Making time to play?

[Tenlaar]

Keep the job, find a girlfriend who isn't a terrible person that doesn't allow you to have a hobby that you enjoy or find a pair of testicles and tell her that you will play whether she likes it or not.

You just gained at least a few hours to play a few nights a week.

[Troxx]

Originally Posted by Tenlaar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

find a girlfriend who isn't a terrible person that doesn't allow you to have a hobby that you enjoy or find a pair of testicles and tell her that you will play whether she likes it or not.

Talk about f'd up priorities ...

girlfriend/wife/kids/life/travel/family .... all of these things most of the humans on this planet would agree are more important than internet gaming. Don't get me wrong, it's important to have time for your hobbies ... but with an attitude like that he might find himself without anyone to share his life with. I've been 'that guy' in the past, and it almost killed my marriage.

To answer the OP's question (at least my opinion):

-work to find a job more accommodating to what you want in life that is within your scope of possibilities
-have an honest talk with your girlfriend about how much you would like to play and ask for her thoughts on what about your playing bothers her so much. If you're working as many hours as you say you are, I'd bet the real reason it bothers her is that you don't have much time away from work to begin with - and you're wanting to choose a video game over her (at least that's the way it is/was for my wife).

At some point you'll have to make choices based on what's important to you. If getting a chance to spend time on your hobby is really important, you might have to give up hours ($$) or a specific job opportunity ... or give up the girlfriend. I bet if you really sit down and talk with your girlfriend you may find yourself with a bit more time on your hands to play, but with the number of hours you're working a week ... that's still not going to leave much time in your schedule unless you flat out ignore her for the most part.


PS: Depending on the type of job you have, playing video games at work is an excellent way to not only get fired but also ruin future employment opportunities. If you work by appointments or are just hanging out on standby to take care of work as it comes up ... it might be possible. If you have a cool boss and the situation is right, it's possible. If you're working an hourly job where there's more or less always something productive you should or could be doing ... hell I'd not only fire an employee working for me who I caught playing video games when I was paying him/her to work ... but I'd also let future employers know when they inevitably called me to check on that persons work history.

I have played everquest from work before, but only in down time. If I'm on call and there's nobody/nothing to take care of, might kill a mob or 3. Grouping, raiding, or anything with any type of a time commitment isn't really possible. Something like the 6-minute bard diet to get a quick kill while afk 99% of the time is ideal - just a way to move the xp bar. Otherwise it's work when I'm at work, and not-work when I'm elsewhere.

[Champion_Standing]

You work too damn much.

[Pinolian]

Troxx is right of course. I have wife, kids, a career, responsibilities..
I make time for my hobby by playing after the wife is settled in and ready to go to sleep around 10 pm. I lose sleep because I go to bed at 1 am and get up for work at 7.. instead of like a normal person going to bed at 11 or so and waking up at 7.

I also get up absurdly early on Saturdays and Sundays and play, while the wife and kids sleep in.
oh and I nerd out on my lunch hour at work, grabbing a slice of EQ in my company's break room on my laptop..

I make the time for my hobby.

After rereading this post, I might need help LOL

[Ele]

Originally Posted by Sorkail [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

if only i could install titanium on work computer....

Can you use a flash drive? Copy your home install onto flash drive and make a new shortcut for what ever drive letter gets assigned to the flash drive.

Or get a laptop and tether off your cell phone.

[Troxx]

Originally Posted by Ele [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Or get a laptop and tether off your cell phone.

^ and when I do get a chance ... that's how I do it.

[Ele]

Originally Posted by Troxx [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

... hell I'd not only fire an employee working for me who I caught playing video games when I was paying him/her to work ... but I'd also let future employers know when they inevitably called me to check on that persons work history.

May want to check up on your state's labor laws before doing that. Some states only allow employers to confirm if the employee was actually employed there during the relevant time period. Additional comment could get you in hot water.

[Sorn]

Originally Posted by Tenlaar [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Keep the job, find a girlfriend who isn't a terrible person that doesn't allow you to have a hobby that you enjoy or find a pair of testicles and tell her that you will play whether she likes it or not.

You just gained at least a few hours to play a few nights a week.

I always wonder why there are so many posts around here that treat girlfriends/wives so dismissively or refer to them like they're just obstacles. It makes me sad. I hope when I find someone to be with, we'll actually like each other and want to spend time together. Then again, I guess that would be a real relationship and not a side hobby for when there's downtime in P99. :P

[Troxx]

Originally Posted by Ele [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

May want to check up on your state's labor laws before doing that. Some states only allow employers to confirm if the employee was actually employed there during the relevant time period. Additional comment could get you in hot water.

I'm aware [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

In other states productivity, conduct, etc are all potential topics of conversation. If somone is paying you x number of $ an hour to do a job ... and you're accepting that hourly wage while playing video games in lieu of doing the job you're being paid to do ...

Gotta be careful ...

[sirelothar]

Pretty simple honestly. I have a 9 to 5 and when I get home I work out for an hour then log on and get 2-3 hours of play time a night. I don't have a family to worry about.