How does I play?
 

EQ is the best. I love it. I want to play. When I first found this server I played the living shit out of it. But I got a new job in September and I have played about an hour total since then.

My question is how do you balance real life and EQ? I work 8-5 but I like to exercise after work or else I would be about 300 lbs by now. And on the weekends I like to have a social life and spend time with my gf.

tl;dr how do you people successfully balance real life and p1999?

dont know how it will help you, but I play for about 2 hours nightly after the wife and daughter goes to bed...basically I give up some sleep or TV time for it.

A real popular way to balance EQ and real life is to solo. That kind of defeats the point of the game, though. Basically, only play EQ if you have a couple hours to spare; and it's all the better if you can round up some e-friends or real friends to group together at a set time so you don't waste time LFG.

I don't know if I can give up sleep, it's just too valuable.

And soloing, yeah, defeats the point of the game.

Maybe I'll just keep my char right in an area where I can instantly jump in a group if one is open when I log in. Try to find an hour here or there...

Everything is about balance so you got the right Idea there. I seem to find a decent amount of time to play and my schedule goes something like this:

Wake up 05:00
Work at 06:00-16:30 (10.5 hours shifts)
Home at 17:00 make dinner and eat
Gym 18:00-19:00
I play EQ between gym and bed
Sleep at 22:00/23:00

I don’t play EQ every night though but I get it in where I can. When I do play I usually play on my laptop on the couch so I can still interact with my girl. I don't ignore anything she says and I go as far as to keep one ear out on the TV show she is watching so when she comments on it I can respond. This keeps her from getting pissed that I'm playing.

On my days off we usually do something like snowboarding or dinner/movie but most things only take a half day so for the other half I play EQ. Also some nights we party and then I play EQ hung-over most of the next day.

If, on my days off, I am playing EQ and one of my friends or girlfriend suggest something to do in real life then I log right away and enjoy their company. EQ comes last on the hierarchy but there is time for it.

Well balanced individuals don't have the time it takes to be any good at this game, anybody who tells you otherwise is lying.

Edit: Great 200th post imo.

I play from the minute I wake up till about an hour before I go to bed.

I need the hour break before bed to eat/shower/shit

If you want to group but don't have much time, play a class that isn't required to keep the group going so you can leave easily. Wiz/mage/nec for example.

nice try making us think you wouldn't poop in a sock :P

and you are only lvl 13?