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I used to play tons of games but over time they simply got worse. Trying everything to suck every last drop of money out of you, battle pass, daily quests, seasons, limited time exclusive content, FOMO. And of course games that waste your time and are far too long for the sake of being long. I have like 300 hours in destiny but never reached the "actually good" endgame content. It was because after sinking 40 hours in a month or so, I would give up for some time and my progress is reset because of the new season, etc.
That and every game feels so stale. Another mindless PVP shooter, another cod every year, another battlefield. It also doesn't help that now as an adult I have actual responsibilities and limited time. Plus as an adult you begin to actually value your life lol. I'm over the period of my life where I'd want to spend time gathering 1000 blocks of virtual sand.
This is why I almost exclusively play old games. OldSchool RuneScape, TF2, Gmod, Diablo 2... From Software's games are the only modern games I'll still play today, like Armored Core 6 and Elden Ring. I've put 600+ hours into speedrunning Dark Souls 1 rather than playing the garbage in the market these days.
Overwatch was the last modern game I got really into. Then the Overwatch """""2""""" update happened, and I dropped the game entirely when I realized competitive gameplay elements were now being monetized in a game I paid $60 for. That and removing the ability to get cosmetics without paying, and removing all other forms of progression. There's just no incentive to play anymore. Which is a shame, because when it came out it was the greatest class shooter out there.
Agree. Probably could have gotten my masters in the time I spent playing WoW.