I have noticed lately that I for some reason keep losing interest in computer games.
This is very weird, as I was and still am huge fan of PC gaming. I played 1000s of games in the past (I'm 39), especially in 90s, when PC gaming was really expanding.
In last 10 years I had no time to actually play that much as I used to. If I play a game for few hours once a month, it's a lot.
Maybe this has something to do with my actual interest going down lately?
I don't know if I'm getting old, or is this simply lack of free time is causing it.
At the end of the day, when family goes to sleep, I always wait for that moment, then go to my small computer room to play some games, watch stuff on youtube and read some GH forum:)
But the thing is, it is normally around 11pm and if I start a game, I play maybe for 30 minutes and get either bored or too tired to continue and I just go to sleep.
I feel a bit disappointed in myself to be honest :D
All I do nowadays is buy games either box versions or on GOG/Steam and they just wait and wait...
Some games I buy are actually some old games I played in 90s-00s. Just being nostalgic I guess...
I was wondering if you guys also feel the same?
I have noticed lately that I for some reason keep losing interest in computer games.
This is very weird, as I was and still am huge fan of PC gaming. I played 1000s of games in the past (I'm 39), especially in 90s, when PC gaming was really expanding.
In last 10 years I had no time to actually play that much as I used to. If I play a game for few hours once a month, it's a lot.
Maybe this has something to do with my actual interest going down lately?
I don't know if I'm getting old, or is this simply lack of free time is causing it.
At the end of the day, when family goes to sleep, I always wait for that moment, then go to my small computer room to play some games, watch stuff on youtube and read some GH forum:)
But the thing is, it is normally around 11pm and if I start a game, I play maybe for 30 minutes and get either bored or too tired to continue and I just go to sleep.
I feel a bit disappointed in myself to be honest :D
All I do nowadays is buy games either box versions or on GOG/Steam and they just wait and wait...
Some games I buy are actually some old games I played in 90s-00s. Just being nostalgic I guess...
I was wondering if you guys also feel the same?
The primary cause of this is the reduction in dopamine receptors due to a rise in persistent pleasurable stimuli.
Josh plays vidya, this is the most funnest vidya ever. Josh plays vidya for 1000s of hours. never getting bored.
Josh meets Stephanie. Stephanie offers Secs.
Josh immediately loses interest in vidya, spends all his time and money hanging around Stephanie because Stephanie is now Josh's greatest source of pleasurable stimuli.
Now, just take a basic account of pleasure as you've moved through life.
As a young person under adult supervision.. Gaming was limited, Bacon eaten was limited, Alcohol was barred, Smoking was barred, etc etc.
The Older you get, the more these other pleasurable stimuli become un-regulated/ Available, the further Vidya falls in rank, Overall, vidya is far more difficult an exertion vs drinking Coffee or doing drugs, while the payoff is also significantly less.
Ramen works the same way, it isn't the best tasting thing ever, but Relative to YOUR EFFORT in making ramen, RAMEN ranks among the highest in the effort to Pleasure RATIO. Thereby, It is by far the most addictive and intoxicating edible on the planet.
Heroin works the same way, Heroin is equivalent to ~800-1600% the baseline dopamine lvl. It is neurotoxic, because it breaks and rewires the pleasure circuit of the brain. NOTHING is as good as heroin. Heroin is bio-chemically more pleasurable than anything else you can experience in life.
Secs, Cigarette, Alcohol, Coffee only ranks ~200% baseline. (this is the cutoff for natural pleasures, They are still addictive and are often abused.)
If you starve yourself of Coffee, Secs, Cigarettes, Tea, Ramen, Bacon. Video games will once again reign as the supreme pleasurable stimuli.
It's 100% you. Interests change and passions fade. The same thing happened to me with gaming.
And it is certainly NOT the industry. There are more titles available, and more unique mechanics than EVER before in gaming history as the consumer base and technology grows. If anything this is the greatest age to be a gamer.
I think it's partially to do with Netflix syndrome (at least for me it is.) You get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of choice, platforms, and deep time sinks modern games require, and just wind up watching anopthwer rerun of Rick and Morty instead. Retro games were far less imposing on your day, and therefore easier to hang out with. Even if the game wasn't good, that was the one you were stuck with so you still played the hell out of it.
So yes, I lost interest, its not that strong like back in a days.
Being older, I get tired after whole day of other things I do, work, home etc
Having family cuts you off your old habits, old passions...
Those evenings when I wait till all go to sleep, so I could sit in front of my kickass computer, are a bit pathetic... trying to bring back those huge moments of pleasure I'd been taking when doing fun stuff being a kid...
Nowadays, I keep upgrading my PC with high end parts and never take full advantage of those... when back in a days, I never had high-end parts and was always jugling the settings to make games playable. Irony of life...
So yes, I lost interest, its not that strong like back in a days.
Being older, I get tired after whole day of other things I do, work, home etc
Having family cuts you off your old habits, old passions...
Those evenings when I wait till all go to sleep, so I could sit in front of my kickass computer, are a bit pathetic... trying to bring back those huge moments of pleasure I'd been taking when doing fun stuff being a kid...
Nowadays, I keep upgrading my PC with high end parts and never take full advantage of those... when back in a days, I never had high-end parts and was always jugling the settings to make games playable. Irony of life...
Cough.. the solution is so obvious.. Set wife up to have an affair, hire private investigator to take evidence photos.. Take her to court, file for divorce, take full custody, ditch children with gram and grampa.. m0ar PC Upgrade.. m0ar MMORPG w/ Max Graphics.
For me there is also the added issue of being female which invites all sorts of other problems.
I lost interest after people started playing Fortnite over PUBG
Believe it or not we women actually enjoy quite a lot of the same stuff guys do. We don't actually need or want everything to be pink or made for us, do you really think I want an FPS where I go around shooting pink dragons because it's "made for girls" (okay that could be badass, but that's not the point). It's not the games that are the issue but the people playing them.For me there is also the added issue of being female which invites all sorts of other problems.There was that magical horse racing game made just for girls.. can't remember what it's called..
Online competitive games suck and are mainly for kids in gradeschool, but single player games are better than ever! What planet are you all living on that you cannot find the exact niche indie game to suit your extremely specific tastes? There's more content to play than EVER before in human history, more innovation and creativity than ever before. and yall are complaining about **** being the same??? I cannot even reckon this convo.It takes time to find that stuff and ain't nobody got time for that!
Believe it or not we women actually enjoy quite a lot of the same stuff guys do. We don't actually need or want everything to be pink or made for us, do you really think I want an FPS where I go around shooting pink dragons because it's "made for girls" (okay that could be badass, but that's not the point). It's not the games that are the issue but the people playing them.
At least before voice chat I could go on with a guys name and play anonymously, no one made it an issue when I scored near the top or bottom or if I took out the guy who's insecure in his manhood.
For me there is also the added issue of being female which invites all sorts of other problems.
There was that magical horse racing game made just for girls.. can't remember what it's called..
Believe it or not we women actually enjoy quite a lot of the same stuff guys do. We don't actually need or want everything to be pink or made for us, do you really think I want an FPS where I go around shooting pink dragons because it's "made for girls" (okay that could be badass, but that's not the point). It's not the games that are the issue but the people playing them.For me there is also the added issue of being female which invites all sorts of other problems.There was that magical horse racing game made just for girls.. can't remember what it's called..
At least before voice chat I could go on with a guys name and play anonymously, no one made it an issue when I scored near the top or bottom or if I took out the guy who's insecure in his manhood.Online competitive games suck and are mainly for kids in gradeschool, but single player games are better than ever! What planet are you all living on that you cannot find the exact niche indie game to suit your extremely specific tastes? There's more content to play than EVER before in human history, more innovation and creativity than ever before. and yall are complaining about **** being the same??? I cannot even reckon this convo.It takes time to find that stuff and ain't nobody got time for that!
Actually I have a bunch of stuff on Steam I have yet to play, unfortunately very little of it runs on linux.
Since I have retired, I'm trying to get my gaming groove back, hence a kickbutt Ryzen build. I'll have my trusty 3960X rig on a 32:9 monitor and this Ryzen build on a 21:9 monitor. Gonna sell my old HTPC rig to a bud for cheap, and move my 4770K outta my room to take over HTPC duties. Hoping this Ryzen build would be my gaming Viagra....
I actually started playing World Of Warships the other night, it runs pretty well on Linux using the Steam system, I still have yet to figure out Lutris.
If you like RTS games it plays quite similar. It's a good casual game (runs on low end hardware) but can also get intense if you want. It's also free, but beware your wallet if you want anything premium, their pricing seems extortionate. Luckily if you just want to play casual you don't really need it, the same goes for high end hardware, it doesn't make you more competitive unlike some other games. I've run it on high graphics and low graphics (gpu fans don't even spin up) and the game play was the same.
vs w/of/tamks ?Tanks is a bit faster paced and a lot less forgiving, especially starting out.
I feel the same way as OP, for the most part.
For me, too many new games are flawed and never get fixed. The biggest culprit for FPS games is the netcode, which can make games feel like a complete waste of time. "Early Alpha" releases that promise to get fixed but never do wear on you. Even games that actually work very well can ruin it with cringey characters with mandatory and repetitive voice taunts (Apex Legends).
Some of the classics are still great to this day, though, and like OP I find myself drawn to the gems of my era. One of my favorite games (though I'm not very good at it) is Age of Empires II. It's gaining in popularity due to the endless replayability and customization of game modes and maps. Counter-Strike and even Day of Defeat are still great to play, though hackers in CS are not few nor far between.
No doubt some of it is just age and loss of interest in gaming. It feels like the desire is there but it never meets up to expectation, and I can't help but think a lot of that comes down to longing for the good old days.
OP, take a break.
dopamine fatigue, etc. etc. Just take a break.
Games aren't going anywhere.
Very easy build, other than the %&$#@ RGB cables which added to the cable management tedium and frustration, but the system POST at the very first go, Windows installation was a breeze. I'd expected to have to troubleshoot something or another, but the build went real smoothly.
I've completed my new rig -
Ryzen R9 3900X + GB X570 Aorus Xtreme + 32GB XPG D60G DDR4 3200 RAM + 256GB Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 (OS) + 4TB Samsung 860 EVO + 2TB Samsung QVO + 6TB WD Black HDD + PC Vega64 Red Devil (waiting for big RT capable NAVI)+ Corsair HX1000 Platinum + CM MasterCase H500M + 64bit Win10 Pro
I hope to spend more time using my rigs as I'm a retiree, so going out often entails spending more money.....right now, with my improved rig, I tend to stay at home more often, other than the odd teabreak with my buds, I tend to play games more often and have loaded my new rig with a number of games from Steam, Origin and Epic.
I'm not concerned about RT right now, I'm actually waiting for mid-2020 for big NAVI 23 to debut, I hope that it's be powerful enough to take on AAA games at max ingame setting + AA @3440x1440 or even @ 4K with RT enabled (yes, NAVI 21 and 23 would be hardware capable of RT). Right now, I'm simply enjoying the new build and those colorful RGB's....Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/hXzG6Zr.jpg)
I chose the CM MasterCase H500M simply because I want 2x 200mm case intake fans...Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/B1KBjE8.jpg)
I'm not concerned about RT right now, I'm actually waiting for mid-2020 for big NAVI 23 to debut, I hope that it's be powerful enough to take on AAA games at max ingame setting + AA @3440x1440 or even @ 4K with RT enabled (yes, NAVI 21 and 23 would be hardware capable of RT). Right now, I'm simply enjoying the new build and those colorful RGB's....Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/hXzG6Zr.jpg)
I chose the CM MasterCase H500M simply because I want 2x 200mm case intake fans...Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/B1KBjE8.jpg)
Holy moly... that is one big ugly case - modding time!!! ;D
No, it's a gud' looking case, padawan is just n00ber @ fotos.[/size][/color][/font]Guilty as charged.... :-[
Holy moly... that is one big ugly case - modding time!!! ;D
No, it's a gud' looking case, padawan is just n00ber @ fotos.
Ryzen R9 3900X + GB X570 Aorus Xtreme + 32GB XPG D60G DDR4 3200 RAM + 256GB Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 (OS) + 4TB Samsung 860 EVO + 2TB Samsung QVO + 6TB WD Black HDD + PC Vega64 Red Devil (waiting for big RT capable NAVI)+ Corsair HX1000 Platinum + CM MasterCase H500M + 64bit Win10 Pro
Seriously it's a good time to be into computers with so much capability for the money (new or used).
Seriously it's a good time to be into computers with so much capability for the money (new or used).
I agree... The NVMe M.2 SSDs were the first godsend, then now these new Ryzen CPUs. I've got 500 MBit/s symmetric fiber at home and soon 10 GBit/s ethernet at home (with NVMe M.2 SSDs everywhere now and their insane sustained write speed, gigabit ethernet simply doesn't cut it anymore for me). And everything is affordable (500 MBit/s symmetric fiber costs me 50 EUR per month).
Well, I guess not all keyboard geeks are PC modders :DI don't feel a need to mod anything, airflow within case is good with 2x 200mm front intake, plus a 140mm exhaust fan, as well as 3x 120mm fans venting heated interior air out at the top. The only reason why I couldn't run 2x Gigabyte VEGA64 Gaming OC was due to the placement of the PCIe X16 slots, my two cards were just millimeters apart causing my primary (top) card to hit thermal threshold.
Styling is always subjective, love it or hate it
good. I hate RGB.Actually, I'm ambivalent when it comes to RGB, but had I had known that RGB entails extra cables, plus the confusion as to where to connect them to sync the RGB effect, I'd have gone without RGB. All those extra RGB cables added to the clutter.....
Seriously, I don't get the hate for RGB.Styling is always subjective, love it or hate it
good. I hate RGB.
Seriously, I don't get the hate for RGB.
I get you may not like the unicorn vomit, but you do realize you can set it to a single color, right? Blue today, red tomorrow... There's even some software that will change it based on system temp, you can brighten or darken it or you can even turn it off. It's kind of silly to hate something you have complete control over.
What I do dislike about RGB though is the lack of standards and worse, the absolutely f'ing insane pricing of some of it. I know what those fans and LEDs cost and people are severely over paying for this stuff.
Seriously, I don't get the hate for RGB.Styling is always subjective, love it or hate it
good. I hate RGB.
I get you may not like the unicorn vomit, but you do realize you can set it to a single color, right? Blue today, red tomorrow... There's even some software that will change it based on system temp, you can brighten or darken it or you can even turn it off. It's kind of silly to hate something you have complete control over.
What I do dislike about RGB though is the lack of standards and worse, the absolutely f'ing insane pricing of some of it. I know what those fans and LEDs cost and people are severely over paying for this stuff.
Well, I guess not all keyboard geeks are PC modders :DI don't feel a need to mod anything, airflow within case is good with 2x 200mm front intake, plus a 140mm exhaust fan, as well as 3x 120mm fans venting heated interior air out at the top. The only reason why I couldn't run 2x Gigabyte VEGA64 Gaming OC was due to the placement of the PCIe X16 slots, my two cards were just millimeters apart causing my primary (top) card to hit thermal threshold.
It's ok, cooling performance wise its fine. I just said it, as I used to mod every single case I had, not just for cooling, but for visuals.Ah, I get it now, but for me, IF the case has good airflow, I'd not waste time, effort and money modding it. I tend not to mod my cases, I even have a SOLDAM Windy XR-1 Black Knight stored away in my storeroom somewhere.......I'm not selling it as the company has shut its doors and it's a fine example of Japanese build quality.
I find in-case illumination to be backwards.Easy enough to do actually (wall wart), I've even considered stick on battery powered lights in the past. At this point though, none of my systems are larger than a toaster and it's easier to just unplug and toss them up on a desk.
I have no use for it when the computer is on. I need light when the computer is off and I have opened the case to service it.
all this talk about top tier tech... one of the most beautiful things about modern gaming and what developers are putting out there is the sheer variety, depth, and range of titles building upon older technology with modern game mechanics. Games done in an 8/16/32-bit style, but without the limit of space, memory and with the added knowledge of decades of others creating in this art form. I would go so far to say that right now we are living in a Golden Age of video games, and that anyone on the planet can find a game they could love. The sheer amount of content is staggering, even the top experts cannot keep up with the pace of minds across the world creating games in studios and in their own homes. Now that so many different devs have a voice the progression of design, mechanics, and UI have increased at an insane rate. So many new mechanics and game genre variations are created at such a fast rate, the very form has booster rockets on it right now. I'm just excited to see what the next two decades will bring, it's the best time to be a player and developer alike.
all this talk about top tier tech... one of the most beautiful things about modern gaming and what developers are putting out there is the sheer variety, depth, and range of titles building upon older technology with modern game mechanics. Games done in an 8/16/32-bit style, but without the limit of space, memory and with the added knowledge of decades of others creating in this art form. I would go so far to say that right now we are living in a Golden Age of video games, and that anyone on the planet can find a game they could love. The sheer amount of content is staggering, even the top experts cannot keep up with the pace of minds across the world creating games in studios and in their own homes. Now that so many different devs have a voice the progression of design, mechanics, and UI have increased at an insane rate. So many new mechanics and game genre variations are created at such a fast rate, the very form has booster rockets on it right now. I'm just excited to see what the next two decades will bring, it's the best time to be a player and developer alike.
all this talk about top tier tech... one of the most beautiful things about modern gaming and what developers are putting out there is the sheer variety, depth, and range of titles building upon older technology with modern game mechanics. Games done in an 8/16/32-bit style, but without the limit of space, memory and with the added knowledge of decades of others creating in this art form. I would go so far to say that right now we are living in a Golden Age of video games, and that anyone on the planet can find a game they could love. The sheer amount of content is staggering, even the top experts cannot keep up with the pace of minds across the world creating games in studios and in their own homes. Now that so many different devs have a voice the progression of design, mechanics, and UI have increased at an insane rate. So many new mechanics and game genre variations are created at such a fast rate, the very form has booster rockets on it right now. I'm just excited to see what the next two decades will bring, it's the best time to be a player and developer alike.
all this talk about top tier tech... one of the most beautiful things about modern gaming and what developers are putting out there is the sheer variety, depth, and range of titles building upon older technology with modern game mechanics.You don't need top tier hardware to run most of it and used stuff is a serious bargain right now.
Good point, NoisyTurtle. I would say that a number of developers are taking advantage of the fact that you can build a game with the graphical limitations of the old consoles, but without their memory or processor restraints.
A clear example of this trend is Shovel Knight. The designer called his concept "NES Plus," which means that he designed it to operate with sprites like the NES, with an NES-like palette and scrolling, and NES controls, but obviously with more and larger levels than would have been possible, and the game is widescreen.
He basically asked, "What if the NES had an expansion chip, with more RAM, and an adapter for widescreens?" That's where Shovel Knight comes from. It looks like an NES, and plays like an NES, and sounds like an NES (enhanced), but with more content than would have been possible on an NES cartridge.
Another example of this thinking is "River City Ransom: Unleashed," which is SNES-like. And people have made sophisticated levels and campaigns for Doom that can run on a fast 486, but would have changed the world had they been released back then. For example, "Suspended in Dusk," by Espi. Plus, there are user campaigns for System Shock 2 that are perhaps better-designed than the original game.
A recent example of these "Retro +" games is Ion Maiden / Ion Fury, which is a Duke Nukem 3D-style game in the very same Build engine from the 90s, but pushing its capabilities to the max.
Don't think you "need" a Core I9 and 2080 to play games.
Don't think you "need" a Core I9 and 2080 to play games.
mmm..... welllll.... maybe not for --casual--
I have to ask, do you assume everyone on here is some pro gamer?
Don't think you "need" a Core I9 and 2080 to play games.
mmm..... welllll.... maybe not for --casual--
I have to ask, do you assume everyone on here is some pro gamer?
Don't think you "need" a Core I9 and 2080 to play games.
mmm..... welllll.... maybe not for --casual--
I have to ask, do you assume everyone on here is some pro gamer?
Don't think you "need" a Core I9 and 2080 to play games.
mmm..... welllll.... maybe not for --casual--