I will be getting back into online gaming soon, but I want to be careful and have a normal life. Got advice?

When I get my new computer in about a month or two I'll be back to playing Warcraft 3, this time on high settings and with no lag whatsoever. I am not interested in playing role-playing games because I want to play games that shows my skill rather than--you know--life-sucking devotion.





I only want to play whenever there's lots of people online, and work or babysit most of the rest of the week. I want to maintain my responsibilities in real life so that people don't think I'm some weirdo (even though I always was).





Yeah... got any tips for me? How do you balance life and virtual reality?I will be getting back into online gaming soon, but I want to be careful and have a normal life. Got advice?
try playing wiiI will be getting back into online gaming soon, but I want to be careful and have a normal life. Got advice?
It's odd how some people consider screens an addiction.
I had the same problem, even though my problem consisted with xbox live and starcraft. The way I was able to balance my life out was to set a timer, Some days when I had something to do I would set the timer for an hour or two then get off. Other days when I was truly bored and had nothing to do I set my timer for four to five hours. It had taken me a while to get used to the fact that I had to limit myself, but it eventually payed off, and now I can do other things rather than sit in the house all day, and stare at a screen.