StaceyPowers Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 Sometimes when I’m doing tedious grinding in a game, it occurs to me how “work”-like it is. Yet somehow I’m still having fun. But I suspect if I had to do the same thing for a living, the fun would drain out of it. Anyone have thoughts on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 We wouldn't have any choice but to try and enjoy them if that's how we make money to take care of our responsibilities. It's the only way you can play it that way and enjoy doing it or it's going to bore you out all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennysplash Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 We enjoy it because we play it for fun. If it were to be a chore we will get tired of it in no time. We all get tired of our daily job because we know that without it we cannot survive. It will be the same with games too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatman Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 5 hours ago, Kennysplash said: We enjoy it because we play it for fun. If it were to be a chore we will get tired of it in no time. We all get tired of our daily job because we know that without it we cannot survive. It will be the same with games too. Exactly. A lot of people will stop working if they have another means which they can make money to use and take care of their responsibilities. They have to work because it is something they cannot avoid doing.I f they should make video games like that, people way hardly enjoy it unless they can't find any other means deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortie Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 I love playing video games, back when I was playing a lot more video games and creating video game content more often, I was less stressed and I enjoyed every minute I go to play the video games I did. If I was given the opportunity to play video games for a living, I would jump at the chance and know it would still be fun for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyorAlice Posted June 25 Share Posted June 25 I play video games because they have some form of entertainment value, not because I intent to make money off them. I don't know if I could still play video games for money. I don't wonder if they'd still be fun at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted October 4 Share Posted October 4 Totally agree! Grinding can feel like work, but somehow it’s rewarding in games. Maybe it’s the sense of progress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Button Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 Well, though I like video games, having it as a job often eliminates the enjoyments from gaming. The pressure to perform, practice and playing a game time and again can become stressful to a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOn Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 I have come to realize that whenever you get to perform a specific task repeatedly, you end up losing the essence of the game. The passion for gaming activities can slow down. However, when I do play games outside of work, I enjoy gaming more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lens Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Normally when gaming is involved, no one would expect that it could turn to a form of employment. One of the things that go with it is that you no longer are able to play or stop as you feel like. I get to level in games because I want to, not because I am forced to by anyone. If that's is my job, then probably one day I will get fed up and stop doing it altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 Nope. It'd make a situation where you'd have to take your gaming far more seriously and that kills all the fun for me. I'd probably start hating gaming after a while because I'd be burnt out and stressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
