I'd like to play Cold War Assault (Operation Flashpoint) on daily basis with frens.
There was a time I used to play vidya games pretty seriously.
By that I mean 3 - 5 times a week in the evening for several hours in predefined groups of at least 10 players.
Even as a Bernd it was no problem finding such a group.
Are there any games left you play as a big group other than MMOs?
I want some anonymity. Playing in a small group means you have to compete for your spot and if you are boring you get left behind.
I used to play MMOs with my siblings. Unfortunately though I’m a nervous basketcase and after every raid my hands would shake from the anxiety. The stress grew to be too much and I had to drop out of our guild and the game altogether.
Nowadays Bernd plays cozy solo games like Animal Crossing, if I bother to game that is. Gaming feels like a waste of time imho.
I understand what you mean but I feel that compared to what I do most of the time (watching youtube, twitch, TV shows or movies) gaming is more productive.
At least I have some social contacts even if I don't say much.
I can feel my already bad social skills deteriorating even more over the last years.
I had a really great time playing WoW for the first time ever on their classic servers last year. The game feels like it was properly designed to benefit players who group up, which makes it really easy to find new friends around your level and make the journey to max level together. Quests and (sub-60) dungeons are comfy and not at all competitive. I found raiding and PvP to be really dull on the other hand, so I quit after getting two characters to post-60. There are also quite a few dead areas (because they don't suit the modern min-maxing crowd) and some quests are borderline impossible to solo with the wrong class.