On August 26 2013 23:04 Sayle wrote: What's fun for me is playing a competitive 1v1 game like Starcraft and crushing my opponent. Having him try his absolute best against me and still failing. Laughing at his pitiful attempts to stave of defeat while I tear him apart.
On August 26 2013 23:04 Sayle wrote: What's fun for me is playing a competitive 1v1 game like Starcraft and crushing my opponent. Having him try his absolute best against me and still failing. Laughing at his pitiful attempts to stave of defeat while I tear him apart.
Maybe I should see a doctor.
As sadistic as that sounds when said aloud, it does feel sooo good. Pitting your skills against another person's in a duel to the death and coming out on top by dominating him is a real ego booster.
CS:GO has kept me enthralled recently. 5v5 with a couple of friends, working together while still requiring a large amount of individual skill, the feeling of raiding a bombsite and getting 3 entry kills between the five of you and holding strong as the last two throw themselves against the wall that is your team. Mmmm, I'm gonna go play some more. ^^
I love watching my constant improvement and pushing myself even more with games. Since i've transitioned to speedrunning from SC2, I might as well use an example.
Im going to use my recent demo that I produced a couple days ago for concerned E1M1. This video shows how far i've come after a ton of practice for doom. But after a second look, the yellow key room isn't as optimal as it could be and I hesitate several times after clearing a room before moving on, also my movement is strong but it could be better. This map could definitely go sub 50 with some of these optimizations.
Gaming for me is about always breaking the limits that I set for myself and to never become satisfied with my skill level. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of becoming satisfied with my sc2 results after hitting grandmaster, and winning a few tournaments. I didn't set new goals or critique my play to the same level as previously.
really depends on the mood .. i also had fun with cod 4 .. cod is a type of game you could repeat over and over since its pretty simple and quite fast paced ..
i enjoy playing dota only when the game is so close and i am playing with my friends .. i find it so entertaining when it is quite difficult to win against the other team .. in those kind of matches i dont even mind losing as long as its challenging ..
when i have the mood to be competitive i enjoy broodwar and sc2 ..
i also like very oldest games like battle realms. empire earth, HL1 , CS .. those games bring the child in me even though their graphics are crappy ..
Played consoles for 18 years until i gave SC2 a try and never looked back, i now enjoy pc gaming since i find it more variate with interesting games which aren't copycats.
Since i've discovered multiplayer on xbox live i've lost interest in single player games and at the moment the most rewarding experience is entering online Starcraft tourneys and online Sim Racing with a proper set up and skilled opponents.
I would give Sim Racing the upper hand because imo it instantly rewards raw skill and online play puts a silly grin on my face (literally) regardless of result.
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