Hardcore gamers

[Henry]

...I suspect you're either a pathetic troll or have just had a really bad experience or you have no idea what you are talking about.

Brent, let's not insult or name-call other forum members, please? Thanks.



Devilkiller, while there is a certain amount of truth to not letting someone try to change you to something you're not, there's also a lot of compromise in a good marriage. There's a world of difference between gaming whenever one wants and unintentionally neglecting the spouse, and being able to game, but also taking family's needs into account.

My wife and I have a good relationship over my gaming, and she encourages me to go at least 3 weekends out of four; however, she probably wouldn't have that same encouragement if I went without telling her, or if I neglected our time together, or neglected my responsibilites in the household. If she forbade me to game, we'd have to talk about it, because I'm not going to eliminate gaming from my life, but I AM going to be sure I know what her concerns are and what mine are. I also made it clear I was a gamer, and what a gamer was, early when he were dating.

 

[AntiStateQuixote]

Brent, let's not insult or name-call other forum members, please? Thanks.

Sorry. Post edited.

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Depends on your perspective. I notice you are in the UK.

"Americans think 200 years is a long time. The British think 200 miles is a long ways."

Quasqueton

Brilliant!

I've never heard that before, but, boy howdy, is it true!

For the record, I live in Alexandria, VA. DC-Metro area traffic is such that my normal commute to work is about a 20 minute drive. This morning it took almost an hour, with no discernable reason. It has, in the past, taken as long as three hours - but that was when a farmer drove his tractor onto the Mall in protest or something.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Brilliant!

I've never heard that before, but, boy howdy, is it true!

For the record, I live in Alexandria, VA. DC-Metro area traffic is such that my normal commute to work is about a 20 minute drive. This morning it took almost an hour, with no discernable reason. It has, in the past, taken as long as three hours - but that was when a farmer drove his tractor onto the Mall in protest or something.

The husband and I live in Alexandria, too. Traffic is absoutely ridiculous... and rarely for any reason... or better yet for a stupid reason. "There's a flare on the side of the road!! Let's stop and look at it! ... Oooo, Ahhhh!"

 

[der_kluge]

Here's a summary (of the top ten creepiest) from that 200 page rpg.net thread:
http://www.animalball.com/contests july04.html

 

[Jeff Wilder]

Here's a summary (of the top ten creepiest) from that 200 page rpg.net thread:
http://www.animalball.com/contests july04.html

None of those come anywhere near the actual creepiest (which was, um, both acne- and diet-related.)

 

[Scotley]

I post pretty frequently on another board (non gaming related) and there is a woman who has mentioned in a very sad post about having a husband who weighed over 500 lbs, plays games like Everquest all day and night and refused to help her with housework or taking care of their year old baby...even when she was VERY pregnant. He then missed the birth of the new baby. Honestly, I think people like that go beyond normal fans of a game and obviously have other serious problems going on in their heads.

Sounds like it wasn't his baby anyway...

Okay that was harsh, he might stop playing for sex, but why would she be interested? It doesn't sound like he is spending any time with her or taking any interest in things she likes.

 

[Feanor Starym]

Umm..

Last September, there was a convention on a weekend, and i had just started my night shift job. I couldn't get out of working, so I went to the con during the day, and worked the nights.

I was awake from 9pm on the Thursday night until 8am on the Monday morning, with one 2 hour nap (where I managed to sneak it in on the Saturday night). It was terrifying. I remember the car swaying on the freeway as I was dozing off behind the wheel. Apparently it is possible to have 3rd...4th...17th winds...

 

[KaosDevice]

Hmmmm...back in the 80's we played Twilight 2000 in the afternoon before seeing the Dead Kennedys. I guess I was once a hardcore gamer...

 

[Old One]

Not a tabletop story...but back in my Boffer-LARP days - c.1998 (NERO System)...we were at a weekend event and during the first major combat of the first night, I tripped over a stump, cartwheeled to the ground and badly sprained my left wrist (a golfball-sized lump swelled up over the joint). Once the EMT on-site checked it out and assured me it wasn't broken, I tried to get back into the action.

Unfortunately, I was playing a dual-wielding swashbuckler type and couldn't really use my off-hand (blocking) weapon because it hurt too bad and I couldn't maniupulate it worth a darn. My solution? I reversed the blade (point down) and had my companions lash the weapon in place and immobilize the wrist to the greatest extent possible. Still hurt like hell when I used it to block...but at least I got back into the action.

Ran with that for the balance of the weekend, until mid-day on Sunday and ended up doing some permanent tendon damage which still bothers me. Oh well.

I also helped repel a 3:00 AM assault on our cabin by a roving monster band at another event, wearing nothing but my chainmail shirt and briefs. While others were reaching for their pants...I was reaching for my armor...one has to have priorites !

The battle turned in our favor once the NPCs playing the monsters realized what I was wearing and began laughing too hard to defend themselves. That earned me the nickname of the "Tighty-Whitey Bandit".

BTW - Sniffles wins my vote as the most hardcore!

~ OO