Do people who win at video games fail at life?

It is hard to accomplish much in life these days, too much red tape, greed and anal bureaucrats with their lawyers ready to bring you down for daring to be more than society forces you to be.

Depends on your definition of "winning" at life. tagyhag

We all fail at life, none of us live forever.double_decker

I don't win at games and I fail at life anyways. thriteenthmonke

I don't win at games and I fail at life anyways. thriteenthmonke

I win at everything I do. Games, life, sex life, tennis, football, polo, elephant racing.

I do pretty good at video games but to be great is you need to devote I feel too much time to it.

Happiness is the highest form of wisdom. Logically speaking, someone could be a pathetic loser from the viewpoint of a lot of outside people, but if they're ultimately extremely happy then they're winners at life.nocoolnamejim

Truer words have never been spoken.

I don't win at games and I fail at life anyways. thriteenthmonke

[QUOTE="thriteenthmonke"]I don't win at games and I fail at life anyways. Ajivas

Of life or games?

I play games 3 hours a day , plus who cares if you enjoy playing video games more than 7 hours a day then its your business AussieePet

[QUOTE="Ajivas"][QUOTE="thriteenthmonke"]I don't win at games and I fail at life anyways. iHarlequin

Of life or games?

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[QUOTE="Ajivas"] Same, I am about to drop out.Ajivas

Of life or games?

What a shame. What are you studying?

[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"]Happiness is the highest form of wisdom. Logically speaking, someone could be a pathetic loser from the viewpoint of a lot of outside people, but if they're ultimately extremely happy then they're winners at life.Spitfirer

Truer words have never been spoken.

I have fallen in life but haven't failed yet.

I never saw documentaries that portray that, it depends really. I win at games sometimes but I'm not a loser, I'm not where I want to be at life right now exactly as I am college student, but games are a fun part of my life and I enjoy them immensely.

But like anything some people can take them too far, I know a guy who doesn't do anything, he just lives off of welfare with his GF and smokes pot and plays games all day, he doesn't work or anything, just get's mooches off others and spens what little money he has on games and pot.

Not a good life to live if you ask me, that's not enjoying life or making anything of it, that's basically like dying in my eyes. Games do have some health benefits like improved brain fucntions and faster reaction times, and RTS games improve criticle thinking and planning skills.

But everything in moderation is the lesson.

[QUOTE="Ajivas"][QUOTE="iHarlequin"]

Of life or games?

iHarlequin

What a shame. What are you studying?

[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"]Happiness is the highest form of wisdom. Logically speaking, someone could be a pathetic loser from the viewpoint of a lot of outside people, but if they're ultimately extremely happy then they're winners at life.Spitfirer

Truer words have never been spoken.

No, pro gamers who can sustain their lifestyle just with gaming aren't 'failing at life', more like winning completely. Better than having a 'real' job.Inconsistancy

That is a real job it takes serious effort and skill to be a pro so much so it takes the fun out of it.

people who are REALLLLY good at things generally have to spend ----loads of time doing it. at the expense of other aspects of their lives. this holds true for nearly anything.comp_atkins

No, pro gamers who can sustain their lifestyle just with gaming aren't 'failing at life', more like winning completely. Better than having a 'real' job.Inconsistancy

True, but how many people in the world realistically fall into that group out of all high level players?

For most games there might be two or three players at the very pinnacle of competition who actually sustain themselves with it. The rest either don't need to have a job for some reason or devote every hour of their time off to the game.

most of my time is spent gameing i have a job moved into a apt at 18 and have a gf living with me.i too im competative. whats that tell you?

I game quite a bit.I would game a lot less if I had more friends where I live and my friends lived closer.I don't have much of a social life after school anymore :(.

Some people have Video Games as their professional job. They HAVE to play that much so they can keep the partnerships with sites like YouTube, Twitch.tv and their Sponsors (sure they make some money if they win the tournaments, but it's not enough to sustain them so having these partnerships/sponsors is crucial)... Some of these pro-gamers even have wives/husbands, with kids, paying for their house and what not.

Of course there are those that play for hours on end and are just lazy bums with no jobs that mooch money off parents/siblings or significant others.

I personally play games quite a lot. Mostly with friends with Skype. Some of them are in school, others work/married.

I play video games for about 2 hours a day. Would I be more of a winner if I spent that time watching Dancing with the Stars and Celebrity Apprentice, like most people? Don't really think so.

I don't win at games and I fail at life anyways. thriteenthmonke

I certainly hope not.

Maybe video games ARE their life. :P

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[QUOTE="nocoolnamejim"]Happiness is the highest form of wisdom. Logically speaking, someone could be a pathetic loser from the viewpoint of a lot of outside people, but if they're ultimately extremely happy then they're winners at life.DaBrainz

Truer words have never been spoken.

Happiness is the highest form of wisdom. Logically speaking, someone could be a pathetic loser from the viewpoint of a lot of outside people, but if they're ultimately extremely happy then they're winners at life.nocoolnamejim

Most of the top rated players I played with on WoW are now well educated and in a relationship, but I also saw elitist players doing nothing but gaming, so it's kind of 50/50 for me. Gaming is a tempting hobby for people who want to slack their way through life, so I guess that's where that point of view comes from.