2aeb82 No.16351098
This thread is mainly to discuss the habits of those who are transitioning on life from a neet life to that of a job, school life to a job, a job to a neet life, and so on.
How do you do it anons? Has gaming become less of a time consuming task for you? Do you find yourself stuck in a position where it feels impossible to game anymore? Have you transitioned from lengthier games to shorter ones just to try and fill the itch? Is there even an itch left and gaming has become an activity of the past mostly.
On the flip side, have you ramped up gaming? Are you more of a neet than ever and do you see any purpose of leaving neetdom and going to get a job? Do you love your vidya first and foremost and only care about other things second?
For me, im about to graduate and have been unsure of how ill have time to spend on gaming. It mostly makes me sad because theres some games i really want to play still but school is consuming a lot of time. However, i remember i have no interest in relationships and enjoy being alone in solitude and figure that will be enough time to enjoy games. What about you guys?
d2972b No.16351104
I just binge on weekends and take what I can on weekdays. Also I foresee a ton of blogposting ITT.
da7c6e No.16351106
I, for one, have enough time to play some vidya and a job that isn't as time consuming and has a very nice pay for my country standards, enough to buy any game i want without having to think twice or buy pc parts every now and then
b45807 No.16351108
>>16351104
Its a likely outcome but i figure why not ask and see what happens. At worst youll find out /v/ is full of faggots and best youll find out /v/ is the same old shit hole its always been.
284b48 No.16351171
>>16351098
I'm back to being a NEET and mostly nocturnal so I have plenty of time for vidya. I usually play when it's dark out but not every day. Been binging Sigma Star Saga and playing lots of older vidya on my Switch with RA setup. I'm happiest when it's quiet and dark out and I'm free to do what I choose be it vidya, reading, obscure internet researching, or just laying in bed with my dog.
50c56e No.16351182
>>16351171
>I'm happiest when it's quiet and dark out
I miss that so much. I've moved to the downtown area of a medium sized city and it's noise all day and night long.
cbd0f6 No.16351184
I've found myself going back and exploring platforms libraries I never had the chance or interest to in the past. I grew out of PC gaming which occupied much of my teenage years and found more stimulation and excitement in discovering what people liked about older systems, exploring their libraries, understanding the way the hardware works, appreciating what developers pulled off on those systems, figuring out the best ways to get into the library and playing the best games for them. It's incredibly satisfying. Getting older hasn't resulted in any sort of stunted growth in my interests and has reawakened a lot of what I loved about games. I'm no longer playing the same old shit endlessly but falling in love with new titles over and over again. Learning their histories and what the industry was like at the time.
This may be the best way to play games, you'll find yourself loving more and more.
a40c76 No.16351274
just play games that are fun instead of only playing games that meeta criteria for being good.
333fbf No.16351276
>>16351098
>How do you do it anons?
I was a child during the golden age of arcades. It was all I thought about. I even ate Pac Man cereal and played the board game. I played games as much as I could when I could and thought about them when I wasn't playing them. I worked to buy games and only finally set them down to go to college and then university and to have a gf or two– and I missed gaming so much I switched to night shift to play games at night. It was an ingenious plan which backfired spectacularly, though I got to play a lot of games through out. I decided that the best life is the solitary life with games, for myself. So I retired early, sold most of my stuff and play games in an apt in a cheap town. So far, it is the best decision I have ever made, I had found peace and happiness. One big problem emerged though, games have gotten really shitty for the last decade and I had to resort to building a PC to play the old crpgs I missed dragging handhelds and consoles into the night shift workplace. I fear for the future and potentially having to sit next to people and have meaningless conversations to pass the time and maybe lie down on top of lady again. Perhaps my memory will get worse and I can replay the old classics I have saved once more. God help you younger anons, I can't imagine growing up now with all the shit games and cucks and virtue signaling– must be very demoralizing.
738afb No.16351283
>>16351274
same. problem being nothings fun anymore.
3f8a8b No.16351294
>On the flip side, have you ramped up gaming? Are you more of a neet than ever and do you see any purpose of leaving neetdom and going to get a job? Do you love your vidya first and foremost and only care about other things second?
Definitely more of this. I've come down with chronic illness so I'm not playing games that stress me out so much, instead I'm focused on making my own games. I've got problems that keep me from working so I still live with my mom and I'm trying to figure out how it's going to be. Don't have many skills so I'm trying to learn programming as well as improving my artwork so I have at least some sort of option.
I hope I'll be able keep making games.
d7678f No.16351299
Working hasn't changed my ability to game much because I've never been a NEET. I went from school to college to work, and I always gamed about 4 or so hours a day, usually from when I got home to when I went to sleep.
The thing that killed my time to game is getting married and having children. These fucking things eat all my free time. I love the wife and kids, but I'm down to 30 minutes a day to game, or maybe an hour tops. I grab a few hours to myself on the weekends whenever I can.
> Have you transitioned from lengthier games to shorter ones just to try and fill the itch?
Actually, the reverse. Back when I played a lot more games, I'd pick up all sorts of games and play through short ones in one sitting. Now, because my time is limited, I want to make it worth it, so I find I'll spend a long time on one long game at a time. I spent two months playing Zelda: Breath of the Wild. I spent another two months on Hollow Knight. I then spent a month or so working through Okami. I'm currently half a month into Dark Souls. When I finish with this, I plan on doing Super Daryl Deluxe. I actually find I appreciate a good long game more now that I can take my time and really steep myself into it, and use it as a relaxation from a long day of work and kids. I actually go back and find good long games from my backlog that I never got around to. Before, I wanted to just play everything I could, and I never got to my backlog. Now I take my time and pick a game carefully to spend my free time on.
Don't worry too much about losing gaming time. You'll have less time to game, but you'll still have time, and you can keep the love of vidya alive if you really care about it. It takes you longer to get through games, but you can appreciate them more.
4f56b7 No.16351301
>>16351283
Then just play old games that you like every once in a while, don't play more then 2-3 hours. Avoid god awful long games. Trash your backlog cause like hell you're going to play all that. There problem solved. Overall the big thing is your attitude overall, if you truly believe video games are not meant for anyone except kids you'll naturally lose interest in it over time.
284b48 No.16351306
>>16351294
Similar situation here except I'm dealing with side effects from Big Jew Pharma shit that are going on 6 months and I'm also teaching myself coding. Not for making games, but because I want a cozy SWPL tech job.
284b48 No.16351313
>>16351294
Do the Wim Hof method. It has helped me tremendously and has helped tons of others with cronic illnesses. Look in to it at the very least for me, anon.
f70dd3 No.16351388
Newer games don't excite me much anymore, I couldn't give less of a shit about Apex or Sekiro, even though I would have when I was younger.
I think a lot about escapism and delusion, growing up with vidya is something humans haven't been able to do before. Most of the lessons people learn through tough experiences and accidents I've discovered through introspection and simulation, and probably a bit too late.
Maybe the best thing to keep in mind is that nothing really matters. If vidya makes you happy, then game on.
333fbf No.16351397
>>16351388
>Most of the lessons people learn through tough experiences and accidents I've discovered through introspection and simulation, and probably a bit too late.
Are thousands of digital lives worth more than one mediocre life? I believe this will be a common topic down the road as tech becomes more advanced.
284b48 No.16351411
>>16351397
It's the lessons and experiences that you take back to your real life that matter.
83da45 No.16351444
i work part-time. if i'm not sleeping or doing something else i'm pretty much on the comp gamin. it isn't hard to get used to it, you just have to be ready to put the hours in.
>>16351301
>Trash your backlog cause like hell you're going to play all that
tbh cleaning out my backlog is a gr8 way to pass the time since i don't feel super pressured to constantly get new shit.
b02b0c No.16351449
>>16351098
Nearly all modern games are shit now. I don't even play them I just come here to enjoy other people bitching about them.
14fae6 No.16351467
I've moved on to VR and actual combat sports. Keeps me fit for the happening, and/ or eventual virtual sports leagues.
You're gonna be full of regret when omni directional treadmills become cheap and you can go on real actual mmo adventures in fully immersive VR, but you're too much of a fat fuck to enjoy it.
Stay healthy anons. The future is coming.
ed0f1b No.16351474
>>16351179
>>16351104
I'm not a furry so I'm out of the loop but who is tht and is there more?
333fbf No.16351504
>>16351467
>You're gonna be full of regret when omni directional treadmills become cheap and you can go on real actual mmo adventures in fully immersive VR, but you're too much of a fat fuck to enjoy it.
I have stayed away from VR assuming that without a directionless treadmill it wouldn't be complete. I still walk everyday to prepare though.
14fae6 No.16351507
>>16351504
What that other anon said about it being what the Wii was supposed to be is correct. The tracking is near perfect.
Just a tiny games library, and pretty expensive. Also for some reason so fucking many Australians.
5c9b9e No.16351510
>Find games that are roguelike
>Mainly random level generation is important
>Sprinkle basic vidya in here and there
>Always play on the highest difficulty
>Burn out quick
>Play a different one
>Rinse and repeat
I never get anywhere just like IRL, but they stay fun forever. I've got an ~80 hour Monster Hunter Dos save that's like 5 years old, but I just burned out of it. Dead Cells filled that void. Teleglitch will happen again soon I can feel it. Some Dwarf Fortress. I've found balance in perpetually sucking.
f622bd No.16351520
I'm soon to become the "40 years old, still lives with mom" stereotype, and I don't game as much, simply because I have played most of what I want and what is new is trash. While I pulled off multiple day long sessions nearly 20 years ago, now I only play about half an hour of vidya a day.
I do however feel that a bit of it is maturity, although obviously I'm a manchild.
And when my neet life ends I'll kill myself and stream it on /b/, don't wait on it but look forward to it.
f622bd No.16351524
>>16351520
Oh and have this from my cringe folder, it's not actually me, but imagine this is me.
266b3e No.16351529
>>16351524
Fugging Sticker Star eat my ass. Just give me another TTYD.
Been a NEET for nearly 3 years now cause basket weaving degree and I rarely play games now. Only come on /v/ to add older shit to the backlog and keep track of the industry.
fe7e47 No.16351531
>>16351524
You're a fat spic?
f70dd3 No.16351536
>>16351520
Sometimes my mom takes me to Gamestop, not that I ever want to. Just to parade me like I'm a creepy pet.
It's weird to think that your parents are largely responsible for your neetdom, which makes me even more detached from her sick mentality.
5c9b9e No.16351538
faf974 No.16351797
Honestly, if it wasnt for 3DS and Vita piracy being so easily acessable, I wouldnt still be playing vidya. My time to play has been eaten up ever since college began. I try to sink my teeth into one big console game a year, and it goea well, but little besides that. Regardless, a 3DS, DS flashcart and a PSVita has become my friends. It's a good thing I like JRPGs since that makes up the bulk of the Vita's library and a decent portion of what I've played on the 3ds.
31626d No.16352039
Between a full time job and a full time gf to spend time with I still find time to game, you just gotta manage your schedule carefully
Although I do feel that mental shift where many games feel pointless now and the suspension of disbelief is slowly being eroded away with age
Now from working for so long and the stresses of adulthood I can't feel true "fun" anymore, it's all goals to completed and that's it, it sucks
7f9b17 No.16352051
>>16351474
>I'm not a furry but
7a10a5 No.16352072
>>16351098
The biggest changes are that you'll need to get used to gaming by yourself and that you just won't have the time to get as good at games as you used to.
The first is the worst in my opinion. Just as you're beginning to work more and play less, your friends are also going through the same things. Some will quit playing entirely, others will work schedules where you can't meet them online anymore, etc. It just sucks, and it's worse when you are used to playing with friends like I was. It just isn't the same playing by yourself if you're used to having friends to play with.
As for the skill level, it's not a big deal to me, but I know that matters to some of you, so be prepared to suck, and be ready to understand why many of us here just don't care about "competitive gaming" anymore and prioritize story and gameplay.
9240c5 No.16352101
>>16351474
<i'm not a furry but
>i'm not a faggot but those 2d cocks sure look yummy
>i'm not a cuck but ntr is so hot
>i'm not a pedo but lolis are so sexy
463f3c No.16352102
>>16352039
I've been at this "adult" thing for a while, and I don't think it's that you can't enjoy a good game, it's more that because you have less time to spend on entertainment you will inevitably become more critical and more stingy with your free time.
It's one thing to play a shitty game when you have nothing else in life to worry about, but it's a whole other situation when you work your ass off all day, and only have a few hours to eat, run errands and just get to bed to do it all over again.
So when you have maybe an hour or two each night to sit down and play a game, the ones that suck are going to be all the more annoying because they "stole" your one or two hours you have to unwind before bed.
This is why v is so critical and so cynical. There are a lot of teens and neets here sure, but many adults with jobs and other responsibilities visit this place and it all inevitably means that when a retsrdedly hyped game wastes our time, we're going to bitch about it here first (because other sites are all circle jerks in favor of their games). And we'll bitch about it because we're at work and we shit post from our phones because we have nothing better to do.
0fdcb3 No.16352108
>>16352102
>we phonepost
Speak for yourself, faggot.
610b71 No.16352129
>>16351098
I was on track to be a mostly normal and functioning member of society but when I got into college, I ended up having nervous breakdowns and falling into depression.
Ever since then, I've been NEET/hikki and mooching off my parents. It feels bad but now, there's this awful mental barrier that's keeping me from going back to education. It feels like I'd be out of place and that everyone would know exactly why I don't belong there or something.
Sadly, getting a job here in my country isn't feasible without a degree or some connections. Even street-cleaners need to have completed high-school, at minimum.
Worst part in a situation like this is having parents that still love and support you despite your uselessness. If they had started hating or disowned me, I could just kill myself without having to worry about how it would affect them.
fb4ba1 No.16352140
I actually still have plenty of time to game but I waste it all in futile efforts trying to improve myself, fuck my life.
738afb No.16352146
>>16352140
self improvement is a fucking meme. you can't grow taller or get a stronger jawline by doing reps or eating healthy, at least not when you're already 20 something
d7678f No.16352213
>>16352146
You can't grow taller, but you can have a stronger jawline, depending on why your jawline is weak. Most weak jawlines are because of too much fat deposited in the neck and chin. Get yourself down to a healthy BMI and you'll usually fix your jawline as well.
And self improvement doesn't just mean becoming more attractive; it also involves developing skills, building knowledge, addressing personal weaknesses, getting more healthy and fit, and pushing toward where you want to be in life.
I'm not sure why you'd decide to be a defeatist over something as universally desirable as self improvement.
1fae64 No.16352248
>>16352108
Fair enough, you're at a shitty desk job, I'm not. You're stuck in a miserable cubicle, while I'm outside working.
I finally understand why you guys are so elitist about this subject, it's all you have when you're at your miserable jobs.
fe3faf No.16352286
got enough time to play video games but i don't.
nowadays games are all jackshit, boring and have no soul.
they are overpriced, short and have most of the time nothing to discover.
i grew up with atari, nes and snes.
playing lufia 2 gives more than playing the new zelda on switch.
nowdays games have all those stress element in it, timer, enemy hords, repeating tasks,
>get this box in under one minute
>kill 20 enemy in 30 seconds
>at night the monster will come out
>enemys will respawn when you don't move to the next stage
on top of this it gets all casulised, made easy for the dumbos
>press the green A button
>press F to pay respect
>wall of text in a tutorial
>you are an dickhead idiot who can't learn things on his own
>let me interupt you with another wall of text
>no soul
>FF15
and on top of this, the goal for newer games these days is not to get a good game out, nowadays a good game is a game that get a lot of money in, one only get more money in by making their games more easier to open it up to more diveresed people.
Now they force these diverse minoritys in for them.
>black superman
>strong whaman
>non gender pixel shit
and on top of that all this shit gets hyped up by shills and media 24/7 with a shit ton of manufactured memes who actually nobody likes and only get spread around by idiots kiddos who know jackshit about anything in live
>fortnite dance
>i am already tracer
>hyped
>gnomed
and on top of this you get a fuckton of corruption crawling up from the bottom of indie pixel shit up to high level kojima dick suckers whos only reason to stay in the video games industry is to farm more money from those retarded normalfags new age targgeted minority groups. Born to get milked in every way, since 2007 forced into social media enviroment, knowing nothing about actually internet
>plebbit
>facebook
>instafuck
>twatter
>imgur
and on top of this, shills flooding all information channels left and right to a point where only those retarded nigger kiddos from le epic silicon valley can get an understanding from
video games changed, to a necro corps.
i build my backup, my backup is good, i play only old games with soul now
52717c No.16352294
It's funny how minor life changes affect how you play vidya. Personally I've had to cut down and only dig in to the games I really want to play. Being a music student, there isn't a single thing more common that cuts into practice time than vidya. Basically I have to plan out all my activities each day, and when I'm done if I have time left over and I don't have a 10pm-3am shift I'll play some vidya. Having a gf can also make it hard, they require copious attention at many hours, mine plays vidya too (casual and indie stuff like Animal Xing, Stardew, Hollow Knight) so it's a little easier for me since she gets it. It's different for everyone but being a naturally unstructured person, structuring my day means that I don't leave things to the last minute, so I can enjoy my vidya without the impending dread of unfulfilled responsibility.
>>16351313
Seconding Wim Hof, it makes a big difference and has helped me with working out so I don't become a landwhale by 30
b36bb3 No.16352338
>>16352286
>still can't into jack shit
It's like you don't know jack shit.
However, your post is largely correct.
12ede8 No.16352358
>>16351098
Get a fucking life you worthless piece of shit. Unless you're nonwhite, then keep playing games.
fd7360 No.16352386
>>16351098
>TFW graduated college at 24 when I should have graduated at 22
>No jobs due to the huge job gap of 2011
>Finally in 2019 have a job in Retail at a busy job that is long and tedious but I am one of the few people that did not quit two months in and works night shifts
Sad thing is i like the money and hate the busy work of Retail but in order to get to a good paying job without the busy work of Retail I may need to work at least a year. The good news is I can play games but I find myself needing to be in the mood or balancing my time much better. I did finish Final Fantasy XV episodes and I am going on a long game like SMT Apocalypse but it may take a lot of my time. The only sad news is I notice I am less interested in PC gaming than I used to be and have the itch to just play Team Fortress 2 all day when I was a NEET which was a fucking blast for the 7-8 years. I do feel like time is more precious but at the same hand it's part time and I would never ever work full time for any company because it's not worth it My only hope is to work the year at this really busy shitty retail job and go to a more comfy job or just be a NEET for a few months and then go to a comfy job or a job that pays 30k a year as a salesman and still play games after work without being fatigued like I am now. Which unfortunately would eat up my time as it would be full time and I would only have the weekends off. Who knows but for now I am at least happy to get paid and to buy things I have always wanted without having much NEETbucks per month to spend on Vidya here and there. My number one advice Anon is to find a day and spend 2 hours on it at the least. It's what I had to do with anime as well now that my time is cut down.
4c1ff6 No.16352530
>>16351098
I'm unironically thinking about becoming a priest, the training doesn't take very long, it's not a very hard job, it gives you a high social status (not that I particularly care about that), the pay is pretty nice, free board and lodging, you get a house maid and you've got a lot of free time for video games. I think it would be a nice balance between being a NEET and becoming Schekelsteins personal slave.
50c56e No.16352546
>>16352530
Fuck, I'm unironically considering this too. I mean you'd have to preach to a bunch of old ladies and pretend you give a shit about their problems but that's pretty much all my interactions with normalfags anyway. You got any idea what is the church's policy on booze?
d10648 No.16352551
>>16352129
The hardest step to recovery is the first, just show up and do it. Five years from now, do you want to look back and say you went full NEET your whole life or did you fix things and look at where you are now
4c1ff6 No.16352554
>>16352546
Officially it's a complete no go but there's a big difference between what you're not allowed to do as a priest and what you actually do in your private life. I've known quite a few priests who've actually had illegitimate children with their house maids.
c2564a No.16352562
>>16351104
Pretty much this for me as well. I also stopped playing multiplayer games because online gaming is a massive meme that got way out of hand and they're currently shit anyway, so I just stick to old games for the most part.
cae835 No.16352566
I'm 27, I have the will to play games but I'm so stressed and tired from work that I simply don't have the energy. I still play whenever I can and I intend to keep this lifestyle of just fucking around after work even in the future. I don't give a shit, playing vidya and fucking around on the internet is way too fun.
f441e1 No.16352722
>>16351474
>I'm not a furry
You are now, faggot.
d7ec5e No.16352783
>>16351098
To anyone transitioning from neet to job, just know that the first day is always the worst. When you get your sea legs and start working for a couple days then the feeling of dread will subside and you might begin to enjoy your work. Remember that you're not in it alone and having someone you like at your job makes waking up a lot more tolerable.
>Has gaming become less of a time consuming task for you?
No. If anything it's consuming too much of my free time and the worst part being that I don't enjoy anything I'm playing. Platformers are all the same, rougelikes are shit RNG, I don't like FPS, I can only stomach RPGs if I'm playing one at a time, hack-n-slash boils down to the same 2 or 3 combos, fighting games are all the same, exc., exc. The last good new game I enjoyed was Splatoon and after dumping 500+ hours into it I'm bored. I still enjoy sandboxes though, but they're only really good with other people. I'm excited about VR because I enjoyed what little I've played of it so far and even then I know that pointing and waggling is going to get old. I just need something new at this point, ANYTHING new.
c5e308 No.16352790
>>16351474
>>16352722
I am a furry and what is THT?
c5e308 No.16352791
>>16352783
>To anyone transitioning from
Oh I thought this was a shitpost for a second
2bdf34 No.16352863
>>16351524
>cringe folder
>i-i-its not me
Back to leddit.
b1f38b No.16352892
I got bored of video games so I just have my girlfriend play them for me.
70321d No.16352931
>get an office job
>surrounded by assholes
>said assholes are all politically incorrect
>I say something politically incorrect
>they attempt to get me fired
>they can't because that'd be discrimination for reasons
>they make stuff up to get me fired, doesn't work
>I become isolated and they pretend to talk to me when people are around
>go home
>play vidya to de-stress instead of exercise or write or learn vidya
>nearly 30 and probably virgin for life
Could be better, could be worse.
42ce1c No.16352934
Adulthood is going from your dad asking if you're winnin' son
to asking if you're working hard or hardly working
5d8ca4 No.16352967
>How do you do it anons? Has gaming become less of a time consuming task for you? Do you find yourself stuck in a position where it feels impossible to game anymore? Have you transitioned from lengthier games to shorter ones just to try and fill the itch? Is there even an itch left and gaming has become an activity of the past mostly.
I never went through this "gaming crisis" that many anons seem to have. Sure, I have less time to play games. That doesn't mean that I enjoy them less. It's true that I enjoy new games less frequently, because most of the industry has pivoted towards a different audience. I guess I'm fine with that overall because as I said before, I have less time to play games. I don't have the urge to feel regret that I didn't get to spend 8 or more hours a day playing a game because I also enjoy my work, for the most part. I play games mostly for a challenge and I guess there is some common link between the feeling I get when I succeed at a difficult game and the feeling I get when the stuff I'm working on at my job finally gets released. I guess you could say I enjoy work and being able to make things, even though I'm lazy. It's a weird life. Pic semi-related, it's a cake I made for my last birthday – yes, I know it literally looks like shit but turns out I had made too much chocolate ganache. It's supposed to be a yule log, hence the weird marks that are supposed to look like bark. Was tasty though.
The thing I really wish I had time for is to make games. That is an unholy vortex of destroying your free time because there is so much work to do. Cooking is like the "easy mode" of feeling accomplished for me – not that much of a time investment for gratification.
5d8ca4 No.16352971
>>16352967
I should also mention that I enjoy games for much more cerebral reasons than I did as a kid. I enjoy getting in the head of the designer or developer and trying to figure out what they were thinking. I also enjoy CRPGs much more than I used to.
afca20 No.16352979
>>16352248
>get called out for being a phoneposting faggot
>instantly go into butthurt overdrive defensive mode
LMAO
d4c0b1 No.16352984
I have a lot less time to do it now. Spending a day playing vidya seems like a day wasted when I have obligations to myself. That doesn't mean that I enjoy vidya less, no, I probably enjoy it more since my tastes are far better, but I find myself hoarding games under the guise of playing them "one day" far more often than I used to.
ecf736 No.16352986
>>16351504
The best solution I've played with so far is using twinstick one for running/strafing and the other for snap turning. Helps out a lot.
4271e2 No.16353001
I know I'm going to get dragged on for this but, I have no clue how I am able to get some gaming in.
I'm 31 now, have a wife, 2 kids, and am stuck running a business. I don't have any regrets but I really really want to just sit back alone and game for a like a week. I feel like I just need to get adjusted to not being able to game as much and maybe find another hobby that's easier to pick up and put down. It's even more difficult since I only enjoy JRPGs and I can't exactly play for 15 minutes and then get back to life. I have no clue what I should be doing or if I should even continue gaming.
5d8ca4 No.16353032
>>16353001
You can introduce games to your kids that you enjoyed in your youth. Even if they don't necessarily like all of them it's a way for you to kill two birds with one stone.
>Running a business
Good luck with that one, though. That's a time destroyer right there.
87e13d No.16353044
WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY
Is anyone else happy that clown memes are all the rage right now? I never understood the stupid 2010'ish meme that clowns were scary. I didn't love clowns but didn't fear or dislike them either.
96f209 No.16353054
>>16353001
You and all the other faggots with wife/gf/kids should fuck off somewhere else.
50c56e No.16353055
>>16353044
I knew I wasn't the only one fond of the clown meme. Frankly this is pretty good meme all in all.
b36bb3 No.16353058
>>16353044
I've always liked clowns somewhat. The idea of the Shakespearean Fool is too good to pass up. He's just some asshole with worldly wisdom beyond his means that he shamelessly and happily dumps onto everyone passing by with a shit eating grin while wearing bright colors and honking violently.
4931c9 No.16353061
>>16353054
good goyim just live in your cafe and dont care about those pesky ideas like family
965fd8 No.16353064
Work like 25-30 hours a week
I have chronic pain and fatigue so i usually just play destiny 2 a bunch but that got boring
Videogames arnt as fun as they were when i was a kid
Idk if its cuz the industry sucks
Or cuz were all depressed
b697db No.16353071
>>16353061
>cafe
<tfw no h8chan café
I bet it would be like FUCK YOU BALTIMORE, but with cawfee instead of used cars.
8d53de No.16353083
I used to be really big into CS and halo in 2003-2009 range and other games of course but once I got into college, got laid and done more psychedelics than most people know exist, i find gaming a chore tbh. I'm gonna get halo for pc when they come out cuz im a fag (i love halo but pc > console) and play with coworkers but Vidya doesn't have the same spark anymore. Only skiing, crypto, raves and chasing whores gets my interest anymore, in that order
8d53de No.16353088
I do wanna revisit ps1 and ps2 library, i have the consoles and missed a lot of gems growing up. From the looks of it I'm not missing out much anyway FUCKING EX WHORE TOOK MY PS3 THAT I CAMPED OUT FOR, I WOULDA HAD ALL 4 REEEEEEEE
bf3b24 No.16353092
>>16352530
>priest
So you want to fuck little boys, constantly deal with old dying people, crazy goons that wont shut up about how jesus saved them despite still being a shitty person, confessions that are either really boring or interesting, visit other parishes, have holy wars with every other sect of christianity, be labelled as a pedo by everyone, do funerals, weddings and everything inbetween,etc
So what sect are you going to be a priest for anyway? catholic, protestant or one of the other irrelevant sects?
>you get a lot of free time for video games
You get no free time at all, you are forced to be here there or everywhere at specific times, and if the chance someone is suddenly dying, being executed or some other sacrament then you must be there on short notice. you'd be suprised how much shit priests have to do at the drop of a hat if something comes up
5d8ca4 No.16353123
>>16353088
>dating someone so petty that they steal your video game console when they leave you
What sort of mistakes have you made in life, Hitler?
e5f25f No.16353144
>>16351520
Not your personal blog, kill yourself.
a34440 No.16353439
>>16351098
Nope. No problems here. Make time for your hobbies OP. Preferably by not making faggy blogposts about aging when we have cake mans jewcy youth to sustain us.
>>16353044
>>16353058
More?
>>16353064
>Or cuz were all depressed
My dick's hard as fuck with all this clown posting. Speak for yourself.
b93618 No.16353715
f69e21 No.16353788
Thanks for the replies guys, feel better about my little situation. Why the mods bumplocked it idk, theres shittier threads up but i dont expect much from mark the fag. I appreciate the replies for as long as they lasted.
4b0b51 No.16353848
Starting to shift into heavier study, but I'll likely be going for a part time job as a Clinical Technician in a few months to fill time between study. I still like games but I've become incredibly picky. For the most part I look forward to having expendable income and getting heavily into Scuba Diving instead of hiring shitty shop gear, might look at rock-climbing or something too.
e7bf22 No.16353950
YouTube embed. Click thumbnail to play.
>>16353064
>chronic pain
Do the Wim Hof breathing and take cold showers like I posted above, nigger. Do you like being a sad cripple?
e7bf22 No.16353952
96a1f4 No.16353997
>>16352783
> When you get your sea legs and start working for a couple days then the feeling of dread will subside and you might begin to enjoy your work. Remember that you're not in it alone and having someone you like at your job makes waking up a lot more tolerable.
Just tell yourself you are getting paid and that you can finally buy things you ordinarily could not have on Neet bucks.
18c60e No.16354054
Old people now vs old people in the future
d2972b No.16354113
>>16354054
>old people now
>reading
heh
31626d No.16354690
>>16352102
You know, you're right, never thought of it that way
f622bd No.16358149
>>16354054
Old people are boomers now, anon.
They watch the talmudvision while drinking beer and they've been at it for 60 years.
bb1b62 No.16358972
>>16353715
because the mods are teenage tranny jews
641c88 No.16359138
The real free time killer is a relationship. I imagine if I weren't in one I'd have a good amount of time between school and my job to fire up some games.
5e5e3b No.16359614
>>16351474
Comic is peaches and cream by miu. Enjoy your degenerate porn search.
>>16351524
>imagine this is me
Lose the fedora at least, faggot.
078357 No.16363646
181ffc No.16363681
I think this entire generation is destined to eternally work part time jobs. I got a full time job once and they still gave me less than 30 hours a week. Talk about a sick joke. So I don't see how I am ever going to not have enough time to game. Unless you work two jobs.
683752 No.16363703
I have no IRL friends so even though I spend a lot of time at work, working out, and doing various chores/side work I still spend my weekends and evenings playing games, maybe more than when I was a teenager. Hell I'd say I'm BETTER at games overall than I was when i was younger and had more time to play too, partly because I'm more focused on my physical health and partly because I understand games better as a whole now and figure out all sorts of tricks and tech more quickly, and if I can't figure stuff out I can look up stuff online to do put the pieces together I'm missing
Along with understanding games better now, I also know what I don't want to play and can research things before I buy them so I spend less time chugging through games I don't like that much just because it's all I got to play, and having a big boy job I can just buy the games I want without having to scrounge together cash like when I was a teenager. A lot of parts about getting older has been viciously depressing, especially being a lonely guy, but there's still games I enjoy greatly
1089b1 No.16363787
I went from neet to school to work in the past 2 years. Honestly I have played less and less games has time went on. Sure, I have less time to play so there is that but even then, when I do find the time the only thing I want to do is go sleep.
I hate wageslaving
>>16352129
I do not want to blackpill here but it sounds like you have a pretty similar situation to what I had. I was neet for 5 years then went and got an education and a job and while I don't regret doing it because I think that I am making my parents happy that I am "functional", my life really isn't any better. The only difference is that I spend 9-10 hours per day out of the house doing boring shit. I am still KHHV, with about 1 "friend" who's my coworker. I am making good money but I do not want to buy anything and it just keeps pilling up. Only reason I work is that it makes my parents feel happy. Once they are dead I will truly have no reason to keep working really. I'm hoping I'll have stockpiled enough to be able to surf on what I put aside for a while.
It is nice that when I see family members once or twice per year I don't have to tell them that I'm not in school or working I guess.
d55997 No.16363819
Stop being gay
Stop making shit threads about being gay
Play more videogames
de3807 No.16363841
I play boomer kino now like simulators, Arma and DCS and the like. In an organized Arma unit that does stuff on the weekends. My weekend schedule is packed, but that's ok. I usually chill and watch videos after work on the weekdays.
87725e No.16364133
>got fired from my shit fucking job after I told my boss to fuck off
>been living it up like a NEET king ever since
>actually been able to play video games AND get a decent night's sleep
God I missed this. I can't remember the last time I felt so happy and stress free. I'm like a completely different person. I can go another couple months like this before my savings even start to get dangerous, too.
168140 No.16364390
I've got the ultimate pro tip to finding more time for vidya. Stop shitposting on /v/.
9dfcb3 No.16365256
>>16351520
35 years old, still live with Mom too.
I quit my job last year and I've been pretty much a NEET in between contracts (which only last a month or so). Never bothered going to school after I graduated, my life has pretty much been school/vidya/sleep, except school was replaced with work after.
I've fully accepted that I'll never amount to anything. I'll probably never finish college, won't ever get anything beyond a shitty entry level job, I'm past my prime so dating is a thing of the past, I've become a fat fuck and I'm indifferent to life in general. But hey, whatever, fuck it.
1973ce No.16365273
>>16365256
I bet you're actually a loli
76bbba No.16365274
>>16351098
I'm only 19 and I've practically exhausted gaming for myself. I literally can not find any good games I haven't played already and when I do they're either shit, uninteresting or just unfun. I've tried older games like morrowind and necked myself out of frustration should've tried to play for longer honestly
I'm probably just being a faggot and not looking hard enough but who knows. Might go reinstall morrowind now actually. Tempted to get some mods for it but I know I'll be there for a decade if I do.
c9895b No.16365280
>>16365256
>>16351520
>26
If there ever was a time for me to get back to studying, get my degree and start working on those grand life plans, it is now.
I need to quit /v/ too.
1de41d No.16365315
>>16365274
Half of it is running out of novel ideas. Eventually all games feel like a piece of Game #1 mixed with a piece of Game #2 and so on, you've seen it all before. This isn't unique to gaming- all movies, fiction books, etc. are variations on basic themes that eventually become old hat. What matters is whether you decide you're done with the medium or if you decide that certain aspects of gaming are ones you enjoy regardless of whether they're old or new to you. For example, some people love shmups, they play them for decades even though nothing truly new has happened in that scene for decades. They just like the gameplay. You have to find something similar.
The other half is how shitty a lot of games are, that's also not unique to games. Before, a shitty game was at least a new shitty game, now you can immediately see it's just a different arrangement of old shit. This can really kill any tolerance for even the slightest problems in a game unless you stick to what you actually like about gaming. Just keep at it if you feel like it, anon.
429a06 No.16365323
>>16365280
You could just stay here. 26 is practically 30 anyway, you would hardly even notice.
d2ae14 No.16365344
This thread touched me in my sad place. Love you guys.
da3745 No.16365348
>>16351104
yup, if I have a day off or a weekend off I'll just dump an entire day into whatever game I'm working through
f86eb2 No.16365355
>>16365344
I love you too, Anon.
76bbba No.16365363
>>16365315
It's frustrating because I know there's plenty of ways to make a game unique and have an interesting story but 90% of games are made by devs and publishers who only want money so they'll often feel soulless and empty.
Compare the absolute mess that are fallout76 and anthem to literally an older game even fucking halo and you can see such a clear fucking difference. Halo isn't all that great but at least the devs cared about their fucking franchise and at least put effort into the lore and story unlike the other two which are just bland money grabs.
94ecdc No.16365401
>>16354054
In my experience, 50+ people do nothing except work, socialize and watch tv. Mostly the last one.
786a89 No.16365518
Now I can't even binge for more than 4 hours at a time when I used to be able to do all nighters. I still remember playing multiple autistic Japanese grindfests where when I was in full groove at the game I could be at it for almost 16 straight hours over the course of two days. My rule was usually 2-1-1 as in grind for 2 days, play a bit less (like 4-6 hours max) for the third day and then play absolutely no vidya at the 4th day to cool off.
34f75e No.16365733
The best time to play vidya if you're a wagecuck is as soon as you wake up. On days off, you should enjoy time with others or at least nature. As long as you master time management, nothing really changes. It's like >>16352102 says, you just get stingy with your time, especially if you invest in self improvement. You have to make time for yourself and if you don't, you end up just drifting with (usually) awful results.
>>16351524
Quit being used by your mom, fag. Why would you associate with the person that ruined your life? Anon, it's never too late, try a little harder, we believe in you.
afcf7d No.16366212
>Check up the multiplayer of a game you like every year
>Serverlist getting smaller and smaller
It's still a bad feel.
f978ed No.16366238
I never really liked video games unless they had concise and clear goals.
Nintendy games like Super Metrosexual are for fags. Give me Doom or give me death.
ca5c69 No.16369191
All these manchildren in the boards and yet the 8chan userbase still believe that it has the manpower to reform their countries and commit genocides on a global scale.
Pathetic.
c3afc1 No.16369232
>>16366272
>;_;
>>>/reddit/
48fac3 No.16369302
Nowadays, gaming seems to be the only thing I have genuine motivation for. It's the only thing that shows regular, clear signs of progress for me. I've been working an entry-level job for almost half a decade now, and I've been wholly unable to find anything tangentially related to software dev, which I went to college for. I've put in somewhere in the ballpark of 110 job applications in since September, with 90+ percent of them either resulting in outright rejection or simply not hearing back at all. So I spend some spare time with that, and most of my time with vidya. Can't even find the motivation to hone my skills either, which is part of the reason I've struggled to find something for years now to begin with.
Once I do find something, though, and I'm hellbent on that much, the only real shift in my lifestyle will be the extra work, but my vidya habit will likely remain similar outside of it. Don't plan on being in a relationship anytime soon.
db82e1 No.16369524
>>16369302
>only motivation for vidya
>clear signs of progress
vidya is a piece of shit anon. You really need to quit.
dd7906 No.16369539
>>16364390
Underrated post. I cleared up lots of free time by not going to imageboards nearly as much. Even playing vidya feels productive in comparison to coming here. Ok I am leaving, for real now.
c43686 No.16369566
6752a4 No.16369836
>>16351098
the greed of the gaming industry pushed me out of it.
- more and more DLCs
- paid mods
- microtransaction
- pay to win loot boxes
EA`s Star Wars Lootfront 2 was the straw that breaks the camel's back. Since that, I never bought and barely played any game
They have no shame to nickel and dime its costumes and most gamers don't give a shit and allow this cancer to grow
1bd89f No.16369937
>>16351182
stay strong cricket
e486d3 No.16370200
I rotate between 2nd and 3rd shift at a hospital, so I mostly just binge on my days off. I do find that a dedicate myself to a single game more than when I was younger. Super Robot Wars T will probably be my game for April.
60bb06 No.16370229
I work 6 days a week, get my bills paid, and find time to socialize and pursue my long-term life goals. I even workout on a near daily basis. I've accomplished this via a repeating weekly schedule that takes everything into account. Included on this schedule is vidya time once a week. If I'm in a shit mood and I need to blow off some steam then I simply allow myself more time for vidya that week. It's not so much a matter of sticking to the schedule perfectly so much as seeing it as an ideal week that I try to live up to as often as I can. Picture unrelated.
b5dcb1 No.16370416
These days I sorta play games that have a competitive side to them, but that only fucks me up mentally. I was only average at best at games, after all. I'd migrate to single player games, but they don't last long for me. I'd find a new hobby entirely, but nothing else has caught my interest.
5f1b43 No.16370448
>>16351536
>shes sick
>your the neet
Apple doesnt fall far huh?
1bfd5f No.16370515
>>16369836
Exactly. Idiots claim it's just nostalgia for old games but the way games are so focused on squeezing cash out of normalfags make them shallow and bland.
f5cdd1 No.16370598
>>16351098
I'm a phone posting father. Basically lurk and play mobile shit at work. With what little free time I have, games just aren't really worth the time anymore. I guess getting older makes time more valuable, but I play mobile Starjew Valley so yeah. On the weekends when I could play Vidya, I drink and play MTG or build and paint gunpla. Things change anons.
ee0acf No.16377462
>>16352530
>high social status
HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
if having everyone thinking you are pedophile and having everyone instantly associate you with kiddy rapers is a high social status for you, sure bro
38ce4f No.16377478
>>16365280
Wanna hold hands instead?
586c99 No.16377605
>>16353044
I may want to have naked cuddles with clown girl.
4aeccf No.16377607
>>16370598
Normalfag leave and dont come back
c2556f No.16377608
I got no time or space and I move a lot so I only play the finest visual novels and roguelikes
a57207 No.16394039
>>16351098
i became an eternal neet with a day job that pays me a living wage for working only 2 hours a day, but somehow i have no motivation to game anymore and when i do, i opt for games that i can play while expending minimal effort, like turn-based dungeon crawlers and the occasional mindless shooting gallery like risk of rain 2
nowadays i feel like gaming takes too much effort, and i can't stand the overstimulation of my senses brought on by the flashing lights and colors.