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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by MagentaFire@lemmygrad.ml to c/games@lemmygrad.ml

Recently for my mental health I decided to stop playing competitive games. You know, your Battlefields, your Call of Duty's, your War Thunders, etc. I found myself angry more than I was having fun. For the past ten years... I don't think I ever ended a session of a player vs player match - "happy." Now I'm playing mostly singleplayer games with some MMORPGs. I am much happier. I actually look forward to gaming when I can. There is enough to get mad at in the world, I don't want my entertainment medium of choice to be anger inducing as well. I feel like the worst part about the vast majority of player vs player games is that someone basically has to not be having fun for the other person to have fun. Not universal, and probably more a matter of personal mindset but it's how I feel. I was just wondering how many if any comrades here have done the same and how it has effected you? I can confidentally say my life is better for it.

I've been playing House Flipper 2 a lot, which is a good detox from high stress games. Getting back into EU4 as well, beating up Europe at every chance I can get. Trying to learn Kremlingames games, mostly China: Mao's Legacy. Flying the MiG-19 in DCS, my favorite plane. It's been fun, and better. I do not miss War Thunder too much.

I'm not knocking people who like high action player vs player enviroments, it's just something I have grown to not enjoy anymore personally.

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[-] JoeDaRedTrooperYT@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 10 months ago

Counter point: the real reason players suck is that they barely have time to improve due to long work hours. Most of us casuals are low income folks and have to make ends meet by working long ass hours.

This is one of the key reasons I support raising the minimum wage and reducing work hours.

[-] ShiningWing@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 10 months ago

This isn't a counterpoint though?? That doesn't really have anything to do with SBMM, and if anything seems like it supports its existence because this way you get matched with other players in that kind of situation, instead of being thrown into unbalanced matches against the people who have loads of time to spend practicing

Like, I'm not really sure what this has to do with my comment at all and I'm just really confused

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