Too lazy to play games?
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I'm 51, and prefer gaming more than ever.
The missus would rather i didn't though
Perhaps the solution to the OPs problem is to play more good single player games, you can play for 30 minutes and then save. Most don't have that many buttons to use,and things like shooters can be configured to use the same keys anyway...Hey presto, no more new keys to learn.
And there's nothing wrong in being s
t at multi player! Just have fun, play as you want, and don't worry about K/D ratios. E.g. on BF1, i play the objective, don't care if i get shot a LOT, and still have fun. No need to be top of the table.
Same with racing against PHers on the XBox, i was usually last but still had a good time... Embrace your rubbishness
The missus would rather i didn't though
Perhaps the solution to the OPs problem is to play more good single player games, you can play for 30 minutes and then save. Most don't have that many buttons to use,and things like shooters can be configured to use the same keys anyway...Hey presto, no more new keys to learn.
And there's nothing wrong in being s
t at multi player! Just have fun, play as you want, and don't worry about K/D ratios. E.g. on BF1, i play the objective, don't care if i get shot a LOT, and still have fun. No need to be top of the table. Same with racing against PHers on the XBox, i was usually last but still had a good time... Embrace your rubbishness
In my 40s now and also suffer from "can't be arsed" when it comes to playing games. I used to hammer the crap out of Colin McRae Rally on the PS1 back in the day then really got into COD4 on the PS3 and could sit playing TDM for 12-15 sessions EVERY DAY and still want more. Then Minecraft came along in Alpha and I started playing that and got right into it. Used to run an economy server with 200 players a made an absolute fortune from that for a couple of years before Minecraft changed their EULA. Was very into WOT for a numbers of years too until they nerfed the TDs and made every map look like a golf course with no cover anywhere. Then Armored Warfare came along and I got right into that and still enjoy it a lot even now - I love my TDs and AFVs. I have a Minecraft world on the go as well right now, but I just can't really be arsed playing either of them! 
Edit! I forgot about the original GTA on the PC with top down view - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOw2Bi2lfGo and Super Mario Kart Battle Mode on the SNES is a game that will NEVER ever get old and boring. I dusted it off at Christmas and me and my mate spent about 12 hours on it! Course 1 being the best
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izIEv5nS6Ro
Edit! I forgot about the original GTA on the PC with top down view - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOw2Bi2lfGo and Super Mario Kart Battle Mode on the SNES is a game that will NEVER ever get old and boring. I dusted it off at Christmas and me and my mate spent about 12 hours on it! Course 1 being the best
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izIEv5nS6RoEdited by Old Tyke on Sunday 2nd April 13:15
Another CBA'd ex-player here.
The games themselves might have better audio and graphics than the 80s, but very rarely feel immersive. I doubt it's because I've matured.
The other aspect of modern gaming - and this relates to the XBox One, is that one can rarely turn on a console and play. Almost every time I turn on the console, it, or the controller, or the game needs an update. Buy a new game and it needs to load to disk and update. Often, with a 50GB download looming I simply say "meh" and turn it off. The hassle vs enjoyment equation is off.
The games themselves might have better audio and graphics than the 80s, but very rarely feel immersive. I doubt it's because I've matured.
The other aspect of modern gaming - and this relates to the XBox One, is that one can rarely turn on a console and play. Almost every time I turn on the console, it, or the controller, or the game needs an update. Buy a new game and it needs to load to disk and update. Often, with a 50GB download looming I simply say "meh" and turn it off. The hassle vs enjoyment equation is off.
Chris Type R said:
Another CBA'd ex-player here.
The games themselves might have better audio and graphics than the 80s, but very rarely feel immersive. I doubt it's because I've matured.
The other aspect of modern gaming - and this relates to the XBox One, is that one can rarely turn on a console and play. Almost every time I turn on the console, it, or the controller, or the game needs an update. Buy a new game and it needs to load to disk and update. Often, with a 50GB download looming I simply say "meh" and turn it off. The hassle vs enjoyment equation is off.
I'd completely forgotten about that. Yes, that grinds my gears too and I have a 50+ meg connection too, but when the updates are umpteen gig in size, then it spends roughly the same amount of time again installing it all, by the time it's finished it all it's 20 mins later and you've lost interest. The games themselves might have better audio and graphics than the 80s, but very rarely feel immersive. I doubt it's because I've matured.
The other aspect of modern gaming - and this relates to the XBox One, is that one can rarely turn on a console and play. Almost every time I turn on the console, it, or the controller, or the game needs an update. Buy a new game and it needs to load to disk and update. Often, with a 50GB download looming I simply say "meh" and turn it off. The hassle vs enjoyment equation is off.
fk knows how people out in the sticks manage to play anything over BTs wet string 1 meg broadband connection.
It makes me feel better to see I'm definitely not alone here.
A few points i will make. I don't play multiplayer games because they're too hard when you're up against season veterans and it's no fun getting killed constantly.
I agree that it was a shame we don't get good split screen multiplayers any more.
The update situation is another thing that is off putting.
I love cars and driving and i have a g27 mounted on a stand but i don't play that as much as i should although it is fun when i do. I think i need to find the right game though, I'm mainly playing pCars and it's ok but I'm sure there must be better out there. I've also tried that new dirt rally game and it's quite good but very hard to get a good time.
Shooting games are generally my favourite but i increasingly find them too open like far cry, Doom is more my bag.
Maybe i need games that can be played more casually.
A few points i will make. I don't play multiplayer games because they're too hard when you're up against season veterans and it's no fun getting killed constantly.
I agree that it was a shame we don't get good split screen multiplayers any more.
The update situation is another thing that is off putting.
I love cars and driving and i have a g27 mounted on a stand but i don't play that as much as i should although it is fun when i do. I think i need to find the right game though, I'm mainly playing pCars and it's ok but I'm sure there must be better out there. I've also tried that new dirt rally game and it's quite good but very hard to get a good time.
Shooting games are generally my favourite but i increasingly find them too open like far cry, Doom is more my bag.
Maybe i need games that can be played more casually.
I've got a bit bored too of general games and now just stick to three.
Arma 3, Eve Online & Assetto Corsa.
What's quite good about the first two is they are relatively 'grown up' as there's more of a learning curve than your average shooters - sort of weeds out the knobs as they lose interest
Unfortunately, that can't be said for public online stuff for AC but there are some good leagues about if you look.
Arma 3, Eve Online & Assetto Corsa.
What's quite good about the first two is they are relatively 'grown up' as there's more of a learning curve than your average shooters - sort of weeds out the knobs as they lose interest
Unfortunately, that can't be said for public online stuff for AC but there are some good leagues about if you look.
rustyuk said:
I find most games boring now and that is something I never expected to say, though at 42 I should probably be doing something else!
Yes and no.I also find a lot of modern games boring but when I get into one ...Borderlands, the division etc. I put 100's hours in.
That said the whole "should be doing something else" remark is oinly true to a certain extent if you meant do you have other responsibilities then yeah you shouldn't pit off important stuf , absolutly. If you are talking about a hobby then why not. this is for your enjoyment and that really is a case of whatever floats your boat age has nothing to do with it.
I love a good game, but I have not played any for a while now. The last title I completed was Far Cry 4, and the last open world game I got into was Elite Dangerous. Elite is great, but it requires far too much time commitment, which I simply don't have.
I'm a Battlefield fan and was seriously addicted to 2142 and Bad Company 2, but I haven't taken the time to get into Battlefield 1.
I am up to level 931 on Candy Crush though...
I'm a Battlefield fan and was seriously addicted to 2142 and Bad Company 2, but I haven't taken the time to get into Battlefield 1.
I am up to level 931 on Candy Crush though...
I have moved to the semi-simulation/arcade genres such as World of Tanks and World of Warships.... engaging enough, and good for 20mins per game.
I don't have time to pour into getting 'skilled' enough for the FPS or getting involved enough in the epic SP adventures these days.
I ****ing love World of Warships though.
I don't have time to pour into getting 'skilled' enough for the FPS or getting involved enough in the epic SP adventures these days.
I ****ing love World of Warships though.
J-D-Stagpump said:
That said the whole "should be doing something else" remark is oinly true to a certain extent if you meant do you have other responsibilities then yeah you shouldn't pit off important stuf , absolutly. If you are talking about a hobby then why not. this is for your enjoyment and that really is a case of whatever floats your boat age has nothing to do with it.
Agree with that. I don't really have much in the way of responsibilities, I don't have kids for a start, and I'm not exactly all that career driven either, and have a standard Monday-Friday 9-5:30 job so my time is my own. I think I really just need to find the right game for me. I tried playing Doom again last night. Keep getting killed, turned it off after 10 minutes (and thats on easy!)
40 here. Own hundreds of Ps2, Ps3 and Ps4 games as well as all the best ones on the Wii U.
I believe the challenge is finding a game worthy of your time now that you have grown up in years and also don't just accept playing any old crap.
For me it was Skyrim. First game that turned my PS3 from a blu ray player into a games machine again. Hundreds of hours later...
Then it was Bloodborne on the Ps4 (followed by Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3 and then Demon Souls..).
I then try a dozen games and give up on each of them and show no interest at all and no desire to load them up...
You just need to stumble across a really (what you see as..) worthy title. It makes you play it and you can't think of doing anything else when you get some spare time. These sort of games are really few and far between in my recent experience.
RW
I believe the challenge is finding a game worthy of your time now that you have grown up in years and also don't just accept playing any old crap.
For me it was Skyrim. First game that turned my PS3 from a blu ray player into a games machine again. Hundreds of hours later...
Then it was Bloodborne on the Ps4 (followed by Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3 and then Demon Souls..).
I then try a dozen games and give up on each of them and show no interest at all and no desire to load them up...
You just need to stumble across a really (what you see as..) worthy title. It makes you play it and you can't think of doing anything else when you get some spare time. These sort of games are really few and far between in my recent experience.
RW
Old Tyke said:
I'd completely forgotten about that. Yes, that grinds my gears too and I have a 50+ meg connection too, but when the updates are umpteen gig in size, then it spends roughly the same amount of time again installing it all, by the time it's finished it all it's 20 mins later and you've lost interest. fk knows how people out in the sticks manage to play anything over BTs wet string 1 meg broadband connection.
In contrast, I set up an old Wii console a few days ago. Initially this was just to check it worked as it'd dropped out of the loft when we last moved. I fully expected it to be dead. Nope, plugged it in, connected it to the internet. There was an update available, but it didn't stop me putting on Wii Sports for the 5 year old. When I did run the update, it was probably a 5-10 minute process on a console which was probably last turned on 5-6 years ago. No intrusive advertising either. Console gaming should really be pick up and play. fk knows how people out in the sticks manage to play anything over BTs wet string 1 meg broadband connection.Chris Type R said:
In contrast, I set up an old Wii console a few days ago. Initially this was just to check it worked as it'd dropped out of the loft when we last moved. I fully expected it to be dead. Nope, plugged it in, connected it to the internet. There was an update available, but it didn't stop me putting on Wii Sports for the 5 year old. When I did run the update, it was probably a 5-10 minute process on a console which was probably last turned on 5-6 years ago. No intrusive advertising either. Console gaming should really be pick up and play.
I don't think the update stuff is as bad on consoles as it is on PCs. Generally speaking console games are the finished product so unless you buy some DLC extras the game shouldn't need much in the way of updates. I say "the game" because there is of course also the console's updates. My PS3 was particularly bad for that and there always seemed to be a huge update whenever I turned it on.PC games are even worse though. Seems like PC gamers get used as alpha and beta testers a lot of the time and the game makers are forever releasing new versions to fix all the buggy crap and OP-ness of stuff in the last update. It's a never-ending cycle of 10-20GB updates every month or so and the game never gets out of beta as while they manage to fix the bugs in the previous release, they create twice as many new ones in the new release.
I'm a similar age to the OP, and find I have the same issues. Back in the 90's/early 2000's I could spend hours playing games. I largely stopped when I began working, and then met Mrs ZS so had even less time. A couple of years ago I started to get the urge to play a few new games, so finally got a decent machine capable of running them. Trouble is I find it hard to get into it.
Years ago I'd love games like Civilization (1&2), Sim City (3/4), etc. I remember at the time thinking of loads of different ways in which they could improve the game by adding extra features. I've now got Civ 5 and Cities Skylines, in theory they offer everything I wanted, but I just can't get into it in the same way. Even more so with football manager games - they now have the level of depth I craved years ago, but they just seem too complicated and time consuming so I can't be bothered.
It goes for other games as well. I started playing GTA4 last year (again, a game I had really wanted for a long time), but have got bored and am probably about halfway through, not played for months. Same goes for Arma 3, Fallout 3....
I suspect it's partly a time issue as I can't sit in front of the screen all weekend any more (unless I want grief from the Mrs), whereas I used to spend days on end playing so used to be more "invested" in whatever game it was.
Years ago I'd love games like Civilization (1&2), Sim City (3/4), etc. I remember at the time thinking of loads of different ways in which they could improve the game by adding extra features. I've now got Civ 5 and Cities Skylines, in theory they offer everything I wanted, but I just can't get into it in the same way. Even more so with football manager games - they now have the level of depth I craved years ago, but they just seem too complicated and time consuming so I can't be bothered.
It goes for other games as well. I started playing GTA4 last year (again, a game I had really wanted for a long time), but have got bored and am probably about halfway through, not played for months. Same goes for Arma 3, Fallout 3....
I suspect it's partly a time issue as I can't sit in front of the screen all weekend any more (unless I want grief from the Mrs), whereas I used to spend days on end playing so used to be more "invested" in whatever game it was.
Steven_RW said:
I believe the challenge is finding a game worthy of your time now that you have grown up in years and also don't just accept playing any old crap.
RW
Agree with this, I still play games alot (similar age to OP) but I've finding it much harder to get into a game long term. It's even starting to happen to ones with good storylines (like Dishonored) which haven't grabbed me like before. RW
I've also switched from console, which seems to be pushing itself more and more into the online all the time/multiplayer world which does not interest me, to PC which embraces retro gaming more and seems happier (or it's easier for developers) to cater for all types of gaming rather than some new pretty effects.
Im a similar age OP, I get like this, cant be arsed playing a game, but then when I do decide to play really really enjoy myself usually.
Not sure if its guilt about having stuff I should be doing around the house, or other stuff I should be doing like exercising or reading etc...
I do think its age related.
Not sure if its guilt about having stuff I should be doing around the house, or other stuff I should be doing like exercising or reading etc...
I do think its age related.
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