Being addicted to a game like this leaves you two options.
- Take the game seriously and become an emotional wreck over the game.
- Don't become emotional and be seemingly mindless, for the days and years this game will take from you. ( Years is no joke, the game really does that )
You will think it's just a game at first, but after a small taste, very few things will stop you from playing more, then comes the physical strain from spending countless hours infront of the PC. Then the missions and the being awake for the entire weekends. After a few monthes to a year you'll learn not to fall asleep on the keyboard, and pull off 30 hours on occation.
While you're away from the game, you'll be wondering how you're buddies are doing, or if you're plants bloomed, or if you're items sold. Simply logging in and looking is not enough to quench you're thirst for more. You'll want to progress further. Become more powerful, see the Notorious creatures and defeat them. Make conversation drop you're jaw at shocking news.
In the real world you're friends and family my sense a disturbing peace within you that is not to be disturbed, or else it may release rage. Little gestures like being a few minutes late to the table will only add to more signals between you and you're occupants. Signals that say, you have an addiction that is keeping you from living life.
After nearly 5 years i gradually pulled away from this game, and still play. Difficult to explain/ Me and my RL friends do not address FFXI as a video game like the others. When you talk about games with friends you can talk about games but when you talk about FFXI, you divide it from the rest of the games.
It's to a point where playing video games is not an addiction and is actually ok so long as you're not on FFXI.
It may sound good, and it is. Just warning you like some of the others. It's not a good idea to get into this one.
