Comments on: Giving up FarmVille http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270 All-day insanity or I have a blog too! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:45:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Dani http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270#comment-6001 Dani Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:33:39 +0000 http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270#comment-6001 I am really glad that i never started at all... Well, I had my experience with OGame - 1 year was enough to come to the conclusion that I will not start with any other real-time browser game... I am really glad that i never started at all…
Well, I had my experience with OGame - 1 year was enough to come to the conclusion that I will not start with any other real-time browser game…

]]> By: Guido http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270#comment-6003 Guido Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:46:53 +0000 http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270#comment-6003 That was a good decision :-) I'm not sure what I got out of all those hours I spent on this game... That was a good decision :-)
I’m not sure what I got out of all those hours I spent on this game…

]]> By: David http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270#comment-6004 David Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:27:11 +0000 http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270#comment-6004 http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/just_plain_stupid/FARMVILLE_Commercial/#280295 (without comment) *ggg* http://www.stupidvideos.com/video/just_plain_stupid/FARMVILLE_Commercial/#280295 (without comment) *ggg*

]]> By: patrick http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270#comment-6006 patrick Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:01:57 +0000 http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270#comment-6006 hooray :) same story here with mafia wars, wasted far too much time hunting a bunch of statistics numbers on a website (battlefield 2 eventually became like this too for me). if it stops to be fun and you still keep coming back then i'm guessing it's some sort of addiction which was one reason to stop, the other is: there's so much meaningful stuff you can accomplish with all that time!! remove the permissions of the app and never grant it again! now back to playing battle forge, my next addiction :D hooray :)
same story here with mafia wars, wasted far too much time hunting a bunch of statistics numbers on a website (battlefield 2 eventually became like this too for me). if it stops to be fun and you still keep coming back then i’m guessing it’s some sort of addiction which was one reason to stop, the other is: there’s so much meaningful stuff you can accomplish with all that time!!

remove the permissions of the app and never grant it again!

now back to playing battle forge, my next addiction :D

]]> By: Guido http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270#comment-6011 Guido Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:54:57 +0000 http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270#comment-6011 5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted: http://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.html 5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted: http://www.cracked.com/article_18461_5-creepy-ways-video-games-are-trying-to-get-you-addicted.html

]]> By: Dante Steptoe http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270#comment-6211 Dante Steptoe Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:07:25 +0000 http://blog.zgraggen.name/archives/270#comment-6211 The game does eat huge amount of time (my spouse plays it when she is bored), but you can get ahead rapidly if you build up a connection of other farmers, then that sheep would be award a goodie from one to another. The game is well sustained, because it always gets new stuff in it. New inventory, new gifting method, etc. That’s what make the people in and constantly increasing. I believe it’s popularity is based totally on marketing, and the effective use of Adobe Flash for a friendly beautiful interface – that’s what most games don't have. Me? I find it more fun to consume my time of boredom and inactivity enjoying games from y8 and armorgames (bubble tanks tower defense, gemcraft, sonny, mastermind and other fast games you can save progress in) The game does eat huge amount of time (my spouse plays it when she is bored), but you can get ahead rapidly if you build up a connection of other farmers, then that sheep would be award a goodie from one to another. The game is well sustained, because it always gets new stuff in it. New inventory, new gifting method, etc. That’s what make the people in and constantly increasing. I believe it’s popularity is based totally on marketing, and the effective use of Adobe Flash for a friendly beautiful interface – that’s what most games don’t have. Me? I find it more fun to consume my time of boredom and inactivity enjoying games from y8 and armorgames (bubble tanks tower defense, gemcraft, sonny, mastermind and other fast games you can save progress in)

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