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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago (14 children)

It's such a fucking kid move to not have enough imagination to understand adults needs recreation too.

Do you think you'll stop gaming in, like 20 years when you're 30?

[–] eluvinar@szmer.info 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (6 children)

It's somewhat based in reality, isn't it? I'm still gaming in my late 30s and most people I get to play with are on average 10-15 years younger than me. People leave the hobby with time, en masse, and almost no one my age seems to be joining. There are some games that let you ignore that more (single player, matchmaking. Although even in single player, what's the point of gaming, if you don't get to discuss it with most of your friends), but some are really difficult to continue playing (coop :().

[–] shuzuko@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Although even in single player, what's the point of gaming, if you don't get to discuss it with most of your friends

... The point is to... play... the game? I have exactly two current games that I play or talk about with friends. The others are all single player games that I play solely for the enjoyment of playing the damn game. Like, what do you mean, what's the point? This view is utterly baffling, just play it?

[–] fritolay@lemmy.one 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Same here. I've got a handful of friends that only want to talk about the latest call of duty or rainbow six, but I'm just not into the competitive gameplay. I just want to play the game. Single player is the way I go and I play it because it's like an immersive movie. I get to control the character and see the story unfold, it's like magic. Every now and then I get to talk about how amazing the story in that one game was, and it's just like talking about a movie, but I don't play the single player games solely for the purpose of being able to talk about it. I got to experience it, and play it the way I wanted.

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