@j.j.9511
I gave up on multiplayer due to being sick of paying for PS Plus.
@NinjaSushi2
The problem with online gaming is that it no longer becomes fun and it becomes a competition to be better than your previous self and the people around you. The second problem with online gaming is that everything becomes so redundant in the same that there's nothing special about it anymore. It's the same weapon and the same map and the same people in the same locations day in and day out to the point where it's just a routine. Love the Oblivion music by the way.
@Cool_Adam
Uh HOLY BASED, singleplayer enjoyer. As a kid I always played singleplayer games, before I even knew what being a gamer was. Eventually I got into multiplayer games to play with school friends and eventually branched out to other internet friends, both of which were fun especially playing online with strangers and messing around on different games, COD, Battlefield, Destiny 1 etc. I never stopped playing singleplayer games though, something happened when I got older though and entered uni. I started to play more and more singleplayer games like I used too. Looking back, singleplayer games were the ones which had the most impact on my life, sounds cliche I know, but I guess only people who are actual fans of singleplayer games will understand. To end this blog post, I'll just say that playing singleplayer games in a way is sort of like meditating, just you and a vast/small world to either get lost in or use as a catalyst to think about life.
@stefmyt5062
Great video as always! My experience is almost identical to yours. I still have more hours in CSGO than I'm proud to admit, and I don't remember almost any of it. But the memories I have from the Witcher 3, or RDR2, or so many singleplayer games are absolutely unforgettable, they are truly works of art. The most important factor in my opinion though is how competitive modern multiplayer games tend to be. Why would someone unwind after a long day by playing online? Their mood will depend on so many external factors, like their teammates, if they win or lose, etc. Instead, I always enjoy myself when I play singleplayer games.
@Phirestar
I played competitive multiplayer games for about 7 years, from 2010 through 2017. I did have some experiences with them prior to that, but that was the period of time where I was in that addiction phase - in my teens up through to the age of about 21. I left them behind on a mostly positive note, with the main reasons being that I was just tired of PvP after thousands of hours invested across multiple games, along with the fact that it felt like I was simply stagnating in them. I didn’t play games with friends, at least for the majority of the time, so the enjoyment came from the desire to improve and master the mechanics of play. By the time 2017 arrived, it felt like I’d hit a wall and reached my potential, which basically removed my motivation to continue playing those games. Now-a-days I’m much older and more experienced with games, and I could see myself probably enjoying competitive multiplayer again, but I’ve made the choice not to go back. And the reason is simple: I don’t want to sacrifice the time I spend playing singleplayer titles on multiplayer. I know from experience that if I went back to stuff like Team Fortress 2 or Overwatch, or picked up a newer game I’ve not played before, I’ll likely fall back into the habit of playing it constantly and forsaking all of the great times I’ve had, and will continue to have, with non-multiplayer games. And I just don’t want that anymore; video games are more than mindless pleasure for me, at this point, and what I value / prioritize from gaming today is completely different to what I wanted from them 7+ years ago. To quote a term I once heard from someone else: multiplayer games are “time vampires”, and I don’t want them leeching off me now.
@_STRYK3R
I'm an avid Destiny 2 player, and this game taught me two things about multiplayer games and live service: 1. FOMO is the most garbage mechanic ever introduced to video games 2. Multiplayer on your own is the most forgetful time sink I have ever had. I sunk countless hours on my own. But the moment I found a clan everything changed and I made friends for life. Multiplayer games are a catalyst to create chaos and good times with your buddies, but on their own, they are not emotionnaly compelling. That's why I believe coop games, such as DRG, Lethal Company and Helldivers 2, have seen a rise in popularity. Some of us are just burned out by the pseudo competitive state of pvp multiplayer, I don't want another wannabe e-sport title, I want to vent with my friends. I cannot stress how much OG Bungie nailed their description of Halo:CE when it came out, "A party game with guns".
@TheMastrBuilder
What a hidden gem for a video! This was the information I was afraid of but ultimately needed to hear. This has honestly made me revaluate some decisions I made. The title has a great SEO score in my opinion, but I think you could have made a more engaging thumbnail as it's pretty vague. I hope this gets more views. You might still have a chance if you change some things about its click ability. Not sure though considering its pretty old. The music was perfect. I felt like it pulled out a bit of my own emotions and I really connected with your words. Thank you for this video.
@clover4522
There was a time i used to play multiplayer more than anything from a about 2010-2017, but after that i started to slow down and nowadays barely play multiplayer outside of with friends. Too much stress and effort for something that's just gonna shut down eventually
@XM06
I love multiplayer games, but as someone who has grinded to try and play professionally the external pressure you described is like 10x since people on Twitter and people in communities will know you and talk trash about you online. I love multiplayer games and think they can be awesome but I definitely think that it depends on the person and what game you’re playing. Personally I don’t really play games to relax only, I enjoy the competition a lot and getting better is really fun. But I do think I might need to take a break for a bit since recently I have let the external pressure get to my head a lot recently
@Hank-ip8rl
This just popped up in my feed again today and I had to rewatch it. It's a great argument for taking back control of your time from companies that literally hire shrinks to help develop predatory addictive game loops. Specifically those loops that are cheap to design and maintain and are so often shallow and provide no meaningful connection to the game world beyond prodding players into staying logged on and spending. There's rarely any purpose in playing those games other than to continuously grind for loot. Great video!
@edwardedy1040
As a kid, in the early 2000's I didnt even had internet connection, used to buy games CDs and really enjoy most of the games. Even now i have good old memories of when I was playing a random game that I got from cereals. At the age of 14 i found League of Legends, and I made it my religion ever since. 12 years later and probably over 15,000 hours spend on that game, is hard to even think of a good memory on the game ( maybe only at the beginning when I was actually trying to understand what each champion spells do). Many times i've tryed to quit, trying to play single players games like Skyrim, GTA or RDR2, but after 30 mins of playing, i felt the toxic addictive need to play more league. Got to the point where I was feeling nothing else to enjoy about the game, but still feeling frustrated when losing. This beside the fact that every game felt like an ego fight with toxic team mates or enemies. I decided to quit multiplayer games and enjoy single player games, and is a totally different feeling: First, I can actually stand up from the PC and do something else productive after 1-2 hours session of single player gamming, unlike league where I could play for 10 hours straight. Second, I do actually start to enjoy single player games more, since i deleted league , and not feeling like I need to quit the single player game to que again on league. And least but most important, I can actually relax while gamming, I feel energized after playing some Assassin's creed, or RDR2, and not more stressed than I begin with, when playing league.
@LaidbackdenXD
Great video the oblivion music took me back in time❤
@bluesrocker91
I hate it when you just want to explore a game world, roleplay or just chill by yourself, but you've got to deal with other players trying to harass or grief you. I completely gave up on MMOs for that reason... Even on servers where PvP is disabled they will still do anything they can to piss you off. I'm not the most extraverted or outgoing person at the best of times, but when I fire up a game to quietly unwind at the end of the day it's the last thing I need. I just find it a massive invasion of privacy.
@SeigwardOfSwaggerina
I like multiplayer but mostly in the forms of co-op. DRG is a good example, no one is really focused on or bragging about their K/D or how many objectives they did. It's a really positive community for the most part, and it's a game that I don't feel like I get sucked into for the whole day because it does get repetitive after 2-3hrs but it always remains fun to come back to.
@DracoBudSmith
I'm starting to put more time into playing Rune Factory: Guardian of Azuma on my Switch 2. Is a relaxing to play single player games. I enjoyed Marvel Rivals to a points. But it made me glad I could always go back to games like BioShock or Hyrule Warriors Definite Edition and play games on my own pace.
@Neon_2077
This video is amazing, I feel that the biggest problem with competitive games is the desire to be good and have fun with your friends. However, I feel drained, frustrated and tired with the grind and wasting all my time. I grind for the competitive rush and after 6-10 hours of playing said games, I feel disappointed in my productivity and how I could have done other stuff. I will be returning to story games for the peace of mind and control it gives you. Like you mentioned, playing a game 2 hours every day and having a good sleep schedule because of it.
@Harteo3917
This is progress in the culture🙂i played like 3 Online Games over the last 10 years and two i just got bored of. Now the last one i just left yesterday and that one was harder to leave and there were complications because i was put through narcissistic abuse by a certain group of people like it was really bad i was being repeatedly harassed and stalked, but finally i got there and i guess i already feel more at peace and relaxed. That one i sank 3 years of my life into it because really i have nothing better to do but wish i did and i just feel mighty unchallenged in my life and the person i am i need to be challenged especially intellectually. Day 1 today of not being on there and it's bit worse than i felt when leaving facebook then twitter but for me it's still not too bad i think because i just don't have as much of a tolerance to the dopamine hit as other people do, i don't play more and more i just eventually plateau and get too bored and overwhelmed that it just causes me too much tension and i'm torturing myself. I think that's happening to more people though because it has gotten so bad that it creates such a big dopamine rush all at once just for pressing a few buttons and doing a few things because they make it like that, and you just feel really bad and overwhelmed after 1 hour of playing and super anxious. So because more people are just going to get bored and plateau yeah you're going to get a lot of people not playing online games anymore, honestly it would be better they weren't a thing so it wouldn't tempt people into playing. Online games now are such a chore and take up all our time every day that we don't do other things i wasn't watching any tv shows, movies, didn't listen to near as much music as i used to and music is my thing, and i haven't read a book in a long time and i have two book sets i haven't even opened yet. I haven't explored anything new or played any single player games i want to and i've recently bought the tomb raider I to III remaster and i've played some but i just stopped but i want to play it. Then i've got age of empires and i haven't finished The Witcher, Skyrim, or Dungeon Siege 2 i'll have to replay from the start again to refamiliarize myself because i was only playing online games. I don't feel the older good single player are a waste of time and honestly i don't get addicted to them i don't even play them every day because i'm fulfilled by the experience just from playing once because it has substance to it and greatly enjoyable. Online games are not and they just trick us into believing they are but we're just monkeys pressing buttons they suck your life away. Yeah your right you don't remember much from Online Games because it all goes by fast and i feel it just puts us in a dissociative state because of how anxious and overwhelmed it makes us feel, and it intentionally causes a state of Hyperarousal. Which in a way is a bit traumatizing so our brain will just block most of it out because really we're being self destructive the whole time, and these games bring it out of people and so do the awful people that just ruin it for us, mainly we can't play any without that happening. I agree about the fact Single Player Games there's an end like a REAL satisfying ending to it at least older games and you're just like feeling it was enough, and i always go for games that have enough gameplay in them that will keep me occupied for a bit but still it ends and there is an achievable end when there isn't with Online Games, the end for that is after you've done everything and what then? nothing but they make you feel like you'd be missing out if you didn't. I have zero self control with online games it seems because i'll play them every single day and i tried to play less but noop it doesn't work, the only thing we can do is just stop playing any online games altogether.
@philiprathje4797
Nice video. Couldn't ageee more with your points.
@coco8468
I still play multiplayer games, but I don't play for longer than 20-30 hours. I prefer single-player games for the same reasons as you. The best alternative if you want to play with someone are single-player games with an available co-op mode, e.g. games such as The Forest, Dying Light, Magicka, etc. These games are also more fun than typical multiplayer games with friends
@JasonNewsted420