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(Msg. 16) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:47 am
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I share my time between the Sims 2 and an online game that's not a MMORPG
(max 8 players per game).
I'm at home on maternity leave with two kids under 2. In trying to split my
time between the 2 games I don't end up with a whole lot of time for either.
I tend to play the Sims 2 during the week and the other one on the weekend.
I usually fire up the game some time during the day, but only get to play in
short snatches and never get very far. I probably get about an hour total
all day, which I figure mainly due to the fact that I tend to get through
about 2 sim days in 1 human day. Hence, I usually concentrate on one family
in any particular week, trying to keep everyone in the neighbourhood up to
about the same life stage. Sometimes I'll play a bit in the evening on
"boring TV nights" like Thursday or Friday or when I don't get suckered in
by my husband to go questing with him in the other game. All in all,
probably 6 to 8 hours a week goes to the Sims 2.
Like you, I'm a bit of a NG whore and post in Sims related newgroups, as
well as a NG for my other game and some child and family related ones.
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(Msg. 17) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 8:56 am
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In news:2ZFPh.7254$M.2472@news-server.bigpond.net.au,
Wesley <Tickle.RemoveThis@yahooo.com> said
> <snip>
>
> (I confess to being a Newsgroup Whore.) Sometimes it gives me
>> time to think of an answer to some request from real life or - more
>> often perhaps - a way to delay starting to do some real work. Sigh.
>
>> Best wishes
>> maxon
>
> <snip>
>
> Maxon. I really appreciated your answerin here Newsgroup , you have
> great knowledge in SIMS 2 a lot.
>
> Thanks
>
> PS) I love Newsgroup because it quick and answer straight forward.
> Forum is like OK mostly tend to ignore not friendly as in NG or I
> like rant too LOL
I prefer NGs to forums on the whole, much easier to find if someone has
replied to your query, and more chatty. It's easier to go off topic and not
feel your shouldn't, in a place where people can ignore bits of threads.
But this game wouldn't be half as good without the help and mods and
content, and the people, online in both places.
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(Msg. 18) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:56 am
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maxon wrote:
> I was reading a thread at MATY yesterday and was rather startled when
> someone posted that they played the game 15 hours a day. Blimey, I thought,
> that's 2 working days, more or less, in every 24 hours.
>
> Which got me to thinking - how many hours do you play?
I don't play a lot these days, Sims 1 had me
playing all evening, but now it's about 2-3 hours
once or twice a week,
I tend to play more when a new expack comes out,
to tell the truth if my game loaded faster and ran
better,
I would probably play more,
ah well when I get a new PC 
------Sandra
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(Msg. 19) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:56 am
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Madame Mim wrote:
> I don't know how to answer that. Most of the time the game goes on when I
> get up in the morning and loads while I let the chooks out. It goes off at
> night when it's time to put them away and get started on tea. But it's not
> like I play it all that time. If I'm working at home then it's minimised
> while I type or research or whatever. If I go out it stays on, so I just
> can't tell you how much time I play because sometimes it's only for minutes
> at a time.
>
Mim does your computer get hot when you leave the
game on for so long, I find mine does when the
games been on for about half an hour, it's
probably something to do with the graphic
card,(and maybe fan) it's been like that since I
first got Sims 2. 
---------Sandra
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(Msg. 20) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:56 am
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"maxon" <jen.maxon.DeleteThis@NOSPAMntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> "Marie" <marie4547.DeleteThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:G9BPh.16945$PL.14105@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>> I've played that long. Heck, I've played 36 hours straight a couple of
>> times! But that's rare. I don't work and there's just Hubby and me so I
> have
>> the time, but usually I play 2 or 3 times a week and for about 6 - 8
>> hours
>> each time. And no, I never get bored playing! LOL!
>>
>> Me Marie
>
> One marathon session every so often I can understand but Every Day? What
> on
> earth did you do on the 36 hour bouts? And what about poor hubby?
> Actually, I do play at the weekend if Him Indoors is away at a training
> course or something.
>
> Best wishes
> maxon
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>
"Every Day?"??? I said 2 - 3 times a week for 6 - 8 hours. I would get bored
if I played every day. The 36-hour sessions were when I got new EPs and
played with the new stuff. I actually build more than play though.
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(Msg. 21) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:56 am
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"kat" <kat RemoveThis @ntalk.org> wrote in message
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> In news:2ZFPh.7254$M.2472@news-server.bigpond.net.au,
> Wesley <Tickle RemoveThis @yahooo.com> said
>> <snip>
>>
>> (I confess to being a Newsgroup Whore.) Sometimes it gives me
>>> time to think of an answer to some request from real life or - more
>>> often perhaps - a way to delay starting to do some real work. Sigh.
>>
>>> Best wishes
>>> maxon
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>> Maxon. I really appreciated your answerin here Newsgroup , you have
>> great knowledge in SIMS 2 a lot.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> PS) I love Newsgroup because it quick and answer straight forward.
>> Forum is like OK mostly tend to ignore not friendly as in NG or I
>> like rant too LOL
>
> I prefer NGs to forums on the whole, much easier to find if someone has
> replied to your query, and more chatty. It's easier to go off topic and
> not feel your shouldn't, in a place where people can ignore bits of
> threads.
>
> But this game wouldn't be half as good without the help and mods and
> content, and the people, online in both places.
>
> --
> kat
> >^..^<
>
>
Both places have their good points, but with newsgroups you don't have to
struggle with a slow web site, and for those of us on dial-up that's a big
plus!
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(Msg. 22) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:44 am
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I don't know how to answer that. Most of the time the game goes on when I
get up in the morning and loads while I let the chooks out. It goes off at
night when it's time to put them away and get started on tea. But it's not
like I play it all that time. If I'm working at home then it's minimised
while I type or research or whatever. If I go out it stays on, so I just
can't tell you how much time I play because sometimes it's only for minutes
at a time.
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We are happy little vegemites
As bright as bright can be
We all enjoy our vegemite
For breakfast, lunch and tea
Our mummies say we're growing stronger
Every single week
Because we love our vegemite
We all adore our vegemite
It puts a rose in every cheekl!
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"maxon" <jen.maxon.RemoveThis@NOSPAMntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>I was reading a thread at MATY yesterday and was rather startled when
> someone posted that they played the game 15 hours a day. Blimey, I
> thought,
> that's 2 working days, more or less, in every 24 hours.
>
> Which got me to thinking - how many hours do you play?
>
> I have been thinking about the time I spend on the game a bit recently
> since
> I really need to get on with the writing up of my diss. and I need to
> reorganise my time a bit. However, I do find the game is a good balance
> for
> me from the pressures of my work (mostly teaching though with other stuff
> too). I would say I play maybe 2-3 times a week for a maximum of 3 hours
> each time (pushing it to 4 occasionally). I usually fire up the game in
> the
> afternoon about 2-3pm and usually have to be getting ready for work by
> 5-6pm
> or getting dinner ready or whatever. I don't usually play in an evening
> and
> at all on the teaching days when I'm teaching during the day (Mondays,
> Thursdays and sometimes tutorials on Fridays). I find I don't usually
> play
> at the weekend either. Saturday is a family/household day (shopping,
> cleaning, doing stuff with Him Indoors, making nice meals, also a bit of
> teaching in the morning) and Sunday I just want to relax and usually just
> read. However, I often find myself planning things in spare moments, like
> on the way to work. I spend quite a bit of time late at night reading
> newsgroups (I also post in forums on other topics as well as sims groups)
> which I really enjoy and I often post here in the morning too as I'm doing
> my emails. (I confess to being a Newsgroup Whore.) Sometimes it gives me
> time to think of an answer to some request from real life or - more often
> perhaps - a way to delay starting to do some real work. Sigh.
>
> Anyway, I'm aware that others play more than me because they talk about
> stuff I haven't experienced with the game - or haven't experienced more
> than
> once - and sometimes it's clear they simply make more progress in their
> stories than I do. I play very slowly.
>
> So - how does it fit into your life? I'm guessing there aren't too many
> of
> you who play anything like 15 hours a day (which I confess I thought was
> extreme) but do you play daily or what?
>
> 15 hours a day? I think I'd be bored witless with the game.
>
> Best wishes
> maxon
>
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(Msg. 23) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:56 pm
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In news:09OPh.133337$_73.39146@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net,
Marie <marie4547.TakeThisOut@earthlink.net> said
> "kat" <kat.TakeThisOut@ntalk.org> wrote in message
> news:euo5as$nq4$1@localhost.localdomain...
>> In news:2ZFPh.7254$M.2472@news-server.bigpond.net.au,
>> Wesley <Tickle.TakeThisOut@yahooo.com> said
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> (I confess to being a Newsgroup Whore.) Sometimes it gives me
>>>> time to think of an answer to some request from real life or - more
>>>> often perhaps - a way to delay starting to do some real work. Sigh.
>>>
>>>> Best wishes
>>>> maxon
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>> Maxon. I really appreciated your answerin here Newsgroup , you have
>>> great knowledge in SIMS 2 a lot.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> PS) I love Newsgroup because it quick and answer straight forward.
>>> Forum is like OK mostly tend to ignore not friendly as in NG or I
>>> like rant too LOL
>>
>> I prefer NGs to forums on the whole, much easier to find if someone
>> has replied to your query, and more chatty. It's easier to go off
>> topic and not feel your shouldn't, in a place where people can
>> ignore bits of threads.
>>
>> But this game wouldn't be half as good without the help and mods and
>> content, and the people, online in both places.
>>
>> --
>> kat
>> >^..^<
>>
>>
>
> Both places have their good points, but with newsgroups you don't
> have to struggle with a slow web site, and for those of us on dial-up
> that's a big plus!
>
I know. I recall the days of dialup, originally I was thrilled if I
connected at over 19k with a 32kbps modem, get a 56 was a thrill, with an
ISP that delivered 48. My speed just now, acording to a Simple Speed
test - 3881 kbps. And I still find forums slow!
--
kat
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(Msg. 24) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:56 pm
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Madame Mim wrote:
> It did until I moved it out of the dinky little crevasse in my desk and put
> it on a table of its own to one side. It is never cold, of course, but now
> runs at reasonable temperatures.
>
Mine is on a BIG desk so it's got *plenty* of room
all around it, I'll be getting a new PC in the
near future, this time I will make *sure* there's
a few fans in it. and if there's not, I'll ask for
some more to be fitted.
-------Sandra
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(Msg. 25) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:56 pm
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DeAnn wrote:
> Try putting in another fan to help cool things down inside the case
> (assuming you have a desktop, not a laptop). If you are not
> mechanically inclined, you can get fans to insert in the disk drive
> slot (you still have to connect a power cable to the fan, however).
>
> If you have a laptop, try resting it on a surface that has good heat
> conduction. Metal or marble works well (say, use a marble cutting
> board).
>
Hmmmm as you say I'm not mechanically minded, I
have a desktop, but I don't fancy that disk drive
fan, I'll have a look on the net and see what it
is, thanks for replying.
------Sandra
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(Msg. 26) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:56 pm
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Sanantone wrote:
> Madame Mim wrote:
>> It did until I moved it out of the dinky little crevasse in my desk
>> and put it on a table of its own to one side. It is never cold, of
>> course, but now runs at reasonable temperatures.
>>
> Mine is on a BIG desk so it's got *plenty* of room
> all around it, I'll be getting a new PC in the
> near future, this time I will make *sure* there's
> a few fans in it. and if there's not, I'll ask for
> some more to be fitted.
>
> -------Sandra
When I had this new computer built last month, my biggest request was for a
tower with plenty of ventilation and lots of fans! My Dell was a very tight
box with only two little vents in the back and I had a lot of heat problems
with it. Haven't had a moment's worry with this one.
I'm also turning my computers off now when no one is using them, and that
helps on the heat build up as well.. We used to leave them on all the time,
but our utility company recently nearly doubled our rate for electricity and
we are looking to conserve in every way possible. When you get a $400
utility bill, it shakes you up a bit. <g> They say that with our current
rate for electricity, it costs roughly 7.5 cents an hour to have the
computer on. (That's just the computer, mind you, not the monitor or
peripherals). 7.5 cents an hour, 24 hours a day, 30 days a month, times the
four computers we have going in here (mine, hubby's, and one in each of our
kids' rooms upstairs) adds up pretty fast!
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(Msg. 27) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:12 pm
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"Sanantone" <shys10512 RemoveThis @INJECTIFIEDblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> maxon wrote:
>> I was reading a thread at MATY yesterday and was rather startled when
>> someone posted that they played the game 15 hours a day. Blimey, I
>> thought,
>> that's 2 working days, more or less, in every 24 hours.
>>
>> Which got me to thinking - how many hours do you play?
>
> I don't play a lot these days, Sims 1 had me playing all evening, but now
> it's about 2-3 hours once or twice a week,
> I tend to play more when a new expack comes out, to tell the truth if my
> game loaded faster and ran better,
> I would probably play more,
> ah well when I get a new PC
>
> ------Sandra
> --
> What do you call a Chav in a box?
> Innit.
Sandra, I thought you got a new computer around the time Sims 2 came out?
Maybe it was that you upgraded but I sure thought you posted about a new
one.
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(Msg. 28) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 1:39 pm
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It did until I moved it out of the dinky little crevasse in my desk and put
it on a table of its own to one side. It is never cold, of course, but now
runs at reasonable temperatures.
--
We are happy little vegemites
As bright as bright can be
We all enjoy our vegemite
For breakfast, lunch and tea
Our mummies say we're growing stronger
Every single week
Because we love our vegemite
We all adore our vegemite
It puts a rose in every cheekl!
MM
http://www.genensims.com/guest/MadameMim/index.htm
"Sanantone" <shys10512 DeleteThis @INJECTIFIEDblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Madame Mim wrote:
>> I don't know how to answer that. Most of the time the game goes on when I
>> get up in the morning and loads while I let the chooks out. It goes off
>> at night when it's time to put them away and get started on tea. But it's
>> not like I play it all that time. If I'm working at home then it's
>> minimised while I type or research or whatever. If I go out it stays on,
>> so I just can't tell you how much time I play because sometimes it's only
>> for minutes at a time.
>>
> Mim does your computer get hot when you leave the game on for so long, I
> find mine does when the games been on for about half an hour, it's
> probably something to do with the graphic card,(and maybe fan) it's been
> like that since I first got Sims 2.
>
> ---------Sandra
> --
> What do you call a Chav in a box?
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(Msg. 29) Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:10 pm
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maxon wrote:
> I was reading a thread at MATY yesterday and was rather startled when
> someone posted that they played the game 15 hours a day. Blimey, I thought,
> that's 2 working days, more or less, in every 24 hours.
>
> Which got me to thinking - how many hours do you play?
>
> I have been thinking about the time I spend on the game a bit recently since
> I really need to get on with the writing up of my diss. and I need to
> reorganise my time a bit. However, I do find the game is a good balance for
> me from the pressures of my work (mostly teaching though with other stuff
> too). I would say I play maybe 2-3 times a week for a maximum of 3 hours
> each time (pushing it to 4 occasionally). I usually fire up the game in the
> afternoon about 2-3pm and usually have to be getting ready for work by 5-6pm
> or getting dinner ready or whatever. I don't usually play in an evening and
> at all on the teaching days when I'm teaching during the day (Mondays,
> Thursdays and sometimes tutorials on Fridays). I find I don't usually play
> at the weekend either. Saturday is a family/household day (shopping,
> cleaning, doing stuff with Him Indoors, making nice meals, also a bit of
> teaching in the morning) and Sunday I just want to relax and usually just
> read. However, I often find myself planning things in spare moments, like
> on the way to work. I spend quite a bit of time late at night reading
> newsgroups (I also post in forums on other topics as well as sims groups)
> which I really enjoy and I often post here in the morning too as I'm doing
> my emails. (I confess to being a Newsgroup Whore.) Sometimes it gives me
> time to think of an answer to some request from real life or - more often
> perhaps - a way to delay starting to do some real work. Sigh.
>
> Anyway, I'm aware that others play more than me because they talk about
> stuff I haven't experienced with the game - or haven't experienced more than
> once - and sometimes it's clear they simply make more progress in their
> stories than I do. I play very slowly.
>
> So - how does it fit into your life? I'm guessing there aren't too many of
> you who play anything like 15 hours a day (which I confess I thought was
> extreme) but do you play daily or what?
>
> 15 hours a day? I think I'd be bored witless with the game.
>
> Best wishes
> maxon
>
>
I play maybe 3 hours a day but I don't play a straight 3 hours worth...I
play awhile, then go walk on the treadmill and take the dog out..and
then I play a bit and then read email and ng's...and then eat lunch and
do the ironing or whatever...it's intersperesed throughout the day...I
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On Sun, 01 Apr 2007 15:38:46 GMT, "kat" <kat DeleteThis @ntalk.org> wrote:
>> Both places have their good points, but with newsgroups you don't
>> have to struggle with a slow web site, and for those of us on dial-up
>> that's a big plus!
>>
>
>I know. I recall the days of dialup, originally I was thrilled if I
>connected at over 19k with a 32kbps modem, get a 56 was a thrill, with an
>ISP that delivered 48. My speed just now, acording to a Simple Speed
>test - 3881 kbps. And I still find forums slow!
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