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When playing a highly addictive game in your free time…
When playing a highly addictive game in your free time, what is(are) the most annoying interruption(s)?
Multiple answers possible, though it would be nice to see one or two on top at the end. |
I can think of quite a few actually.:)
Bathroom Breaks Sleep Work Text & Cellphone Calls Family Members Food Breaks Sore Back or Hands Power Outages Lost Internet Connection Hardware or Software Failure Probably have more but that's all I can think of.^^ |
You were too early. I had not finished my poll yet. :)
It is really weird the thread gets published even when I have not yet submitted the choices. Edit. O pain, power outages and lost connection are nice. Let me see if I can add ‘game stops functioning’ to the poll. Then I have 10, so no room for ‘pain’, if I don’t delete ‘other’. |
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It's due to how the poll is set up as the thread gets posted first while you add the options. Sometimes the poll wouldn't even post and you had to manually redo it. So I checked every option in the poll. |
I have created two more options, Couch. Thanks :)
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Picked "people barging". However, not all people. For some I always have time, the game won't escape anywhere. But some others though…
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Well, let's see…I like eating, I like sleeping, I like going to the bathroom (relief!), I already have my cell phone on "do not disturb" mode all the time, because I do hate getting interrupted /called by it, so that is already covered.
And I love cats, and I like people barging into my room, at least, the current people I am living with (of the young female persuasion :biggrin:) so, to be honest, the one I would have picked is "work". I wish I didn't have to work when obsessively playing a game, so I would have days on end (or weeks on end) to play it, without having to worry about going to work. Since that is missing, I chose "power/ connection problem or crash" since that is highly annoying as well when playing a game obsessively. |
My play time is usually strategised out to be free from interruption so my main annpyance is something from the pc itself. Yesterday I got kicked out because of the Win 10 update…:furious:
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I liked reading why some of the options I mentioned were not bothering you at all. |
Number ten for me, with a bullet. A painful bullet!
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I think I read somewhere how someone died from forgetting to go to the loo while playing for hours. Or was it from forgetting to drink. Anyway, all of the above really.
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Yes, I remember that as well. I thought from not taking the time to eat. But apparently it has happened several times:
Google results: ‘gamer’ ‘died’ Not eating/drinking/sleeping, exhaustion. |
Chores and crashes.
Playing games is a good painkiller. ;) |
My pets are the biggest distraction. I can ignore the dog, but the cats are very good at laying down on the mouse or keyboard if they aren't getting through to me :p
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That one person that is never around when you look for them, but then as soon as you need some quiet relaxing gaming time, it's that one person that hovers. Really. Close. Makes a bunch of noise. And acts like they want something.
OMG WHAT DO YOU WANT?! |
Social engagements by far lol… a crash is nothing in comparison.
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I included it under 'social engagements' even though it's not really that, but having to go to work is my #1.
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Mainly social engagements, especially when my phone ringing/vibrating repeatedly it annoys the hell out of me.
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I forgot to add pets to my list. As there is nothing more annoying then a cat who wants to lay on your keyboard. This happens on a daily basis as well in my house.
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Not sure how to answer that ^^
I think either of them is either your own fault or too trivial or too specific: 1. Having to visit the bathroom - too trivial, never thought about being annoyed 2. Having to sleep - yeah, maybe 3. Social engagements - hardly have any, and by those I have I don't feel annoyed 4. Obligatory chores - hardly have any 5. Having to prepare a meal and eat it - I hardly spend time on it 6. People barging in to the room - uh…nope, never happens. This would need to be burglars 7. Cats/dogs demanding attention - no pets solves the problem 8. A/my phone ringing/vibrating repeatedly - don't have a mobile phone, and my real phone is always on answering machine 9. Power/connection prob or crash - yep…but then it's the games fault 10. Physical pain - would suck if I had this and it would annoy me. But I luckily don't have it So….I guess it's obligatory chores and sleep for me. |
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