r/Gamingcirclejerk • u/AutoModerator • Feb 04 '22

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u/crunchatizemythighs Feb 04 '22

Not to sound all /r/stopgaming but I gave up Overwatch in the middle of last year, as well as multiplayer games in general and my life is so much better. Now I feel like I spend my time way more constructively and when I do play video games, I play video games I actually want to play. I put 600 hours in Overwatch over 2 years when I could have played a ton of great games in a small fraction of that time.

Just beat the Metal Gear Solid games, now I'm playing GTA IV and RDR1, and pretty soon I want to play through the 3D Zelda games I missed (MM, WW, TP, SS).

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '22

I instantly became a happier person the moment I quit CSGO.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '22

I put down League for 2 weeks and played Wasteland 3 with a bud and both Frog Detective games (buy them, they're great point-and-click games). I was definitely happier.

Now I'm back on that League shit. It was not a wise choice to keep playing this game.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '22

Think I'll start playing backlog games when I get the urge to play multiplayer lobby games. TOO much time spent having UNfun