You know you are addicted to Arm when ...

[allieday1]

You watch your husband throw old steak knives at small critters as he explains he is building his throw skill. And briefly think (he is getting closer and closer.) Omg yes I thought that and I did marry that guy arrrggggh!

[Fujikoma]

Your character is one month and 128 days older.

Time spent playing: 16 days 5 hours.

[slvrmoontiger]

Your character is one month and 128 days older.

Time spent playing: 16 days 5 hours.

Wow I thought I was worse than that. I'm glad I'm not. Mine is 1 month 145 days with some 11 day played.

[Malken]

 

[Yasbusta]

Just because this makes me laugh.

1 years, 0 months, and 86 days old

You have been playing for 36 days and 13 hours.

Mind you I've been going insane at work, well with hours. Lots of idle time spend doing things though.
Server work mostly. Luckily I can work and play, though sleep seems to have lost me,

[RogueGunslinger]

I think I understand why characters come out of seemingly nowhere and kick my well-established pc's ass now.

Ya'll got about 32 hours in a day, apparently.

[Fujikoma]

Yes. Actually, I spend -most- of my time these days just RPing with other people.

I've stopped liking the non-stop training marathons. What I need is a montage.

[slvrmoontiger]

I start having a panic attack when I realize I can't play for a while... I think that would be bad. But I seriously need to break my addiction.

[perfecto]

Your character is one month and 128 days older.

Time spent playing: 16 days 5 hours.

Wow I thought I was worse than that. I'm glad I'm not. Mine is 1 month 145 days with some 11 day played.

Shit you all aren't addicted.. you all are JUNKIES!

edit to add ~ That goes double for you Yasbusta!

[slvrmoontiger]

Your character is one month and 128 days older.

Time spent playing: 16 days 5 hours.

Wow I thought I was worse than that. I'm glad I'm not. Mine is 1 month 145 days with some 11 day played.

Shit you all aren't addicted.. you all are JUNKIES!

edit to add ~ That goes double for you Yasbusta!

I'm not sure I follow. Merriam-Webster defines a junkie as an addict. So would you mind sharing your concept as to the difference?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junkie

[perfecto]

Sure

an Addict is someone who needs to use frequently or may feel withdraws in consequence

A Junkie is someone who will continue to use faaarrrr beyone the feel or need for more, solely because it is available.
(even when it's not readily available)

Hope that helps?

[Bushranger]

Addict and Junkie are synonyms but as perfecto points out junkie is usually used when the addiction is taken to extremes.

Nigella is an addict.

Skinny Pete is a junkie.

Hope the illustrations help.

[Kronibas]

As a farmer who busted his ass every single day spring/summer/fall, now that it scarcely gets above freezing, I take great pleasure in smoking my produce and playing Arm probably far more than any of y'all.

Heh, I am so remote that I have not had a single face to face conversation since last Monday.  I have not even seen another human up close in a week, and the only real words I actually spoken were to my mom yesterday, when I called and wished her happy birthday.  So, I unrepentantly play a ton of effing Armageddon.  Prisoners in solitary confinement probably speak more words than I do.

I'd like to think Jeremiah Johnson would have done the same thing if he had internet access 

[Desertman]

[Kronibas]

True story, man. Tom Hanks WISHES he had weed and Armageddon..

[FantasyWriter]

As a farmer who busted his ass every single day spring/summer/fall, now that it scarcely gets above freezing, I take great pleasure in smoking my produce and playing Arm probably far more than any of y'all.

Heh, I am so remote that I have not had a single face to face conversation since last Monday.  I have not even seen another human up close in a week, and the only real words I actually spoken were to my mom yesterday, when I called and wished her happy birthday.  So, I unrepentantly play a ton of effing Armageddon.  Prisoners in solitary confinement probably speak more words than I do.

I'd like to think Jeremiah Johnson would have done the same thing if he had internet access 

Heh, sounds like me and the missus need to head out on a road trip.  :p



How my arm addiction functions...
I can go weeks to months without a PC and it not really bother me, but once I have a character or even one applied, I go into mental lock down and start drooling for ginka's rockin'-hot bod.

[slvrmoontiger]

As a farmer who busted his ass every single day spring/summer/fall, now that it scarcely gets above freezing, I take great pleasure in smoking my produce and playing Arm probably far more than any of y'all.

Heh, I am so remote that I have not had a single face to face conversation since last Monday.  I have not even seen another human up close in a week, and the only real words I actually spoken were to my mom yesterday, when I called and wished her happy birthday.  So, I unrepentantly play a ton of effing Armageddon.  Prisoners in solitary confinement probably speak more words than I do.

I'd like to think Jeremiah Johnson would have done the same thing if he had internet access 

So Kronibas would be a junkie in more than one way.

[Kronibas]

Heh, junkie is usually a word typically reserved for people who can't keep from sticking needles in their arms... so no.  That word makes me cringe a little.

[Fujikoma]

Though I've known a few people I would possibly consider "over-enthusiasts" when it comes to what I think Kronibas was talking about, it also happens to not be physically addictive (well, unless he's a tobacco farmer). Not sure junkie works there, or even addict... Although, I do understand you were likely trying to make a joke.

[ShaLeah]

Heh, junkie is usually a word typically reserved for people who can't keep from sticking needles in their arms... so no.  That word makes me cringe a little.

Correct. Junk is slang for heroin. Junkies are heroin addicts, not other addicts. I think the words you're looking for are "strung the fuck out".

[slvrmoontiger]

So there is no such thing as a Arm Junkie then. They would be addicts.

Oh and yes I was pitifully trying to make a joke. Sorry it was lame.

[ShaLeah]

So there is no such thing as a Arm Junkie then. They would be addicts.

Oh and yes I was pitifully trying to make a joke. Sorry it was lame.

Oh no, I TOTALLY think junkie is apropos for Ginka addiction.

Totally.

[Kronibas]

So there is no such thing as a Arm Junkie then. They would be addicts.

Oh and yes I was pitifully trying to make a joke. Sorry it was lame.

Heh, you're good... just making the distinction between this:



and this

[Fujikoma]

Oh, I didn't say it was lame. You should see some of my attempts at humor before calling it that... oh wait, you probably have.

Sorry for something that probably came across wrong, Silvermoontiger.

[williamson]

You know you are addicted to Arm when... You've played for twenty years.

As of this month, I've now play Arm for 20 years. I'm guess I'm hooked? It was also super slow at work today, so I calculated what race and guilds I'd played over the last 20 years and coverted them into percentages. I'm averaging 2.15 characters per year.

Guilds:

Rangers: 32.5%
Warriors: 16.3%
Sorcerers: 14%
Pick Pockets: 9.3%
Assassins: 7%
Nilazis: 4.6%
Suk-krathi: 4.6%
Psionicists: 4.6%
Merchants: 2.3%
Templars: 2.3%
Burglars: 2.3%
All others: 0%

Races:

Humans: 32.7%
Muls: 18.6%
Elves: 11.6%
Half-giants: 9.3%
Mantis: 6.9%
Dwarves: 6.9%
Halfling: 4.6%
Half-elves: 4.6%
Gith: 2.3%
Other: 2.3%

One day I'm going to play a Whiran...