Online Gaming for Couples?

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Posted by Cliff on Saturday January 31, 2004 @07:05AM from the games-for-long-distance-relationships dept.

psuedo_samurai asks: "My longtime girlfriend recently had to move to complete her studies at a University, which is nowhere near where I live. Talking on the phone is quickly becoming old, as I'm a typical guy and hate being on the phone longer than 3 minutes, but I try. So I was thinking - I like games, she likes to talk, why not combine the two? So are there any online games suggested for couples using a headset? I can't see Counter-Strike or Rainbow Six working, but I was thinking maybe DDR Ultramix on Xbox Live? How about PC titles with headset support? Any suggestions?"

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well... by aveng0 · 2004-01-31 07:06 · Score: 4, Funny

you can try cybersex
1. Re:well... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-31 08:53 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  It's not bad, and if you can't shag her in person, you can at least do it in the game:) Dude...no.
Nothing like... by wviperw · 2004-01-31 07:06 · Score: 5, Funny

...Gibbin' the ole' GF to show her your true affection.

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1. Re:Nothing like... by arivanov · 2004-01-31 08:46 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Bollocks. There is nothing like crawling from behind on your dear honey pointing the double barrel at the head and blowing it off. I did not believe it myself until I saw it working for a family of friends.
  
  They ran a company together so they had to live with each other 24h round the clock. They used to quarrel like crazy and were on the verge of a divorce. Then everything went quiet and I did not understand what happend until I visited their office during lunch break and found them playing doom death match, no monsters. The happiness continued for around 2 years (switching from doom to quake at one point).
  
  Recently due to economic conditions the company had to be wound down and they found jobs in different places. As a result they could no longer find time for the daily relaxing "blow your partners head off" session. Quarrles returned and it all ended in a divorce.
  
  So, it all depends. And IMO it is much better to vent all the anger in cyberspace instead of having a shouting match in the kitchen.
  
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Go with the classics. by SargeZT · 2004-01-31 07:07 · Score: 4, Funny

Cyber online using Good ol' Netmeeting and Notepad.

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Duke Nukem 3D by code_echelon · 2004-01-31 07:08 · Score: 4, Funny

Duke Nukem, he loves the ladies so I would suggest, Duke Nukem 3D. Oh wait . . .
Why? by Hobbex · 2004-01-31 07:08 · Score: 3, Funny

So I was thinking - I like games, she likes to talk, why not combine the two?

How come this guy has a girlfriend and I don't?
1. Re:Why? by stephanruby · 2004-01-31 08:10 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  actually for quite a while My girl and i kept in touch almost exclusively through Everquest
  I wouldn't call this a success story, especially since you both lived in the same house.
hmmmm... by RedSteve · 2004-01-31 07:10 · Score: 5, Funny

...you're asking for couples' advice on /. ? ;-)
Re:MMORPG by gbjbaanb · 2004-01-31 07:11 · Score: 3, Funny

you mean, he'll dress up as an elf, and she'll be the barbarian :)
No need for a game by PovRayMan · 2004-01-31 07:13 · Score: 5, Funny

http://www.teamspeak.org/

Team speak can be used for any game, but you can use it just by yourself to have voice chats over your own running server/client. Quality is great and it's free.

Oh and you have a girlfriend who's into GAMES?! You're not fooling anyone, bub! :-P

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Voice Chat by Shazow · 2004-01-31 07:14 · Score: 2, Funny

Pick a game that you two could enjoy. Fire up your favourite voice chat proggie (Ventrilo, TeamSpeak, Roger Wilco, etc.) and frag away.

The game doesn't necessarily need headset support or anything like that. So long as you have a third party proggie to handle the mess.

- shazow
DDR Ultramix by sewagemaster · 2004-01-31 07:14 · Score: 2, Funny

DDR Ultramix; online gaming for couples... ...sounds like Ultra Dominatrix

*does* work for some couples...

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Forget it by teromajusa · 2004-01-31 07:14 · Score: 5, Funny

Her: "I sometimes wonder whether we were really meant for each other"

You: "Ok, get ready, the troll king is going to pop up any moment. Blast him with your fire bolt!"

Her: "I worry that we don't communicate enough"

You: "Huh? I don't think...look! There's the troll king! Attack!"

Nice try, but from my experience, she'll probably want you to focus on the conversation, not on getting a high score.
1. Re:Forget it by ParadoxicalPostulate · 2004-01-31 07:18 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Game: Your character has been killed.
  
  You: Ohmigod you n00b! WHY CAN'T YOU FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS?
  
  Her: Is that all I am to you? Someone to boss around?
  
  You: Hey, you're the one that lost us the game!
  
  Her: Is that all I am to you? A game?
  
  You: No...
  
  Her: I hate you! It's over between us!
2. Re:Forget it by mobby_6kl · 2004-01-31 09:22 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  [PLAYING UT]
  Her: "I sometimes wonder whether we were really meant for each other"
  Announcer: "The enemy has your flag!"
  You: "Somebody get our flag back!"
  Her: "I worry that we don't communicate enough"
  You: "Oh I'm sorry, so what did you want to say?"
  [meet each other on a bridge]
  Her: "I'm pregnant."
  Announcer: "Headshot!"
Re:Dude, you are SOOOO wrong. by GoofyBoy · 2004-01-31 07:15 · Score: 5, Funny

Exactly.

Its like saying "She likes sex. I like her hot looking cousin. Why not combine the two?"

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The Sims! by JBMcB · 2004-01-31 07:15 · Score: 2, Funny

You can go out on virtual dates and have virtual kids! Or maybe a dog.

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1. Re:The Sims! by An+Onerous+Coward · 2004-01-31 07:56 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Just imagine the merry hours you'll spend together. She lovingly selects a dog. You forget to feed it, but kick it on occasion when you've had a bad day at work. It goes crazy and bites little Tommy. She tries to nurse it back to sanity with lots of food and petting. You try to teach it to dive into the swimming pool with no exit, then build four walls around it to starve it to death.
  
  Yep, a good time will be had by all.
  
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Wrong place by xfs · 2004-01-31 07:15 · Score: 2, Funny

I don't think you'll find much help about girlfriends from the usual slashdot crowd...
Re:Dude, you are SOOOO wrong. by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-31 07:17 · Score: 2, Funny

What's wrong with that, again?
Instead of IANAL... by Landaras · 2004-01-31 07:20 · Score: 3, Funny

This thread might need people to disclose "IANCABF":

I Am Not Currently A BoyFriend

(Any humor is pointed at myself as well, as IANCABF either)

- Neil Wehneman

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1. Re:Instead of IANAL... by ElektroHolunder · 2004-01-31 07:51 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  You can safely remove the "C"; makes it easier to remember and in most cases not less accurate.
  
  In the end, this is /.
The question is irrelevant . . . by jgaynor · 2004-01-31 07:20 · Score: 4, Funny

The question posed by the author is irrelevant. The mere fact that he's contemplating DDR or CS as viable communication options has already doomed the relationship.

There is nothing more we can do for him,
Hmm, maybe we should spend more time apart... by Junior+J.+Junior+III · 2004-01-31 07:25 · Score: 2, Funny

Unless the GF is of a similar skill level and has the same interest in games, I doubt it'll work.

My GF loves to play Mario Party on my gamecube, but that's about the extent of her interest in gaming. She'll watch me play a little half-life or UT now and then, but usually once I get into it the torrent of swear words puts her off.

I can just imagine getting fragged and accusing her of being a wallhack fag and having that be the end of the relationship...

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Re:Dude, you are SOOOO wrong. by Jim+Hall · 2004-01-31 07:28 · Score: 2, Funny

Its like saying "She likes sex. I like her hot looking cousin. Why not combine the two?"
Great suggestion! I'd try that with my wife ... except her cousin is a GUY.
So maybe not a good idea. :-)
You know your a GEEK... by supergwiz · 2004-01-31 07:31 · Score: 5, Funny

when you rather FRAG then SHAG your girlfriend.
Simple! by hoggoth · 2004-01-31 07:40 · Score: 3, Funny

> I like games, she likes to talk, why not combine the two?

This one is simple!
Get her on the phone, ask her how her childhood affects your current relationship, put on a headset, fire up your favorite FPS and start blasting away!
You may finish several levels, if not the entire game!

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Re:Dude, you are SOOOO wrong. by btlzu2 · 2004-01-31 07:42 · Score: 3, Funny

You find her cousin hot looking and he's a guy? Don't you have some soul-searching to do??? :)

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Maybe its not such a hot idea... by xen0side · 2004-01-31 07:45 · Score: 3, Funny

I have a great girlfriend, shes into gaming and has the a lot of the same interests I do, and we are in a similar situation, but if she found out I have to play games to be able to stand talking to her for more then 3 minutes there would be hell to pay
Counterstrike is probably the way to go by ScottGant · 2004-01-31 07:49 · Score: 5, Funny

What could be more romantic than to meet your loved one on de_dust under the tunnel with knives only...only to be betrayed by someone pulling a deagle.

If that's not love...then...um...it's something unlike love.

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I combine them all the time. by MongooseCN · 2004-01-31 08:28 · Score: 2, Funny

I like games, she likes to talk, why not combine the two?

Whenever my gf calls to talk, I load up counter strike and turn off the volume. It's a great combination that gets me through the whole conversation.

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Re:How about sims? by wo1verin3 · 2004-01-31 09:02 · Score: 4, Funny

>> ...maybe because 60% of the players are
>> women!!

Correction: ...maybe because 60% of players claim to be women
My wife plays Counterstrike ! by BigJim.fr · 2004-01-31 09:08 · Score: 2, Funny

I started my wife on CS a few weeks ago by taking her to a LAN party. She is hooked ! She now plays at least four evenings a week and it is me who can't keep up with her and suggests that maybe there are better things to be done. Good thing that our nine months old daughter cries from time to time to remind her that she is hungry/dirty and makes sure that she does not play all the time...

CS is the only multiplayer game I successfuly got her interested in. She likes adventure games, I hate them; I love operational art but she does not want ot concentrate on learning military hardware and tactics. So a RTS is a good middle ground, and the short rounds make it much less frustrating for a beginner. She had never played a RTS before, and CS team play made her learn incredibly fast. The social side of LAN parties was a big win too, and no doubt that with a wife and our baby at the party we were an attraction.
But the best thing about playing CS is that whenever a conjugal argument gets too boring we can square it off weapons in hand and defuse the situation !
Be careful... by Squiffy · 2004-01-31 10:09 · Score: 1, Funny

This is one of the few ways you can actually get caught committing sodomy. So if you live somewhere with medieval sex laws, watch out.

Can I use FuckU-FuckMe for anal or oral sex?

Certainly! But be sure to set the preferences to oral/anal for best results. Ensure first that these acts are legal in your state. We cannot be held responsible for the legal consequences of extracoital use.
Re:Dude, you are SOOOO wrong. by Anonymous Coward · 2004-01-31 11:29 · Score: 1, Funny

you mean, you're here all weak... ha