What's Your Record Time?

Logan Wallace · Post by **Logan Wallace** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:10 pm

This article 49 hours is NOTHING!! brought back memories of when I played Dasaria all the time - for very long time stretches. You can not, no matter how you try, explain the addiction to an non-computer game player how easy it is to keep playing, with no regard to food or sleep. No matter, they'll think you're nuts. But we Dasarians know the feeling....

I was wondering (and hoping this wasn't asked before) what was the longest time you played NON-STOP... no sleep, eating in front of the monitor or not eating at all, running to bathroom hoping no one notices you aren't there....

My longest straight run play time was the day Arilyn and I married (GAWD! That was a great day!). I played about 30 hours with only one brief signoff, and that was because Arilyn had to sign off for Mia to change her char name to her new DaVid married name.

What was your longest run with no stops, and was it for a special reason or just having too much fun to stop?

Muletang · Post by **Muletang** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:14 pm

man, back in the days of summer last year after I had been made redundant from work and was killing time till I moved to NZ I would play all day, but I don't think I ever went over 24 hours, but I did a few of those. And no special reason, just havin fun and meeting new people, I was nooby and lovin it.

Templar Raeflyn · Post by **Templar Raeflyn** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:53 pm

As much as I enjoy gaming, I find it difficult to sit infront of the computer non-stop. I need to take brief time-outs or I burn out easily. During a "marathon" I'll take ten to twenty minutes to eat, or sit on the couch and check the news, or something like that. Breaks like that will happen frequently during a long period of gaming.

With that said, I'd have to say approximately 24 hours, probably less than that though. I can't say I ever kept a record. Most of the gaming associated with Dasaria is role-play intensive, and after awhile it really drains you. Despite the fact that a few million polygons fought the battle to reclaim the Ruins of Dasar, the role-play involved results in you feeling like you joined the fray as well.

Shalandravv · Post by **Shalandravv** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 12:58 pm

Think the longest I ever stayed on was eighteen hours. It's hard to say, though.

El Pantezo · Post by **El Pantezo** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:01 pm

I've never played for a day straight. My old Shadowbane guild leader had a week long powerleveling marathon as soon as the game was released.

Wormez · Post by **Wormez** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:18 pm

Probably about 18-19 hours with the odd 5 mins break here and there for drinks or food heh.

Cant say i am proud of it though

Post by **Jehannum** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:18 pm

On the day of the Trial of Kell, I was on the PC for about 18-20 hours doing prep-work and the trial itself.

Back in my EQ days, I would easily do a 10 or 12 hour session if I was left alone to do so. Not only that but I would have two PC's going playing characters simultanously. I used to play a cleric on one PC and a monk on the other ;p (I'd never do that again!!)

Now i start to get the itch to move about when I have been sitting for 4 hours or so, of course back then I didnt work on computers for a living so....

Boon · Post by **Boon** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:06 pm

You people are addicts and should seek help!

Ha! If I could spend more time on Das than my normal time, I would. And I think my longest might have been 10 hours, but I can't be too sure.

I'm probably on the forums more than online. When at work you have to find something to do to burn some of those 12 hour shifts.

Kell · Post by **Kell** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:18 pm

Seeing that if I'm free from work, I can easilly spend time playing from 12.00 to 00.00... or 02.00... daily... I'd say I do 12 or 14 hour shifts gaming on a regular basis =/

And it's not that odd either that I will play on till... say.. 04.00 in the morning. So.. 16 hours happens too.

Gosh. That's sad.

Mon-Da-Oth · Post by **Mon-Da-Oth** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 5:41 pm

My longest time was playing Pool of Radience on my Commodor 64 for two whole days. I had to finally stop to sleep and take a bath. Man did I stink.

Redder · Post by **Redder** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:38 pm

When I broke my leg and was stuck at home, I once spent a little over 36hrs in one stint. I ran into three different DM's and three different story events, so I just couldn't go.

Thanks the gods for coffee.

Evelond Formos · Post by **Evelond Formos** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 6:48 pm

I think about as long as my mom would let me: 13 hours. I was on the forums most of the day, but at the end of the day I did the Ravenwatch event.

Would have gone longer, had it not been time for me to hit the sack.

Eragon · Post by **Eragon** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:00 pm

Heh.. About 40 hours done that several times, my max was 42 hours or something. I used to play an average of 16 hours a day..

Yeah, I'm pathetic.

Vahene · Post by **Vahene** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:07 pm

2 days.. no, no sleep. No, not this game.

Yet. I can see it coming.

-K.

lankycheese · Post by **lankycheese** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:44 pm

I'm not sure for how long straight, I often take breaks, eating is a good and wonderful thing.

I don't watch much TV but my DVD collection gets a regular flogging, even in my long marathon sessions. But I think about 12 hours straight would be my record, maybe more. Most school holidays I end up doing that more then once

Wake up at midday, have breakfast/lunch. And play till well after midnight with just dinner and a toilet break. Oo the fun!