How do people put over 300+ hrs into games?

[sable54]

I honestly dont get how people put hundreds to thousands of hrs into the most boring games that just are repetitive slop. The most I have on any game is close to 300 hrs.

[Pipe]

Originalmente postado por 🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊:

Most people that I know check task manager after they exit a game to make sure it actually closed. It's called common sense.

that's common sense???
I'd actually argue common sense is that when you close a program, it, well... actually closes

[Defective Dopamine Pez Dispenser]

Short session, high replayability games that you return to repeatedly for years, rather than playing once straight through then never revisiting them (pinball, SHMUPs, etc. - people racked up hundreds of hours trying to master arcade games back in the day too, and this is no different, owing to the very nature of these games.)

High replayability roleplaying elements (lots of different chars/builds, tens of hours spent with each.)

High replayability narrative branching (different playthroughs, making different choices, tens of hours spent with each.)

High replay value strategy games (with some individual games lasting 20+ hours.)

Habitual social multiplayer gaming (people having regular online get-togethers for weeks, months, or years on end, even if only a few hours long at most per session.)

Hardcore competitive play in fighting games and shooters (reaching skill ceilings and mastery can take a long, long time for those players who are invested in them.)

Games with large user-creation suites (e.g. pro wrestling games with CAW suites, Sims games, games with level & scenario editors, etc.)

Space combat & trading sims (it can take hours - or more - to get from one location to another.)

Idle games (by definition, a lot of time passes in these games.)

Completionism.

Achievement farming.

And plenty of other reasons people may have.

[xBCxRangers]

Probably for me a mixture of three things. One, games i always wanted to play, but could not, being i needed a decent PC to play them. Ge Force Now changed that.

Two, not playing many games, but only just a few, and so of course more time would be spent on just a few games, then many of them.

And three, age. When you get to my age, you want to relax and enjoy your games. It's not about competing, but immersing yourself in different scenarios, and so simulation games i tend to put a lot of time. They may seem boring, but to me, the best thing ever lol.

[Pipe]

Originalmente postado por Aikido:

this is worthy of being marked as the answer

[Kargyn]

I mean if u like the game why would you not play. Simulation games, survival games, online games meant to be played a lot.

[sable54]

Originalmente postado por Silver Pendant:

I mean if u like the game why would you not play. Simulation games, survival games, online games meant to be played a lot.

Things lose their charm and gaming just feels like ♥♥♥♥ anymore. I'm turning 23 this year and nothing seems fun anymore.

[sable54]

Originalmente postado por xBCxRangers:

Probably for me a mixture of three things. One, games i always wanted to play, but could not, being i needed a decent PC to play them. Ge Force Now changed that.

Two, not playing many games, but only just a few, and so of course more time would be spent on just a few games, then many of them.

And three, age. When you get to my age, you want to relax and enjoy your games. It's not about competing, but immersing yourself in different scenarios, and so simulation games i tend to put a lot of time. They may seem boring, but to me, the best thing ever lol.

Im finding a lot of the games I wanted to play growing up suck major ♥♥♥♥, and its disappointing. I'm only 22 but I'm already sick of gaming, nothing feels rewarding, I hate competitive play cause it angers me, and I don't fit into any community.

[The nameless Gamer]

Originalmente postado por sable54:

Im finding a lot of the games I wanted to play growing up suck major ♥♥♥♥, and its disappointing. I'm only 22 but I'm already sick of gaming, nothing feels rewarding, I hate competitive play cause it angers me, and I don't fit into any community.

Perhaps you should find another hobby then. Why stick to something that doesn't bring you joy? At the end of the day, enjoyment is subjective and if everyone explained what exactly they find enjoyable in a game, that would still mean nothing to you.

What is it you expect from a video game to begin with? If you can't answer that question, then gaming is really not your thing.

[xBCxRangers]

Originalmente postado por sable54:

Originalmente postado por xBCxRangers:

Probably for me a mixture of three things. One, games i always wanted to play, but could not, being i needed a decent PC to play them. Ge Force Now changed that.

Two, not playing many games, but only just a few, and so of course more time would be spent on just a few games, then many of them.

And three, age. When you get to my age, you want to relax and enjoy your games. It's not about competing, but immersing yourself in different scenarios, and so simulation games i tend to put a lot of time. They may seem boring, but to me, the best thing ever lol.

Im finding a lot of the games I wanted to play growing up suck major ♥♥♥♥, and its disappointing. I'm only 22 but I'm already sick of gaming, nothing feels rewarding, I hate competitive play cause it angers me, and I don't fit into any community.

Oh, well if you don't mind me saying, at your age i think that's great. Idk if you should be spending your time on video games. My son in law is 31, he hardly touches games anymore.

There's too much to do. They're too busy.You got the whole world in front of you.

You know how much time i spent on games at your age? Zero. Enjoy your life. When you're a geezer like me, you'll have all the time in the world for these games.

[sable54]

Originalmente postado por The nameless Commander:

Originalmente postado por sable54:

Im finding a lot of the games I wanted to play growing up suck major ♥♥♥♥, and its disappointing. I'm only 22 but I'm already sick of gaming, nothing feels rewarding, I hate competitive play cause it angers me, and I don't fit into any community.

Perhaps you should find another hobby then. Why stick to something that doesn't bring you joy? At the end of the day, enjoyment is subjective and if everyone explained what exactly they find enjoyable in a game, that would still mean nothing to you.

What is it you expect from a video game to begin with? If you can't answer that question, then gaming is really not your thing.

Nothing brings me joy bud, I just game cause I've been doing it since a kid and I'm dissatisfied with the path its taken.

[The nameless Gamer]

Originalmente postado por sable54:

Originalmente postado por The nameless Commander:

Perhaps you should find another hobby then. Why stick to something that doesn't bring you joy? At the end of the day, enjoyment is subjective and if everyone explained what exactly they find enjoyable in a game, that would still mean nothing to you.

What is it you expect from a video game to begin with? If you can't answer that question, then gaming is really not your thing.

Nothing brings me joy bud, I just game cause I've been doing it since a kid and I'm dissatisfied with the path its taken.

And what specifically are you dissatisfied with? I'm curious.

[sable54]

Originalmente postado por The nameless Commander:

Originalmente postado por sable54:

Nothing brings me joy bud, I just game cause I've been doing it since a kid and I'm dissatisfied with the path its taken.

And what specifically are you dissatisfied with? I'm curious.

The microtransactions, devs not putting in the effort to put out decent games and not give into the hype, communities just suck anymore and you can't disagree. People are just straight competitive and don't have fun anymore, and just in general games don't have the charm or fun they used to.

[The nameless Gamer]

Originalmente postado por sable54:

Originalmente postado por The nameless Commander:

And what specifically are you dissatisfied with? I'm curious.

The microtransactions, devs not putting in the effort to put out decent games and not give into the hype, communities just suck anymore and you can't disagree. People are just straight competitive and don't have fun anymore, and just in general games don't have the charm or fun they used to.

I can disagree on every point. My library is full of games with little to no microtransactions and it's largely new games. Also a lot of games are a labor of love and passion. My wishlist has 40+ titles which show a lot of promise. Most community hubs I am posting in regularly are friendly and forthcoming. As for competitiveness... it's fun if you enjoy the part of getting better.

However, I don't play mainstream games. Most of my selections are indie and small-budget games which have small audiences with specific interests. Those communities are a lot friendlier than the ones you'll find in mainstream games. Also, indie games rarely ever have microtransactions. They sometimes come with cosmetic DLC, artbooks and OSTs but not with lootboxes or something similar.

[Aluvard]

Originalmente postado por sable54:

Originalmente postado por The nameless Commander:

And what specifically are you dissatisfied with? I'm curious.

The microtransactions, devs not putting in the effort to put out decent games and not give into the hype, communities just suck anymore and you can't disagree. People are just straight competitive and don't have fun anymore, and just in general games don't have the charm or fun they used to.

You should play indie games. You'll get friendly communities and devs that care about their game.

Originalmente postado por The nameless Commander:

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If I may suggest something - check Sifu. It's surprisingly good game that flew under the radar.

[Lixire]

In my case personally,
For competitive games? the idea of ranked keeps me glued to the game for 1000+ hours as I want to get a higher skill which motivates me to improve

MMOs? pushing for max level + doing all of the content that the game has to offer and also grind for stuff I find it cool.

Some people are fine with playing a game once and then not touching it afterwards while you have the other group which will extract every piece of value possible out of the game before moving