Anyone feel like they just can't get into gaming anymore?

[jerzyfit]

It comes and it goes. Have Xbox 360/One/PS3/Wii/PC. Barely use 360 anymore. Use One mostly for Netflix and Hulu. Neither PS3 or Wii has been turned on in over 3 years. PC is in need of an upgrade for Witcher 3.

I find that I get in moods where I want to play, and I'll play something like GTA for like 3 days straight... but then I can't be bothered to play for another month or so.

For me, I think it's just that most of the people I used to play with have moved on. There was a core group of us that played every night for like 4 years after meeting on Gametrailers forums (back before it was bought out by big media, and I was a mod on their forums at 14 huehuehue) but many of them don't play anymore, many of them jumped ship to Sony consoles (that I don't really play, no hate), and the few who remain hardly play as a group anymore. It's just not as fun to do matchmaking with people I hardly know compared to playing with the same group for years on end.

Yeah bruh, I honestly think this is the reason. A few years ago when I first got into computers, it was awesome. In WoW we had a guild and I became friends with all of them. Also, my cousin and his friend gamed a lot. I'd bring my PC and go to my cousins house. We would have a LAN party about once a week. Now, everyone in that guild doesn't talk anymore. I think one of them still game, he's still on a lot. Everyone else isn't sadly. I don't even think it's the gaming I miss, it's the cool people I gamed with.

[jamesbwbevis]

I didn't say there weren't good games, I said I'm not into gaming anymore. Do you even basic english?

well one would think you wouldnt be "bored" of great games, but idk to each his own.

[jerzyfit]

well one would think you wouldnt be "bored" of great games, but idk to each his own.

I'm "bored" of gaming in general... Regardless if they're good or not.

[ckmiscer]

Nope, but I'm definitely tired of these ****ing threads popping up with *******s trying to convince themselves they are too important to game anymore.

[EaglesBrah10]

Happens to everyone. Didn't play schit for a year, started Hearthstone on a whim, fun as fuk and doesn't take much time. Bought Destiny on a whim, addicted as fuk. Sooo much fun. Can't wait to play Dark Souls 2 and Bloodborne.

[namechange]

I played Dark Souls 2 for six hours solid yesterday. First time I have gamed like that in a while...

[Vaper]

Though games going from focusing on gameplay & story to graphics and storytelling is the biggest problem.

Agree, this in addition to dumbed down game mechanics to cater to console gamers. These are the reasons Indie games are uprising ATM & AAA games have not been doing too well.

[jerzyfit]

Nope, but I'm definitely tired of these ****ing threads popping up with *******s trying to convince themselves they are too important to game anymore.

age:34
What are you gonna do about it tough guy?

Saying I'm not as interested in gaming anymore is me saying I'm too important for it? Where did you get your logic from? I'm assuming no education besides middle school.

[AboveAverage]

Last game I felt a bit of newfound joy playing was Rust pre-hackers.

I know dem feels

[TheBuffmuffin]

Been playing Tibia quite a bit recently, I have a lot of unplayed games on my Xbox one but I can't be damned to play it other than the occasional Halo game.

I always do this though, be really into my xbox or an mmo for awhile, then a period of time where i dont play it. Then back to playing it. Comes and goes brahs

[S0Jack3d]

Picks summoner class...

Melees.

Only on the misc!

Also legit serious - corpse explode was the only good spell for necromancers 1.01-1.05

Then they nerfed it to **** and no one played necromancers _forever_.

Until the synergies came in.

Then it was the PO max 1 point in curses and 1 point in summons crew for ideal necro.

i think i was putting all my points in the poison dagger skill thinking i would poison the crap out of everything.... needless to say my necro sucked

[tk217]

i think i was putting all my points in the poison dagger skill thinking i would poison the crap out of everything.... needless to say my necro sucked

IF necros could actually hit -- that would be something...

Sadly...

They can't...

I did love my PO nova necromancer though...

Was doing 30K+ in 1 second.

Was nuts.

[garageinc91]

Know this feel. I think half the reason I keep playing is because of achievements and the completionist side of me wants to get through all of them. Grinding for irrelevant point totals which I dont really care about, and not enjoying the actual experience. I can still get into movies and the like but gaming has been stale for me for a while.

[shoelaces]

I can't tell if I am growing out of games or if the games out right now just suck. Like many of you I could sit down and just marathon for 5+ hours in the past. Now it is hard to be engaged for more than an hour. I guess everyone grows out of it eventually.

[kevsom24]

Play online with real life friends. I have the most fun doing that

[tential]

I can't tell if I am growing out of games or if the games out right now just suck. Like many of you I could sit down and just marathon for 5+ hours in the past. Now it is hard to be engaged for more than an hour. I guess everyone grows out of it eventually.

I said that. Then I played Fire Emblem and Twilight Princess. And Super Mario Galaxy 2. All depends.
When I played Bioshock, Battlefield, Dark Souls, I ALWAYS wanted to put the game down. Especially Dark Souls. That game was just bad. I don't care what the online community says about it, it was a bad game in so many respects. I don't even know why my brother and I BOTH played it as long as we did. I think after we started though, it was just so bad we had to laugh it at. It was like a train wreck we couldn't look away from.

[obmas]

it's called growing up.

i honestly dont get how many of the 25+ y.o. guys here even have time to play as much videogames as they do.

had bloodborne since release and legit only played 1 hour so far. not to mention the many other backlogs

[gruff1991]

i used to love gaming srs 245hrs game play recorded in skyrim 115hrs recorded in total war shogun and so on but for the last year games have become dull, last game i played consistently was final fantasy 10 but then i completed it and aint played it again.

[joshewwah]

Played cs go like crazy recently, maybe like ~2-3 hours a day

Can't wait for Witcher 3, its going to be the turning point of all of video game history

[gruff1991]

witcher 3 looks awesome, i still need to complete the first two before playing it though. would u recommend the series?

[joshewwah]

witcher 3 looks awesome, i still need to complete the first two before playing it though. would u recommend the series?

Yes

I've only played Witcher 2 myself, I believe thats enough to get some background on the witcher world

Theres also various videos on youtube that explain the lore, even on the official channel they have this animation that sums up the world in like 2 minutes

[tential]

it's called growing up.

i honestly dont get how many of the 25+ y.o. guys here even have time to play as much videogames as they do.

had bloodborne since release and legit only played 1 hour so far. not to mention the many other backlogs

This is why you'll never see me purchase a game on release day. No need to when you have a massive backlog. I don't understand gamers with 100-300 game backlogs who purchase new games on launch day to not play them. This mostly applies to PC gamers though.

[walilewiss]

it's called growing up.

i honestly dont get how many of the 25+ y.o. guys here even have time to play as much videogames as they do.

had bloodborne since release and legit only played 1 hour so far. not to mention the many other backlogs

This.

I no longer have time to actually get into a game

[solidus2k3]

I know this feel

[Highinthegym]

This.

I no longer have time to actually get into a game

Got plenty of time to tell us about it on the Gaming/Tech section of the misc tho

[Kaikara]

I don't know these feels. I just picked these up this weekend.

I'm 33.

[Zmeister]

Since finishing Fallout 3 and New Vegas nothing else seems to interest me... I'm sure once Fallout 4 arrives so will my interest...

[OhioStateBucki]

I know these feels. The few I have gotten that feeling back with...lasted a week or two. Then the addiction dropped off and I was bored of it.

Big part of it is not having as much free time. But I also find most games to suck in their vanilla state nowadays. No substance in the competitive play or anything. So I mostly resort to heavily modded single player games that become enjoyable only because of those mods. Victoria 2, EU4, Total War games etc.

Red Orchestra 2 is the only multiplayer game I really like anymore. Really fun realistic ww2 shooter, has a bit of a learning curve. Main focus is the Russians & Germans on the Ostfront, and they also added in the Pacific theater.


Games now focus so much effort on earning their money back off of preorders, and sacrifice quality as a result because they don't need to do as much once it releases due to all the preorders. That and DLC - developers make a full game, strip out 25% of it, then try to sell that 25% back to you in a month as a DLC pack.

I definitely lay a portion of the blame on the corporate side of things, gaming was big but not anywhere near this big in the early/mid 2000s and a lot of developers were able to focus on putting out quality stuff.

[Mudshovel]

I need to get a PS4 or Xbone. Got a decent gaming PC only to realize PC has **** for games. INb4 a list of whack ass MMORPG.

Basically 0 sport games and terrible ports.

at least MK and GTA are coming out for PC. Thank god.

[Auxe]

Called growing up.

You just aren't playing the right games.

When you start working you can't dedicate the time to compete in "WoW" and ****.

Agreed. Growing up is weird.

I'm in my early 20s and the guys on my CSGO/Counterstrike teams tend to be 14-18 years old. They 40 hours a week and go to highschool. I fit in 10-15 hours a week when I go "All out" playing for a few matches/leagues.


It's still fun, but I have better uses of my time. I'll continue to enjoy gaming for 10~ hours a week. It's one of my many hobbies - I'll spend 8-12 hours a week cycling/biking in the spring/summer/fall for fun. 1-2 days with the GF. I have a few hobbies I indulge in... but there is no more 14 hours of a binge in World of Warcraft