A friendly warning on marathon gaming + WoW Classic

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It was on a day in 2007 I realised I played Burning Crusade for 16 hours straight, red eyed, exhausted… probably not smelling the best either. I’ve never done one single session for that long - and the worrying part was, I didn’t want to stop playing. Forced myself into bed that morning…

I am not condoning anyone risk their health by sitting in front of a computer for stupid amounts of time. Take your breaks - get up, stretch, wash your face - heck, take showers - drink plenty of (healthy) fluids. EAT! Get some fresh air - walk around a while.

… and having said all that, I plan on spending some (careful) stupid amounts of time on Classic all over again when it launches. :slight_smile:

We’re all (mostly) Adults in this crowd - let’s be careful eh?

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Only 16?

/10char

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Only 16?

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And it’s replies like the ones I have so far which make me genuinely worried for some people. :slight_smile:

To me – those 16 hours made me pretty damned exhausted - I was 25 at the time I was a fairly healthy lad too. I can only imagine what more hours would do.

Just bear in mind - it was one 16 hour session - besides getting up to do brief bio breaks - I did nothing else but play BC. No food, no getting up - I just had a water cooler with me.

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People will do want they want to do.

As long as they’re adults, it’s on them.

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This pretty much. People need to stop worrying about what others do so much.

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Hmmh I spent a summer playing 14-18h a day. I played mostly solo grinding some mobs. Way to go me :smiley:

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Wow… have we become so bitter that we interpret a bit of compassionate advice as being told what to do? :roll_eyes:

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I never said you were telling people what to do. This really in itself is a non issue however. Nobody here is four years old.

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I once did a 14½ hour leveling session back in I think it was TBC.
I remember my character died in Felwood and I was so tired and disoriented that I could not even find my corpse anymore.
So I logged out while dead and went to sleep.

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All of this can be achieved without stopping your WoW playing if you are doing it right.

Get up, stretch, walk around - Play at liftable desk with a treadmill that can be swapped out for a chair.

Wash your face - take showers - Several FP’s are long enough to fully shower during.

Drink water, eat - this one is obvious.

Fresh air - Play outside, in a screened porch, or in a room with plenty of windows/doors that can be opened.

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But you quoted the previous post in agreement and followed up on it:

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This guy gets it.

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Reserve naps and hygiene-related activities for times you need to take a long FP.

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But he didn’t say you were telling other people what to do, just worrying about.

Semantics. :smiley:

It’s a friendly thread anyways. Why worry?

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20 hours was my record in one day during TBC. Back then though, I had no significant other and no real plans for the day other than a raid that Saturday night.

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Maybe you can pioneer your comment and stop worrying about someone who gives a friendly warning about his worries. It is ironic how you worry about what people posts.

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I don’t understand how this is a warning? You played a bunch and didn’t want to stop playing. Cool.

Maybe of you got a blood clot from not standing up, then this could be a “warning” post.

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I’ve done 32 hour sessions during Wrath and Cata first week levelling.

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I put in an 18 hour session once, i could have easily gone longer had I not had responsibilities elsewhere.