Once, I played FF8 until 5 in the morning. Needless to say, I was a zombie the next day. On the next play through during another school holiday, I did not stop until 4AM. My fingers became claws and had to be slowly straightened out, one by one. Both incidents happened 10 years ago. These days, I can’t do late night gaming anymore (maybe I’m getting old!). By 2 in the morning, my bed exudes a powerful magnetic pull that I am unable to resist. Hence, I am really impressed and envious when people, especially WoW players, go the extra mile for the love of gaming: cutting down sleep.
Some of my husband’s colleagues go to bed late because of gaming and wakes up early for work. And a podcaster (that my husband listens to) confessed that he wakes up an hour or two early to play games. How do people do it?! As much as I love gaming, I love sleep even more. Without sleep, I can’t function at all. No amount of caffeine can keep me awake when I’m really, really sleep deprived. Trust me; I once fell asleep at work even though I had a total of 3 cups of coffee in the morning and 1 right before the meeting.
When I read how many games Arturis and Mandifesto juggle at a time (see here), my eyes popped. I secretly wonder whether they are robots in disguise. (That would explain how Mandifesto can posts news so quickly!) There is no way gamers can keep gaming without sacrificing their beauty sleep. So dear fellow gamers, please tell me how you guys stay awake at work; how do you give up sleep for gaming and still retain your sanity? Do advise.
