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saintdefender

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For a few years now I have really struggled playing any one game, and over the years its gotten worst and worst and now I can't spend no more then 30 minutes on a single game before jumping into the next one.

Now theres 2 reasons I believe why I do this, the first: I'm just not enjoying the game, fair enough. The second reason is, is not that I am getting bored but I think to my self, I am wasting an a good portion of my time on this one game lets jump into another, and so it goes on. I am not sure why but I always try to pack as much content into my day at once, even on weekends and even on the days where I have no plans and its just me staying in, I feel like I am wasting a day on this one game when I have tons more (steam, sale made things worst) that I could be playing.

Its really annoying me, I need to get this ridiculous habit out of my system, its getting to the point now where I am just boring my self out spending 30 minutes each on a game, if that. Its more then likely the first time you have heard about someone having this problem and I don't doubt that, its a really weird problem.

Its worth a shot telling you guys this, maybe there is something you guys can do to help, maybe you can say something to me that will change my way of thinking, or name me a good psychiatrist, who knows but its worth a shot any rate.

Thanks guys.
 
I had the same problem after my first Steam sale, so many games I just kept chopping and changing every 30mins-1hr of play. Then one day (after last christmas sale infact) I sat myself down and said "lets play though the campaign of every game I have yet to play" and I did. I made sure I focused on one game till it was done. Then if I particulary enjoyed it (or it was multiplayer only) I would go back to play multiplayer when finding another game particularly dull to play through.

My problem was having no focus and not knowing where to start. Start at the top and work your way down.
 
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I went through this phase, it was because I always started playing a game then bought a new one. I just limit how many games I buy now simply because I won't play them enough to get my moneys worth.

I only have a handful of games installed at any one time in order to stop myself jumping between them. My brother simply buys one or two games, plays through them and then sells them to go towards his next game.
 
Im the same i have an enormous list of games to play, most i just have played 10 mins to a hour then never played again as went on to somit else. Sure their nice games but my attention span is so low i just cant play a game for a long time, unless im really into it which i havent for years cept world of tanks only for the grind. And im the same with films or anime, i just watch then pause then watch later.

I think i enjoy browsing the web more lol as thats what i do when i pause a game or film.

Then its sometimes like with some games these days they take ages to do anything or get anywhere. I used to spend 9 hour days for months on x2, gta sa, mohaa online, but nowadays i couldnt ever do that. I just hate doing 1 thing for any length of time past 20-30 mins.

Only except is as i said world of tanks, i play with some good people from ocuk daily usually, sometimes not for long sometimes for hours. Its good fun grinding together in the same tiers for that better tank or so. And best thing is, if i get bored i just have to last 15 mins for one battle soon as its done i can alt and tab out and pop on the net and come back later or somit
 
I can play a game for half an hour, but most of the time I can't move onto the next game. Took me ages to complete portal, I've had the game for 3 years and only completed it last month :p

At the moment in GTA, I'm able to do one mission and then I get bored and quit and post on OcUK :(
 
As a kid I could play anything and be engrossed in it. These days I find it very very hard to pick up a new title and enjoy it.

The only title recently which has recaptured that childlike excitment and investment in a game was Portal 2.
 
Im finding it harder and harder to do long gaming sessions but i think its because i end up losing at whatever game im playing at some point, get angry and just quit. Ah the good old days raiding in wow sitting there for up to 6hrs straight :P
 
Puppetmaster said:
Im finding it harder and harder to do long gaming sessions but i think its because i end up losing at whatever game im playing at some point, get angry and just quit. Ah the good old days raiding in wow sitting there for up to 6hrs straight :P
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Same with me, I can spend no longer than an hour on a game, if I do something I don't like, I'll just quit the game, and I can't be bothered with it the next day.
I use to be able to play for well over half the day. I also think it's due to me being partially uncomfortable at my desk.
 
Emphacy said:
Same with me, I can spend no longer than an hour on a game, if I do something I don't like, I'll just quit the game, and I can't be bothered with it the next day.
I use to be able to play for well over half the day. I also think it's due to me being partially uncomfortable at my desk.
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I think the comfort thing as well and I also agree with the hard bit, if I keep losing at a game Im just not gonna play it again, or a big one for me is getting far into a level, dying and then having to replay that level all over again and I'm just like.. sod that.

Things that could keep me playing a game however is constant rewards, epic music and many, many set pieces. Its why I have played through Crysis 2 till the end for example, and that was a long game but it was an epic experience for me, did feel it got a bit to long winded at the end though.
 
I had this too as i got an awful lot of Steam games and i suggest picking a game you will know you are going to finish it in long sessions if possible so you can get your gaming habit back.

After that pick two or three games max you will play through and focus on until one is finished then when they are done pick another two or three.(try keep the genre varied on them so you feel more willing to complete them like i am currently playing Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Sanctum and F.E.A.R 3)
 
I used to be a bit like that. I think the key is to not play similar games so if you are playing Fallut 3 then don't start Borderlands till you have finished FO3 but by all means, play Dirt2/3 along side it.

The only thing I fall down on is playing games in the daytime. I think I feel guilty that it's morning, I could go out and do pretty much anythng, but I'm going to stay in and play games. I get days off in the week most weeks so this crops up quite a bit. the thing is, once evening arrives and the Mrs gets home, I'll want to put a game on:p
 
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I struggle because I like to be drawn into games. I want a combination of good story to keep me interested and lots for me to do.

Rarely find that these days. Apart from playing mmo's I can remember the last 3 titles that caught my attention and gave me what I wanted. Gears of War, Gears of War 2 and FF7 that's it. I have played plenty of other games but never finished a single other one due to boredom setting in.
 
You're not the only person who has problems like this. I think I struggle with my games, because I have so many going at once. I never know what I want to play. Also, a lot of them are similar genre's. I'm also very bad at rage quitting if something doesn't go my way. Immature I know, but it happens :p

I think I need to follow the example of some of you in here, and play 2-3 different games at the same time, but of different genre's. That might help me to be able to finish them properly!
 
I had this problem until I got a joystick.

If you could call it that, my "main" game was UT 2004, but I would play other games such as company of heroes for my ww2 curiosity, counter strike source for the sheer "one more go" buzz and left 4 dead to release stress by ploughing through undead hordes.

Now I play a lot of flight simulators, something I never thought I would be into, always deeming them too complicated or simply too boring. How wrong I was - I now ADORE flight simulator x which has become my main game, and I LOVE il2 1946, again satisfying my ww2 curiosity.

Sadly the genre had its hey day a long time ago, and new releases are few and far between and when they do arrive, often in a broken state (like the new il2).

My advice, if you have any latent flying desire at all, I think this goes for all humans though - get a joystick. I bought a thrustmaster t flight hotas x for £30 and this is enough to play these games at the highest level.
 
I know the feeling. It's only a problem with modern games though really. I can sit and play Final Fantasies 7-9 for hours on end. I think one day I played through FF8 (Mainly just playing the card game) for around 7 hours with breaks for dinner etc in between. On that playthrough of FFVIII I'd just done Dollet and my playtime was around 20 hours thanks to the card game :p.
 
Like everything else, too much gaming will just cause you to lose an overall interest in the pastime. I haven't been able to sit and have a 3-hour+ session of any single game for years now. I know I don't have ADHD as I can sit and watch films or tv series for hours on end. I've just played too many games for too long, and it's had an affect on my level of interest in them.
 
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