I haven’t watched the video, but I suspect it aligns somewhat with my own experience. Online fps used to be my goto genre, but the competitiveness, toxicity and the widespread cheating made me realise that it stressed me out more than it entertained me. So I cut them off a couple of years ago in favour of single player games, often moddable single player games with good replayability like Kenshi or Stellaris (although I also like more linear games which just provides some good no frills entertainment).
It really has made a huge difference in how gaming functions for me. Much more relaxing and stress relieving, not to mention that I have more control over the amount I play, since I can always just save the game and turn it off without feeling I am missing out on something.
Same. I used to play competitive pvp games, but after thousands of hours, the toxicity and overall stress from having to always be beyond your absolute best just felt like too much. That said, there definitely are multiplayer games, like Fall Guys, that don’t stress out at all. I think having no chat feature and the game not taking itself seriously are crucial for minimizing toxicity.
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I haven’t watched the video, but I suspect it aligns somewhat with my own experience. Online fps used to be my goto genre, but the competitiveness, toxicity and the widespread cheating made me realise that it stressed me out more than it entertained me. So I cut them off a couple of years ago in favour of single player games, often moddable single player games with good replayability like Kenshi or Stellaris (although I also like more linear games which just provides some good no frills entertainment).
It really has made a huge difference in how gaming functions for me. Much more relaxing and stress relieving, not to mention that I have more control over the amount I play, since I can always just save the game and turn it off without feeling I am missing out on something.
Same. I used to play competitive pvp games, but after thousands of hours, the toxicity and overall stress from having to always be beyond your absolute best just felt like too much. That said, there definitely are multiplayer games, like Fall Guys, that don’t stress out at all. I think having no chat feature and the game not taking itself seriously are crucial for minimizing toxicity.