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Detayon
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.24 19:27:00 -
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So, while I love Eve, I never get to play. I have a job and a girlfriend so the most I get to invest is about an hour or two per month. Other than that, I train forever.
There used to be a day when I could play for about 20 - 30 hours / week, but that led to a divorce. -I gave my old account away to my cousin. Now I have a new account (I couldn't walk away completely, I tried) that has just been training for the last 20 months.
I'm just curious, how often do people play, does it impact your family, and how do you make it work? For me it seems like if I can't get a block of time of at least 4 hours, there is no point to logging in. There is always yardwork, housework, office work, or other commitments that don't allow time blocks that big.
Just curious. 
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Beekeeper Bob
Beekeepers Anonymous
192
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Posted - 2012.07.24 19:29:00 -
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Why would you pay to play a game a couple hours a month?
"CCP, is a cutting edge developer, they have found a way to sell lag to their customers, and make them believe it's a feature." |
Josef Djugashvilis
The Scope
Gallente Federation
376
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Posted - 2012.07.24 19:33:00 -
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Very little right now.
But that is down to me lacking a sense of direction/purpose in Eve.
The wide range of choices are there, I just need to get motivated to take one or some of them.
You want fries with that? |
Demolishar
United Aggression
255
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Posted - 2012.07.24 19:34:00 -
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https://api.eveonline.com/account/AccountStatus.xml.aspx?keyID=######&vCode=######
You tell me! Just add your ID and VCode. Look at the LogonMinutes. |
Palovana
Inner Fire Inc.
268
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Posted - 2012.07.24 19:40:00 -
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Detayon wrote:So, while I love Eve, I never get to play. I have a job and a girlfriend so the most I get to invest is about an hour or two per month. Other than that, I train forever. There used to be a day when I could play for about 20 - 30 hours / week, but that led to a divorce. -I gave my old account away to my cousin. Now I have a new account (I couldn't walk away completely, I tried) that has just been training for the last 20 months. I'm just curious, how often do people play, does it impact your family, and how do you make it work? For me it seems like if I can't get a block of time of at least 4 hours, there is no point to logging in. There is always yardwork, housework, office work, or other commitments that don't allow time blocks that big. Just curious.
If your girlfriend was named Eve, "How much time do you spend in Eve?" could be a loaded question...
Solution: get her hooked and play together.
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Jim Era
The Syndicate Inc
En Garde
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Posted - 2012.07.24 20:16:00 -
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I generally play for about 2~4 hours a day*
With several hours on weekend days on and off.
not every single day I might skip a day in between playing because I play between work and bed and I have a wife, family etc.
HOWEVER, I convinced her to play with me and its a blast. It was very hard for the first 2 months I played because she did not, she was always pissed off because EVE, unlike other mmos has attracted me a lot. I completely ignored her until she decided to try it and now she loves it.
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Detayon
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.24 20:24:00 -
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Beekeeper Bob wrote:Why would you pay to play a game a couple hours a month?
I never said I was rational. I really like Eve, it's just frustrating that I haven't figured out how to make it work. |
Detayon
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
0
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Posted - 2012.07.24 20:27:00 -
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Palovana wrote:If your girlfriend was named Eve, "How much time do you spend in Eve?" could be a loaded question...
Solution: get her hooked and play together.
Working on this... She sees no point in anything involving sitting down or "not doing something productive".
She is a person that takes vacations to go places (shopping, sight seeing, tours, dinner out, etc), not relax. |
FloppieTheBanjoClown
The Skunkworks
The Marmite Collective
2022
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Posted - 2012.07.24 20:30:00 -
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Detayon wrote:She is a person that takes vacations to go places (shopping, sight seeing, tours, dinner out, etc), not relax.
My kind of girl. My next vacation is going to involve a lot of hiking and sight seeing in the Southwest US.
The Skunkworks is recruiting. -áhttps://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1540711#post1540711 |
Dusenman
Krait Corp
Fidelas Constans
15
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Posted - 2012.07.24 20:31:00 -
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0 - at this point in time I am unable to get "in Eve." Will update you when I achieve this.
GM Homonoia: In other words; feel free to use the tactic, but don't be an utter and total ***. |
DrSmegma
Smegma United
Asgard Supplies and Logistics
57
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Posted - 2012.07.24 20:32:00 -
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Today I logged into the game for at least 20 minutes. It was revolting. Every fiber of my being struggled against it, even though all I did was clone-jump once and autopilot somewhere over 8 jumps.
I don't really want to troll you. If I trolled you anyway, I'll probably edit it out as soon as the rage fades. |
Alara IonStorm
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Posted - 2012.07.24 20:34:00 -
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Beekeeper Bob wrote:Why would you pay to play a game a couple hours a month?
Why would you pay to watch a movie that only lasts a couple hours out of a month. |
Jim Era
The Syndicate Inc
En Garde
8
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Posted - 2012.07.24 20:38:00 -
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Detayon wrote:Palovana wrote:If your girlfriend was named Eve, "How much time do you spend in Eve?" could be a loaded question...
Solution: get her hooked and play together.
Working on this... She sees no point in anything involving sitting down or "not doing something productive". She is a person that takes vacations to go places (shopping, sight seeing, tours, dinner out, etc), not relax.
Get her interested in the skill queu.
Thats the main reason I play EVE, I am fascinated by it. It makes me feel like I progress yet I don't feel bad when I can't play for several days or even weeks because I can just hop online once, and put a long skill in que and it will help me progress on the times that I can play. ***Start slow, try to get her to play for just 30 minutes, do one sec mission or something. Don't get her stuck in high-sec, take her to low in a tiny ship and let her get blown up a few times. its fun :P
I hate most video games because I typically go out to "adventure" as you described she does. |
Anyanka Funk
GNFK
1
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Posted - 2012.07.24 21:09:00 -
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I play for ~four hours/day. That sucks about getting a divorce over eve.
My momma's VDex party |
Barbara Nichole
Cryogenic Consultancy
Black Sun Alliance
282
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Posted - 2012.07.24 21:52:00 -
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multiple accounts many hours a day. I'm a house wife and this is one of my favorite hobbies.
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Private Pineapple
Rifterlings
Ushra'Khan
244
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Posted - 2012.07.24 21:54:00 -
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Detayon wrote:Palovana wrote:If your girlfriend was named Eve, "How much time do you spend in Eve?" could be a loaded question...
Solution: get her hooked and play together.
Working on this... She sees no point in anything involving sitting down or "not doing something productive". She is a person that takes vacations to go places (shopping, sight seeing, tours, dinner out, etc), not relax.
Eh, conflict of interest. It happens.
People with active lifestyles should be with people with active lifestyles.
People with passive lifestyles should be with people with passive lifestyles.
Then there's all the rest in between (most relationships, unfortunately, are a struggle of "can we do X now?" but the good ones understand each other and give each other their time).
I am the Kingpin of the Crime and Punishment forum.
I am the rightful heir to the CSM 8 throne.
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Raya Chandragupta
Observant Eye Inc
1
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Posted - 2012.07.24 22:00:00 -
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Once or twice a month for a couple of hours. Considering that playing Eve (or any MMO at that) is completely useless and makes you look like a disgrace to your family, your nation and the entire human species to most other people that's about the maximum of lifetime I'm willing to flush down the toilet.
The really cool people don't play the game at all and just use it as a means to donate money to the starving children of Iceland. |
Xuixien
Rifterlings
Ushra'Khan
57
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Posted - 2012.07.24 22:18:00 -
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If your girlfriend only lets you play a couple of hours per month then it's time for a new girlfriend!
Rabble Rabble!! |
Lord Jedah
Red Federation
RvB - RED Federation
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Posted - 2012.07.24 22:19:00 -
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Did 50 hours a week before Diablo 3, now it's more like 5 hours a week if I'm lucky :/ |
Corina Jarr
Spazzoid Enterprises
Purpose Built
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Posted - 2012.07.24 22:33:00 -
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Do we count the forums?
If not about an hour a week.
If so, about 2 hours a day. |
Akirei Scytale
Test Alliance Please Ignore
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Posted - 2012.07.24 22:46:00 -
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On your average week, I'll probably play 30 mins to an hour.
On a week where life is not busy and exciting things are happening in EVE, I'll probably fly in a fleet or two and mess around alone a bit, so that's 4-8 hours in the week or so.
TEST Alliance BEST Alliance |
Lyskal Oskold
Sefem Ortus
Swift Angels Alliance
483
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Posted - 2012.07.24 22:48:00 -
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3-4 hours a day.
Basically spend some of the free time from parenting I get, when the little lovely is asleep, on EVE. But after chores, IRL demands and such I usually get less. Baww.
Pirates are red, buddies are blue, if you're unlucky enough to be orange, I'll f*cking kill you.I wonder if all the pickles in the forums are tax exempt? |
Pix Severus
School of Applied Knowledge
Caldari State
91
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Posted - 2012.07.24 23:05:00 -
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I'd rather be forever alone and free to do what I choose, than be tied down to some bovine who thinks she has the right to control someone else's life. Don't let your partner tell you what you can and can't do, if he/she ever starts doing this, it's time to leave them.
Anyway, I manage around 2 hours in-game on a work day, and maybe 3-4 hours on a day off. |
Xuixien
Rifterlings
Ushra'Khan
58
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Posted - 2012.07.24 23:12:00 -
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Pix Severus wrote:I'd rather be forever alone and free to do what I choose, than be tied down to some bovine who thinks she has the right to control someone else's life. Don't let your partner tell you what you can and can't do, if he/she ever starts doing this, it's time to leave them.
Anyway, I manage around 2 hours in-game on a work day, and maybe 3-4 hours on a day off.
This.
I've had many women think they were entitled to control every second of my free time just by virtue of having a vagina. I say good riddance.
Rabble Rabble!! |
Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
1657
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Posted - 2012.07.25 01:41:00 -
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Detayon wrote:So, while I love Eve, I never get to play. I have a job and a girlfriend so the most I get to invest is about an hour or two per month. Other than that, I train forever. There used to be a day when I could play for about 20 - 30 hours / week, but that led to a divorce. -I gave my old account away to my cousin. Now I have a new account (I couldn't walk away completely, I tried) that has just been training for the last 20 months. I'm just curious, how often do people play, does it impact your family, and how do you make it work? For me it seems like if I can't get a block of time of at least 4 hours, there is no point to logging in. There is always yardwork, housework, office work, or other commitments that don't allow time blocks that big. Just curious.
Same here. For me it's "Skill Queue Online" and "Shitpoasting Online".
Didn't cost me a marriage though. I really doubt a game could kill a marriage unless you are hard core gaming addict. I have seen marriages last for decades where they both veg in front if the TV every day, but of one wants to play a game instead, oh look out that's wrong.
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Xuixien
Rifterlings
Ushra'Khan
60
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Posted - 2012.07.25 01:42:00 -
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Herzog Wolfhammer wrote:Detayon wrote:So, while I love Eve, I never get to play. I have a job and a girlfriend so the most I get to invest is about an hour or two per month. Other than that, I train forever. There used to be a day when I could play for about 20 - 30 hours / week, but that led to a divorce. -I gave my old account away to my cousin. Now I have a new account (I couldn't walk away completely, I tried) that has just been training for the last 20 months. I'm just curious, how often do people play, does it impact your family, and how do you make it work? For me it seems like if I can't get a block of time of at least 4 hours, there is no point to logging in. There is always yardwork, housework, office work, or other commitments that don't allow time blocks that big. Just curious. Same here. For me it's "Skill Queue Online" and "Shitpoasting Online". Didn't cost me a marriage though. I really doubt a game could kill a marriage unless you are hard core gaming addict. I have seen marriages last for decades where they both veg in front if the TV every day, but of one wants to play a game instead, oh look out that's wrong.
Well, gaming is an addictive waste of time, after all.
Rabble Rabble!! |
Bunolagus
NIPTO
3
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Posted - 2012.07.25 02:43:00 -
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I am one of the lucky few with a wife who enjoys doing her own thing. She draws on her tablet, listens to music, surfs the chans and I play Eve. Currently I am averaging about 40 hours a week.
Getting ready to send my youngest off to college. Eve is a great way to keep me busy. It is either play eve or shop Newegg. Eve is much cheaper. |
Rakael Kateloda
State War Academy
Caldari State
24
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Posted - 2012.07.25 06:06:00 -
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Couple of hours a week, weekends more. I work from home, hubby is away a lot during the day through his work, so I get some free time. Also some evenings I can play on my laptop (using wifi) in the living room while he's watching his fav. tv show for another extra hour. |
No More Heroes
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
1062
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Posted - 2012.07.25 06:22:00 -
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About 4-6 hours a day, depends on how many 'things' are happening.
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Nashuar Attor
Atomic Production
0
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Posted - 2012.07.25 06:54:00 -
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Herzog Wolfhammer wrote:
Same here. For me it's "Skill Queue Online" and "Shitpoasting Online".
Didn't cost me a marriage though. I really doubt a game could kill a marriage unless you are hard core gaming addict. I have seen marriages last for decades where they both veg in front if the TV every day, but of one wants to play a game instead, oh look out that's wrong.
I agree. I play probably for an hour or two each evening. My wife initially complained until I pointed out that it was in lue of watching the box. She never really watches TV with me so it hasn't changed anything. |
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