SuperWooper
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I just wanted to make this topic because I could, and because I don't really know what I'm going to do. I don't know how long I'll play for, but I'd like to find out what all of you plan to do (if you'd prefer to share). Not saying it'll affect my judgement at all, but I'd still like to hear it.
How long are you going to be playing pokemon? A lot of you are adults who still play the game, and frankly, this is definitely not the kind of person I am. I am definitely not going to play Pokemon as an adult. I don't think it makes you "uncool", in fact one of the coolest adults on the face of the planet, Sensei, plays Pokemon. I thank you guys so much for all you've done for the Pokemon TCG, we need adults who play to keep the game going.
But that's really not what I'm planning to do right now. I'm going to college very early in my life, or at least planning to. I skipped the third grade, so I'm a year younger than all my peers, and as such, I will be seventeen when I get out of the house. This is pretty early, so there are just three more years of Pokemon left for me.
But I'm not even sure I want to stay in the game that long. I have a (semi) social life, and a decent reputation in my school. Pokemon has never been the first thing on my mind, I only go to about three or four tournaments a year now, and my interest is waning, even at just fourteen years of age. I don't watch the TV show, and very infrequently play the video games. All I have left is the card game, and I go on and off of Pokemon. I play a lot over AIM and some IRL with friends, and that's fun, but sometimes I just get sick of it, ya know? Decide to take a break, and come back in a few weeks.
Seriously, it's Pokemon. Some people are waaay dedicated to the game, and that just scares me. I don't want to become one of those people. It's just a game to me, but lately I've become more and more into it. So that means I'm about to lay off for a while; school's about to start, and I'll be out of the house more and have to do homework, sports, etc.
I'm eventually going to have to either force myself to quit or just get so sick of it that I can't stand playing anymore. I'm not getting the tournament results I know it's possible for me to get. I've had some really bad luck, and I've even made a few mistakes in games. But I know I could do better if I put more time into designing my deck and playtesting it. But like I said, my interest wanes quite frequently. On and off, on and off. Just like a lightbulb.
So I don't know what I'm going to do. I've just decided to put my future into "fate's hands" and let him decide where my life will take me, and not worry about it. But I can't help but wonder what choice I will eventually make, and if it will be the right one. My friends in my immediate area are much closer to me than my pokemon-playing friends. Anybody who I talk to a lot over AIM and see at tournaments, I'm sorry, but it's really the truth. I see my friends from school/neighbors 5-6/7 days a week during school, and you know how it is. I'm sure your IRL friends are much closer to you than your friends from tournaments. Unless, of course, you have no life whatsoever.
How long will YOU keep playing Pokemon? This doesn't just apply to kids around my age, but adults too. Don't give me answers like, "until I die," because that's just insane. Give me real answers. How long do you intend to keep playing? Until college? Until you're out of college? Until you get married? Or are you going to go beyond?
Or do you just not think about it? That's a perfectly acceptable answer, it's what I've decided to do, (of course, my mind won't comply...what other reason would there be for me writing this) and it's probably the smartest one. But if you do have an idea, share it with us. I'd like to hear you out.
~Wooper :thumb:
How long are you going to be playing pokemon? A lot of you are adults who still play the game, and frankly, this is definitely not the kind of person I am. I am definitely not going to play Pokemon as an adult. I don't think it makes you "uncool", in fact one of the coolest adults on the face of the planet, Sensei, plays Pokemon. I thank you guys so much for all you've done for the Pokemon TCG, we need adults who play to keep the game going.
But that's really not what I'm planning to do right now. I'm going to college very early in my life, or at least planning to. I skipped the third grade, so I'm a year younger than all my peers, and as such, I will be seventeen when I get out of the house. This is pretty early, so there are just three more years of Pokemon left for me.
But I'm not even sure I want to stay in the game that long. I have a (semi) social life, and a decent reputation in my school. Pokemon has never been the first thing on my mind, I only go to about three or four tournaments a year now, and my interest is waning, even at just fourteen years of age. I don't watch the TV show, and very infrequently play the video games. All I have left is the card game, and I go on and off of Pokemon. I play a lot over AIM and some IRL with friends, and that's fun, but sometimes I just get sick of it, ya know? Decide to take a break, and come back in a few weeks.
Seriously, it's Pokemon. Some people are waaay dedicated to the game, and that just scares me. I don't want to become one of those people. It's just a game to me, but lately I've become more and more into it. So that means I'm about to lay off for a while; school's about to start, and I'll be out of the house more and have to do homework, sports, etc.
I'm eventually going to have to either force myself to quit or just get so sick of it that I can't stand playing anymore. I'm not getting the tournament results I know it's possible for me to get. I've had some really bad luck, and I've even made a few mistakes in games. But I know I could do better if I put more time into designing my deck and playtesting it. But like I said, my interest wanes quite frequently. On and off, on and off. Just like a lightbulb.
So I don't know what I'm going to do. I've just decided to put my future into "fate's hands" and let him decide where my life will take me, and not worry about it. But I can't help but wonder what choice I will eventually make, and if it will be the right one. My friends in my immediate area are much closer to me than my pokemon-playing friends. Anybody who I talk to a lot over AIM and see at tournaments, I'm sorry, but it's really the truth. I see my friends from school/neighbors 5-6/7 days a week during school, and you know how it is. I'm sure your IRL friends are much closer to you than your friends from tournaments. Unless, of course, you have no life whatsoever.
How long will YOU keep playing Pokemon? This doesn't just apply to kids around my age, but adults too. Don't give me answers like, "until I die," because that's just insane. Give me real answers. How long do you intend to keep playing? Until college? Until you're out of college? Until you get married? Or are you going to go beyond?
Or do you just not think about it? That's a perfectly acceptable answer, it's what I've decided to do, (of course, my mind won't comply...what other reason would there be for me writing this) and it's probably the smartest one. But if you do have an idea, share it with us. I'd like to hear you out.
~Wooper :thumb:
), and how saving up cards is solely for the purpose of selling off later, and how I should give a crap about being "cool", and other such rubbish. I kept telling him that his entire rant was pointless, and he thought I was insane.
