Replying to Avatar Derek Ross

It's healthy for Nostriches to continue to talk about our other interests, as part of me #grownostr personal series, I've talked about outdoor activities and beer. For today's chat, we'll talk about video games.

Outdoor activities: nostr:nevent1qqsq753dk05n9225ccgyx6yagq3f30x0ke8u8kq9u6tp0wpluwgmw0s674tls

Beer: nostr:nevent1qqsfp9s3n2md3tzysvajzal9pgymqzx44jmzmd5wk4mfjtzceg63rdq34qh9a

I found computer games in the mid-1900's and never looked back. I stopped playing console games immediately. Back in the 90's Quake and StarCraft were my original gaming obsessions. I still remember the IP address of my old Quake server šŸ˜†

Fast forward a few years and I spent a lot of time playing Team Fortress Classic and BF2.

And then, my fiance did something silly. She bought me a game she heard me mention a few times called World of Warcraft. I played that game a lot. I mean a lot. Way too much. The addiction was real. That game has so many mini-games to do inside it from farming materials, to gaming money in the auction house, to hardcore raiding, to achievements and so much more. From 2006 to 2018, I played WoW. I quit for a couple years at a time when my kids were born.

Eventually, I got back to my roots and started playing a first person shooter again in 2017. I became obsessed with Overwatch and played it non-stop for a few years in the evenings after the kids went to bed. I played in and organized several e-sports teams and leagues. This was a lot of fun. The past couple of years though, I didn't play as much as I was focusing my free time on other things such as Bitcoin.

I played Overwatch 2 for a couple months when it came out last fall, but stopped in December when I found my latest obsession, Nostr.

I went to BlizzCon in 2019. It was fun, definitely an experience. I would never go again though.

Some gamers will play dozens of titles, constantly switching back and forth. Not me. I find one I like, obsess with it, and strive to become the best damned player there is for that game. I'm really competitive šŸ˜†

I don't see myself getting back into gaming at this time. I like to talk about the fond memories I had over the years, but at this time, I'd father focus my free time on other aspects of my life.

I was completely addicted to Quake II back in the day. These days the occasional (ok, almost nightly) game of Fortnite does it for me.

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Wow really. A Quaker likes Fortnite. I can't get into it. I don't know why. I kind of hate it šŸ˜‰

Some emphasis has been taken off building compared to the early days, which has made the experience more quake-like for me. I’m not much of a builder myself but still manage to win semi-regularly via other tactics.