Steep learning curve, having to wait to join a match in order to play, and not having time to just enjoy the world are my big turnoffs. I would love to run around a PUBG map with just like AI bandits and some animals
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having to wait to join a match in order to play
It's funny that you mention that, because I wish that were longer sometimes. I feel as though matchmaking prioritizes fast match times rather than accurate matches. So I often am up against incredibly good opponents and the game was lost from the start
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I don't really like BR games either. I'm enjoying the new fad of extraction shooters like Tarkov, Marauders, DMZ, etc. You get the risk/reward pressure but aren't forced into pvp engagement as much. Most of the time I lose because of mistakes I made, not because someone was inherently better.
FFXIV is the only online game I will tolerate playing with strangers
I mean, that's really the goal of the MMORPG genre though isn't it? Having played pretty much all the big ones now, I think FFXIV has the best sense of community though. The last time played WoW it seemed kind of dead community-wise, even the guild I joined. No one talked in it. It sucked.
ESO was good too when I played it, but I haven't played ESO since 2018, so I have no clue how it is now. I'm currently playing GW2 and I have seen very little interaction or guild advertisement, but that may be because I am playing the free version and hBdnt bought any of the expansions yet, so my character is somewhat limited.
FFXIV has incredibly low toxicity relative to other MMOs, even more so relative to online games as a whole
Yeah, it's super interesting, and part of why it's replaced WoW as the MMO I will always end up going back to when nothing else scratches the MMO itch.
Yeah, that's why prefer to avoid PvP games. I'm not good, tbf, and the stress I'm feeling is just too much to handle - my real life is stressful enough, thank you very much...
For example, I would love to experience Sea of Thieves on my own, finding some treasures, fighting skeletons or the Kraken. But the PvP aspect is killing it for me. I'm not entitled to anything, of course. Plenty of people wouldn't enjoy a pure PvE Sea of Thieves, but as far as I'm concerned, that kind of game would bring me back for sure...
Don't like them. Deathmatch is more fun, and is even better with some Quad Damage
I dislike rage games or any kind of game that damages my already fragile psychie.
:( I don't understand why people like them
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They're not really my cup of tea so I usually dont try them. The only two battle Royale games i enjoyed though are Tetris 99 and Super Mario 35.
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I dont like battle royales
Most of the time is spent just trying to get equipment or running from point A to point B, and by the time you've spent 15-20 minutes just running, one encounter means you lose
I play CS:GO. I like it because its more constant decision making, and the shorter rounds means less time investment into a single round. But it has gotten so bad with cheaters. I have played CS for over 15 years and yet I constantly run into brand new accounts or accounts that were clearly boosted (500+ commends in each category), bought, and used by cheaters who said that "it was cheaper than rust..." The matchmaking is so atrocious, I have people at the bottom of the ranks on my team and top of the ranks on theirs; the averages arent even close. I'm not playing CS:GO anymore and if CS2 doesnt fix the cheating problem, I'm not going back.
Most of the time is spent just trying to get equipment or running from point A to point B, and by the time you’ve spent 15-20 minutes just running, one encounter means you lose
Honestly the only way to play them is to drop into "hot zones" so you have constant action. However surviving those requires lots of skill (and luck) which especially when starting out is a really unpleasant experience.
I've been playing some Fortnite with friends. It's mainly us getting trashed and messing with people.
I found taking it much less seriously increases the fun, but that's just me. Apex is another animal in regards to play style. I can't play it.
Battle Royale sucks, story games with multiplayer elements are where it's at :D
I feel like I should like battle royales in general, I like the idea of having to scavenge for gear and survive and work together and all that, but I find in reality I'm just always stressed out all the time. I've tried a few different battle royales and the idea that someone will shoot me and minute and I'll lose all my progress and have to load into another match just makes me so anxious that it takes away a lot of the fun of it.
This is kind of where I land. I think there are some interesting conceptual elements, but having just one life and a PvP-only win condition stresses me out. I found the Plunder mode in the original Warzone to be pretty interesting, so I think there's still room to innovate in the genre.
I personally am very limited these days in the PvP games I will play. I really enjoy either single-player experiences, or co-op games like Deep Rock Galactic, that new Starship Troopers game and Ready Or Not. But yeah, as far as PvP goes, I turned away from BR very early on and never looked back. That's a young man's game, if you ask me. I'm holding out hope Starfield will be great, and I'm absolutely stoked for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 as a long time vet of the original three entries.
I tried those but it was just ,walk for 10 min , die, wait 3 min in lobby ,rinse and repeat . I was bored after 30 minutes . Also ,I don't like the theme ans visual of all those game. I don't like the aesthetic of fortnite and all of them . Too cartoonish and funny for me. I prefer dark and grim or realistic world.
I actually like the idea of BR games, but I often find myself getting frustrated because I can't keep up with the skill level of a lot of players these days, it seems. Especially now that I have a job and devote less time of my life to gaming. Add to that that I've lost aiming accuracy in my hand and that I'm probably dealing with RSi in my right hand, and that has more or less led to me just enjoying highly competitive shooters less. For that reason I mostly just casually play Fortnite every now and then, but it doesn't really scratch the shooter itch for me (I hope CS2 will do it for me, but I'll probably be completely demolished). Back in the day I was super into playing Quake 3 Arena and just loved strafe- and rocketjumping while landing railgun shots (ocasionally), but little of that really transferred to modern shooters. I do still enjoy playing arena shooters, though, but they're very niche.
Currently I've gone back to playing single player shooters, mostly focusing on "boomer shooters". Also I've just been playing Doom 1 and 2 via GZDoom lately, which has been fun.