i took breaks to eat and drink.. the bill came out to around 50 bucks with 20 spent on food and 30 for the 2 nights + how many ever hours left - hours gained from mileage lol mad props to you for pulling this off, i think id rather go jump off a tall building if somebody told me to play sc for 26 hours straight | ||
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PUPATREE
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EDIT: Hey OP if you're still fiendin in a week, wanna be my practice partner? All day all night all bad. | ||
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nayumi
Australia6499 Posts
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Slugbreath
Sweden201 Posts
For your own sake, I'd highly suggest not doing that again. | ||
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Capresis
United States518 Posts
Total games played: 51 Win: 36 Loss: 15 Time between start of first and end of last game: 25 hours, 9 minutes Total time spent in game: 13 hours, 37 minutes Average game time: 16 minutes, 2 seconds Does Guinness World Records accept Starcraft feats? | ||
Kinky
United States4126 Posts
On November 08 2010 03:04 Psycho_Gemni wrote: Heya. I like running numbers: Total games played: 51 Win: 36 Loss: 15 Time between start of first and end of last game: 25 hours, 9 minutes Total time spent in game: 13 hours, 37 minutes Average game time: 16 minutes, 2 seconds Does Guinness World Records accept Starcraft feats? Someone get this man a trophy. | ||
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