Guild Wars 2

It would be great if you would bring this back with how it was in GW1. When I first got that notice I was shocked. To me, it said that you guys aren’t solely interested in my money and time, but that you want to encourage healthy living and a balanced gaming/real life experience. If this could be either implemented across the board or put in the options, that would be great.

Thanks!

PS there is a thread talking about self control, but who really has enough to actually stick to the “one more heart/event and I’m done for the day?” Granted we don’t have to acknowledge the 2hr notice, but it is still nice to have for those days or stretches of time where you are trying to build healthy habits.

“You have been playing for 1 hour. Please take a break.”

Ah, how I miss it… Not that I really took breaks all that often, but it sure helped me to keep track of the time I spent in-game x) It’s a really cute message.

aaah, nostalgia. I agree, I would love to see it again (in fact, I was surprised it wasnt already implemented)

+1 for simply great GW1 memories

Please add it!

I’m all for this.

This game is immersive and hard to put down. Help me remember to eat and neglect my family less!

“You have been playing 11 hours, please take a break”

Anyone ever beat that notice?

Not strictly playing, but on events in Shing Jea I set my character playing 9 rings with a pocket full of tickets and went about real life. Came back to find “You have been playing for 18 hours, please take a break” still had tickets, and found i had advanced a lvl in Lucky and 2 in Unlucky so a win all round

“You have played for 725 hours. Please take a break.”

There was a month where I left guild wars on straight. I think I did worst then that at a point through.

Jared Horning.4802

“You have been playing 11 hours, please take a break”
Anyone ever beat that notice?

yep every in game event I would stay logged in for the duration of the event which was always over a day at least…lol.

I was surprised to find that it wasn’t actually in the game. After playing GW1 for many years, I sort of thought it would be in game without question…

While I personally liked that feature, I think the issue is so many people used to complain they felt nagged by it.

You know a feature GW2 /does/ have that I totally LOVE even more, though? Enable the in-game clock in your options. It sits on your minimap and tells you the IRL time, so you can never ever lose track.

DaMunky.6302:

While I personally liked that feature, I think the issue is so many people used to complain they felt nagged by it.

You know a feature GW2 /does/ have that I totally LOVE even more, though? Enable the in-game clock in your options. It sits on your minimap and tells you the IRL time, so you can never ever lose track.

I lost track this morning. had work at 11 and got up at 8 to make breakfast, watch some of last nights debate, and the first episode of “Arrow,” which was pretty good. It has a much more mature aspect to it than Smallville. And then I got on and did 4 events and 2 hearts, and the events were like ones where you escort a caravan, and that leads you beside another event that is happening, which after finishing that one starts another caravan. I happened to look at my clock and it was 10:21. wowza! quickly got my stuff and ran out the door.

I’d really like to get this as an option. Not really for making sure that I leave on time, since that’s what an alarm on my phone is for, but for just when I am playing I can see how much time I have been on and the gentle nudge to do something constructive.

Didn’t they have this in the betas? I think I remember seeing this once or twice.

Yeah. I miss that. It should have the yellowish-colored text, like the messages you get for screenshots, or when they thank you for reporting, or when you input /stuck and wait without moving.

“You have been logged in for 132 hours” Yes I know, I just need one more ecto!