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Basically I've gotten to the point where through preconcieved notions and personal taste I have ran out of games to play. Current games that I actively cycle through.
WoW - Pretty self explanatory, the content as a non raider has become stale and the PvP is broken right now
HotS - Not enough carry potential, I am about 400 games in and every game feels the same at this point, just lost it's luster
Sc2 - Waiting for LotV but the game just doesn't have enough social appeal to me personally, always feels lonely.
Hearthstone - Turns take too long and it's agonizingly boring
Smite - Love the gameplay but it feels like a really small scene with a high barrier to ranked and from what I hear ranked is pretty toxic (i hate that word)
Guild Wars 2 - Done everything I need to, waiting till expansion at this point because the events are getting repetitive
Eve - Resubbed to this about 300 times in the past and always have the same problem, the fun just isn't instantly accessible enough for my short attention span and/or I am bad at finding it
CSGO - played CS for so long that it's kind of lost that draw for me, might come back later who knows
I got so bored last night I even installed SWTOR again to try it out but remembered why I stopped playing.
I'm not really sure what to play at this point, I like playing competitive, something with a scene big or small (in the case of smite its the barrier of entry + hearing ranked is really toxic more than the community size). I'm just so incredibly bored and already spend all of my possible free time doing other things but due to location I just have to much of it. Taken to learning Blender lately and I still have a ton of free time to kill.
Any suggestions on a game that might be fun to pick up? I enjoy MMO's but there doesn't seem to be any decent ones out right now. What games would be worth picking up and investing time into?
 
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Homeworld remastered! It's fucken great and everyone should give it a look.
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Something from the "Age of" series? Great games and still pretty decent playerbases (1k+ players, AOE2 has 6k+) for some good action.
A MOBA? LoL/Dota.
Speedrunning? Very competitive (you've got yourself, the clock and others to compete against.), great community, lots of choice.
As for MMO's, im playing on a private WoW server atm. Just head over to /r/wowservers if you want to find one yourself. Or theres something like TERA you could try.
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If it didnt have to be "competitive" i'd highly recommend some borderlands, playing far too much of it myself recently. But really..CSGO man...super good... 
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On March 22 2015 07:38 Capped wrote:Something from the "Age of" series? Great games and still pretty decent playerbases (1k+ players, AOE2 has 6k+) for some good action. A MOBA? LoL/Dota. Speedrunning? Very competitive (you've got yourself, the clock and others to compete against.), great community, lots of choice. As for MMO's, im playing on a private WoW server atm. Just head over to /r/wowservers if you want to find one yourself. Or theres something like TERA you could try. -- If it didnt have to be "competitive" i'd highly recommend some borderlands, playing far too much of it myself recently. But really..CSGO man...super good...
I want to love CSGO so much but I played so much 1.5/1.6 back in the day that the game just feels like "ugh" more CS. I also have a bad taste from when CSGO launched and the ladder was complete trash and full of hacking which has kind of carried over to my perception of it now.
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.
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A bit of Vice City never hurts
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Civ IV Beyond the Sword with the Realism Invictus mod :D
single player tho i guess
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Do you enjoy single player games at all? There are some awesome rogue-likes out right now that deliver in the replay value department. Like if you haven't gotten around to trying The Binding of Isaac yet I would absolutely recommend it, Spelunky is also a good buy though I would take BOI Rebirth for the money. I'm also a bit of a broken record when it comes to suggesting Dark Souls. Between experiencing the game casually, doing challenge/speed runs and invading/dueling you can put an absurd amount of time in to that game. The downside is you basically need an xbox 360 controller.
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On March 22 2015 09:10 claybones wrote:
Do you enjoy single player games at all? There are some awesome rogue-likes out right now that deliver in the replay value department. Like if you haven't gotten around to trying The Binding of Isaac yet I would absolutely recommend it, Spelunky is also a good buy though I would take BOI Rebirth for the money. I'm also a bit of a broken record when it comes to suggesting Dark Souls. Between experiencing the game casually, doing challenge/speed runs and invading/dueling you can put an absurd amount of time in to that game. The downside is you basically need an xbox 360 controller.
I'm also gonna recommend the hell out of Binding of Isaac, hundreds of hours of replayability. One of my absolute favorite games ever.
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I was just like you, then i started playing doom mods and have sunk thousands of hrs into it. otherwise thumbs up on BL2
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Have you thought about trying some of the earlier games? Games like prince of persia, dangerous dave, doom, etc... Those games take a while to finish and test your reaction time and such. Only thing is that it's all SP nowadays but even then, it's a ton of fun and quite the experience if you've never tried them before 
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On March 22 2015 10:40 ZAiNs wrote:
Quake Live or Ultra SF4?
I've been wanting to get into SF4 but the scene seems way too different compared to normal online games for me to get into, like it seems like as an outsider getting involved in the community would be extremely hard.
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Are you looking for multiplayer games? If you are willing to look for something else amnesia the dark descent is pretty fantastic, psychonaunts, LoZ Wind Waker, Super Mario 3d world is hard as hell of you arent used to it. I dunno what kinds of games are you looking for?
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Obviously you should play bw...
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On March 22 2015 08:56 bookwyrm wrote:
Civ IV Beyond the Sword with the Realism Invictus mod :D
single player tho i guess
hmm sounds interesting
couple of issues i had with Civ 4 though
Bad AI (Still better than Civ 5 though)
AI does not forgive you on negatives even after hundreds of years from what i remember
I will still give it a shot though.
As for OP my recommendations
Banished (put around 100 hours total)
Game dev tycoon (actually really good, put around 40 hours into it)
This war of mine
Wasteland 2
Lords of Xulima (Hard as heck old school RPG, again i am at 40 hours)
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realism invictus is a brutal game, many pieces, very difficult. many AI issues have been fixed by the mod. It is really a whole nother game. I play on Immortal - i'll give you a cookie if you can beat it on that difficulty :D
also if we're talking about total conversion mods, shout out to better than wolves for minecraft
edit: if you play realism invictus make sure you get the svn version!!
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Borderlands 1 or Borderlands 2 or Borderlands The PreSequel.
THe DLC Content for BL1 and BL2 is also good.
if u shop around carefully you can pick up BL2 with all the DLC for $10 and you can get BL1 and all its DLC for about $7.
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Try some moba not the blizz moba .. the difficult to get in ones and you'll never get better even you tried moba's.
dota 2 or maybe LoL(i don't play lol so i can't vouch on it) . It's the best playing with your friends.
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I think the answer is all but obvious, SC1 : Brood War.
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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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Wasteland 2 (good story, fun, well written. 60 to 100+ hours of gameplay) It's like the old fallout
Or try a voxel sandbox. Space engineers for example.
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Welcome to my life for the past 2 years.......
Randomly going back into a game for 1 hour then already bored again..........
No game can get my interest.
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never to late to start ssbm
also speedrunning seems like a good idea
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On March 23 2015 06:45 CakeSauc3 wrote:
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!
Wings of vi is my favorite game since The Binding of Issac. Play BoI, FTL, risk of rain, Wings of Vi, all of these games are amazing single player experiences.
the obvious choice is broodwar because it's about 50000x better than the shitshow that sc2 continue to be since HOTS and looks to want to die as in LOTV. it'll be hard getting into it nowadays, D players on iccup have ~200 apm, but the community is nice so i'm sure you'll be able to find a few practice partners around your skill level.
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On March 23 2015 09:49 Liquid`Zephyr wrote:
never to late to start ssbm
also speedrunning seems like a good idea
ssbm needs a console though right? The only console I've ever owned is a 360 that I used for netflix so I don't really know much about the console scene, smash looks fun as hell though from what I've seen but I've never really looked into it much since it's a console title 
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I just checked out Wings of Vi and it's infuriatingly awesome. Such a fantastic game so far, and I've only gotten to the two spitting lasercannons after the first real boss. One of them fires fast missiles, the other one fires at a high frequency.... 50 deaths already!
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You should consider super meat boy. You can find it on steam. It's a platformer and a lot of fun especially the difficulty ramps up as the game goes on.
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Funny, for me rotating through SC2 (including arcade games), HotS, WoW, Hearthstone, and Dota2 is more than enough; I feel I can seriously put in time to improve and progress in only 2 of them at a time, so I don't touch the others for a while which makes them interesting again. My brother bought me a big pack of indie games on Steam for Christmas and I still haven't gotten around to playing any of them...
If you're really burnt out I would recommend some of the "classic" single player games, if nothing else just to see what they're about before you go back to competitive stuff. Games I myself tried for this:
Half Life and Half Life 2,
the Mass Effect Trilogy,
Bioshock and Bioshock Infinite,
LA Noire,
Dishonored,
Skyrim,
Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2,
The Walking Dead
and, one I haven't played yet but really want to one day: KOTOR
All of these besides Skyrim I greatly enjoyed and would recommend, and even Skyrim I can see and understand the appeal (it just wasn't for me)
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If you like single player games/platformers Ori in the Blind Forest is a fucking masterpiece.
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On March 23 2015 13:02 Thereisnosaurus wrote:
If you like single player games/platformers Ori in the Blind Forest is a fucking masterpiece.
Once I get home to my main PC this is what I'm checking out next. Until then, I Wanna Kill the Kamilia 2 is wrecking me on my crappy laptop :D
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Reminds me of myself recently, the gaming passion just died even when lots of good games available.
Sc2 remains the only One that keeps me coming back.
paper please is quite an interesting game that I played during my downtime. It's weird but pretty awesome overall
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Binding of Isaac and FTL are amazing, and they are surprisingly deep games. Definitely enough to keep you entertained for possibly hundreds of hours if you happen to enjoy them. There are a lot of good recommendations in this thread but in the end it's up to you to see what you like and try things out. You're bound to find a game that just clicks for you and can play for hours on end eventually.
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On March 22 2015 09:44 Zambrah wrote:Show nested quote +On March 22 2015 09:10 claybones wrote:
Do you enjoy single player games at all? There are some awesome rogue-likes out right now that deliver in the replay value department. Like if you haven't gotten around to trying The Binding of Isaac yet I would absolutely recommend it, Spelunky is also a good buy though I would take BOI Rebirth for the money. I'm also a bit of a broken record when it comes to suggesting Dark Souls. Between experiencing the game casually, doing challenge/speed runs and invading/dueling you can put an absurd amount of time in to that game. The downside is you basically need an xbox 360 controller. I'm also gonna recommend the hell out of Binding of Isaac, hundreds of hours of replayability. One of my absolute favorite games ever.
my steam feed is filled with people playing this and I've still not tried. Maybe it's time to change that.
On March 23 2015 06:12 docvoc wrote:
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.
are we nerd buddies on steam? I lose track of everyone's name. I still play tf2 a good amount, pm me your steam name!
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On March 23 2015 10:44 Esoterikk wrote:Show nested quote +On March 23 2015 09:49 Liquid`Zephyr wrote:
never to late to start ssbm
also speedrunning seems like a good idea ssbm needs a console though right? The only console I've ever owned is a 360 that I used for netflix so I don't really know much about the console scene, smash looks fun as hell though from what I've seen but I've never really looked into it much since it's a console title
I remember this from another topic, you can play on PC. Never got into it myself though.
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/smash-bros/446915-guide-how-to-play-melee-online
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On March 23 2015 08:54 XXXSmOke wrote:
Welcome to my life for the past 2 years.......
Randomly going back into a game for 1 hour then already bored again..........
No game can get my interest.
Aside from games i could play with friends, i have had this feeling for a while as well.
Then i played crusader kings 2. First game where I've woken up in the morning excited to play, since i was a kid. Played 150 hours in the last month. ...
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I remember when I was little there used to be those Abe Exodus games but they were too difficult for me at that time. Do you guys recommend one of them?
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