I game as a social tool, and try not to game solo for more than 1 hour a day. Currently my entire crowd of friends all plays the same style of games socially and its keeps us entertained while encouraging us to make plans to randomly go out and do stuff.
Just last week we transitioned from gaming to beach capture the flag and movie night randomly which made my 4th weekend much more awesome. However, we mostly play either Heroes of Newerth or League of Legends which are both quite cooperative games at the high ELO’s so we see it as a way to increase our teamwork inside the game as well as keep the girls from getting bored. What type of games do you usually play / Are you playing currently?
If its all flash games, are you more inclined to the Portal flash game or the RPG type flash games?
Usually the type of gaming you partake in offers some insight into the way to fill the gap… Considering there’s flash gaming of every nearly type though it may be rather hard to pin down your focus.
Capture the flag and movie night sounds like fun. I was playing capture the flag on Baker Beach (SF, CA) pretty regularly until I twisted my ankle going down the mulchy hills.
I tend to like strategy games and/or shooters, with adventure-style plots as a nice optional bonus. I’m not sure that I want to get involved with a group of friends who all play video games together—while that’s clearly better than just playing alone, historically playing with friends has just been an add-on to the solo habit. E.g. if I play 3 hours a week of Halo or Alpha Centauri with a friend in person, I’ll play another 15 hours on the same game against the computer trying to playtest new strategies.
I game as a social tool, and try not to game solo for more than 1 hour a day. Currently my entire crowd of friends all plays the same style of games socially and its keeps us entertained while encouraging us to make plans to randomly go out and do stuff.
Just last week we transitioned from gaming to beach capture the flag and movie night randomly which made my 4th weekend much more awesome. However, we mostly play either Heroes of Newerth or League of Legends which are both quite cooperative games at the high ELO’s so we see it as a way to increase our teamwork inside the game as well as keep the girls from getting bored. What type of games do you usually play / Are you playing currently?
If its all flash games, are you more inclined to the Portal flash game or the RPG type flash games? Usually the type of gaming you partake in offers some insight into the way to fill the gap… Considering there’s flash gaming of every nearly type though it may be rather hard to pin down your focus.
Capture the flag and movie night sounds like fun. I was playing capture the flag on Baker Beach (SF, CA) pretty regularly until I twisted my ankle going down the mulchy hills.
I tend to like strategy games and/or shooters, with adventure-style plots as a nice optional bonus. I’m not sure that I want to get involved with a group of friends who all play video games together—while that’s clearly better than just playing alone, historically playing with friends has just been an add-on to the solo habit. E.g. if I play 3 hours a week of Halo or Alpha Centauri with a friend in person, I’ll play another 15 hours on the same game against the computer trying to playtest new strategies.