Rant: Remove the Babysitter

"You have been playing for 6 hours. You need to take a break"... How annoying!!!! If I want to live on my PC, Anet who are you to tell me different? It is my perogative. Anet dump the retarded "you have been playing message" for a real game enhanser. GRRRRRRRRRR....

no joke.
i know i waste my life on GW...i have enough people to remind me of that...i dont need the game itself to assist in the process, its like having a nagging parent installed into the game.

Are you upset because when you see the game tell you you've played an X amount of time that you feel guilty?

I think it's supposed to be a friendly reminder, and it shows ANET cares about us. They prefer us fed and watered.

The real anger should be pointed at the fact that they wasted thier time on this when members of this community have posted many FANTASTIC ideas that anet's time could be better spent on.

exactly.
instead of making a clock that pisses people off...make the eles look better the elementalist.

how about simply providing a check box in Options that allows us to turn it off? It IS annoying...

Lets see some more suggestions in this thread. Its the suggestion forum. Not the rant forum.

Vilaptca

I heard a few game players in Korea died in Internet Cafe 'cause they played NONSTOP for so many hours. Now the South Korean government made it mandatory that the players must rest every 2 hours or so. I am not sure the exact hours but I think A.Net is doing the right thing.

And when you think about it, honestly, how long could it have taken? An hour or two, at most? Not a significant gain on any other projects.

Nah they don't actually care, they just don't want some kid dying over playing GW and get a lawsuit against them, this is a good excuse for them.

It's not because anet cares about us...it's a move to protect them legally. Much the same as your Government doesn't tell you (and make it a law) to wear your seat belt because they care about you either. (Were you to get in a horrible accident (which changes your employment situation) you are no longer a "productive" citizen and are a "burden" ...you pay less tax and maybe you need to rely on social services. Sure it sounds jaded..but it's the truth. Sadly, I have worked for the Government...I'm speaking from experience on this one.
As far as a suggestion...already been mentioned...the ability to turn it off...

Might be annoying, low priority, and unnecessary.. but you have to admit it's hilarious. If nothing else, it amused me. Good job Anet.

They sure wasted a lot of time...like you know...10 minutes on this huge update.

*sigh* waste your life away...youll only see it 24 times a day. If you see it more than 50 times, you are going to die soon.

Its not like it shuts off your game or anything.

I don't see the problem with one line of text. Wow you played for six hours straight. Good job? Don't get mad at the in-game timer.

Looking for a way to turn it off was my first reaction. If I want to know how much time I have spent on the game, the emote /age handles that. I just add up all three accounts!!! You want a suggestion: an emote to show your pet's XP level.

I can't believe that people are complaining about an hourly message. Dear gawd...

Wow.

The people who are complaining about this have seriously got to be the saddest human beings on the planet.

Heres a suggestion:

Its a thing called "outside".Kay?

And people wonder why todays kids are lazy and obese.

do you guys mean when you type /age and it says how many hours you play?

or do you mean that they actually send you a message after you have played 6 hours?.. I have never had that happen to me, but if THAT is what you are complaining about then you REALLY need a life. As if it isn't bad enough that you play 6 hours straight, but you complain when Anet sends you a little message about it. Now you need not only game addiction therapy, but anger management as well.





(if you mean how Anet tells you how long you have played all your characters by typing /age then just disregard this.. heh)

wow, where do you live? I have lived in both Hong Kong and Canada wearing seat belt is a law. You get fined if you don't...

about my above post ^ I just read about what the message is. i don't mind it and think it is a good idea and should stay..

SAVE THE BABIES