How much does trainz hurt you?

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H222

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Due to trainz I've lost hair, broken a mouse, copped a few detentions for not doing homework, and then there is always the huge product dividend. I would be so much fitter if I didn't play trainz haha. I only go to gym during the school holidays twice a week instead of 3 or 4, mostly because I stay up too late playing trainz and can't be bothered in the morning

How much has this chronic addiction set you back in life? And don't worry, we all know that at the end of the day it's worth it

Apologies to anyone who is offended, I am seriously sorry to hear you're so sensitive.

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H222 said:
Due to trainz I've lost hair, broken a mouse, copped a few detentions for not doing homework, and then there is always the huge product dividend. I would be so much fitter if I didn't play trainz haha. I only go to gym during the school holidays twice a week instead of 3 or 4, mostly because I stay up too late playing trainz and can't be bothered in the morning
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I would say... About 190 AU$, of which 60 AU$ for a life-time FCT.

Because of Trainz I did not get any sport injuries, so I guess it even has been good for my health.
Because of Trainz, I even kept some hair longer; why shave during the weekend if you can also use that time for Trainz?

I never saw the benefit of destroying hardware, so none has died directly due to the Trainz. I did drown a mouse once in Pepsi when I tipped it over while using Blender but that is indirect cause and I cant blame Blender or Trainz for the mouse not knowing how to swim or just stay on the mouse mat while waiting for rescue workers.
 
Health warning

Beware of repetitive strain injury when deleting large numbers of baseboards. :D

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I won't say Trainz has hurt me, if anything it's thanks to Trainz that I've learnt so much about trains, modelling, computer science and digital arts. I'm not a full-time Trainer, more like a periodical Trainzer who may play and create for anywhere from a week to a few months before the inspiration dries up and other interests pull me away, which I suppose can be related to all sorts of things.

If there is one thing that Trainz has done to me is ruined my ability to deal with people. I'm not saying that this community is intolerable; far from it, but there are some members here who have ruined me from ever getting a job in fast food, retail or anything that requires interaction with a public. I suppose I could blame this on the internet in general but then there are always people who you share an interest with yet still can't get along with, and with Trainz there's no exception.

Tim
 
I kicked a hole in the wall once after Trainz was giving me problem after problem.

Though it didn't really hurt as much as it could have in the end because I got to practice plastering. :D

Kieran.
 
Chronic Depression whenever I'm all up for some Trainz and TADDaemon decides to spend an hour validating and sh!t.

Can I claim psychiatric fees from N3V?
 
H222 said:
Due to trainz I've lost hair, broken a mouse, copped a few detentions for not doing homework, and then there is always the huge product dividend. I would be so much fitter if I didn't play trainz haha. I only go to gym during the school holidays twice a week instead of 3 or 4,

Apologies to anyone who is offended, I am seriously sorry to hear you're so sensitive.

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You go to the gym? Looks like a form of physical torture to me. Why would you be sorry about someone being offended over this thread, there's nothing to be offended over the nature of this post.

Trainz has turned from a game into a hobby for me, hasn't caused me any physical injuries apart from RSI but has caused plenty of mental ones, especially when it decides to crash after a heavy route building session.
 
Nah, Trainz has never hurt me. However I did once postpone an evening meal date with a lady as I was determined to reach a target in a layout that I had a passing hitch with. Don't remember my excuse but did catch up with her and I did not have a date being distracted by a Trainz aim!
 
I can't say Trainz has hurt me, but distracting me from other work...oh yea! I've delayed in grading workbooks, lesson plans, and attendance books. I still do my lessons on time, but when it comes to administration duties, they can wait because the route must be built first:hehe:. Besides this is Thailand :p.

Dave
 
Well, its an abusive relationship for sure, tr0nnz shows its love for you the hard way!
Maybe at some point the neighbours dont ignore my yelling and call the cops to rescue me.

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For me it has paid off very well, found friends because of it and that covers most hurt, I´d say.

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Well, not so far, as much has distracted me many times from studying and friends, for example :hehe: :hehe:
 
Trainz has been my life since 2007, and my escape from reality. The PC was my downfall. I got WebTV in 2004, and I no longer had any wish to go to work, slaving in a factory, that was ruining my health. I sat at home falling deeper, and deeper, into the "innerwebs". The PC being my only refuge from the world of reality. Trainz was my escape from reality, and I spiraled into the game like a wormhole trap, sucking me deeper, and deeper, into a bottomless abyss. I still love Trainz, but Trainz, and the Forum has become so much of an obsession, that it is ruining me. Euphod once expressed this Trainz, forum, obsessive compulsive disorder. Now I see what he meant.

My eyesight is a bit failing, due to thousands of hours editing config files. I have all my LED's blacked out with masking tape or stickers, as they are blinding my eyes. I finally got the Confounded Blinding Yellow Compass obliterated from Trainz, and all the blinding HOG Aqua has been re-colored to a pale gray texture. I have Firefox and use: "Color That Site", and "No Squint", to turn my pages a pale gray, instead of blinding white. And my knees and hips need replacement, probably due to me sitting in a chair for upwards of 16 hours on some rare occasions, running Trainz. I iz' fat because of a sedimentary lifestyle.
 
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Actually the OP brings up a valid and amusing point. Trainz makes me cuss, kick things, and get soo damn frustrated at times. I want to give it up and throw my $1200 laptop I bought specifically for Trainz into the nearest pond.

But for some reason I come back. I don't know why. Are we crazy, addicted, obsessed, stupid, foolish, or all of the above? Go figure...
 
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