mmorpg and school/work--- time management

alleon86 · August 2004

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RotAnimal · August 2004

To have more time to play games I have given up sleeping. It's hard for the first few days but you get used to it. I sleep about 4 hours a day at the moment. I feel horrible but it's worth it.

I can play at work (afk grinding with one hand on alt+tab) but I don't know if I'll keep my job for much longer cause my boss is always telling me to work or I'll get fired

I manage to play about 20 hours a day and I have a full time job. I also had a gf but she left me a few months back which I'm ok with cause she took a lot of valuable game time away from me.

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TianFeng · August 2004

What is there to discuss? Gaming takes priority. Anyone who says differently is just spewing sacrilegious blasphemy.

I have been playing MMORPGs for a good 5 yearsish so far, and I have never had problems balancing real life with my gaming. MMORPGaming is my way of relaxing, so I do it rather than other leisure activities like watching TV, always leaving room for work that needs to be done. Now and again I have had to adjust how much I play according to real life requirements, but I have never been so deeply involved that this has been a huge problem.

Puoltry · August 2004

So RotAnimal you would rather play games with people you dont know than have a girlfriend?

Interesting.

digitydarkman · August 2004

how about mmorpg and working overnights, thats really hard ::::25::

Xanthorn · August 2004

Its easy, if you can't get off the game within 5 minutes of needing to shut down, you have a problem... Otherwise time management is easy, play when you can and have fun doing so!!

Xanthorn

alleon86 · August 2004

Originally posted by RotAnimal

To have more time to play games I have given up sleeping. It's hard for the first few days but you get used to it. I sleep about 4 hours a day at the moment. I feel horrible but it's worth it.
I can play at work (afk grinding with one hand on alt+tab) but I don't know if I'll keep my job for much longer cause my boss is always telling me to work or I'll get fired
I manage to play about 20 hours a day and I have a full time job. I also had a gf but she left me a few months back which I'm ok with cause she took a lot of valuable game time away from me.

Signature? I don't need no steeeenking signature!1!1!1

wow dude 20 hours?? a full time job..?? that crazy dude.

anyone manage to play alot of mmorpg (5-10hours +) and still get good grades in schooL?

if yes, tell us how?? it is very important information for us!

thx thx

Archetype · August 2004

Just do what I did, get sacked and claim benefits, now i can play all day. Its great.

Lack of moneys crap but u get over it

digitydarkman · August 2004

Originally posted by Archetype
Lack of moneys crap but u get over it

get over it... ya i think not, how would i be able to get my weekly dose of $200 worth of dvd's.. oh ya and pay my insurance, car payment, cell phone bill, internet bill, food, blah blah blah

digitydarkman · August 2004

d/p

Xzaro · August 2004

Originally posted by digitydarkman
Originally posted by Archetype
Lack of moneys crap but u get over it

get over it... ya i think not, how would i be able to get my weekly dose of $200 worth of dvd's.. oh ya and pay my insurance, car payment, cell phone bill, internet bill, food, blah blah blah

Live in a special box that can connect you to the internet and fit a computer in there ::::28::

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digitydarkman · August 2004

i think ill be fine how i am now, a box doesnt sound very fun

Serien · August 2004

yea I myself try and not get a mmorpg while school is on

notice I got lineage II over the summer break..school starts monday, so basically it's no mmorpg'ing till EQII for me

i find my grades slip..lol

Bloodthorn · August 2004

I think the true trick is knowing your limitations. I just graduated with my AAP in IT-Multimedia with a 3.94 GPA, and I still played about 10-12 hours a week. All while taking care of my two children and taking out the garbage. I find it helps to get my children interested in what I am playing, so they watch while I play. It's a zen thing, all about balance.

Trebek · August 2004

It's also good to find a woman who enjoys video games as well, and plays them with you. My fiance wasnt too big on Video games, but she loved playing UO with me, even tho all she really did was redecorate the house every day lol

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Long Term MMO's Played:
Ultima Online - 3 Years
Dark Age of Camelot - 3 Years

Less Than 1 Month:
Shadowbane, Planetside
Everquest, Ragnarok Online
City of Heroes, Star Wars Galaxies
Horizons, Fung Wan Online
The Sims Online, EVE Online
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yanou · August 2004

wel, i havent found an mmorpg that can impres me, WoW is a god exemple of that, i dont know whats the fus about!its just on more to ad in my opipion.

before i get yelled at by al you veterans, now i have found something that peeke dmy interest, dark and light.because you are on the same server and the kewl storyline and ways of transport... you can tame animals breed them and stuf

cant wait until that is here! but i play about 4 hours per day (other games that is)and stil have goo dgrades, just do 1 hour per day (even if you dont have any lessons or homework just do something else for school, but just work for that 1 hour!

Ezrydyr · August 2004

Originally posted by alleon86

wow dude 20 hours?? a full time job..?? that crazy dude.

anyone manage to play alot of mmorpg (5-10hours +) and still get good grades in schooL?

if yes, tell us how?? it is very important information for us!

thx thx

Anyone rmember that before there were MMORPGs, there were RPGs, and Magic The Gathering, Castle Wolfenstein, and DOOM.

Sheesh! I'm really showing my age here.

I survived all of that, pulled good grades, and graduated in 4 years from a top 10 Academic College.

How?

Luck and genetics. Pure and simple.

See, some people have the genetics to look cool, run fast, or lift weights. Mine, allow me to geek out the best of them, attend class, and not have to study. All my papers in College were all-nighters, written in less than 24 hours from the time they were due.

My best friend did the same thing, with a bit lower of a GPA. It's all in the genes, I'm telling you.

The rules are:

Well rested; well tested.

You can sleep when you're dead.

Geeks aren't made.... They're born...

Ez

EZ

"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history -- with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila" --Mitch Ratliffe

yanou · August 2004

ghehe i am 19 and played al the games you said (only MTG i started that this year but i played doom and wolvenstein and even commander keen. and there no shame in being older thethe rest of us

the olde rther more xp! and it doesnt mather how old you are when youre a gamer you're a gamer !

AdinaNZ · August 2004

Commander Keen rocked =^) Oregon Trail and Gold Rush were fun as well!

As for time management, it's just a matter for me of making sure everything I need to do is done. I don't log in until I've finished the dishes, done needed housework, etc. I would think the same for school - come home, get the homework out of the way, log in.

Only time I have to rework my schedule is when I want to attend a planned raid - I can go hardcore on housework the previous day, and plan dinner in advance for something easy or prepped. My boyfriend plays the same games as I do for the most part, so it's never an issue in our household.

***4 out of 5 voices in my head agree--I'm ok. It's the fifth one the scares the hell out of me.***

gaga · August 2004

i am noctournal i wake up all night and i sleep in the day(no lie) then i go to work at night so its all good so i have time to play mmorpg alot

Dekron · August 2004

Let's see, I have a job, I go to school full-time (maintaining a 3.9 GPA and just graduated with my first degree), I have two kids and of course a wife. I play games, not necessarily mmorpgs, about 20-25 hours per week, usually 30 max. My oldest son gets interested (he is 4), but he watches me do everything like build computers and program as well, so I think it is good for him. I get off work at 10:00pm so I come home, spend a little time with my wife, she gets tired and goes to sleep and I usually play from 11:00 - 2:30am. I get up at about 7:30-8 depending when my kids do. I make em breakfast, play with them a bit until about 10 of so, then my oldest gets on his computer and I let the little one (1.5 years) run around and do his thing. I nap when they do. Basically most of my game time is during weekdays, weekends are usually family time, but I still play at night unless my wife does. Still no matter what, family comes first.

And rotanimal, there is much more to life than playing 20 hours/day. It's your life, but hell, it's gonna be a lonely one.

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yanou · August 2004

if yousleep in daytiime and work at night when do you have the time to play mmorpg???

Sir-Sven · August 2004

This is an easy question. No play, all work. That's how it is for me. That's how I manage the time.
I don't play any games right now. I don't know if I ever will again. But gaming took up so much of my time it was ridiculous. I'm reading more, doing more chores, and watching some TV. But I also go out and do stuff. I don't spend hours gaming, but I do have an irregular sleep pattern. I woke up at 2:30 PM today. And right now it's 2:00 AM.

I've done an all nighter when I played. Went to bed when everyone was waking up. I had to run to bed before they caught me.

madjake · August 2004

Get important stuff done before gaming. That's as simple or complex as you make it. I work fulltime and goto school fulltime and still manage AT LEAST 2 hours a day of gaming, even on some of my busiest days. When it comes to school I suppose it depends on how serious you are. Frankly, I could care less if I got an A or a C in my classes as long as I pass. So if you're an underachiever like myself go for the C, it'll leave you with more gaming time ::::02::

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bigdave26uk · August 2004

I find it all easy to be honest. All you have to do is remember that it is a game and not something which should take rule over your life. Balance is important, but I tend to have an order of priority:

1) Studies -if it needs doing, do it!

2) Going out -having fun irl, dont lock yourself in a room all day playing your game!

3) Gaming -When your not doing the above, do this

For me, it is as simple as that.

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AntMMO · August 2004

anyone manage to play alot of mmorpg (5-10hours +) and still get good grades in schooL?

i played roughly 6 or more hours a day and around 30-40 hours a week playing games and i managed to rip down a 3.8gpa and a 3.3 gpa good for president and dean's list. But it's all about time management. That and just getting done what has to get done. The more you fool around doing things the longer it takes

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