=== ANCHOR POEM === ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── when I played Overwatch, I'd play Tracer, Mercy, and Reinhardt. As Tracer, my job was to apply pressure as consistently as possible. Make their healers constantly busy. When one of my other teammates got a lucky shot or two in, I'd dive and execute. This is in contrast to how Tracer is "supposed" to be played, as a playmaker. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 notes/thing-2 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── one of my favorite things to do is play overwatch nerf blast arena is fun, but not the same. different kind of fun. actually fun. overwatch was... practice, for different ways of thinking I liked to play Tracer and always put my distant target behind my main target. that way I was applying pressure to the frontline while also chipping away at a potential loop-around target. Always looking for angles on low-health-targets, while firing their pistols as often as they can. when playing as Mercy, I would do the same but inversed. I'd put my frontline between me and between the dps foes. usually, try and put my tank on-top of their dps, and put their tanks in firing range (but distant enough to not deal too much damage) (give space) have you ever heard of the kingdom of luminar? it was an ancient naaru (spirit) a moment of clarification in an eternal, pitiless dark. contemplation. sevastavan luminous it blue purple green ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #2 messages/31 --- ═══──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── https://ow-01.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/obagqi/til_you_can_climb_the_midd le_platform_in/?ref=share&ref_source=link ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘══───────┴┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/1880 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── sometimes I decide against playing a Steam game because I don't want it to jump to the top of my "recently played" list Wish I could have like, a heatmap of when I played which game. I think that'd be useful for the archival process of my life. ... how pathetic, she measures her life in gameplay. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 messages/29 --- ═══──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── The reason players don't talk on mics in Overwatch at low ranks is because nobody else is. So they spend extra effort on tracking the enemy team that could be supplied by team member call outs. Like "Reaper flanking right" or "Hog no hook" or heck even "rezzing" and "15 seconds on rez" or "I have [insert ultimate]" That's all data they have to gather themselves, so it's extra brainpower that can't be focused on the game because it's spent in other ways (namely by listening to team call outs) and if you have 75% of your brain on just staying alive and winning fights, then you'll have less brain power available both to communicate and to listen and integrate communication. Like being aware of the game state and positioning are all cerebral tasks and if your cerebral center is so focused on short term reflex things like mechanical skill then there's less available to allocate ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘══───────┴┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/4894 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── if you play any of my favorite games, there's a chance we've played together ^_^ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/3909 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── I don't really like singleplayer games sometimes a multiplayer game is too much effort to play with extra players, like Factorio where like anytime I'd play with other people they'd just kinda fuck off and do their own thing (whatever, I wanted to design a factory together, not play singleplayer together >.>) sometimes a multiplayer game has no players, RIP sometimes a multiplayer game has incredibly skilled players who shit on noobs and don't teach, RIP and sometimes a multiplayer game has no IRL friends that are into it, (personal RIP then) ... anyway, games are fun and we should play more of them. I wish I didn't have so much time to waste, but hey I guess that's where I'm comfortable, so... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/5693 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────── when I play Battlefront II I like to give the enemies heroes and vehicles and my team more infantry 3 rebels versus 50 ties works great for corellian corvettes, but they never let us use bigger ships : ( ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/97 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── @user-110 Exactly! I play games to practice strategy and empathy, not to stand triumphant over a virtual foe. Why should I care for the lessons of others when mine so often go unlearnt? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/1210 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── @user-883 omggggg I wanna play a fast paced shooter as a cute anime girl, which game did you have in mind? ? ? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/1539 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── I like to play healers in MMOs because my power fantasy is helping people ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/2564 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────┐ │ CW: frontline-tactics │ └───────────────────────┘ pretend like you're playing leap-frog one person goes up to a sightline, watches with bated breath, another cautiously advances through the area covered by their teammate, before covering their back-to-forth advancement. first one, then the other, watch out for flanks. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3722 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-1218 playing one of my 4 gameboys, reading some of my books or journals, using their own brought devices, playing with my cat (she's not sociable but if you don't mind her claws she can fight and that's kinda fun) watching something on the TV, talking with other people, making / eating food, um... sleeping... and "sleeping"... idk what else tho. Drawing? Getting stoned? I have lots of bad edibles. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/3992 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── gamers compulsively say "gg" after every match but I think the best games are the ones that are even - neck and neck - could go either way - always a tense struggle ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/145 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: rampant neurodivergent speculation re: Gundam lore │ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-95 most ancient armies were led by a guy on a horse. you gotta be able to move around quickly so you can get a better glimpse of the battlefield, plus it's easier to project your voice when you're 2x as tall as everyone else and standing in the right place instead of way over there. are horses ancient mechs? plus moving around a lot meant you were less likely to be hit by arrows or whatever. or maybe more likely, because everyone knows to shoot at the guy on the horse. perhaps that's why we gave them the best armor. in Overwatch (and presumably other similarly tactical games) there's this skill you can hone called "gamesense". Perhaps better described for this context as a "proprioceptic situational awareness". It essentially is a feeling you get, about the dynamics and state of the game / world around you. in ancient days it was used to direct a big block of dudes with sharp pointy sticks to try and outmaneuver your foe and poke their flanks.... ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #15 notes/running-with-rifles --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────── this game is what we are missing thank goodness for that for if this is missing in our timeline we'll be better off at last we can have games, stories, and practice wars but none of them are precious precious implies worth they are worth nothing but entertainment no problem solving utility nothing of value save for perhaps the spatial awareness and strategization that comes from being a part of such a deadly ba-lance. anyway game time teehee just for me, don't worry about it I'll show you why it's a HORRID THING that won't be coming to our shores, no siree bye ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/6443 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───── speedrunners forget how to play (toy) their favorite toys and learn how to play (instrument) their favorite instruments EDIT: it can be relearned. focus on the tandem. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────┘ --- #17 fediverse/5239 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────── I play video games to help me think just like programmers play video games to help them sleep ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/3117 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursed-uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ hey. wanna know what would be really cursed? -- if trump dropped out and musk took his place -- good thing it'll never happen because those dinguses can't accept defeat and will never tactically retreat -- maybe something to keep in mind for 4 years from now. eyes on the prize for now means our eyes aren't to our flanks. what else could they do that would come out of left field? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/3974 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────── it is significantly more engaging to watch people play MMOs when they've unbound all their action bars from their number keys and are forced to click on all the abilities. That way you can actually follow what moves they're doing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3620 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-192 Yep! back in the day be-fore "four play" you could generally only single-play, and for "four play" you'd typically find friends be-fore play-ing. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ |