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So a buddy of mine just got super into this game. He's trying to convince me to try it... he seems to be compromising other aspects of his life with the amount of time he's putting into it, but seeing how the housing market is going right now I may have a little time on my hands.

Who's playing it out there? I've never been into roll playing games at all but never really tried them either...

Do I even dare get myself involved with this???

 
I played Everquest for a few years and right around the time it got old and boring and most of my friends had left or moved to other games, WoW came out. Tried it for a month or so but just wasn't into the MMORPG scene anymore and I moved on.

Those games can be fun, especially if you have friends that play or like to make e-friends. But they can also be very time consuming and frustrating.

 
I've been very surprised to see WoW advertising on national tv (though the Mr. T ad is great). Plus there's that Toyota commercial using WoW (or some other MMORP or whatever they're called).

 
I've been very surprised to see WoW advertising on national tv (though the Mr. T ad is great). Plus there's that Toyota commercial using WoW (or some other MMORP or whatever they're called).
There's a new William Shatner one that I saw (but didn't get to hear) where he is a Tauren.
 
Lemme guess. Your buddy offered to hook you up with your first month for free. Remind you of anyone? If you wanted to start smoking crack, I'm sure there are bunch of seedy characters that would be willing to give you your first taste for free.

More than one of my friends has offered to hook me up with the first month for free. Said I would love it. I'm sure they are right. That's why I didn't take them up on it. Another friend offered me coke once. Said the same thing. I'm sure I would love it. That's EXACTLY why I would never try coke. Or WoW...

Run away. Run far away.

 
I did this for a month or 2 a while back, then got into LOTRO, but have not done either in forever. I have actually thought about trying my dwarven priest named Joebryant again some time in WoW.

I also posted a thread a while back with all those WoW commercials. There is Mr T (the best by far), mini-Me, William Shattner and I thought one more.

 
My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).

I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.

I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.

I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.

Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.

 
Avoid at all costs. It's addicting as hell.
That may be the case for some, but not everyone. I used to be so into Ever"crack" that I was 3-boxing (playing 3 accounts at the same time on 3 computers.) But once it wasn't fun anymore, I didn't feel like I "needed" to do it. So I sold my 4 accounts for a couple thousand total and stopped "cold turkey" so to speak.But I've known and seen a good amount of people that let the gam take over their lives and end marriages, neglect kids, etc. But they probably had highly addictive personalities to start with.
 
It's fun and addicting and then just addicting. They build it that way. If you have a lot of free time it might be worth trying, but there are probably better things to do with your time.

 
Be sure to use the 'Four Wheels of Fury' spell.

'Did you see me lay down the law? I am the law giver!"

That commercial always cracks me up. Sounds like they got that Leeeroy Jenkins dude to voice it.

 
i've gotten sucked into it twice. first when it came out (got to max level in two months). second when the expansion came out.

i quit after three months the first time (one month after hitting max level) and quit after about 5 months this last time (didn't bother going to max level).

the game hasn't really developed since it was released in terms of gameplay. it continues to be item-centered. IE - your 'skill' doesn't matter much at all as compared to your items. gettings items is essentially about putting time into the game, not 'skill'. that was what turned me from the game.

i'm playing TF2 now. completely different, and entirely skill based.

 
i've gotten sucked into it twice. first when it came out (got to max level in two months). second when the expansion came out.i quit after three months the first time (one month after hitting max level) and quit after about 5 months this last time (didn't bother going to max level).the game hasn't really developed since it was released in terms of gameplay. it continues to be item-centered. IE - your 'skill' doesn't matter much at all as compared to your items. gettings items is essentially about putting time into the game, not 'skill'. that was what turned me from the game.i'm playing TF2 now. completely different, and entirely skill based.
Have I added you to my friends list in Steam? What is your ID?
 
i've gotten sucked into it twice. first when it came out (got to max level in two months). second when the expansion came out.i quit after three months the first time (one month after hitting max level) and quit after about 5 months this last time (didn't bother going to max level).the game hasn't really developed since it was released in terms of gameplay. it continues to be item-centered. IE - your 'skill' doesn't matter much at all as compared to your items. gettings items is essentially about putting time into the game, not 'skill'. that was what turned me from the game.i'm playing TF2 now. completely different, and entirely skill based.
Sounds like me.
 
I play on and off, but I have too little time to do anything serious in the game so it's just a way to kill an hour if I'm bored.

It's mostly fun if you have a group of friends at comparable levels, and can spend some time "hanging out" online. Unfortunately WoW is designed around rewarding massive amounts of time online, so if you don't have that you will quickly lose the ability to accomplish tasks in the game with friends who have advanced.

 
A guy I worked with was in his 40s, and played WOW quite a bit. A very average dude. Had problems with his marriage. Evenually got divorced. Not sure if WOW had anything to do with the divorce... but judging by how everyone says it is so addicting... maybe it was. He told everyone his old lady was cheating on him.

Regardless, he met a girl playing WOW. He told us this chick was 23... and he would drive 6 hours 1 way on the weekends to go see her. We though he was full of ####, but then she came to visit him one time. He invited her to a gathering of people from work. She was pretty hot. She would probably get about a 5 on FFA, but for him... it was an amazing pull. I don't know anything about the game... but I guess you can pull chicks playing it. I totally thought he was lying about it until everyone from work saw her.

 
So a buddy of mine just got super into this game. He's trying to convince me to try it... he seems to be compromising other aspects of his life with the amount of time he's putting into it, but seeing how the housing market is going right now I may have a little time on my hands.Who's playing it out there? I've never been into roll playing games at all but never really tried them either... Do I even dare get myself involved with this???
It's AWESOME.Not sure what server your buddy is on, but if you want to PVP I am on Maelstrom and can run you through some instances.Be prepared to get addicted.
 
i've gotten sucked into it twice. first when it came out (got to max level in two months). second when the expansion came out.i quit after three months the first time (one month after hitting max level) and quit after about 5 months this last time (didn't bother going to max level).the game hasn't really developed since it was released in terms of gameplay. it continues to be item-centered. IE - your 'skill' doesn't matter much at all as compared to your items. gettings items is essentially about putting time into the game, not 'skill'. that was what turned me from the game.i'm playing TF2 now. completely different, and entirely skill based.
Have I added you to my friends list in Steam? What is your ID?
will post in TF2 thread.
 
My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
 
A guy I worked with was in his 40s, and played WOW quite a bit. A very average dude. Had problems with his marriage. Evenually got divorced. Not sure if WOW had anything to do with the divorce... but judging by how everyone says it is so addicting... maybe it was. He told everyone his old lady was cheating on him.Regardless, he met a girl playing WOW. He told us this chick was 23... and he would drive 6 hours 1 way on the weekends to go see her. We though he was full of ####, but then she came to visit him one time. He invited her to a gathering of people from work. She was pretty hot. She would probably get about a 5 on FFA, but for him... it was an amazing pull. I don't know anything about the game... but I guess you can pull chicks playing it. I totally thought he was lying about it until everyone from work saw her.
one of my divorced poker buddies found his current wife playing WOW
 
A guy I worked with was in his 40s, and played WOW quite a bit. A very average dude. Had problems with his marriage. Evenually got divorced. Not sure if WOW had anything to do with the divorce... but judging by how everyone says it is so addicting... maybe it was. He told everyone his old lady was cheating on him.Regardless, he met a girl playing WOW. He told us this chick was 23... and he would drive 6 hours 1 way on the weekends to go see her. We though he was full of ####, but then she came to visit him one time. He invited her to a gathering of people from work. She was pretty hot. She would probably get about a 5 on FFA, but for him... it was an amazing pull. I don't know anything about the game... but I guess you can pull chicks playing it. I totally thought he was lying about it until everyone from work saw her.
one of my divorced poker buddies found his current wife playing WOW
:lmao:how did he know it was even a chick. i'd never think of picking up anyone in a game. i'd rather be ganking nubs.
 
My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
This was an issue for me too. It also galled my wife that I spent time "talking to strangers online instead of talking with her." She didn't like it when I'd point out, as I'm seated on the couch next to her watching TV, that she hadn't spoken to me in 20 minutes as she did her crossword. :goodposting:
 
My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
This was an issue for me too. It also galled my wife that I spent time "talking to strangers online instead of talking with her." She didn't like it when I'd point out, as I'm seated on the couch next to her watching TV, that she hadn't spoken to me in 20 minutes as she did her crossword. :hey:
I stared playing upstairs in my "home offce" (more like an extra room room with a computer) and that quickly became a problem. Once I started playing in the same room, it was much better. I grind/work my prof/level an alt. while talking to her and then I raid later at night with headphones while she's watching her favorite prime-time shows.
 
My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
This was an issue for me too. It also galled my wife that I spent time "talking to strangers online instead of talking with her." She didn't like it when I'd point out, as I'm seated on the couch next to her watching TV, that she hadn't spoken to me in 20 minutes as she did her crossword. :hey:
I stared playing upstairs in my "home offce" (more like an extra room room with a computer) and that quickly became a problem. Once I started playing in the same room, it was much better. I grind/work my prof/level an alt. while talking to her and then I raid later at night with headphones while she's watching her favorite prime-time shows.
yeah our guild is about to start raiding and i have no idea how i am going to explain talking on headphones to dudes i don't know playing a computer game.i'll be whispering a lot. :banned:
 
yeah our guild is about to start raiding and i have no idea how i am going to explain talking on headphones to dudes i don't know playing a computer game.i'll be whispering a lot. :hey:
:banned: I've been raiding a while with the same group. Only the GM really needs to talk. I use an ear piece (kind of like iPod ear phones) and a stand-alone mic that I rarely talk into.
 
My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
This was an issue for me too. It also galled my wife that I spent time "talking to strangers online instead of talking with her." She didn't like it when I'd point out, as I'm seated on the couch next to her watching TV, that she hadn't spoken to me in 20 minutes as she did her crossword. :sarcasm:
I stared playing upstairs in my "home offce" (more like an extra room room with a computer) and that quickly became a problem. Once I started playing in the same room, it was much better. I grind/work my prof/level an alt. while talking to her and then I raid later at night with headphones while she's watching her favorite prime-time shows.
Just get her to start playing with you. Problem solved.
 
My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
This was an issue for me too. It also galled my wife that I spent time "talking to strangers online instead of talking with her." She didn't like it when I'd point out, as I'm seated on the couch next to her watching TV, that she hadn't spoken to me in 20 minutes as she did her crossword. :sarcasm:
I stared playing upstairs in my "home offce" (more like an extra room room with a computer) and that quickly became a problem. Once I started playing in the same room, it was much better. I grind/work my prof/level an alt. while talking to her and then I raid later at night with headphones while she's watching her favorite prime-time shows.
yeah our guild is about to start raiding and i have no idea how i am going to explain talking on headphones to dudes i don't know playing a computer game.i'll be whispering a lot. :no:
"Honey, I'll be on a conference call with some clients the next couple hours"
 
lol

My wife can get a little pissy when I choose to play BF2 or LOTRO with FBG's (and using TS) over talking to her as well. :sarcasm:

 
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My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
This was an issue for me too. It also galled my wife that I spent time "talking to strangers online instead of talking with her." She didn't like it when I'd point out, as I'm seated on the couch next to her watching TV, that she hadn't spoken to me in 20 minutes as she did her crossword. :toilet:
I stared playing upstairs in my "home offce" (more like an extra room room with a computer) and that quickly became a problem. Once I started playing in the same room, it was much better. I grind/work my prof/level an alt. while talking to her and then I raid later at night with headphones while she's watching her favorite prime-time shows.
yeah our guild is about to start raiding and i have no idea how i am going to explain talking on headphones to dudes i don't know playing a computer game.i'll be whispering a lot. :toilet:
"Honey, I'll be on a conference call with some clients the next couple hours"
That is a great theory until she hears me yell "Someone tell the idiot hunter to let the tank pull for us so we don't wipe!"
 
My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
This was an issue for me too. It also galled my wife that I spent time "talking to strangers online instead of talking with her." She didn't like it when I'd point out, as I'm seated on the couch next to her watching TV, that she hadn't spoken to me in 20 minutes as she did her crossword. :toilet:
I stared playing upstairs in my "home offce" (more like an extra room room with a computer) and that quickly became a problem. Once I started playing in the same room, it was much better. I grind/work my prof/level an alt. while talking to her and then I raid later at night with headphones while she's watching her favorite prime-time shows.
yeah our guild is about to start raiding and i have no idea how i am going to explain talking on headphones to dudes i don't know playing a computer game.i'll be whispering a lot. :toilet:
It doesn't cause any marital questions at all when one of your guildmates is female and talkative. No really. Wives are cool with it.
 
My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
This was an issue for me too. It also galled my wife that I spent time "talking to strangers online instead of talking with her." She didn't like it when I'd point out, as I'm seated on the couch next to her watching TV, that she hadn't spoken to me in 20 minutes as she did her crossword. :bowtie:
I stared playing upstairs in my "home offce" (more like an extra room room with a computer) and that quickly became a problem. Once I started playing in the same room, it was much better. I grind/work my prof/level an alt. while talking to her and then I raid later at night with headphones while she's watching her favorite prime-time shows.
yeah our guild is about to start raiding and i have no idea how i am going to explain talking on headphones to dudes i don't know playing a computer game.i'll be whispering a lot. ;)
"Honey, I'll be on a conference call with some clients the next couple hours"
That's great until you start talking about being low on mana, or needing to equip a magic item. :nerd:
 
My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
This was an issue for me too. It also galled my wife that I spent time "talking to strangers online instead of talking with her." She didn't like it when I'd point out, as I'm seated on the couch next to her watching TV, that she hadn't spoken to me in 20 minutes as she did her crossword. :bowtie:
I stared playing upstairs in my "home offce" (more like an extra room room with a computer) and that quickly became a problem. Once I started playing in the same room, it was much better. I grind/work my prof/level an alt. while talking to her and then I raid later at night with headphones while she's watching her favorite prime-time shows.
yeah our guild is about to start raiding and i have no idea how i am going to explain talking on headphones to dudes i don't know playing a computer game.i'll be whispering a lot. ;)
"Honey, I'll be on a conference call with some clients the next couple hours"
That is a great theory until she hears me yell "Someone tell the idiot hunter to let the tank pull for us so we don't wipe!"
:nerd:Beat me to it.
 
My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
This was an issue for me too. It also galled my wife that I spent time "talking to strangers online instead of talking with her." She didn't like it when I'd point out, as I'm seated on the couch next to her watching TV, that she hadn't spoken to me in 20 minutes as she did her crossword. :confused:
I stared playing upstairs in my "home offce" (more like an extra room room with a computer) and that quickly became a problem. Once I started playing in the same room, it was much better. I grind/work my prof/level an alt. while talking to her and then I raid later at night with headphones while she's watching her favorite prime-time shows.
yeah our guild is about to start raiding and i have no idea how i am going to explain talking on headphones to dudes i don't know playing a computer game.i'll be whispering a lot. :mellow:
"Honey, I'll be on a conference call with some clients the next couple hours"
That is a great theory until she hears me yell "Someone tell the idiot hunter to let the tank pull for us so we don't wipe!"
Hunters are better pullers if they know how to play their class
 
My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
This was an issue for me too. It also galled my wife that I spent time "talking to strangers online instead of talking with her." She didn't like it when I'd point out, as I'm seated on the couch next to her watching TV, that she hadn't spoken to me in 20 minutes as she did her crossword. :confused:
I stared playing upstairs in my "home offce" (more like an extra room room with a computer) and that quickly became a problem. Once I started playing in the same room, it was much better. I grind/work my prof/level an alt. while talking to her and then I raid later at night with headphones while she's watching her favorite prime-time shows.
yeah our guild is about to start raiding and i have no idea how i am going to explain talking on headphones to dudes i don't know playing a computer game.i'll be whispering a lot. :mellow:
"Honey, I'll be on a conference call with some clients the next couple hours"
That's great until you start talking about being low on mana, or needing to equip a magic item. :nerd:
theres mana in WoW???? Man i might be in
 
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My wife has mixed feeling about WoW. She does love that I don't smoke anymore and don't get board and wonder to the local bar to kill time like I used to, but it bothers her that I can sit in front of a computer for 4hours gaming (sometimes longer on the weekend if she's out shopping etc.).I wasn't doing anything constructive in those hours anyway. I watch a lot less TV, drink less, quit smoking and bar hoping/clubbing. I'm home with my wife and newborn most of the time and she's cool with it.I make a point never to be too busy gaming for her. If I wasn't WoWing in that time, I'd be surfing the net, watching TV etc. so it's an even trade IMO.I usually play on the living room computer so while my wife watches her shows on the couch (ones that I would never be able to sit though) we'll talk about our day the same as if both of us were watching TV.Not perfect but it's got to be better than a couple that watches TV in separate rooms most of the time.
This is the issue my wife has at times. But it is a perception thing. The time I put into this game takes away from time watching tv, playing online poker, or other time wasters. It doesn't effect work or our time together but she still doesn't like it.The biggest issue I think is that the tv is in the living room and the computer is in the office so we don't talk as much as we would watching tv, but we talk enough as it is.
This was an issue for me too. It also galled my wife that I spent time "talking to strangers online instead of talking with her." She didn't like it when I'd point out, as I'm seated on the couch next to her watching TV, that she hadn't spoken to me in 20 minutes as she did her crossword. :confused:
I stared playing upstairs in my "home offce" (more like an extra room room with a computer) and that quickly became a problem. Once I started playing in the same room, it was much better. I grind/work my prof/level an alt. while talking to her and then I raid later at night with headphones while she's watching her favorite prime-time shows.
yeah our guild is about to start raiding and i have no idea how i am going to explain talking on headphones to dudes i don't know playing a computer game.i'll be whispering a lot. :mellow:
"Honey, I'll be on a conference call with some clients the next couple hours"
That is a great theory until she hears me yell "Someone tell the idiot hunter to let the tank pull for us so we don't wipe!"
Hunters are better pullers if they know how to play their class
that if typically doesn't come into play. :nerd:i'm a rogue so i just lay low and DPS like a madman.
 

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