i dont know what to say, so im just gonna copy past my answer from this topic cause it was pretty honest i believe.
Nice post !
Couple years ago, i pass from a popular guy whit a big crowd of ''friend'' to a hardcore gamer really fast. I didtch all those ppl cause...well i dont qui remember the reason except maybe they were less entertaining then the games i was playing. But anyway, i always told myself, during my hardcore phase, that my social ability to blend in whoever crowd i wanna get into where still there and powerfull as before. So if i would feel alone, i could just drop the hardcore gaming for some old good relationship whit a real person. Thats where i was wrong.
Like hardcore gaming, it took a long time to be a pro and you have to work (generaly) hard to get better then average joe, good. For the few time i try to go back to social real life whitout a real succes. Even as today, if there is no particularly purpose to a meeting, like work related or meet a stranger playing a game ( for exemple:p )and starting discussing strat whit him, well, im really not good anymore at it. I feel like im loosing my time...
So anyway, i'have like reading your post, and in the futur,you could try to enlarge your horizon and go play co-op online whit other ppl, it wont bite you :p
Nice post !
Couple years ago, i pass from a popular guy whit a big crowd of ''friend'' to a hardcore gamer really fast. I didtch all those ppl cause...well i dont qui remember the reason except maybe they were less entertaining then the games i was playing. But anyway, i always told myself, during my hardcore phase, that my social ability to blend in whoever crowd i wanna get into where still there and powerfull as before. So if i would feel alone, i could just drop the hardcore gaming for some old good relationship whit a real person. Thats where i was wrong.
Like hardcore gaming, it took a long time to be a pro and you have to work (generaly) hard to get better then average joe, good. For the few time i try to go back to social real life whitout a real succes. Even as today, if there is no particularly purpose to a meeting, like work related or meet a stranger playing a game ( for exemple:p )and starting discussing strat whit him, well, im really not good anymore at it. I feel like im loosing my time...
So anyway, i'have like reading your post, and in the futur,you could try to enlarge your horizon and go play co-op online whit other ppl, it wont bite you :p