How much is too much?

[Kosmos992k]

I play probably 15-20 hours a week. Sometimes less.

Always means there is something to do when I log in and I don't particularly want to burn out again.

Good advice. I tend to skip a day or two during the week, and play another game on other occasions to break things up. Definitely prevents burnout. But then there are times when I will 'binge' and play maybe 8-12 hours a day if I am off work sick or something.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

According to the game, I've played 155 days, 12 hours, 29 minutes since starting sometime near the very end of August last year. Granted, I idle a lot.

[Krazymagic]

When is time spent gaming too much? When it begins to interfere with your real life responsibilities and obligations. This is true for any hobby or interest that people spend their free time on. This will also be vastly different for each person. Me personally it varies tremendously....Some weeks I will game a lot (not always ffxiv - i play lots of games) and some weeks I may not game much at all. I have other hobbies and interests outside of gaming that I like to invest time in. The key is making sure responsibilities in life come first. If your marriage is suffering because you sit on games all day, that is an example of where you are gaming too much. If you are failing to be the father or mother you should be in your children's lives because you're investing your time in gaming then you are gaming too much. If you are skimping on your work or job, cutting corners, or being sloppy so you can invest more time into gaming, this is another example of where youre gaming too much. Moderation in all things is a great rule to live by. Work before Play.


Given everyones lives are so vastly different, you can never take what anyone answers here and apply it to your own life. We all live VERY different live and have vastly different responsibilities.

[Whocareswhatmynameis]

If your having dreams about FF14 or jerking it to NPCs.... you might want to take a small break.

[Elleia]

I would estimate that I play between 3-5 hours a day, so roughly 35 hours a week. Sometimes I'll skip a day or log on and just rush through my dailies if I have plans to spend time with my friends/boyfriend (which is usually once a week or so). I used to play much more, spending the better part of my time on FFXIV, but after burning out and quitting my static I play much more casually.

[TheJarvisMan]

The answer here is clearly 5.

[Istaru]

I thought the answer was 42.

I would estimate that I have averaged around 40 hours per week. I have around 550-600 days of playtime since 1.0.

I have a full time job, a house and a boyfriend before someone tells me to get a life.