Finding time to play....

st.patrik · #1 June 10th, 2004, 07:33 PM

being without a tv helps.

honestly though, the whole MP thing is the reason why I like this game so much, exactly because I don't have 5 hours at a time to blow. So I do MP games with a turn every day or every two days, which takes anything from 15 minutes to 30 minutes (ok occasionally longer, but only occasionally) because I don't have much time.

Gandalf Parker · #2 June 10th, 2004, 08:12 PM

Im majorly hoping we can get Johan interested in adding some extensive AI routines to the game. Not because I care if its smarter since I dont do that well against it now. I just want the host processing to take longer.

Sometimes thats the only thing saving my life. I hit HOST and suddenly realize my bladder is about to burst, or that the sounds I was hearing wasnt the game but my stomach, or I realize I have to get up in 4 hours if I ever get around to going to sleep at all. And even then it doesnt help as much as it should because it hosts so fast on my machine that I think "I will just open the turn and take a quick look"
(B-A-A-A-D move!)

Scott Hebert · #3 June 11th, 2004, 12:37 AM

As for myself finding time, I'm jobhunting and taking care of my infant son, so I have too much time to play.

I split up my gaming by platform. The PC I use for strategy games, my PS2 I use for RPGs, and I use tabletops for 'cooperative' play (P&P RPGs). I actually sort of wish we didn't have cable where we are, because I'd get more stuff done that I need to get done...

Ah well.

Scott

Norfleet · #4 June 11th, 2004, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Bayushi Tasogare:
I actually sort of wish we didn't have cable where we are, because I'd get more stuff done that I need to get done

Isn't it a bit hard to be Online without cable? If it's such a big problem, why not just switch to DSL?

tinkthank · #5 June 11th, 2004, 02:33 PM

Family and job and friends make finding time tough for me. Also, I should be doing a LOT of research, but I havent, and that sucks. I will probably have to quit Dom2 at some point because of this.

littlemute · #6 June 11th, 2004, 02:58 PM

It would be nice if they had a 'new turn' noise/alarm for MP games. When all the turns are in and the host is done processing a nice 'brunnng' or something.

People playing.. cough.. at the workplace will have the sound off anyway and the game window minimized most of the time (hopefully!).

FadingSuns · #7 June 13th, 2004, 05:28 PM

I hear ya about finding time for a good game. I'd ditch the idiot box, but seeing as I actually WORK for the cable company....