X-Box 360/ Live Destroys Your Social Life

_Chris_ · March 3rd, 2007, 01:18

Don't you all agree? Before i got live i was hardly ever in my house...out with people every day...now i just cant be bothered nowhere near as much as before, i just seem to want to pop some heads on Gears or blow things up on Crackdown and so on, seriously your social life really takes a blow...Just thought i'd start this so anyone who agrees can...moan about it i suppose

UKJAY · March 3rd, 2007, 01:58

yes it does ruin your life - because all I want to do in my spare time is go on my xbox360. I've never had a games console addiction ever like this one. I am having a big problem trying not to play Call of Duty 3 ranked matches, it'll end up in a minute being sold on ebay (the game not console) I have other games, newer but I dont play them because I can't stop CoD3...

I need a Call of Duty rehab

trj156 · March 3rd, 2007, 03:44

haha it's had the opposite effect on me, soon after i got xbox live i got a girlfriend and now i'm out all the time and go to parties more and have a better job.

UKJAY · March 3rd, 2007, 04:44

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Originally Posted by trj156

haha it's had the opposite effect on me, soon after i got xbox live i got a girlfriend and now i'm out all the time and go to parties more and have a better job.

I have 2 excellent jobs...1 is accountancy, the other is part time tv show, BUT I am single, so yeah if I wasn't single I'd probably not use it as much: Unless I find a girlfriend who has an xbox too, thats the better option.

Arian · March 3rd, 2007, 09:06

I had the addiction for a couple first few months but then I kicked it. Then Crackdown came out, and every chance I had, I played it, then I beat it, now I'm just stuck at home because my car needs to be repaired. Otherwise, me and friends still go out movie hopping, bowling, and the occasional billiards.

charmed699 · March 3rd, 2007, 11:02

Well I do play it sometimes when I come from college but I didnt go out often these last months mainly because its too damn cold out there. Wait for Spring and Summer and I shall be jumping all over places.

My only addiction is sonic games , I swear when I get a new one I even dream about playing it!

Scrud · March 3rd, 2007, 12:10

max2663 · March 3rd, 2007, 15:20

yeh well fuck it i didnt do much before though i just sat in my room and played guitar and then once a day i would go play rugby for an hour or two which i still do so it doesn't really matter

nofear360 · March 3rd, 2007, 16:10

Xbox 360 gaming hasn't affected my social life either. Before I got myself a 360, I watched loads of movies in my freetime and went on GS forums to inform noobs that Halo won't ever come out on the PS3 lol. I still go out with my friends every friday so nothing has got toned down in that area

. All that's changed is that instead of watching movies and spending a couple of hours on the PC, I spend that time gaming

UKJAY · March 3rd, 2007, 17:23

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Originally Posted by Scrud

Well I sell jewelry through ebay and go to uni, so I make quite a bit of money for very little work so I have loads of time to play games

Yeah I qualified in accountancy. I was quite fortunate to be able to pay off my study fees whilst I was still learning so I don't have students debts hanging over me - its just credit cards now...lol

_Chris_ · March 3rd, 2007, 17:53

Its annoying how i planned on having a poll on this thread...i didnt know it had to be done within 5 minutes of creation

i started like 6 or 7 minutes after...terrible...terrible.

HylianHitman · June 18th, 2007, 01:14

Live hasn't affected my social life. It was in the toilet to begin with

UKJAY · June 18th, 2007, 02:41

I forgot about this thread...didn't realise it was _chris_'s and that I'd even replied until I read all the above.

_Chris_ · June 18th, 2007, 03:11

Twas my first ever thread

UKJAY · June 18th, 2007, 03:18

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Originally Posted by _Chris_

Twas my first ever thread

Thinking about it....was you the guy that had a go at me on the front page and I responded by saying something along the lines of "I seem to have a rant with people who always seem to be called Chris?"

_Chris_ · June 18th, 2007, 03:19

Not a clue, i pretty much stopped commenting on the FP when i signed up on the forums, but maybe. Remember what it was about? What game or whatever?

BruNasty · June 18th, 2007, 12:44

My social life destroys my Xbox live time!

Nekro Neko · June 18th, 2007, 18:04

It's having quite the opposite effect with me. I find myself talking to people more freely about things than I had done before I got into the whole live thing.

HylianHitman · June 18th, 2007, 18:17

I didn't have that many friends in high school, so Live never made much difference.

I am starting to turn a corner though, I'm doing motorcycle training stuff now, and I should be entering an IT academy thing September, hopefully.

Thryon · June 18th, 2007, 18:23

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Originally Posted by BruNasty

My social life destroyes my Xbox live time!

I agree. I hate having friends that do not have Live...kills my gaming time

To be serious, most my good friends left town, to move to larger cities such as Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, Toronto. Live allows us to remain connected without incurring huge phone bills. Live is great.

UKJAY · June 19th, 2007, 02:06

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Originally Posted by UKJAY

yes it does ruin your life - because all I want to do in my spare time is go on my xbox360. I've never had a games console addiction ever like this one. I am having a big problem trying not to play Call of Duty 3 ranked matches, it'll end up in a minute being sold on ebay (the game not console) I have other games, newer but I dont play them because I can't stop CoD3...

I need a Call of Duty rehab

Well right now I'm waiting for CoD4...and I guess since I posted that above, im no where near on my console like I was back then, but my busiest periods are March - November...so November to March I can be online 24/7 if I so wish...

UncleGuito · June 21st, 2007, 02:30

Not for me. World of Warcraft is much, much worse (which I gladly quit 2 years ago).

wakeboardnmoto · June 23rd, 2007, 06:22

ehh maybe, but owning guitar hero sure helped my social life lots of people come over to my house and play co-op

screamidge · August 13th, 2007, 16:03

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Originally Posted by UKJAY

yes it does ruin your life
I need a Call of Duty rehab

oh yes i agree with you totally there

UKJAY · August 13th, 2007, 16:44

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Originally Posted by screamidge

oh yes i agree with you totally there

I know. I can't believe Im still on it too. If the CoD4 Multiplayer isn't better than this then I'll guess it will just be a good single player game and I'll keep playing CoD3 - I can't stop

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