Gamers

Jul 01, 2007 15:46

The topic of games, or more specifically World of Warcraft, coming between couples has been something I've been a party to my entire life. I've been a gamer since I was five or six, transitioning between consoles, PCs, fields, and card tables at various points. Recently a woman outlined her issues with WoW here. Basically she echoes what have been ( Read more... )

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sultryshanny July 2 2007, 01:45:59 UTC
I hope our conversation merely reminded you of a bunch of women who blame the game itself and not the lack they feel in their relationships. I certainly made it clear that I know the problem doesn't lie with the game itself. And for the record, I felt exactly the same when Wyatt played L5R all the time instead of getting a job or cleaning up the house, even though it was a more social game. The boyfriend and I talked last night and came to an understanding about how we both feel; it is essentially a misunderstanding. I basically forced him to talk, and later he said he was grateful I did.

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damonite July 2 2007, 01:50:09 UTC
Nah, most the girls I talk to have no concept that you can talk about that shit in any other frame of reference. :)

Also, hooray talking!

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damonite July 2 2007, 13:49:13 UTC
Oh and to specify I'm making that contrast assuming healthy levels of involvement. Anything can be bad, but when both are within acceptable levels, things like L5R tend to be much more easily understood by outsiders when compared to something like WoW.

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donkeyjon July 2 2007, 13:37:42 UTC
For instance, I play WoW regularly. I have set raid days, and I farm outside of those times so I have everything I need for the raids. I consider these obligatory playing times. I don't get anything less out of them, in fact raiding provides much more than casually playing ever would, however I also like to play when I have no obligations in game, so I play on off days as well. That's a shit load of WoW. An average raid night goes for five hours or so on a week night, and upwards of eight to nine on our Saturday raids. On the low end that's eighteen hours of raiding, on the high end it's twenty-seven and a half. Add in two to three hours a week of farming to make sure I have the minimum consumables I need and I have a hobby that's damned near a job. Add in the free time play and it is the equivalent time investment of a job.Thank you for putting, in one simple paragraph, the entirety of why I can't stand raiding in WoW ( ... )

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damonite July 2 2007, 13:45:11 UTC
Haha, yeah. MMOs tend to create all these weird social angles like that. You end up feeling like you *need* to be there, almost like you feel like you *need* to do your job at work. Ultimately though, your solution is the correct one. If your hobby is costing far more than it's providing, you have to re-evaluate it.

Personally though, I have few specific extra curricular activities aside from just having friends. If I were to pick up more, I'd have to tone down WoW as you have. Until then, though, I'm rolling out the mad purps.

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