u/AoiMacuto

My plan isn't to give up video games completely for now—I'm young and I really love them—but anything in excess is bad, so I plan to practice moderation as best I can.

I’ve been a fan of video games for as long as I can remember—starting with the old family PC and the handheld consoles and PlayStation 3 my mother gave me. That was where it all began; they were my safe haven when I was a kid. I never had many friends—I was an only child and didn't really hang out with my cousins, who weren't interested in games anyway.

Fast forward to the present: I’m 22 now. I’m a bit more independent and have much more freedom to get the things I want. Amidst all that, I’m still a huge fan of games—I truly love them—but lately, I’ve been playing to excess. I realized I don't even notice the hours flying by; sometimes Friday rolls around and I don't even realize it's Friday. I’ve neglected my health to the point where I don't exercise or eat properly anymore. I wake up late and go to bed late—for instance, I’ll wake up at 11 AM, skip breakfast, just have a coffee, and within minutes I’m back to playing while lunch is being made. And then, I just keep going straight through until nightfall...

Something that surprises—and bothers—me is that when I looked up information on video game addiction, I found that people tend to romanticize playing for long periods. As someone who loves video games, I’m fully aware that playing too much is bad.

Honestly, I’ve reached my limit. My plan isn't to quit gaming entirely; I just want to cut back, play less, and devote more time to my responsibilities for the sake of my physical and mental health. Anyway, that’s my story—if you have anything to say about it, let me know in the comments!

I'm a new Battlefield 1 player and I've been dedicating more time to the game lately, but I've noticed something that really bothers me: some clans. I don't mean to sound like I'm whining or unskilled, but there are PS4 servers where the gameplay experience stops being enjoyable because of these clans, and honestly, everything becomes tedious.

I always join official servers, from Europe or North America, and I always seem to run into the same nicknames with their clan tags: APEX, PATO, DRV, SYN. ​​

It's unbelievable how I always find the same players; it's really annoying. I like Battlefield 1 and enjoy it because it's a truly immersive game, sometimes even feeling like a movie. But it all falls apart when these clans join the servers. The match turns into an arcade shooter, they trollishly abuse respawns, and when they use vehicles, they never leave their base in the farthest corner of the map. And don't even get me started on the planes—they always seem to find a way to shoot you.

They're really annoying. I enjoy the game much more when there aren't any of these clans in the match and each team is just having a great time.

I was never a fan of *Resident Evil*—in fact, I still don't consider myself a fan of the series, as I rarely played the earlier titles. The reason was that I didn't care for the concept of mixing horror with action, but I’ve definitely changed my mind and plan to give other games in the series a chance.

I thought the game was absolutely incredible; I loved the characters, the story, and the atmosphere. I’ve read many opinions where people didn't like it, but personally, I give it a resounding 10/10. I felt the game struck the perfect balance between action and horror—I really loved the part where Chris enters the scene in tactical gear. I really enjoyed the game, and I hope they release more *Resident Evil* titles like this in the future!

Si, nunca espere tener baja autoestima con quien soy, eso incluye que me siento mal por mi fisicio, habitos y mi forma de ser, y ya no se como reaccionar.

Tengo 22 años y me duele pensar que soy un hombre fracasado, en serio ni siquiera lo asimilo, siento que estoy jodido de alguna u otra forma, siento que hay algo malo en mi que necesito cambiar y no se como.

Durante mi niñez perdi a mi padre a los 6 años y creci con una madre soltera, mi madre,y en un entorno algo caotico en el cual me toco vivir diversas situaciónes bastantes complejas y agitadas por la cual siento que soy así despues que me puse a analizar algunas cosas de mi vida, lo cual nunca lo habia hecho.

En definitiva, me siento un fracaso ante la mirada de los demas, soy incapaz de permitirme disfrutar momentos agradables con personas que conozco debido a que pienso y recuerdo mucho de donde vengo y quien soy, alguien pobre por cierto, y eso me hace pensar que no merezco tener momentos agradables con alguien porque siento que me juzgaran por mi condicion.

Quede en una universidad prestigiosa por prueba de examen en una carrera que no es de mi agrado, estoy rodeado de gente que constantemente juzga a diestra y siniestraba los demas por cualquier cosa, y yo al ser pobre soy blanco facil.

De hecho, ya me paso, en mi país se suele usar una jerga para llamar a la gente pobre la cual es "pela bolas" y una chica me dijo que era un pelabolas por no comprarle algo, desde ese momento siento que ya no puedo merecer amor genuino de alguien, me gusta una chica muy bonita, de verdad que me gusta, pero la chica esta en una posicion economica superior a la mia y realmente me duele no permitirme esta con alguien asi, me duele de verdad, siento que para ser amado tengo que dar cosas a cambio, y no es primera vez, ya lo hecho antes, siempre espero aprobación de las personas mediante lo que contribuyo materialmente banalmente.

No quisiera resignarme, realmente lucho por salir de esta situación algun día, pero es dificil el proceso, es dificil sentirse juzgado por los demas.

No se como lo veran, pero asi me siento, espero encontrar un día de la vida el amor sincero y genuino de las personas, ya sea una pareja, amigos o familias, muchos merecen ser amados, pero realmente la vida es dificil, tu puedes ser lo que sea y creo que la unica persona que te soportara en la vida es tu madre ¿Y cuando ella no este? Pues si, es dificil.

No se si lo veran estupido, pero asi me siento, tengo una baja autoestima bien cabrona.