funny, I only skip cutscenes that have sex in it because I'm prude
no, but because they're all awful
The jittery awkward clothed sex in Dragon Age 2 where their shoulders contort out of their sockets and the elf has hands that look like they were taken off a dead 6'7" black man is just so erotic
funny, I only skip cutscenes that have sex in it because I'm prude
no, but because they're all awful
The jittery awkward clothed sex in Dragon Age 2 where their shoulders contort out of their sockets and the elf has hands that look like they were taken off a dead 6'7" black man is just so erotic
Nothing compares. After that human women over 100 pounds that aren't double jointed in the shoulders just don't turn me on. Sometimes I make them wear catcher's mitts just to compensate for the hands.
I've always enjoyed games because they introduce me to new sorts of ideas and concepts. A lot of them put you in these exotic settings that makes it a really wonderful experience, but, of course, it takes a while for me to get that feeling. It comes around, eventually, and when it does it makes the game that much more enjoyable.
Good design and art direction. A lot of the enjoyment I derive out of games now is delving a little further into it and looking at how it's put together.
0
HenroidMexican kicked from Immigration ThreadCentrism is Racism :3Registered Userregular
New video games keep me gaming.
... As much as I'd love for that to be a smartass answer, it's the truth. That cracked article is fucking dumb at what it suggests at face value. Sometimes people get bored of a hobby or interest. If it happens, it happens for them. It doesn't show a sign of a cascade of others following in their steps (or how they SHOULD follow in their steps). If I get bored of a certain kind of rock music, it means I've gotten bored of it and I'd be a real huge asshole if I tried to take people with me. Even if I can give concrete reasons behind it. We all have varying levels of what we accept for quality, or what we're willing to dismiss or forgive, and different definitions for vague ideas such as "compelling stories."
Sharing your thoughts on why you're bored of something or have left it behind can be interesting. When you turn it into, "HEY GUYS THINK ABOUT THIS" you're not worth listening to.
0
SirUltimosDon't talk, Rusty. Just paint.Registered Userregular
I keep gaming because I think it's fun. Sometimes it's not fun, and that's when I don't play. It's fun a lot more than it's not fun.
I keep gaming because I think it's fun. Sometimes it's not fun, and that's when I don't play. It's fun a lot more than it's not fun.
Deviant.
0
DrakeEdgelord TrashBelow the ecliptic plane.Registered Userregular
You just nailed what really bothered me about that article, Henroid. Not that he thinks he's too old for games, but anyone who has a family and responsibilities should be bored with games. And what about that generation gap, huh? Get the fuck outta my yard, you goddamn TEENAGERS!
I have to admit this happened to me- at first it was a niggling notion in the back of my mind that I was essentially playing with virtual toysets- action figures that were more pose-able with special effects. Which is a step down from the feeling I used to have when I could easily step into a gameworld and be transfixed by the aesthetics, and emotionally involve myself without effort. The Nazis in Medal of Honor on PS2 were the people responsible for the events in Elie Wiesel's Night, and I could channel rage which brought an element of pathos to the act of shooting them in the face. But the older I got, and the more I read books and watched good films, the less I could put up with game writing.
today, I realized it's gotten worse. Aside from Street Fighter, I can't think of a game that doesn't just feel like doing a bunch of virtual chores, and despite the leap in graphics (although I think graphics haven't really fundamentally evolved since half life 2 but that's a different discussion) it seems like I can only see the artifice, the generic sameness in gameworlds.
Does anyone else go through this? what keeps you playing? Personally it's hard to convince myself to play anything other than Street Fighter. I'm trying to force myself back into it, and there are stretches when it approaches the way it used to feel- but I can't shake the been there, bought the t shirt feeling.
Look dude, I think you're reading too much into it. If something bores you or you can't get into it, it means it's not for you. And I'm saying that without the PA comic stigma behind that phrase, "not for you." I've watched things like Casino and the Godfather, knowing how they're apparently great films, but sitting there watching it's really hard for me to do. So do I sit by and force myself to? No, I stop watching. And do I say they're great films? No, I don't owe anybody anything in conforming to some popular opinion. But that's kind of a different topic.
The bottom line is, if you don't feel like doing something recreational, then don't. And if a specific facet of it appeals to you, pursue that specific facet and it alone, but you need something new to do for fun. Don't let anyone convince you that you should leave it if you suffer from symptoms x, y, and or z. It's recreation, as I noted - the only qualifier for continuing to do something should be your enjoyment in it. Anyone who tries to tell you anything more is just another bullshit-artist.
0
VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
easy answer... same reason I watch new movies and read new books. for the experience. with the addition of a challenge.
anoffdayTo be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it.Registered Userregular
edited September 2011
I keep gaming because there are still tons and tons of games I keep meaning to play, new and old. I get bored and put the controller down, but I always come back. It's what I enjoy. I think most kids play video games, and some of us might grow out of it. But I still enjoy it, and like I said, there are still a lot of video games I want to play and they keep coming out. I was just playing my 3DS, was getting bored of it, and decided to check out PA. I know I'll go back to it later and play some more though.
I also think nostalgia is a big part of it. I love the sights and sounds of SNES personally. It's my favorite system, and I've recently begun collecting SNES games and items. So now not only do I enjoy playing these games, but searching for them and collecting. I'm sure it'll get even more exciting when I have a child and he or she starts getting into gaming. It will be exciting to watch them play the games I grew up with and loved so much.
anoffday on
Steam: offday
0
VariableMouth CongressStroke Me Lady FameRegistered Userregular
edited September 2011
that article should be called "I'm too old to enjoy myself"
edit - old isn't about age in that sentence. I'm talking mentality.
Video games have a target audience, and it is not a man in his mid-30's with a wife, children, and a career. It does not exclude this demographic either, but that is not where developers' interests lie. On the other hand, I can't think of anything that would be targeted toward a mid-30's salaryman that isn't mind-numbingly boring.
Anyone can outgrow a hobby. Age is not the only form of growth. I have outgrown certain games and genres. Is that because I'm older or more mature, and see the product for what it truly is: something inferior to my current tastes? No, not at all. But my tastes have changed as I have, and it's entirely fair to say "I have outgrown ____." It isn't a negative or a positive statement and prescribes no value to whatever '____' is. I suspect that one day the things I think are fascinating now I will find uninteresting.
0
HenroidMexican kicked from Immigration ThreadCentrism is Racism :3Registered Userregular
Video games have a target audience, and it is not a man in his mid-30's with a wife, children, and a career. It does not exclude this demographic either, but that is not where developers' interests lie. On the other hand, I can't think of anything that would be targeted toward a mid-30's salaryman that isn't mind-numbingly boring.
Anyone can outgrow a hobby. Age is not the only form of growth. I have outgrown certain games and genres. Is that because I'm older or more mature, and see the product for what it truly is: something inferior to my current tastes? No, not at all. But my tastes have changed as I have, and it's entirely fair to say "I have outgrown ____." It isn't a negative or a positive statement and prescribes no value to whatever '____' is. I suspect that one day the things I think are fascinating now I will find uninteresting.
Video games don't have a single targeted audience. Specific kinds of games have specific targeted audiences.
Video games have a target audience, and it is not a man in his mid-30's with a wife, children, and a career. It does not exclude this demographic either, but that is not where developers' interests lie. On the other hand, I can't think of anything that would be targeted toward a mid-30's salaryman that isn't mind-numbingly boring.
Anyone can outgrow a hobby. Age is not the only form of growth. I have outgrown certain games and genres. Is that because I'm older or more mature, and see the product for what it truly is: something inferior to my current tastes? No, not at all. But my tastes have changed as I have, and it's entirely fair to say "I have outgrown ____." It isn't a negative or a positive statement and prescribes no value to whatever '____' is. I suspect that one day the things I think are fascinating now I will find uninteresting.
That's wrong, sorry.
Saying "I have outgrown <anything>" has the obvious implication that it must be for younger or immature people. "I have outgrown <thing>" Is virtually never used in any positive sense, and I think you, or anyone, would be hard pressed to come up with a valid example of someone stating they'd outgrown something and have that imply that the outgrown "thing" is still good or positive generally.
If you say you've outgrown JRPG's you're implying that you're better than you previously were thus JRPGs are for someone lesser.
Obviously tastes can change, there's nothing positive or negative inherently about that. I like Mushrooms. I didn't use to. I didn't outgrow my dislike for them, my tastes simply changed. Sure you could get into a biology discussion about the nature of changing tastes etc, but that's just semantics. If I stated I outgrew pizza I'm obviously implying that pizza is for someone less mature or old than I am.
Video games have a target audience, and it is not a man in his mid-30's with a wife, children, and a career. It does not exclude this demographic either, but that is not where developers' interests lie. On the other hand, I can't think of anything that would be targeted toward a mid-30's salaryman that isn't mind-numbingly boring.
Anyone can outgrow a hobby. Age is not the only form of growth. I have outgrown certain games and genres. Is that because I'm older or more mature, and see the product for what it truly is: something inferior to my current tastes? No, not at all. But my tastes have changed as I have, and it's entirely fair to say "I have outgrown ____." It isn't a negative or a positive statement and prescribes no value to whatever '____' is. I suspect that one day the things I think are fascinating now I will find uninteresting.
Video games don't have a single targeted audience. Specific kinds of games have specific targeted audiences.
It's widely the same. Games are a business venture, and it's clear where the business primarily comes from. Yes, there are multiple audiences, but I can't bring to mind any game that would specifically target the author of the article. I, on the other hand, fall squarely into one of, if not the largest target demographic for video games. It comes as no surprise that a large variety of them appeal to me.
It doesn't give anyone the right to be condescending about it, but there's a completely valid reason to feel that you've passed gaming and whatever it is you found enjoyable in it once, you no longer do now.
0
HenroidMexican kicked from Immigration ThreadCentrism is Racism :3Registered Userregular
For those little moments when it feels like you're there?
- driving up a road on a tropical island resort and passing a crashed ambulance, the sirens brokenly blipping, catching a quick glimpse of a man hunched over a bloody corpse as we pass, hearing a low growl... Keep driving.
- screwing up a reload and jamming your rifle while ducked behind cover, bullets tearing up the wall you're hiding behind as you smack the magazine trying to get it working.
- walking into to my apartment in the future and being greeted by an automated woman's voice who welcomes me home as the shutters slowly open, casting a smoky orange haze over the lounge.
- injured and tired after walking through a forest, taking refuge from the rain at an inn and buying a room for the night. Continuing the journey the next morning.
I dunno. I like the 'gamey' parts of games too, but its really these moments that keep me coming back to games.
That's probably accurate considering the mainstream gaming industry, but it's bigger than that Mambo.
One of my other hobbies is reading military history, and this dovetails quite nicely with gaming. I like old SSG games, Talonsoft games and I like HPS Simulations games as well as various more independent, specialist wargames and sims. One of my favorite turn based games of the last few years is a game called Winter War about the Finnish-Russian war in the buildup to WW II. It has absolutely nothing that would appeal to the demographic you are talking about Mambo, but HPS stays in business regardless. That's because enthusiasts for the experiences they deliver will pay a premium for them. And the demographic that is interested can most likely pay that premium as well.
I love playing games but I'm also finding that I don't have the time to do it as much anymore. I give up on games that just don't *click* after a couple of hours (most recently Catherine), and I tend to spend more time fooling around with games like League of Legends because they don't take up a ton of time.
About a year ago I consolidated my backlog down to 10 games (from over a hundred) and over the past while I have been slowly working through them. I'm not playing the newest titles out there but for the time I have to play it tends to fill the few hours that I have pretty nicely.
0
Zilla36021st Century. |She/Her|Trans* Woman In Aviators Firing A Bazooka. ⚛️Registered Userregular
edited September 2011
Stories and experiences that would either be impossible to convey, or simply couldn't be done using any other medium.
Lost Odyssey and Red Dead Redemption would be at least two examples of this, IMO.
The idea that people are supposed to 'outgrow' videogames is also quite naive, the medium is so much younger than books, movies or theatre, it's potential has barely been scratched.
Perhaps I am a bad person to ask since Street Fighter is the only game I spend much time on. It's my favorite way to fill time outside of work/life.
I think that I see a pattern forming here. My new working theory is that its not that some of us have outgrown gaming or gotten bored of it all. The simple truth is, for a certain subset of us, Street Fighter is all you need.
Continue to embrace the Street Fighter and maybe upon playing Street Fighter X Tekken you can expand your horizons by being subtly introduced to another series.
Playing a couple rounds of Battlefield after work is a great way to shift gears into a being home mentality.
Besides that I don't think I can quantify why. I've played them since I was 5 (Odyssey 2 was my first system) and now am 31. I will admit I don't spend as much time with each individual game like I might have as a kid but that has more to do with time available.
I've only played a little bit of Street Fighter this week. I think it is a bit odd that sometimes some people consider gaming a sort of lifestyle, when really it is a hobby that we can easily do too much of.
Gotta balance this crap with all the other crap otherwise i'll be in deep shit. The balance keeps me from being bored.
If a game has a great story, and can keep me into it, I'm down. See: Uncharted.
If I can get lost in the universe, Zelda or Disgaea for example, I'm down.
The article hits me because I'm tired of MP games. Gears 3 is the first one I've been excited for since, well, Gears 2. I'm tired of COD, I'm tired of fps, and I'm tired of 300 hour games like Fallout that do nothing storywise.
This. I fucking hate my job, and the fact that I'm stuck there for the forseeable future is incredibly depressing. I'm also in school. Playing games for a few hours a week is a great way for me to have fun without breaking the bank.
I have noticed my tastes changing, though I think it has more to do with the time I have than what I enjoy. I can still play through FF6, Guardian Heroes, or Freespace 2 with no problem, but I can't stand more recent JRPGs, for instance.
CorehealerThe ApothecaryThe softer edge of the universe.Registered Userregular
I play video games for three reasons:
Escapism brought me into it and does factor into it now, but less so then it used to as I've found more reasons to go out and enjoy real life and not just virtual spaces and narratives. I find inspiration for my own works of fantasy/science fiction in video games as well, which comes a bit from my old escapist tendencies.
I also play for fun and stress relief, and these are the biggest aspects I think for most people, even the most casual gamers. Video games are just a great medium for a wide spectrum of experiences that you can have from the comfort of your own home. From platforming to puzzle solving, RPG storytelling, hardcore multiplayer FPS man murdering, scary horror games, and much more. It's expansive and inclusive.
Another personal reason I have had for playing video games (and my biggest reason for PC gaming) is that it allows me to do more activities and have fun with my long distance girlfriend during the months we are working and separated from each other. I met her in a video game (WoW) and we both play stuff like Minecraft, TF2, Portal 2, Hoard, Eufloria and others together, even when we are together in person on rainy days. Its an interest we share and enjoy together and it keeps us entertained and connected in a way I can really appreciate. I look forward to new MMOs coming out primarily as a conduit for us to get in on a bigger scene and adventure and meet new people like we did when we still played WoW.
I get bored of video games all the time, but I just fall back on other online activities, or reading and writing and drawing; being creative. I also go outside and do things. I always come back though, because at the end of the day, I still feel like it's an important part of my life that's helped shape who I am, helped me meet lots of cool new people like those who dwell on this forum, and given me thousands of hours of entertainment and mental stimulation. I never regret the time I spend with any game unless its some horrible console port or a stacked LoL match or something.
Posts
The jittery awkward clothed sex in Dragon Age 2 where their shoulders contort out of their sockets and the elf has hands that look like they were taken off a dead 6'7" black man is just so erotic
Nothing compares. After that human women over 100 pounds that aren't double jointed in the shoulders just don't turn me on. Sometimes I make them wear catcher's mitts just to compensate for the hands.
Steam - Wildschwein | The Backlog
Grappling Hook Showdown - Tumblr
... As much as I'd love for that to be a smartass answer, it's the truth. That cracked article is fucking dumb at what it suggests at face value. Sometimes people get bored of a hobby or interest. If it happens, it happens for them. It doesn't show a sign of a cascade of others following in their steps (or how they SHOULD follow in their steps). If I get bored of a certain kind of rock music, it means I've gotten bored of it and I'd be a real huge asshole if I tried to take people with me. Even if I can give concrete reasons behind it. We all have varying levels of what we accept for quality, or what we're willing to dismiss or forgive, and different definitions for vague ideas such as "compelling stories."
Sharing your thoughts on why you're bored of something or have left it behind can be interesting. When you turn it into, "HEY GUYS THINK ABOUT THIS" you're not worth listening to.
Deviant.
I wish I could go back in time to see television and motion pictures starting out, and people saying, "TOO OLD FOR IT."
Once my wife asked me if I ever thought I'd outgrow video games.
I told her that I'd outgrow video games as soon as she outgrew books, movies, TV, music, the internet, and scrapbooking.
She never asked me again.
Origin: Galedrid - Nintendo: Galedrid/3222-6858-1045
Blizzard: Galedrid#1367 - FFXIV: Galedrid Kingshand
Look dude, I think you're reading too much into it. If something bores you or you can't get into it, it means it's not for you. And I'm saying that without the PA comic stigma behind that phrase, "not for you." I've watched things like Casino and the Godfather, knowing how they're apparently great films, but sitting there watching it's really hard for me to do. So do I sit by and force myself to? No, I stop watching. And do I say they're great films? No, I don't owe anybody anything in conforming to some popular opinion. But that's kind of a different topic.
The bottom line is, if you don't feel like doing something recreational, then don't. And if a specific facet of it appeals to you, pursue that specific facet and it alone, but you need something new to do for fun. Don't let anyone convince you that you should leave it if you suffer from symptoms x, y, and or z. It's recreation, as I noted - the only qualifier for continuing to do something should be your enjoyment in it. Anyone who tries to tell you anything more is just another bullshit-artist.
I also think nostalgia is a big part of it. I love the sights and sounds of SNES personally. It's my favorite system, and I've recently begun collecting SNES games and items. So now not only do I enjoy playing these games, but searching for them and collecting. I'm sure it'll get even more exciting when I have a child and he or she starts getting into gaming. It will be exciting to watch them play the games I grew up with and loved so much.
edit - old isn't about age in that sentence. I'm talking mentality.
I figured, but it'd still be more accurate to say, "I take myself too seriously to enjoy myself."
"look im in my mid to late thirties and all i can do is make lists about videogames"
it's almost pathetic
Is this an accurate assessment of the dude and his writing style?
That says a lot for the (lack of) quality of that article.
Origin: Galedrid - Nintendo: Galedrid/3222-6858-1045
Blizzard: Galedrid#1367 - FFXIV: Galedrid Kingshand
Video games have a target audience, and it is not a man in his mid-30's with a wife, children, and a career. It does not exclude this demographic either, but that is not where developers' interests lie. On the other hand, I can't think of anything that would be targeted toward a mid-30's salaryman that isn't mind-numbingly boring.
Anyone can outgrow a hobby. Age is not the only form of growth. I have outgrown certain games and genres. Is that because I'm older or more mature, and see the product for what it truly is: something inferior to my current tastes? No, not at all. But my tastes have changed as I have, and it's entirely fair to say "I have outgrown ____." It isn't a negative or a positive statement and prescribes no value to whatever '____' is. I suspect that one day the things I think are fascinating now I will find uninteresting.
Video games don't have a single targeted audience. Specific kinds of games have specific targeted audiences.
That's wrong, sorry.
Saying "I have outgrown <anything>" has the obvious implication that it must be for younger or immature people. "I have outgrown <thing>" Is virtually never used in any positive sense, and I think you, or anyone, would be hard pressed to come up with a valid example of someone stating they'd outgrown something and have that imply that the outgrown "thing" is still good or positive generally.
If you say you've outgrown JRPG's you're implying that you're better than you previously were thus JRPGs are for someone lesser.
Obviously tastes can change, there's nothing positive or negative inherently about that. I like Mushrooms. I didn't use to. I didn't outgrow my dislike for them, my tastes simply changed. Sure you could get into a biology discussion about the nature of changing tastes etc, but that's just semantics. If I stated I outgrew pizza I'm obviously implying that pizza is for someone less mature or old than I am.
Origin: Galedrid - Nintendo: Galedrid/3222-6858-1045
Blizzard: Galedrid#1367 - FFXIV: Galedrid Kingshand
It's widely the same. Games are a business venture, and it's clear where the business primarily comes from. Yes, there are multiple audiences, but I can't bring to mind any game that would specifically target the author of the article. I, on the other hand, fall squarely into one of, if not the largest target demographic for video games. It comes as no surprise that a large variety of them appeal to me.
It doesn't give anyone the right to be condescending about it, but there's a completely valid reason to feel that you've passed gaming and whatever it is you found enjoyable in it once, you no longer do now.
See what I did there?
- driving up a road on a tropical island resort and passing a crashed ambulance, the sirens brokenly blipping, catching a quick glimpse of a man hunched over a bloody corpse as we pass, hearing a low growl... Keep driving.
- screwing up a reload and jamming your rifle while ducked behind cover, bullets tearing up the wall you're hiding behind as you smack the magazine trying to get it working.
- walking into to my apartment in the future and being greeted by an automated woman's voice who welcomes me home as the shutters slowly open, casting a smoky orange haze over the lounge.
- injured and tired after walking through a forest, taking refuge from the rain at an inn and buying a room for the night. Continuing the journey the next morning.
I dunno. I like the 'gamey' parts of games too, but its really these moments that keep me coming back to games.
Like what @Bacon-BuTTy said, it's those little moments in gaming that make it all the better for me.
That's probably accurate considering the mainstream gaming industry, but it's bigger than that Mambo.
One of my other hobbies is reading military history, and this dovetails quite nicely with gaming. I like old SSG games, Talonsoft games and I like HPS Simulations games as well as various more independent, specialist wargames and sims. One of my favorite turn based games of the last few years is a game called Winter War about the Finnish-Russian war in the buildup to WW II. It has absolutely nothing that would appeal to the demographic you are talking about Mambo, but HPS stays in business regardless. That's because enthusiasts for the experiences they deliver will pay a premium for them. And the demographic that is interested can most likely pay that premium as well.
About a year ago I consolidated my backlog down to 10 games (from over a hundred) and over the past while I have been slowly working through them. I'm not playing the newest titles out there but for the time I have to play it tends to fill the few hours that I have pretty nicely.
Lost Odyssey and Red Dead Redemption would be at least two examples of this, IMO.
The idea that people are supposed to 'outgrow' videogames is also quite naive, the medium is so much younger than books, movies or theatre, it's potential has barely been scratched.
I think that I see a pattern forming here. My new working theory is that its not that some of us have outgrown gaming or gotten bored of it all. The simple truth is, for a certain subset of us, Street Fighter is all you need.
Continue to embrace the Street Fighter and maybe upon playing Street Fighter X Tekken you can expand your horizons by being subtly introduced to another series.
Playing a couple rounds of Battlefield after work is a great way to shift gears into a being home mentality.
Besides that I don't think I can quantify why. I've played them since I was 5 (Odyssey 2 was my first system) and now am 31. I will admit I don't spend as much time with each individual game like I might have as a kid but that has more to do with time available.
Gotta balance this crap with all the other crap otherwise i'll be in deep shit. The balance keeps me from being bored.
Escapism, and story.
If a game has a great story, and can keep me into it, I'm down. See: Uncharted.
If I can get lost in the universe, Zelda or Disgaea for example, I'm down.
The article hits me because I'm tired of MP games. Gears 3 is the first one I've been excited for since, well, Gears 2. I'm tired of COD, I'm tired of fps, and I'm tired of 300 hour games like Fallout that do nothing storywise.
This. I fucking hate my job, and the fact that I'm stuck there for the forseeable future is incredibly depressing. I'm also in school. Playing games for a few hours a week is a great way for me to have fun without breaking the bank.
I have noticed my tastes changing, though I think it has more to do with the time I have than what I enjoy. I can still play through FF6, Guardian Heroes, or Freespace 2 with no problem, but I can't stand more recent JRPGs, for instance.
https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197970666737/
Escapism brought me into it and does factor into it now, but less so then it used to as I've found more reasons to go out and enjoy real life and not just virtual spaces and narratives. I find inspiration for my own works of fantasy/science fiction in video games as well, which comes a bit from my old escapist tendencies.
I also play for fun and stress relief, and these are the biggest aspects I think for most people, even the most casual gamers. Video games are just a great medium for a wide spectrum of experiences that you can have from the comfort of your own home. From platforming to puzzle solving, RPG storytelling, hardcore multiplayer FPS man murdering, scary horror games, and much more. It's expansive and inclusive.
Another personal reason I have had for playing video games (and my biggest reason for PC gaming) is that it allows me to do more activities and have fun with my long distance girlfriend during the months we are working and separated from each other. I met her in a video game (WoW) and we both play stuff like Minecraft, TF2, Portal 2, Hoard, Eufloria and others together, even when we are together in person on rainy days. Its an interest we share and enjoy together and it keeps us entertained and connected in a way I can really appreciate. I look forward to new MMOs coming out primarily as a conduit for us to get in on a bigger scene and adventure and meet new people like we did when we still played WoW.
I get bored of video games all the time, but I just fall back on other online activities, or reading and writing and drawing; being creative. I also go outside and do things. I always come back though, because at the end of the day, I still feel like it's an important part of my life that's helped shape who I am, helped me meet lots of cool new people like those who dwell on this forum, and given me thousands of hours of entertainment and mental stimulation. I never regret the time I spend with any game unless its some horrible console port or a stacked LoL match or something.