Roommate-computer usage conundrum

[the_randomizer]

Then tell him to GTFO!

Um, no, I'd rather not do that, I want moderation but I don't want to be a dick to him; like me, he's pretty sensitive, there are better ways of asking him, plus, he kinda lives here under contract, so kinda hard from him to GTFO.


I said something stupid again, didn't I?


I never wish I bought that damn game...

 

[EMP Knightmare]

Um, no, I'd rather not do that, I want moderation but I don't want to be a dick to him; like me, he's pretty sensitive, there are better ways of asking him, plus, he kinda lives here under contract, so kinda hard from him to GTFO.


I said something stupid again, didn't I?


I never wish I bought that damn game...

Again clearly you're not ready to let others play with your toys, let this be a lesson to you

Hell if it comes down to it I'll tell him!

 

[the_randomizer]

Again clearly you're not ready to let others play with your toys, let this be a lesson to you

Again, I don't think it's so much playing with my computer, as it is how frequently he requests it and how long each interval is, is what bothers me. Two-hour increments would be long enough, and twice a day, tops. That's not unreasonable, I think. T'would be a shame if the game "accidentally" got deleted from my Steam library.

 

[EMP Knightmare]

Again, I don't think it's so much playing with my computer, as it is how frequently he requests it and how long each interval is, is what bothers me. Two-hour increments would be long enough, and twice a day, tops. That's not unreasonable, I think. T'would be a shame if the game "accidentally" got deleted from my Steam library.

Using it is using it no matter how you choose to word it, if it's an issue my previous statement still stands firm

 

[Par39]

Just sit him down over coffee or something and talk to him about it honestly? I'm a pretty sensitive person myself, but I'd still rather have people tell me if I'm somehow annoying them rather than tiptoeing around the issue. He might get upset, but if he does, give him a little time to think about and he should realise you're not being a meanie. In the long run, avoiding addressing the issue is going to end up straining the relationship you two have on your side, and that is usually harder to fix than a sensitive person getting upset about a minor thing, in my experience.

 

[the_randomizer]

Using it is using it no matter how you choose to word it, if it's an issue my previous statement still stands firm

That is true, only I can do something about it.

Just sit him down over coffee or something and talk to him about it honestly? I'm a pretty sensitive person myself, but I'd still rather have people tell me if I'm somehow annoying them rather than tiptoeing around the issue. He might get upset, but if he does, give him a little time to think about and he should realise you're not being a meanie. In the long run, avoiding addressing the issue is going to end up straining the relationship you two have on your side, and that is usually harder to fix than a sensitive person getting upset about a minor thing, in my experience.

True, tiptoeing will only exacerbate the issue at hand, and it must be discussed sooner than later, as it is something I need to resolve. Last thing I'd want to do is create a rift over something trivial like this.

 

[EMP Knightmare]

That is true, only I can do something about it.

 

[TheCasketMan]

Tell him to get his lazy buttocks of the computer and find a job & girl.

 

[ov3rkill]

Just tell him what you've already told us here in the forums. I'm sure he'll understand. He's your friend after all.

 

[the_randomizer]

Alright, sounds like a plan to me

 

[Sicklyboy]

Oh my goooooooood. You're both... adults... so to speak, if you don't want him using your hardware tell him that. Tell him that you don't feel comfortable with the extended wear and tear being put on your laptop by intense gaming sessions and you want your desktop to be available to you immediately if and when you want it, regardless of what he's doing on it. If that means he doesn't play on your desktop anymore then that's his problem. Don't uninstall the game and his progress will be saved until he can run it on his own computer. Get him to install Bootcamp and Windows. Just because it won't run it WELL doesn't mean it won't run it AT ALL. If the game is that important to him he'll make due, and you can even be so kind as to transfer his saves over to his MBA.

Either let him use your hardware or don't. There's no "Well, I don't really want him to use my stuff, but I don't want to be mean to him at the same time" and getting what you want. You're not being mean, you're exercising your rights of ownership of an item. If he doesn't like it, he can a) grow up and b) use any of the numerous solutions presented in this thread. Cut and dry.

 

[the_randomizer]

Oh my goooooooood. You're both... adults... so to speak, if you don't want him using your hardware tell him that. Tell him that you don't feel comfortable with the extended wear and tear being put on your laptop by intense gaming sessions and you want your desktop to be available to you immediately if and when you want it, regardless of what he's doing on it. If that means he doesn't play on your desktop anymore then that's his problem. Don't uninstall the game and his progress will be saved until he can run it on his own computer. Get him to install Bootcamp and Windows. Just because it won't run it WELL doesn't mean it won't run it AT ALL. If the game is that important to him he'll make due, and you can even be so kind as to transfer his saves over to his MBA.

Either let him use your hardware or don't. There's no "Well, I don't really want him to use my stuff, but I don't want to be mean to him at the same time" and getting what you want. You're not being mean, you're exercising your rights of ownership of an item. If he doesn't like it, he can a) grow up and b) use any of the numerous solutions presented in this thread. Cut and dry.

I doubt a Macbook Air, which he has, will run Window very good, as the GPUs and CPUs in those sucks isn't the best for virtualization, he would definitely need a beefier computer to run it, yeah, an Air would be a no go. I'll talk to him today, come hell or high water, I'm getting this resolved.

 

[EMP Knightmare]

I doubt a Macbook Air, which he has, will run Window very good, as the GPUs and CPUs in those sucks isn't the best for virtualization, he would definitely need a beefier computer to run it, yeah, an Air would be a no go. I'll talk to him today, come hell or high water, I'm getting this resolved.

How is that your problem?

 

[grossaffe]

Just start peeing on your stuff to mark your territory.

 

[Sicklyboy]

It's not a VM, you're dual booting OS X and Windows. Bootcamp lets you dual boot on your Mac. If my old Athlon 64 3500+ (single core, ...2.1GHz?) with a GeForce 8800GT could run it on moderate settings at a somewhat acceptable framerate, I'm pretty sure his MBA can run it a -little- better.

Yeah integrated chipsets suck dick but they're not inoperable. You can use them for gaming still. Doesn't mean it's gonna be great. Doesn't mean it's gonna run like a GTX 970. It'll still work. He might just have to suffer with turning some of the graphics options to medium.

 

[Issac]

Dude, just say something like this the next time he's asking to play:
"Hey dude, sure... but could you play shorter sessions? Skyrim's pretty demanding and it wears the laptop out to play for several hours in one sitting."

 

[the_randomizer]

Dude, just say something like this the next time he's asking to play:
"Hey dude, sure... but could you play shorter sessions? Skyrim's pretty demanding and it wears the laptop out to play for several hours in one sitting."

Hell if I know, I'm just too pusillanimous to have thought of that, but it's definitely a valid concern, I could suggest Bootcamp as well, and then install Windows XP or 7 on there, viola, game will work. As for the dual boot, I think the Macbook Air has a Core i7 in it, and some integrated GPU, which might run with Skyrim on low/med settings, I'll ask him when he gets back this afternoon.


Edit: Uh, he's gonna have a bad time on the Air with this game

 

[EMP Knightmare]

Hell if I know, I'm just too pusillanimous to have thought of that, but it's definitely a valid concern, I could suggest Bootcamp as well, and then install Windows XP or 7 on there, viola, game will work. As for the dual boot, I think the Macbook Air has a Core i7 in it, and some integrated GPU, which might run with Skyrim on low/med settings, I'll ask him when he gets back this afternoon.


Edit: Uh, he's gonna have a bad time on the Air with this game

Again how is that your problem?

 

[the_randomizer]

Again how is that your problem?

Performance is piss poor an an Air, he'll need a more powerful machine if he wants to run a game on Windows on a Mac, that video proves his computer ain't powerful enough.

 

[Chary]

Maybe ask him if he'd like to consider buying his own computer for skyrim? And if he is, you could even offer to help him find a computer in his budget range?