I hate this game. With every fiber of my being, I absolutely hate it. It is number 1 in my least favorite games of all time.
But I can’t stop playing.
Nowadays in this game, I only have fun when I’m winning, which is uncommon. I don’t mind the stomps against the enemy team anymore, because at least I’m having some kind of entertainment in them.
Most of my matches are losses, and I can’t say for sure that some of them aren’t my fault.
I’m just so fed up and jaded in this game now.
Any tiny amount of toxicity is immediately upsetting to me. 1 single tbag or EZ will immediately ruin my whole day on the game and I’ll most likely quit playing after that match.
If it’s a stomp against me and my team, I type “gg” before the round is even over and kind of just give up because I think it’s unwinnable.
I can only play a max of 10 matches before I quit for the entire day.
I have the same amount of fun in all the modes, which is very little. Doesn’t matter if it’s Arcade, RQ, OQ, whatever. They’re all the same.
Dying at all is upsetting.
I soft throw if I think we’re going to lose. Not on purpose, but because I get disheartened and play worse. I slump in my chair and get depressed.
And I am slowly turning into the toxic people that I hate. More and more each day, with every match played, I am becoming a worse and worse person.
I WANT to stop playing but I just can’t. I don’t understand it. It’s not fun, playing this game actually makes me feel worse during and after.
I know I have FOMO, I know I have the fear that if I quit playing now and come back in a year if the game is good, I’ll have missed out on things I can never get again. I KNOW I should NOT care about stupid cosmetics, but FOMO gets me, it does.
But even if there’s nothing to collect in the game, even if there’s no reason to play… I keep coming back to it, every day.
It’s an abusive, horrible relationship and I can’t stay away from it. It gives me nothing but I keep coming back, over and over. I don’t have an addictive personality. I quit playing Battle Cats (mobile game) because I hated the time sink and the “ooooh spend money to progress faster!” bs the game does, even though it’s tailored to be very addicting. I drink alcohol very occasionally, but am cognizant of it being an addictive substance so take it easy. I do scratch cards occasionally, but only buy 1 and not often because I know it can get addictive.
But this game… there’s something about it that pulls me back every time, like a siren’s call. I stop playing every day thinking “that was horrible, why do i play this trash? I should quit”, and then start it right back up the next day or even the same day, later.
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Also better not be trying to “build a case” to attempt a lawsuit citing Predatory addictive practices. Lots of disrespect earned for that, if true.
im actually playing less than usual. sometimes i think hmm maybe i should play some overwatch log on… think about it. watch a replay then close the game heh
done this for the last week… i think im burned out or just tired of it. been playing single player games a bit more since i can relax and not worry about trying hard.
guess im getting old. still if i need that pvp fix im back on
I am sorry you feel this way, I am slowly reaching the point of quitting for good but it’s a hard road. People think it is simple, that if you do not enjoy the game you should quit and leave just like that.
But I love these characters and I don’t want to let go yet, I want to believe that through all this disgusting madness, they might just do the right thing. I am only really giving them from now until about Feb 2025 or so. After that, I will probably quit the game if nothing actually improves.
For some reason the game is becoming more frustrating with each season.
I’ve always taken breaks from OW, but nowadays I can barely get myself to play more than a few games before realizing I’m actually not having fun, even though I still like the game. It’s weird.
I guess it’s like a relationship. After so many years the passion is dying off and Blizzard ain’t doing much to keep me around.
Try other games (ideally games that have no similarities to OW so you don’t get reminded of it) until you find something to keep your attention. After that you will find less and less reasons to go back to OW.
What you should realize is the underlying reason you play, is an emptyness forever inside, yearning for occupancy. Its a vacancy, one that we all share. When you find something healthy to replace it, you will be free and happy and in control.
I study music, illustration, martial arts, and math, and spend time with animals to fill the void. Some people make videos, some people garden, some people chase love. Find your new carrot.
I had the same problems, I hate the way this game is evolving but I couldn’t stop playing it.
I think u only need to find another game that u can like, at first I tried other games like Valorant or Helldivers 2 but I couldn’t get addicted to it.
So I returned playing an old game: Factorio, it’s kinda an addictive game where Is not so hard do spend hours playing it. Now I barely play OW2
I just dont get this. Apparently a lot of people here have this problem too. When I get even a little tired of a game i dont even want to login at all, so i dont.
Shouldn’t be that hard. The ow forum is not the place to get away from ow either. You guys who feel this way need to leave this board too.