I see the clues. They are subtle at times but I am not oblivious to them. They are there, I see them in my body, mind and soul. The trick is do I embrace them, accept them, shun them, ignore them or change them? What do I do? More importantly what the heck am I talking about.................? I am talking about getting older. Yes the easy signs are there; more grey hair, the decreased metabolic rate (that one I hate the most), the aches and pains that seem to creep in easier but take longer to go away. I understand those come with he territory and they have been hard to accept, but there are others that I have noticed that have changed the way I used to do things.
Things like not really wanting to ride that roller coaster anymore thinking of what may happen, and don't even try and get me to climb up high anymore. When I go snowboarding (yes I still do that) I wear a helmet, when I ride my motorcycle I wear my helmet (even though SC is a non-mandatory wear state). I don't care to go to concerts much anymore, or large crowd events, mainly because of the crowds. All of these things I used to do and love. However somethings changed and it appears to have come with age. (Reading back at this list makes me feel like a wuss!)
How does this relate to gaming? Well things have changed there as well. I used to be very social I started my multiplayer console gaming on the Dreamcast playing 2K1 football and then SOCOM on the PS2 in 2002. Before the console I played some computer online games but my online experience really grew with those 2 games. I had people I would meet up with and play for hours on SOCOM even staying up to 2am on work nights. That blossomed once XBOX live came to existence on the black box. I got involved with game forums and played in sports gaming leagues, shooter leagues, etc. It was a blast. But my
social online gaming craving seems to have taken a backseat in the past 2 years. Don't get me wrong, I still love my gaming, I just don't seem to do it as much socially anymore. Some of it has to do with my gaming setup which I will explain in a future blog. But does allot of it may have to do with me being less social? I dunno, I just know I don't play online with friends as much as I used to. Is it age related? Perhaps, but I am excited to play with some of my GrownUpGamers on Call of Duty Black Ops. I just don't know how long that will last before I am just going online solo without getting involved with my online friends for a quick round or two!
(SOCOM 1 was the greatest Remember this map?)
So the question of the day are you becoming less of a social gamer the older you get? If so why?
I agree. I think it is work and family and the main things that limit my gaming, but also the games themselves. I think they have taken a huge step backwards when it comes to online play with modes that never work correctly and by the time they do, people have moved on to the next big game. Bring back Links and Top Spin from back in the day and I am there!
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