Gaming Partners

MEShootHereMEShootHere Join Date: 2002-11-05 Member: 6975Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">or just partners?</div> Maybe in off-topic but I guess it can do in here as well.
I was wondering if anyone besides me has the pleasure of having a partner that loves video games.
And, of course, not just video games: NATURAL SELECTION!
My girlfriend is a great player but is currently turned off by some bugs/exploits in 1.04 so she'll be making a full return in 1.1!
She loves lerking <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
So I was wondering if anybody else played with their spouse/partner/whatnot.
And if not, how do they handle you playing NS (as good players invest a LOT of time in it)?
Don't want to make this a social study but I was just wondering if there were more guys/girls like me (in this case guys) that get their readends kicked in games like UT2k3 <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • SirusSirus Join Date: 2002-11-13 Member: 8466Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    edited June 2003
    Hmm a friend and I always play the same video games almost always at the same time. We've even made our own clan based on that fact. Team Net Arena, so it really doesn't matter what game it is.

    We call eachother up and we ask whats the game of choice. If I don't have it, he gets it for me. (He always seems to be the one buying the new games)
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  • CatpokerCatpoker Join Date: 2002-06-25 Member: 816Members
    you make me feel alone <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • RhuadinRhuadin Join Date: 2003-06-05 Member: 17023Members
    Personally, while a girl who enjoys video games may sound like a gamer's dream, (and I do know several lovely young women who enjoy playing video games), I prefer to avoid dating girl gamers and instead just keep them as friends.

    Why? Because as a gamer myself I know the addicting nature of them -- if I dated a gamer we'd just sit around and play games all the time! Boring!

    I don't know about you guys but I date girls for affection, intimacy, and companionship. I particularly like cuddling. Not something I can do if we're both playing games all the time! So I reserve games for my friends. I like to go dancing, theatre, venues, basically OUT when I'm with a girl I like. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Rhuadin
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  • ByekaByeka Name changed from Freak83 Toronto Join Date: 2003-03-13 Member: 14484Members, Constellation
    I've been so unlucky with friends and NS. Some of my friends love NS but the ones that do have computers so bad they can't play it. One of my best friends will only play NS once Ollj's pokémon pack comes out. Another will only play it when 1.1 when comes out. Another one of my friends likes NS, has a good computer but doesn't have internet! AAAAAA!!!!

    Luckily I recently got a second good computer in my house so now I can play NS with a friend in my house, but my old one is now my dads work computer so I can only play it with a friend as long as my dad doesn't have to use the computer.
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    Nah. I don't do "partners". I can't stand people for very long. I play to escape reality, and finding out that I'm playing with <i>someone I know</i> would ruin the experience for me.
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  • Avtomat_KalashnikovAvtomat_Kalashnikov Join Date: 2003-04-17 Member: 15593Members
    edited June 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--Rhuadin+Jun 23 2003, 11:35 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Rhuadin @ Jun 23 2003, 11:35 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Personally, while a girl who enjoys video games may sound like a gamer's dream, (and I do know several lovely young women who enjoy playing video games), I prefer to avoid dating girl gamers and instead just keep them as friends.

    Why?  Because as a gamer myself I know the addicting nature of them -- if I dated a gamer we'd just sit around and play games all the time!  Boring!

    I don't know about you guys but I date girls for affection, intimacy, and companionship.  I particularly like cuddling.  Not something I can do if we're both playing games all the time!  So I reserve games for my friends.  I like to go dancing, theatre, venues, basically OUT when I'm with a girl I like. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Rhuadin <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ROFL... trying to find a girl or something? LOL I bet you like long walks on the beach with candle light dinners... oh man that was teh funniest thing i have read in a while... "I like to go dancing, theatre, venues, basically OUT when I'm with a girl I like. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->" bahahahaha...

    PS: still not as funny as the Scorpian that Hovars without Flapping... but is almost in the ballpark..
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  • AgkelosAgkelos Join Date: 2003-02-07 Member: 13243Members
    edited June 2003
    <b>Likes:</b>
    - Fine food followed by nice pleasant conversations.
    - Attractive members of the opposite sex.
    - <i>SECKZ</i> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    <b>Dislikes</b>
    - Incessant pointless drama. (OMG YOU FORGOT MY BIRTHDAY!!!11)
    - TOO Much conversation.
    - Country or pop music

    Call me anytime if you can meet this requirements at (507)264-8235. International charges and plane tickets not paid. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • RhuadinRhuadin Join Date: 2003-06-05 Member: 17023Members
    edited June 2003
    Avtomat, I'm glad you find it funny and I gave you a laugh.

    However, if you thought twice about what I had written, you'd probably realize that I wouldn't be trying to impress girls with what I write in this forum, because girls reading this forum are probably gamers, and I don't date gamers, for the reasons I stated in the second sentence.

    Maybe you just read the last sentence, I don't know. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Rhuadin

    *Edit: Damn misuse of pronouns
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  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    edited June 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--Agkelos+Jun 23 2003, 03:06 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Agkelos @ Jun 23 2003, 03:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Avtomat, you are mean. I <b>DO</b> like long walks in the beach. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    <b>In</b> the beach? How can you stand all that sand in your pants?

    ;D
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  • SentrySteveSentrySteve .txt Join Date: 2002-03-09 Member: 290Members, Constellation
    My sister and I used to play Rainbow Six:Rouge Spear a lot - it was good times. I can still remember screaming from door to door of what to do/where they were. Gooood times.
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  • stellerwindsstellerwinds Join Date: 2003-05-18 Member: 16459Members, Constellation
    edited June 2003
    See what you did to Catpoker. You do realize that one of the biggest reasons guys play games like this is that we have no social life. Just rub our faces in it why don't ya. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    <img src='http://www.cosmic-entity.com/comic/images/got_human.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    I remember I once convinced my sister to play Sven Co-op with me through our lan one time, it was.... interesting.

    She sucked. Well, what do you expect? The most exiting game she's ever played is the sims.
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    Don't remind me that I need to find a girl. That's why I was playing NS ****. Now I'll have to visit my shrink AGAIN. *sigh*
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  • RhuadinRhuadin Join Date: 2003-06-05 Member: 17023Members
    I'm sorry about the reminder. But you know, the attitude I've found is that most girls, when they're free, will agree to at least see a guy who's presentable (i.e. takes care of their appearance), confident, and nice for the sake of being nice (*NOT* nice so they can use it as a leverage -- that's manipulation). If you're not confident, fake it. Any girl who won't at least agree to give you a chance probably isn't worth your time anyway.

    The ability to make someone laugh is good, but often all you need is the ability to maintain a conversation. The easy way to do that is to just take keywords that they say and throw them back at them in the form of a question. For example, if she says, 'I'm making a necklace out of shells I got on the beach from Costa Rica.' you can say, 'Wow! When were you in Costa Rica?' (Unless, of course, you *live* in Costa Rica, which I don't <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> )

    So don't play video games to escape reality! That's like... drinking alcohol to escape reality. I do both for fun alone. Go out and meet people! You won't regret it in the long run. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Rhuadin
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  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    My girlfriend doesn't like to play violent games (but she'll very happily watch me playing them), but we can spend hours playing fun 2-player games together. Things like Bust-a Move and Bubble Bobble can keep us entertained for hours on end.

    I have a female clanmate whose boy is in a rival DoD clan though. Not sure why I brought that up, but hey.
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  • ZeldaZelda Join Date: 2003-05-31 Member: 16893Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Rhuadin+Jun 23 2003, 03:09 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Rhuadin @ Jun 23 2003, 03:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Avtomat, I'm glad you find it funny and I gave you a laugh.

    However, if you thought twice about what I had written, you'd probably realize that I wouldn't be trying to impress girls with what I write in this forum, because girls reading this forum are probably gamers, and I don't date gamers, for the reasons I stated in the second sentence.

    Maybe you just read the last sentence, I don't know. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Rhuadin

    *Edit: Damn misuse of pronouns <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    wow misuse in pronouns so rhaudin have you ever talked to a girl before. ive having some serious doubts about this. and i agree with that guy who laughed at you, you're a joke.
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  • RhuadinRhuadin Join Date: 2003-06-05 Member: 17023Members
    edited June 2003
    Hahah OMG. Back when I was with Jamie she couldn't stand when I played video games around her. My network really sucks most of the time, so occasionally I'd get up in the morning (when ping is actually good, during off-peak hours) and try to squeeze in a game of WC3 while she was still sleeping. Usually what happens is she'll wake up and this scenario will ensue:

    <i>Me, busily being addicted to WC3 (You can't just quit a game if you're playing on a ladder! :-p</i>

    Her: Good morning. I'm going to go take a shower.

    Me: Okay.

    (10 minutes pass)
    (She's still standing around)

    Me: I thought you were going to take a shower?

    Her: Don't you need to take a shower?

    Me: Well, why don't you go ahead, and I'll shower after you.

    Her: Look, if I wanted to shower alone, I'd just go home and shower.

    Me: Uh... (In the middle of beating down someone's base) In a few minutes?

    Her: Fine, I'm leaving!

    Me: Alright, alright! *quits*

    My random team partner, over gamechat: F***ing teammate! Why do they always leave in the middle of a game?

    .
    .
    .

    Well now you know. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    But anyway, the point of this post was -- How could someone happily watch you play violent video games? I like em but I don't like watching them either, it's boring. :-p

    Rhuadin

    [EDIT] I guess someone snuck a post in between when I read and when I posted. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> Zelda, you're entitled to believe whatever you want, and nothing I can say over the internet can probably convince you. Personally, it doesn't matter to me whether you think I'm a joke or not. So think what you want. On the other hand, you *are* aware that you're naming yourself after the princess, not the hero, of the Hyrule series, right? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->[/EDIT]
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  • LuraLura Join Date: 2003-02-10 Member: 13373Members
    a girlfriend i know from school playes videogames and is pretty good in HL and its mods <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
    but she isnt MY <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> girlfriend ... but i hang out with her though ... we often play together ... its fun <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    edited June 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--Rhuadin+Jun 23 2003, 05:56 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Rhuadin @ Jun 23 2003, 05:56 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> But anyway, the point of this post was -- How could someone happily watch you play violent video games?  I like em but I don't like watching them either, it's boring. :-p <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I dunno - I like watching people play games too. Partly it's to take in my brother's PS2's swanky graphics admittedly, but also it's fun to watch him on things like CS, where I can say things like "doy - you should have seen that guy" and "jeez that was stupid" whenever he kets killed.

    But then again, I also like watching my girlfriend playing things like Mah Jongg, so I'm probably just weird. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->

    ---

    Oh, and in Rhuadin's defence - <i>I</i> much prefer doing something more fun and sociable than playing games (yes, online games are sociable, but they're not spending-time-with-a-loved-one sociable) with my girlfriend. Even if it's just something simple like finding a bar or coffee house to hang out in.
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  • AgkelosAgkelos Join Date: 2003-02-07 Member: 13243Members
    edited June 2003
    If I could, I would spend my life drunken <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Btw Zelda is a hater =O.
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  • DemonmercDemonmerc Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 3651Members
    None of you have played strip CS/quake I take it. When you die you must remove an article of clothing.
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  • ChurchChurch Meatshield grunt-fodder // Has pre-ordered NS2 Join Date: 2002-12-31 Member: 11646Members, Constellation
    I assume you can only play that when there are girls around <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • ApeApe Join Date: 2003-06-17 Member: 17448Members, Constellation
    My girlfriend hates all things computer related.. games, irc, whatever. She can't stand the fact that it takes attention away from her, which is fair enough I guess. She'll do almost anything to get me away from the box, although usually its limited to nagging and whinging, which can be really annoying when I'm fully immersed in a game of NS (or any other game really). When we first started going out 3 years ago I'd never think of putting the PC in front of spending time with her, but after living together for 2 years that's all changed. Now it's a challenge to find a few hours in which I can game uninterrupted <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Women: Can't live with 'em, can't kill 'em. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • ChurchChurch Meatshield grunt-fodder // Has pre-ordered NS2 Join Date: 2002-12-31 Member: 11646Members, Constellation
    you could make sweet love to her for hours, cuddle her, and sernade her with a lullaby until she falls sound asleep. then you'd have a few hours to play! <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • ApeApe Join Date: 2003-06-17 Member: 17448Members, Constellation
    heh, I try that every night (minus the lullaby bit, as well as the sweet loving bit - this only happens a couple of times a week these days)

    Half the time I end up falling asleep myself <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • AgkelosAgkelos Join Date: 2003-02-07 Member: 13243Members
    MACHO MACHO MAN!!! WHOS THE MACHO, MACHO MAN?
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  • ApeApe Join Date: 2003-06-17 Member: 17448Members, Constellation
    You? No?

    Who then?
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  • AgkelosAgkelos Join Date: 2003-02-07 Member: 13243Members
    We will have to figure that one out.
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  • ApeApe Join Date: 2003-06-17 Member: 17448Members, Constellation
    Yes, yes we will..
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  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Demonmerc+Jun 24 2003, 01:02 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Demonmerc @ Jun 24 2003, 01:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> None of you have played strip CS/quake I take it. When you die you must remove an article of clothing. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    i have actually partaken in this with my g.f only not on ns cos i would never get nekkid! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->

    but we played CS over the lan 1 v 1 she is pretty good resulting score was

    4-3 in my favor so she was naked first <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->

    and yes she plays CS but only with me she wont ever playit on her own for some reason lol

    she puts up with my gaming really well aswell... itll be like on the fone ' oh sh!t babe i got a clan match ok so imma have to go' just as she is gettin into the story of her day and shell let me go <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> well she is great what can isay!

    i get around 6 hours + of gamins per day and she lets me <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> now im on holiday it is better <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> she doesnt break up for another month yet so i am LIVING on ns.... until she breaks up the closest thing i have to secks is when our team gets butt fkd but an onos..
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