For me at least, competitive shooters are addictive, put me in an overstimulated reward-driven mindset that seeps into every aspect of life, affecting attention span, enjoyment, mood, and sleep. If there's childlike wonder in there it's not worth it for me.

Quit planetside 2 in high school after about 1000 hours.

Preach. It might start innocent, but give it a couple of days and I turn into a maniac.

Nice play of words. :-)