30 year old gamer here, I think games are over for me.I used to live for games like The Witcher, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Baldur's Gate, Nier, PUBG, Apex and WoW but now no new games interest me Is this a sign of ADHD and dopamine overload?>inb4 work on your backlogI have literally zero games on my backlog. There's no games to play.Pic related is literally me minus the gaming part.
>>724291224>Is this a sign of ADHD and dopamine overload?yes, stop playing games for a few months and then come back to them laterDoing too much of something can make it boring.
>used to live for shit overly commercialized gamesI don't see the issue, plenty of those are still around
>>724291313>stop playing games for a few months and then come back to them laterI can't because games are my jobI'm not a streamer btw, I sell gold and raids in games like POE and WoW because I'm from a poor ass 3rd world country
>Forgot to take the ADHD medication on time again awardYay!
Just new games are bad, I'm 32 and it's very rare for a new game to be fun for me. Just play old shit you missed, I guarantee you missed a lot of incredible old games.
>>724291334The latest iterations of each of these games do not interest me whatsoever.The last games I found fun are overlord unicorn and Xenoblade 1 over a year ago.
>>724291224>Fan that hasn't been turned off in 2 yearsVoice chat hates to see this fucker comingIt can be a sign of any number of things, nobody here knows you well enough to tell you which.
>>724291398You're probably burned out by playing those games for gorillions of hours to make money.
>>724291474You know how that saying goes:Do what you love and you'll eventually fucking hate it with all your heart
>>724291462I hate dead silence where I can hear a pin drop 3 miles away.
>>724291224You need to detox your brain. You have developed the mental equivalent of gripping your dick too hard when jerking off. Log off and listen to a long audiobook in a dark room.
>>724291414>missed a lot of incredible old games.I'm a very selective gamer... I'm afraid I already played everything that suits my tastes. That might be hard for me.I don't play games that:- look older than ps4 graphics- require a gamepad- have mechs- have airplanes- are space futuristic (star wars, halo)- rhythm games- adventure / point-n-click- beat'm ups- shoot'm ups- 2d platformers- kaizo games- JRPGsThere's a ton of other stuff I also tend to avoid
>>724291398damn, just kill yourself at that point
>>724291609I hear ya there.
>>724291224>Is this a sign of ADHD and dopamine overload?The signs of ADHD are in the DSM-5, anon. If you want a quick diagnosis for inattentive ADHD, supported by a respected psychiatrist and researcher in the field (Dr. Russell Barkley), ask yourself if you OFTEN (< important, needs to be recurring):>fail to give close attention to details (i.e. do you make careless mistakes in schoolwork, at work, or during other activities?)>have difficulty sustaining attention in tasks (i.e. do you have difficulty remaining focused during lectures, conversations, or with lengthy texts?)>not seem to listen when spoken to directly (i.e. is your mind elsewhere in the absence of any obvious distraction?)>not follow through on instructions and fail to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties (i.e. do you quickly start a task but quickly lose focus as a result of being easily distracted or sidetracked?)>have difficulty organising tasks or activities (e.g. difficulty managing sequential tasks, difficulty keeping your belongings in order, messy and disorganised work, poor time management, or failure to meet deadlines)>avoid, dislike, or are reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort (e.g. homework, writing reports, completing forms, reading/reviewing lengthy papers)>lose things necessary for tasks or activities (e.g. laptop, books, wallet, keys, phone)>get easily distracted by extraneous stimuli (e.g. unrelated thoughts)>find that you are forgetful in daily activities (e.g. chores, returning calls)If you answered yes to 4 or more, you've probably got ADHD, and if you've answered yes to 3 or fewer, then you probably don't. Best get it assessed by a psychologist/psychiatrist, but be prepared to pay a couple hundred Ameribucks for it.
>>724291539I did this with programming, I miss the old days where I only did it for silly porn flash games instead of for a living.
>Asked Gemini about all my health problems>Risk of a strokeCoolbeans
>>724291767>No>Yes>No>Yes on the instructions, I still do it tho>Yes>Yes>Small shit and then I check again 30 minutes later and it was right there in an obvious spot I had checked>Yes>Yes
>>724291658What do you even play then?And you don’t like JRPGS but liked Xenoblade 1 or are you a different anon?
Something that I noticed that worries me is that if I'm listening to something, like a podcast, and while I'm doing that, I'm looking at something on my phone or computer, I can't remember what was being said, I get too engrossed into what I'm looking at.
>have tinnitus from factory work in my early 20s>have to have a fan going 24/7 or I'll go insane from the RINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
>>724291834It's fine. The doctor has been saying that to me for years. Hey is someone making toast?
>>724292001I think that's normal. I have that too but it depends on what I look at, like I can play a game I know well on autopilot but I can't read 4chan & an audiobook, one gets tuned out.>>724291767>6 yesUh-oh
>>724292117I'm scared of needles so I haven't had a blood test since I was 5
>>724292031same bro but the fan isn't enough anymore
>>724291224>30 year old gamer here>This is me minus the gaming partHow about this, you sit down and actually just play games? Just play any game. >No I'm too lazy to do thatThen get another hobby and play games when you're inclined to do so. Faggot.
I can't play games and listen to podcasts at the same timeI can't work and put some streamer in the background eitherWork from home is fucking me up because I need a dedicated place to study/work/gameCan't I just hit myself with a hammer and see if that fixes my brain?
I struggle a lot with re-doing stuff, New Game+ has to have a LOT of new shit to keep me interested. I almost never watch movies twice.But I can listen to the same song 40 times on loop easy peazy
>>724292231You're normal. Why do you want to be a pill-swallowing retard?
>>724291224You spent most of your time playing, so yeah, games will feel stale and bland. I am just a bit older than you and have the same feeling, though part of it is because of the depression I had
>>724291224took you long enough faggot. Now get a real hobby that's not for kids
I just switch genres to keep things fresh, I wanna start a new Fire Emblem, I already had my fill of Yakuza for the year, I'm thinking of replaying Nier Automata and getting all achievements, and so on.And lots of short indies in-between
Another 30 years old gamer here.Funny that I used to find escapism media weird since I only play games because they're fun and mechanically interesting. Now I'm 96% sure I play games mostly just to forget everything that's going on in my life
>>724292504what fire emblem you gonna play anon? I just finished one myself
>>724292560EngageWith the uncensored translation patchDropped Three Houses on my 3rd playthrough because fuck the first 10 chapters all over againOr maybe start #FEI already did the GBA one, Sacred Stones, Shadow Dragon, Mystery of the Emblem, Awakening, all 3 routes in Fates, Shadows of Valentia and 3 Houses, I'm just missing the early ones and the GC/Wii games
>>724291224>fan that hasn't been turned off in three yearsThis felt like a personal attack
>>724291224There's always something on your backlog. Have you played every zelda? Have you played the halo games on pc? How about vampire the masquerade bloodlines? No faggot.
>>724292906>>724291224Stop being poor. Air conditioning is better.
>>724292906Shit's hot all the time, I need the fan on ALL THE TIME.
>>724292163Haven't been in 10+ years, but go in man. Nobody likes needles. You know what's worse? Cancer.
>>724291609That's weird af. I have my fan on because I'm warm.
>>724291767>but be prepared to pay a couple hundred Ameribucks for it.Why? When I was poor I didn't have to pay and now I have a career that pays for it. That should be the normal path for any capable man.
>>724292769>Dropped Three Houses on my 3rd playthrough because fuck the first 10 chapters all over againyeah dude I had to let 3houses sit for a while between routes and it helped. Coming back later with a fresh attitude and new cast of characters feels nice
>531 unplayed games on Steam>689 games on Steam Wishlist>Shitload of ROMs and ISOs to play>639 videos on my YouTube Watch Later playlist>375 doujins to read>220 pirated shows/anime to watch>246 pirated movies to watchI have a data hoarding problemI have a backlog problemI have no solutionI have no escapeI have no hope
>>724292963it's not about cooling you fucking pajeet. It's a cheap white noise generator
>>724292504>and getting all achievements
>>724293227It's about cooling for me. Why would you need more noise if you're already blasting youtube videos or podcasts
>>724291978I'm OP.I tend to find most turn-based JRPGs cringe (I don't like turn based Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest etc)I like Xenoblade 1 because the graphics were beautiful and the girls were cute and the combat reminded me of comfy MMOs
>>724292163>>724293045They do it so fast and quick now. At least when I went in last. In and out less than 5 minutes.Take care of your health, people.
>>724293315>I'm OPNo one cares
>>724293298because OP has turbo-adhd, do you not understand this entire thread?
>>724293242I used to replay GTA San Andreas at least once a yearAnd one time I told myself this had to stop, so I started a new save file, never cheated, got all girlfriends, all grafittis, all clams, all pictures, leveled every weapon, beat all police, firefighter, ambulance and taxi missions, did all business missions and beat the story.I never played San Andreas again, I could hear the X-Files theme and not want to explore the wilderness for a bit.So now when I like a game a lot I give myself some arbitrary goal in the game, achievements is the easiest one to complete/check over time and get the game out of my system.I also beat it once already, but it was a pirated copy so nobody came to help me in the end credits, I want to make things right this time.
>>724293315Why not follow-up with the other Xenoblade games?
my fan started making a humming noise and I can't figure out how to stop it
>>724293467I started playing 2 and I couldn't get past the first 2 hours.I don't know, I wish I could say it's because of the literal baby protag but it's not even that, I just don't feel like playing it.
>>724293510Turn it offClean all plasticPut some oil in the bladesPray you don't fuck it up and start a fireOr buy a new one.
>>724292031>>724292196I used this webpage and it has been a miracle for my tinnitus. In particular, this summer night one is excelent for my type of ringing. But the webpage has a lot more variety, maybe you can find one for yours.https://mynoise.net/NoiseMachines/ultrasonicNoiseGenerator.php
>>724293423I'm actually diagnosed and have no clue what the fuck you people are talking about with the fan. There is already constant noise going on around you. I would never notice the fan.
>>724291539>>724291770The problem is I actually DO like playing WoW and POE to make money.it's way better than working 9-5 and I still get dopamine from playing WoWProblem is we're "in-between" the money making phase these weeks as there's almost literally no money or content to be made, I will have to wait a few weeks to grind WoW and POE again
>>724293528You whine so much.
>>724293592I'm not diagnosed but self medicating and I don't need the fan either.
Holy fucking normie. Leave and never return.
>>724293605Your life fucking sucks. I'm glad I don't live in your shitty country.
no, gaming has just gotten significantly worse. It's an objective fact. You do not have "ADHD" you are not "depressed" you are just realizing that gaming is fucking heinously anus nowadays. You claim to have no backlog but I strongly doubt that. Even up to gen 6 has solid titles. Go play them. Find something new. Pick a random title from a list, and play it. Even if you think it would suck.
>>724291224>The Witcher, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Baldur's Gate, Nier, PUBG, Apex and WoWyou have exceptionally shit taste no wonder you stop playingtry something good like resident evil 4 remake, FF7 remake, DQ8 and 11, Little nightmares 1 and 2, astro bot, cuphead, bloodborn, shadow of the colossus, etc sooo many good games and you choose to waste thousands of hours on garbage specifically designed to waste your time like wow or mass effect or dragon age etc
>>724291398>games are my jobIs the dopamine overload in the room with us?
>>724293382I wasn't trying to attwhore. The guy actually cares because he was asking if I'm actually OP.
>>724293790>RE4R>Good>FF7R>Little fucking nightmares>Good
>>724291658>- require a gamepadholy poorfag lmao
>>724293714I'm sorryAlso when I get bored I just go to sleepI've been sleeping like 16 hours a dayMy daily routine now that there's no games to play is basically>wake up>fap>search for games to play for 2 hours>find no new games to play>f5 4chan a little>sleep>rinse and repeatI hate my life
>>724293586Hm, I guess I should just move to a place that has lots of crickets then, because this really helps.Thanks dude
>>724293892You're a leech to your parents.
>>724291658>I am selective>Live for games like Mass Effect, Pubg, Apex and WoWSo you just have insanely shit taste? Why not try any modern AAA game then? There's also a lot of 7th gen garbage you could try like Medal of Honor, Last of Us or Fallout 3.
>>724293605Only a few days till the PoE league you rmt selling fuck!
>>724293981>modern AAA game thenModern AAA is woke and crap and usually requires a gamepad.
>>724291224How do you actually handle adhd without meds anons? Am i shit out of luck?
>>724294125And mass effect wasn't woke? Pubg and apex aren't crap?
>>724291658Battlefield 6
>>724293528I understand. Maybe try some older games. Handheld emulator games, like DS
>>724293849>how dare you suggest to a person who wasted thousands of hours with literal timewaster designed garbage like wow and witcher and absolute garbage western rpgs that he should play more games that are designed around having fun and not wasting your time and jrpgs that actually take you on a charming journed through good worlds omg noooo he must waste more time with shit like apex and wow and online slop and live services trash and literal insanely garbage wrpgs with shit tier moment to moment gameplay and even worse combat!!! HOW DARE YOUUUUUeat a bag of shit retard
ADHD people would do so much better off if they just dropped the internet bullshit and lived their lives. Drop the internet shit for at least a couple months and watch how quickly your personality will change.
>>724294597>insanely garbage wrpgs with shit tier moment to moment gameplay and even worse combat>designed to waste your timethis describes sooo many wrpgs mass effect, witcher, wow
>>724293937Not really, I'm not a NEETI earn money with WoW and POE and make about as much money as them
>>724294328Sorry, I can't.See >>724291658 I don't play games that:- look older than ps4 graphics- require a gamepadThe only 2D games I will play is if they have masterful art like Unicorn Overlord.
>>724295228what do you even sell in wow? Only thing I ever see make money anymore is m+ runs but you need a team to carry.PoE I have very little experiecne with but do you just sell currency or something? I did that with tarkov for a few wipes, was pretty good value but you could only make anything for the first ~10 days before everyone was kitted.
>>724295267Ohhh yeah. Hm at a loss.
>>724291224>30 year old gamer here, I think games are over for meshit psyop I'm still gaming fuck you
>>724291658>i wont play anything thats actually fun i just play games that waste my time or have shit gameplay like mass effect, apex, dragon age, and witcher... i am sooo burned out :(>no you guys dont understand i am very selective.. i only play trash... this is somehow the fault of gaming.Take a break of a couple of months (that works for me everytime new games feel amazing afterwards) and after the break DONT i cant emphasize this enough DONT go back playing the same trash you listed.You can lead a horse to water, but you cant make it drink.
>>724295640and get a fucking gamepad you absolute clown
Interests come and go but I think I'll always love games. I'm going back to school and working, so lately I don't have much time to play. But I still try to keep up with the news and I'm making a list of must plays for when this stretch is over.I'm also inching my way through Silent Hill f, I'm having a blast.
I still like games but I've found I'm very hyper critical and drop games very fast these days
>>724295267What about the infamous games?
>>724291224>I used to live for the *most normalfag taste imaginable*
Man I'm so fucking sick of action games, Platinum, Team Ninja, Clover etc, I'm just sick of it
32 year old here. Good games I played this year:>Beyond the Citadel>Blade Chimera>Shinobi Art of Vengeance>Spirit X Strike>Little Witch in the Woods>Trails FC Remake>Battlefield 6>Ninja Gaiden 4I've been eating good.
>>724291224i wish i could use more fan more but it blows my dandruff all over my room
>>724293892go out and exercise anon. and get some good nutrition. you are fucking your body over and your anhedonia is a result of that.
>>724295847no you are not critical you are just to used to the routine playing the same garbage again and again... if anything you are the opposite of critical and on top of it ignorant to better games.
>>724296156Uh shit maybe you're rightI've never played racing games in my life, but lately I got into them and really like themVariety truly is the way out of a rut
>>724295904So play a different genre m8
>try turning off the fans>can hear a pin drop 3 miles away>dad or mom go pee>can hear the splashes and imagine the pee going in my mouthI hate this disease
>>724295858that requires a gamepad, no?
>>724296213the fact that you literal idiot wont play games that require a gamepad or play them in a worse fashion via keyboard cuts you off from like 50% of all good games that exists, your gamepad comment kinda invalidates any excuse you can make.
>>724295858I'm kinda tired of souls-likes and action oriented 3rd person games
>feel like all games are shit now>feel like all anime is shit now>some of my nerdier friends rave about how manga is much better than anime but I can't be bothered to read manga, I just don't feel like it>sometimes I watch movies with them if they drag me to it but I never actively watch them by myself>they tell me to just pick up a game and play>I can'tAm I the problem?
>>724296419Wrong (You) anonsama...
>>724296514Yeah
>>724291224you should actually invest your undivided attention on a game and also probably try something different. you could get RyuJinx and get some switch games, I'm sure you'd enjoy a lot of the triple a stuffif you don't care at all then you should really just take a break altogether. no point in forcing yourself to "play" a game. I'm in the same boat but I literally just don't play anything until something sounds fun. it's really not that big of a deal, you really will enjoy your time a lot more or you'll realize without a shadow of a doubt that you just don't care about games anymore
sounds like depression / whiny woe is me thread from a hipster faggotgames are still good you just are a delusional retard who thinks cutscene simulators were good and not trash
>get into dreamcast games>games are fun again
>>724292962I can't, sorry.... See >>724291658>There's always something on your backlog. Have you played every zelda? Have you played the halo games on pc? How about vampire the masquerade bloodlines? No faggot.>Zelda- require a gamepad>Halo- are space futuristic (star wars, halo)>vampire the masquerade bloodlines- look older than ps4 graphicsSorry, but I'm extremely autistic >>724293862I'm not THAT poor that I can't afford a gamepadI just never understood the point of gamepads
>>724296521the fact remains unchanged for anyone in here if you refuse to play any game that requires a gamepad or play it in a worse fashion via keyboard you cut yourself off from 50% of good games and are a idiot
>>724291224>I have literally zero games on my backlog. There's no games to play.I don't believe you
>>724296907Right, but I never said I have autism about not using a gamepadI literally said I played action games all the time...
>>724291224Nope, nothing to do with adhd. Modern games are 99.9% trash. But I can certainly relate to the lack of desire to go back and play older games. Do you/did you watch a lot of let's plays?
>>724296819>I just never understood the point of gamepadsevery single third person action controlls better, 2d games control better, stuff like cuphead, shadow of the colossus, any jrpg any jumpn run they all controll better and on top of it it FEELS better playing with a gamepad than a keyboard the only exceptions to this are rts and first person shooters
>>724291398Nigga did you not just what valve did? You must be legit retarded.
>>724291658Yeahhhh, you really are just retarded. Thats sucks bro.
>>724291767I answered yes to pretty much every one, gg.
>>724293790>try something good likeSee >>724291658>resident evil 4 remakeI don't like horror games and I also feel it's meant to be played with a gamepad, I don't like gamepad games.>FF7 remake DQ8 and 11I don't like FF and DQ and turn-based in general.>Little nightmares 1 and 2I don't like horror games and walking simulators.>astro bot, cupheadI don't like platformers>bloodborneI have souls-like fatigue right now, maybe in a couple months I give it a try>shadow of the colossusI don't play games that require a gamepad.Sorry... I'm autistic.
>>724297212>i dont play good games! why dont i enjoy gaming?Yeah sorry dude thats a you problem...
>>724294597>>724293849>>724293790That's not me, by the way, please don't get angry with me (OP) because of that postThis is my real reply. >>724297212I'm not saying the games you recommended aren't good, they're probably great but I just can't play them because of my selective autism.
>>724291224This is a sign that it's time to move onto something else for a while then come back to games later. Either because your brain is fried or you're just maturing out of games and need something new. Odds are you will eventually come back even if it's just to replay ones you really liked, which might spark your interest in new games again.I'd recommend exercise and reading for brainmaxxing your recovery but really just pick anything you're interested in which isn't solely fed to you through a screen and try to pursue it for an hour or two a day.
>>724297212>I don't play games that require a gamepad.but... why? you can't afford them? how long are you cooped up in your chair every day, bro? sitting that long isn't good for your health, see>>724296026
>>724293892>I've been sleeping like 16 hours a dayI'd literally die if I were to do that.
>>724297212>I don't play games that require a gamepad.You claim to be very selective but you select for bad games. To be honest.. you should keep continuing to play mass effect, dragon age and wow, seems to be the fitting punishment for you lol
>>724295297>m+ runs but you need a team to carry.That's pretty much what I do, I'm part of a teamThat's also why I pretty much have nothing to do in WoW right now as we're in a content drought for a couple weeks
>>724297302Play another MMO, you already play WoW and PoE might as well try out Guild Wars, Black Desert, EVE Online, or FFXIV.Even Lord of the Rings Online or Everquest 2 are good free2play options.
>>724297565>That's also why I pretty much have nothing to do in WoW right nowits a job not a game
>>7242942931 was great, 2 and 3 weren't woke like say modern ass-creed or ghost of yotei.PUBG and APEX are crap, I agree, but on release I played for the VICTORY dopamine for 2000+ hours each
>>724294308I can't get dopamine from FPS games anymoreI burned my FPS dopamine receptors from playing too much PUBG and Apex on release
>rots brain playing western RPGays and MMOslopCouldnt be me. I only play ABSOLUTE KINO
>>724296962He's talking with me (OP)I can't play games with a gamepad because I never grew up with a gamepad and I have a severe distaste from it for being a """""hardcore"""" keyboard and mouse gamer for many years.Gamepad hate is ingrained in my brain, I wish I could try it but my severe autism prevents me from even trying to play with a gamepad.
>>724297381>but... why? you can't afford them? how long are you cooped up in your chair every day, bro? sitting that long isn't good for your health, seeI can afford a gamepad, but I don’t see the need for one. My mouse and keyboard handle everything a gamepad can do, and I’ve always gamed with them, so I’m perfectly comfortable. Unlike most anons, I didn’t grow up with gamepads, so I don’t have that nostalgic attachment. For me, gaming means mouse and keyboard>how long are you cooped up in your chair every day, bro? Like all day, 12 hours a day
>>724297554>very selectiveI didn't mean it in a snob wayI'm aware my taste is supposedly "trash"My nerdier friends say my taste is trash and that I have weird autism from refusing to use a gamepad and play the games they recommend meI have selective autismI'm sorry....
>>724297619But can I make money with them?Part of the reason I still have dopamine with WoW and POE is because I make real money with RMT and raids
>>724297773Oh you have brain damage then, carry on
>>724297623It IS a job. Yeah, but I job I still get some dopamine fromIt's the only game I play nowadays
>>72429777330 years and you act like you are a old dog that cant learn new stuff my god anon lol
>>724291658You could have written "I'm the gayest of all" it would have been the same and faster at that.
>>724291658I get it, I'm a very hardcore selective gamer too, I don't play games that>require me to think>need any kind of input>have a fail state>aren't pro palestine and pro trans>have any difficulty>require learning>have anything other burly males>require timing>allow me to loseThere's just nothing there for us...
>>724291224>The Witcher, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Baldur's Gate, Nier, PUBG, Apex and WoWbottom of the barrel taste except maybe for Nier and Baldur's Gate>>724291658>I don't play games that:>every single one of those things listedOP is a cum-gargling turbofaggot as usual
>>724291658Close combat series. You're welcome.
>>724293726>self medicatingMeth?
>>724291224>I used to live for games like The Witcher, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Baldur's Gate, Nier, PUBG, Apex and WoW>>724291658>I don't play games that:>- look older than ps4 graphicsLol. Lmao, even.>>724299406You're as big a homo as he is for giving a shit about BG3.
>>7242976372 had gay nigger sex and 3 has the ugliest female character in videogames.
buy a gamepad and try out 2d platformers like ori games
>>724291224Kek, retard thought he was gonna stay inside, play video games and watch anime for the rest of his life and that shit was gonna work, he imagined himself at 60 sitting in front of a monitor enjoying his life lmao. Man only retards do drugs they could just use low level copes like video games for the rest of their lives, what a bunch of dumbasses
All witcher games are poopoo-town Papa Nier > 2Bhoe