• underscores@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      4 days ago

      StarCraft is completely valid, I have like 9000 hours in sc2 and I’ve never broken past the GM MMR,my peak was like 5.3k.

      Something that happens at high elo is you constantly play a smaller pool of players. When Samuel the semi pro logs on and you both queue at the same time you bet he’s gonna be matched with you.

      On the flipside… you do know watching a video and just doing as the video says IS enough to get to the top percentiles right ? I mean this with zero shred of sarcasm or elitism, seriously. If you watch a “bronze to masters” type video you will make it pretty high up.

      As for StarCraft broodwar ? that game is impossible, I have like 2000 hours and I get folded every time in ladder. I’ve only made it to B- (Terran) and nowadays it seems hyper competitive. A tiny pool of highly skilled players all across the board. Even smurfing for some reason.

      When FlaSh plays Terran he is legitimately the culmination of humanity’s gaming skill in application.

      • somebody_to_love@lemmy.todayEnglish
        3·
        4 days ago

        Thanks for sharing your experience. I was actually talking about broodwar. I could never get interested in SC2, it’s too complex, it was designed for competitive players and it’s really not fun. Too many variables at the same time.

        I discovered gameplay videos on YouTube a few years ago (flash vs light, jaedong…) and they let me learn some strategies which allowed me to beat the campaigns without cheating for the first time. I was making beginner’s mistakes. Since then I just play intermittently and have fun, no pressure. I know I’m not good and I don’t need to be.

        • underscores@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          4 days ago

          I have known about scbw since like 2004 and I have tried to learn how to play it since 2013 on and off, with the remaster ive actually played more than ever, even so: the game is not any easier now than it was before

          SCBW is one of those games where if someone tells me they’re bad at it, it’s like “dude we all are”

    • Lennny@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      4 days ago

      I liked base building and hated the combat. So StarCraft never was my go to. Now empire earth? Oo baby. From throwing stones to dropping nukes to fuckin legally distinct gundums. All while I have a minas tirith worth of walls for defense.

  • Mad_Punda@feddit.orgEnglish
    6·
    4 days ago

    Maybe that means their having fun, even if they are not considered ”good at the game”, whatever that means. Seems okay to enjoy games as entertainment, and not join the competition…?

    • call_me_xale@lemmy.zipEnglish
      13·
      6 days ago

      Pssh, I’m super good at that game.

      Just don’t ask where I put my train network. ^it’s in the sky so I don’t have to deal with elevation changes^

  • QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6·
    5 days ago

    I literally have over half a YEAR in Minecraft playtime and somehow I’ve done practically nothing?? I just explore servers and make the shittiest bases known to man.

    Once I took over an abandoned base and lived there for like a year, then the original owner came back (on a different account) and they got banned for trying to take back the base. I feel bad about it but I was literally 13 at the time and was too scared of getting banned to say anything 😭

    Also shout-out to USUV (IP play.ultravanilla.world) if by chance anyone is looking for a vanilla Minecraft server. I actually found it from the admins Firefox extension to redirect from fandom.com to wiki.gg during the Minecraft wiki transfer. It’s one of the very few Minecraft servers that aren’t pay to win and have an active community.

  • Maiq@piefed.zipEnglish
    10·
    6 days ago

    It’s like you added up the hours I spent playing Oldrim and forgot to add the other two grand playing SE.

      • Breezy@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        5 days ago

        My younger cousin in his late 20s does this like 2 to 3 times a year. They replay the game while skipping all dialog. Its like crandy crush to some people. Whats worse is they delete their previous save file to start over. I cant wrap my head around these actions.

      • rumschlumpel@feddit.orgEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        Yeah, I can see playing it a couple of times with some mods, but I’d put my personal limit for this kind of thing below 1000 hours. Even with mods, the combat just isn’t interesting enough.

      • Maiq@piefed.zipEnglish
        1·
        5 days ago

        There are so many mods that change everything. Can be like a new game every time. Same with fo4.

    • bunnyBoy@pawb.socialEnglish
      6·
      5 days ago

      ‘If you can smoke a cigarette you can do anything’ motherfuckers directly before they tell me to go set up the TEG

    • arudesalad@piefed.caEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      “Potassium, that’s dangerous” <-- my scientist colleage (and unfortunately also live streaming at the time) staring at a potassium spill covering the entire science department moments before I (500+ hours playtime) trigger an anomaly that spills water

  • Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    5 days ago

    Hey, being bad at something is just the first step to getting good at something.

    Unfortunately, I’ve never been a big fan of steps.

  • chiliedogg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    5 days ago

    Slay the Spire for me.

    I can’t help it. I try to force builds I want instead of adapting to what the game gives me.

    Claw is law.