Losing interest in video games??

[iPwnz]

First, the introduction , I am 32 , married and I have a full time job.

Lately, I have been losing interest in video-games.end of gaming for me.

I feel bad to let it go but at the same time, I feel it's okay to let go. But I am not exactly sure why.

Most likely your full-time job and full commitment to your family
are why you no longer have the urge to game. Or as the society likes to call it "you've matured". I have some friends who are married and with kids. They juggle their family and gaming life. None of them have completely got rid of gaming.

you find what is actual purpose of gaming...just to kill time...

Now that is the kind of things which saddens me. It also angers me a little.
While gaming might have been created for "leisure" many years ago, that logic of "gaming is just to kill time or gaming is just for fun" is no longer true. Its already a known and proven fact that gaming can also be means of livelihood. The gaming industry is worth multi-billions of dollars. It wouldn't be that way if people simply played it for time-pass. There are thousands of people who work in the industry. Doesn't that mean that people can also make a living by developing/making games or working in that field? I don't even need to go into E-sports for this. If gaming is truly your passion you'll thrive hard for it, work towards it, earn experience points (literally), and create good gaming content. And once you get the hang of it, it'll become your life. Look at those gaming media, youtubers and streamers. The reason we don't really have any Indian worth mentioning is because none of us want to or have been able to dedicate it full-time due to several reasons with the fear of possible unemployment one of the top reasons, and second reason would be "not good enough".

do central govt pay that much that one can stay at home and live decently ? can you pm me more details.

I'm surprised that you didn't know. Central govt. jobs are the most stable (govt) jobs in India. The pay depends on the post of course but majority of them are well-paying and some high-paying. They also have lots of perks over state govt./private sector. You also get free tours and freebies (not for all the posts though). As for the "stay at home" thing, the average work hours is from 10am till 5am. You can get paid-leave though.
About 90% of my family and relatives are in the govt. sector.

TL;DR: Personally I'm never giving up my gaming life.

 

[Chaos]

Now i'm bored and the easiet way to kill time is gaming... (GTA IV, V and UC pulled me back)
But do i game a the same passion i did.. never..!!!
there are times which make you grow up and you find what is actual purpose of gaming...just to kill time...

Let me be honest - I would not have had a successful career in computer graphics if I didn't have a gaming hobby. The complexity of games got me interested in how they are built which led to a master's degree and a dozen research papers in the graphics field. I love doing what I do in office since it's so very similar to game code. Also the pay is much better than your usual big data and stuff.

 

[Mr India]

can you guys tell me what to do to get a 40K plus govt job ? SSC i have to clear or do central banks alsp pay good ??

 

[Mr India]

Most likely your fullns, and second reason would be "not good enough".


I'm surprised that you didn't know. Central govt. jobs are the most stable (govt) jobs in India. The pay depends on the post of course but majority of them are well-paying and some high-paying. They also have lots of perks over state govt./private sector. You also get free tours and freebies (not for all the posts though). As for the "stay at home" thing, the average work hours is from 10am till 5am. You can get paid-leave though.
About 90% of my family and relatives are in the govt. sector.

TL;DR: Personally I'm never giving up my gaming life.

i know they are stable but didnt know about salaries, what jobs etc pay like 40k plus. i currently earn under 30k and am like 25 years

 

[iPwnz]

can you guys tell me what to do to get a 40K plus govt job ? SSC i have to clear or do central banks alsp pay good ??

I'm no expert but SSC exam is like the gate to the world of central services. Well there is also our super reputed elite of elites exam of UPSC and if you want to appear for it i wish you all the luck in the world.

i know they are stable but didnt know about salaries, what jobs etc pay like 40k plus. i currently earn under 30k and am like 25 years

I'm also 25 but don't earn a single paise yet. >.>
Is there no promotions in logistics or what?
If you want to start from the base level you wont even get 30k let alone 40k plus unless they are high position jobs. Most of them starts at 20k but you can climb the chain of command slowly and steadily. I suggest you don't apply to only high-paying jobs without knowing the working environment. Central jobs may not start off high immediately but they are less-hectic than others which is good.
Btw 7th pay is coming soon for central govt. jobs. If you want to look for a govt job now is the time.

 

[Mr India]

im gonna prepare and give ssc exam next year. there are promotions but i cant switch till 1 year to show stability as i habnt ever completed 1 year in any company. u must be rich or studying to not work at 25. i heard ssc top post get 40k salary starting plus perks so i will go for that only.

 

[iPwnz]

u must be rich or studying to not work at 25.

Yes I'm rich.
Btw about that logistics thing unless you plan to get married soon i would keep working there if i was in your place.

 

[letmein]

im gonna prepare and give ssc exam next year. there are promotions but i cant switch till 1 year to show stability as i habnt ever completed 1 year in any company. u must be rich or studying to not work at 25. i heard ssc top post get 40k salary starting plus perks so i will go for that only.

Sorry for prying, but aren't you working in a startup? Isn't that great?

And by perks, what do you mean? Flats/ Cars/ Phones?

 

[Mr India]

Sorry for prying, but aren't you working in a startup? Isn't that great?

And by perks, what do you mean? Flats/ Cars/ Phones?

startups also come with risks. In startups those who join early can reap if things go well. also people who have experience and can milk the system. Those who can do politics can grow a lot. Almost all e comm sites and related ones have employee scams running into crores and crores. A hyper delivery co in gurgaon i know has investigations going on for a 20 crore scam , police involved as well but people higher up have connections so nothing will happen. our company is dependent on others too and industry not growing currently. flat period this time as no gosf etc. perks like allowances , home rent , car rent u get etc.

 

[booo]

watch this ...

Now you should get your interest back and start playing mortal kombat x

 

[Darth Vader]

^Tht hurts lol

 

[cellar_door]

Maybe you are missing the right games? I dunno.

Am 32 as well. Married too. And a full time job.

Occasionally I do go through patches where I just dont wanna play anything but then I will find something that I get stuck in and its just like the old days. A few months ago I couldnt even be bothered to turn on the gaming PC for a few weeks straight. Last month I have been buried in Fallout New Vegas and cant wait to get stuck into it every free minute I get.

Then again, its the same with my other interests. Books, movies, TV shows etc. I go through these periods of complete detachment towards them followed by some periods of burning interests where I consume as much as I can.

 

[thirumalkumaran]

^^ Trying to consice and reply all the posts above...
Yes, I meant wholeheartedly gaming is to kill time... and again stress the point...

But.. but... gaming industry, graphics education, IT, blah blah.....

I say, just look at what you have in your surroundings..?
Do you have a Car of pure indian origin which is acceptable? NO
Do you have a mobile phone of pure indian origin (Design not manufactured)? NO
Heck do you even name a car engine which is of pure indian design...? NO

Why? Because you guys think gaming is far superior and life saving that generating a self-sustaining country...
The game developers based locations are already self-sustained.. and they can focus on gaming because they have fulfilled what they need within themselves..

But here... we need to say we are great by not doing anything for ourselves... and blame others... find what we need to fill then you know the real purpose of gaming...IT IS TO KILL TIME..

Come back once you have developed a self sustaining life.. then I MIGHT reconsider the statement....

 

[krugur]

.IT IS TO KILL TIME..

I would sleep two hours less to make time to play a game, if i can.
So no gaming is not to kill time .... its part and parcel of our life for some of us.
It is like eating food or going to pee.

 

[psyph3r]

^^ Trying to consice and reply all the posts above...
Yes, I meant wholeheartedly gaming is to kill time... and again stress the point...

But.. but... gaming industry, graphics education, IT, blah blah.....

I say, just look at what you have in your surroundings..?
Do you have a Car of pure indian origin which is acceptable? NO
Do you have a mobile phone of pure indian origin (Design not manufactured)? NO
Heck do you even name a car engine which is of pure indian design...? NO

Why? Because you guys think gaming is far superior and life saving that generating a self-sustaining country...
The game developers based locations are already self-sustained.. and they can focus on gaming because they have fulfilled what they need within themselves..

But here... we need to say we are great by not doing anything for ourselves... and blame others... find what we need to fill then you know the real purpose of gaming...IT IS TO KILL TIME..

Come back once you have developed a self sustaining life.. then I MIGHT reconsider the statement....

Lol you just went full retard.

 

[eternoMind]

I haven't gamed since I was a teen just out of school. So this thread isn't really about guys like me. When I did game i was frantic about it. But lack of resources meant that I couldn't do much and eventually it tailed off. But when I did have the resources, I found that the gaming boat had sailed long ago. I started up Crysis and found it so damn hard that it gave me anxiety. Dropped the idea of gaming altogether at that moment. Since then it has just been occasional sports games with friends.

Having said that, no way on earth would I consider gaming as a kill-time activity. I remember nothing got juices flowing in the same way as gaming did back then. It's a wonderful albeit costly pursuit but utterly worth it.

 

[iPwnz]

^^ Trying to consice and reply all the posts above...
Yes, I meant wholeheartedly gaming is to kill time... and again stress the point...

But.. but... gaming industry, graphics education, IT, blah blah.....

I say, just look at what you have in your surroundings..?
Do you have a Car of pure indian origin which is acceptable? NO
Do you have a mobile phone of pure indian origin (Design not manufactured)? NO
Heck do you even name a car engine which is of pure indian design...? NO

Why? Because you guys think gaming is far superior and life saving that generating a self-sustaining country...
The game developers based locations are already self-sustained.. and they can focus on gaming because they have fulfilled what they need within themselves..

But here... we need to say we are great by not doing anything for ourselves... and blame others... find what we need to fill then you know the real purpose of gaming...IT IS TO KILL TIME..

Come back once you have developed a self sustaining life.. then I MIGHT reconsider the statement....

LOL. Some of your words may sound insulting to the people who is involved in the subject. But to each his own then. And I could argue back but with that mindset you're not even going to understand so I'd rather not.
@eternoMind i haven't played any game in the last few months. I guess i'm not addicted and can throw out the urge to play anytime i like.
I don't know about the rest of you but one of the reasons i play games is because it makes me forget about my ill feelings towards the world. I mean you get engrossed in a world, albeit virtual fantasy, you can release out the stress. If one can do that while making money from it then thats an achievement in itself. When i play i do so with full concentration its ridiculous.

 

[derp]

LOL. Some of your words may sound insulting to the people who is involved in the subject. But to each his own then. And I could argue back but with that mindset you're not even going to understand so I'd rather not.
@eternoMind i haven't played any game in the last few months. I guess i'm not addicted and can throw out the urge to play anytime i like.
I don't know about the rest of you but one of the reasons i play games is because it makes me forget about my ill feelings towards the world. I mean you get engrossed in a world, albeit virtual fantasy, you can release out the stress. If one can do that while making money from it then thats an achievement in itself. When i play i do so with full concentration its ridiculous.

Thank god you are in a nation with somewhat rigid gun laws.

 

[prabs]

One thing I noted many had in common while going through the posts in this group is - Lack of Time

Most people on this forum and most tech forums joined in their prime and have now got busy with life in the form of work, family etc., It is also evident in the amount of activity in the forum. Go back about 4/5 years back and the forum was almost always buzzing. It is the same with other Indian forums as well.

A few mentioned few AAA games coming making people loose interest. AAA as a concept probably came up in the 7th Gen where people started giving more importance to graphics than anything else yet a number of games stand out. There was always something known as budget titles but you got either good games or bad but ofcourse the amount of money invested in a game appeared back then as well.

Some games I can mention here that if they came out now would not be called AAA games but are amazing to play are -
Freedom Fighters
I-Ninja
XPand Rally
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Games like CoD, Assassins Creed etc., are labelled as AAA titles but all these games do just one thing. They found a recipe and they are sticking to it and that is the thing. Games these days need so much development to look and sound good that it costs a lot and if the companies don't make the money back then it is a huge problem so they tried something and found it works hence stick to it and take no risks. Then you have Indie Developers who take risks but now there is nothing in between. Story is secondary these days thanks to multiplayer. Gameplay - Most games of a genre stick to one successful gameplay or try their best to mimic it.

Developers are forced to choose like Eidos had to between a sequel to Freedom Fighters or a new IP Kane and Lynch and they chose the former. Anyone who played Freedom Fighters would know how much superior it was compared to the choice Eidos made.

Anyways long story short - You might think that you are loosing interest in Video Games but it is mostly about you not having enough time in hand to have the drive in you to play a game. Developers are out to make money and not games so vote with your wallets and don't buy games with a lot of microtransactions and never pre-order games irrespective of Day One offers.

 

[iPwnz]

^there are many overrated AAA games (I'm referring to you damn fanboys) and people nowadays are concerned too much about the "graphics" which is why we've been getting half-baked games now.

don't buy games with a lot of microtransactions and never pre-order games irrespective of Day One offers.

True words of wisdom. *applauds*
Also don't forget the imb4 DLC's which come with some games.