Girlfriend loves CoH now :D

So, for the last year I convinced my girlfriend to play CoX with me. She somewhat enjoyed it, but played it mainly for me. We had our computers side by side and she was running a computer with 128mb graphics card, 1.8ghz processor, and about 512mbs of RAM.

Well, we went to tigerdirect and bought a whole new setup for her.

I built the computer and loaded the game and she could not stop saying how great it looked, and that it was like a whole new experience.

Now, she actually *wants* to play the game with me!

Yay for new computer!

Congratulations.

You sir win.

I just got my fiancee to play with me this weekend after two years of her refusing to touch the game. She's enjoying it too

Oh I know how that is...

Got started playing CoX 3+ years ago About 3 months later convinced the GF to try it. Now she's as bad, if not worse, of a Altaholic as I am.

But heck, we have fun playing together, so I can't complain...

Thank you for the time...

@Travlr (Main) / @Tymers Realm (Test)

I've tried to get my lady involved but she's not real big into comics or video games for that matter.

She has expressed interest in the new Star Wars MMO which could be fun.

BTW, I hate all of you who have spouses or significant others (use whatever terms you like) who will game with you.

I even hate those of you who don't get nagged for playing.

(Not bad hate, just bitter envy.)

Mine never nags me about my game time, but she won't touch the game either. I've even tried to get her to make a character for me just to get her into the character creator, but alas... no.

She's got her books and I've got my games. And her books.

Welcome to the very exclusive Club of which I am also a member. We need to think of a name...a catchy acronym.

She and I even got our first 50's together. Always a pleasure to mutually peak

My wife showed absolutely no interest in CoH until just yesterday, when she told me she wants to learn to play so she has something to do when she goes on maternity leave next month. I'm hoping she really gets into it!

(and then later, we can teach the baby to play too)

CoXisters
CoHabitaters
CoVene... I got nothing.

One of the happiest days of my life was when I got a call at work. She quickly cut off my hello and asked, "Where do I find Clockwork in Steel Canyon?"

One of the happiest days of =her= life was getting her character drawn by David Nakayama at last year's HeroCon. Seriously, it's not just framed, it's practically enshrined.

Hang in there, guys. If =I= can find one, it's only a matter of time for the rest of you.

--NT

Hmm sounds like a good idea to get a girl friend to play this game... now i just need to get a girl friend

Now this whole thread sounds familiar.

My wife politely ignored my city habit for two years. She put up with my trying to explain the game, the war stories, and the odd manaical laughter at inexplicable moments.

Then she started looking at the character creator...

Next thing you know, we have two accounts.

I, too have been on the receiving end of a disgruntled wife. I think we are at the point where she knows I'm gonna play the game; there's not much she can do about it. But I try to cut back on game time when she's around. I had considered trying to get her interested, but it's enough of a battle trying to get time on the computer with 2 little ones also wanting to use it.

Grin. My better half got City Of Heroes around Christmas. I would watch over his shoulder, and enjoy watching, but when he asked me if I wanted to play, I would shudder and tell him it was way to violent....and I had never played a video game, and I was too clutzy...

I tried to make up for it by fetching him beer and snacks, and during double XP weekend I ensured he had all he needed to keep on killing.

Anyways, he felt I would really like it and the more questions I asked about what I was seeing over his shoulder, the more confident that I would indeed enjoy the game.

Sooo....He bought me a copy of the Good Vs Evil edition, paid for a year's subscription fee, installed the game on my computer, and even bought me a new video card and power supply when it was found my computer was lacking in that respect...all the while I was yowling like a scalded cat that I did not want to play.

I finally caved in because he had spent all that money...for the video card, he went to Best Buy and asked the salesman which video card he would install in his mother's computer if she were to take up City of Heroes....it was not cheap.

And, I decided this was something we could do together.

That was almost 33 months ago, actually, 33 months at the end of this month!

Those who want your wives and giirl friends to play.....beware.....she is going to want to kick off her shoes, and play the game upon coming home from work...your house or apartment will never be sparkling clean again, you will start to eat more take out, you might have to take up doing laundry, and she will wake you up in the early hours of the morning with a simply wonderful idea for a toon

Lisa-Looking forward to Blackwand

See, I went the other way. I met my fiancée through CoH, through the forums, in fact. There were rough patches at the beginning, but it's been almost three years that we've been together now, and when she came by at the beginning of the month, I proposed.

No, we're not having an in-game wedding. :P

Still, I agree that there's nothing better than to have a significant other to share the game with. (Almost said CoX, there. That probably would have ruined the message) It just enriches the whole experience, as far as I'm concerned.