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What video game genres induce hyperfocus in you?
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Comment as to why I think PDS grand strategy games have this effect on me. PDS games are 'real time with pause' and they have overlapping systems that work on different timelines. It means that there's rarely a point to 'offramp' oneself, when you complete one task, you're simultaneously 70% through another task, and it's so easy just to chain 'well, I'll wait for this to finish' endlessly.
Competitive multiplayer matches like Dota however, with discrete matches where everything resets, gives me a (healthy) chance to 'disengage'. I couldn't ever imagine getting hyper-focused on them but I know that a lot of people are, which intrigues me.
"Just one more..."
So, this is exactly why I started this thread! Rationally, I can see how it'd consume an ADHDer but emotionally, it just doesn't make sense. Just because I haven't personally experienced it. It's why I'm intrigued to hear from people. Though most of the responses so far are other genres I too have hyperfocused on.
Actually, now that we're analyzing it, Hearthstone has been my go to boredom game for the past ten years, and a good part of that is probably because of the defined start and finish.
I play it every day on my lunch break, because I know I can get 1-3 matches in before it's time to go back to work. I could pay Stardew Valley on my phone, which I also love, but I probably wouldn't feel "satisfied" when I inevitably realize that lunch has been over for five minutes and I'm in the middle of a game task.
However, when I pay Hearthstone on a day where I have nowhere to be, just one more match... Just one more...
I used to love playing DOTA 2, and with the new Ringmaster drop I played a few matches, but I'm being driven away by toxic teammates. Despite playing Unranked Turbo matches exclusively, I'll still get people flaming my hero pick, or play style, or pausing for mean spirited reasons. It's seemingly every match now. How has your experience been?
Mute early and often.
Sorry, my previous comment wasn't very helpful. I still only have like 70hrs online play in Dota. I'm very new. I dislike hearing when I play badly but I know that I am playing badly but I'm trying to get better, so it doesn't bother me.
If I was actually somewhat good and I had people flaming me, it might bother me more. I kinda get that it sucks for people in Unranked queue when I play badly, so I just mute them and try to play better.