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You know you play too much BattleMaster when...
  
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* You tell yourself, you can live without Battlemaster....then come back 2 weeks later, sweating, and wondering if your allies are ok.
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* You wake up at 3 in the morning sweating, without an alarm, to neurotically scout the enemy.
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* The only reason you get away from your computer is to go outside and take the picture that Tom asked for the anniversary collage.
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* Your girlfriend has given up on trying to stop you wasting your time on such a pointless game and actually reminds you when you're about to miss a turn.
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* You have not been able to log into the game all day, but you still make no plans...and sit by the computer all night hitting the refresh button.
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* Battlemaster sets your curfew; you just have to be home before the turn is over.
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* You go to some sort of social event, but instead of talking to people, you spend the entire time thinking about: (for the Generals amoung us) line settings, (for the Rulers amoung us) diplomatic negotiations, (for the Region Lords amoung us) which court to hold next.
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* You have a ton of work to do, but deadline or no deadline, you're going to read all your Battlemaster messages first.
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* You know what time it is in Germany at all times.
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* You plan vacations and other trips around being able to hit each turnchange.
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* Not even Tom could convince you that BM is a 'light-weight game'
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* People have heard you mumble 'thank the Tom' as you scroll through you're BM messages.
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* You can draw and label your realm and its regions ... or more.
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** ... and you can travel across the continent without using the travel advisor or looking at the map.
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* You can say at least 20 regions' names out loud without fail and be able to use them all in Military Alphabet Code.
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* "Remember the Titans" is no longer a reference to an American Football movie, but a warning to in-game evildoers.
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* You are dumbfounded that your paycheck is not delivered at turn change, but are thankful you don't have to drive to your capital to cash it.
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* You refer to your vehicle as a Caravan each time you take a trip to the groceries store.
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* Your boss is getting tired of being called "M'Lord".
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* You bring your own lance and sword to the Golf Tournament.
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* Turkey leg in one hand, pint of family made mead in the other ... while your family attempts to understand just what a Barony of Makar is ... and why you keep saying "Arrh!".
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* You miss your bus/ferry in the morning because you just '''had''' to get your fix before going to work ...
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* You "roleplay" in game characters in real life. Your friends ask you to consult a psychologist. The psychologist says you are suffering from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia schizophrenia]. They started to investigate the cause of your case. Soon they found similar cases occurred worldwide. One reknowned psychologist is writing a PhD research paper, titled: ''The link between Schizophrenia and the browser game Battlemaster''.
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* The best Christmas present you are going to get is more turn changes during a day, wrapped with another continent to play in.
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* You ''know'' what is going to happen in the Game but you are still sweating out of anxiety, waiting for the turn change.
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* The word - and concept of - “God” has been replaced by “Tom”.
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** ...and "God's love" means Tom said "Love that idea!" when you proposed the YKYPTMBM list.
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* You believe Santa Claus lives in Germany and runs a game called Battlemaster.
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* '''You understand these jokes.'''
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Feel free to add your own :-)

Revision as of 13:51, 25 November 2005

You know you play too much BattleMaster when...

  • You tell yourself, you can live without Battlemaster....then come back 2 weeks later, sweating, and wondering if your allies are ok.
  • You wake up at 3 in the morning sweating, without an alarm, to neurotically scout the enemy.
  • The only reason you get away from your computer is to go outside and take the picture that Tom asked for the anniversary collage.
  • Your girlfriend has given up on trying to stop you wasting your time on such a pointless game and actually reminds you when you're about to miss a turn.
  • You have not been able to log into the game all day, but you still make no plans...and sit by the computer all night hitting the refresh button.
  • Battlemaster sets your curfew; you just have to be home before the turn is over.
  • You go to some sort of social event, but instead of talking to people, you spend the entire time thinking about: (for the Generals amoung us) line settings, (for the Rulers amoung us) diplomatic negotiations, (for the Region Lords amoung us) which court to hold next.
  • You have a ton of work to do, but deadline or no deadline, you're going to read all your Battlemaster messages first.
  • You know what time it is in Germany at all times.
  • You plan vacations and other trips around being able to hit each turnchange.
  • Not even Tom could convince you that BM is a 'light-weight game'
  • People have heard you mumble 'thank the Tom' as you scroll through you're BM messages.
  • You can draw and label your realm and its regions ... or more.
    • ... and you can travel across the continent without using the travel advisor or looking at the map.
  • You can say at least 20 regions' names out loud without fail and be able to use them all in Military Alphabet Code.
  • "Remember the Titans" is no longer a reference to an American Football movie, but a warning to in-game evildoers.
  • You are dumbfounded that your paycheck is not delivered at turn change, but are thankful you don't have to drive to your capital to cash it.
  • You refer to your vehicle as a Caravan each time you take a trip to the groceries store.
  • Your boss is getting tired of being called "M'Lord".
  • You bring your own lance and sword to the Golf Tournament.
  • Turkey leg in one hand, pint of family made mead in the other ... while your family attempts to understand just what a Barony of Makar is ... and why you keep saying "Arrh!".
  • You miss your bus/ferry in the morning because you just had to get your fix before going to work ...
  • You "roleplay" in game characters in real life. Your friends ask you to consult a psychologist. The psychologist says you are suffering from schizophrenia. They started to investigate the cause of your case. Soon they found similar cases occurred worldwide. One reknowned psychologist is writing a PhD research paper, titled: The link between Schizophrenia and the browser game Battlemaster.
  • The best Christmas present you are going to get is more turn changes during a day, wrapped with another continent to play in.
  • You know what is going to happen in the Game but you are still sweating out of anxiety, waiting for the turn change.
  • The word - and concept of - “God” has been replaced by “Tom”.
    • ...and "God's love" means Tom said "Love that idea!" when you proposed the YKYPTMBM list.
  • You believe Santa Claus lives in Germany and runs a game called Battlemaster.
  • You understand these jokes.


Feel free to add your own :-)