Ha, those friggin normies and their friendships. Whats up with that? Almost like spending time with people you trust and care about causes neuroendocrinal response of dopamine and endorphins resulting in feelings of happiness and fulfillment.
Comment on TBH 6 was kind of a downgrade from 5
Etterra@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Why anyone ever plays multiplayer is s confounding mystery to me. They must like being forced to rush and being abused.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 5 months ago
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 months ago
causes neuroendocrinal response of dopamine and endorphins resulting in feelings of happiness and fulfillment.
Do people really feel that way? I’m just drained and glad to be home alone again.
FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 5 months ago
It’s not a constant 100% result, but yeah it’s kind of a well established natural phenomenon. Couldn’t stop it if you wanted to. Some people can get the same benefit solely from having their comments upvoted, we process it the same as regular human interaction. Bonus points exist for huggers.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Some people can get the same benefit solely from having their comments upvoted
That’s about all the human interaction I can stand most days
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Do people really feel that way?
Being around people I know and like is incredibly pleasant and relaxing, particularly when we’re all engaged in an activity together - volleyball or board game night or watching a movie together.
The trick I’ve found is to do something everyone vibes with and that has incredibly low stakes. So, like, carving pumpkins during Halloween or splitting a bottle of wine and complaining about work together or visiting a museum.
Its nice to have people saying and doing things that you wouldn’t normally say or do. And its nice to have other people responding to your own thoughts and feelings.
Daxtron2@startrek.website 5 months ago
Sounds like you have shitty friends lol, my group would never do that.
Etterra@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Almost all my friends have kids now, so group anything is basically impossible, assuming we we even want to do the same thing at the same time.
Zoot@reddthat.com 5 months ago
Doscord friends! You can make quite a few friend groups to play games with that way. I’ve got a group where we are either playing DnD, or were finding the next coolest game for us all to enjoy.
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Seems like it’s a valid choice in a competitive game. Unless there’s an option to disable military victories or explicitly play coop.
Daxtron2@startrek.website 5 months ago
I don’t consider abusing my friends because they’re slower than me in a turn based strategy a good thing to do.
johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 5 months ago
…It occurs to me that I am interpreting “rush” in the RTS sense of attacking early before your opponent is ready, not in the sense of pressuring people to take their turns faster.
IzzyScissor@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I’ve been playing couch co-op with my husband on both of our Switches. It’s not too bad if you don’t force a turn timer. The game will give you a ding when you’re the last one to play, but we both have ‘side games’ or play with our cats in the meantime if the other needs more time. I wouldn’t do it online or with a turn timer, though.
Meron35@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Team Humans Vs Team AI is a very fun option. Lots of civs have really fun team synergy.