Guild Wars 2

hehehe Fyrebrand that made me laugh and is so true.

We got rid of our friends who think like that years ago after getting tired of being pestered to do things we have no interested in.
Our remaining friends might not play games but at least they know the score.

I find it sad though that if you play games for entertainment you are automatically weird or nerdy- If you are over 40 like me and a woman you are bordering on eccentric.
My revenge is as soon as my friends start talking about hair, facials and cooking shows, I start talking about cool boss fights.

Essence Snow.3194:

marnick.4305:

Yesterday I figured out the meaning of hardcore gaming.

In the evening, my fiancée told me she needed a few hours of sauna. I said sure, quit the game and we drove to the sauna.

Hardcore would have been to tell her I had to kill some dragon with some guys on the other side of the evening for 4 more hours.

How many of you would have told your significant others to stay home because of a videogame? This question is at the core of hardcore gaming, and why most GW2 players don’t want things like raids, trinity and the like. Even a Guild Bounty only takes half an hour for a skilled team.

Just out of sheer curiosity… does she not have a license? To me that time she is out enjoying her sauna is the more appropriate time to play, rather than when she is home.

Assumes I don’t like going to the sauna. Assumes a group of 4 random puggers is more important to me than my fiancée. Both times you’re wrong.

Fyrebrand, I do agree with most of your post, except I don’t have any respect for people with hangovers. I’ve done lanparties with friends, my fiancée doesn’t force me on her show. I would consider I have a pretty balanced life.

I’m pretty much a lifestyle gamer first and foremost, and that won’t change. The only thing that changes is my life, and reality dictates that the 10+ hours I used to spend on videogames aren’t realistic anymore. I do not mind I was hardcore when I could, I do not mind I’m not hardcore when real life takes priority.
On the other hand, a few free days and part of every bonus are spent on videogames in a year Moderation is key, binging is sometimes fun but shouldn’t be a habit.

My husband and I are both gamers and if one of us is busy doing something in game, the other is almost always understanding. If we have things to do at a certain time, neither of us has a problem logging out, regardless of what we’re doing at the time.

I understand that some guilds/people get annoyed by that, but my husband and dog-children come first.