Now I (28m) know I'm not completely innocent in this, but at times I can be up gaming anywhere from 12-2am in the morning, possibly a bit later but if I do it's rare, and always on a weekend. I'd say I'm pretty animated when it comes to gaming, so my reactions to say.. getting killed playing a multiplayer shooter can be a little loud, but not in the stereotypical way where you shout profanities at the top of your lungs. When it gets to about 10-12pm I start to quiet down a bit, with the odd, "oh!" if I get caught off guard by something, or a laugh here and there. Things that I can't help in the moment.
I rent a basement suite with relatives as my landlord, and there's another suite next to mine that they rent out occasionally to other people from time to time (anywhere from a few weeks to a few months). Approx. 3 weeks ago someone new rented the place out that I had no idea about until my landlord came down to tell me to keep my voice down because she's complained a few times. I've also never seen them in person.
The walls between us aren't very thin as far as I know, because for the two years I've been living here, I've rarely heard any other tenant at any given time, aside from the murmur of voices and a tv here and there, although this newest one has had some loud, argumentative conversations that I can hear, but not enough to make out what she's saying.
At night I talk in a slightly lower volume than usual, but despite that I've recently been hearing the woman beside me bang on their wall repeatedly, most recently telling me to shut up because it was 3am on a Saturday (which I did feel sorry for and promptly told my friends that I'd talk to them later). Earlier this week my landlords also had a few people over until about 12am and I heard them banging on the other side of MY wall a few times thinking it was me making that noise, but they've never knocked on my door to speak with me privately.
I've had a few complaints from other tenants before the most recent one, however it's only been once or twice before it's possibly a few months or half a year before they talk to me about it again, which is the only reason why I'm wondering if I'm actually being that loud. Sometimes it's hard to gauge my volume because I have headphones on, but I do have moments where I think I'm being loud, and quiet down a bit more as a result.
I should also mention the main reason why I sometimes game so late is because I have a few friends that are anywhere between 2-3 hours behind me depending on daylight savings, so that means by the time they're finished dinner and ask to game, it's 9-11pm for me. Work has also been slow, so I've had more free time to stay up late and sleep in also (usually I'd try to be in bed between 12-1am). Again, I wouldn't say I do this every day, but definitely most weekends, with a few weekdays peppered in depending on if I feel like gaming that night.
AITA?