Now I'm 19 years old. I played nonstop between the ages of 15 and 18 and i spent 3 years of life playing this DEVIL. I played 5-18 hours playing every day, and never went without it for 3 years. 3x10 = 365. = 10'000 hours spent on this evil game, 10'000 x 6.5$ minimum wage equals 50'000$
It happened during my freshman year. I was 15 years old. I was a very happy boy, playing basketball, soccer and tennis. However when Runescape came out, i was not at all interested in the game. I began to improve my game each day. It was the same as my Junior year and sophomore years.
I resisted my parents' efforts to get me to quit. I played for 8 hours per day on weekdays and 10+ hours during weekends. I was a failure in all my classes, and frequently skipped school. I found myself addicted to this game, and often missed school or left my group of friends. It was my everyday life.
One time, i was playing for 18 hours per day for seven days. It all came to stop at the end of my senior year, when my account on runescape, bunny_mgl, was banned, I was selling game items on ebay. I was one of the top players after three years of hard work. Looking back at all the mistakes i made and the ways I missed out, i wanted suicide. I was so angry over how my work had been deleted that my parents resent me for treating them like crap. My only friend was playing the team.