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FFD: How much time do you spend gaming?

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We know, from recent data, that the median age of the game-playing human being is 31. In fact, a pretty small percentage of gamers are the sort of people who don;t have daily responsibilities thanks to that horrible thing that keeps getting in the way: life.

When I was a spritely young lad, I’d often spend hour upon hour, eyes transfixed on a screen, playing whatever the game du jour at the time was. These days though, as a family man with responsibilities all over me like a monkey on my back, I struggle to find the time to play games.

It’s even worse considering my job; when I am playing games it’s usually out of obligation; some or other game that I have  to play for review instead of something I want to play. to be fair, often those overlap. Still, I find myself with less and less time available to play videogames – so I’m curious.

In an average week , how much time do you spend playing games. When is it too much, and at what point are you playing so little that it would be spurious to even call yourself a “core” gamer.

Last Updated: April 25, 2014

168 Comments

  1. Ultimo_Cleric N7

    April 25, 2014 at 10:33

    depends when I have time…..gets a bit harder to spend too much time on it when you get older.

    But I would say between 1 – 3 hours a day for me. I like to have at least an hour to chill on Hearthstone on ME3 Multiplayer to relax after work. Once in a while I will get a 5-6 hour session when the lady is out with friends and my mates are busy.

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    • Matthew Holliday

      April 25, 2014 at 10:47

      havent been able to find any multiplayer games for ME3 for ages now.
      i check every now and then, but never finds anything

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      • Ultimo_Cleric N7

        April 25, 2014 at 11:04

        I’m on PC. Still loads on people playing there. You console?

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        • Matthew Holliday

          April 25, 2014 at 11:12

          PC aswell, maybe its just me

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          • Ultimo_Cleric N7

            April 25, 2014 at 11:15

            Ya maybe, was playing last night and I had no problems. Lots of Russians…

      • Aussious

        April 25, 2014 at 11:10

        I feel you on that one, community is dead.

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        • Ultimo_Cleric N7

          April 25, 2014 at 11:13

          Heard the PS3 community was dead in the water. Really though there are still crap loads on people playing on PC. Find Platimun games no problem.

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  2. HvR - THE Average GAmer

    April 25, 2014 at 10:34

    NOT ENOUGH!!!!!

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  3. Norm the Horrible

    April 25, 2014 at 10:35

    During the week, I generally play games from 9pm to about 11pm.
    Weekends, I tend to get in about 4 hours.
    Of course, this will probably diminish a bit once the kiddiewinkles arrive.

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    • MakeItLegal

      April 25, 2014 at 10:54

      Congrads and good luck’S

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      • Norm the Horrible

        April 25, 2014 at 10:55

        Thanks. So far a lot of time has gone into preparing the nursery rather than on gaming. But it is all good in the end.

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  4. Wincethis

    April 25, 2014 at 10:35

    Recently been around the 10 hours mark. Next week, that will be per day.

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    • Hammersteyn

      April 25, 2014 at 10:37

      You won the lotto?

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      • Wincethis

        April 25, 2014 at 10:38

        Ha. Week off. Used to play about 3 hours a day, then do a 12 hour stint with OVG on a Saturday. But recently he’s been so disheartened with coop we haven’t.

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        • Jedi JJ

          April 25, 2014 at 10:45

          Is it because he realized he’s not as good as he thought?

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          • Wincethis

            April 25, 2014 at 10:47

            I think he came to that conclusion when he thought he was Marcus, Dom, and the Cole Train, at the same time 0-o

          • Jedi JJ

            April 25, 2014 at 10:53

            lol

  5. Bob the Zealot

    April 25, 2014 at 10:35

    I spend a minimum of 33 hours per week I think. If I have nothing planned over the weekend or public holiday then it gets deemed a “PC day” 🙂

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  6. Unavengedavo

    April 25, 2014 at 10:36

    Does playing 2048 while taking a dump count? O_o

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  7. Mossel

    April 25, 2014 at 10:36

    I usually play games right after gym at about 18:00 for about and hour or so. Than only late at night will I play again for about another 30-60min. According to Steam I played 25.9 hours in the last two weeks. That’s about 13hours a week or 1.85hours per day.
    EDIT: Just to note, that 25.9hours is actually higher than usual. My usual time is about 15hours in two weeks. I blame public holidays.

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  8. Hammersteyn

    April 25, 2014 at 10:37

    During the week maybe 4-5 hours. Weekends you leave me the hell alone. I’m playing games then!

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  9. Umar's Sin

    April 25, 2014 at 10:37

    Weekly, about an hour or 2 everyday, this is usually after 10, I also play Vita in the morning and afternoon in the bus which comprises 2 hours as well. Weekends is a different story. I’m usually up at about 6. Play till about 9 when my wife wakes up and then play till late in the night till about 1 or 2. My game time has been downsized considerably, but, I will always make time. My wife even feels bad for me when I don’t play and sometimes shifts our plans around so that I can play lol….So, less time, but I always make time. For the love of the game

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    • Norm the Horrible

      April 25, 2014 at 10:40

      She’s a keeper!

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      • Umar's Sin

        April 25, 2014 at 10:45

        Never gonna give her up!

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        • Admiral Chief in Space

          April 25, 2014 at 10:46

          Have kids?

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          • Umar's Sin

            April 25, 2014 at 10:47

            Nope, hopefully soon 🙂 That won’t stop me either, though gaming time will be cut down again lol

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            April 25, 2014 at 10:49

            My gaming time took a ballista to the knee when my daughter was younger and I worked further away from home. These days, much better

          • Umar's Sin

            April 25, 2014 at 10:51

            At what age was she when you started getting more of your free time back?

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            April 25, 2014 at 10:57

            only at 4

          • Umar's Sin

            April 25, 2014 at 10:59

            Dayum LOL ………4 years. Well the child brings you the joy you need

          • Admiral Chief in Space

            April 25, 2014 at 11:03

            first year? forget about it
            second year? think about it
            third year? start with it
            fourth year? getting back into it
            fifth year? full swing

          • geelslang

            April 25, 2014 at 11:49

            Good to know it gets better.

          • HvR - THE Average GAmer

            April 25, 2014 at 10:59

            So true, my gaming time never got back to what it was.

            Although I did complete RA:3 when my son didn’t sleep at night. Big lazy chair in front of the PC, him on the left shoulder rubbing out winds, jamming RA with the right hand.

            Since he turned three I can entertain himself got some time back and since he was 4 and half we started jamming Lego games together.

          • Matthew Holliday

            April 25, 2014 at 10:58

            who knows, you might end up having more vita time.
            i hear the sound of gunshots and death is quite soothing.

    • Hammersteyn

      April 25, 2014 at 10:40

      Where is this wonderful island where you found your wife?

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      • Umar's Sin

        April 25, 2014 at 10:45

        Hehe, yeah, pretty lucky. But I was open with her from the start of our relationship all the years back. Told her gaming is a huge part of my life, either accept it or you can move on lol Lucky she accepted, phew lol

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        • Hammersteyn

          April 25, 2014 at 10:50

          Congrats man

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    • Wincethis

      April 25, 2014 at 10:41

      She got a sister?!

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      • Umar's Sin

        April 25, 2014 at 10:47

        Lol yeah, but, like I mentioned to Hammer. I was always open about my gaming habits…Told her how big a part video games play in my life. So now after years of being together, she knows and respects that 🙂 So , it’s best to always be who you are when in you’re in a relationship

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        • Wincethis

          April 25, 2014 at 10:49

          Pffft, lame. YOU DIDN’T ANSWER MY QUESTION 😉

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          • Umar's Sin

            April 25, 2014 at 10:51

            Lol yes, but married 🙂

          • Norm the Horrible

            April 25, 2014 at 10:52

            All the good ones tend to be. 😉

          • Wincethis

            April 25, 2014 at 10:55

            Good, that leaves me with the naughty, dirty ones 0-o

          • Norm the Horrible

            April 25, 2014 at 10:56

            Comes with it’s own brand of ‘fun’.
            Hehe.

          • Wincethis

            April 25, 2014 at 10:57

            Yeah, also known as ‘Batshit crazy’.

          • Kensei Seraph

            April 25, 2014 at 10:56

            You mean the ones who won’t let you spend any time gaming?

          • VampyreSquirrel

            April 25, 2014 at 10:57

            And you’re complaining?

          • Wincethis

            April 25, 2014 at 10:57

            Only when I am signing the restraining orders.

          • VampyreSquirrel

            April 25, 2014 at 11:00

            Never thought you’d have to sign restraining orders… other than accepting the terms of staying away from someone else.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            April 25, 2014 at 11:00

            They’d have to know he’s there first.

          • Wincethis

            April 25, 2014 at 11:17

            *Click. Don’t worry, was the reflection of the sun off a car…

          • Rags

            April 25, 2014 at 11:53

            It leaves you with only one guy to compete against. 😀

          • Wincethis

            April 25, 2014 at 12:14

            Bwahahaha!

    • Norm the Horrible

      April 25, 2014 at 10:46

      It is great to have an understanding wife.
      I am grateful my wife also loves playing Xbox games like Diablo 3 in between playing her quiz games on her iPad. When she is isn’t watching a series she loves, she enjoys watching me play games.

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      • Umar's Sin

        April 25, 2014 at 10:48

        Fantastic, it just makes life all the more pleasant 🙂 You’re able to enjoy what you love with the person you love

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      • Jedi JJ

        April 25, 2014 at 10:50

        Luckily my gf has her own gaming pc or we’d be fighting over it. She hasn’t discovered Diablo 3 on PS3 yet, since I’m sure she’ll forget she has me after that. But been considering trying the co-op sometime maybe.

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        • Norm the Horrible

          April 25, 2014 at 10:53

          I highly recommend console Diablo 3 local co-op.
          I find it incredibly fun.

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          • Jedi JJ

            April 25, 2014 at 10:57

            I’m just so bad at spending money on console games, it’s really all that’s keeping me from buying it at this stage.

    • Matthew Holliday

      April 25, 2014 at 10:54

      http://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/vp/image/1381/27/1381279940013.jpg

      I will not marry anyone, untill they promise to write into their wedding vows, that they will not interfere with my dedicated game time.

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      • Umar's Sin

        April 25, 2014 at 10:56

        Hehehe, then don’t. Your partner has to understand you lol

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    • oVg Errorist

      April 25, 2014 at 11:09

      • Umar's Sin

        April 25, 2014 at 11:10

        I will never be as cool as this guy…EVER

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        • oVg Errorist

          April 25, 2014 at 11:11

          You know it 😛

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          • Umar's Sin

            April 25, 2014 at 11:13

            I mean, those are some pretty sick dance moves plus he’s probably the most faithful man on earth

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            April 25, 2014 at 11:25

            CoD LAN it OVG! My eyes!!!

  10. Admiral Chief in Space

    April 25, 2014 at 10:40

    1-2 hours PS2 per day
    15min Loadout per day
    FTL at office, about 1 hour per day, maybe more….
    Then other gaming about 3 hours per week, maybe more

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    • Hammersteyn

      April 25, 2014 at 10:41

      LOL i didn’t count playing during office hours.

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      • Admiral Chief in Space

        April 25, 2014 at 10:41

        I keep FTL open at office, every now and then I play a turn or 5

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        • Jedi JJ

          April 25, 2014 at 10:47

          I’m jealous.

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        • Wincethis

          April 25, 2014 at 10:49

          Oi, thought you said you were keeping that on the down low 😉

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        • Rags

          April 25, 2014 at 11:51

          I do the same. It beats stick cricket 😀

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    • Umar's Sin

      April 25, 2014 at 10:49

      Playstation 2 is the best console in the world….you lowly console gamer you :p

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      • Admiral Chief in Space

        April 25, 2014 at 10:57

        PLANETSIDE 2 not PlayStation 2

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        • HvR - THE Average GAmer

          April 25, 2014 at 11:01

          LOL

          It was as if Umar just slapped you with a POS.

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        • Norm the Horrible

          April 25, 2014 at 11:02

          Sure, sure. 😉

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  11. Admiral Chief in Space

    April 25, 2014 at 10:41

    About 1 hour per day Assault Squad on phone as well

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    • Wincethis

      April 25, 2014 at 10:42

      How can that be!? You said you have sunk like 300+ hours into FTL!

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief in Space

        April 25, 2014 at 10:43

        364 to be precise, love that game

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        • Wincethis

          April 25, 2014 at 10:44

          So… You have played that, and ONLY that for over a year?! 0-O Your maths boy don’t add up!

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          • Admiral Chief in Space

            April 25, 2014 at 10:45

            I’ve been playing longer than that 😛

          • Wincethis

            April 25, 2014 at 10:46

            If you say so 😉

          • Lardus-Resident Perve

            April 25, 2014 at 10:45

            He has another post. This one is in addition to that post 🙂

          • Wincethis

            April 25, 2014 at 10:46

            BWAHAHAH! Nice!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            April 25, 2014 at 10:45

            Maths Boy. Lamest superhero ever.

          • VampyreSquirrel

            April 25, 2014 at 10:49

            Yeah, the things he does never add up.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            April 25, 2014 at 10:59

            That’s just so bad, but I can’t stop lol’ing.

          • Mossel

            April 25, 2014 at 10:50

            But his sidekick Subtraction Dude is the bees knees.

      • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

        April 25, 2014 at 11:04

        Weekends man. Weekends are where the major session come in. Same with me. Only about 1 – 2 hours max during week nights. Weekends however….

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  12. VampyreSquirrel

    April 25, 2014 at 10:42

    On average I spend about 3 hours a day on week days playing some or other game… weekends it depends on if I have time, but it can be in excess of 6 hours a day. So you’re looking at an average of about 25 hours a week.

    My saving grace is that my wife also plays games when she’s not watching some series or another… granted it’s mostly Candy Crush on her phone or WoW… but it allows me to play some games.

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    • Jedi JJ

      April 25, 2014 at 10:44

      Same here man. The SO juggles series and some gaming while I pretty much forget what time of the day it is.

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      • VampyreSquirrel

        April 25, 2014 at 10:46

        The issue is when I’m really immersed in a game, look up and the wife’s in bed asleep and it’s going on 1am and I can only get 6 hours of sleep. And then I’m in trouble the next morning when I battle to wake up 😛

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        • Kensei Seraph

          April 25, 2014 at 10:49

          Isn’t that normal?

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          • VampyreSquirrel

            April 25, 2014 at 10:52

            Not entirely… I don’t seem to be able to survive on 3-6 hours of sleep anymore. Sometimes it’s not bad… other times I just wanna turn over and call in sick 😛

            I don’t care how much sleep I get on weekends… I don’t really have to function then.

        • Jedi JJ

          April 25, 2014 at 10:54

          Haha. That happens. I was up at 3 this morning because I couldn’t sleep for some reason, so got a few hours in.

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          • VampyreSquirrel

            April 25, 2014 at 10:55

            That sounds familiar… that tends to happen to me from time to time. But those are the times that I actually thrive on not having “enough” sleep.

          • Jedi JJ

            April 25, 2014 at 10:58

            Me too. For some reason it happens maybe once a month, sometimes less or more often, and then the next day I’m more awake than everyone else.

        • Wincethis

          April 25, 2014 at 11:20

          6 hours sleep? And you complain?! That would be the longest I’ve slept in years in one go!

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          • VampyreSquirrel

            April 25, 2014 at 11:24

            lol… I used to survive on 3-6 hours a night without fail… but my days are a lot more taxing than they used to be. I no longer just sit at a desk all day and answer phones lol

            Ah well… it happens… and coffee doesn’t affect me anymore 🙁 🙁 🙁

          • Wincethis

            April 25, 2014 at 11:30

            Ya. I usually get about 3 hours, wake at 1, then sometimes manage another 2 before getting up at 6. If I don’t go to gym you can cut those hours in half. Genetic, dad also like that.

  13. Kensei Seraph

    April 25, 2014 at 10:42

    Way to much time.

    Usually 3 – 4 hours a day on weekdays (you only need 5 hours sleep a night right?) and 10+ hours on weekends and public holidays, although some of that time will be spent watching movies or similiar.

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  14. Jedi JJ

    April 25, 2014 at 10:43

    Two hours a day during the week. During the weekend it varies from 10hrs to just below the amount of hours I need to get enough sleep in also.

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  15. Matthew Holliday

    April 25, 2014 at 10:44

    Enough to qualify me as a gamer.
    on a quiet day, 2 hours
    normal day, 4 hours.
    on a busy day, 24 hours

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  16. Lardus-Resident Perve

    April 25, 2014 at 10:46

    It depends on the week. Some weeks I will play 10-15 hours in the week and 6-10 hours over the weekend. Others I will play only 4 hours the entire week and 6-10 hours over the weekend. Work does not interfere. Only Warhammer 40K, club shoots and special events stop me from reaching my quota…or if I am not in the mood.

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    • Matthew Holliday

      April 25, 2014 at 10:49

      What Warhammer race you collect?
      havent played in years, been itching to pick some stuff up recently though, stumbled upon my dark angels collection a while ago and i can feel myself slipping

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      • Norm the Horrible

        April 25, 2014 at 10:50

        ORK ORK ORK…

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        • Matthew Holliday

          April 25, 2014 at 11:03

          orc warbosses are scary, but i always relied heavilly on heavy bolters and plasma cannons, so the rest of the army never really scared me.
          i used to eat shit against imperial guard and necrons though =/

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          • Norm the Horrible

            April 25, 2014 at 11:08

            If I had the time or money to start again, I am keen to starting a Necron or Tau army.

          • Lardus-Resident Perve

            April 25, 2014 at 12:57

            Necron is an older Codex with too many “easy win buttons” – I had a few but are letting them go next week. Tau seem very powerful now and their Codex is fresh. Damned Riptides have ripped me a new one every time I faced them!

          • Norm the Horrible

            April 25, 2014 at 11:27

            My Warboss currently protects my desk.
            (Refresh for pic.)

          • Matthew Holliday

            April 25, 2014 at 11:41

            and my commander protects mine
            replaced the chainsword for a power sword since this was taken

            http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e80/BenDover_za/DSCF1289.jpg~original

      • Lardus-Resident Perve

        April 25, 2014 at 11:04

        I started with Grey Knights end of last year.

        Getting my 4 Imperial Knights soon (max 4 in 1500 points!).

        Have some Tyranids – got them 2nd hand end of last year – never used

        Selling my Necrons – got them 2nd hand end of last year, used once and didn’t like

        Getting some 2nd hand Orks now – a friend is interested in starting and he likes the Orks from DoW, so I getting them to ease him into things.

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        • Matthew Holliday

          April 25, 2014 at 11:11

          Grey knights are the shit, i have a single squad, they were fun to paint
          think i enjoyed the painting and theory crafting more than actually playing

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          • Lardus-Resident Perve

            April 25, 2014 at 11:17

            I enjoyed the building and magnetising of my units. Painting – still a work in progress! I enjoy the playing a lot. Just want to play more than once a week…and I hate playing the new Tau with their damn Riptides

    • Norm the Horrible

      April 25, 2014 at 10:50

      Mentioning WH40K qualifies for an automatic up vote from me.

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    • HvR - THE Average GAmer

      April 25, 2014 at 11:05

      club shoots as in IPSC/IDAPA?

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  17. UltimateNinjaPandaDudeGuy

    April 25, 2014 at 10:50

    It differs, but probably about 2-4 hours a day? If there aren’t any plans then I am either busy with D3 or DOTA2.

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    • hairyknees

      April 25, 2014 at 12:01

      Those damn black holes that don’t have an end! :'(

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  18. Alien Emperor Trevor

    April 25, 2014 at 10:55

    It fluctuates wildly. Right now I’m devoting a few hours a night & whole days on the weekend/public holidays to XCOM – so between 25-30 hours I guess. Usually it’s a lot less because I tend not to play that much during the week really – probably around 15-20 hours.

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  19. MakeItLegal

    April 25, 2014 at 10:55

    on average about 2 hrs a day …but thats gana change from next week as i start to study

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  20. oVg Errorist

    April 25, 2014 at 10:56

    1-2 Hours a night while normal people relax with adverts and bullshit TV.

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  21. Uberutang

    April 25, 2014 at 10:59

    I have a standing calendar to play Tuesdays and Thursdays, 20:00 – when ever.
    I usually also pull a hour or two on the rest of the week days, with a few solid hours each Sunday afternoon.

    I am 33, married. No kids.

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  22. Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

    April 25, 2014 at 11:03

    On average about 1- 2 hours a night. On a weekend I can put in a good 4 hours per session if I’m not out and about doing other things

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    • Admiral Chief in Space

      April 25, 2014 at 11:04

      *late afternoon

      Since you are offline by the time I’m on

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      • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

        April 25, 2014 at 11:06

        Yeah you’re right. I play from 4:30pm and at 6:00pm-6:30pm I usually cut off

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  23. Sir Captain Senior the First

    April 25, 2014 at 11:05

    If league of legends had an hours played statistic on your profile, I think most of us players would die of shock. I’m not at liberty to disclose my hours spent gaming due to this restriction XD

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    • hairyknees

      April 25, 2014 at 12:00

      3003 hours spent in Dota 2 according to my steam 😡 you can remove a percentage of that for time spent waiting for a game or actually watching some pro games… but still! 3003 hours! xD I need to get out more!

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  24. DarthZA

    April 25, 2014 at 11:05

    Before I was married, about 2-3 hours a day for entertainment, which was split pretty evenly between Series, Gaming and Comics. Since I’ve got married though, my entertainment has increased to around 4 hours a day, but now I would say gaming gets about 2 hours a week or so only. Watch a lot more series now, and read a hell of a lot more comics.

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  25. Grant [_G_] Hancock

    April 25, 2014 at 11:07

    On average I play about 15 hrs a week for me or about 2 hours per day. Depending on how hectic work is or how what plans have been made for me for my evenings / weekends

    Sometimes very little, an hour a day maybe on average or 7 hrs for the week. Sometimes up to 20 hrs for the week.

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  26. Jonah Cash

    April 25, 2014 at 11:09

    2 hours a night, about 4-5 over each Saturday and Sunday (This all depends on how pissed off I can make my wife, see when she is mad she doesn’t talk to me. So way more time for gaming!!!)

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    • Sir Captain Senior the First

      April 25, 2014 at 11:14

      That is quite a good strategy. Do you then get rewarded with crazy make up sex after gaming? XD

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      • Jonah Cash

        April 25, 2014 at 11:18

        Oh no I am not that lucky!! She does noth believe in ze makeup sex!! She just stays angry for a few days and then one morning it is just over…..

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        • Kromas

          April 25, 2014 at 11:59

          Reminds me of this.

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  27. Aussious

    April 25, 2014 at 11:09

    Not enough:-)

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  28. Kyratic

    April 25, 2014 at 11:13

    An hour or two a night, a few more on weekends. This is sharply down from 5 hours a night since the birth of my twin daughters a month ago.and even more down from about 12 hours a day since getting a day job 5 years back :/ Insufficient time for gaming is the bane of my existence.

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    • Norm the Horrible

      April 25, 2014 at 11:15

      Congratulations on the twins!

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    • VampyreSquirrel

      April 25, 2014 at 11:18

      Congrats on the twins! You got twin shotguns too? XD

      Reply

      • Kyratic

        April 25, 2014 at 11:23

        There’s a reason they make Double-Barreled shotguns.

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    • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

      April 25, 2014 at 11:18

      Grats on the twins!

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    • Norm the Horrible

      April 25, 2014 at 11:20

      Will know how it feels soon, we expecting our twin boys end of August.
      XD

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      • Kyratic

        April 25, 2014 at 11:25

        ^^ being a gamer might have prepared you better for the lack of sleep involved in having twins 🙂

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        • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

          April 25, 2014 at 11:26

          This is good news. My wife and I are expecting in November (Only one though. Phew)

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  29. Dutch Matrix

    April 25, 2014 at 11:17

    I used to sink every free minute I had into Skyrim. Then one day I woke up, smelled what game developers delivered in every game ever (the same old rehash, just a different title) and I decided enough is enough. Currently I play FEAR 2, 30 minutes a day over weekends. Then I’m cool.

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    • Jedi JJ

      April 25, 2014 at 11:23

      I really couldn’t get into FEAR 2. Felt like it didn’t have anything from the previous game. Felt slower and the particle system wasn’t anything like that of the first. Played two hours and was too disappointed to continue. But I see it got good ratings. So it might just be me.

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      • Dutch Matrix

        April 25, 2014 at 11:29

        Yes, it is inferior to the first FEAR. But for some reason I am loving its simplistic play mechanics a lot again.
        But I just recalled the true horror of FEAR 2. That final scene. When Alma decides… No. My brain tells me I was drunk at the time. And high. Plus Jenny McCarthy was swinging on the stripper pole in my room. So no. I saw nothing of the ending of FEAR 2…

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        • Jedi JJ

          April 25, 2014 at 11:38

          Haha. Excellent.
          I think I loved the first FEAR so much that I’m unfairly comparing 2 to it. But definitely going to sink into FEAR 3 regardless.

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          • Matthew Holliday

            April 25, 2014 at 11:52

            played an hour of FEAR 3.
            it was even less comparable to FEAR 2 than FEAR 2 to was to FEAR.

  30. Kromas

    April 25, 2014 at 11:27

    I play a gaming session of about 3 hours a day. Usually with cooking food and showering and other things disrupting it quite heavily (so really a lot less than 3 hours). Good thing I usually only play MMO’s during the week.

    Weekends I binge play round about 12 hours starlight when I don’t have a function/event/work going on and a new title I have been waiting for gets released. On special occasions I take leave off work and binge play whatever I just bought (Don’t expect any posts from me when DA arrives.)

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    • Matthew Holliday

      April 25, 2014 at 11:47

      Showers are for the weak.
      and who even cooks their food? eat it raw man, unless its chicken, you gotta cook chicken.

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      • Kromas

        April 25, 2014 at 11:57

        Yeah … if i walk into a meeting having not showered for a few days I might loose the ability to continually buy Collectors Editions (also normal games and ofc my internet connection).

        And I lived of 2 minute noodles in varsity. I can’t stomach that stuff anymore. That and when you reach a certain age you need to eat properly or you will feel miserable every day.

        Oh boy that sounds horrible. I miss not having responsibilities. 🙁

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  31. R1ker

    April 25, 2014 at 11:38

    Monday to Thursday I am lucky if I get 4 hours in total in. From Friday it is a different story. Sits and start the pc and only go to sleep at about 2h00 the following morning. On weekends I get about 25 – 30 hours. Depending on the kids demands while my wife works.

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  32. Brenz

    April 25, 2014 at 11:47

    not nearly enough as I would like to.

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  33. Milesh Bhana

    April 25, 2014 at 11:51

    also a new dad, so gaming time is fairly limited.

    On most days I can probably squeeze in about 1-1.5h.
    So i’d say about 6 hours/week on average.

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  34. hairyknees

    April 25, 2014 at 11:57

    I’m quite a lucky lad 😛 student and all, I do set aside time for work, but I really have a crap load of free time.

    I might get some time to game during the day, but almost without fail (weekends depending) every evening I can be at my PC from 8pm-2am with ease O_O I don’t even realise the time, it just flies by! Evaluating it now though, 6 hours an evening/day at least 😛 HOLY MOLY!

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  35. Rags

    April 25, 2014 at 11:58

    About 1 hour Quake Live every second day. About 2-4 hours QL over weekends, about 1-2 hours Tony Hawk 2. And some games I try over weekend, but I am usually bored after 15 minutes and go back to Quake or TH 😀

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  36. Sk3tz0

    April 25, 2014 at 12:54

    7pm till 12am When i work.. and most of the day some times when i’m off..

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  37. loftie

    April 25, 2014 at 13:27

    1-5 hours a day during the week, 3-12 hours a day on weekends.

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  38. RedRover

    April 25, 2014 at 13:47

    About 25hrs a week on average

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  39. CAE9872

    April 25, 2014 at 22:13

    Typically 2 hours or so on weeknights; approx 4 hours a day on Saturday and Sunday. So around 15 to 20 hours a week. Some weeks a lot less – damn work gets in the way!

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  40. SoulCaster

    April 28, 2014 at 12:37

    I think I average about 42 hours a week, but I will probably start cutting down…

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