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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

How does OP get money?

Or is OP Asmongold himself?

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 5 hours ago

Asmondgold post on 4chan to express his true feelings about his life

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 13 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Games that require daily participation to make any sort of progress are a non-starter for me. I have other shit that's far more interesting than fake anime tiddies.

[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago

I know I can easily get hooked on those so I just avoid them. Games should work around my life, not the other way around. That's why I'm heavily into single player games now. I can hit pause whenever I like.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

It is simultaneously an obnoxious speed bump that slows down my ability to binge when I've got free time and a needy attention drain when I'm absorbed in something else.

Truly the worst of both worlds.

[–] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I've been playing Total Annihilation the last couple days. The 1997 game that you can still get on GOG for $5. I had it as a kid and played all the time.

My son has been wanting to play it with me, so I gave him a quick rundown on "skirmish" mode earlier tonight. He caught on pretty quick. It can get brutal though. Hopefully I can get the network muliplayer working so we can play together.

Worth every penny.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Ah, probably my favorite RTS.

I would say the biggest problem TA had was simply lag. Once you really get going with the volume of units - especially over a network - the loads on the system can get heavy. Basically, you get carried away having too much fun building some absurd army.

There's a new iteration of the franchise - Planetary Annihilation - that I've been meaning to check out as soon as I have some free time. Good reviews on Steam. Stick it on your list and wait for a sale, if the $30 price point bothers you. But I think it'll probably look a little nicer and run a little smoother.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 5 points 14 hours ago

Wake up

Play Roguetrader

Get bored after 4 hours

Read Ciaphus Cain fanfics

Forget to eat

Jackoff

Pass out

Wakeup and eat expired MRE

Play Hoi4

Go to sleep

This was annoying to write on my phone.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 8 points 16 hours ago (2 children)
[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

Stop that, you're scaring him!!

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 5 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

What is that? Never seen that before

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago

I don't know I think it's written in canadian though.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I actually do know people who do this. Its pretty crazy to me. Like I game a decent amount, then feel bad that I wasted that time. So I do a bunch of projects and get out of the house to feel better. I guess these people don't have that need, which must be kind of nice!

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 7 points 16 hours ago

Time enjoyed is not time wasted. It's a different matter if you play games but don't actually feel like you're enjoying it, though.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Also card carrying ADHD but I believe in this quote (whoever originally said it).

Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time

[–] exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 21 hours ago

There's still a distinction between enjoying it in the particular moment versus enjoying the entire sum of all the moments, looking back.

In food testing there are different preferences for how much someone enjoys a single bite of something versus enjoying an entire serving of that same thing. So even if someone prefers a sip of Pepsi over Coca Cola, they may nevertheless prefer an entire can of Coke over Pepsi. Same with all sorts of other consumer preferences.

With online activity, there's a lot of stuff out there that is the equivalent of digital junk food, where you may enjoy a specific moment but feel shitty about spending an entire day on those individual moments. The payoff that can come from some of the long term patience can sometimes be more satisfying than an endless stream of instant gratification.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That ia true, and i don't really think of it as a waste. But I have guilt that I always MUST BE DOING SOMETHING

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)
[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Let me introduce you to ADHD

He's a good friend or mine

Tap for spoilerAccording to him...

[–] BootyEnthusiast@lemmy.dbzer0.com 127 points 2 days ago (32 children)

Dude needs to stop playing predatory gacha games.

I don't understand people who WILLINGLY install that shit. They KNOW how they work and are monetized. And unlike gambling at a casino, there's zero chance of you being up money at any point.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

I don’t understand people who WILLINGLY install that shit

The ads are everywhere and the games are often F2P - no barrier to download or install. Excellent for hooking younger kids, especially ones whose parents can't or won't give them access to the old fashioned games.

And unlike gambling at a casino, there’s zero chance of you being up money at any point.

Arguably the singular upside. You can coast in a Gacha game without losing a ton of money a lot longer than you'll last in Vegas.

[–] Mustakrakish@lemmy.world 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I think of them as "Gotcha!" games, cause their point is to trick you.

[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 17 hours ago

For forever I thought that was the correct spelling and the entire point

[–] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think that's where the term gacha comes from. A japanization of the term gotcha.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 11 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

No, "gacha" comes from "gashapon," the crank vending machines, and the name is an onomatopoeia. "Gacha" (or "gasha") is the sound of the crank being turned, and "pon" is the sound of the capsule dropping out.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Addiction doesn't really care about this kind of logic.

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[–] Samdell@lemmy.eco.br 48 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I think more masturbation would fix this.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 12 points 1 day ago

Yeah, only once per day? No wonder he's unhappy.

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 1 day ago

And ditch the gatcha games, and play DOOM 2 mods or lauch a number of Minecraft modpacks through PolyMC

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[–] maxwells_daemon@lemmy.world 78 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You could get a job, work less, and get paid for it...

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Still feels like shit

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 52 points 2 days ago

All work and no pay...

[–] ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

Someone should shop in the new horse girl gacha game into this greentext.

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