Why do so many people play?

[MAGIC]

What is so great about this game that all ya'll play it?

[Mr. Who]

Lets see ..,your not trying to shoot or blow anyone up or beat everyone one else out of their money and property, and not destroy another civilization.. The basic concept is work hard take care of your property ,your animals pay the bills...and just enjoy the scenery..I have no idea dude,, but I love it....

[Merck]

I play it mainly so that players like you can ask such questions...

[Wizard]

And here I wonder how people can play 500 hours of DOTA2. Go figure.

[Jack Parsons Lives]

Farming Simulator is only for high IQ players.

[MAGIC]

gosh...was just a question! :D

Originally posted by Merck:

I play it mainly so that players like you can ask such questions...

Originally posted by Wizard:

And here I wonder how people can play 500 hours of DOTA2. Go figure.

Originally posted by Dorrell:

Farming Simulator is only for high IQ players.

Obviously i have a lot of time in dota, ive been under the impression that most people play competative games. And i struggle to find the point behind this one? So i was asking out of curiosity.

[Wizard]

Originally posted by MAGIC:

ive been under the impression that most people play competative games. And i struggle to find the point behind this one? So i was asking out of curiosity.

The fact that your second most played game is Stardew Valley with over 400 hours makes me think this is a troll thread.

[MAGIC]

Originally posted by Wizard:

Originally posted by MAGIC:

ive been under the impression that most people play competative games. And i struggle to find the point behind this one? So i was asking out of curiosity.

The fact that your second most played game is Stardew Valley with over 400 hours makes me think this is a troll thread.

:D Guys!!! I honestly want to know what the apeal is to you as an individual, I loved stardew valley!

[Andy]

For me it's all about relaxation. It's stress relieving. Some people may consider it boring, and that's fine because on a fundamental level all you are doing is repeating the same cycle over and over again. But dig a little deeper and you find your own reasons for playing it, there is plenty of challenge for those that desire that focus, but for those that just want something that doesn't require mental gymnastics to play, then this game can provide that too. There's something for everyone, you just have to find your own purpose for playing and enjoy it for what you get out of it. :)

[El Poto]

I liked it a lot at the beginning. I put over 200 hours in a month. But then, it became maddening and, somewhat, frustrating, especially because there is no way to go faster. The most annoying thing for me is the fact that you can increase time speed, but your helpers just continue in real time - that besides all the weird stuff happening with helpers. And don't get me wrong, I like driving and just watching my tractors and equipment being used in real time. It's just that sometimes I'd like to go faster in order to do more.

So, I'm too interested to hear more from those with thousands of hours. How do you spend your time? Do you have a way to own and exploit a whole map? Or maybe it's more a multiplayer thing?

[Merck]

Heck I'm just a joker who is always trying for some laughs.
But I like these type of games for the nostalgia, since my family farmed when I was younger, & I worked on other farms also. So it reminds me of those times.

Plus, now I can own & operate machinery that was not even available back then, & which likely be way too expensive for me to purchase these days, even if I had a farm to work. I also like to modify the various farms & fields to suit my own needs. I like more open maps that allow me to decide where I want to set various things up, or to place the fields. Maps such as No Man's Land or New Lands, are handy since I can open up the land, then bust the sod to place my fields as I desire. I try to build according to the landscape, following the lands contours to place things as I can.

As to El Poto's question about spending time... I actually run most of my game at the slowest settings (real time), & only use faster times when I have all jobs done or want to skip ahead just a little bit. But I personally like to do the vast majority of operations on my own, & rarely use helpers for such things as harvesting fields, which I then can run the transport truck to keep the main harvesters running.

[Drakedge]

this game is very chill ,and the amount of work you put into the field is the reward you get out of it

[DCBenton]

I enjoy that the game is more peaceful, I just stick on some of my fave music and plough some fields lol. I get satisfaction from watching my farm grow from nothing, kind of like playing Satisfactory, I guess I just enjoy the process of building something up.

[DTRAX]

No Man's Land is the best map I think, don`t use helpers and you will have all the work you can do. I only use real time and only use the house to sleep and speed up time I never fast forward the clock. These days no one want`s to work for the goal they just want it handed to them with hacks. very relaxing and fun game. let your imagination take you to where you want to be.

[Horse]

ME i like to mess around with mods and it is relaxing

[Tankfriend]

Well, there's a general interest in farming stuff, plus I like to play it as a relaxing "and now for something completely different!" game. Being able to drive ridiculously expensive, powerful, high-tech (and sometimes transformer-like) machinery is also a plus.