How many people have 10k hours total on ONE character?
Anon-e-mouse
When I last checked I had just under 14,000 hours. I'm not sure how many of them were on my main, but it was quite a few.
Arduin
Well, this thread puts me right back into noobyville...
4,300 hours total, 2,800 on my main, maybe ~100 hrs afk.
4,300 hours total, 2,800 on my main, maybe ~100 hrs afk.
nem coke
5.327 hours over 64 months.
I actually thought that was so horrible waste of life, but now that I see these milestones...
I actually thought that was so horrible waste of life, but now that I see these milestones...
NerfHerder
I have 2k on my main and 7k across all characters over 51 months. And I thought I was on alot.
On topic, no I dont think it makes you an expert. As has been said before, you really need to play all the characters to consider yourself an expert. And even then, you would have to have a broad knowledge of all things GW(PvE, PvP, game mechanics etc.) Also, I know a few people that probably have 10k+ hours and some of them are far from experts(cant farm/use crappy builds/poor knowledge). The same goes for titles, just because you have GWAMM it doesnt make you an expert.
The 10k rule may apply to your Job, but on a game where you could spend most of your time talking to your friends online or power trading, its a different story.
On topic, no I dont think it makes you an expert. As has been said before, you really need to play all the characters to consider yourself an expert. And even then, you would have to have a broad knowledge of all things GW(PvE, PvP, game mechanics etc.) Also, I know a few people that probably have 10k+ hours and some of them are far from experts(cant farm/use crappy builds/poor knowledge). The same goes for titles, just because you have GWAMM it doesnt make you an expert.
The 10k rule may apply to your Job, but on a game where you could spend most of your time talking to your friends online or power trading, its a different story.
FengShuiDove
About 5,000 hours on my GWAMM. About 7,500 total. And a lot of both are AFK.
10,000 hours on a single character, actively played, is insane.
10,000 hours on a single character, actively played, is insane.
KingCrab
I think the issue here isn't whether those of us who play too much guild wars are experts or not. The game (specially PvE) doesn't really require much. The issue is what could we have become experts in if we hadn't spent this time playing video games.
Konig Des Todes
I don't even have 10k hours on my account (though I am close - at 9.2k) and I was an insanely active person for practically 4 years straight. IDK which character has the most, but my title character has 3.1k hours.
dorin
2524 on my main char. but nine rings win.
Abedeus
Yes, everyone who afks during holidays is a master of everything. And of course Drunkard makes you more professional at everything.
DJCoastal
Yeah... I afked a lot... :/
LifeInfusion
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I think the issue here isn't whether those of us who play too much guild wars are experts or not. The game (specially PvE) doesn't really require much. The issue is what could we have become experts in if we hadn't spent this time playing video games.
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Schmerdro
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I think the issue here isn't whether those of us who play too much guild wars are experts or not [...] The issue is what could we have become experts in if we hadn't spent this time playing video games.
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JONO51
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I think the issue here isn't whether those of us who play too much guild wars are experts or not. The game (specially PvE) doesn't really require much. The issue is what could we have become experts in if we hadn't spent this time playing video games.
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Originally Posted by Konig Des Todes
I don't even have 10k hours on my account (though I am close - at 9.2k) and I was an insanely active person for practically 4 years straight. IDK which character has the most, but my title character has 3.1k hours.
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10k hours does seem like alot especially if we are talking non-afk hours. My main is at about 5k hours. About 1k of that is probably afk. I tend to afk more on my sin for ummm personal reasons. But I really don't think anything claiming that theres a magic number for being an expert at things exists. I mean stuff has different complexities. Does it take 10k hours to become an expert at candyland? what about chess? what about brain surgery?
Each of those have a different complexity and each would take a different amount of time to become an "expert"
Just my 3 cents.
KingCrab
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Not really. Theres plenty of hours in a day to be able to spend a few on entertainment and still be able to learn new stuff or become experts in other pursuits.
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KingCrab
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Um, I play GW to relax and escape reality. In other words, I play GW to have fun. And, in my opinion, life is all about balancing work with fun. If I had been improving a real-life skill (to be used in some job) instead of having fun (playing GW) then I would have been extremely depressed and unmotivated my entire life. So what would be the point of living that kind of life?
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MithranArkanere
I leave every time they stop updating for over a month, so I don't have that many hours because of that.
noneedforclevernames
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If you play PvE for 10k hours you're still not good at anything. Just saying.
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ruk1a
i'd say 70% of my ingame "play" time was spent being afk i rarely turn the game that i'm currently playing off, for instance when i played WoW i never turned it off i stayed logged in 24/7 everyone thought i was some 300 pound virgin rofl (which i am ofcourse)