

As far as how I handle it there are several things on a daily basis I have to do like my job and walking the dog. D2 is a game, that if you really love it, can fall very easily into an addiction. I have an addictive personality, and keeping this in check is something I constantly have to work on. Of course you could make better use of that time as well, but you know, it's "whatever". So ultimately I think it's just very important not to cut down on social aspects due to playing the game, but as long as it's just those "whatever" hours anyway, I think it's totally fine. So for example, I'm working as a lawyer in a huge firm, quite terrible tbh haha, and normally you'd say that kind of work really sucks regarding the hours, but at least when it comes to those "addictive tendencies" it's actually quite handy as it keeps you occupied with more important RL stuff for the vast majority of the time so while currently I'm very interested in the game, e.g checking this forum a lot and playing in the evenings during the week, the important things are always a priority and weekends are pretty much D2-free and rather about seeing friends and stuff. I'm playing a lot right now, but probably will get bored at some point again, and RL keeps me focussed on the important stuff too, for me it's just about the time you would "waste" doing silly stuff (such as watching series, movies, surfing.) but wouldn't be particularly social anyway. Finding healthy and enjoyable mindset about the whole thing could be the best alternative, somewhat restricting your playtime, but more open for changes or something.īest of luck, hopefully you can find your way and still enjoy this awesome game without hurting other, more important matters of life.įor me it comes and goes in phases actually. Don't know could I enjoy playing if I felt it's bad for me in general. Setting strict play times could work, if you find yourself again and again feeling bad about playing too much. Maybe I have just played enough D2 for one lifetime addiction, that I don't even feel big urges anymore if I have to be without it during busier phases of life Looking back, I've played hell a lot, but most of the time it has been well in control.

Set some goals for development with them or with your life in general. If you have some hobbies, try to get more involved with those.


Nowadays when I play D2, it feels almost always just relaxing, not unhealthy behavior or something.įamily is big thing naturally, or friends. Having nice variety of stuff to do during spare time keeps me away from playing too much.
