this post was submitted on 28 Mar 2024
260 points (97.8% liked)

Gaming

20179 readers
41 users here now

Sub for any gaming related content!

Rules:

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The social aspect can also support that you play the game longer or more than you actually would like.

This is the part of any online game I absolutely hate. The feeling of being even slightly beholden to someone else, like now I have to think about them having a good time too.

Games that forbid direct communication, and allow you to drop in and out of a match without hurting others feel a bit better in this respect imho

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that more of just part of interacting with people, though?

Like, if you play some kind of real-life game with no regard for anyone else, that's generally considered poor sportsmanship. That wasn't invented in online gaming, it's been a concern as long as people have been coming up with games to play together. We accept that if you sit down and play a game of chess or golf or pool or D&D or paintball, you're going to try to not cheat or blow the game off or be a jerk about it. Some people are better sports than others, but the general idea is that we accept the wins and losses and the game going in different directions, because otherwise there's no game.

What's an aberration is this concept that people you meet with over an electronic connection aren't real, don't matter, and are never owed anything.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What's an aberration is this concept that people you meet with over an electronic connection aren't real, don't matter, and are never owed anything.

What you said is all true, but what I'm saying is precisely the opposite of this. I don't like playing certain games with others because I empathise with others and want them to have a good time.

So I usually avoid games (video and otherwise) that are designed so that my continued enthusiastic participation are required for the enjoyment of others. To me, that doesn't feel like play; it feels like work.

I'll do it, but it's exhausting. Maybe it's an introvert thing, because I'll come away from those games feeling completely drained.

Note I'm not saying those games are bad, just that i hate them. At least, if my social battery is already used up for the week (which it usually is just from regular life).

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Ahh, that makes sense!