I was trying to find my journal on my computer.  I didn't find it.  I did find some writings I had been working on a long time ago before getting involved with Ryzom.

One of those writings was an article I had started working on for Grieving.

I thought these points might interest others as they are very similar to the grieving we are doing over the game.  Please feel free to add your points too

Things not to do after a loved one has passed away.

1. Listen to a recording of their voice or watch a video of them over and over.

2. Read old letters, notes, lists over and over.

3. Keep their possessions lying around.

4. Fall into a habit of using drugs or getting drunk.

5. Feel guilty over telling everyone you meet that they are gone.

6. Isolate.

7. Take anti-depressants.

8. Escape into video games.

9. Blame someone for their death.

10. Forget them or stop loving them.

 

 

10. Forget them or stop loving them.

I'll never forget witcher 3, skyrim, dark souls 2 or shadow of mordor. I'd like to get back to these games a little bit in the future and play in moderation. The thing with RPGs is you play the shit out of them once and then put them down for a while. Like a good book.

Edited December 16, 20168 yr by Schwing

10. Forget them or stop loving them.

I'll never forget witcher 3, skyrim, dark souls 2 or shadow of mordor. I'd like to get back to these games a little bit in the future and play in moderation. The thing with RPGs is you play the shit out of them once and then put them down for a while. Like a good book.

So true. I often find it hilarious when some people are telling that RPG'S have no end and are addictive as f*ck, I don't find that true, I'm bored easier with them

10. Forget them or stop loving them.

I'll never forget witcher 3, skyrim, dark souls 2 or shadow of mordor. I'd like to get back to these games a little bit in the future and play in moderation. The thing with RPGs is you play the shit out of them once and then put them down for a while. Like a good book.

So true. I often find it hilarious when some people are telling that RPG'S have no end and are addictive as f*ck, I don't find that true, I'm bored easier with them

Yup. I always found that with single player games they are a lot more peaceful and you don't feel pushed to play more unlike with MMOs. 

I noticed the same effect for me with single player RPG games... There were times where I could binge a game for a week or so and then *poof*  from one day to the other all the motivation and lust for that game was just gone. I hardly ever finished a game... in my life, same goes for books and even movies and series to some extend. Even if they were super exiting

I still don't know why that is so.

Still I doubt moderation is in any way possible for me at this point of my life. I still procrastinate important tasks way too much. At least programming turned out to be something fun and scratching that "game itch" for some odd reason