Limiting factors

siber · 08-31-07, 05:20 PM

Hi guys. I was interested what the biggest factor limiting your time playing SH3 was. Please vote anonymously even if you don't comment. Thanks! p.s. Apologies - I wrote the poll from my own (male) perspective, so if you're female, substitute wife for husband, girlfriend for boyfriend etc. Can't go back to edit it now...

nikbear · 08-31-07, 06:14 PM

Its the missus,which is only right

and work,those people won't be buried by themselves,I'm a gravedigger

melnibonian · 08-31-07, 06:22 PM

Limiting factors are Work and work-related activities (travelling etc) coupled with social activities. Usually I play GWX about 0.5-1 hour on week days and about 3-5 hours on week ends.

Kpt. Lehmann · 08-31-07, 06:34 PM

Too busy working to finish GWX.

Pretty much for the last two years... once a test objective is reached... end patrol... move on to the next issue... over and over ad-nauseum.

...and then there is my real job... and I've returned to school at night to increase my certification level to "Paramedic."

Its okay though. Playtime is coming eventually. Then I'll be like a kid splashing away in the bathtub.

d@rk51d3 · 08-31-07, 07:29 PM

Too much work.......

..........and a lack of GWX 1.04:p

JScones · 09-01-07, 03:37 AM

Prior to July sometime it was working on GWX 1.0 through 1.04 that took my attention. Testing, not playing.

Since July it's been a combination of my wife/children, unexpected injury, and my love for music that has stopped me from even *loading* SH3 or pretty much *any* game. I'm even visiting Subsim less!

From November on, when I finish my three month's leave, it's a new job (I'll proudly say I was "head hunted"

) that will pretty much see an end to any spare time I have! To be cryptic, from then on it's "real" wargames that I'll be involved in.

alamwuhk2a · 09-01-07, 03:38 AM

Public exams kill me.

Venatore · 09-01-07, 08:29 AM

Making mods.

Mush Martin · 09-01-07, 10:20 AM

There isnt enough playtime in three lifetimes so I would venture
that being mortal limits my playtime moreso than anything else
as Im missing two thirds of the game by this measure.
M:hmm:

jwatch · 09-08-07, 08:12 PM

As much as I enjoy hunting tankers in the North Atlantic, there's just not enough time to do everything. Alvarez guitars, Lindbergh flight covers, Grand Prix Legends, photography, art galleries... If I can make it, I'll retire in 7 years and the patrols will get longer.

U49 · 09-27-07, 05:25 PM

To get more time for sh3, I would need to
* get my family addicted to waterbombs, empty oceans and plain bad weather
* have a SH3/GWX rigged computer for all of them
* have to prearrange war patrols and common harbour time, which will be, when we meet in a bar and boast about our successes

... hm, I would not say that it can not be done, but actually it seems very unlikely to happen :hmm:

Capt. Shark Bait · 09-27-07, 08:14 PM

work, which i have to leave for in about an hour fron the time of this reply

dcb · 09-28-07, 12:49 PM

Wife, kid, work... I must confess I also sleep sometimes, though I'd gladly replace bedtime with SH3 patrols, if I could:rotfl:

baggygreen · 10-15-07, 10:05 PM

Partner (and her LARGE italian family) take up a lot of time, work takes up around 10 hours a day including travel and so on. Running, and more recently out of necessity also more physical training also cuts into my playing time, as does my other 2 loves at the moment - Flight Sim X and ETQW

View Poll Results: What limits your time playing SH3?
School: I've got to get my homework done.	13	12.26%
My girlfriend rebels if I don't talk to her occasionally.	9	8.49%
I have to go to work to keep the cash coming in.	44	41.51%
The wife and kids take up all my free time.	13	12.26%
There aren't enough hours in the day.	22	20.75%
There isn't enough electricity in the socket.	5	4.72%
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08-31-07, 05:20 PM	#1
siber Planesman Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Salford, Manchester, UK Posts: 182 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Limiting factors Hi guys. I was interested what the biggest factor limiting your time playing SH3 was. Please vote anonymously even if you don't comment. Thanks! p.s. Apologies - I wrote the poll from my own (male) perspective, so if you're female, substitute wife for husband, girlfriend for boyfriend etc. Can't go back to edit it now... __________________ Using GWX 3.0 at 100% realism, OLC's 'Ubermod' & Torpdamagefinal

08-31-07, 06:14 PM	#2
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	Its the missus,which is only rightand work,those people won't be buried by themselves,I'm a gravedigger __________________ 'It is not surely known when the grey wolf shall come upon the seat of the gods' Ericksmal.

08-31-07, 06:22 PM	#3
melnibonian Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reading UK Posts: 3,473 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Limiting factors are Work and work-related activities (travelling etc) coupled with social activities. Usually I play GWX about 0.5-1 hour on week days and about 3-5 hours on week ends. __________________ http://www.thegreywolves.com/ http://wolvesatwar.com/ Download GWX and other goodies: http://hosted.filefront.com/melnibonian

08-31-07, 06:34 PM	#4
Kpt. Lehmann GWX Project Director Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Republic of Texas Posts: 6,996 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	Too busy working to finish GWX. Pretty much for the last two years... once a test objective is reached... end patrol... move on to the next issue... over and over ad-nauseum. ...and then there is my real job... and I've returned to school at night to increase my certification level to "Paramedic." Its okay though. Playtime is coming eventually. Then I'll be like a kid splashing away in the bathtub. __________________ www.thegreywolves.com All you need is good men. - Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock

08-31-07, 07:29 PM	#5
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,953 Downloads: 207 Uploads: 0	Too much work....... ..........and a lack of GWX 1.04:p

09-01-07, 03:37 AM	#6
JScones Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 5,501 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Prior to July sometime it was working on GWX 1.0 through 1.04 that took my attention. Testing, not playing. Since July it's been a combination of my wife/children, unexpected injury, and my love for music that has stopped me from even loading SH3 or pretty much any game. I'm even visiting Subsim less! From November on, when I finish my three month's leave, it's a new job (I'll proudly say I was "head hunted" ) that will pretty much see an end to any spare time I have! To be cryptic, from then on it's "real" wargames that I'll be involved in. Last edited by JScones; 09-01-07 at 07:52 AM.

09-01-07, 03:38 AM	#7
alamwuhk2a Helmsman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 107 Downloads: 12 Uploads: 0	Public exams kill me. __________________ Come from the secret Hong Kong U-boat base

09-01-07, 08:29 AM	#8
Venatore Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Australia:- Sydney Posts: 2,049 Downloads: 68 Uploads: 0	Making mods.

09-01-07, 10:20 AM	#9
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	There isnt enough playtime in three lifetimes so I would venture that being mortal limits my playtime moreso than anything else as Im missing two thirds of the game by this measure. M:hmm: __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

09-08-07, 08:12 PM	#10
jwatch Watch Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Somerset Pennsylvania USA Posts: 27 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	As much as I enjoy hunting tankers in the North Atlantic, there's just not enough time to do everything. Alvarez guitars, Lindbergh flight covers, Grand Prix Legends, photography, art galleries... If I can make it, I'll retire in 7 years and the patrols will get longer.

09-27-07, 05:25 PM	#11
U49 Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: D/Niedersachsen Posts: 777 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Limiting factor.. To get more time for sh3, I would need to * get my family addicted to waterbombs, empty oceans and plain bad weather * have a SH3/GWX rigged computer for all of them * have to prearrange war patrols and common harbour time, which will be, when we meet in a bar and boast about our successes ... hm, I would not say that it can not be done, but actually it seems very unlikely to happen :hmm: __________________ SH3 battle capability upgrades: GWX2.0, JSGME2.0, SH3Commander 2.7, SH3Gen 0.8.2, TorpDamageMod 2.0, OLC GUI 1.1.5 Awaiting combat readiness for GWX2.0: SH4 effetcs for SH3, SH3Weather 1.5 Following development of: www.subwolves.com Realism: 90%

09-27-07, 08:14 PM	#12
Capt. Shark Bait Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: in a convergance zone Posts: 1,186 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	work, which i have to leave for in about an hour fron the time of this reply __________________ Leiser und tödlicher edler Ritter der Tiefe Corsair Vengeance M70; ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z; FX 8350; Asus 7870; Samsung SyncMaster 2243SWX; coolmax CUG950B 950w psu; 8GB Kingston HyperX DDR3; Corsair M4 SSD 128GB, WD 1TB; x18 DVR212D; 7SP1

09-28-07, 12:49 PM	#13
dcb Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 845 Downloads: 544 Uploads: 0	Wife, kid, work... I must confess I also sleep sometimes, though I'd gladly replace bedtime with SH3 patrols, if I could:rotfl:

10-15-07, 10:05 PM	#14
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Partner (and her LARGE italian family) take up a lot of time, work takes up around 10 hours a day including travel and so on. Running, and more recently out of necessity also more physical training also cuts into my playing time, as does my other 2 loves at the moment - Flight Sim X and ETQW