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Hey guys, it's Dan or as everyone here knows me (including you, because you're looking at my blog), EternalDeathSlayer. Yeah, I jacked it from Grandma's Boy, eat me. Anyway, I love video games, but more importantly I also love to talk about video games, hence why I am here on Destructoid with you. I've got a wonderful little family of 2 kids and a wife and we all play games in some shape or form. My wife enjoys WoW (probably a bit too much) and playing Halo with either myself or her friends. My kids like kid stuff like Kinectimals or flash games on the PC. And me? I like almost everything. So long as a game is fun or has the ability to effect my feelings or emotions, I'm game.
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I play them all, but truthfully it's not in an "All Consoles are Equal" sort of way. I prefer the 360, mainly because I know more people who own one, but I do play my PS3 whenever a worthy exclusive is released. The exclusives make the purchase worth it. As for the Wii, well, it gets ignored most of the time. But I pull it out from time to time, usually when a big Nintendo game is released for it.
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10. Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
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8. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Theme Song FTW)
7. Final Fantasy IX
6. God of War
5. Super Mario Galaxy
4. Chrono Cross
3. Super Mario Bros. 3
2. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
1. Resident Evil 4
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Last night, I decided to just go ahead and ask my wife if it is at all possible to check the total amount of time she has spent playing World of Warcraft. She replied with a yes, and then happily obliged when I asked her to take a look. How many hours would you expect over the course of roughly (being a bit generous) 90 days? Look at it like this: In 90 days, there are 2160 hours. That's a lot of hours, but a third is spent sleeping for most folks. Now, let's see how many hours my wife has logged: 600. 600 hundred fucking hours!!!! Perhaps to some of you, this doesn't seem like much, but to me it's fucking ludicrous. Anyway, before I start going emo over this, a bit more math. Let's figure out the average hours spent daily. 600 hours, divided by 90 days = 6.7777778. So let's be a bit forgiving and round that down to 6.5, ok? Right then. SHE SPENDS 6 AND A HALF HOURS A FUCKING DAY PLAYING ONE DAMN GAME!!!!!! That's fucking 1/4 of the damn day. Disgusting. Oh, and BTW, we're not including a few alternate characters she uses on different servers or whatever. I don't understand what she's saying, but I know she has more than one. 
It's total insanity in my book. I've spent over 30 hours straight on one game before, but that was years ago. I was a child with no responsibilities and a hard on for Gold Chocobos. But now? Being a father of two kids? No fucking way. This is not cool, not cool at all. I'm starting to wonder sometimes if she is playing whilst I am away from work, and for this I may actually consider community member youkilledmyguy's offer to harass her while she plays. Perhaps he can catch her in the act while I am at work. I don't know. Seems wrong to spy over a video game, but desperate times call for desperate measures. All I know is this: I'm losing my sanity right now. Every night she stays up till 3 or 4 AM and then sleeps till 10 or 11AM while I'm awake with the kids. It's fucking maddening. I pay the bills. Shouldn't I be the lazy fuckhead of the house at this point? PS: Once again, sorry for the emoblogs. I'm miserable.
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Living the dream since March 16, 2006
Living the dream since March 16, 2006
Ho meaning your awesome, loving wife.
Like the look of disgust and anger on my face was a joke. Then she did in fact shrug and continue playing. I went to fucking bed.
Seriously, when I played World of Warcraft for about ... 6 month I think... I never once felt addicted of any kind. I mean I thought it was fun for a while, but then after that it just got really boring.
And when she knows that you're lying, slip some more pills in her drinks.
Reminds me of my brother and heroin, actually. He hated that shit, like you should, but he kept on going even when he hated it.
Although I wouldn't quite say my wife "hates" WoW. Still, I find it scary that after 600 hours you'd ever feel the "need" to push yourself to finish something.
Just quit. 600 hours is plenty. WTF?
It's not that she's unhappy with me, it's that she's unhappy that she's a housewife. Her mom raised her to be all "I'm an independent woman, I don't need a man to survive". So she wants to work. But she doesn't want to leave the kids with her mother or at daycare. I agree with her there.
In short, I'm fucked for now. I just hope she gets tired of it and moves back to Halo 3. At least we can play together and I know she won't play when I'm not around.
Anyways thats messed up.
Oh Noes Teh Devil!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRh7qHU6LqM
Also, I'd prefer something else in her mouth.
Just saying.
Is she a bad mother? Does she not provide for the kids?
I just don't see the point in being all up on her for playing a game, I mean she isn't cheating, she's taking care of business, and she's still a good wife.
Try not to take offense to me asking, I'm just not sure why it's such a big deal if she's still being a good wife when you yourself play video games (granted not for as long but still)?
I actually smell the kids' hair and shit to make sure she is bathing them. It's serious business.
God my blog is turning into LiveJournal. FTL
its probably double that since i haven't logged my playtime with xfire in over a year so its probably double or triple that.
I've made my mistakes
I don't even play games that much and I thought playing everyday for 1-2 hours was crazy....
Also, slap the WoW out of her.
Fair enough. If she ain't taking care of business, then it's a problem. You didn't mention it so I assumed she was a good mother or else why would you have married her you know? I'm sorry to hear about this :(
Let her do what she wants. Well then, I believe I should do what I want. I'll start playing FF9 ASAP when I get home, and will not stop until finished. The kids can take care of themselves, right?
I mean if you can keep your hobbies in check so they don't interfere with your life than you'd have no right to confront her but it sounds like you are in a way worse situation than me.
When I was really into WOW, like in 2004, I easily had 10-12 hours a day. FUCK YEAH I SUCK!
Still, 10 to 12 hours? Hardcore.
If she doesn't then it's Intervention time.
(#1 Call all her (real world) friends.
#2 Tell them what's up.
#3 Set time for the meeting.
#4 Meet them in the computer room and Wait.)
*Single guy advice again.
But yeah, when confronting her about it, don't seem too hostile. I remember when I had friends trying to get me to stop playing I would just stop talking to them if they didn't seem like they had a valid argument. IE: It's just a game, you're wasting your time blahblahlblah... I didn't feel I was wasting my time, I was having a blast!
Anyway, I digress, good luck.
I LOLd. The circle is complete?
Hey, it's a living. Approximately 1 billion Asian people make their living this way in MMOs and other online games.
Of course the plan backfired. I couldn't get her off the damn Mac. We had to get her her own 'puter.
But I should have known this would happen. When we first started dating, she would play The Sims for 1 or 2 hours every day. That right there should have set off the alarm.
There's a lot more to do in WoW than The Sims, I would think.
I love you anyway.
Sorry if it seemed like I was jumping to conclusions there man, I wasn't meaning to.
It's weird that this actually worries me. I guess that being a current stay at home dad with a baby I can't imagine being able to sit for 6.5 hours or longer and still give my kid (let alone two of them) the attention he needs. I suggest that if she's all "I'm an independent woman" then tell her to get a job that supports you guys and you stay home.
...Though the courts would still give her custody since she has a vagina and you have a penis (making you an unfit to raise children).