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KaniasReplays
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States39 Posts
April 20 2011 00:56 GMT
#1
Hey, for all those reading, I have a serious question. My parents do not understand Starcraft at all and refuse to let me play it to the point where they get mad. I use it as a stress reliever because I am playing year round sports and i have to maintain A/B grades while taking AP courses. I am a bronze in Starcraft II and i know most of you are thinking why doesn't this guy quit, he suxx?! but the only losses I have are from disconnects caused by my parents after I have my 2 hours of electronics (exactly 2 hours). I guess what I am trying to say is: even though i love Starcraft and the Starcraft community as well, should i keep playing even though my parents don't want me too?

*
When life gives you lemons, go mass queen.
Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9103 Posts
April 20 2011 01:01 GMT
#2
What rational (they are parents... I realize there might not be any) as to why you can't play games?

If your grades and other areas of life don't suffer for it then try to reason with them perhaps. Playing a few hours a week shouldn't impact your ability to get into a good university (which I assume, is what they care about.)

Ideally, you'd be able to get your parents to be ok with you playing. If not, then do it anyway? I mean can you just close the door to your room or is the computer in a place where they walk by.
Yamulo
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States2096 Posts
April 20 2011 01:04 GMT
#3
well, always get to look forward to graduation, but basically i would say tell them to go f off because it is your time and you should really be able to do what you want to do, especially since you are keeping your grades up.
~~~Liquid Fighting (SC2)~~~
unit
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2621 Posts
April 20 2011 01:08 GMT
#4
tell them off, explaining how you arent some stereotypical reject or misfit who is addicted to heroin or something like that...make them appreciate you, from what it sounds they arent appreciating you and they dont believe in you so they are forcing you to follow a schedule and the like to do what they want because they dont trust you to follow the path they want you to (which is a reasonable yet pretty agravating)

good luck my friend, and leagues dont matter its all with how you have fun with the game
KaniasReplays
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States39 Posts
April 20 2011 01:08 GMT
#5
The computer is right in the main hallway, basically and my dad is a computer genius so he can track everything i do( except for this post lol). I plan on going to a good university but they think I should never play video games and it's a privilege ( which I understand) that they let me physically have (like the games and computers) but not the time. So.... i don't get it at all.
When life gives you lemons, go mass queen.
KaniasReplays
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States39 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-20 01:11:10
April 20 2011 01:10 GMT
#6
If i tell them off, my dad's foot will be so far up my ass, i could probably taste his foot. AndI know leagues don't matter, the last games I played were against diamonds and 1 master and I won them all (custom games 1V1 melee)
When life gives you lemons, go mass queen.
echO [W]
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1495 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-20 01:11:55
April 20 2011 01:11 GMT
#7
Day9 Daily 100. Find a way to show it to them. It may not be the be all end all solution, but it should be a good starting point for a topic of discussion.
"Or a school bus over a bunch of kids" - Tasteless --- “A man's errors are his portals of discovery.” - James Joyce
unit
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2621 Posts
April 20 2011 01:14 GMT
#8
hmm...do poorly in classes til you get video games back...if its possible to arrange this with teachers to set it up so that you still do the work and get the grades but its all recorded later, so you take no hit in the long run and you get games
KaniasReplays
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States39 Posts
April 20 2011 01:14 GMT
#9
yeah, they think that guy(Day[9]) has no life even though he makes a living off of Starcraft and gaming and does have a life.
When life gives you lemons, go mass queen.
unit
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2621 Posts
April 20 2011 01:18 GMT
#10
T_T if sean plott has no effect than your parents are not going to listen...they are talking at you not to you...in their minds they are right and cannot be wrong

im not sure what you can do to unstigmatize starcraft to them, especially considering they didnt have computer games when they were growing up
KaniasReplays
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States39 Posts
April 20 2011 01:21 GMT
#11
well, my dad had nothing growing up, not even parents. so now he look at me like a lazy person all the time even though I just play like 2 hours a day, maybe.

btw, love ya sean!
When life gives you lemons, go mass queen.
infinitestory
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States4053 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-20 01:22:59
April 20 2011 01:21 GMT
#12
I don't think this is a problem with the game of Starcraft itself. It looks to me like a disparity in trust, as in your parents don't know if you have the self-control to have games but still excel in school.

I'd say the best way is to prove to them that you do: ask them for a two week trial period in which you have access to games, and tell them they can revoke access if your grades slip. Two weeks won't hurt a semester or year grade. It's really best for you and your parents to find a sort of compromise like this, IMO; if you build their trust in this area, they'll probably trust you more overall.
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Saikyun
Profile Joined July 2009
Sweden20 Posts
April 20 2011 01:22 GMT
#13
Can't you play at internet cafes or at a friend's place or something?
Grobyc
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Canada18410 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-20 01:23:38
April 20 2011 01:22 GMT
#14
I wouldn't exactly "tell them off", but you have to sit down with them and explain why they shouldn't be preventing you from playing. Assuming your grades aren't honestly poor and you don't spend 20+ hours a week gaming, then start with telling them your grades aren't suffering. You can flat out prove this to them. Of course you could always been studying and spending 100% of your free time studying, which would obviously improve your grades to some degree, but that's completely unrealistic; if that is really the only argument they have then I would be content with playing anyway (don't tell them off regardless though, that's not going to help anything).

edit: so pretty much what infinitestory said.
If you watch Godzilla backwards it's about a benevolent lizard who helps rebuild a city and then moonwalks into the ocean.
KaniasReplays
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States39 Posts
April 20 2011 01:23 GMT
#15
ok, i will try that, infinitestory. that seems to be very reasonable and I think it should work, at least I hope.
When life gives you lemons, go mass queen.
SoL[9]
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Portugal1370 Posts
April 20 2011 01:30 GMT
#16
Sit down talk with your parents really smooth, be honest, explain the situation.
Hey talk about White-Ra he works, he have a wife, his one of the best and gaming dont affect in nothing his life.
Try to reach at their heart.
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eLiE
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada1039 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-20 01:30:36
April 20 2011 01:30 GMT
#17
Maybe not to two hours, but I would get used to limiting video game time if you plan on being a high achiever in your future. They can be fun, but they can also easily take control over you and screw up school. I'd be happy with what you have. For a year or two, I was only allowed to use the TV/video games for 20 minutes a day (if that's any consolation).
How's the weather down there?
KaniasReplays
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States39 Posts
April 20 2011 01:35 GMT
#18
My parents will never listen to me, i guess, because I am causing too much trouble by being a "video game addict"
When life gives you lemons, go mass queen.
aidnai
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1159 Posts
April 20 2011 01:39 GMT
#19
Honestly, 2 hours seems OK to me... there's a lot of possible hobbies out there, I'm sure you can find other things to do besides gaming.
nbaker
Profile Joined July 2009
United States1341 Posts
April 20 2011 01:47 GMT
#20
On April 20 2011 10:39 aidnai wrote:
Honestly, 2 hours seems OK to me... there's a lot of possible hobbies out there, I'm sure you can find other things to do besides gaming.


Yeah...2 hours is a lot of time. Just try to enjoy it and then study hard, man!
echO [W]
Profile Joined July 2010
United States1495 Posts
April 20 2011 02:03 GMT
#21
On April 20 2011 10:14 KaniasReplays wrote:
yeah, they think that guy(Day[9]) has no life even though he makes a living off of Starcraft and gaming and does have a life.

They do know that he did go to Harvey Mudd, as well as USC right? As well as a whole host of other pro-gamers who excelled at school. Of the top of my head, Liquid`Tyler went to Duke. Some other noteworthy people involved in E-Sports also went to really top notch schools, Xeris (formerly of Fnatic) went to UCSD, etc etc. I'm sure there are a lot more.

It seems like you've been fighting with your parents recently, it may be a good idea to let things cool off, and start fresh and anew.
"Or a school bus over a bunch of kids" - Tasteless --- “A man's errors are his portals of discovery.” - James Joyce
canucks12
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada812 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-20 02:05:42
April 20 2011 02:05 GMT
#22
Best thing to do, in my opinion, would be to just stop at 2 hours. Don't put up any resistance. Arguments with parents are never won, so just let it go. If you put up a fight, they will only get more constricting. When you get older, you will have more freedom, and then you can do whatever you want to do.

(This is assuming that you are under the age of 18-19, otherwise, they really need to give you some liberties.)

edit: Dragoon yo!
Laerties
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States361 Posts
April 20 2011 02:25 GMT
#23
You should watch day 9 daily #100, theres some great advice in there.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
LUTROSIS
Profile Joined September 2010
United States54 Posts
April 20 2011 02:34 GMT
#24
http://www.prisonplanet.com/boy-kills-mum-over-video-game-ban.html

tell them you don't know what you'd do without starcraft......
...wtf?
nbaker
Profile Joined July 2009
United States1341 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-21 10:51:02
April 20 2011 02:46 GMT
#25
Lol, why do people suggest showing people Day9, I don't understand. Parents don't want their kids to try to be professional video game players.
Vain
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Netherlands1115 Posts
April 20 2011 02:55 GMT
#26
On April 20 2011 11:46 nbaker wrote:
Lol, why do people suggest showing people Day9, I don't understand. Parents don't want their kids too try to be professional video game players.


It's only the #100th one. It was a special episode over supporting your kids in whatever they do. Not a guide how to become a pro gamer.

Btw, me and my brother were only allowed to computer for 1 hour a day at a time. But times change and so do parents. I''m now catching up at a REALLY fast pace lol.
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