I've been thinking EXACTLY the same thing about those two subjects 

Even though I have a lot of spare time and have played Demigod almost every day since release, I still don't have more than 145 games played.

Although you can become a pro in some video games, it isn't possible in demigod so please stop using that term.

Anyway, a big thanks to all the players playing a lot, you help keep the game going

Someone who is very good at a game is called a Pro.

I dont care what its outside definition is. When you "own" someone do you literally "own" them? No. If you own someone it actualyl means you have taken over their computer (hacked/cracked) it.

Wow its taken me 4 months to get 150 games. Thats some impressive playing at your end ^^

For someone being critcal, you aren't making a lot of sense. Be specific. What am I reading literally? "Pros"? Yeah I am, that's the whole point. Words have meanings. Don't apply them where they don't fit. If you walked around calling yourself a "pro" because you play beer-league softball, people would laugh in your face.

I can do the math. That wasn't the question. The question was- Who has 3 hours a day for video games? It is a social question. I know people do, I used to in college as well. I'm just curious if that is the case or its just guys who don't have wives/ girlfriends or jobs...

uhh last time i checked the meaning of words can be changed and new words can be invented or the connotation can change and in the case of VIDEO GAMES not sports pro tends to be associated with someone who has achieved an exceptional skill level in the game

I'm a college student, but I live at home. I commute, which is a good thirty minutes each way. I go to parties on weekends, and hang out with my friends at least three times during the week. Over winter I'll be working 40 hours a week interning for the Department of Defense. And do you know what? I still have tons of time to do whatever I want, some of which I dump into playing Demigod online.

It's not really a question of "who has enough time ot play Demigod" as "who has enough time to do stuff they like". I don't like watching TV, so I don't. I wake up at 6 and go to school, get home at 5. Spend 5-6:30 eating dinner and talking with my parents. Then maybe I hang out with a friend/girlfriend or do homework or look up bands or do whatever research I want. Then around 8 or 9 I'll play Demigod, till whenever I feel like falling asleep, which is usually midnight. From Friday to Saturday I go to LAN parties at my friends house. Then the rest of Saturday is spent on "free time". Then Sunday on homework, and whatever free time I get then is mine too.

It's funny when people ask me how I have time for what I do. The best counter is "Why don't you?" Spending time on TV and other such things is just as "wasteful", if you'd like to make that argument, as playing an online game, such as Demigod. Time management. That's really it.

By the way, I've only been playing online for exactly a week and I have 30 games. x20 weeks (5 months, April-September) = 600 games.

Wow. People get really defensive of their lifestyles. It was just a frickin' question. If you look, I have several threads on this forum and clearly play a fair amount of the game.

Some of you are missing the point: I played 2-4 games EVERYNIGHT for about three months and now I (unfortunately) only get to play 4-6 games on the weekend. I feel like I have played quite a bit, yet I only have about 150 games. So the question was, how exactly does someone play 5-6 TIMES that in the same span (I was playing DG within a month of its release). I just dropped 1200 bucks on a new i7. I take my videogames seriously. I was just curious how people find time to play 5-6 times as much as I do, when I feel like I play quite a bit.

This is just dumb. I don't think you understand much about how words change or why. I teach English. You're probably starting an argument here that you're not going to win.

It's not just sports; it's everything. Prostitutes are "pros." I do a fair amount of carpentry, but my friend does it for a living; he is a pro, I am not. I'm not saying you can't decide that is what you want to refer to yourself, you can call yourself whatever you want. I'm just saying you sound dumb doing it.

Magic.

Honestly, what exactly is it that you're looking for, here?  The people with more games played aren't using some mystical power to bend time so obviously, they're spending more of their ~7 hours of non-work/school/sleep time playing the game.  Many people don't have children.  Many people like playing online with friends.  Many people don't sleep a full 8 hours.

Let's say each game lasts a half-hour (though I'd wager a large portion of online games last significantly less than that).  It would take about 10 days played to hit 500 games.  I'm sure there are a probably a million WoW players who would think that less than impressive in a 7-8 month span.

         I work, raise a kid as a single parent, take care of an old house I just bought, have a social life and friends.  Somehow since the release of Demigod I've played 500 games plus 2-300 from before reset, played through Fallout 3 and Stalker, read 3-5 books a week, watched quite a few series (I tend to wait until a season comes out on netflix/dvd and then watch a whole season at once) and took a long vacation this summer.  It's amazing how much free time you have when you don't need much sleep and manage your time.  Oh, and quite a few of those early games were pantheon games that last maybe 5-15 minutes. Dragon Age has also eaten into my Demigod time the last few weeks.

Just curious, OP - is this post in direct respose to someone busting your chops in a game for not being a "pro"?  Such terms are idiotic.  Along with "premade."  But these terms are sometimes used in Demigod.  Anyway, I wouldn't pay it much attention.  Just keep in mind you are playing with a wide variety of ages and maturity levels. 

I personally am married and still manage to get a few hours a day in (give or take).  It all depends on schedule.  For instance, I typically am home earlier than mywife.  This often gives me a chance to spend some time playing video games.  I also tend to require less sleep.  So, I may very well be awake into the wee hours of the morning goofing off.

Ya and if you call someone a fag it HAS to mean they're gay and not just an annoying biker.  I heard words never change or take on multiple meanings.  C/d?

(man, it's almost like some people have already tried making this point on tv)

Edit:  Thought I'd elaborate a little bit further in case you needed examples or somethin crazy like that.  If I say "I owned you", are you a slave?  Are you a piece of property I acquired?  Do I control all of your assets and make decisions for you?  No?  Yet I can be correct in saying "I owned you" ... weird.

When I tell someone they're a "bitch" .. am I saying they're literally a female dog?  How did we get from bitch meaning 'a female canine animal, especially a dog' to 'a lewd woman' ?  According to good ol' English language historian Geoffrey Hughes, "the early applications were to a promiscuous or sensual woman, a metaphorical extension of the behavior of a bitch in heat."

OH METAPHORICAL EXTENSION!!  I knew I've read about that kinda thing.  So.. when we call someone a 'pro' .. it doesn't necessarily mean they are indeed professional and make money at doing it.. they merely have the other characteristics of a pro.  And here I thought this was something original.