Most of gamer have a life? - Page 4 - Guild Wars Forums

generik · Aug 24, 2007, 10:08 AM // 10:08

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Originally Posted by Azagoth

Don't know! Perhaps you could try asking my ex-wife and 18 year old daughter!

erfweiss · Aug 24, 2007, 03:02 PM // 15:02

I tend to think I have a life. We'll use yesterday as an example.

Get up at 4:40am.
Work 6am-2pm
Got home, played GW from 2:30p-4:30pm
Family time till 7pm
Church group from 7pm-9pm
GW from 10p-11p

Then again, I have a wife (11 years in November) and two kids (6 & 4).

princess of teddys · Aug 24, 2007, 03:05 PM // 15:05

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Originally Posted by julien

Do you think gamer have a life? I'm talking to alot of ppl in gw and they said to me they play more then 6hours a day... wtf i dont even do that on a week..

Yeh lik omg there prop all fat trying to get a date.

princess of teddys · Aug 24, 2007, 03:11 PM // 15:11

Originally Posted by SotiCoto
Get a life?

I'm "alive" if that is what you mean.
I get up at 7:45am, get to work by 9am... work until 5:30pm... get home at 6:30pm .... I play games until Midnight... and then I go to bed.

That is my average day.

On weekends and days off I can play upwards of 12 hours in a row without a problem.
Some years ago, when I first got Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic... I sat down and played it from start to finish... and it took 32 hours. My current record is 3 days straight back in the Megadrive days though.
I'm an 0ld-sk00l gamer. It is totally natural.

And for the record:
#1. I have a girlfriend. She generally players on the computer when I'm on the consoles... and vice versa. She is also a gamer.
#2. I don't have any other friends, because I don't believe in them. I have many "associates" but don't have much to do with those any more... and nor do I want to.
#3. Sports are for the brain-dead.
#4. I'm Aspergian. Social nonsense is for neurotypicals; not me.

Julien...
I pity you for having such a shallow, non-gaming existence.
Put your friends down, forget the sports, get inside and get a 1-up.

Ok so you have NO FRIENDS,why?why not play sports?make friends and be happy and not make noob friends on the net.Sports are not for "brain-dead" it actually helps u in mentally and phyically.and ur Gf is prop a nerd on the net wanting a bf aswell.And its not normal to play games everyday every hour.Go to the gym man and take an intreest in somthing esle!Tell ur Gf to stop playing games and go out and do her hair up or somthing!!

SotiCoto · Aug 24, 2007, 03:20 PM // 15:20

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Originally Posted by princess of teddys

Ok so you have NO FRIENDS,why?

Same reason you don't go around in a wheelchair or wear a wig: I don't need them. If you didn't need friends then you wouldn't bother with them either.

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why not play sports?

Because I value my mental strength over my physical strength. Applying my body-parts to smacking a spherical (usually) object around can't hold my interest for as much as a minute.

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make friends and be happy and not make noob friends on the net.

Insta-wrong. Friends =/= happy. I can be happy if I so desire, completely without the intervention of "friends"... all of which have their own agenda and it would most likely conflict with my own. As for the "n00b" thing, I suspect you lack even a basic understanding of the term.

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Sports are not for "brain-dead" it actually helps u in mentally and phyically.

It clearly hasn't helped "u"... has it?

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and ur Gf is prop a nerd on the net wanting a bf aswell.

She is a geek like me... on or off the Internet... and she has a boyfriend: me... as previously noted. In case I didn't make it totally clear, she lives with me. Same flat. Yes... actual physical contact.

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And its not normal to play games everyday every hour.

You say that like it's a bad thing.
You can go and be normal if you like; but I would rather castrate myself with a rusty spoon than be "normal".

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Go to the gym man and take an intreest in somthing esle!Tell ur Gf to stop playing games and go out and do her hair up or somthing!!

Like all you other drones? Lawlz no. I value my individuality.

Faer · Aug 24, 2007, 03:30 PM // 15:30

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Originally Posted by SotiCoto

Like all you other drones? Lawlz no. I value my individuality.

You are very close to the border of conforming to the fad of non-conformity there. Be careful.

Ghost Omel · Aug 24, 2007, 04:48 PM // 16:48

So you saying being active in real life

Meet new real people

Breather feresh air

Play sports

Have kids

Go out for a dinner

Do somehitng nice for your Gf outside of a computer screen
Is a Drones life?
So you sayung before Pc or Consoles life was nothing more than a drones walking around
Hunting and gathering was a drone life dude you are a DRONE=A creature with no mental capacity to do things other then programmed(Jammmed) into ITS Brain function. And thus Sitting and Playeng all day long is a life of a DRONE which is you Being diferent every 1 is different but doing things that others do doesnt mean you loose your individuality Movies nor dronish its somehitng you wanan do Take out a Girl for dinner its a way to show you respect love that person and willing to spent time outside of the box there dude

YOU ARE A DRONE.

princess of teddys · Aug 24, 2007, 05:15 PM // 17:15

Ok before we go into any insults-which we have..I respect that you like to be...diffrent but its not good for ur health and how did u rly meet this girl?by playing gw's? or by going shopping or somthing? if its outside of the Pc-land then maybe she prefers you not playing the Pc.

And this whole topic is about people...who play games 24/7 not this 1 guy,but all of them so I dout ur any diffrent then the rest of the sheepi's lol

Lohk · Aug 24, 2007, 07:02 PM // 19:02

I usually spend 1-3 hours on Guild Wars per day. The rest of my day is spent hanging out with my friends, playing football, exercising, and going out to places. With school starting, I'll have to start playing less.

I'm young and I don't want to spend most of my life playing games.

DirtyDirty · Aug 24, 2007, 09:56 PM // 21:56

Live to win fools;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=til2Y...elated&search=

populationcontrol · Aug 24, 2007, 10:27 PM // 22:27

lies, mmo rpgs require you to be a lifeless nerd to get cool armor or get good weapons, not even going to discuss what it takes to get some ranks *ahem* legendary defender of ascalon *ahem*. yeah i do have a girl friend and friends and play tennis but i have had to invest insane amounts of time into the game, particularly since you have to advance the plot to get new towns and skills in nightfall (that is really such a pain). my friends and girl friend havent discovered how much ive invested in this game and although its not complete dedication its depressing and i made my fortune by doing illegal activities which more than halfed the time that would have been invested in farming so people who play the game legally probably waste more time and effort on farming expeditions that may or may not pay off (guild wars farming is worse than a bad paying job, you may or may not get paid). i think that while its possible to play obcene amounts of gw and maintain a life as i do it doesnt take away from the fact that alike any other mmorpg it slowly takes over your life demanding more and more time.

now i realise that what the box says "skill over time played", is a total lie

Performance Pudding · Aug 24, 2007, 11:13 PM // 23:13

whover started this thread was bored and felt like dissing the general gw community and got what he wanted. yes 6 hours is excessive i try to have 3-4 tops but when something new comes out, have no work and friends are away some times its nice to get 6+ hours in. not in a row but having breaks once an hour to go outside talk with family or working out. o and dont forget to eat.

so ya 6 hours isint that much if you do it right.

Holz · Aug 24, 2007, 11:28 PM // 23:28

I love how this thread is full of people soothing their consciences.. Some people spend 20 mins a day playing a game, some spend 8+ hours a day playing the game. Does playing 20 minutes make you +cool? If you're here to bitch about your real life leetness, this is not the right place, gtfo.

Arch Warriorr · Aug 24, 2007, 11:44 PM // 23:44

I think a majority of gamers do have lives...although there is also a minority that are those that have no social life and do just play the game and take it far too seriously.

I'm at college at the moment, play for the college rugby team, part time job, and go out with friends often and i find time to play guild wars at night or if im not going out during the day. It's not that hard to juggle your life so that you can still have fun outside with friends etc and still be able to play games.

It's annoying when people who play online games are stereotyped as being fat lazy people with no social skills.

I think at the moment due to college summer holiday i usually play from midnight to about 3 in the morning most days and thats as much gaming as i can get in. Which is a fair few hours a week.

Most of my friends dont even know i play this game, its just something that i like to do on the side as its a bit of fun, whereas some people like watching loads of t.v, each to there own i guess.

And as for "#3. Sports are for the brain-dead", oh please get over yourself...obviously you cannot be very good at sports otherwise you would not put them down. I would like to ask you exactly how are games only for the intellectualists among us then? As Guild Wars simply involves performing the same repetitve actions over and over again according to the context in which someting occurs, the only way the game changes is by having different enviromnents and foes to kill. If we look at it like that it is also simply for the "brain dead".

Eldin · Aug 25, 2007, 12:02 AM // 00:02

I have as much of a life as a guy who is too young for a job and too unathletic to be in the "super 1337 football teamzorz" can have.

Too young to be dating either. At least around here, only those gangsta hotshots are doing it at this time.

(Yes I'm over thirteen)

populationcontrol · Aug 25, 2007, 12:07 AM // 00:07

your not a gansta, your not even friends with one.

Eldin · Aug 25, 2007, 12:09 AM // 00:09

What was your first clue? Was it:
A) I'm using the computer.
B) I'm using a forum.
C) I'm using proper spelling and grammar.
D) All of the above.

melbo · Aug 25, 2007, 03:51 AM // 03:51

Yeah, I agree with a lot of the previous posts...I barely ever watch TV and if I do it's like an hour or two per week for a series. My husband works 60 hour weeks and I haven't found a job out here yet (he's in the Navy and we're at a remote location) so I have a lot of time to mess around. I spend anywhere from 1-8 hours on Guild Wars, but most of the time it's on as just a chat if any guild/alliance friends come on or need help and I'm spending time surfing the internet. Out here the internet is my connection to the outside world

I don't care to be friends with the other wives on base, we really don't have anything in common and I don't have any kids, lol.

Darkobra · Aug 25, 2007, 02:38 PM // 14:38

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Originally Posted by populationcontrol

your not a gansta, your not even friends with one.

Where did he say that he was?

I Might Avenge U · Aug 25, 2007, 05:37 PM // 17:37

Yeah... You people over-complicate things... Just play the game if you enjoy it.. Don't over obsess in the game, You still gotta do what you gotta do, whether that means Picking up your kids from school, or getting up for awhile and eating something.

It's alright to play the game, as long as you are actually "living".. I mean, if you wanna play the game for a good 8 hours straight on a weekend, at least make sure you have enough hotpockets!

Aug 24, 2007, 05:15 PM // 17:15	#68
princess of teddys Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2007 Guild: The oblique magical animal[CUTE] Profession: Me/	Ok before we go into any insults-which we have..I respect that you like to be...diffrent but its not good for ur health and how did u rly meet this girl?by playing gw's? or by going shopping or somthing? if its outside of the Pc-land then maybe she prefers you not playing the Pc. And this whole topic is about people...who play games 24/7 not this 1 guy,but all of them so I dout ur any diffrent then the rest of the sheepi's lol Last edited by princess of teddys; Aug 24, 2007 at 05:17 PM // 17:17..

Aug 24, 2007, 07:02 PM // 19:02	#69
Lohk Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Jul 2007 Profession: R/	I usually spend 1-3 hours on Guild Wars per day. The rest of my day is spent hanging out with my friends, playing football, exercising, and going out to places. With school starting, I'll have to start playing less. I'm young and I don't want to spend most of my life playing games. Last edited by Lohk; Aug 24, 2007 at 10:34 PM // 22:34..

Aug 24, 2007, 10:27 PM // 22:27	#71
populationcontrol Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2007 Guild: USSR Profession: D/	lies, mmo rpgs require you to be a lifeless nerd to get cool armor or get good weapons, not even going to discuss what it takes to get some ranks ahem legendary defender of ascalon ahem. yeah i do have a girl friend and friends and play tennis but i have had to invest insane amounts of time into the game, particularly since you have to advance the plot to get new towns and skills in nightfall (that is really such a pain). my friends and girl friend havent discovered how much ive invested in this game and although its not complete dedication its depressing and i made my fortune by doing illegal activities which more than halfed the time that would have been invested in farming so people who play the game legally probably waste more time and effort on farming expeditions that may or may not pay off (guild wars farming is worse than a bad paying job, you may or may not get paid). i think that while its possible to play obcene amounts of gw and maintain a life as i do it doesnt take away from the fact that alike any other mmorpg it slowly takes over your life demanding more and more time. now i realise that what the box says "skill over time played", is a total lie Last edited by populationcontrol; Aug 24, 2007 at 10:33 PM // 22:33..

Aug 24, 2007, 03:02 PM // 15:02	#62
erfweiss Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jul 2006 Guild: Cold Black Eyes Profession: W/A	I tend to think I have a life. We'll use yesterday as an example. Get up at 4:40am. Work 6am-2pm Got home, played GW from 2:30p-4:30pm Family time till 7pm Church group from 7pm-9pm GW from 10p-11p Then again, I have a wife (11 years in November) and two kids (6 & 4).

Aug 24, 2007, 03:11 PM // 15:11	#64
princess of teddys Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2007 Guild: The oblique magical animal[CUTE] Profession: Me/	Originally Posted by SotiCoto Get a life? I'm "alive" if that is what you mean. I get up at 7:45am, get to work by 9am... work until 5:30pm... get home at 6:30pm .... I play games until Midnight... and then I go to bed. That is my average day. On weekends and days off I can play upwards of 12 hours in a row without a problem. Some years ago, when I first got Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic... I sat down and played it from start to finish... and it took 32 hours. My current record is 3 days straight back in the Megadrive days though. I'm an 0ld-sk00l gamer. It is totally natural. And for the record: #1. I have a girlfriend. She generally players on the computer when I'm on the consoles... and vice versa. She is also a gamer. #2. I don't have any other friends, because I don't believe in them. I have many "associates" but don't have much to do with those any more... and nor do I want to. #3. Sports are for the brain-dead. #4. I'm Aspergian. Social nonsense is for neurotypicals; not me. Julien... I pity you for having such a shallow, non-gaming existence. Put your friends down, forget the sports, get inside and get a 1-up. Ok so you have NO FRIENDS,why?why not play sports?make friends and be happy and not make noob friends on the net.Sports are not for "brain-dead" it actually helps u in mentally and phyically.and ur Gf is prop a nerd on the net wanting a bf aswell.And its not normal to play games everyday every hour.Go to the gym man and take an intreest in somthing esle!Tell ur Gf to stop playing games and go out and do her hair up or somthing!!

Aug 24, 2007, 04:48 PM // 16:48	#67
Ghost Omel Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2007 Guild: ----//---//---//-----//---- Profession: W/	So you saying being active in real life Meet new real people Breather feresh air Play sports Have kids Go out for a dinner Do somehitng nice for your Gf outside of a computer screen Is a Drones life? So you sayung before Pc or Consoles life was nothing more than a drones walking around Hunting and gathering was a drone life dude you are a DRONE=A creature with no mental capacity to do things other then programmed(Jammmed) into ITS Brain function. And thus Sitting and Playeng all day long is a life of a DRONE which is you Being diferent every 1 is different but doing things that others do doesnt mean you loose your individuality Movies nor dronish its somehitng you wanan do Take out a Girl for dinner its a way to show you respect love that person and willing to spent time outside of the box there dude YOU ARE A DRONE.

Aug 24, 2007, 09:56 PM // 21:56	#70
DirtyDirty Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jun 2007 Profession: R/	Live to win fools; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=til2Y...elated&search=

Aug 24, 2007, 11:13 PM // 23:13	#72
Performance Pudding Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: post ascalon Guild: Over The [Wall] Profession: W/	whover started this thread was bored and felt like dissing the general gw community and got what he wanted. yes 6 hours is excessive i try to have 3-4 tops but when something new comes out, have no work and friends are away some times its nice to get 6+ hours in. not in a row but having breaks once an hour to go outside talk with family or working out. o and dont forget to eat. so ya 6 hours isint that much if you do it right.

Aug 24, 2007, 11:28 PM // 23:28	#73
Holz Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Sep 2006	I love how this thread is full of people soothing their consciences.. Some people spend 20 mins a day playing a game, some spend 8+ hours a day playing the game. Does playing 20 minutes make you +cool? If you're here to bitch about your real life leetness, this is not the right place, gtfo.

Aug 24, 2007, 11:44 PM // 23:44	#74
Arch Warriorr Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Aug 2007 Profession: D/E	I think a majority of gamers do have lives...although there is also a minority that are those that have no social life and do just play the game and take it far too seriously. I'm at college at the moment, play for the college rugby team, part time job, and go out with friends often and i find time to play guild wars at night or if im not going out during the day. It's not that hard to juggle your life so that you can still have fun outside with friends etc and still be able to play games. It's annoying when people who play online games are stereotyped as being fat lazy people with no social skills. I think at the moment due to college summer holiday i usually play from midnight to about 3 in the morning most days and thats as much gaming as i can get in. Which is a fair few hours a week. Most of my friends dont even know i play this game, its just something that i like to do on the side as its a bit of fun, whereas some people like watching loads of t.v, each to there own i guess. And as for "#3. Sports are for the brain-dead", oh please get over yourself...obviously you cannot be very good at sports otherwise you would not put them down. I would like to ask you exactly how are games only for the intellectualists among us then? As Guild Wars simply involves performing the same repetitve actions over and over again according to the context in which someting occurs, the only way the game changes is by having different enviromnents and foes to kill. If we look at it like that it is also simply for the "brain dead".

Aug 25, 2007, 12:02 AM // 00:02	#75
Eldin Forge Runner Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: America. How about you, commie? Guild: Fellows of Mythgar [FOM] Profession: R/Mo	I have as much of a life as a guy who is too young for a job and too unathletic to be in the "super 1337 football teamzorz" can have. Too young to be dating either. At least around here, only those gangsta hotshots are doing it at this time. (Yes I'm over thirteen)

Aug 25, 2007, 12:07 AM // 00:07	#76
populationcontrol Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jul 2007 Guild: USSR Profession: D/	your not a gansta, your not even friends with one.

Aug 25, 2007, 12:09 AM // 00:09	#77
Eldin Forge Runner Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: America. How about you, commie? Guild: Fellows of Mythgar [FOM] Profession: R/Mo	What was your first clue? Was it: A) I'm using the computer. B) I'm using a forum. C) I'm using proper spelling and grammar. D) All of the above.

Aug 25, 2007, 03:51 AM // 03:51	#78
melbo Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New York Profession: E/Mo	Yeah, I agree with a lot of the previous posts...I barely ever watch TV and if I do it's like an hour or two per week for a series. My husband works 60 hour weeks and I haven't found a job out here yet (he's in the Navy and we're at a remote location) so I have a lot of time to mess around. I spend anywhere from 1-8 hours on Guild Wars, but most of the time it's on as just a chat if any guild/alliance friends come on or need help and I'm spending time surfing the internet. Out here the internet is my connection to the outside world I don't care to be friends with the other wives on base, we really don't have anything in common and I don't have any kids, lol.

Aug 25, 2007, 05:37 PM // 17:37	#80
I Might Avenge U Jungle Guide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: California Profession: R/	Yeah... You people over-complicate things... Just play the game if you enjoy it.. Don't over obsess in the game, You still gotta do what you gotta do, whether that means Picking up your kids from school, or getting up for awhile and eating something. It's alright to play the game, as long as you are actually "living".. I mean, if you wanna play the game for a good 8 hours straight on a weekend, at least make sure you have enough hotpockets!