Gaming can only be fun if you ain't got nothing to do irl

[zerocool84]

Sure I'd rather go out for a beer but sometimes it's nice to relax at home and play a game. I don't have a cushy job where I sit down all day.

 

[ultimatebob]

That's not my cup of tea but it's not any nuttier than the fantasy sports league people spending hours over their drafts and games.

The game I mentioned above isn't exactly World Of Warcraft, though. It looks like a cartoon, but these players treat it like a part time job. Some of them have wives and kids, too... scary.

 

[DietDrThunder]

Sure I'd rather go out for a beer but sometimes it's nice to relax at home and play a game. I don't have a cushy job where I sit down all day.

Be glad, my cushy sit down job has caused me all kinds of back problems. I've had to start going to the gym and build up my core in order to avoid back surgery.

 

[lxskllr]

Be glad, my cushy sit down job has caused me all kinds of back problems. I've had to start going to the gym and build up my core in order to avoid back surgery.

My outside job fucked my back at the ripe old age of ~28. It's never completely right, and when it goes wrong, I'm out of commission for a week+

 

[snoopy7548]

Dude... compared to the DRM of the past, Steam is awesome. I'm just glad that I no longer need to have the game DVD in the drive to play, or that I'm only allowed to reinstall the game twice before it won't activate anymore.

Totally agree. Steam is awesome. I used to pirate most of my PC games (back in high school), but now I find absolutely no reason to with Steam. Plus their sales are always great.

 

[JujuFish]

Nonsense. I don't really game anymore, but that's due more to non free software, and shitty drm(yes Steam is shitty drm) than lack of desire. If I could get libre software games, I'd be more inclined to game when I'm not doing other things. It's a hobby like any other, and it beats watching tv(as low a standard as that is).

Steam isn't inherently DRM.

 

[SMOGZINN]

Steam isn't inherently DRM.

Steam is inherently DRM, it is just DRM finally done right. It is DRM that works with little problems for the end user and adds enough utility to make us want to use it.

 

[Fritzo]

This is a coming of age sort of realization.

However, I recently got back into some games (Elite Dangerous is my current focus because it's so incredibly complex and unique). I like something more interactive than sitting and watching TV for 2-3 hours a night.

 

[JujuFish]

Steam is inherently DRM, it is just DRM finally done right. It is DRM that works with little problems for the end user and adds enough utility to make us want to use it.

No, it really isn't inherently DRM. There are DRM-free games on it, which you can launch without Steam at all.