Vandraad said:Kilsin said:What is the best way to get a friend or family member to play a game you like, bribery for heals or do you have a better way? #PRF #communitymatters
Threaten her with divorce. Failed to work twice, now looking for Wife #3.
Didn't know you were a poet.
I will prolly be making youtubes videos when I can to share the game. Speaking of that I need a new chair.
Back in the day, a friend of mine got me hooked on EQ. Came home from work every day and played, and all the while "Gasp!", "That's awesome!", "Run! Run!", "LOL".....
Wife said "You are playing that game way too much".
I said "Here, sit down, create a character on my account, and try it out for yourself".
(A week later)
Wife said "I want my own account".
shasta said: I think I may have ruined any chance that my soon to be fiancé will play another game with me, ever. I got her to play league of legends with me. She loves it until we started joining marches together. It didn’t take long for me to yell 4!4! 2! 3! Back up! Babe why didn’t you use your ult!?!? Sooo yeah. I tried to get her to look into pantheon but she wants me to get rid of the computer all together. Let’s hope she doesn’t find out about the 1080sc upgrade that I has shipped to my friends house. She already figured out I someone got a new monitor. Something I NEVER thought she would take notice too.
Never play league with anyone you care about haha. That game can turn anyone against one another. Complete toxicity. I play a few games each day but only arams unless those mission tasks make me play rift.
@Thorndeep said: "I am in the same boat as Cana. Despite continued efforts I have not been able to get anyone I know in RL to join me in my online adventures. My wife is a clinical psyshologist with an emphasis on addiction recovery and she sees my gaming as an addiction. (We met back when I was playing EQ and I put a lot of time into that game) However, hope springs eternal and I have a long term strategy of getting her into the game."
So, would it help if I told you I worked as an addiction counselor for years? =) I just keep gaming in the hobby/time-killing portion of my life and things are fine. Though my hobby time is usually split between gaming and the motorcycle, when the weather is warmer. Though I'm lucky my wife loved bikes before I even met her because gaming is not her thing.
Otherwise, I see someone else posted something about utilizing toxic agents as a means of persuasion. Methinks us rogues are more numerous than one imagines. Is there a Thieve's Guild in PRF's future........????
Nightsong said:@Thorndeep said: "I am in the same boat as Cana. Despite continued efforts I have not been able to get anyone I know in RL to join me in my online adventures. My wife is a clinical psyshologist with an emphasis on addiction recovery and she sees my gaming as an addiction. (We met back when I was playing EQ and I put a lot of time into that game) However, hope springs eternal and I have a long term strategy of getting her into the game."
So, would it help if I told you I worked as an addiction counselor for years? =) I just keep gaming in the hobby/time-killing portion of my life and things are fine. Though my hobby time is usually split between gaming and the motorcycle, when the weather is warmer. Though I'm lucky my wife loved bikes before I even met her because gaming is not her thing.
Otherwise, I see someone else posted something about utilizing toxic agents as a means of persuasion. Methinks us rogues are more numerous than one imagines. Is there a Thieve's Guild in PRF's future........????
Well I certainly feel like my life is more in balance now, though Pantheon may change all that. However, down the road maybe I can get you to chat with my wife. Another perspective is always welcome.
I'll have to use reverse psychology on some of my friends by saying things like "well, I don't think you would like it because it is really challenging and requires focus and determination" or "I'm having a blast but its not a game for those who like to have things handed to them; you are probably too use to games like xxxxx." :)
I just buy them a copy of the game...then guilt them into playing it for a few weeks during the initial sub. Then I usually make an effort to give them some minor twink gear / cash for spells... Be sure to group with them on an alt. Let them make some of their own friends and you're set.
It's like anything else...give them a taste and they're hooked :p
I express my enthausiasm and say what I like about it and hope they are willing to listen.
If others then feel encouraged to come and see, then they can make up their own mind.
I like ppl to decide for themselves what they like to do with their time.
Though some ppl I like, or have a similar interest, I sometimes give related stuff just to have them being happy about it.
Just an hour ago (before I saw this thread) I congratualted an old aqcaintance with b'day and giving a copy of pantheon did cross my mind for all said reasons.
It's all very selfish because I like them being happy about the things i like too.
I am hoping my sister will play the game with me... but if she doesn't I'm removing her from my "steam family sharing", I'm taking away my second PS4, and I'm going to stop buying her games!
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lol jk, shes going to give the game a try for sure, no questions asked (I mean shes gonna get my second copy lol), but if its not her thing thats ok, I wont hold it againts her... maybe.... ok she'll be dead to me! :P
When EQ1 came out, a friend at work said "buy it, i will literally pay you back for the game if you aren't hooked in 3 days"
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2 weeks later My brother is like "What are you doing?"
me: EverQuest
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Every single day for 2 weeks: Brother: what are you doing? Are you still playing that game?
me: EQ. Yes. I am never stoping!
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3 Days Later: brother buys 1 copy for himself, his wife, and his Step son...
7 years later, i got married and quit playing. Now, 18 years later, Single and ready to play. Won't get married to a non gamer ever again....
Perfect woman: (me): Diamonds? (her): "meh",... (me): Chocolate? ...(her): "meh" ...(me): Dragon Raid? (her): HELL YES!
Honestly in most cases its just about selling the experience they will get. With most multiplayer games like that the conversation typically goes "hey look at this awesome multiplayer game, you want to get in on this and team up?" However in the case of Pantheon, all my friends seem to already be vested anyways and those that aren't have it already on their radar when it comes to awareness.. at this point, I think it'll be the exception to find a friend who isn't signing up come launch. Should be interesting to see how it all comes together since it seems I'll be bringing together quite a few groups of friends who typically haven't all been on the same page before. It's looking like Pantheon is going to be the perfect storm for me.
Darch said:I'll have to use reverse psychology on some of my friends by saying things like "well, I don't think you would like it because it is really challenging and requires focus and determination" or "I'm having a blast but its not a game for those who like to have things handed to them; you are probably too use to games like xxxxx." :)
LOL
Good man.
Bonechip said:Back in the day, a friend of mine got me hooked on EQ. Came home from work every day and played, and all the while "Gasp!", "That's awesome!", "Run! Run!", "LOL".....
Wife said "You are playing that game way too much".
I said "Here, sit down, create a character on my account, and try it out for yourself".
(A week later)
Wife said "I want my own account".
LOL!! Good one, only thing my ex ever played was casino games. I'm not into gambling so we couldn't even do that together. I have a couple of nephews that game...but I doubt they like virtual worlds, more like the first person shooter type games, or racing games. You know.."boy stuff" :P (kidding)
Darch said:I'll have to use reverse psychology on some of my friends by saying things like "well, I don't think you would like it because it is really challenging and requires focus and determination" or "I'm having a blast but its not a game for those who like to have things handed to them; you are probably too use to games like xxxxx." :)
Good One!! :)