Habbo Ruins Lives.

[superstar911]

Habbo can only ruin your life if you let it. Use it in moderation and your fine.

[GommeInc]

Im not, im putting across my idea, you may find it offenceive but I don't really treat Habbo as a hobbie. Gaming is different to Habbo, most of your friends will own a games cosole/know a bit about them and you can talk about them at school etc. But I bet you you would be embarassed to talk about habbo at school?

Not really, it's an online community you go on to talk to your friends when they're at home and not up for going out. I only really go on there to catch up with people I am friendly with who I met on Habbo and don't want to add to my MSN or to mess around with friends I know in real life. If people mock you about going on a RPG online game, then they're quite sad for suggesting you have no social life when you're using a site for what it was originally created for.

I don't treat Habbo as a hobby, but I look at the bigger picture. Some people do treat it as a hobby and if they enjoy it, then so be it. Also, you can play console games and talk about them to people on Habbo or on this forum. You're real life friends may not be the only ones who know what a PS3 is or what SSBB is...

[Philip!]

Yeah I admit I am addicted, tbh but really, it may pay out for the end of it?
As when you get comps to win trips, dvds, etc... I can enter them... my aim to get richer, make casino, try to get more, then collect spare ts etc... come on not as often... and spend the ts for trading to make rooms for comps?
See where that takes me

PS. Phil i don't mean it in an rude way, just wondering tbh if ur gonna donate it to any1... I am greedy tbh and addicted to habbo, atleast I admit as most members on this forum don't admit it.

True msb. but I will probs finish habbo with games and stuff for the people that want to play. :]

[msb.]

Its basically upto you wen u want to quit!

[Bibliophobia]

scientists found that games such as runescape did have a good fact for teaching kids how to be patient and keep to long goals

[Philip!]

scientists found that games such as runescape did have a good fact for teaching kids how to be patient and keep to long goals

:] +rep for the bit of facts, but long term it can cause people to care more about their status on a game than there status in r/l

[bo$$]

I've spent about a year on Habbo Uk and have achieved nothing from it. Yes I have won a couple of comps here and there but Habbo in my opinion is a waste of time. Think about all the sad hours of your lives you've spent on your PC trying to be someone your not online. You may think it is a big life achievement to earn a throne, or own a super casino but really it isn't. In real life you have failed to achieve anything when you could be getting out and involved in sport, friends(real ones), music, fun and learning. You get hooked to Habbo and are made to spend money on a graphic created by sulake. You may think it is fun but all you are doing is staring at a screen in disbelieve when you meet a member of staff. Really they are just average people and if you passed them in a street, would you care.
I admit I've wasted away some of my life on Habbo and I really regret it. I could have learned guitar, got good at football, gone out with friends more than I did and taken school a lot more seriously. It's fun at the start and you go on it a lot - meet new "people" and "friends" but have you actually seen what they look like or even had a real conversation with them, unless they are your real life friends. Most likely no... Real friends are REAL life friends, you could be talking to anybody online.
Most of your real life friends won't go on Habbo and you would probably be embarassed if they found out you did.
So it's your choice - waste your life, or live life to the full and not on some
virtual world. Even though my time on Habbo has been fun, it doesn't even compare to real life.
It's ruined my life for a bit, don't let it ruin your's.

Let me start by saying.. I've been playing on and off since 2001. Do I have friends? Yes. Do I participate in rl things? Yes. Am I on my computer 24/7 playing Habbo? No. Do I dream of Habbo? No.
I also recently took some stupid online quiz thing about "How Addicted are you to Habbo?" and my results were "Non player or ex-player"

Habbo doesn't ruin lives. It's your fault for becoming addicted. If you turn down some social event because you're trying so hard to get that next throne, that's your fault. All Sulake has done is create a product that is clearly accepted by thousands of young teens, and they're smart when it comes down to it.

At spending money - They don't force you to. In fact, it's even easier to NOT spend money these days then it was 2, 3 and maybe 4 years ago since they have created credits as a tradeable item. I've gotten a few thrones worth.. have I paid? Nope.

At the staff member thing.. I'd say it's all about who you are personally. Some people would see Brad Pitt walking down the street and be like *REMOVED* ITS BRRADDD DOMFOMGOMOGMGOMGOM WHERES ANGELINA!!1/?!?!!??! would I? No. Staff members, just like celebrities are only people. If you think that you need to scream and jump for joy when they say 'hello' to you, then that's on you.

I admit I've wasted away some of my life on Habbo and I really regret it. I could have learned guitar, got good at football, gone out with friends more than I did and taken school a lot more seriously

Once again, that's on you. I'm doing fine this year in school.. in fact I'm probably doing better then I've ever done. Do I occasionally play Habbo? Yeah. It's all about you. YOU need to set limits for yourself. YOU need to know when to stop playing. It's all about YOU, not Habbo.

I don't really see how you can say "None of your rl friends would play Habbo" when Habbo has.. what? 7000-9000 people on everyday? That's just the UK Hotel.. nevermind CA and USA

So in closing, Habbo doesn't ruin lives. People seriously need to stop blaming Habbo and Sulake for this. They never forced you to play, it was your own choosing.

Edited by Superstar911 (Forum Moderator): Please do not avoid Forum Filter. This includes using abbreviations.

[Bibliophobia]

:] +rep for the bit of facts, but long term it can cause people to care more about their status on a game than there status in r/l

ye i was just putting a positive spin on things

woo liquid u mentioned ma quiz;
http://habboxforum.com/showthread.php?t=416817

[Philip!]

for what? So they never remember u again? a random person saying scammer?
I don't see in ANY POINT with giveaways EXCEPT radio giveaways!
Most people don't even say thank you, or if they do its not even like they mean it.
I admit I went to giveaways, what for to queue up 1 hour for a norm?
it teaches the poor habbos nothing, they continue to think lets just keep begging others for furni!

I mean games or an event etc. My brother and one of my r/l friends are quitting habbo so we could amke an event for christmas?

[msb.]

I mean games or an event etc. My brother and one of my r/l friends are quitting habbo so we could amke an event for christmas?

Thats exactly my point, for xmas? How many of them are actually going to enjoy what you give them and be grateful?