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<blockquote data-quote="Corinth" data-source="post: 1031674" data-attributes="member: 497">And you can't take some of that time that you spend scheduling your play sessions to do that socializing that you insist upon doing when you get together for one of your hard-to-schedule sessions?&nbsp; You've got the guys on the phone; talk about the stuff then.&nbsp; That's what I'm getting at.The gameplay is the only reason to play any game.&nbsp; If you're not there to play, then you're wasting your time and everyone else's as well.&nbsp; If you want to socialize, then cancel the game and put together a BBQ or a guy's night out or something else instead.&nbsp; You'll get what you're after--time well-spent with your pals--and you'll not waste either time or money on something that you're not really interested in doing.More like the hardened experience of a 20 yr. veteran hobbyist with time demands of his own, and the leader of a crew of adult gamers--all of them professionals--that understand this issue all too well.&nbsp; We have wives, husbands, careers, religious and civic obligations; our time is at a premium, and we value it highly for we know that it is a resource that is in short supply.&nbsp; Therefore we understand that it's downright retarded to make time to do a thing, then turn around and waste that valueable time when the appointment comes up; we're all about work when at work, we're all about socializing at social functions and we're all about playing the game when we're gaming.&nbsp; We have a decreasing tolerance for time-wasting habits--usually formed during adolescance or in college, and carried over thereafter--as we get older.&nbsp; We can't understand why others like us--such as yourself--would be so stupid as to engage in such counter-productive behaviors, unless you're not actually there to do what you say you're there to do.This is why I'm telling you to stop with the wasting gaming time and just spend that time socializing without the conceit of playing a game when that's obvious by your behavior that this is not at all what you're there to do.&nbsp; You're cheating yourself, your friends and anyone else with rightful claims on your time by saying one thing and doing another.&nbsp; Come back to the table when you're actually there to play the game.&nbsp; Until then, do something else.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Corinth, post: 1031674, member: 497"] And you can't take some of that time that you spend scheduling your play sessions to do that socializing that you insist upon doing when you get together for one of your hard-to-schedule sessions? You've got the guys on the phone; talk about the stuff then. That's what I'm getting at. The gameplay is the only reason to play any game. If you're not there to play, then you're wasting your time and everyone else's as well. If you want to socialize, then cancel the game and put together a BBQ or a guy's night out or something else instead. You'll get what you're after--time well-spent with your pals--and you'll not waste either time or money on something that you're not really interested in doing. More like the hardened experience of a 20 yr. veteran hobbyist with time demands of his own, and the leader of a crew of adult gamers--all of them professionals--that understand this issue all too well. We have wives, husbands, careers, religious and civic obligations; our time is at a premium, and we value it highly for we know that it is a resource that is in short supply. Therefore we understand that it's downright retarded to make time to do a thing, then turn around and waste that valueable time when the appointment comes up; we're all about work when at work, we're all about socializing at social functions and we're all about playing the game when we're gaming. We have a decreasing tolerance for time-wasting habits--usually formed during adolescance or in college, and carried over thereafter--as we get older. We can't understand why others like us--such as yourself--would be so stupid as to engage in such counter-productive behaviors, unless you're not actually there to do what you say you're there to do. This is why I'm telling you to stop with the wasting gaming time and just spend that time socializing without the conceit of playing a game when that's obvious by your behavior that this is not at all what you're there to do. You're cheating yourself, your friends and anyone else with rightful claims on your time by saying one thing and doing another. Come back to the table when you're actually there to play the game. Until then, do something else. [/QUOTE]

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