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Jack__Attack

    26 years old been with my wife 6 and a half years married for 3 now and I got her pregnant. Dota life is over in about 8 months good knowing ya'll. Mixed emotions of excited and scared.

    '96 Neve Campbell

      Good luck friend! I wish you and your family all the best!

      cartel

        make sure you don't let your kids play dota or go on this forum

        Jack__Attack

          Great advice keel. This game may be dead by the time they reach that age.

          Altaire

            Congratulations. Wish you and your family all the best
            And enjoy sleepless night due to diaper changing

            ur parents r siblings

              congratulations and all the best for you and your family!

              the better spidey

                See you in a year.

                Cheap Laugh Guy

                  Congratulations.

                  Kotato

                    hahahahaha

                    9'Mill

                      Congratulations hope you have a happy life.

                      Hatrið mun sigra

                        Oh that's cute :D

                        Gab Nuwoll

                          don't worry you can come back for a couple games a night when he turns 4 or 5. may even as early as 2 or 3 but i think later is better.
                          -dad of six year old

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                          Celine

                            can we talk about how hes basically married at age of 19-20

                            or im just being retarded cuz being together =/= married

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                            Cheap Laugh Guy

                              ^I would say living together is kinda like semi-married.

                              Jacked

                                he got married at 23 and has a kid at 26. your life is over before it even started. lol

                                '96 Neve Campbell

                                  Perhaps his idea of a good life is to settle down with his wife instead of chasing skirts in clubs and stuff. I think its pretty romantic.

                                  ETd

                                    Congrats my dude
                                    Pretty cool that you were still able to maintain your gaming life after marriage, especially if youf GF-now your wife-isn’t a gamer. I lucked out and got a GF who also games
                                    When your kids grow up don’t forget to show them these forums, saying “I was a crazy lad back when I was your age” lol

                                    Araoki

                                      Congrats mate

                                      cuddles

                                        Congrats!

                                        Khéops-

                                          Jack - I think Volvo and Gaben will release HL3 and Dota3 as he releases his last breath.
                                          Judging by his physical condition and age ; coupled to the wear on the flipflops...

                                          I'm guesstimating your kid will be just the right age to play both on release.

                                          Tu tayta

                                            See you in 2 years, by then your kid will be old enough to actually let you sleep and take breaks!
                                            Good luck and have fun.

                                            Jack__Attack

                                              Thanks all. Maintaining gaming life after marriage was a little tricky, you just have to find a balance. My trick was to do it from the start and form a system where 10pm And later is me time any time before that is time spent with the wife otherwise she feels neglected. This will just add a new challenge is all.

                                              My wife is awesome I just didnt plan on kids for another few years oh well. No regrets getting married this early.

                                              Nope dont look forward to sleepless nights.

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                                              Feachairu

                                                may you be a really good parent and teach your child well you chocolate milk or milo

                                                nICE

                                                  Hey Jack. Believe it or not, I have just returned to DotA when my son got born (he got 6 months old yesterday). I just go by the same routine you have already described. The kid goes to sleep around 8-9 pm. We spend some time with the wife, watch some Netflix and then after 10-11 pm is my DotA time.
                                                  The only problem is if you stay too late (that happens way too often) and it is the same night when your little one decides to get fussy, morning might be a bit challenging.

                                                  Ritsu x boni = 0 IQ

                                                    Congrats!! Good luck, have fun

                                                    Valci

                                                      I'm expecting my own bundle of joy in a couple of month but I'm not as pessimistic as you seem to be mate. On the other hand I don't play that much to begin with so I'm hoping to still put in a few games a week. Either way, congratulations!

                                                      CEO_Mrb

                                                        Married for 6years with 2years old daughter..

                                                        I know its hard to play in this moment..

                                                        I skip a lot at 7.00 til 7.20

                                                        But I'm happy

                                                        low prio master

                                                          Hey kid i wish you all best and happy family forever, but i do think you can manage to have a game time to time, please don't leave this forum or i gonna be sad.

                                                          papito bravo

                                                            ^
                                                            It's okay
                                                            We have pandaface.

                                                            Player 281121816

                                                              I dont care

                                                              Kotato

                                                                Honestly, it all depends on how much effort is split between the wife and the husband. In some cultures like Russian, girls do the most of the job and husband is being active with the kid on one of the weekends (so it is 90/10), but that is often alleviated by grandparents of the mother (so it gets 70/20/10). In western Europe it is 60/40 and grand parents do not invest/help much, so basically the most you get is (50/10/40). Therefore, my russian friends play games in almost unchanged schedule, but western one give up their fictional "pro" career for good

                                                                PS The main problem with the baby is not a sleepless night or two, it is the accumulated amount of sleeplessness and tiredness... slow but steady accumulation is hard to imagine though

                                                                PPS Parents of the husband are typically a stress factor that makes having the baby more tiresome

                                                                EmotionalDrift

                                                                  RIP sir...

                                                                  ywn

                                                                    Imagine wifing a non dota player

                                                                    DSP

                                                                      Congratz !
                                                                      You will have to teach him the game as soons as possible

                                                                      AnŦaiN

                                                                        Good game ,Well played !

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                                                                        Rocket

                                                                          Congrats! I have a 3 and 5yr old. Wife hates me playing but I can usually get a handful of games in each week.

                                                                          Don't play ranked though because I guarantee she will come in half way through a game with an angry look in her eyes and hand you a screaming baby :-)

                                                                          Lokieleven

                                                                            Time to become an adult, congrats on the kid we will see you back in a few years

                                                                            Quartermistress

                                                                              congratulations and hopefully you can find balance for everything

                                                                              Jack__Attack

                                                                                Didnt realize so many people here with kids. Always felt the player base was like kids age 16-22 thanks for showing me gaming life isnt over. Also thanks p9 didnt realize I was even popular with anyone. XD

                                                                                the better spidey

                                                                                  I never got this fixation people have with “quitting gaming” once they’ve grown up/settled down/married/had kids.

                                                                                  It’s like a remnant of society’s pasts telling us that playing video games is inherently a waste of time.

                                                                                  Will you have less time to play? Absolutely. But that’s how it is with EVERY SINGLE HOBBY. Do you think society will look up to a musician that stops practicing their instrument and playing gigs with their weekend band once they’re a parent? Absolutely not.

                                                                                  Reading. Running. Going to the movies. Bowling with friends. Surfing. Heck, WATCHING TV. These are all pasttimes that are perfectly healthy in moderation, and will eat up pretty much the same amount of time as Dota.

                                                                                  If playing Dota makes you happy, keeps your senses up, gets you hyped up for tournaments and patch notes, and possibly even keeps you in touch with your e-friends, WHY GIVE IT UP COMPLETELY?

                                                                                  MaximumEffert

                                                                                    wish u good luck

                                                                                    KazeGagne

                                                                                      Same situation, but don't forget Turbo :) You can still get a small fix here and there.

                                                                                      Mid

                                                                                        Get babysitter and continue living, uncle.