EPTGetting too old for gaming.... - Page 2
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anatem
Romania1369 Posts
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
Felt like this after stopping playing Counterstrike as much. But there's always the option of going back and playing, even though I don't know anyone anymore. It's not like I have to give it up. Play games because it's entertaining and fun. Games are meant to be played in your free time, not at every waking moment. So play it in your free time. You don't have to play at the highest level. That's why BGH existed and was successful in BW. | ||
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HeadhunteR
Argentina1258 Posts
Your lesson in life now is that not you cant be THE BEST in everything but you can still be very good at what you do. Accepting that is very very hard, Ive had to accept that with my band (I only rehearse with them 2 hs a week) and with the fact that I cant play rugby this year cause of college. its been very hard accepting that but now I took college as a challenge. Focus on whats important now and later on you will find time to play games. | ||
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Stratoss
Czech Republic129 Posts
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Cuddle
Sweden1345 Posts
"We don't stop playing video games because we get old, we get old because we stop playing video games." - Unknown | ||
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
On May 27 2011 20:06 Cuddle wrote: I can't do casual SC2 either, and since I don't have time to do it full time, I don't do it at all. I guess that's just the way you and me work. I play other games, though, that I feel I can enjoy casually. "We don't stop playing video games because we get old, we get old because we stop playing video games." - Unknown Haha, I think that was George Bernard Shaw, he didn't mention video games though. | ||
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57 Corvette
Canada5941 Posts
If you need to take a break, take one, but if you really love playing SC2 competitively, then never quit until they make you quit. | ||
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
On May 27 2011 21:30 57 Corvette wrote: White-Ra is 30, and has a wife, and he still plays SC2 competitively. If you need to take a break, take one, but if you really love playing SC2 competitively, then never quit until they make you quit. Its not that I lost some love I had for it, it's that I haven't had the time to put into being competitive and as a result am not playing at a level I feel is good enough. The fact that I can't put in the time to be as good as I can has dulled my interest in SC2. | ||
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57 Corvette
Canada5941 Posts
On May 27 2011 21:58 Zorkmid wrote: Its not that I lost some love I had for it, it's that I haven't had the time to put into being competitive and as a result am not playing at a level I feel is good enough. The fact that I can't put in the time to be as good as I can has dulled my interest in SC2. I see. Well, take a break if you don't feel you are playing well enough. When you have more spare time, you can pick it up again, and if you are really good at the game, it shouldn't take too long to get back at the competitive level. But really, taking a break will help you get your intrest back in the game. I took a 2-month break from Runescape, and after those 2 months I couldn't wait to get back to it. | ||
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Zorkmid
4410 Posts
On May 27 2011 08:40 MrBitter wrote: Don't think age has anything to do with it... Gaming doesn't match the childish, nerdy stereotype of the nineties anymore. It's something that people of all ages take part in and enjoy... If you find more fulfillment in other things, then so be it, but there's still a tremendous demographic of people that love gaming, and the gamer culture, and it really spans all age groups. I do hear this all the time, I do see studies that say that the average gamer is like 32 or whatever. I can't say that I've seen this to be true where I live. Maybe it's a USA thing, or it isn't true in Canada. | ||
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Boblion
France8043 Posts
On May 27 2011 21:30 57 Corvette wrote: White-Ra is 30, and has a wife, and he still plays SC2 competitively. If you need to take a break, take one, but if you really love playing SC2 competitively, then never quit until they make you quit. Ra is pro and the cost of living in Urkraine isn't exactly the same than in Western Europe or the US. OP seems to be a mid-low master player ( ~ top 7% ??? ) White-Ra is like < top 1% and plays full time. There is a huge difference because he can make enough money with sponsors and prizes whereas OP needs a job. | ||
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dere
United States153 Posts
I'm still high diamond and occasionally play low masters players. I would absolutely love to be in masters and believe I could be if I spent the time but right now my only goal is to get my Thor portrait and beat the single player campaign. I specifically chose these goals to because they make me approach the game a little less competitive. I do however chill out in Team Fallacy's channel (sup fLc) and play practice customs games with dudes in their channel and that helps. So I might be rambling but I guess what I want to say is, don't quit just make some different less competitive goals. | ||
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Takasu
United States63 Posts
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Zorkmid
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On May 28 2011 08:01 Takasu wrote: My sister/bro in law are almost to their 40's, and they have a really busy life with work, family, etc. They don't play as much as they used to, but they always buy games/movies that they are interested in and play them together whenever they can or when one has down time. Bro in law used to play a lot of PC games, but has recently played more PS3/console games, since its easier to just stop whenever he needed to take care of stuff. I suppose that it is their first choice of their leisure time. That isn't really the case for me during golf season. | ||
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