What a lot of wasted time

Rock Hunter

Rock Hunter
....probably not the thread you're expecting, it's not supposed to be a click bait title - I just couldnt be bothered to waste much time trying to think of something better as it is still apt.

I've just bought Odyessy on Steam and whilst checking it had all gone through OK hit 'manage my DLC.' It seems I bought ED in Sept 2015 and Horizons in Jan 2018 and as I didn't start playing until Jan 2018, when I quickly upgraded to Horizons, I'm left feeling like I cheated myself of over two years of playing. I've got 5000 hours :eek: since I started so maybe it's a good thing as going by that rate I may have spent an entire year of my life in fake Space!

So, that title....wasted time not playing or wasted time not living? Yeah, think I'll leave that one unanswered.



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Old Duck

Old Duck
Rock Hunter said:
....probably not the thread you're expecting, it's not supposed to be a click bait title - I just couldnt be bothered to waste much time trying to think of something better as it is still apt.

I've just bought Odyessy on Steam and whilst checking it had all gone through OK hit 'manage my DLC.' It seems I bought ED in Sept 2015 and Horizons in Jan 2018 and as I didn't start playing until Jan 2018, when I quickly upgraded to Horizons, I'm left feeling like I cheated myself of over two years of playing. I've got 5000 hours :eek: since I started so maybe it's a good thing as going by that rate I may have spent an entire year of my life in fake Space!

So, that title....wasted time not playing or wasted time not living? Yeah, think I'll leave that one unanswered.



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I often wonder about this regarding games (and television and other forms of entertainment) in general. The truth is, I'd probably be way more creative IRL (as in, creating things) if I didn't have games to pour my mental efforts in.

On the other hand, what is an experience? If I go to [insert famous vacation spot] in real life, sure it's "real", but ultimately for me it's an impression made in my mind based on input through my senses. If I'm playing a highly immersive game, then are those experiences any less "real" than real life experiences? Somebody can brag, "I went to Rome for the weekend" (more impressive if you are an American like myself), but I can brag, "I lived in Skyrim for over a year, I've explored the desert and the mountains and the swampland of (whatever Red Dead Redemption land is called), I've flowing a freaking SPACESHIP to the edge of our galaxy!" and in my mind, some of these things are almost as real to me as reality. They also have a much smaller impact on the environment than me jetting around everywhere IRL.

But back to my original point, I do often think I should get back to building clever things IRL instead of in Space Engineers...
 

[PS4] Lorenzo Waringos

[PS4] Lorenzo Waringos
Old Duck said:
I often wonder about this regarding games (and television and other forms of entertainment) in general. The truth is, I'd probably be way more creative IRL (as in, creating things) if I didn't have games to pour my mental efforts in.

On the other hand, what is an experience? If I go to [insert famous vacation spot] in real life, sure it's "real", but ultimately for me it's an impression made in my mind based on input through my senses. If I'm playing a highly immersive game, then are those experiences any less "real" than real life experiences? Somebody can brag, "I went to Rome for the weekend" (more impressive if you are an American like myself), but I can brag, "I lived in Skyrim for over a year, I've explored the desert and the mountains and the swampland of (whatever Red Dead Redemption land is called), I've flowing a freaking SPACESHIP to the edge of our galaxy!" and in my mind, some of these things are almost as real to me as reality. They also have a much smaller impact on the environment than me jetting around everywhere IRL.

But back to my original point, I do often think I should get back to building clever things IRL instead of in Space Engineers...
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I have a creative output, I have a very modest set up that allows me to create music, none of it for release, just my own pleasure but it is creative none the less. I kinda play games to zone out. I can easily sit in Elite just pottering around not really thinking about much for a couple of hours a night, sometimes much more. I guess it is good to have access to both and not let one be more greedy with your time than the other.
 
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LeoBartlet

LeoBartlet
Rock Hunter said:
....probably not the thread you're expecting, it's not supposed to be a click bait title - I just couldnt be bothered to waste much time trying to think of something better as it is still apt.

I've just bought Odyessy on Steam and whilst checking it had all gone through OK hit 'manage my DLC.' It seems I bought ED in Sept 2015 and Horizons in Jan 2018 and as I didn't start playing until Jan 2018, when I quickly upgraded to Horizons, I'm left feeling like I cheated myself of over two years of playing. I've got 5000 hours :eek: since I started so maybe it's a good thing as going by that rate I may have spent an entire year of my life in fake Space!

So, that title....wasted time not playing or wasted time not living? Yeah, think I'll leave that one unanswered.



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Ask Frontier for a refund on the time you didn’t play but owned the game?
 

Old Duck

Old Duck
Old Duck said:
I often wonder about this regarding games (and television and other forms of entertainment) in general. The truth is, I'd probably be way more creative IRL (as in, creating things) if I didn't have games to pour my mental efforts in.

On the other hand, what is an experience? If I go to [insert famous vacation spot] in real life, sure it's "real", but ultimately for me it's an impression made in my mind based on input through my senses. If I'm playing a highly immersive game, then are those experiences any less "real" than real life experiences? Somebody can brag, "I went to Rome for the weekend" (more impressive if you are an American like myself), but I can brag, "I lived in Skyrim for over a year, I've explored the desert and the mountains and the swampland of (whatever Red Dead Redemption land is called), I've flowing a freaking SPACESHIP to the edge of our galaxy!" and in my mind, some of these things are almost as real to me as reality. They also have a much smaller impact on the environment than me jetting around everywhere IRL.

But back to my original point, I do often think I should get back to building clever things IRL instead of in Space Engineers...
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Though I confess that I HAVE wasted too much time in endless debates in this forum, for which I have nothing to show and not many happy memories (except for a few good threads I started in different days past). Seriously, this forum is a vampire.
 
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