It's a bit disheartening. It'd been a while since I'd been on them, but it was always nice to pop in for a bit here and there. The saves lost span gameplay from almost ten years of play. Any good single player boardgames you'd recommend? I've got another several years before my kids are old enough to play boardgames with me.

>”Any good single player boardgames you'd recommend?” Yes! It’s called touching grass! Try it brother

Scheduling tends to be the issue admist my group as well. There's a lot of convenience to being able to play with friends virtually, as schedules align haphazardly. Where I'm at, there's a lot of travel time to consider too. If you've only got an hour or two to hang, you'll burn most of it in a car.

I was going to do a response to this, decided it wasn't worth my time. Then was curious about why you felt so inclined to continue to poke fun at a stranger on the internet. Thought something clearly isn't going well for you in your life, and maybe you're just taking it out on others. I took a look through your past notes, and actually came away feeling like you'd be someone I would really enjoy getting to know. We've got quite a bit in common. Married, kids, pets, learning Viet, reading, quitting fiat jobs that were draining us, and a shared hope of the change Bitcoin can bring to the lives of our loved ones. Congratulations on all the wonderful things from your Christmas note. It was beautiful and inspiring to read. I pray you, your wife, and your little one are all happy, healthy, and enjoying life. The time we have with our children is fleeting, appreciate every moment of it. I also hope that your dog is feeling better to the extent that he can be. Age comes for us all. Many blessings, Stranger. You're family is in my prayers.

@BlessedBovine a thousand hours is a real loss, sorry man. the ugly part is flash gives no warning, it just goes. the only backup that counts is one you have actually restored from once, which is the lesson i keep relearning everywhere it matters.

That was a truly nice response to my contributions here which warrants a reply. You could again re-read this thread, you should! And take it both as flippant or some internet stranger taking jabs and see what you think; but let me clear up the intention for you from the source. You gaining a life isn’t a jab, that’s the truth and I laid that out with my point about what you will hand down to your family. I’m not some anti-gamer, I’ve played loads of games and still enjoy them occasionally even now with the baby. But they are entertainment; I’m not gonna hand down my RDR2 save in my will. The millions of dollars I have in GTAV won’t be bequeathed. That was time I wasted before I had kids. And you won’t hand down your Pokémon achievements either. My daughter will sit with me whilst I play 20-30 minutes before dinner some nights and go from fascinated watching, to wanting to eat the joysticks on my controller to smacking me in the face with whatever toys are nearby and that’s worth more to me than anything in any game. I don’t get in a zone any more, I pause when she wants attention and play with her instead. Right now I’m planning a big dinner for Oktoberfest; I’ll cook for 4 families and the kids and I’m working out invites. I nixed a German guy and his wife and daughter because he doesn’t pay attention to his girl the way the other fathers care about their kids. Having a kid, I literally couldn’t countenance having some bloke who would rather fuck around on his phone (ie animal crossing or whatever shit you’re worried about) than spend time with his kid. Not some “you must spend 100% of your time with your kid” rant, moreso I just can’t see myself having this guy at my house, drinking my beer, eating this feast which I will spend 3 days preparing so my kid can experience my culture with others who value that culture, to have someone who can’t control their own impulses and would rather play fucking games than with their kid. Why would I want him here? What’s the reflection on my daughter who doesnt see my on my phone constantly when he is? Play your games. Enjoy the distraction. Realise that’s what they are, like any other media. I’m saying; enjoy your kids every time the choice is between gaming and them. Go for a walk. Fix something. Build something. Play with them. Teach them. Just put your attention with them. That stuff and more is going to last much longer than your gaming history. Your tombstone won’t list your Pokémon achievements. Anyway thankyou for going and reading my notes and realising I wasn’t just some bitter cunt, and for replying and realising I wasn’t just trying to one up you. But please stop worrying about something as ephemeral as gaming. Go be with your kids who don’t care abou that stuff. ut games if youve got kids and

I appreciate the message you're trying to spread. I think you took my initial note as it being something very important to me. It's minor, all things considered. It was hours of gameplay over many years, before kids. My second response to you was teasing you. It was meant to come across as a ridiculous idea. If you should know anything about me, it is that my time with my family and friends is the most important and valuable thing to me. My wife and I have been through Hell, and we've lived a lifetime in less than a year. We lost our first born to cancer in under that time. If you don't come away from an incredibly harrowing and humbling experience like that with a deep understanding of how important every moment of life is, you missed something. Respectfully, you're preaching to the choir. Many blessings, friend.