Are you addicted to Battlefield 3?

Battlefield 3 is by far the most fun I have had online since I discovered online gaming. What makes it so good for me has to be the squad system where smaller squads fight in the same big team towards the bigger goal.

Everyone who has played some Battlefield 3 online has immediately been hooked. Apart from Oliver who has owned the game for more than a week and is yet to play a game with me. I figure he is avoiding the addictive nature of this online phenomenon. Don’t worry OL, stick with me and I will look after you.

But some of the El33t P33ps might actually be a little bit too hooked, and have started to develop some symptoms that would seem to suggest a slight case of addiction to their favourite game. Below you will find five symptoms that I have identified in my own life that show a hint of addiction. Can you identify with any of them?

1.) When standing in a long queue at the movies for a new release, you start to hear “that tune” that gets louder as the tickets run out.

2.) Instead of waking up your wife in the morning you revive her with your imaginary defibrillator (bonus points if she wakes up by choosing “A” to accept your revival!).

3.) When seeing a helicopter or plane in the sky you tag it for your buddies to see. If it comes toward you you paint it with your laser designator.

4.) Every time you walk past a flag pole you jump in the bushes next to it and wait for a different flag to be hoisted.

5.) When waiting at a traffic light you drive forwards and backwards to prevent a pedestrian planting C4 on you.

These are just the five that happened to me on the way to work this morning. Can you add to the list? Share with us in the comments below, and prepare for tonight’s Battlefield 3 Friday!