Just do m1w
Oh no I no longer can play the incredibly toxic matchmaking multi-player games and instead have to enjoy the automation, exploration, story, management and strategy games I’ve always loved
Yeah. Now I only have like 3 hours to play by day and I’m not gonna waste them in losing.
I’m the same way. I know some like the feeling of beating a hard boss after trying for hours, but I just don’t have that time.
The secret is they like the process of beating them too. It’s not all about “winning”.
Hmm should I try different party combos in BG3 to see how the dialogue changes or run around a COD map getting shot in the back of the head every 9 seconds while ads for mtx strobe flash my corneas?
Feel kind of lucky. They weren’t so toxic when I was good. The only place to really find that was from the notorious Xbox Live kids experimenting with their first ever swear words.
It was when gaming reached a broader audience and wasn’t just for “nerds” that toxicity became commonplace. Went from making friends with strangers all the time to just default muting mics and avoiding communities.
Nowadays, the less reflex-deoendent, the more you’ll be surrounded by players from those days and the less toxicity. Compare HLL to MW, for example.
Beating modders and pros in Halo piece of piss.
Top 0.1% PvP stats in Destiny.
Get a job and a family, get back online and told to kill myself for being so bad.
The best part, I’ve never been competetive so I never tested myself, but sure as hell I am getting currently better at gaming.
Mostly because I am finally fighting off a list of mental shit I picked up growing up so my mind is growing cleaner and hand is becoming more sure. xD
you cant lose what never had
It’s frustrating because I feel like my skills are actually still improving and better than they used to be but there’s always some 11 yo kid who will absolutely wreck me over and over again to the point where I just quit out of shame.
It’s literally the opposite. Platformers, point and click, full 3d and action games.
Wait you mean competitive multiplayer? Well turns out, being a sweaty tryhard after all is not possible for us all.
Particularly because of meta changes, intentionally bad players (think of feeders in moba) and general hostility within a team as soon as one of these gamers show up.
Games are supposed to be a fun pastime, most of the internet treats them as a second job, some people need to be remainded of this simple fact.
Jokes on you. I never had the skills to begin with.
Me being terrible at games now is because I am old and can’t sink the same time into it. But I beat Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on NES. Do I really need to prove myself anymore?
That deserves a medal as far as I’m concerned.
I am just going to frame your reply. Thank you.
I was never that good…and then I got old. Still enjoy gaming though.
Same here, mid 50s, was never better than average - I’m now mediocre
But… Why is the logo for this community a Bad Dragon?
I see it as a curved sword handle on top of… idk a set top box 🤣
Late 20s: You realize gaming from the couch is getting difficult because the distance to the TV is too blur without glasses
Mid 30s: No longer able to consume infinite packets of instant ramen. In fact it kinda tastes nasty. Halo 3 at Legendary still tho.
Early 40s: Quake 3 Arena and Half Life 2 now give you motion sickness. Can still get by Halo at Heroic.
Late 40s: The 2ft distance to your monitor now looks blur without glasses. not getting past gold or silver in ranked Overwatch
Mid 50s: Gonna need reading glasses to play. Clair Obscur difficulty now set to Story.
Honestly, as long as you’re still having fun and enjoying game, I don’t see an issue here. Sure, in some areas it might have gotten difficult, but if you’re able to adjust
Wait, y’all had gaming skills to begin with?
I can barely play online games against anyone without getting wiped in 0.0001 nanoseconds if it’s a PVP game. Never had skills, so I’ll never be in denial about losing what I never had.
