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Fonze
Profile Blog Joined December 2016
United States34 Posts
September 21 2018 17:34 GMT
#1
I've been playing Sc2 for over 10 years now on and off(due to certain things, definitely not because I chose to stop playing, just certain personal endeavors that required my whole self physically(*yawn*)),

and, well, to put it simply, it has left a deep, Nietzche-esque abyss in my gaming heart and when I stare back at it, it stares back at me with those "I'll see you in ICU" eyes,

and it's scary. It scares me. Me and my girlfriend(yea, I have one, by the way, yes what's up my name is Fonze I blog stuff), we have trouble trying to let go, well I do,
because we also played Fallout 4 for the Ps4 and that has left a HUGE void in our gaming hearts,

to the point where I'm still trophy hunting, and she's still doing Far Harbour quests, even though we have the Nuka-World DLC, and have had it for months now,

but anyways, my question to you guys, Teamliquid,
how has one coped with the fact that Sc2 is such a game in which you invest your heart and soul into just being a fraction-of-a-bit similar to those who play professionally,
yet when it's time to look at other games, get some diversity in, I have trouble picking a game to play.

I feel burnt out from gaming due to Sc2, since I've literally played no other game other than Fallout 4 since I started playing BW in 2002...

Please help...any thoughts?

Fonzerelli. On teamliquid since 2004. Finally back. Sup!!
KelsierSC
Profile Blog Joined March 2013
United Kingdom10443 Posts
September 21 2018 18:18 GMT
#2
I just moved away from gaming. Nothing else has really grabbed my interest so I focus on other things.
Zerg for Life
Starlightsun
Profile Blog Joined June 2016
United States1405 Posts
September 21 2018 18:44 GMT
#3
Have you played Fallout: New Vegas? Love that game.
JoinTheRain
Profile Blog Joined September 2018
Bulgaria409 Posts
September 23 2018 00:56 GMT
#4
I don't think you're into gaming at all. I think you're into competition.
I had similar thoughts like you. I've truly enjoyed to play only bw and cs 1.6 and csgo. Every other game I've tried - pales in comparison, not worth my time. Diablo 2, WoW, some amazing RPGs, Heroes - nothing rings the same emotion like BW and cs. Alright, I admit, Quake II was also amazing to play deathmatch mode on the_edge with 8 ppl in the server and in 1v1 too, I give in to that as well.
But my point still stands, I think you're into competition, not into gaming as such.
I changed interests from gaming to Muay Thai and boom - the same thrill. Will I be better today than I was last time? I will try to and I will have fun while trying.
So I advice you to find another activity, whatever that might be for you.
The subject-matter of the art of living is each person's own life.
FFGenerations
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
7088 Posts
September 23 2018 05:17 GMT
#5
try a musical instrument
Cool BW Music Vid - youtube.com/watch?v=W54nlqJ-Nx8 ~~~~~ ᕤ OYSTERS ᕤ CLAMS ᕤ AND ᕤ CUCKOLDS ᕤ ~~~~~~ ༼ ᕤ◕◡◕ ༽ᕤ PUNCH HIM ༼ ᕤ◕◡◕ ༽ᕤ
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17053 Posts
September 23 2018 13:52 GMT
#6
Wait, how have you been playing SC2 for over ten years when it came out in 2010 :<
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Fonze
Profile Blog Joined December 2016
United States34 Posts
September 23 2018 18:32 GMT
#7
On September 23 2018 22:52 Empyrean wrote:
Wait, how have you been playing SC2 for over ten years when it came out in 2010 :<



On September 22 2018 02:34 Fonze wrote:

I feel burnt out from gaming due to Sc2, since I've literally played no other game other than Fallout 4 since I started playing BW in 2002...

Please help...any thoughts?



Yea thanks for reading
Fonzerelli. On teamliquid since 2004. Finally back. Sup!!
Empyrean
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
17053 Posts
September 24 2018 00:44 GMT
#8
On September 22 2018 02:34 Fonze wrote:
I've been playing Sc2 for over 10 years now on and off


¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Rodya
Profile Joined January 2018
546 Posts
September 26 2018 01:31 GMT
#9
I don't think that this is a real problem to be honest. Just don't play video games if you don't enjoy them. There are many things out there for you to do with your life - have you not found anything non-gaming related that you love? What is your current job?

If you really want to play video games then I guess I can recommend Pheonix Wright on the DS, Chrono Trigger/Final Fantasy (up to 8), and Advanced Wars.

I've played a bunch of games in my life, and I'm at the point where there arent' that many left that are good that I haven't played (new games all suck in my opinion). I now don't like playing games other than SC2/BW which is good because I have serious academic interests these days that will take up the rest of my life.
Banned for saying "zerg players are by far the biggest whiners in sc2 history" despite the fact that this forum is full of such posts about Terrans. Foreigner Elitists in control!
Fonze
Profile Blog Joined December 2016
United States34 Posts
October 04 2018 07:59 GMT
#10
On September 24 2018 09:44 Empyrean wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 22 2018 02:34 Fonze wrote:
I've been playing Sc2 for over 10 years now on and off


¯\_(ツ)_/¯


yea you right the numbers are off, you got that
Fonzerelli. On teamliquid since 2004. Finally back. Sup!!
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