So someone else asked another question close to this that got me thinking. On average I can sit and play a game for hours if it is something I enjoy and have time for. I would say that my time playing has gone down a lot over the years. As a kid I could sit and play through an entire game in one sitting. I would say that I try to hold it below an hour now as I am older and have other responsibilities. Just curious how much time gaming people are doing on average. In a week I would say that I play anywhere from 6-15 hours if there is something I really want to play and have the free time.
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When new MMORPG story content comes out, I play for 30 hours/week until I clear it. Otherwise I try to squeeze in an hour or two each day of games I like.
But, weekends....assuming I have no other plans, this is where I get my big sessions in. Typically 3-5 hours in a row, usually around 9pm-2am
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So I can play as long as I want. A few hours. I do have other projects going on. But I can sometimes make the decision to play all day on a Saturday or Sunday (with appropriate breaks).
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In my 30's i have forgotten to eat and sleep few times while playing WoW, but most of the time i spent 10-12 hours straight with fingers on my keyboard, excluding bathroom breaks and couple of visit at the fridge.
Now i'm in my early 40's and i still spend hours in one sitting but i have more and longer breaks than before. One reason for this is there's no game that interests me as much as those in the past, but also the fact that i'm older and need more rest. We'll see what happens when Pantheon is finally released.
But usually ill get about 20+ hours in a week.
Playing conan exiles now, path of exile is my main game, but taking an extended brrak from it, even though new expansion comes out today.
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Have not yet though. Maybe there is hope?
Nah there is really none for me or the human race.
A new fun game or expansion makes me game more often, good summer or spring weather make me play less, good summers I don't play at all (but here in Sweden we usually have enough rainy days, a real good summer is rare).
Also, it depends on if I play pen and paper RPGs often or not, I prefer that to computer games.
Well, next time, my wife and kid are away and I actually have a day off. I'm going to try to hit 20 hours just so I can see if I could do it. I get bored of one single game now, so I was switching back between conan exiles and madden 2018 the other day. I may have to do that again.
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BTW: How the hell did you pull off 72 hours straight?
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If its an mmorpg, anywhere between 1-5 hours.
If its a single player game, anything over 5 hours. Just spent about 15 hours in one sitting in horizon zero down last weekend, only in the starting zone and loved every second of it.
Good content keeps me entertained for hours. Repetitive content keeps me asleep for hours.
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