I got into Factorio for a week after Steam allowed Bitcoin purchases and I had a go as it looked interesting I ended up playing like 6 hours a day only to come to the same conclusion you did: this is work, with clearly little to no ROI or ultimate gratification. But it fell off my radar entirely after sophomore year in University.
I was an avid AoE, Survival Horror and Gran Turismo nerd (quitting right before the GT academy happened to my dismay) and I held quite a few records during the outbeak days. > Factorio seems like the type of game I would've liked as a teenager, but now it just feels like work to me. "Games in which you talk - and get immersed" "Doom 2016 vs Doom Eternal: UI side-by-side" As someone that stopped playing games in university, I've found it weirdly hard to get back into games many years later. It is not (only) "I am adult and blah, blah" - just I know I would feel nauseous guilt on one side, while some sense of accomplishment when creating something for others. Working for dozens or hundreds of hours - I prefer to spend the time creating something. emotional catharsis, or intense flow of shooter, is what I play for. With Factorio - I know that 15 years ago it would totally addict me (I was to SimCity, and Transport Tycoon Deluxe I have a kink for building and maintaining systems). To the point, that while I love the Witcher universe (read all books before it was cool like, 20 years ago) I decided to rather watch all cutscenes than play. I am not even tempted to play games that are work, or longer endeavor. StarCraft 2, Doom 2016/Eternal, Black Mesa, Ori and the Blind Forest/Will of the Wisps). While I still do play games, I focus on short ones (story-driven like Life is Strange ) or ones that can be decomposed into intensive moments (e.g. It is interesting to hear a similar feeling (I use to be heavily addicted prior to university). And yes, I enjoy Factorio a lot when I have the time to play (which is rare). Instead of feeling like I don't want to do anything when I wake up, I more often find life as exciting and looking forward to the challenges and new experiences of each day. This could be social validation, laughter, new engaging experiences, feelings of accomplishment or accolade, etc. Figuring out my mental health dietary needs (what is it that you're longing for that is unconsciously affecting your decision making) and making active plans to get them in a regular way. Several examples: 1) Netflix, 2) social media, 3) reddit, 4) youtubeģ. Identifying energy traps - things you do when you have no energy but don't restore energy. Identifying true energy restoring activities: 3 of them are - 1) engaging in conversations where there's a decent amount of laughter 2) Sleep / naps and 3) exerciseĢ. Since then I've taking an active approach to monitoring and improving my mental state.
I saw a psychiatrist and got diagnosed with depression (systematically defined as not wanting to do anything at least once a week).
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Never feeling full of energy or excitement and unable to find meaningful recharge
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any free time goes to diving into Random Access Media (reddit, hnews, youtube, etc) I've been in situations where I did not value the above. I think that most human beings are wired to enjoy this kind of activity if they can get past the energy activation barrier. For me it's the opposite, I hated complex games as a child but really enjoy them today.įor me, the best feeling is working hard for something and really getting into the details and enjoying all the complexity of the experience / challenge. I understand the need to treat life as a dichotomy between work and play, but I feel you might have lost some of the magic of your childhood.
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