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NrG.NeverExpo
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2114 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-11 12:47:59
August 11 2010 12:46 GMT
#1
I always told myself I would never pay monthly to play a video game. Even when I worked with a bunch of really cool guys who talk non-stop about WoW every hour of the day. That's fine, because if they were talking about SC in any way I'd surely be involved.

Anyways, upon the announcement of the starcraft 2 closed beta, I told myself it was probably time to stop playing. My computer is out of date, my graphics card is non existent, and I "borrow" internet from an unsecured wireless internet network which just so happens to be available for me whenever I want All these things, plus my age (21) and my ever-increasing responsibilities told me maybe I should hang up the mouse and forget about the game. I was completely content on being uninvolved in the beta until my friend offered me a key. It was like a switch went off in my head, I was actually able to play the game, and now I wanted to more than ever. It's like a nerd who says he'll never have sex until marriage, then a hot naked girl is standing in front of him. EXACT same thing. So I gladly took the key, and started thinking about the obstacles that stood in my way. Here is what I did to overcome them:

-Started by dropping $600~ on new computer. Luckily i got a vacation pay-cheque in only days after I got the beta key.

-Discovered the Nvidia graphics card that came stock in my CPU couldn't run SC2 at all, so dropped another $80~ on a Radeon card (Got a deal because it was open box)

-Pre-ordered SC2 (Another $70~)

Now I had all but one obstacle taken care of; my internet. Starcraft is a drug, and I apperently need my fix. Today, sometime between 8 am and 12 pm a technician from Bell Canada will be coming here to install my VERY OWN internet connection. I'll be getting Fibe 6 which is like sexy and everything. So Im thinking to myself, not only did i pay $750 just for hardware and accessories, but I'm going to be paying roughly $30/month just to maintain game-play. Am I crazy? My girlfriend certainly thinks so Let's see a WoW player put that much dedication into the game he loves :D

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TwitteR: @NeverExpo follow me, i'll follow back :)
rushz0rz
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Canada5300 Posts
August 11 2010 12:49 GMT
#2
You were so close to being free.
IntoTheRainBOw fan~
writer22816
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States5775 Posts
August 11 2010 12:53 GMT
#3
On August 11 2010 21:46 NrG.NeverExpo wrote:
I was completely content on being uninvolved in the beta until my friend offered me a key. It was like a switch went off in my head, I was actually able to play the game, and now I wanted to more than ever. It's like a nerd who says he'll never have sex until marriage, then a hot naked girl is standing in front of him. EXACT same thing. So I gladly took the key


hahahaha

Exercise some self-control, dont play too much.
8/4/12 never forget, never forgive.
NuKedUFirst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada3139 Posts
August 11 2010 12:54 GMT
#4
On August 11 2010 21:49 rushz0rz wrote:
You were so close to being free.


You can never be free!

But seriously, Starcraft isn't just a game, it's a lifestyle :p
FrostedMiniWeet wrote: I like winning because it validates all the bloody time I waste playing SC2.
NrG.NeverExpo
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2114 Posts
August 11 2010 12:55 GMT
#5
I have a really addictive personality so if I get tied up in something I'm usual at it for hours at a time. Plus I have met so many people over the years and I run a team so my time really gets eaten up in this game :O
TwitteR: @NeverExpo follow me, i'll follow back :)
gillon
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden1578 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-11 12:56:09
August 11 2010 12:55 GMT
#6
I often come across people that are like: "Well, I should probably stop playing video games, I'm X years old after all."

I never understood that reasoning. A person enjoys what he enjoys and should continue doing what he enjoys, that is the only real way to live life happily if you ask me.

Also, living without an internet connection in todays society is to me unthinkable. I probably wouldn't be able to cope, lol.
www.teamproperty.net | "You should hate losing, but you should never fear defeat." - 이윤열
Xyik
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
Canada728 Posts
August 11 2010 13:00 GMT
#7
You fool, now you've ruined your life forever.
Pure.Calm
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United Kingdom196 Posts
August 11 2010 13:00 GMT
#8
Haha, pretty much exact same thing happened to me =P STARCRAFT!!!!!
Osmoses
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Sweden5302 Posts
August 11 2010 13:01 GMT
#9
Hell, I blew about 1600 bucks on a new computer this month even though I knew it would mean starvation for about two weeks before next paycheck rolls in but goddamnit man YOU GOTTA SKATE!
Excuse me hun, but what is your name? Vivian? I woke up next to you naked and, uh, did we, um?
ZeKk
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sweden320 Posts
August 11 2010 13:10 GMT
#10
On August 11 2010 22:01 Osmoses wrote:
Hell, I blew about 1600 bucks on a new computer this month even though I knew it would mean starvation for about two weeks before next paycheck rolls in but goddamnit man YOU GOTTA SKATE!

Do you get paychecks!? What kind of obsolete company are you working for? We don't get paychecks in Sweden. We get Pay slips.
Count9
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
China10928 Posts
August 11 2010 13:18 GMT
#11
This blog makes me want to go out and spend money on more RAM and a new graphics card cause in comparison it's not too bad.
Saechiis
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Netherlands4989 Posts
August 11 2010 13:18 GMT
#12
WoW players die behind their PC's ^^
I think esports is pretty nice.
Yotta
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States270 Posts
August 11 2010 13:27 GMT
#13
Gamer or not, an internet bill is not a monthly fee for a game any more than a gas/electric bill is a fee for a game. You were just riding a lucky break the entire time you weren't paying for internet, and even if the unsecured network was sufficient for non-gaming purposes, you shouldn't expect that to last forever. (This is all assuming you don't like living under rocks and consider internet a necessity).

As for the hardware, a single payment of under $1000 that will last you years is relatively cheap for a hobby. Also, a decent computer can be useful for much more than gaming.
Impervious
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada4199 Posts
August 11 2010 13:29 GMT
#14
Does this mean you'll be showing up to more of the Ottawa LANs?

I'd like a rematch from the first LAN. Not killing a single zealot of yours hurt.....
~ \(ˌ)im-ˈpər-vē-əs\ : not capable of being damaged or harmed.
besiger
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
Croatia2452 Posts
August 11 2010 13:30 GMT
#15
wish I could join you Kurt
A weak will coupled with delusions of grandeur
Osmoses
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Sweden5302 Posts
August 11 2010 13:36 GMT
#16
On August 11 2010 22:10 ZeKk wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 11 2010 22:01 Osmoses wrote:
Hell, I blew about 1600 bucks on a new computer this month even though I knew it would mean starvation for about two weeks before next paycheck rolls in but goddamnit man YOU GOTTA SKATE!

Do you get paychecks!? What kind of obsolete company are you working for? We don't get paychecks in Sweden. We get Pay slips.

Actually I get neither, money just appears on my account.
Excuse me hun, but what is your name? Vivian? I woke up next to you naked and, uh, did we, um?
heynes
Profile Joined July 2009
Germany201 Posts
August 11 2010 13:50 GMT
#17
On August 11 2010 21:54 NuKedUFirst wrote:
But seriously, Starcraft isn't just a game, it's a lifestyle :p

this ! i´m wearing my TL shirt right naow.
DemiSe
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
883 Posts
August 11 2010 14:15 GMT
#18
Starcraft isn't just a game, it's a lifestyle

Wisdom deserves quotation.
heynes reminded me of that I need to get me either a TL shirt or one from thehandsomenerd .
Let's See Who's Stronger, Your Tricks, Or My Skills.
NrG.NeverExpo
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada2114 Posts
August 11 2010 14:32 GMT
#19
UPDATE: This is fucking bullshit. My computer has crashed worse than I've ever seen a computer crash. I got the computer only 2-3 months ago. I tried to start SC this morning, and my computer shuts off after running sc2 for 1 minute. It happens 2 more times, and then blue screen of death comes... WTFING HELL now my computer wont even start....
TwitteR: @NeverExpo follow me, i'll follow back :)
Osmoses
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Sweden5302 Posts
August 11 2010 14:48 GMT
#20
There was this bird that chirped in my ear something about certain graphics cards and runaway framerates... But really, when shit like this happens it can be basically anything.
Excuse me hun, but what is your name? Vivian? I woke up next to you naked and, uh, did we, um?
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