Most pathetic/desperate/obsessed/regrettable thing you have done gaming related?
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Dreadx_Jecht
Banned
Camping out in the cold for the damm Wii with my parents when it launched.
Burgess_101
Member
I don't think I was too bad. I took a some days off school pretending to be ill when a game I wanted was coming out and I wanted to be there for the post to show up. Nothing that really affected my school work though.
I once used an aimbot in MW2 campaign on Veteran for a Platinum trophy.
Selling my games after I was done with them, in reality though it was the only way I could afford new games at that age. As far as I know though nothing was really rare.
I regret spending £50 on a Game station special edition exclusive of InFamous that was worse quality than the original. It literally just came in a cardboard box. Only really bought it for the demo. Played the game for about an hour and hated it. Really not worth the hassle.
I once used an aimbot in MW2 campaign on Veteran for a Platinum trophy.
Selling my games after I was done with them, in reality though it was the only way I could afford new games at that age. As far as I know though nothing was really rare.
I regret spending £50 on a Game station special edition exclusive of InFamous that was worse quality than the original. It literally just came in a cardboard box. Only really bought it for the demo. Played the game for about an hour and hated it. Really not worth the hassle.
BeatnikGunsoo
Member
man you guys lol
my two biggest are selling my ps2 for like 29 bucks at gamestop
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borrowing games from people and never giving them back. It's a just a good thing that those people weren't my friends, which is even weirder I think
my two biggest are selling my ps2 for like 29 bucks at gamestop
and
borrowing games from people and never giving them back. It's a just a good thing that those people weren't my friends, which is even weirder I think
I have done this too many times. Android phones, tablets, laptops, PCs. Different 3rd party controllers, mapping inputs never being satisfied, buying adapters, endlessly tweaking software configurations, messing with custom firmware, trying out every "best" emulator, fumbling with tons of filters, A/B comparisons. Hours and hours. More than 95% of the time not actually playing games. I eventually started feeling like I was wasting my goddamn time with this obsessiveness, not having fun at all and driving myself a little crazy. I had that moment of realizing I was neck-deep in doing things wrong and had a moment of clarity.
Getting into basic classic gaming with original hardware has been THE cure. I sit in front of my CRT, fire up a console, pick up the controller and just PLAY. There was considerable setup to get to a state where I felt comfortable but it was worth it and paid off with results, unlike the endless tinkering in the years past. Simple and no distractions. A few examples: I finally picked up Streets of Rage 2 this weekend and finished it after a couple of tries. A while back I beat Batman NES for the first time. Re-played Resident Evil 2. Played through SMB3 for the first time in years instead of using the first couple of levels to test damn emulators. I think I have played and beaten more shooters in the past month than throughout my entire life, and that was one of my favorite genres growing up. It helps that some games are pretty short and simple to pick up, but regardless I have played and finished more games this past summer than at any time in my post-childhood years of gaming.
Was so stoked for ssb brawl I imported a Japanese wii and the Japanese copy of the game just to play it a bit earlier. Once the NA version came out I never touched the Japanese version and did nothing with the wii since. Pretty big regret because Imo brawl is the worst in the series.
EdwardTeach
Member
There is something wrong with you.
Poohblaster
Member
I hit my brother and gave him a bloody nose for beating me at Halo. I regret nothing.
Redrick_Schuhart
Neo Member
When I was younger (18-22 yo) I sometimes preferred buying retro games instead of wasting that money on food.
No regrets.
No regrets.
Let's see:
-Spend a ridiculous amount on games, like $400 on a CIB NES game (Rescue Rangers 2)
-Pissed off my girlfriend because I told her I'd much rather go to a local retro game convention than her work picnic. I ended up attending both, but as soon as my gf gave me permission to leave, I did the Irish goodbye and hurriedly ran off which pissed her off and made her coworkers go WTF? To be fair, it was a pretty awesome retro convention.
-Added a picture of Nobuo Uematsu to one of my HS biology homework assignments, for no real reason other than I was listening to FF music while doing it.
-Skipped a whole day of classes in college to dick around on Magic Engine (Turbo Grafx 16 emulator)
-Drove into the heart of the Newark, NJ ghetto because I wanted to go to a retro store there. The store didn't have much that was great (a lot of sun-faded Genesis games) but I did pick up a few CIB Game Boy games - Kwirk, Quarth, and Revenge of the Gator, for $10.
-Spend a ridiculous amount on games, like $400 on a CIB NES game (Rescue Rangers 2)
-Pissed off my girlfriend because I told her I'd much rather go to a local retro game convention than her work picnic. I ended up attending both, but as soon as my gf gave me permission to leave, I did the Irish goodbye and hurriedly ran off which pissed her off and made her coworkers go WTF? To be fair, it was a pretty awesome retro convention.
-Added a picture of Nobuo Uematsu to one of my HS biology homework assignments, for no real reason other than I was listening to FF music while doing it.
-Skipped a whole day of classes in college to dick around on Magic Engine (Turbo Grafx 16 emulator)
-Drove into the heart of the Newark, NJ ghetto because I wanted to go to a retro store there. The store didn't have much that was great (a lot of sun-faded Genesis games) but I did pick up a few CIB Game Boy games - Kwirk, Quarth, and Revenge of the Gator, for $10.
I don't get people thinking taking a day off work to do something they enjoy is somehow depraved. Are we supposed to think you're an impressive adult figure because you think some people outside of a video games forum might think that was unusual or immature? Learn to enjoy yourselves, fucks sake.
I've never done anything that terrible. I used to abuse the hell out of GAME's ten day, no-quibble returns policy in the mid-2000s - If I knew I wanted something out on the following Friday I'd go in on the Wednesday before and buy a game I was on the fence about in for a nine-day rental. I might never have played Viewtiful Joe, Killer 7 or MGS3 otherwise.
I do have a hard time passing up a great deal and own a large number of games I've never played for that reason - stuff I do want to play but realistically don't and never will have the time. About 80% of my Steam library has never been installed.
I went through the obligatory I'm-in-my-30s-I-should-collect-SNES-games phase and spent silly money on mint, boxed R-Type III and the Rockman X trilogy amongst others - series Ive never liked - just because they were rare. I've grown out of that thankfully.
Not that bad really.
I've never done anything that terrible. I used to abuse the hell out of GAME's ten day, no-quibble returns policy in the mid-2000s - If I knew I wanted something out on the following Friday I'd go in on the Wednesday before and buy a game I was on the fence about in for a nine-day rental. I might never have played Viewtiful Joe, Killer 7 or MGS3 otherwise.
I do have a hard time passing up a great deal and own a large number of games I've never played for that reason - stuff I do want to play but realistically don't and never will have the time. About 80% of my Steam library has never been installed.
I went through the obligatory I'm-in-my-30s-I-should-collect-SNES-games phase and spent silly money on mint, boxed R-Type III and the Rockman X trilogy amongst others - series Ive never liked - just because they were rare. I've grown out of that thankfully.
Not that bad really.
-Time spent on WoW, 2005-2006 so not that long considering but could have been spent better.
-Not keeping care of my SNES games packaging.
-Selling my GBA SP and games for peanuts.
-Plugging in my UK Dreamcast power plug into my USA Dreamcast console, made some nice noises and smoke.
-My PSN name that I made when I was 17 and am now stuck with.
-Went to a Gears of War 2 midnight launch.
-Most of my Steam purchases, thank fuck for refunds now.
-Most of the collectors editions I've purchased.
-Most of the games I've purchased.
-Amiibos, thankfully I sold them all and kinda broke even.
-When the Wii was really rare and out of stock everywhere in the UK, I got one of Ebay that was the same price or cheaper, was gonna buy a UK power plug but I got flashbacks of the whole Dreamcast incident, so I shoplifted a USA to UK plug adapter from Maplin electronics. Turns out a UK Wii power plug would have worked fine apparently.
-Not keeping care of my SNES games packaging.
-Selling my GBA SP and games for peanuts.
-Plugging in my UK Dreamcast power plug into my USA Dreamcast console, made some nice noises and smoke.
-My PSN name that I made when I was 17 and am now stuck with.
-Went to a Gears of War 2 midnight launch.
-Most of my Steam purchases, thank fuck for refunds now.
-Most of the collectors editions I've purchased.
-Most of the games I've purchased.
-Amiibos, thankfully I sold them all and kinda broke even.
-When the Wii was really rare and out of stock everywhere in the UK, I got one of Ebay that was the same price or cheaper, was gonna buy a UK power plug but I got flashbacks of the whole Dreamcast incident, so I shoplifted a USA to UK plug adapter from Maplin electronics. Turns out a UK Wii power plug would have worked fine apparently.
JSoup
Banned
Got ya beat:
http://us.battle.net/wow/en/character/draka/Goajaff/achievement
Spent most of that time playing with irl friends and partner, no regrets.
I used to hack peoples Neopet accounts for that sweet NP.
Also hacked my cousins RuneScape account because he was a member and I wasn't. That first time walking over White Wolf Mountain was glorious.
I borrowed The Last Of Us, Fire Emblem, Time and Eternity, FFX and FFX2 years ago. I still have them due to a break up and a change of jobs.
Also hacked my cousins RuneScape account because he was a member and I wasn't. That first time walking over White Wolf Mountain was glorious.
I borrowed The Last Of Us, Fire Emblem, Time and Eternity, FFX and FFX2 years ago. I still have them due to a break up and a change of jobs.
GermanZeppelin
Banned
User 479360
Banned
The original Rock Band was delayed a month in Canada, due to low inventory. But I really wanted it and wanted to have it in time for a family event at my house, so I talked my Mom into allowing me to drive to Buffalo, NY with a friend to try to buy it.
I called three or more Walmarts and they all said they had it. However, when we got there, the employees acted cluelessly, told me that it had sold out a week prior or just said they didn't have it.
We also tried a Best Buy, and that's where I bought the only item I bought during the trip: Knocked Up on HD-DVD.
One Walmart did have Rock Band's drums set up for demo in its greenhouse, but one of the drums had been punctured.
My friend wouldn't sleep overnight in the van in a parking lot so that we could try more stores in the morning, as I guess he did have to work, so we drove home empty handed.
I regret the wasted gas, and ended up overpaying for an early copy someone had brought back from the US.
I called three or more Walmarts and they all said they had it. However, when we got there, the employees acted cluelessly, told me that it had sold out a week prior or just said they didn't have it.
We also tried a Best Buy, and that's where I bought the only item I bought during the trip: Knocked Up on HD-DVD.
One Walmart did have Rock Band's drums set up for demo in its greenhouse, but one of the drums had been punctured.
My friend wouldn't sleep overnight in the van in a parking lot so that we could try more stores in the morning, as I guess he did have to work, so we drove home empty handed.
I regret the wasted gas, and ended up overpaying for an early copy someone had brought back from the US.
Deceitful-Fox
Neo Member
Good thread. I have two actually. When I was a kid I had to hang out with this awfully misbehaving child because our mothers were friends. One time he had rented Midnight Club 2 from Blockbuster (a game I had already played and loved but didn't own), and I stole the disk, hoping nobody would notice. Almost a year later the mother showed up at our house looking for the game, because apparently Blockbuster had been pestering her about it. I handed it over but lied and said her son had given it to me and I didn't know it was a rental. Feel sorry for her, but not for the kid... he was an asshole.
Second one is much more recent. I was so hyped for Bloodborne that I booked a week off work and bought two PS4s off ebay in the hope that at least one of them would show up before release day and I could resell the other. Turns out one of them was actually a scam, and I had given him money directly so I couldn't use ebay to get it back. Felt super dumb about that, and it meant Bloodborne turned into a £450 game. Sold the PS4 after I beat it.
Totally worth it.
Second one is much more recent. I was so hyped for Bloodborne that I booked a week off work and bought two PS4s off ebay in the hope that at least one of them would show up before release day and I could resell the other. Turns out one of them was actually a scam, and I had given him money directly so I couldn't use ebay to get it back. Felt super dumb about that, and it meant Bloodborne turned into a £450 game. Sold the PS4 after I beat it.
Totally worth it.
This is why we can't have nice things.
Only a single team? Browse the current Pokemon OT and you will see people breeding entire 700+ living dex of shinies.
This one gets my vote for the worst (or is it best?) thing here. What are you thinking? Next project: bookshelves of cardboard cutouts that look like your kindle ebooks.
ShadowKhaN
Banned
spend my money for new clothes on hearthstone.
Traded a ps2 for a gba to play pokemon
Traded a ps2 for a gba to play pokemon
- A general thing of getting caught up in hype too often, even to this day. I bought a wii on launch for Zelda and traded in most of my things to get it. I was then told that I needed a memory card (incorrectly) and left myself with pennies for food that month.
- Achievements: I got a bit obsessed with getting as many as I could, but not necessarily getting 100% on every game. It was more about gamerscore. Trophies have made getting 100% more attractive. Sad examples include achievements on fitness evolved for burning something like 200000 calories. In a good hour long work out you could burn a few hundred. It meant that you would need to play every day for several years to legitimately get this so I just changed the settings to max weight and put my coat on a chair in front of the kinect overnight. I did this for three nights and became a bit ashamed of what I was doing and stopped.
- Amiibo: I probably spent around £300 on them overall, however I managed to get rid of most of them and maybe made a small profit. The regret was knowing that I had no use for them, and I couldn't consider unpacking them. I do have a yarn yoshi one though - it is adorable.
- I'm not that bothered about this one, but as a kid I abused EB's return policy. They would allow an exchange for a certain period. I abused this to the extent that the store manager said I wasn't allowed to do it anymore.
- I had an import gamecube and had Mario Sunshine a long time before it was out in the UK. One of the staff members in EB was really good to me - gave me all the free t-shirts and magazines at the end of the month - I decided that whilst I was on holiday I would lend them my gamecube to have on display and for the guys to play. They put it on the tvs and let in run for the whole week. No one even played it, but it could have been abused or damaged. I have never been trusting with my things and have no idea why I would do this, knowing myself.
- Achievements: I got a bit obsessed with getting as many as I could, but not necessarily getting 100% on every game. It was more about gamerscore. Trophies have made getting 100% more attractive. Sad examples include achievements on fitness evolved for burning something like 200000 calories. In a good hour long work out you could burn a few hundred. It meant that you would need to play every day for several years to legitimately get this so I just changed the settings to max weight and put my coat on a chair in front of the kinect overnight. I did this for three nights and became a bit ashamed of what I was doing and stopped.
- Amiibo: I probably spent around £300 on them overall, however I managed to get rid of most of them and maybe made a small profit. The regret was knowing that I had no use for them, and I couldn't consider unpacking them. I do have a yarn yoshi one though - it is adorable.
- I'm not that bothered about this one, but as a kid I abused EB's return policy. They would allow an exchange for a certain period. I abused this to the extent that the store manager said I wasn't allowed to do it anymore.
- I had an import gamecube and had Mario Sunshine a long time before it was out in the UK. One of the staff members in EB was really good to me - gave me all the free t-shirts and magazines at the end of the month - I decided that whilst I was on holiday I would lend them my gamecube to have on display and for the guys to play. They put it on the tvs and let in run for the whole week. No one even played it, but it could have been abused or damaged. I have never been trusting with my things and have no idea why I would do this, knowing myself.
Polioliolio
Member
Little Big Planet costume packs...cute, but Not worth it.
CelticKnight
Member
When I was in my late teens/early twenties I'd send my mum into town to return games for me if I'd finished it really quickly, thought it was a bit shit or just changed my mind.
If I'd do it I'd always be offered "store credit" to the value of the game, but if a middle-aged woman took it back claiming it was an unwanted birthday gift ("I bought my nephew this game, but he already had it") she'd get the £40 back there and then, even if the cellophane was removed.
Me? I was waiting outside the store.
If I'd do it I'd always be offered "store credit" to the value of the game, but if a middle-aged woman took it back claiming it was an unwanted birthday gift ("I bought my nephew this game, but he already had it") she'd get the £40 back there and then, even if the cellophane was removed.
Me? I was waiting outside the store.
enigmatikone
Member
Preordering terrible games like Wildstar.
Using wallhacks and aimbots in online FPSes.
Buying WoW gold ( before it was legit ).
Countless microtransactions.
I'm a terrible person.
Using wallhacks and aimbots in online FPSes.
Buying WoW gold ( before it was legit ).
Countless microtransactions.
I'm a terrible person.
Goldenroad
Member
Sold my SNES in high school for enough money to buy an eighth of weed. 
GreatMightySymp
Member
In-game wise, it's probably doing the Platinum for Tales of Xillia. Pretty much exiled any last vestiges of trophy/achievement hunting I had. (And I heard Xillia 2 was even worse.)
Real-life wise, probably was buying Mario Paint over that Earthbound boxed set when I was a kid. They had sold out of Earthbound when I went to the store next. >.>
Real-life wise, probably was buying Mario Paint over that Earthbound boxed set when I was a kid. They had sold out of Earthbound when I went to the store next. >.>
Lights and Waves
Member
Getting into amiibo and only buying stupid ones like Captain Falcon because they used to be rare.
Well, that sounds pretty awesome actually.
Blood Diamonds
Banned
i taunt in for glory in smash 4
ROUGE_BLOCK
Member
I spent $50 last year at Fanexpo to buy this Altair AC statue with a "Ken-like face from Barbie" from the EB games booth so I could get MS point cards to buy Dishonored DLC.
Fun Fact: Two years later and I still have not played that DLC.
Also statues suck.
Fun Fact: Two years later and I still have not played that DLC.
Also statues suck.
Finale Fireworker
Member
Was! There WAS something! I am much better now!
This was supposed to be a safe place!
Sounds awesome. Do you have any pics?
Oooooof, the shiny Pokemon mentions. So stupidly tedious for what amounts to a palette swap.
My most recent exercise in RNG madness was breeding a shiny Eevee with 31/x/31/31/31/31 stats, the right nature and its hidden ability early this year, and then maxing its contest stats so it would win every ribbon possible to get the extra sparkle.
My most recent exercise in RNG madness was breeding a shiny Eevee with 31/x/31/31/31/31 stats, the right nature and its hidden ability early this year, and then maxing its contest stats so it would win every ribbon possible to get the extra sparkle.
Guileless
Temp Banned for Remedial Purposes
Did you lose a bet or something?
Not all together. But I have one of setup/testing.
Only two controllers pictured, but you get the idea.
inked_illusion
Member
Destroyed two ps3 controllers (mines and my brothers) when I used to play CoD: MW3, I was very salty at that game.
I once had a fight with my cousin over super mario land, he was taking a shower and I ended up playing his gameboy. When he came back and saw me playing his game, he started yelling at me telling me not to touch it.
I ended up taking both cartridge and batteries out of the gameboy and we fought pretty hard that night, only for his mom to break it up.
I was scolded and punished pretty hard (still have a scar in my arm as proof) and he got scott free.
I once had a fight with my cousin over super mario land, he was taking a shower and I ended up playing his gameboy. When he came back and saw me playing his game, he started yelling at me telling me not to touch it.
I ended up taking both cartridge and batteries out of the gameboy and we fought pretty hard that night, only for his mom to break it up.
I was scolded and punished pretty hard (still have a scar in my arm as proof) and he got scott free.
Most regrettable was rushing my high school final exams so I could play Pokémon gold that I'd smuggled in in my sock. That decision still bites me in the ass everyday.
Ignoring (losing) a gf because WoW.
I have many, many more that I cant remember right now.
This is really depressing yet strangely therapeutic.
Ignoring (losing) a gf because WoW.
I have many, many more that I cant remember right now.
This is really depressing yet strangely therapeutic.
Americanmushroom
Banned
Sold my SNES in high school for enough money to buy an eighth of weed.
Ouch.. An 8th of weed.. The regrets man the regrets.
Mechanized
Member
I played WoW for about 5-8 hours a day, every day, for years. Taking just a month off here or there only to re-sub the following month. The addiction was real. But unlike most addictions WoW became super boring, repetitive, uninspired monotony, all fun was drained and I simply cannot stand the game at all anymore. If WoW 2 isn't in the works Blizz is really fucking up.
Actually, scratch that. I think the mmorpg genre as we know it is essentially dead. WoW was the peak and nothing has come close. WoW2 would be a waste, they need to do something genuinely new.
Actually, scratch that. I think the mmorpg genre as we know it is essentially dead. WoW was the peak and nothing has come close. WoW2 would be a waste, they need to do something genuinely new.