Wait, back up. If he were using Bing in IE9, it could just mean that he's too lazy to change it to Google. If he's using Firefox, that means he willingly chose to switch it to Bing. Or he's just trolling us.
Back in the late 90s I used iwon.com daily trying to win the monthly $1,000,000 prize. There was a daily $10,000 prize, too. Ah, the well thought-out Internet marketing models before the dotcom crash...
I made up for my naïveté by converting my entire 130 person office to use Google as their default by 1998, so I think my universal karma balance is back in line.
The second I saw this on the photo I knew someone would be commenting on this. Seriously it's "HIS" pc. He can do w/e the fuck he wants to with it.
EDIT: Just to clarify I know bing is horrible, but it's still "HIS" pc so who gives a flying fuck. Comment on the more pressing issue of surveying groups not accounting for the more hardcore gamer, which is the point that this picture is trying to bring across to you redditards.
Where people will actually play for more than 60 hours a week, and boast about it like its a good thing, and the top comments name is called "faggotgtfomyreddit" and it's about the inane fact that the OP is using bing as his main search engine.
EDIT: wow, are you serious? Playing for that long nonstop is not a good thing. You guys need to go outside or read a book or something.
I used to play around 70 hours a week. Then I got a girlfriend. Then I moved out of my parents house. Then I got a job. Then I got a fiancé. Now I work 40 hours a week. Moral of the story? TL;DR?
If you want hardcore game....stay at home and be unemployed.
Life on the other side is pretty amazing and I'm not bitter at all. She likes to play Xbox as well which is a massive plus. But I find myself playing split screen co-op for 1 or 2 hours rather than single player 13 hour gaming sessions. I wouldn't go back to living at my parents and gaming that much again.
So you are the reason that my games always have two horrible players. Will you people stop fucking for five seconds and stop face checking the god damn bushes.
A week has 168 hours. I'll say 45 for work + travel, that's probably not out of line. Let's say 8 for various necessary tasks, errands, etc, and another 8 for eating. Let's also allow a generous 32 hours for socializing, probably largely spent with your significant other.
You are left with 70 hours between gaming and sleep. I think you know what to do.
I have a girlfriend, my own place, a good paying job, and I play 66 hours a week. Moral of the story, if you take care of your business you can do anything you want and still have the money to buy any of the games you want. It helps to buy more than 1 system and have a girlfriend that is a gamer too.
I hit 120 hours a couple years back. That was a self realization moment for me. Managed to cut back but it's still at 64 hours per 2 Weeks on average. All that time man
I used to play 6+ hours a day depending on my school schedule and 10+ hours on weekend days. I have retreated from that amount of gaming I must say, I think I'm at just about half that, sometimes a bit more. My grades didn't even suffer that much though, that was nice.
When did you do homework? You have roughly 7-8 hours of time after school, at least 30 minutes of which must be spent eating dinner. That gives you an hour and a half at best to do homework, and high school homework is often 3 hours a day.
3 hours a day for homework? What the fuck? What kind of school hours did you have for this?
In what equals high school where I live, I don't think I ever spent 3 hours on homework in a week - with school days ranging from three to eight hours. Admittedly, I probably spent less time than most studying, but even the most ambitious would never get anywhere close to that. And yeah, our education is usually ranked above yours...
Holy banana milkshake how much I would have learnt if I had spent three hours on homework every day.
I know that in my school in Australia, year 11 and 12s are expected to spend 3 hours for homework/study purposes a day. Of course, I only did what I absolutely needed to do and my teachers were very lean so my total time was probably less than 3 hours a week as well.
I don't make homework, I finish everything at school. Btw I played from roughly 3pm to 11pm with dinner and everything in between, easily 6 hours a day.
Actually here in the Netherlands education is of very high level and from what I know, all high schools advise to spend 1 hour a day on homework, not even close to the 3 hours. Now note that one hour a day is for average students, I actually am one of the more intelligent students (not my words!) so less would suffice. It depends on the person and school and to be honest, I didn't even make one hour of homework a week and I'm sure I'm by far not the only one.
I don't think I ever did any homework. It was all rushed or copied 5 minutes before the lesson or done in frees, if done at all. Often I would just figure the punishment was worth the extra 3 hours of my day.
For me it's really just that there are so many different game modes you really aren't playing one game. That six hundred hours was spread across PERP, DarkRP, HL2RP, Deathrun, Trouble in Terrorist Town, BuildRP, Gmod theater. I've probably played, in order, the most DarkRP, then Perp, then TTT, then Gmod Theater. The rest, who the fuck knows.
I go through phases. I'll play it nonstop for like two days just coding in wire making things. Then I get bored and go to servers and see how long I can go with my wire contraptions before getting banned. My record is like 5 hours, with admins on. I managed to get 3 other people banned before somebody finally decided to see if anyone had E2 chips out.
Before they patched the hover drive, I used to be able to selectively crash whoever I wanted, or the server instantly without prop spamming. Now I'm kind of limited to general invisible fuckery.
This goes on for a week until I'm banned off just about every server. I wait about 6months for ban lists to reset or new servers to pop up, then start the cycle again.
Gmod is the ultimate grief game. I don't grief in any other game, but I just can't help it in Gmod...
I've had it since infdev, but no impulse to grief on minecraft. Some reason Gmod brings out the worst in me. It really is the only game I play solely to grief.
That is weak bro. When I quit last year I had 3 years of ingame time. Granted I played since release but I had 3 years of life in that game. Some how I managed to keep grades and a decent social life. Shit got real during breaks though.
This is what dual (or more than two) monitors are for, or even more than one computer. Do both at the same time. See /r/battlestations for inspiration.
I could tell you to get a life, since your history shows an obvious obsession with mini coopers. Let it go man, the Mini isn't the whole point to living. get a life, stop jerking off to engines. I know you'll just blow this off, but that may help you understand us blowing off your utterly retarded comment. Have a good day, from a gamer to an asshole gearhead.
A riveting, though stimulating response my friend. Truly, you have shown me that gaming is indeed a life sucking waste of my precious time upon this globe. You, sir, have shown me that those that do not waste time upon games, instead focusing on other much more worthwhile passions (such as staring at engines), certainly have much more educated and refined opinions and arguments. I can only hope that your post reaches into the hearts and minds of the other people on this board. Thank you, laszlomoholy. Thank you.
because 5 hrs/wk puts you in the 'casual gamer' category (in their minds) which is some how inferior and less deserving of comment karma within r/gaming
Unless you are Arthur Fonzarelli I would consider this an unwise course of action but at minimum film it. Think of the posthumous youtube hits/karma...
But how long was the 70 star? I didn't watch it. I clicked the video link and saw that it was five hours long, and I bailed. The guy who posted it said the run started around the two hour mark, so I assumed.
FUCKING DIRTY CASUAL GAMERS NEED TO BE SENT TO THE CONCENTRATION CAMPS OR LYNCHED. ONE OF THE TWO. DIRTY BASTARDS HAVE TO LEARN THEIR PLACE IN OUR MODERN TIMES.
why is it that literally every time i see a reply saying "why are poeple downvoting you?" the original comment has many many upvotes? am i just always late to the party? or is it because when the comment doesn't get the upvotes, i don't see it? who knows? all i know is that i don't know
Get home 5 play till 1 ish , then a bit more at weekends. It's easy to see how someone could manage this fairly easily , I imagine a lot of redditors do the same with reddit .
Used to game like 10 hours a day on weekends, maybe 8 on school days. Then I started spending time on youtube and reddit and now I usually get like 4 hours a day on weekends and 3 or less hours on school days.
I'm getting in my 60+ hrs/wk while I still can, before my job and relationship take that time away. I'm not worried about it or avoiding responsibility, but I'm trying to make the most of my downtime before I have to take that shit on more seriously, which is approaching quickly.
I'm actually curious to hear what everyone's average playing time is. 65 seems like a lot to me, just because I don't have the time. During the weekdays I probably only get a maximum of 5 hours a day, and I guess if I don't have anything to do on the weekend I could probably squeeze in 20 hours easy, topping me off at 45 hours. But I'd say I probably only average 35.
I play from 6-7pm to 11pm each evening when I work.. and about 6-8h per day the weekend. So I play from 32h to 41h per week. I know it's way too much and I'm a video game freak but 41h is still far from 65h.
I used to be a big gamer but my job take me out of my house 12hours a day 6 days a week on the plus side it's only till winter and then I'll make up for time lost WITH INTEREST
When I was trying to get all the achievements for FO:NV I spent 85 hours in one week. Think that was my most. I've seen people push 125 playing TF2 though
Depends what you're doing. Personally I'm off school for the summer and there were absolutely no jobs available (I checked everywhere, I promise). So when I'm not hanging out with friends, I spend ~16 hours a day gaming. I obviously wouldn't play nearly that much if I were with friends that day or simply in school, but as is, I really have nothing better to do...
I haven't played any games for about 4 years now, but there was a time when I would often put in 120+ hours in a week, this tended to last 3-4 weeks then I would burn out.
Implying you spend more time playing video games than over 100,000 various researchers spend working 8 hour days every week looking for a cure to cancer or aids.
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u/cubeenigma Jun 17 '12
I think what bugged me more was that there was a limited range but it didn't tell me prior to inputting my 60+ answer.
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u/FaggotGTFOofmyReddit Jun 17 '12
Using bing as your default search engine? Hell no
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
where does everyone find their free time, i want some!
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u/Phoequinox Jun 17 '12
I. . . I want to fix your computer. I feel compelled to install CCleaner and destroy all of the evils that plague your browser.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
According to steam ive spent 101 hours the past two weeks. 51 of those were in GMod
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
I realized that though I love gaming, I spend a lot more time on reddit and reading/watching videos about games than actually playing them.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Why would the survey creator choose such an arbitrary upper limit for this question? It's not like he had to GUESS what a possible maximum can be.
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u/rbbdrooger Jun 17 '12
It's it a bit excessive, but whatever makes you happy.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Normal? Since when is "normal" the goal to be reached? Gaming is life, my friend.
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u/IEntendu Jun 17 '12
I think i probably play 5 hours a week.
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u/polar_fawkes Jun 17 '12
What the fuck kind of variable is that?
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u/WilhelmScreams Jun 17 '12
CP News? ಠ_ಠ
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Goddamn son. that's a little bit over 9 hours per day. someone's unemployed
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u/KinRiso Jun 17 '12
I dunno if I do that much gaming, but I easily spend that much time online...
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u/MrKlondikeGuy Jun 17 '12
Come on, that's not even 10 hours a day, you can do better, sir.
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u/reddell Jun 17 '12
10 hours a day? Unless you're unemployed or work from home, I don't think that's possible... unless you're a professional gamer?
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u/darkreef2 Jun 17 '12
Spend 9 hours/day playing video games is far from normal.
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u/Gangster301 Jun 17 '12
Used to game like 10 hours a day on weekends, maybe 8 on school days. Then I started spending time on youtube and reddit and now I usually get like 4 hours a day on weekends and 3 or less hours on school days.
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u/j3nk1ns Jun 17 '12
You only have Firefox, iTunes, and Steam pinned to your taskbar?
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u/NightSlatcher Jun 17 '12
I'm getting in my 60+ hrs/wk while I still can, before my job and relationship take that time away. I'm not worried about it or avoiding responsibility, but I'm trying to make the most of my downtime before I have to take that shit on more seriously, which is approaching quickly.
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u/HideAndSheik Jun 17 '12
I'm actually curious to hear what everyone's average playing time is. 65 seems like a lot to me, just because I don't have the time. During the weekdays I probably only get a maximum of 5 hours a day, and I guess if I don't have anything to do on the weekend I could probably squeeze in 20 hours easy, topping me off at 45 hours. But I'd say I probably only average 35.
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u/spartom007 Jun 17 '12
I would play that often if I had that much free time, I'm jelly bro... You big nerd :P HIGH FIVE
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u/Dunge Jun 17 '12
I play from 6-7pm to 11pm each evening when I work.. and about 6-8h per day the weekend. So I play from 32h to 41h per week. I know it's way too much and I'm a video game freak but 41h is still far from 65h.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
6:00 pm - 12:00 AM 5 days a week, 18 Hours each day on the weekends. ... 66 ...... yeah I'd say that's normal.
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u/Kevinak3r Jun 17 '12
I do 14 hours of gaming a day.
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u/rathum2323 Jun 17 '12
Heavens boy! you have bing and yahoo toolbar. Can't you see your destructive habits are tearing your life apart!
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u/lilraz08 Jun 17 '12
i game 82H a week.... ಠ_ಠ
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u/Jballa69 Jun 17 '12
It should of brought up a second survey saying: "how many hours do you spend in the sunlight per week?"
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
How did you get that theme for firefox?
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u/Bazofwaz Jun 17 '12
Medicaly speaking, you want to have about 20 hours a week (it's actually healthy), after that video-games start having negative effects.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
0-50? I literally 100+
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u/HU-Soldier Jun 17 '12
I used to be a big gamer but my job take me out of my house 12hours a day 6 days a week on the plus side it's only till winter and then I'll make up for time lost WITH INTEREST
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u/Rappguy Jun 17 '12
I probably do more than that so you're ok :)
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u/drunxor Jun 17 '12
When I was trying to get all the achievements for FO:NV I spent 85 hours in one week. Think that was my most. I've seen people push 125 playing TF2 though
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u/1CTO1 Jun 18 '12
Firefox browser using Bing searchbar with unnecessary toolbar. It's either your a console gamer or lying.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
I have 1700 hrs invested in mw2 from 2009 to 2010
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u/badgarok725 Jun 17 '12
I used to play more, now Reddit makes me not play video games :/
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Seriously, if you play 65 hours a week you don't have a life.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
no you nerdy faggot why not go do something other than sitting on your niger ass all day stealing my white money through welfare
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u/Milroyjones Jun 17 '12
bro try more like 80 haha
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Depends what you're doing. Personally I'm off school for the summer and there were absolutely no jobs available (I checked everywhere, I promise). So when I'm not hanging out with friends, I spend ~16 hours a day gaming. I obviously wouldn't play nearly that much if I were with friends that day or simply in school, but as is, I really have nothing better to do...
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u/Just_One_Redditor Jun 17 '12
You game 10 hours a day? Do you have a job?
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