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Beside MMO's what else there is out there life to offer?

KopogeroKopogero Member UncommonPosts: 1,685
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Ok, well the purpose of this thread is us the gamers who've had a common interest for a long period of time to explore what else out there life could offer if the genre fails us for a prolong period.

So, imagine tomorrow all games not just MMO's as well as the internet stopped being interesting to you. Imagine you had no friends, no relatives or known parties to socialize or a job to meet some and only few thousand bucks. I'm curious to see what your "MMO experience" would advice you to do to start from scratch in the ultimate "IRL MMORPG" that majority are playing "hardcore" out there.

So, here is what I would do.

#1 Watch tv shows/series/movies I might've missed and then end up waiting on X day for the next one.

#2 Watch sports like NBA and now soccer world cup. 

I'll put more after...

 

So, what would you do?

 

 

 

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  • ElsaboltsElsabolts Member RarePosts: 3,476
    How about looking for gameful employment ?
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  • nariusseldonnariusseldon Member EpicPosts: 27,775

    Are you kidding me? There are so much entertainment out there that MMO is only getting a small portion of my time. In no particular order ...

    - other types of video games

    - tv shows like Games of Throne, House of Cards ....

    - movies

    - anime

    - novels

    ......

  • TheQuietGamerTheQuietGamer Member Posts: 317

    Go and read Crime and Punishment; it is one of those poncy, over-long classic novels with the rare distinction of actually being fucking amazing.  You know how Columbo is probably the greatest TV character ever created, you will find the inspiration here.    

    It will enrich you more than any mmo.  

  • dreamscaperdreamscaper Member UncommonPosts: 1,592
    The same thing I'm currently doing. I've largely quit playing MMORPGs, and have instead been enjoying a Wii U and catching up on my reading. Sadly, both are far more enjoyable than the current state of MMOs...

    <3

  • SovrathSovrath Member LegendaryPosts: 32,938

    Well, besides single player games which I play more of than mmo's I ...

    Practice the Classical Guitar

    Writing a sort of Opera/musical mix

    exercise at the gym

    writing a screen play for a ghost story

    I go to Operas, musicals, theater

    Find awesome restaurants where I can eat

    Take advantage of all that Boston (area) as to offer

    I'm a movie buff so watching many movies of all genres

    Finding the hidden gems that TV has to offer like Sherlock or Game of Thrones

    Dating

    Thinking of taking a martial art again

    Elder Scrolls modding

    I can always dive back into art again

    Taking classes that interest me.

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  • asyndetonasyndeton Member UncommonPosts: 87
    Ive been teaching myself to play the bassoon lately. Ive always wanted to.

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  • VengeSunsoarVengeSunsoar Member EpicPosts: 6,601
    Today i worked kn the kayak I'm building, a model of the blender, worked on my house for skyrim. Now I'm about to leave with the wife to go to a park then go to watch the fireworks. Tomorrow I will work write study and play. There is a ton of stuff to do.
    Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it is bad.
  • codejackcodejack Member Posts: 208

     

     

  • VengeSunsoarVengeSunsoar Member EpicPosts: 6,601
    Err bluenose
    Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it is bad.
  • nariusseldonnariusseldon Member EpicPosts: 27,775
    Originally posted by dreamscaper
    The same thing I'm currently doing. I've largely quit playing MMORPGs, and have instead been enjoying a Wii U and catching up on my reading. Sadly, both are far more enjoyable than the current state of MMOs...

    wait .. why is it sad?

    I am never sad when i find better entertainment. Switching to better entertainment is a *good* thing. I am never sad when i can have more fun.

     

  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,499
    Originally posted by Kopogero

    So, imagine tomorrow all games not just MMO's as well as the internet stopped being interesting to you.

    By far the most likely reason why I'd abruptly lose interest in games and the Internet is if I found something else that I liked better and would prefer to spend my free time on to such a degree that there wasn't any time left for games or the Internet.  Knowing what that "something else" was would probably answer the question right there.

  • NitthNitth Member UncommonPosts: 3,904

    Originally posted by Kopogero
    Ok, well the purpose of this thread is us the gamers who've had a common interest for a long period of time to explore what else out there life could offer if the genre fails us for a prolong period.So, imagine tomorrow all games not just MMO's as well as the internet stopped being interesting to you. Imagine you had no friends, no relatives or known parties to socialize or a job to meet some and only few thousand bucks. I'm curious to see what your "MMO experience" would advice you to do to start from scratch in the ultimate "IRL MMORPG" that majority are playing "hardcore" out there.So, here is what I would do.#1 Watch tv shows/series/movies I might've missed and then end up waiting on X day for the next one.#2 Watch sports like NBA and now soccer world cup. I'll put more after... So, what would you do?   
    Sit around mmorpg.com and talk about the "Good old days"?

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  • stayBlindstayBlind Member UncommonPosts: 512

    Crusader Kings II 

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  • jdlamson75jdlamson75 Member UncommonPosts: 1,010

    I've got the guitar and bass sitting next to my pc I'd jam on.  I've got the Kindle I'm about to fire up.  I've got a garden in the back yard where I grow my own veggies.  I've got about 12 stories I've started writing that these damn games keep getting in the way of.  I have a a little home studio to record and produce the music I make with the aforementioned guitar and bass.  I've got a deep sea rod and reel, a  surf rod, and multiple light tackled rods and reels for fishing anywhere.  I've got golf clubs, a basketball, a softball mitt, and a gym membership.

     

    Mostly, though, I have a wife and kid.

     

    I think I'd be ok.  =D

  • sunandshadowsunandshadow Member RarePosts: 1,985
    Well, if the internet's out too, that eliminates reading for me, since about 90% of my reading any more is fanfiction or ebooks.  I guess I could paint, though my interest in doing art of any kind has waned over the years.  I have art supplies I would have killed for as a teenager, but I don't have that teenage compulsion to express myself.  If I had enough money I might get some fish tanks and take up breeding bettas or goldfish as a hobby.  I didn't have much luck when I tried breeding flowers though.
    I want to help design and develop a PvE-focused, solo-friendly, sandpark MMO which combines crafting, monster hunting, and story.  So PM me if you are starting one.
  • LeirosLeiros Member UncommonPosts: 281

    Life has TONS of stuff to offer. Some of my favorites:

    - Family time

    - Camping

    - Hiking

    - Fishing

    - Archery

    - Target Shooting

    - Reading

    - Traveling

    - Cooking

    - Home brewing

     

    One of my favorite websites has a list of things you might find interesting:

    http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/01/06/45-manly-hobbies/

     

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  • JeepEscapeJeepEscape Member UncommonPosts: 64

    Gaming is one of many hobbies I have, and it's not the most important.  Here are some, in no particular order:

    1. Hiking/Camping
    2. Mind-exploration (meditation, dreaming, entheogens, etc.)
    3. Decided to get my ham radio license last year and start playing with RF projects as an intro to amateur electrical engineering
    4. Archery (Trad) / Gun marksmanship
    5. Martial Arts (Wing Chun and some other things)
    6. Arduino and other Maker projects
    7. Building and flying drones
    8. Reading / Learning (just about everything)
    9. Cooking
    10. Off-road adventuring / trekking in my Jeep
    11. Writing articles and started writing an eBook to sell on Amazon recently - planning a series.
    12. Getting ready to learn some cool life skills such as lock picking
    If we're talking strictly about gaming, I usually have one MMO and one FPS type game.  Those are the kinds that I like the most.  Despite all the bugs, I've enjoyed Battlefield 4, and currently, ArcheAge is my MMO.

    This world is full of so much cool shit, I have no idea how anyone could ever be bored.  Even if I had no money to spend, I could get lost just reading books, exploring and learning, etc.

  • Cephus404Cephus404 Member CommonPosts: 3,675

    Seriously, there are a lot of people who need to get lives.  Once you have a full-time job and a family, you don't really have time for online gaming anyhow.  If I can play a game 2-3 hours a week, I'm lucky.  I'm also fine with that, I have lots of other hobbies that are a lot more fun than video games and I'd rather spend time with my family and friends anyhow.

    Usually, the people who are bored and desperately looking for some game to play have other problems than a bad selection of games.  It's one thing if you're a kid with tons of time on your hands, it's another if you're in your 30s and still sitting in your mother's basement.  That's not intended as an insult, just something that people ought to be thinking more about.

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  • FoomerangFoomerang Member UncommonPosts: 5,628

    Originally posted by nariusseldon
    Originally posted by dreamscaper The same thing I'm currently doing. I've largely quit playing MMORPGs, and have instead been enjoying a Wii U and catching up on my reading. Sadly, both are far more enjoyable than the current state of MMOs...
    wait .. why is it sad?

    I am never sad when i find better entertainment. Switching to better entertainment is a *good* thing. I am never sad when i can have more fun.

     

    I think its possible you may have Asperger's syndrome. My brother in law has it and the social dialogue is very similar. It may explain why you seem to have difficulty relating to other people's experiences and points of view. If I am being out of line, please let me know. I am honestly just trying to understand.

  • KilraneKilrane Member UncommonPosts: 322
    Mountain biking. Just one of my MTB's cost at least twice as much as the last PC I threw together, before upgrades I've installed, too.

    I enjoy MMO's but not as much as MTB.
  • klash2defklash2def Member EpicPosts: 1,949

    go meet some people before the apocalypse?

    USE TINDER APP. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinder_(app)

     

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  • lunatiquezlunatiquez Member UncommonPosts: 381
    I'll take out the mmo, games. There still a lot of games to play which I missed. Heck, I don't even have last gen and current gen consoles, I could play games from those console for the rest of my life without looking back to mmo.
  • MagiknightMagiknight Member CommonPosts: 782
    Take that few thousand you have to a casino. Go to a blackjack table. Play 500 a hand. Hope for the best. If you lose it all then, hey, at least you tried. If you double or triple you're money, you can always come back the next day to lose it all.
  • JurredJurred Member UncommonPosts: 47
    Cannabis
  • klash2defklash2def Member EpicPosts: 1,949
    Originally posted by Jurred
    Cannabis

    my name is klash2def and i approve this message. 

     

    "Beliefs don't change facts. Facts, if you're reasonable, should change your beliefs."


    "The Society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools."



     
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