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[Musashi Wins!]

find a woman who games.. not a lot.. but at lease a little..

I'd like to I've never dated a woman who did more than tolerate it a bit. I keep hoping this revolution of casual gamers will make greater inroads into the available female population, but so far no luck. I need to meet some nerdier women.

The thing is, it's not me who's the fiend. My wife stays up to ridiculous hours, 3, 4, 5 am in the morning - even later sometimes - and we have a son to take care of. She also has a job to go to as well, but she keeps playing that fucking World of Warcraft like she's addicted to crack. I hate that fucking game.

Man...can't even imagine such a problem.

 

[Prine]

I also didn't game for most of my 20's. I don't think it would have ruined my life, but it would have robbed me of a lot less non-virtual experiences that I would be the poorer for.

WTF? I thought Andy was joking about your age

 

[Grug]

My girlfriend doesnt mind playing games every now and then but she hates it when I watch her play. Too self conscious.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

WTF? I thought Andy was joking about your age

I'm 63, I've always said so on Live.

 

[Blackace]

I'd like to I've never dated a woman who did more than tolerate it a bit. I keep hoping this revolution of casual gamers will make greater inroads into the available female population, but so far no luck. I need to meet some nerdier women.



Man...can't even imagine such a problem.

I am seeing someone who wants to game.. just doesn't know what she likes... so she is just getting started.. trips to the arcades is fun as well..

I don't think I want someone as hardcore as me. but I want someone who understands my hobby.. :lol

 

[Pikmindictator]

Whenever I'm bored because I have too much free time on my hands, I start playing games. During this period I'm always wondering if there isn't something else to do, it doesn't even need to be something useful or productive. I have enough to do during the weekend its just those other days that I don't have any school.

Any sugestions?

 

[PhoenixDark]

Videogames made me a pedophile.

 

[DEO3]

Yup.

Ended up getting kicked out of college because I could never show up for my classes due to staying up too late playing a certain MMO (not WoW, this was years ago). My parent's were paying for my tuition, my rent, my car insurance, and giving me a few hundred dollars a month to live on, all I had to do was show up for classes three times a week...

Now I live in a cardboard box (with internet access). Fuck.

 

[Flo_Evans]

no.

(not yet at least )

videogames probably take up to much of my free time, but that free time would be wasted drinking or watching TV anyway. If anything videogames inspire me to create stuff. Early apple ][ and DOS games got me intrested in computers and programing. Later 3d games got me into modeling and animation. A cool menu design, a nice color scheme, even a cool logo or level design give me ideas that I use everyday.




*FFXI almost ruined my life (I missed work a couple of times and got into a lot of fights with my GF because of it :lol )

 

[Tiger]

It really seems like MMO's are easily the biggest culprit when it comes to games affecting people's lives. It's really kind of sad to hear about.



Then again, i've also been thinking that my recently purchased 360 is starting to feel like the first ever console that works like an MMO, with that damn gamerscore and all. :lol I know my wife's not very happy about it.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

It really seems like MMO's are easily the biggest culprit when it comes to games affecting people's lives. It's really kind of sad to hear about.

I wouldn't be surprised by how much MMO's have fucked over peoples lives. Both those who play them, and those who are affected by them who don't play them. I fucking hate the genre as a result.

It's very much like a drug addiction in many ways.

 

[Tiger]

I wouldn't be surprised by how much MMO's have fucked over peoples lives. Both those who play them, and those who are affected by them who don't play them. I fucking hate the genre as a result.

It's very much like a drug addiction in many ways.

I don't blame you man. I've never even played an MMO but I never plan to. Something about living in an alternate world just annoys me. Thats exactly why I tried but returned both Animal Crossing and even Nintendogs. I've got enough in the real world to worry about, not some virtual dog who needs to be fed and washed every day.

 

[Dave Long]

You married guys need to do what I did, become a writer... about games! :lol

Those paychex help ease the gaming pain of the wives.

 

[Son of Godzilla]

Ultima Online and WoW ruined some time of my life.

Now I'm back to video games only, no problems there...

Correct answer. I'm so done with that shit.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

I don't blame you man. I've never even played an MMO but I never plan to. Something about living in an alternate world just annoys me. Thats exactly why I tried but returned both Animal Crossing and even Nintendogs. I've got enough in the real world to worry about, not some virtual dog who needs to be fed and washed every day.

Yeah. Definitely don't start. I played WoW for a while only to realize it was the same shit over and over again. Get more XP, level up, get better gear - rinse, repeat. The game gets monotonous after a while. Its the never ending pursuit of better gear after you hit the level cap. I like diverse experiences and I tire of just about everything. It blows my mind that my wife can do the Molten Core instance five fucking thousand times again and again and again. That would be immensely boring for me.

 

[ghibli99]

If anything, gaming has taken its toll on my productivity at work. Whether that even qualifies as "ruining my life" is up for debate, but there has always been the risk that I could lose my job for coming in late after a long night of gaming.

I'm lucky in that my GF, while she isn't an avid gameplayer, enjoys games like Tetris, Bejeweled, Zuma, Bookworm, Nintendogs, Yoshi's Cookie, Puzzle Bobble, et al., and is curious about the games I play. She's fascinated by Bemani games, and always keeps an open mind about the games I play, and likes seeing at least bits and pieces of them and talking about why I like them.

I have to admit that I don't reciprocate that kind of interest when she's talking about make-up and shoes, so in that respect, I'm pretty blessed... lots of my friends have GFs and wives who would rather they trash all their videogame systems and games than allow them to continue enjoying an aspect of their life that has brought them so many good memories. Some have given in to that, which I think is sad.

 

[LakeEarth]

"Videogames have ruined my life. I'm 31 years old!"

 

[PhoenixDark]

Yup.

Ended up getting kicked out of college because I could never show up for my classes due to staying up too late playing a certain MMO (not WoW, this was years ago). My parent's were paying for my tuition, my rent, my car insurance, and giving me a few hundred dollars a month to live on, all I had to do was show up for classes three times a week...

Now I live in a cardboard box (with internet access). Fuck.

Once I get to college I'll have to worry about that. I know I would never be late to a class due to a game, but I bet games will effect my study skills. Even right now they are sort of a problem. I'll get home and automatically want to get on Wolfenstein ET, or whip out the DS for an extended poop session. Need to stop that. -_-

 

[xaosslug]

don't blame games for that smoking turd you call an existence!

:lol

Spoiler

j/k

 

[FiRez]

I think GAF has affected my life more than the videogames by itself

 

[Open Source]

This question could also be asked as, "Do you play MMOs regularly?"

 

[renvi]

Yes. I have failed two classes (the only 2) because of video games.

 

[trmas]

The thing is, it's not me who's the fiend. My wife stays up to ridiculous hours, 3, 4, 5 am in the morning - even later sometimes - and we have a son to take care of. She also has a job to go to as well, but she keeps playing that fucking World of Warcraft like she's addicted to crack. I hate that fucking game.

My entire workplace is addicted to that stupid game; even my boss! The only topics at work are WoW and Texas Holdem. I sympathize, and simply CAN'T understand the addiction, but I'm not stupid enough to try it either.

 

[the year 20XX]

Never had a life to ruin.

Games are fun, though.

 

[Tamanon]

My entire workplace is addicted to that stupid game; even my boss! The only topics at work are WoW and Texas Holdem. I sympathize, and simply CAN'T understand the addiction, but I'm not stupid enough to try it either.

Whoa, so *YOU'RE* that new guy in our office.

 

[Sysgen]

ouch. no joke, I don't know how you can be married and be an obsessed gamer. whenever I'm in a slightly serious relationship, I've gamed less.

I also didn't game for most of my 20's. I don't think it would have ruined my life, but it would have robbed me of a lot less non-virtual experiences that I would be the poorer for.

The key here is your spouse. Thank god mine is understanding and likes her own space as much as I do. It wasn't all eden though as my original Sega Genesis found out

I often reflect on this question though. I don't think it's a cop out though when my answer is always, it is who I am and it is what I do. The word ruin is not contextual to the things that i enjoy doing. If those that love you truly love you then they will support your interests. Of course you need to give a little on your end also.

 

[LordMaji]

Yeah. Definitely don't start. I played WoW for a while only to realize it was the same shit over and over again. Get more XP, level up, get better gear - rinse, repeat. The game gets monotonous after a while. Its the never ending pursuit of better gear after you hit the level cap. I like diverse experiences and I tire of just about everything. It blows my mind that my wife can do the Molten Core instance five fucking thousand times again and again and again. That would be immensely boring for me.

QFT on the WoW comment... Same goes w/ alot of MMO's though. I'm still playing, very little though, no time w/ the kids, wife, work, etc.

But yeah I'm not even at the cap lvl (46) and I'm already pretty much finished w/ it. I have alts. But its basicly the same shit.

I think I might cancel it until the expansion comes. Content updates are big enough, this one has sparked me to play atleast 2 hours in the past 4 days.

 

[Jiggy]

Sometimes I think that if I'd spent less time gaming when I was younger, I'd have more friends today.
Then I think about the fact that many of my friends and acquaintances either got pregnant before they were married, are in rehab for illegal drugs, became alcohol addicts, got shipped off to boot camps due to failing in school, don't like the marriages or relationships they're in, and so on, and somehow my life doesn't look so bad after all.

 

[Date of Lies]

Don't be shy, tell us about you. We saw through your thread.

I dont know, but basically I'm still partial to the idea that videogames might be a huge waste of time and energy, but I like playing them too much to ever really stop.

 

[MightyHedgehog]

I dont know, but basically I'm still partial to the idea that videogames might be a huge waste of time and energy, but I like playing them too much to ever really stop.

The same reasoning could be put to television, film, masturbation, creating art, etc. If gaming is all you do and you've neglected more important things, such as paying your bills, taking your responsibilities of being a parent/husband, etc. as a result, then it can be considered having fucked up priorities, certainly. In my view, people aren't meant to do just things that are just considered purely productive from a societal point of view, IMO. It's definitely one of things that separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom...we like to spend a considerable amount of our lives doing things that matter only on a personal level.

 

[madara]

Well they dont make ya smarter. Plus I notice us gamers mostly dont know jack about real man stuff like repairing, building, automobiles and such. I can barely help my dad with building decks or landscaping its way over my head, let alone old mustangs he builds from scratch. Who said we had to anyway, its not like woman today are home cooking dinner either.

 

[Musashi Wins!]

How can we use games to ruin other peoples lives?

 

[Bauer Action Hour]

Has gaming ruined your life?

No, that honor belongs to the internet.

 

[Dr_Cogent]

How can we use games to ruin other peoples lives?

Have a wife and a kid then start playing WoW all the time and blow off your responsibilities. That would work.

 

[Gek54]

...and forums yes.

 

[rod]

wow musashi wins is 63? never wouldve guessed.

 

[Acrylamid]

"Videogames have ruined my life. I'm 31 years old!"

:lol :lol
Each loading time in Half Life 2 took four minutes of my life and I want them back.

 

[bobjuice]

Life has ruined my gaming. I decided to try out for piano school last year and had to basically give up games and TV to fit all the practice in that I had to do.

Did the audition in December and got back to gaming and then found out that I got into the school. So I can basically kiss videogames goodbye from February through to December this year and for the next 3 years after that. They would decide to release a new Mario platformer and 3 consoles (assuming PS3 comes out in Australia) this year. Shit.

Piano school???!??!? What's next, Art School???!

Anyway no, I get chicks all the time -- I'm having sex right now in fact

HOLD ON BABY LEMME FINISH THIS POOOOOOOOOHST

 

[momolicious]

its actually forums that are more serious than games... STOP POSTING

 

[UncleScr00ge]

It might have........had I not gotten married. Now that I have been married 5 years, I tend to think my gaming habits are balanced well with the other areas of my life.

 

[Tiger]

I dont know, but basically I'm still partial to the idea that videogames might be a huge waste of time and energy, but I like playing them too much to ever really stop.

If you enjoy videogames they are not a waste of your time and energy. If someone simply loves playing tennis does that mean that it's just as waste of time and energy when they play tennis? No.


It seems to me that society has labeled videogames as stupid games or worthless time suck. In reality they are truly experiences and I believe gaming is every bit as respectable as someone being totally into a sport, or an instrument, etc,etc.

Don't let others tell you what to do with your time. As long as you're good to the people in your life and you get outside enough to smell the flowers from time to time, you're fine.

 

[Tyrone Slothrop]

i'd like to take this opportunity to decry MMOs.

when you think about it there's just really no point to these games. there's really no gameplay beyond grinding; why not use this time to perfect a skill that will make you more successful in real life? it is pretty cool to share gameplay experiances in a virtual world, i admit. but its just worse than coke in some ways

 

[FiRez]

its actually forums that are more serious than games... STOP POSTING

that was my point -_-

 

[Date of Lies]

If you enjoy videogames they are not a waste of your time and energy. If someone simply loves playing tennis does that mean that it's just as waste of time and energy when they play tennis? No.


It seems to me that society has labeled videogames as stupid games or worthless time suck. In reality they are truly experiences and I believe gaming is every bit as respectable as someone being totally into a sport, or an instrument, etc,etc.

Don't let others tell you what to do with your time. As long as you're good to the people in your life and you get outside enough to smell the flowers from time to time, you're fine.

sorry but tennis keeps you healthy.