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I'm on the other side of that wall. I never got into WoW or any similar game. So last year, my wife and I tried getting into WoW one weekend. It was awful, so u
by sdegutis 10y ago
I'm on the other side of that wall. I never got into WoW or any similar game. So last year, my wife and I tried getting into WoW one weekend. It was awful, so utterly boring for both of us.
That said, we did get into Minecraft for a few weeks. It was a fun little way to build a virtual world together. But after an hour straight of playing, I would just get this deep sense of loneliness and depression, and have to turn it off. It's just not reality, and that makes it feel so empty, even when it's full.
- munchbunny 10y agoHave you tried substituting with board games or tabletop RPG's? I suggest this because they preserve the "game" aspect and give up a bit of the virtual world feel in exchange for having a strong social aspect (hanging out with friends in real life). Either one is actually very conducive towards socially drinking with friends while doing something that isn't trying to hear each other at a loud bar.
- sdegutis 10y agoYeah we do games as a family, like cards or scattergories or pictionary, that kind of thing. Very fun for us all.
- ChuckMcM 10y agoThis I still do, get together with friends and play bridge (card game) for a couple of hours or more.
- adamredwoods 10y agoBoard gaming (ahem, euro-gaming) has replaced video games, and I feel better about it since I get to meet new people and converse. Social skills decline when not used! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurogame https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurogame