You’re a garbage person, with a garbage outlook. I’m a grown man with obligations and I can make time no issue. Just because you can’t or won’t, isn’t a reason to attack others.
Grow up clown.
Who cares who you live with. Do people not understand how hard it is to be a home owner in any part of the US where you’re near a major metro? Good luck finding affordable housing on a 100k Salary if you’re near a major city.
It’s like people expect people to go buy a house in the middle of nowhere Idaho not near their work at all because it’s the “responsible” thing to do.
During WotLK I went full raiding along with one of my daughters when she was still in college. Fun-wise it was great because we were in the same room and it gave us a common challenge to do together before she was gone. Time-wise it was difficult because both of us had adult things to do and 3 nights a week we were prisoners to the machine. She left the game forever after WotLK.
I tried to go full raid during Legion. By then I was retired and had the time. But even so three nights a week plus fight-study and grinding mats and gold was just too all-consuming. Add to that raid drama and I gave it up after AOTC. I have never raided since and never will again.
I have all that and raid 3 times a week. Granted my wife is there too with me 3 nights a week. And my child will be sleeping an hour before raid time.
Well that kinda puts you in a unique position wouldn’t you say?
Most couples do not game together, and if there’s an activity you do together and it’s WoW I’m failing to see the parallel here.
Consider yourself a rarity. My wife looks at me like I am crazy when I say I have Mythic runs to do or a raid. Then again we have 3 kids, baseball, football, soccer, band, drama club and we both have side businesses.
Enjoy your one kid and wife that games.
An easy response that applies to 1/100 of the people who use it.
Yeah I just don’t raid outside of LFR. It’s not the difficulty it’s the time commitment. If I could find groups at higher difficulties but on a wing-by-wing basis I’d do that.
Yeah well then a lot of adults need to go back to school
I’m not big on extended family. I place more value on the immediate family.
As a disclaimer, and its probably obvious, I’m not the epitome of “Outstanding maintained relationships.” Where most people are either in my life frequently, or they’re outliers that barely send a text during the day and only drop off a gift (if that) on a holiday occasion. I’d rather have someone who is actively in my life than someone who throws a text here and there and forgets to reply or coordinate anything meaningful.
That context in mind, I don’t have extended family that are close enough for me to care. My aunt chases lawsuits for a hobby then loses her booty in court (pun intended).
My uncle is deceased, grand fathers deceased, grand mothers deceased, my aunt’s son’s one is deceased, the other is 45 (i’m 30 for perspective), he is self absorbed and has gone through three divorces and has had many sessions with his local psychiatrist. Generally though he blames everyone else for his own actions and has no accountability and only shows up when he wants something. My removed uncle (grand father’s son from another wife) is probably the worst of them all.
That all being said, if I had a wife and kids, there would be a lot more going on during the week than weekends, but I’ve always kept weekends to myself generally. People wake me at early hours of the day to assist with things or other wise. But having two days to myself is essential for destressing.
Currently I’m in college so a lot of time management is taken care of in advance. I built my father a wooden fence while taking six classes , and spent a lot of time assisting with other things, as he has many medical conditions that inhibit his ability to function. COPD, survived cancer three times, varicose veins that resulted in surgery in both legs. Hearing issues, a cataract in one eye, rotary issues in his shoulder (limited range of motion) and among other things allergies that enhance his COPD issues.
I still find time to raid regularly despite all those conditions. That is only a short list of many on my list.
True, but I’d wager if you hired a professional to manage your time the first thing they’d cut is online gaming period — much less raiding. It’s a guilty pleasure that you have to rationalize to justify it. I like playing WoW like everyone else but it and time management are like mutually exclusive entities.
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You’re not wrong. I suppose it really comes down to how someone prioritizes events in their life, and their goals. I find that what others value are things I see as a metaphorical hamster wheel. Life is too short to sacrifice on everything. Plus it can be stressful which only shortens life-spans.
Not every guild raids on weekends, most that ive been in raid during the week, if you cant commit to the days that your guild raids, find a new guild
“Not a bait post” if this question wasn’t asked in such an insulting way, I’d probably believe you
You obviously suck at time management if you cant even set aside 3 to 4 hours a week to raid, the rest of your life must be a wreck
This is not a very inclusive thread. Not everyone is a fully developed adult. Some of us are man and woman - children. Others are … much much worse.
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I always thought that couples do things that both like and such. I found my wife in college and both being in the digital design career path we hooked up and games our nights away. Obv not everyone is the same but. I guess you might be right.
This is correct, it’s just unusual it’s over video games. Not saying it doesn’t happen, actually probably happens more frequently now, but still rather uncommon.
Your adult life != my adult life
Yeah, if its thrift store shopping or taking the kids to the movies, sure… Video games are the furthest thing from my wifes idea of “fun” its not even in the realm of possibilities.