I am getting old.

[Tiberius]

I am getting old.

I am 30 years of age. I am a gamer pretty much since I am 6 years old and have played my first combat game at like 3 or 4 on my fathers lap (Armoured fist).

I was always able to escape real life by diving into a fantasy world such as World of Warcraft, Diablo, Sacred, Rainbow Six or other video game worlds.

NOW the older I get, the less I feel capable to focus on video games, my attention span seems shorer, I get bored quicker and for obvious reasons I can't take video games seriously anymore as real world problems are messing with my mind while playing.

I still try to play a lot, but I often find myself quitting games after an hour, trying another game or just ending up on YouTube doing other stuff.

I also physically can't sit this long anymore as my back and my a... start to hurt.

I was hoping to spend most of my day gaming one day when I retire, but if I already have problems at the age of 30 to fully commit to video games as I did in younger days, then I don't see that happening at all.

Its a shame video games aren't the same thing for me anymore and its a shame 95% of released video games aren't even my cup of tea anymore. Enjoy gaming while u guys can !

[Sidakte]

i won't spend the hours i spent when i was 18 and 20 but you gotta feel it too though, if you press it it won't be the same tbh
some nights are game nights, 2-3 hours tops on various games, depends on the mood

[Tiberius]

引用自 𝙎𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙠𝙩𝙚：

i won't spend the hours i spent when i was 18 and 20 but you gotta feel it too though, if you press it it won't be the same tbh
some nights are game nights, 2-3 hours tops on various games, depends on the mood

Exactly this.

But for me, even some " game nights " don't feel the same anymore. I constantly have thoughts and scenarios in my head that distract me from really diving into the game I am playing.

When I was 12-16 I talked about the game with my friends the whole day, then I came home and played the game until late at night or even morning hours, this was like my second life, living on a boring god forsaken country side village.

Now I work, have family and when I am lucky I get a few calm hours at night to play my game when wifu and kids are in bed but feel exhausted, tired and think about stuff I gotta do the next day, have done during the day or remember how gaming isn't the same anymore.

Generally gaming was a way for me to really turn off my brain and just enjoy, nowadays I can't really focus anymore. I still enjoy playing, but its not remotely the same anymore. Plus I keep thinking what a waste of time it actually is lol.

[Dracoco OwO]

I'm 28 but i definitely get why some peoples don't play as much as they used to, to be fair what gets me is the anxiety and uncertainty of life, also stuff i can't do which disappoint me extraordinarily, all these reasons are more mental than physical at this point i feel like life's hell at times which is why i can't really shift my focus on games and i feel like when i do i could be doing more important things that don't end up doing anyways and it's just like a spiral of not feeling well enough to play and not getting to be productive either way and feeling bad that i don't do anything.

[Xero_Daxter]

I don't consider anyone old until they hit 200.

[Tiberius]

引用自 Dracoco OwO：

I'm 28 but i definitely get why some peoples don't play as much as they used to, to be fair what gets me is the anxiety and uncertainty of life, also stuff i can't do which disappoint me extraordinarily, all these reasons are more mental than physical at this point i feel like life's hell at times which is why i can't really shift my focus on games and i feel like when i do i could be doing more important things that don't end up doing anyways and it's just like a spiral or not feeling well enough to play and not getting to be productive either way and feeling bad that i don't do anything.

" to be fair what gets me is the anxiety and uncertainty of life, also stuff i can't do which disappoint me extraordinarily, all these reasons are more mental than physical at this point i feel like life's hell at times which is why i can't really shift my focus on games.."

Yeah, this is how I constantly feel. So same as you, I start feeling guilty while playing.

[Tiberius]

引用自 Xero_Daxter：

I don't consider anyone old until they hit 200.

Well yeah, 30 is not old at all..nor is 40 or 50... Especially in modern times where people generally get older due to advanced medical care and due to people just " starting " at a later age.

But you get the grasp.

[Xero_Daxter]

引用自 Aardvark：

引用自 Xero_Daxter：

I don't consider anyone old until they hit 200.

Well yeah, 30 is not old at all..nor is 40 or 50... Especially in modern times where people generally get older due to advanced medical care and due to people just " starting " at a later age.

But you get the grasp.

I don't even consider my dad old and he's in his early 40s.

[Sidakte]

引用自 Aardvark：

引用自 𝙎𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙠𝙩𝙚：

i won't spend the hours i spent when i was 18 and 20 but you gotta feel it too though, if you press it it won't be the same tbh
some nights are game nights, 2-3 hours tops on various games, depends on the mood

Exactly this.

But for me, even some " game nights " don't feel the same anymore. I constantly have thoughts and scenarios in my head that distract me from really diving into the game I am playing.

When I was 12-16 I talked about the game with my friends the whole day, then I came home and played the game until late at night or even morning hours, this was like my second life, living on a boring god forsaken country side village.

Now I work, have family and when I am lucky I get a few calm hours at night to play my game when wifu and kids are in bed but feel exhausted, tired and think about stuff I gotta do the next day, have done during the day or remember how gaming isn't the same anymore.

Generally gaming was a way for me to really turn off my brain and just enjoy, nowadays I can't really focus anymore. I still enjoy playing, but its not remotely the same anymore. Plus I keep thinking what a waste of time it actually is lol.

this reminds me when i took a big break from all gaming in general, it was around 23 till 28-30.
university, army later on, other stuff around, work, they all played a part.
but it's natural, you may need to focus on these aspects and thoughts @ the moment.
you also have a fam to take care off, i'm just working and in a relation atm w/out kids.
so it kinda allows me to have that luxury as well.

[Angel]

Doesn't sound entirely like an age problem but more of a lifestyle problem. Exercise will help condition your body to stay fit and healthy to stregthen your back muscles (and other parts). It worked for me and I'm over 30.

[Fake]

Getting?

[Tiberius]

引用自 Xero_Daxter：

引用自 Aardvark：

Well yeah, 30 is not old at all..nor is 40 or 50... Especially in modern times where people generally get older due to advanced medical care and due to people just " starting " at a later age.

But you get the grasp.

I don't even consider my dad old and he's in his early 40s.

I guess we are only as old as we feel ! I definitely feel how I am getting older, my body recovers a lot slower and I have a pinch or itch here and there, that I did not have before.

引用自 𝙎𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙠𝙩𝙚：

引用自 Aardvark：

Exactly this.

But for me, even some " game nights " don't feel the same anymore. I constantly have thoughts and scenarios in my head that distract me from really diving into the game I am playing.

When I was 12-16 I talked about the game with my friends the whole day, then I came home and played the game until late at night or even morning hours, this was like my second life, living on a boring god forsaken country side village.

Now I work, have family and when I am lucky I get a few calm hours at night to play my game when wifu and kids are in bed but feel exhausted, tired and think about stuff I gotta do the next day, have done during the day or remember how gaming isn't the same anymore.

Generally gaming was a way for me to really turn off my brain and just enjoy, nowadays I can't really focus anymore. I still enjoy playing, but its not remotely the same anymore. Plus I keep thinking what a waste of time it actually is lol.

this reminds me when i took a big break from all gaming in general, it was around 23 till 28-30.
university, army later on, other stuff around, work, they all played a part.
but it's natural, you may need to focus on these aspects and thoughts @ the moment.
you also have a fam to take care off, i'm just working and in a relation atm w/out kids.
so it kinda allows me to have that luxury as well.

Sounds similar to my life really. Worst thing is, after the army all the shooter games have become pretty boring to me, nowadays I try to distance myself from military related games as much as I can. I still play shooters and enjoy it, but I take it with a big pinch of salt lol.

I can't surround myself with " clans " anymore who speak as if they are real soldiers, use a rank system and all act " tacticool " it makes me cringe.

If I would be alone, I think I would perhaps have another relationship to gaming as it would be a: " Come home from work, be alone in your flat and start your PC " kind of thing.

[Tiberius]

引用自 Angel：

Doesn't sound entirely like an age problem but more of a lifestyle problem. Exercise will help condition your body to stay fit and healthy to stregthen your back muscles (and other parts). It worked for me and I'm over 30.

My a... and back hurts because I have become too fat and I have flat feet. This combination, flat feet and weight, causes me to have a little pain here and there, especially when I walked a lot or sit too long.

it is as you say, lifestyle change would help with that, I am on it.

[Tiberius]

引用自 Fake：

Getting?

Yeah... GETTING.

[Fake]

引用自 Aardvark：

引用自 Fake：

Getting?

Yeah... GETTING.

#copium.

[Tiberius]

引用自 Fake：

引用自 Aardvark：

Yeah... GETTING.

#copium.

I am certainly getting old, because I don't really know how to find any purpose in your comments. You don't even write full sentences. lol.