Why my wife is getting REALLY annoyed with GWX 2.0

Blacklight · 12-18-07, 05:47 PM

It's not the fact that I'm playing Silent Hunter III 24-7.
It's... "All ahead *enter speed here*.... "RING RING !!!!!":rotfl:

Mush Martin · 12-18-07, 05:52 PM

Some simple advice for marital harmony from old mush then.

1. get headphones sonar pings annoy us and we are playing.

2. always in every circumstance whenever your wife says
"Honey can you.........." Always willingly and instantly
without question hit the pause button and say sure honey
go and do it whatever it is instantly. what happens is that
instead of "dammit you love that game more than me the kids
or real life" you actually end up getting it like this. Observe
after only a few weeks of consistent behaviour and assuming
shes a good woman

SHE WILL GO OUT OF HER WAY TO NOT INTERRUPT YOU WHILE
YOUR PLAYING.

(incredible but true there are dividends to mutually co operative marriages.)

M

GoldenRivet · 12-18-07, 06:01 PM

mush is a smart man. listen to him, you must study the strategies of marriage for it is the only war in which one sleeps along side the enemy every night.

my wife simply shuts my door.

and i carry on firing at will

She-Wolf · 12-18-07, 06:02 PM

Mush, you are right on the button there, that IS how it works. We have a gender change here 'cos I, the wife, am the gamer and hubs is not, and I think we DO need to be sensitive to our partners because this is essentially a one-person pursuit, and the other one can feel shut out and shoved to the back.

I use headphones when himself is sitting next to me at his computer, but I am careful to instantly remove them if he says anything.

Mush Martin · 12-18-07, 06:29 PM

I cant believe it this is like the best thread ive ever typed on now.

12-18-07, 06:37 PM

Holy smokes that's why I've been kicked out of the bed all weekend

Now by kicked out I don't mean she rolls over and gently says, "Russ, go sleep on the couch" or "Russ, go to the spare bedroom" the minute I lay down. I'm saying I got both legs in my hind quarters.

I'll be taking notes

ReallyDedPoet · 12-18-07, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

mush is a smart man. listen to him

Oh no

, we are going to need a bigger SUBSIM. M will know what I mean

RDP

Mush Martin · 12-18-07, 07:02 PM

Samwolf · 12-18-07, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blacklight

It's not the fact that I'm playing Silent Hunter III 24-7.
It's... "All ahead *enter speed here*.... "RING RING !!!!!":rotfl:

LOL! That's exactly the same complaint my wife has! ""What is THAT annoying sound??""

Sigurd · 12-18-07, 08:29 PM

I personally like my advice. Date/Marry a gamer, or at least a nerd. I've gotten my girlfriend interested in SH3, Das Boot, and so on. She's sat and watched me play before and loved every minute of it.

Now all we need is an apartment, and we can play at 1x time compression with the volume turned up at night:hmm:

Kpt. Lehmann · 12-18-07, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sigurd

I personally like my advice. Date/Marry a gamer, or at least a nerd. I've gotten my girlfriend interested in SH3, Das Boot, and so on. She's sat and watched me play before and loved every minute of it.

Now all we need is an apartment, and we can play at 1x time compression with the volume turned up at night:hmm:

There you go!!!

Myself on the other hand... I used up two girlfriends on the project.

SurfnSea · 12-18-07, 09:18 PM

The title of this thread is probably the best proof of how good GWX is. When I think of all the things I do to annoy my wife, GWX being annoying has got to be a pretty powerful endorsement. Uhhh...excuse me while I get back to my campaign...

in my garage...

where my computer is.

Kpt. Lehmann · 12-18-07, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SurfnSea

The title of this thread is probably the best proof of how good GWX is. When I think of all the things I do to annoy my wife, GWX being annoying has got to be a pretty powerful endorsement. Uhhh...excuse me while I get back to my campaign...

in my garage...

where my computer is.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Blacklight · 12-18-07, 11:25 PM

Hehe. My wife is a nerd but a total non-gamer. She's a book reading nerd. Obnoxious noises annoy the hell out of her... and I'm an experimental musician who creates strange and annoying noises and wierd chaotic musical (or non-musical) instruments for a hobby. Go figure.

We have a tentative agreement. I don't work on my music or sonic sculptures/musiq concrete/noise music while she's home. A lot of my devices have no headphone plugs so they have to be reccorded with microphone unfortunately. I can use headphones for most stuff.. but it just doesn't feel right. I like the surround sound in this music room. It's nicer than headphones.

I think what I'm going to do is simply FIND that sound file, use my audio editor and quiet it down or save another wav file in it's place.

Sigurd · 12-19-07, 08:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kpt. Lehmann

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sigurd

I personally like my advice. Date/Marry a gamer, or at least a nerd. I've gotten my girlfriend interested in SH3, Das Boot, and so on. She's sat and watched me play before and loved every minute of it.

Now all we need is an apartment, and we can play at 1x time compression with the volume turned up at night:hmm:

There you go!!!

Myself on the other hand... I used up two girlfriends on the project.

I'd say start mentioning that you use the fact you lead the GWX team in your pickup lines. If her eyes light up and she says "Really?", I'd say you got a keeper

12-18-07, 05:47 PM	#1
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Why my wife is getting REALLY annoyed with GWX 2.0 It's not the fact that I'm playing Silent Hunter III 24-7. It's... "All ahead enter speed here.... "RING RING !!!!!":rotfl: __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

12-18-07, 05:52 PM	#2
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Some simple advice for marital harmony from old mush then. 1. get headphones sonar pings annoy us and we are playing. 2. always in every circumstance whenever your wife says "Honey can you.........." Always willingly and instantly without question hit the pause button and say sure honey go and do it whatever it is instantly. what happens is that instead of "dammit you love that game more than me the kids or real life" you actually end up getting it like this. Observe after only a few weeks of consistent behaviour and assuming shes a good woman SHE WILL GO OUT OF HER WAY TO NOT INTERRUPT YOU WHILE YOUR PLAYING. (incredible but true there are dividends to mutually co operative marriages.) M __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

12-18-07, 06:01 PM	#3
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	mush is a smart man. listen to him, you must study the strategies of marriage for it is the only war in which one sleeps along side the enemy every night. my wife simply shuts my door. and i carry on firing at will __________________

12-18-07, 06:02 PM	#4
She-Wolf Watchdog Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hampshire UK Posts: 971 Downloads: 152 Uploads: 0	Mush, you are right on the button there, that IS how it works. We have a gender change here 'cos I, the wife, am the gamer and hubs is not, and I think we DO need to be sensitive to our partners because this is essentially a one-person pursuit, and the other one can feel shut out and shoved to the back. I use headphones when himself is sitting next to me at his computer, but I am careful to instantly remove them if he says anything. __________________

12-18-07, 06:29 PM	#5
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I cant believe it this is like the best thread ive ever typed on now. __________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

12-18-07, 06:37 PM	#6
-SWCowboy. Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Holy smokes that's why I've been kicked out of the bed all weekend Now by kicked out I don't mean she rolls over and gently says, "Russ, go sleep on the couch" or "Russ, go to the spare bedroom" the minute I lay down. I'm saying I got both legs in my hind quarters. I'll be taking notes

12-18-07, 07:02 PM	#8
Mush Martin Eternal Patrol Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 4,398 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	__________________ RIP Mush Tutorial

12-18-07, 08:29 PM	#10
Sigurd Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 140 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I personally like my advice. Date/Marry a gamer, or at least a nerd. I've gotten my girlfriend interested in SH3, Das Boot, and so on. She's sat and watched me play before and loved every minute of it. Now all we need is an apartment, and we can play at 1x time compression with the volume turned up at night:hmm:

12-18-07, 09:18 PM	#12
SurfnSea Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 137 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The title of this thread is probably the best proof of how good GWX is. When I think of all the things I do to annoy my wife, GWX being annoying has got to be a pretty powerful endorsement. Uhhh...excuse me while I get back to my campaign... in my garage... where my computer is.

12-18-07, 11:25 PM	#14
Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	Hehe. My wife is a nerd but a total non-gamer. She's a book reading nerd. Obnoxious noises annoy the hell out of her... and I'm an experimental musician who creates strange and annoying noises and wierd chaotic musical (or non-musical) instruments for a hobby. Go figure. We have a tentative agreement. I don't work on my music or sonic sculptures/musiq concrete/noise music while she's home. A lot of my devices have no headphone plugs so they have to be reccorded with microphone unfortunately. I can use headphones for most stuff.. but it just doesn't feel right. I like the surround sound in this music room. It's nicer than headphones. I think what I'm going to do is simply FIND that sound file, use my audio editor and quiet it down or save another wav file in it's place. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"