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On March 22 2015 14:17 GGzerG wrote:
I think the answer is all but obvious, SC1 : Brood War.
Yeah, the classic games like SC1 are made to be fun and challenging. New games are just there to be artificially long, cater to uber-noobs, and seek to only dazzle you with their graphics.
The only thing is, if you play a game that's been around, you're going to get stomped initially, and that can be discouraging. That scares most people away. Most people want to relax and drink their delicious UV vodka while controlling the mouse with the other hand, not be sweating in super try-hard mode. That being said, I would strongly recommend not actually playing competitively in any game that is new to you. Just muck around a bit and have fun so you can keep your vodka hand strong.
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SF community (speaking of the Steam community) are usually pretty nice and will play a good bit of matches with you if you ask. It will take a couple of months to learn how to do basic things with moderate success. Just add people you play on ranked to your friends list and jam with them while you learn the game. Try not to play with too few people or your habits will become difficult to break from and ruin the experience.
Nina is correct about games that have been around unless you are prepared to not enjoy a game for quite a while. It is also easy to burn out.
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I know that feeling when no game seem to have its old appealing. For me, this comes when I've played too much. Maybe do some other stuff and come back to gaming later? You might enjoy the same games much more 
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On March 22 2015 14:17 GGzerG wrote:
I think the answer is all but obvious, SC1 : Brood War.
Was going to say this! Played some LAN matches in the office the other day and was the most fun I've had in awhile.
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Most games look the same, because the big studio don't dare to take risks anymore.
Play some games that don't follow the proven formulas:
Cities: Skyline
Hotline Miami 2
Surgeon Simulator
Desert Bus
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darkest dungeon
XCOM enemy within
shadowrun returns
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try some of those adventure/story games like the walking dead and game of thrones and other ones more recent that i forgot the names..... they look really entertaining without being addictive like dota or hearthstone
just looking at steam now....
sunless sea (roguelite)
life is strange (story)
game of thrones (story)
vanishing of ethen carter (story)
those are the games i'd get
edit also something called Tropico , city sim game, is free to try for next 9 hours
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WC3 seems like an obvious candidate
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Either WarCraft 3 or Brood War.
Its like Sc2, an RTS but you know, actually good ones.
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It seems OP doesn't want to play games at all. He will find negatives in every game or it's community. I think OP should take a brake from gaming. Find some new hobby, learn to play an instrument, go to gym.
On March 22 2015 07:45 Esoterikk wrote:
I wouldn't mind getting back into Dota but the game lengths are a little too much for me since I get frustrated easily and being stuck frustrated for upwards of an hour causes me to get very very frustrated.
How is it possible to love competitive games and get frustrated easily by competitive game? I can't fully understand that.
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Try a different genre and give DayZ a shot. You need to overcome your short attention span do be able to really enjoy that game though.
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I'd suggest going outside and taking a break from gaming, then when you are aching for games again it will all feel fresh and new.
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Did you journey through Mass Effect and dragon Age series?
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pillers of eternity on the 26th!
its a completely new baulders gate style game. been hyped for it month. cant wait.
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Crusader Kings II or Europa Universalis IV. Both are complicated as hell in the beginning, but once you start to understand the fundamental game mechanics, you'll get addicted. It took me about 10 to 15 hours to get the basics in CK2, after that it's lots of trial, error and amazement. Of course, you have to like strategic games. And you have to be patient.
I should be studying right now, but in my head I'm already planning the next war. 
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On March 22 2015 20:56 Baccart wrote:It seems OP doesn't want to play games at all. He will find negatives in every game or it's community. I think OP should take a brake from gaming. Find some new hobby, learn to play an instrument, go to gym. Show nested quote +On March 22 2015 07:45 Esoterikk wrote:
I wouldn't mind getting back into Dota but the game lengths are a little too much for me since I get frustrated easily and being stuck frustrated for upwards of an hour causes me to get very very frustrated. How is it possible to love competitive games and get frustrated easily by competitive game? I can't fully understand that.
Because the world isn't black and white
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On March 23 2015 03:27 Esoterikk wrote:Show nested quote +On March 22 2015 20:56 Baccart wrote:It seems OP doesn't want to play games at all. He will find negatives in every game or it's community. I think OP should take a brake from gaming. Find some new hobby, learn to play an instrument, go to gym. On March 22 2015 07:45 Esoterikk wrote:
I wouldn't mind getting back into Dota but the game lengths are a little too much for me since I get frustrated easily and being stuck frustrated for upwards of an hour causes me to get very very frustrated. How is it possible to love competitive games and get frustrated easily by competitive game? I can't fully understand that. Because the world isn't black and white
now THAT's a mediocre game, not recommended
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On March 22 2015 21:11 boxerfred wrote:
Try a different genre and give DayZ a shot. You need to overcome your short attention span do be able to really enjoy that game though.
I played h1z1 for a bit but christ the game is boring, I just don't think the genre is for me.
I'm really thinking of picking up street fighter, tried Dota again but only lasted 2 games, just can't deal with being able to see the stupid mistakes my team makes are making, to much frustrating and not enough fun.
For people asking the types of games I like are "esports" games even though I hate the term esports. Basically games with a competitive community 1v1 or not.
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Old as hell and kinda buggy, but TF2 is a seriously good game to enjoy.
EDIT: agree with other posts that you should take a break from gaming. I think you might be a bit overloaded and a month or two break from serious gaming to focus on physical activity, whether that be a sport, an instrument, a social club, or just a new workout might vary it up enough to bring some more fun back.
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Lately, I've gotten tired of many mainstream titles, and so I've found a lot of fun in difficult games made by smaller groups of people. Besides more well known games like FTL (which is amazing and I highly recommend it if you haven't played it yet), I've come across the genre of precision platformers (platformers that kick my trash in a way that Mario and Sonic never did).
For a challenge, try one of the following:
Option 1: Get Wings of Vi (available on Steam) and beat my time on the leaderboards. You can get a demo of the game to try it out before you buy it.
Option 2: Download I Wanna Kill the Kamilia, which is a free fangame based off I Wanna Be the Guy. Beat it on any difficulty.
Either game will kill you at least two or three thousand times before you beat them and will possibly (ok, almost definitely) make you rage, but it is very rewarding once you beat them. I've done both in the last few months, and now I'm discovering more games like them to keep me busy until LotV comes out. Cheers!
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