We need more video games that are social platforms first, games second

Re:We need more video games that are social platforms first,... by polishdude20 on Sunday May 03, 2020 @03:21PM (#23061189)

I feel like I'm the opposite. When I play a single player game I feel so alone and like I'm wasting my time you know? Maybe it's cause I already don't have much social contact in my day to day life although being a teacher you'd think I do? When I step into a multiplayer game whether with friends or with random people, I feel like each interaction and event is totally new and unique and special. In single player games it all just feels so scripted.

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Re:We need more video games that are social platforms first,... by Hamuko on Sunday May 03, 2020 @03:57PM (#23061408)

>When I step into a multiplayer game whether with friends or with random people, I feel like each interaction and event is totally new and unique and special. In single player games it all just feels so scripted.

I don't know, someone calling me a cunt and ragequitting a Rocket League match loses its fresh, unique and special feeling after a while. And I can't really tell apart any 12-year-old French boy screaming into a $2 microphone from the next one.

I'd rather play a really scripted game than roll the dice to see what kind of a shitstorm I land into.

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Re:We need more video games that are social platforms first,... by polishdude20 on Sunday May 03, 2020 @05:55PM (#23062167)

I think you're just not finding the right games? I can't remember the last time someone rage quit in their mic in a game I've played.

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