A player of Destiny 2 warns other gamers: She has played games on PC for 6 to 12 hours every day for years. It was the greatest thing for her. But she has ruined her hobby and her health and will miss the race for World First in the new raid in Destiny 2: The Final Shape. She warns players not to do the same, but to take better care of themselves.
This is the player’s warning:
- The player Arkinia-Charlotte says (via reddit), she has played for 6-12 hours every day for years. Gaming was the place where she felt comfortable and safe.
- But she never took a break and did not pay attention to her health. Now she has carpal tunnel syndrome for the rest of her life and needs physiotherapy. The raid in Destiny 2 is coming now and she cannot play. She has not been able to really play since the beginning of 2024.
- She warns players: They should not be like her, but smarter. Also take breaks or do stretching exercises. It is important to strengthen the arms.
The player says she has spent 1,350 hours on Destiny 2, even more time, 1,500 hours, went into Monster Hunter:
Hardcore gaming takes a toll on the bones and eyes
This is the discussion: Some can relate. They underscore the player’s advice and add their own experiences:
A player says he was a top 500 player in Overwatch. After 18 months of rest and daily exercises, he feels better now, but he is “never quite the same again.” When he plays for two hours, he needs days for recovery. He also damaged his eyes through excessive gaming.
Another player says: He ergonomically set up his entire setup 10 years ago when he started to feel pain. It is important that the chair and table are the right height. A large mousepad is also important.
But there are also people who just shake their heads about “12 hours of gaming a day”:
- One says: I am 40, have been playing since I was 12 and everything is okay with me. If you play 12 hours a day, you probably have much bigger problems than your hands.
- Others also say who plays 6 to 12 hours should worry more about their life than their hands.
MeinMMO author Schuhmann comments: We at MeinMMO are not doctors and will not give any health advice here. But I can speak from my own experience as someone who has been playing on the PC for 30 years and who has had excessive gaming phases every now and then, with DAOC, WoW or strategy games:
An ergonomically set up workspace with a gel pad for the hands, good lighting conditions and the right height of the work materials is, in my experience, essential for gaming on the PC or for desk work.
From my own experience, I can say that for me, the most important decision was the purchase of a vertical mouse, which my gamer colleagues laughed at and mocked, but to which I have gotten used over the years and which I definitely do not want to miss: Why a vertical mouse for 20€ was my best gaming purchase
The title image is a symbolic image: It comes from Victoria from Pixabay
