“Oh yeah, I’m a big gamer. I play FIFA and COD. And next year I’ll play next year’s FIFA and COD.”
That’s literally my barber. Every time i sit there he asks: you play video games, right. And i’m like :yeah. Then he asks what i’m playing, and i just name the games i play right now. Just four or five games. Over the span of almost 10 years now, he hasn’t heard of any game I’ve played. When i ask him back, the answer is always either fifa or cod or both.
COD Madden bros are the absolute fucking worst
The thing that i don’t get is that they always seem to hate the games the most, but are always excited to get the new one.
I’ve been playing Halo 1 on the original XBox for half my life and I’m in my 40s
Playing Halo for half a life, but not half life for half a life
Hey now. Where do you think I spent that other 20?
Headcrabs walked so the Unggoy could scuttle
Hell yeah fifa and cod are awesome 😎
Let people enjoy things
Is KSP a autistic game? If so I got at least 10,000 hours in.
KSP definitely counts, but I think it’s the 10k hours that makes your experience with it autistic.
Absolutely. If you’re able to get that many hours into a game, it probably makes it an autistic game.
Though as I typed that, I realised my mom has an ungodly number of hours in Candy Crush, and she definitely doesn’t play that in an autistic manner (she’s just depressed and doesn’t have any friends)
(she’s just depressed and doesn’t have any friends)
Fucking relatable. I got 3 friends, barely see any of them because of adult life :/
Pretty sure any amount of hours over 2,000 automatically means it qualifies
Ah, shit, I thought I was safe for it being a main stream game, but I guess not. The Sims 2 for me
It’s gotta be right?
Just because I’ve built a death star and launched it doesn’t mean I’m autistic.
I never use RCS to dock in orbit. I can do it with reaction wheels and main engine alone. I don’t even bother to put RCS on my ships.
My first 3 years playing KSP I didn’t realize you had to activate RCS with a hotkey.
Turns out I’m really good at docking.
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I used to do stuff like that. For the last several years I just sandbox with full mechjeb and treat every launch like its the last ship off kerbin. If it doesn’t take twenty minutes real time to five minutes mission time on launch I need to add more parts. I use just a few mods. I have the full atmosphere pack, a fuel balancer and a part welder. Oh and I currently have the tardis added again.
I’ve been playing since it was in beta and there was only kerbin and the mun. It took a week to get to the moon manually and a few more days to go there and back. I was instantly addicted. That xkcd is me except I didn’t do anything on there except the first thing and the last thing. I’ve had to use jeb to push the capsule out of orbit because I had used all fuel including the RCS. Wasted days creating a perfectly balanced communications constellation. Today though I really enjoy packing everything in to one shot and wasting years in time just going to a planet and farting around.
I only did that once on an Apollo style mun mission when I realized I didn’t put any rcs on it after 2 hours of mission. Took a few quick loads so I had enough fuel left to get back.
How do you play for that long? After 500 hours every mission feels the same, even with mods.
First off I have both of the addon packs with all the robotics parts. I didn’t buy them. They just appeared in my downloads one day on the KSP site. I’m pretty sure I was one of the first people to buy it. I know I bought it early on the first day it went on sale. I have KSP 2 and its fun but the original is the one I really like.
I’ve built some really crazy shit. Did ultra low orbits on moons in just a suit. Parked multiple asteroids at KSC. I like it and when it gets boring these days I just don’t play for several months. I’m currently going for a base on every possible orbital body. I also have this mid sized rover made up of five by five x200-32 tanks welded together with large rover wheels and those are really fun jumping around on the mun. I added the realistic atmosphere pack to make flying kerbin more visually appealing with the realistic sky. I haven’t found a single game in the last ten years that I can stand for more than a few months. They seem to be all play to win these days and like many others they have lost me as a customers
That’s what mods and sandbox is for ヾ(＾▽＾)ﾉ
Be me. Spend 2 grand on new PC. Play sim city 3000 night after night after night.
Me and dwarf fortress
Are you having a good time, though?
I sure am. Thanks for asking.
Ditto. Except it’s Arma 3. which still runs badly on a system with a 13900k, a 7900XTX and 32 GB of Ram,…
Rust?
Let people enjoy things.
I should start a new Factorio run
I play Factorio too.
Oh, the train game with mining side quests?
Yeah I’m a sim racer, and I suck.
Today I’m playing GT7, tomorrow I’m probably play some GT7 and if I’m getting really frisky next week I might play some GT7.
Gotta git gud.
You mean simcade racer :p
What particular brand of gatekeeping are you on about?
I used to have a partner who was very into sim racing. I spent a long time being affectionately perplexed at her for it. We once drove a long way to pick up a sim racing wheel that I found on eBay for her. I remember when I tried it out, I was impressed, but in the rather chill way that one would expect from someone who wasn’t invested in sim-racing.
Y’all are silly, but I am glad you have something you care enough about that it makes you this silly. I don’t see it, and it baffles me, but I love the energy.
Yep. “If I’m feeling wild I might drive this other sim because I like the historic layout of the same track I’d otherwise be driving. Looking forward to this new game coming soon…same tracks but new tire/grip model”
VR or non?
GT7 is one of the games where the immersion is both great (you’re just in a car that is moving, so it’s normal to just sit in one place while doing this) but also dissapointing (would be awesome to feel those Gs).
Non.
I have that lovely ADHD trait of getting excited about a new hobby, spending too much money on gear and then getting bored. So when I decided to give sim racing a go I started with a cheap second hand wheel, pedals and seat from marketplace, my old ps4, GT7 and the TV i already have in the spare room. I promised my wife “No significant spending on this until my birthday or fathers day”.
If you have a semi-decent PC keep an eye out for Assetto Corsa Ultimate Edition on sale. Then get Content Manager and Custom Shaders Patch. Then start exploring mods. It’ll change your life.
I do and I know the whole PC world is there but I decided “I need to finish gt7” as an exercise in skill development.
Fair enough. I’m not sure how transferable your Gran Turismo skills will be over to other sims, but if you’re having fun that’s the main thing.
I started my simracing journey with a Logitech Momo wheel and the original rFactor around 2006/7, and then a lot of GTR Evolution after years of playing NFS and the original Dirt (Dirt is the one that had me craving more realism and prompted getting rFactor). I did get a PS3 and GT5 and GT6 when it came out in 2013, but didn’t find the gameplay compelling - it seemed to be mostly ‘pass a bunch of grandma drivers from the back of the field in 3 laps to progress’, which isn’t what I call racing and got old fast.
After progressing through a couple of G27s and a G29, I finally plumped for a direct drive wheel la couple of years ago (Moza R5) and have recently added a Moza shifter and handbrake. I’ve also got a car seat from the wreckers, and built myself a table around 2011 that I still use. I picked up a Quest 2 in 2022 because VR simracing is amazing. So I’ve spent maybe 3 or 4 thousand dollars on my simracing setup, but spread out over 20 or so years, that’s not too bad.
My current rig
I got a seat, Thrustmaster t300rs wheel and pedals for $400 aud, then someone was selling the same wheel but with the upgraded pedals and the addon shifter for $300 so I bought it because the load cell brake is so much better. Ive put the other wheel and pedals away because my daughter is 6 and keeps wanting a turn so when I jump to ps5 Ill build her a little rig with the ps4
I settled on GT7 for 2 reasons. I already had a PS4 and bought GT7 years ago but playing it on controler just wasnt fun so there was no financial outlay outside of the setup and it was also the game that some people I watch on YT did some videos with. I do agree that the non online racing isnt exactly inspired.
Im also working on a rig that I can pack down to small enough to slot into a gap next to the couch when Im not using it but without a huge pile of ball ache to set up.
Still very much in prototype stage but loosten off the wheel, loosten off the stand and concertina the whole thing down to about a 50cm x50cm footprint.
That’s brilliant!
I switched to a loadcell brake last year as well (Moza SR-P), and 100% agree about the improvement, but what surprised me the most with that pedal set was how much of a difference the extra resolution in the throttle pedal made after using the G25/7/9 pedals for years.
And yeah, playing any racing game on controller just feels so disconnected compared to a wheel. Even mouse steering is better than that. (Ah, the fun I had on Midtown Madness)
i know it can be hard sometimes to have a deep conversation about videos games. but in defense of these people gaming is very vast and the freedom of choice and variety of stuff to play can be to much for some. i thinks thats why many people don’t explore what gaming all got to offer.
Disclaimer “autistic PC game” triggered this post.
Am i the only one sinking… ungodly… hours into Nethack?
Mastering nethack was one of my proudest achievements in a way that is incredibly embarrassing, but also the only people who know nethack enough to be properly embarrassed for me are also the people that might understand my pride lol.
Hell yeah! When you click over from “this game is impossible wth” to kicking Rodney’s ass so much that you’d expect him to just give up…
Nice work cracking a tough game!
After looking this up, I have apparently been playing a remix of this in the form of PixelDungeon, then moved onto the now superior Shattered Pixel Dungeon running 7 challenge mode.
If you’ve played these, how do they compare to Nethack as I won’t be able to give it a go for a few days?
Nethack is the original. It has almost everything. I was playing many years ago when you could use a pickaxe to rob a shop. Then cops were introduced and I kept doing it anyway and collecting rubber hoses. Then you couldn’t dig the walls anymore, so I had to teleport out with my loot.
Don’t read the wiki at first… And try to be creative.
That sounds very interesting and evolved lol. I will give it a go for sure.
Go to nethack.org my friend.
Nethack is bigger, has more stuff, more interactions, takes longer and more systems. SPD is like a distilled version, maybe streamlined even. However I find that the OG with curses interface and ASCII monsters engages my imagination more.
There are NH variants as well (like PD -> SPD). I am trying Unnethack rn as well as evilhack.
For me it’s EUV. I can’t stop. I don’t want to stop, but I can’t. I have a very unhealthy relationship with the bastards at Paradox.
Haven’t even heard of it, but I’m going to look it up now!
Hell yes man. I have an alias in my terminal so I can just type nethack and it connects me to the nethack telnet server where I can play on my account and watch others. Other people are always amazed when I show them this exists. That game is insane.
I really tried but it was just too clunky for me :( Now, Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup on the other hand <333
I mean, that’s the same shit you see happening in music, books, movies…
Most of us stick with one genre, and then sometimes you get to appreciate the entire medium. But it’s not easy for everybody.
I always think it’s like colours. I can’t fathom people who actually genuinely have a favourite color they always wanna have.
But at the same time, if you ask me to read anything that’s not outside of a few favourite genres, it is a struggle.So yeah, at least try to appreciate that others may not like exactly what you like. And it’s okay if they only like the one thing. They are missing out sure. But you’re probably missing out on plenty of stuff too.
I always think it’s like colours. I can’t fathom people who actually genuinely have a favourite color they always wanna have.
my synesthesia is color related. everything has a color. orange calms me. so there’s orange everywhere here.
Yes the same with sport. There’s too many damn sports there should only be one sport at a time.
All sports players should be required to play in all sports. I want to see baseball players doing ice hockey, but that would probably lead to a blood bath. So we’ll do that one at the end.
In my experience
“Oh yeah im a hardcore gamer im already prestige 6 in COD bro.”
I feel like the rise of live service games and rogue-likes that are based around incremental progression definitely shifted the status quo to everyone having like 1 game, maybe 2, where they spend most of their time. Every game seems to demand you commit more and more time.
The only exception I can think of is Paradox Grand Strategy type games (which is my secondary “main” game)
Its so crazy to me. They’ll play only the newest game and nothing else. I regularly play n64, genesis, ps1 ps2, xbox, dreamcast, game arcade, pc games from 99 to now… like these people have no idea about gaming history. Theyre missing out.
But I’ve never cared much for new games. When it became about fifa being able to see a nostril hair, gaming was dead to me (outside of the few good new ones and indie games). That and these games that are purely server driven and will be shut down within 2 years of their release. Trash.
All AAA games are trash.
I wouldnt say all. I dont play them, because I wont pay that much for games and usually they are unoptimized and reliant on craopy anti cheat
usually they are unoptimized and reliant on craopy anti cheat
Exactly my point.
That’s not fair. SquareEnix still puts out a few bangers. BG3 was fantastic.
i have four newphews. they only play minecraft, robolox, and fortnite. they very rarely try other games but have 1000s of hours in those.
The power of social pressure.
Roblox being free was its main attraction back when it was new. It was super easy for a kid to get their school friends to join in and play, so growth was very organic. Having the variety of player made
gamesexperiences ensured they wouldn’t feel the need to leave to play something different.Minecraft isnt a game. Its a lifestyle.
Me: in a pile of sixteen different LEGO sets, mixing and matching to create an unholy abomination
My Dad: “It’s all he does all day, doesn’t want to try anything new.”
i played it for like a few months in 2009 and never touched it again. it was a novelty but the novelty wore off really fast and i was bored once i got diamonds.
never understood why people like it so much.
but my nephews all think my rpg/strategy games are ‘boring and weird’.
I feel like the rise of live service games and rogue-likes that are based around incremental progression definitely shifted the status quo to everyone having like 1 game, maybe 2, where they spend most of their time. Every game seems to demand you commit more and more time.
Oh boy. You have not seen what its become. There’s literally chemistry involved now. It can be as complex or simple as you make it!
And im old, but I still enjoy it. Its more fun with a friend’s server. I dont enjoy the grind, but I like to play to level up and build some bases and try to kill the hard mobs. Eventually it becomes a grind and we drop it for a year and then come back and start it up again.
There’s farming, mining, building, enchanting, fjghtng…it really has it all. Circuits too if youre into that, im not. I enjoy exploring all the cool caves and adventuring out to the far lands via boat. Hoping we dont die and lose all our diamond armor etc. The risk is what makes it fun then
my nephews just grief each other on it.
Thats the stupid way to play lol. My SO hated Minecraft too because all they ever did was see people blowing stuff up with tnt. Once they found out it had tons of animals and farming and gardening they were really into it.
what’s the point of doing all that if you can’t blow it up?
Roblox is like a YouTube-style gaming platform with its own game engine. There are some really cool projects on there if you know what to look for!
It’s by design. They want to lock you in, with the progression tailored specially for you. It’s not that you want to play that way, you are directed.
It’s funny because Victoria 3 is basically all I play now
But I also consider it a secondary game, since I just put it on to relax so I might as well be meditating or something. Those games are so oddly peaceful.
Every game seems to demand you commit more and more time.
Yeah, I have really gotten turned off by any game with “Daily Quests” in it. My compulsive need to collect ever zig makes me feel like an addict trying squeeze 30 minutes a day in for a full week.
It’s like I’m waterboarding myself. When I come up for air, I hate the game and myself for playing it
This is me when I buy a pubg pass. It essentially means I have to play daily when I’d rather just play every could of days
I enjoy roguelikes for up to 30 hours most of the time, they rarely remain entertaining after that (to me, anyway)
I’m the worst type of gamer.
I think gaming is bad and think gamers have bad opinions.
My perfect game is Civilizaris Skypico 4X for the PS1.
Mostly.
If it’s not a magnificent 4x experience that makes me forget to blink for hours at a time, I want punishingly difficult quarter muncher style arcadey titles.
I have too much time in the Vlambeer games, and have way too much time in splatformers.
Jrpgs are OK too, but I only like them on handheld. I’m working through the PSX release of FF7 on my RGxx35sp right now and having a blast with it.
My tiny claim to fame is that I once beat After Burner Climax at Gameworks in Newport, Kentucky circa 2011
My favorite PS1 game was GEX
1, 2 or 3?
I downgraded and ported it to GBA myself, honestly that’s the best way to play it.
The best PS1 game for me was parasite eve.
My fave PSx game is actually the terrible 3d platformer “Frogger 2: Swampy’s Revenge”
Its so phenomenally bad and permantly broke my brain to love bad 3d platformers.
I played that so much on PC as a kid. Gotta get it running and see if the muscle memory is still there
Jrpgs are OK too, but I only like them on handheld.
People like you should be drawn and quartered
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