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Hey guys, girls,

I'm sorry that i have to tell you that, but about 3 minutes ago i
decided to leave e+ for good. It's not a ragequit it's well thought and
believe me it was a very hard decision. its simple: i'm addicted to
distraction, quake can distract me from whats really going on for hours
for days etc. i discovered concrete parallels between being (more)
depressive and playing quake. My problem is also that i cant just "play
a bit", it always results in way too much, as i said, im still an
addict. And for those who say "fuck that addiction crap, its a game" i
say true, its a game, but i use it as it was a drug.
In September i will start a 9-month world journey (featuring nepal,
thailand, new zealand, usa), so i would have had to quit then at the
latest anyways.
ill add some things:

im not constantly depressive anymore, i was like 1 year ago, but then i
started therapy stopped doing drugs etc. Atm i feel good, i decided to
stop q3 because i feel good without it. It was one of the last
drug-alike things i used to distract myself from the real core of what
its all about (life^^).

Im ok and ill do everything to keep this state and get even better
I think people who suffered of things like that have a really high
chance to learn from it and start a fullfilled life out of it, as i
think it is what depression wants to tell you: "wtf are you doing,
change sth!?"

concerning q3, its too bad but i never learned to find some middle way
of playing it not too much and only for fun. i think although i was
able to get rid of most substance addictions im still in potential
risk, thats why i need to be consistent.
(this is taken from zmb-priv from earlier today, if you think this is too personal and not of your concern, just forget about it. i wrote it for the ones that might care)

To e+,
thank you.
esp. soul (esp esp skull and ina), zmb and the core community around beer.freeze Winking and everyone else who thinks he deserves a thanks from me.
i found a lot of ppl here that i considered being very sympathic persons and/or trolls.
I'll miss you ingame but ill stay around the forums/msn as long as it still makes sense for me

enough, if u want to know more, just  talktome

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Good choice. Good luck, i hope you stick by it.

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god damn it, cant belive in that, that you all the same have decided to leave q3 (
im respect your choose, and it is really very difficult to leave this game.
huh, as many times im leaved and as many times im come back in q3..
im want to say, that it was fun to play with you a bit.
you are a nice person and wish to you all the best in real life. Winking
cya rixo ;[

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do no u but wrote clean letter of your choice, but i see most and common problem with young people that u described clearly:

"concerning q3, its too bad but i never learned to find some middle way
of playing it not too much and only for fun. i think although i was
able to get rid of most substance addictions I'm still in potential
risk, that's why"

this is not only yours problem, this addiction sooner or later brings big dis-balance between real and virtual life to play some day w/o stop isn't that bad cause if u play that day only one day in a month so go it its not a problem, but then day after day...  with every think people have too have some awareness and control, i say to you no mather what u will do in your life bet aware u can get in some thinks same way, just at this time they can be not virtual things but real things that can be endet not always so happily 

gl brave human

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Good for you man Happy
all the best for you Happy

The separation of talent and skill is one of the greatest missunderstood concepts for people who are trying to meet their dreams. Talent acts naturally while skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of training.

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quake is bad m'key

respect

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Hope everything works out well for you, good luck!

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Good luck Rixo in your quakeless life Happy
I know how much time quake can cosume, especially when you don't know when to stop.

It was wise decision from your side, but I'm going to miss you here. Good luck.

mnc

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omg((we will miss you m8

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gl rix@box... u will be missed.

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thx for your words Happy

nomad, true it is not only my problem, i think the "addiction to distraction" in general is 'the' phenomenom of our whole generation: computer, party or both
its easier for the moment, than to really reflect and think about yourself and what you are doing. My only aim in life is to be as honest as possible and this has to start with giving myself the chance to open up to myself and that i can only do if I stop filling time. no more distraction.

Mnc, it was great playing against you Winking i think u have pretty much the same skill level as i do (plus way better leading skills), more similar than any other player, i loved to compete with you, will miss that too