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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Aug 13, 2016 19:39:25 GMT -5
Lots of great and fun classics that are quick to jump into with loads of reload time. No long movies that are old once you play it.
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Post by JACK-2 on Aug 13, 2016 23:40:28 GMT -5
Lots of great and fun classics that are quick to jump into with loads of reload time. No long movies that are old once you play it. I'm so tired of cutscenes.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Aug 14, 2016 3:41:15 GMT -5
I have no problem with a well done story element but these games seem to have less gaming and more lengthy cut-scenes that go on and on. I like just launching something like TMNT 3 and getting right into it.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Aug 18, 2016 21:52:06 GMT -5
This is the kind of stuff I mean. This guy talks about his own lack of success and how it sucks and is unfair. How does he spend his time? On twitter all day complaining about "op" characters and stuff he doesn't want to try to beat while playing a top tier character. Furthermore for entertainment he needs to be entertained by movies and games which he complains about. Why do you spend your time doing something you hate all day when you could be more productive and then whine about no money? This is the poverty and loser mentality in these activities that are what I'm talking about.
It's not even to be funny, it's all too common and it's a shame.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Aug 20, 2016 10:22:51 GMT -5
He started a new video series. Let's see if he actually improves.
He has the desire but the wrong habits.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 6, 2016 12:04:02 GMT -5
So I stopped playing for quite some time and I notice various improvements that I posted in this thread. I have been more productive, feel better, less idiocy to deal with and arguing with morons, etc.
I decided to jump on multiplayer a bit to test the changes of a certain game and to mess around in ranked. I started to notice my attention going back to being focused elsewhere, I had less time for other more productive activities, and I was back to seeing more idiocy. I also got more headaches like I had been before (probably from playing even in short sessions). I can definitely tell the difference between the time when I was playing and when I wasn't playing and I'm glad to be not playing like I was again.
I might jump on to the occasional single player or something but that's going to be pretty much it for the most part. Glad to be back.
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Post by JACK-2 on Sept 9, 2016 10:11:51 GMT -5
I only have one or two games left I need to play before I cut down on my single player gaming again. Multiplayer I can play with some people I know irl whenever they feel like chilling. Basically, small scale gaming with people you know vs random retards. Let me know when you wanna game on steam C-master. Other than that I'am done.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 9, 2016 11:15:15 GMT -5
What do you have left?
I gave it another try and I got annoyed. I just can't play like I was and that's not a bad thing. I have a bunch of other things to do and even reading the gaming sites has gotten annoying with all of the trolling and the spam. I can do some single player stuff here and then, but it all feels so grindy.
You know we should get together and play TMNT: Out of the Shadows one of these days.
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Post by JACK-2 on Sept 9, 2016 16:09:35 GMT -5
What do you have left? I gave it another try and I got annoyed. I just can't play like I was and that's not a bad thing. I have a bunch of other things to do and even reading the gaming sites has gotten annoying with all of the trolling and the spam. I can do some single player stuff here and then, but it all feels so grindy. You know we should get together and play TMNT: Out of the Shadows one of these days. My last game is supposed to Final Fantasy 15 if it comes out on PC. Yeah, definetly we could play TMNT or something else too.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 9, 2016 16:21:18 GMT -5
Are you a big FF fan?
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 10, 2016 19:50:08 GMT -5
Here's a fantastic post that sums up my thoughts on this issue quite well: I also have some big things in mind so stay tuned: ----------------------------------- www.reddit.com/r/TheRedPill/comments/2o8d04/why_you_need_to_give_up_video_games_and_how_to_do/What's up. I love video games. I work in gaming. I used to love them way too much and it nearly ruined my life. I bet many of you can relate. There are many reasons you guys need to give up LoL, Dota, WoW, MW, Skyrim, Minecraft, and whatever the fuck you play. I saw on subreddit analysis that a lot of yall are into that shit, so I figured that this subject, which might initially seem unrelated to sexual strategy, might resonate with some people here. I haven't played for 4 years and it's improved my life so much. The problem with video games, specifically MMO/pvp/RPG oriented games, is that they provide an outlet for your competitive masculine urges and instincts. The joy of exploration, the need for adventure, the desperate yearning for competition... When you get that through a game, you reach a point of satiety and don't seek it in real life. All good games are social in nature and difficult enough that you can spend a year or two slowly making "micro-progress." Learning to play LoL or Dota at a high level for example requires the same start-up time as learning to program; reaching a high level in SC2 or WoW involves intaking a comparable amount of information that someone might be exposed to in a year of college. You feel like you are learning, you feel like you are this masculine badass who is competing and slaughtering and in this primal zone. You get to escape your troubles and you earn friends who are cool, chill dudes who you can shoot the shit with on vent or skype or whatever is used these days. We all crave status - that's another big one - and games give you status that is constructed so elaborately, through systems of guilds and clans and peacock-symbols and rankings and elos... that your brain actually believes it. What does all of this lead to? It leads to a grand, overwhelming sapping of your will to go out and get that shit in real life. I was happy with a shitty sales job because I figured, hey, I make enough to buy this epic desktop battlestation, awesome speakers, and a comfy chair. I knew I should be working out, but if I "worked out" my characters, they would turn into badasses in a month. It would take years of working out my real body to transform it, so I didn't do it. I remember when I was 15, a long, long time ago, EQ1 was the big deal. I remember I would just hike and explore around mountains and rivers. I wouldn't even be playing the game as intended, I just loved exploring these amazingly beautiful (for the time being) environments. Later, I realized that I just loved nature and I had this inner masculine urge to get out and see the primal beauty of the world around me. Instead of doing that and hiking the Appalachian, climbing Half-Dome, and scuba-diving... I settled for staring at some cute pixels. This phenomena only gets worse with these insanely beautiful games like Skyrim, DA, Assasins Creed, etc. You can really get lost and trick your brain into believing that you're actually having adventures. This is why gamers salivate over high budget PC builds, high-res monitors, and the like - they want to trick everything out just right so they can really believe they are anywhere but in their apartments living a mediocre life. And here's the thing; when you are a child or teen, it really, really works because you have no frame of reference to compare it to. The sim games actually make you feel like you really are building a business, learning a skill, or managing an empire. Day by day your raw need to get out there and fuck the world with your competitive desire and have riveting adventures with your peers fades away, because your undeveloped brain thinks "this here, this virtual shit, is real." And believe me, game designers know it. TRP and video games just don't work. The differentiator between successful men and mediocre men is very simple. Successful men do what they do because the pursuit of their vision, the war with reality to create something, IS their entertainment. Mediocre men enter reality and pursue work so that they can carve out enough finances and stability to access entertainment that others have created. This need to be entertained and the contentment in watching another guy, be it your avatar, a guy in a TV show, or Lexington Steele do the things you want to do... is the hallmark of second-rate men. Gaming, however, is more dangerous than TV or porn because you really can get far more sucked in. The only solution, IMO, is what this guy describes. If my post resonated with you and you want to stop playing games (or any similar hobby, be it watching netflix, porn, excessive sports-following, etc) then read this gentleman's article. kingpinlifestyle.com/how-to-quit-playing-video-games/Gaming will stop or at least slow your RP growth. The beauty of RP is that it will have you eliminating a lot of useless crap from your life. The danger is you can just slide all of that into surfing the net and gaming if you aren't careful. I just backpacked across the John Muir Trail a few months ago and believe me, it's infinitely more beautiful, and difficult, and entertaining than hiking up that bigass mountain in Skyrim can ever be. But you'll never get out there and do cool shit if you can just log on and do easy shit that feels "cool." TLDR: If you've ever wondered why you lack that raw X factor, that primal desire to buttfuck the weightroom, climb mountains, approach the hottest girls, blaze through learning new skills... it might be because you play video games. kingpinlifestyle.com/how-to-quit-playing-video-games/Edit: Look, if you want to argue every negative thing about gaming or about how none of this applies to you because you're a "casual" and you "can control yourself... unlike those lame betas" then do this - in your post, explain a few positive things that gaming adds to your life. That discussion, I believe, would have value - given that a lot of people here are adamant about gaming being an important part of their lives, explain to me what is your gaming helping you achieve, what function does it play in your RP journey, and so on. At the moment its just a bunch of people calling me "extreme"... which is true, but seriously, this is RP, a strategy or idea being "extreme" is not an inherently negative thing.
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Post by JACK-2 on Sept 19, 2016 16:33:13 GMT -5
Definitely a net loss in your life when you play video games. But, it's not just the grinding that sucks it's also the grinding and dealing with losers that I hate. Wasting time is one thing, but wasting time and killing brain cells is another thing. Too much of gaming's install base is the lowest common denominator.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 19, 2016 17:02:15 GMT -5
Definitely a net loss in your life when you play video games. But, it's not just the grinding that sucks it's also the grinding and dealing with losers that I hate. Wasting time is one thing, but wasting time and killing brain cells is another thing. Too much of gaming's install base is the lowest common denominator. There is a lot of truth to this. I noticed my mood improved much more for the better when I stopped gaming. It's due to the lower amount of frustration and time wasting and the fact that I'm not reading comments from idiots and arguing with them so much. No wonder I was so misanthropic. Not to mention I've been doing a lot of introspective thought as I work on other ventures and if I had spent that time that I did gaming (and money) and put it towards other ventures my goodness I would have gotten even more progress. You don't think about those things when you're wasting your time. I guess I could say I had a life of the "4 hour work week" for a while but it was just a waste. All of that grinding and "getting good" and what do I have to show for it? Some videos and a rank? Bleh. I missed it when I used to just do single player or play with buddies back in the day or do the occasional challenge vid.
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Post by JACK-2 on Sept 19, 2016 17:17:34 GMT -5
Yep, playing with a buddy and doing single player was definitely preferable. We've discussed fighting game community and the e-thuggery crap that goes on. If people weren't morons I wouldn't mind killing time, but it's not worth going through all of that just for some rank no way. Glad I went casual.
One thing I disagree'd on the article was the games it mentioned. I'm not into most modern games and generally stick with the franchises I grew up with. With that said I'm definitely into making video games however small as I find it more fun overall. But, even the communities for that can be retarded so you have to be careful (See: Mugen).
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 19, 2016 17:29:05 GMT -5
Yep, playing with a buddy and doing single player was definitely preferable. We've discussed fighting game community and the e-thuggery crap that goes on. If people weren't morons I wouldn't mind killing time, but it's not worth going through all of that just for some rank no way. Glad I went casual. One thing I disagree'd on the article was the games it mentioned. I'm not into most modern games and generally stick with the franchises I grew up with. With that said I'm definitely into making video games however small as I find it more fun overall. But, even the communities for that can be retarded so you have to be careful (See: Mugen). Yea the good ol' days. Times are just different and that's what killed the love out of it for me. It just wasn't like playing beside my buddies growing up. You also get older and have more stuff to do. Which article in particular? Making games is creative so that's different. I remember when I first saw MUGEN 10 years ago and it was like the coolest thing ever at that time. People started doing more retarded stuff with it though lol.
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Post by JACK-2 on Sept 19, 2016 17:36:41 GMT -5
The article you posted from reddit and yeah, gaming has changed. I remember I could listen to gaming songs and jam to them outside of playing because they were catchy. These days, the music generally sucks and everyone is trying the Hollywood approach to making games which got boring fast with nonsensical set pieces and the like.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 19, 2016 17:44:32 GMT -5
I think he was just saying the more modern graphics make you feel like you're out doing something. You're right though they're just movies with button presses and set pieces.
You brought back some old memories though. I used to get up every day listening to old stuff like Sonic 3, Killer Instinct, or Battletoads. Good times.
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Post by JACK-2 on Sept 19, 2016 17:51:32 GMT -5
Gonna make a video game music thread one of these days.
Yeah, modern games just burn up time. I remember we discussed this because classic games felt like something you could play for five minutes just as you're stepping out the door. Modern games have too much damn cutscenes, back in the day the only games that had long cutscenes were Jrpgs and Metal Gear. Now every game is doing it, it's gotten old.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 19, 2016 18:01:43 GMT -5
I probably have one sitting around here as old as this site is. Try looking it up in the music section or game section.
I loved that about old school stuff. Playing things just as the bus was coming. I think that's what got me back into gaming. The PSP had all of my favorite stuff on it from back in the day and I could just play it on the go. I like the convenience but now it's just too slow and dumbed down.
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Post by JACK-2 on Sept 19, 2016 18:18:14 GMT -5
I remember you discussing the PSP and how good it was. Imo, it's really underrated, portables are pretty fun because you can take them on the go same with mobile but the quality of games isn't as good as portables. PSP alos had some good games and was big in the Japan. All the wank is around consoles, but I think it's because they're on their way out. Japanese prefer portables and mobiles to consoles.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 19, 2016 18:26:43 GMT -5
Yea it was a great all around media and entertainment machine and it was great for emulating old games too. I had a ton of stuff on it and I thought it was superior to much of console gaming. People like it because it's "more" but while some games are ideal for consoles or (really) PC, it's not necessary a lot of the time. It was cheap to game on too. Compare that to all of the money I spent on consoles plus fight sticks, peripherals etc. Jesus Christ what a waste of money.
It made sense for me as I was on the go a lot too. I played games on the PSP less over time because like the other stuff it was like I was playing it "because it was there". Eventually I got a gaming laptop too, so the PSP became less of a use since I was playing full games on the go although the laptop takes longer to get into it.
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Post by JACK-2 on Sept 19, 2016 18:36:13 GMT -5
Would you recommend it? Also, have you tried the DS?
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 19, 2016 18:46:38 GMT -5
Sure just pick up a used one cheap. My cousin had a DS and there are some neat games on that too. My PSP has been used as a media device for years now though. I just use it when I'm driving to watch tv/movies or listen to music. It's also great for that.
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Post by JACK-2 on Sept 19, 2016 18:56:12 GMT -5
I feel DS is too proprietary; my Godson has one and the games are cool.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 19, 2016 19:06:30 GMT -5
I like certain things on it like Kirby Super Star Ultra, but honestly I'd just play it on my PC or something lol. I don't game much anymore but I use my PSP for my main media device on the road.
I've cut down on junk entertainment and most of my time I just listen to audiobooks now. That and some radio. I've been listening to mostly radio for years now.
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Post by JACK-2 on Sept 19, 2016 19:26:24 GMT -5
What kind of radio do you listen? Besides Leykis and Schiff.
Yeah, I'm trying to cut gaming time to so i can get into more cerebral things like Mathematics and playing Go.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 19, 2016 19:38:33 GMT -5
Mostly them or just general self improvement economic stuff. I've tried out a few others but much of it doesn't stick as I'm selective and I like the no BS approach (they also have tons of content for me to enjoy). Now I've been into audiobook mode so I'm digging that because it's great for being on the road.
Never played Go before but I might have to try it out.
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Post by JACK-2 on Sept 19, 2016 19:41:59 GMT -5
Yeah, I played it back in 2013 and stopped because i was going through shit. I plan on practicing it when I can. I like it better than chess.
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Post by The Big Daddy C-Master on Sept 19, 2016 19:51:41 GMT -5
I hear it's more complex.
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Post by JACK-2 on Sept 19, 2016 20:00:47 GMT -5
I hear it's more complex. "Go is a board game like Chess, but not like Chess. Both Chess and Go are strategy games. Both are worthwhile to learn and play. Go is simpler than Chess and yet more complex. Simpler because all pieces are the same, just black and white, and in Go the pieces do not move around the board.
Chess is a hierarchical game where the object is to catch the king. Go is an imperial game where each player seeks to enclose more territory on the board than their opponent.
Like Chess, Go offers a player rating system. But unlike Chess, Go offers a well balanced handicap system which allows a stronger player to play evenly against a weaker player and be fully challenged. With the proper handicap each player will have an equal prospect of winning.
At the opening move in Chess there are 20 possible moves. In Go the first player has 361 possible moves. This wide latitude of choice continues throughout the game. At each move the opposing player is more likely than not to be surprised at their opponent's move, and hence they must rethink their own plan of attack. Self discipline is a major factor in success at this game.
Natasha Regan, a Woman International Master who has represented the English women's team at both Chess and Go, says: "When I learnt Go I was fascinated. It has a similar mix of strategy and tactics that you find in Chess and, with just a few simple rules, Go uncovers a whole new world of possibilities and creativity. Chess players may also find that they can use their Chess experience to improve in Go very quickly. I highly recommend learning this ancient but ever new game!"
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