I found myself amused the other day when I was considering writing this post for our blog, as I decided to do some research to see if there were any others out there who have a member of their family so wrapped up in online gaming that they feel like a "widow" and I came across this on Wikipedia. It reads as follows:
"A gamer widow is a term for those who have a relationship with a gamer (one who plays video games, be it on a console or on the computer) who pays more attention to the game than to their partner. It is similar in concept to the football widow."
I found this amusing because it didn't even cross my mind that there was an entire network of people out there feeling just like me!
Well, I am a gaming widow mother! My 17 year old son Luke is an online gamer (funny I feel like I am in a self-help group!) and I hardly ever see him. However, I hear him, oh yes, for all you parents out there who have children who play computer games you will know what I mean!
Sometimes I wish he was playing some loud obtrusive music at 100 decibels instead of shouting at the top of his voice into his headset "fire in the hole", "sniper to the left" and "behind you", sound familiar? Yes? Well then you probably know that is a game called counter-strike and if you have heard your child shouting these terms randomly and continuously every evening you may feel the same as me?
What ever happened to playing out on your bike? Or going to the local youth club? Or playing cards or monopoly with the family?
Oh god I'm getting old aren't I? Well anyway, old or not, my son knows what he wants and how he wants it when it comes to online gaming - his clan is dedicated to their clan matches and competitions. They are always trying to improve, ping times, latency, lagging, registration speeds etc and optimising everything to get the best possible game.
So as the sales director of EFH Broadband I decided to take my son's experience and design a product specifically aimed at gamers to give them a quality of service which prioritises their traffic above everything else and give them reduced hops etc, we hope to launch this product very shortly so gamers everywhere watch out for it, with your help we will make this the best product in the market for you!
If you wish to share your experience or thoughts about this or provide feedback on how you would like to see this service working please feel free to leave your comments about what services are most important to you.
All the very best until the next time!
Shelley
Yes I agree with you Shelley.
Why am I not surprised that Wikipedia have a name for it gaming widow.
My boyfriend plays online the same game i think but he generally moves ISP's to what that of his clan are using, after their investigations for fastest game speeds, which is very annoying as i must be without internet as we move around
Does that make sense, i suppose if you could offer a priority service it would be of interest so we don’t have to move around so much, i have forwarded your blog for his suggestions.
Thanks
Hi Kelly,
Thanks for your reply it’s great to get your feedback, my son has just announced that he is going to purchase an Xbox now so he can play online with his friends, so between that and counter-strike I suppose I will only see him when he is hungry!
As for the new EFH products we are launching for gamers I will of course keep you posted on here, when they are available, I'm sure you will find you need look no further. However, you should try our DSL MAX unlimited service as this is already optimised and I think it should prove to be one of the best gaming broadband offerings so far!
Best wishes
Hi Shelley, i am a gamer, i play online pc and xbox live - its addictive but i love it, at the moment i have EFH broadband dsl max and im getting around 6.5Mb in Manchester which is great and the pings etc are really good, so i am looking forward to you launching your gaming broadband service - I assume this will prioritise traffic and give better registration times etc - glad someone is taking us gamers seriously on the broadband front, without charging a small mortgage! cheers Joel