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Edited by ChorrizoTapatio:
7/3/2014 8:53:34 PM
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The Dad's Of Destiny
Evening all, I thought I'd start this thread up for all of us out there who are dad's looking at this awesome looking game coming on the horizon, and asking ourselves "how on earth are we going to get the time to play this awesome game!?"
I'm a reasonably new father with a little girl who is my everything. Before she came into this world I found myself with a reasonable amount of time to game if I wanted to but now she's my no.1 objective.
I found a little bit of time to play the alpha, and absolutely loved it but it soon dawned on me how much of a time sink it could become lol.
So my question to you, the dad's of destiny, how will you be managing your time between dirty nappies, mealtimes, crying fits, and all the beautiful things we have to do as being a father, and a good partner to your girlfriends, fiancées, and wives? And not forgetting jobs too lol
I work nights so I'm a bit of a night owl so on my days off I can grip some play late at night whilst my daughter sleeps with the possibility of a few hours when my partner is at home too. Really looking forward to the beta, and even more so for the full game!
Your thoughts below guys :-)
Here's the link to the group!
http://www.bungie.net/en/Groups/Detail?groupId=112045
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I hear you brother! I have a career and that I've been invested in for the past 16 years. Thankfully my son is a gamer and my wife is a tablet gamer. Even then I can only really play for an hour in the evenings and the bulk of my playtime is on the weekend (sometimes). You guys can find me on the PS4 as alburko I do have a headset that I use regularly. Destiny awaits!
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2 RepliesI am a 27 year old of dad(married) and have a 3yr old as well as having another on the way. I am hoping to get enough time to play and progress in destiny as much as I can. My 3yr old is on a pretty good sleeping schedule and I have learn the art of playing one handed on a controller when she was a baby so those late night/early morning feedings will get me some play time in. But most of my play time will come at night after the babes are in bed and my wife too.
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34 year old gamer and father of 3 beautiful girls!! Well I'll be playing wed and thurs while the girls are in school and some nights after 9pm eastern!! Psn Totao
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1 ReplyMy dad is 52 and will be playing with me, as I am a father to a 2 year old. Best thread for sure. Someone make a clan on Xbox 1
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I'm a doggie daddy lol I raised them like I made them! Splitting time with 3 puppies and a fiancé will be interesting. Definitely want to game with "mature" gamers can't take playing with brats, I'm 27 and will be playing on the ps4 joecrack305 is my psn tag!
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I just joined the group! Best group ever!!! See you dads starside!
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4 RepliesI'm the same. As soon as my daughters asleep and my wife is reading (or asleep) thats my cue to be daddy gamer into the weee hours. Usually online from 9pm UK time all the way until morning. I can sleep with my eyes open at work o_O
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I'm 30 yrs old with a 2 year old boy and a 1 year old girl. I'll be on mostly weekends... Psn - Sekwal Xbox - Sekwal420
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1 ReplyEdited by Gabriel Sylar: 7/2/2014 4:59:41 PMI'm also a dad of 27 (28?) of a 2yr girl, she gets tucked in at 7.30... After that maybe theres time to game, so I have my friend that is also a dad and we sometimes get to play.. Not so often anymore... But sometimes we give it a 2 hour go :) (we played a lot of ME3, 2-3 matches) as a dad you just need to accept that it will be on the family terms when you get to play... That is also why i like PayToPlay (is it called that?) so I can pay my way to some gear to keep the game flow for me... But guessing it's not coming for this game... It is good for people with lesser time that just want to do some strikes with my friend or random dudes when possible i hope it is not impossible to feel cool and awesome without putting 100hrs into it... Or need to be online more than 3 hours at a time... Offcause know i will not get the über high grade stuff... I accept that, but want to get badass anyways :)
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1 ReplyEdited by Wulf BiAS: 7/2/2014 3:07:41 PMJust be sure to add other responsible fathers(like myself) who set aside a game night or two a week and understand when you can't make it. I play an hour or two before work(5-7 am) weekdays and have Friday nights slated as game night. might be adding sunday night also... I have 3 girls myself so I understand when things come up or you are just simply to exhausted to play. Xbox:Shadowwulf 53
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Awesome post. Im a Dad and a Granddad! 17y Daughter, 24y son, and 29y daughter who has 2 kids 7and 1. We are all looking forward to this game. The down side is we all play different consoles :( I work from home so playtime will not be an issue. Productivity might be another story.
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2 RepliesI grew up with a gamer dad playing Mario and Castlevania on the NES. Now that I have boys of my own, I hope I can find time to do the same when they are old enough. But until then, you sneak it in where you can during naps and after they go to bed. Make sure you slide some chores in, keeps the misses happy and the home from becoming a disaster. On a side thought, I have several friends from college who all became parents roughly around the same time. We used to get together for "Halo Parties" or whatever the big multiplayer game of the moment was. Make a day of it, get some TV's and consoles together, BBQ and play some games. The guys and gals who were odd man out (no controller) watched the kids and we would rotate every match or two. #gamerdads :D
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I have it made my youngest son is 15, I will tell him to get on and play Destiny with me!
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10 RepliesFor starters awesome topic! I'm a father of eight with ages ranging from 21 to 1! I actually had this same thought when I played the Alpha! It really is an addicting game and IMO definitely lived up to the hype that's been building. Now it would have been a bit easier with just the older kiddos but now I have a one an two yr-old so you know the time and energy it takes for them. Time will definitely be limited but looked forward to everyday even if it's just for 10 ~ 15 minutes and will mostly be at night after they are all down. On a good note... I will probably be spending some of that time playing the Beta and Final game with three of the older boys lol! Father/son bonding... Bungie style! :)
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I thought I wrote this myself when I wrote it lol. I sell cars. I don't know how I'll find time but I will come hell or high water lol
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7 RepliesThis thread will also point out all the mature men who love destiny . Right on Guardian Dads .
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2 RepliesPut them up for adoption
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Edited by Videm72: 7/2/2014 12:23:56 PMJust remember to take a breath and enjoy your children when you can. I was lucky enough to be a stay at home day for all of my kids till they went to preschool, and enjoyed the time I spent with them immensely. I have a few older kids, including one that will make me a grandpa soon. My youngest COD (former)fanboy son got to play the alpha with me. Now he is so excited about playing the beta on his PS3 (my old one). I'm pretty sure I'll be buying the Destiny PS4 bundle. Too bad his birthday isn't in Sept. We can play together at least, but I think I'm keeping the white PS4. Yeah, I had a plan of getting him in my fireteam, since he often beats me 1v1. Playing video games is one of the few things we have in common now, so the wife doesn't mind. As long as grades and attitudes are good.
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I will not have the time to put into the game that I had in previous years. I wouldn't change that for anything though. On the plus side, our family room where the TV is is also the room that has all of my year and half old daughters toys are. I think that things will fall into place, there will just be more game time rather then tv time with the wife, she shouldn't mind, she is always working on projects that take half her attention anyway.
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3 Repliescosts me a fortune but i buy my 3 kids copies of game, so we can all play online at the same time and yep we all have our own x box and live accounts all the gears games, cod, modern warfare, halo etc costs a lot but its fun and you cant take it with you when your dead, so have fun when your here last count we each have over 40 games each, i pre ordered destiny last year and am in the process of ordering 3 more
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3 RepliesEdited by Buxie: 7/2/2014 10:16:41 AMHoly crap I thougt I was the only dad in the world so excited about a videogame, but this thread is amazing. (It made me actually make my first post on these forums, I am usually just a lurker!). All the best to all of you other HeroDads and your families!! Balancing a full time job with travelling involved with being married and with 4 kids aged 4-11 between my wife and I with loving videogames is challenging at the best of times. Luckily I have a very understanding wife (who is also fond of games) so I usually get the evenings after the kids are to bed and a decent amount of time to play in the weekends. To all parents to be, big congratulations and the best times of your life is ahead of you, I never used to beleive it until I had my first child, but it changes you (and your priorities) bigtime! I don't have many online friends, so will definitely be looking for people who would be interested in teaming up. I will be playing as much Beta as I can get away with and plan on taking a week off work when the game drops for real. I am on PS4, Buxie_77 is my tag (CET Timezone). Feel free to add me I am a more than decent player still ;) and if there is plans to set up a clan I would love to join that as well :)
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5 RepliesFirst kid arrived last week, I have actually gotten more gaming in while staying up all night.....allll night, with her. She seems to like the bright colors, keeps her calm at least. After she finally starts sleeping nights I got no idea haha, glad I'm not the only one wondering how to get in some time
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2 Replies3 daughters, all teenagers, life is crazy... however, they are of age where I get free time. I have no $, but that's a different problem. Enjoying / maintaining your family life married or otherwise is about balance. As a father, you have responsibilities and obligations first, there's no question, you are now someone's super-hero. Where that S on your chest proudly. :) With a balance between work, home and your spouse / significant other, perhaps you can work out a schedule. Communication and making sure your significant other knows she is more important than any hobby, and your family duties also come first will save a lot of headache or unwanted heat. It won't be bachelor pad gaming, but it may be something that fits and lets you unwind. No question about it, family and responsibilities now come first... but raising a mini-me is awesome and daunting at times. Sleep also becomes a precious commodity with which you are willing to trade for at that age, LOL. Oh, I don't miss those days, but I treasure the memories. GL my friend,
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6 RepliesNot wanting to steal your thunder of this awesome topic man but just thought that I'd start this group here (http://www.bungie.net/en/Groups/Detail?groupId=112045) if fathers wish to join. I am definitely happy to hand the group over to you but just wanted to get something started while the topic is fresh in these forums. Come along and join the group and have a chat with fellow fathers and catch up for a game with your fellow sleep deprived gamer.
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Father of a 2 year old and I'm getting married in November. I told me bride-to-be that if this relationship was ever going to go the distance she would need to accept that gaming was my way of achieving escapism much as she does with books.... Needless to say she's all good. I play mostly 4-5 nights a week when I'm not on late shifts and my son loves watching me play Forza. He has one of my old controllers so he can feel part of it as well. Love being a Dad, love being a Gaming Dad even more... Look forward to when I can share more gaming experiences with my boy
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I am so happy that I am not the only dad out there, who refuses to grow up. This tread was so relevant to me, that this is my first post on the Bungie forums. So thanks KingPin2. I'm in South Africa so far from the rest of the gaming world that i think I might be only South African dad playing Destiny
