What do you do with your spare time? [Archive]

fahdiz

April 1st, 2004, 01:14 AM

I work all day, get home, then play with the kids until bedtime. After they go to bed I get about 2 hours to myself, which I spend playing games. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

On the weekends, if the weather's nice, my family and I try to find fun stuff to do outdoors. We take lots of walks, explore parks, play catch, etc.

Tenryu

April 1st, 2004, 01:24 AM

I used to work most of my time. Now, I sleep most of my time. Playing computer games still occupies a strong number two time waster position. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Duncanish

April 1st, 2004, 01:32 AM

Work for about 5 hours, then around go home and have roughly 3 hours for a nap or game or what have you. Then it's back to work for another 3-4 hours, which leaves the rest of the night for....more games. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif On weekends there's usually a date or a movie or a LAN party or something.

Gandalf Parker

April 1st, 2004, 01:33 AM

I dont really have to answer that do I?
Im here. Didnt you notice? From 5-6 am until 9-10 pm, 7 days a week.
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/3/3_4_25.gif ('http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008')

Of course thats not ALL I do. Im also taking care of my handicapped son, moderating other Boards, newsGroups, responding to customer support emails, monitoring my own server (had a very interesting organized attack the Last few days), monitoring the systems of other people, and... oh yeah... playing Dominions2.

Argitoth

April 1st, 2004, 02:52 AM

You weren't supposed to post what you do in real life. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Sooo now, post the correct information!

Duncanish

April 1st, 2004, 03:18 AM

Well in that case, I spend most of the time hoarding gems and occasionally wander out to bully some independant nation into believing in a new god. Darn heathens... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

fahdiz

April 1st, 2004, 03:19 AM

Oh...*I* see.

I spend the majority of my time enslaving lizard-men by breaking their practically non-existent morale. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Tenryu

April 1st, 2004, 03:28 AM

Oh, ok, well right now, I'm building lots of longbow men. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

April 1st, 2004, 03:29 AM

I devour the souls of the unbelievers and pillage their women!

Sometimes I think I'm on a low-unbeliever diet. Damn Pretender Atkins.

Gandalf Parker

April 1st, 2004, 03:42 AM

I explore and discover. Scouts, search for sites, find prime provinces based on their natives (amazons, lizards, raptors). I have a fondness for races where I can go straight to the interesting provinces and take them without having to take everything between me and them.

Unfortunately I have a tendency to not want to shift from that activity while there is still map to be explored so I tend to be caught off-guard by the first rush of attacks.

Argitoth

April 1st, 2004, 04:59 AM

Gandalf, sounds boring. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Originally posted by Tenryu:
Oh, ok, well right now, I'm building lots of longbow men. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif but uhh, building bowmen? How do you "build" bowmen? I've heard of recruitng/hiring, but never this.

[ April 01, 2004, 03:04: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

PrinzMegaherz

April 1st, 2004, 08:04 AM

I spend my time sacrificing virgins because the damn girls refused to date me at high school http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Norfleet

April 1st, 2004, 08:13 AM

I spend my time promoting world peace.

Argitoth

April 1st, 2004, 12:47 PM

Originally posted by PrinzMegaherz:
I spend my time sacrificing virgins because the damn girls refused to date me at high school http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif what blood magic items/spells you trying to do?

Nagot Gick Fel

April 1st, 2004, 12:57 PM

I spend my time recruiting scouts to find out where my enemies are.

Then I spend more time recruiting more scouts to find out where my initial scouts are.

Then I spend even more time recruiting even more scouts to find out where the scouts I sent after my initial scouts are.

Then I recruit another batch of scouts to find out where my Aspro is.

Argitoth

April 1st, 2004, 03:09 PM

what the...

Wauthan

April 1st, 2004, 03:31 PM

I spend my time reflecting upon how interesting Abyssia would be if they were led by a 30' flaming penguin of doom. And then I try this idea out. I actually find that this game is more fun to mod than to play. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

Hmmm... what if Pangea had a really mean cucumber unit sporting four crossbow turrets? *Goes back to modding*

Tricon

April 1st, 2004, 04:24 PM

Listen to Apocalyptica while slowly devouring the world.

Argitoth

April 1st, 2004, 08:56 PM

So far I'm the only one who does something peaceful.

Edit: Even Gandalf is killing people.

[ April 01, 2004, 18:58: Message edited by: Argitoth ]

PrinzMegaherz

April 1st, 2004, 09:38 PM

So far I'm the only one who does something peaceful. There seems to be some kind of misunderstanding what this game is about.

Peter Ebbesen

April 1st, 2004, 09:45 PM

Originally posted by Argitoth:
Gandalf, sounds boring. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Tenryu:
Oh, ok, well right now, I'm building lots of longbow men. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif but uhh, building bowmen? How do you "build" bowmen? I've heard of recruitng/hiring, but never this. <hr /></blockquote>You take a bowman and a bowwoman and screw them together, so to speak. The result is put on the assembly line, and has essential parts attached by unskilled labour, and the quality often suffers as a consequence, but eventually a bowchild exits the assembly line.

[ April 01, 2004, 21:43: Message edited by: Peter Ebbesen ]

Argitoth

April 1st, 2004, 11:04 PM

Originally posted by PrinzMegaherz:
<blockquote>quote:<hr /> So far I'm the only one who does something peaceful. There seems to be some kind of misunderstanding what this game is about. <hr /></blockquote>Just because you are always fighting war doesn't mean you can't take a break once in a while and enjoy practicing your spells or constructing things. It is essential to take a break after a big battle so you can regain your strength.

Gateway103

April 2nd, 2004, 04:49 AM

Originally posted by Argitoth:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by PrinzMegaherz:
<blockquote>quote:<hr /> So far I'm the only one who does something peaceful. There seems to be some kind of misunderstanding what this game is about. <hr /></blockquote>Just because you are always fighting war doesn't mean you can't take a break once in a while and enjoy practicing your spells or constructing things. It is essential to take a break after a big battle so you can regain your strength. <hr /></blockquote>Ah! But you are only taking a break so you can kill more later. So it isn't that peaceful after all ^_^

"Hey, we are a peaceful nation. We are simply building nuclear weapons as a mean of relaxing ourselves."

-Gateway103

[ April 02, 2004, 02:55: Message edited by: Gateway103 ]

Karacan

April 2nd, 2004, 05:27 PM

Originally posted by Argitoth:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Tenryu:
Oh, ok, well right now, I'm building lots of longbow men. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif but uhh, building bowmen? How do you "build" bowmen? I've heard of recruitng/hiring, but never this. <hr /></blockquote>Just what kind of god are you? Get clay, add water, mix and stir in a soul or two (I happen to know a good deal should you be in short supply), and then hand it a bow.

Anyway, in my spare time, I imprint the souls of my fellow beings, which I consider an utterly peaceful occupation. Alternatively, I devour the brains of those resisting. Mindlessness is peace. Yo.

Teleolurian

April 2nd, 2004, 06:19 PM

I spend it browsing the college catalogs.

I can take classes in Evocation for powerful incantations that never hit. Generally I gravitate towards Construction or Conjuration because I like it when there's a real, physical result to what I do. Also, I forget to give gems to commanders frequently. I never forget to give them horror harmonicas or whatever.

I like to imagine that when the tide of war has slowed down for a while, my bulbous-headed Great Sage likes to kick old people.

Argitoth

April 2nd, 2004, 08:41 PM

Originally posted by Teleolurian:
I never forget to give them horror harmonicas or whatever.You have that artifact?! How much do you want for it? All I got is a few mandragoras and some nature gems. What you want for it?

Norfleet

April 3rd, 2004, 04:22 AM

Originally posted by Argitoth:
So far I'm the only one who does something peaceful. That's not true, I'm doing peaceful things also.

You'll note that I specifically stated I was promoting world peace. I also work to end world hunger.

Lunaticus

April 3rd, 2004, 10:47 AM

Edit: Sorry misread the topic.
In my spare time I am asking random people in the streets politely if they would mind casting the spell communion slave to help me increase my magic skill.

[ April 03, 2004, 08:55: Message edited by: Lunaticus ]

Murph

April 3rd, 2004, 03:21 PM

In between battles I tend to summon random creatures (whatever I have enough gems to get), forge magic items and then forget which commander I forged it for. Oh, and I check and see if the scouts that I have watching my Harvesters of Sorrow are still alive, and then chuckle at the damage if they are.

Argitoth

April 4th, 2004, 04:09 AM

Originally posted by Norfleet:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Argitoth:
So far I'm the only one who does something peaceful. That's not true, I'm doing peaceful things also.

You'll note that I specifically stated I was promoting world peace. I also work to end world hunger. <hr /></blockquote>OH LET US ALL BOW DOWN TO NROFLEET. (He promotes peace) OOOOOH... ooooooh. You know promoting peace is not very peaceful. It requires some brute force. DOESN'T IT!? BWAAAAAHAHAHAAAA http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif