Since I moved to Ireland, I have noticed - the Irish do not seem to game. I have one from Wicklow in my current guild on Star Wars the Old Republic, he agrees, very few Irish gamers.
So I am putting the question to the few here (hardly a big comprehensive study, but oh well) - why? Price too high of the machines needed to run up-to-date Online Games? Do you find it a waste of time to game? Are you sort of scared to try, unsure what it's about?
What is keeping you personally from joining this huge and continuously growing community?
Below a vid made by a fan of a game planned for release 2016. Those are ingame graphics. This is massive.. it has raised over 60 million dollars in crowdfunding so far (record breaking) and that's where only small modules are available to be played as of yet.
Escapism for the win, I know, but I have reflexes that can compete with teenagers. TV has you just sit and consume, this at least gets you actively involved, plus it has a massive social side to it as well. So why so few Irish into this?
Song rocks too
(vid is not coming up in preview, only the link, no clue why)
Off to airport tomorrow early, picking up ex for a week of catching up, we are still best friends and are both looking forward to this. Reminds me, need check local cinema schedule
Get out more often Novaa, find a tree branch instead for those pull-ups, nature is cool!
This is a wild guess, but I imagine homecoming to an empty house or flat? The question 'what am I doing this all for', a feeling of no purpose, no real destination ahead?
My suggestion differs from others here. I'd advise look into the gaming community. Not gambling, completely different ball game. Gaming on the internet involves entering a sort of alternate reality via your screen and keyboard. You create a character. live through adventures, end with goals and with feelings of achievement, the reason many of us gamers love what we are doing. It gives a feeling of freedom and something to look forward to after work and what not.
There is a huge variety of games available, depending what genre you enjoy. For a newcomer I would advise trying out Runescape. Very simple graphics (a bit of a putt-off) but therefore no big download and install. Runescape works just with your browser. Many kids playing, but also a lot of adults, females inlcuded.
If you like Tolkien, look at Lord of the Rings Online. A bit outdated now, but still full of charm. Go and explore Middle Earth, get yourself a headphone and mic (cheap from Tescos) and you can speak with people right inside the game. A lot of females playing this game, many adult players.
If science-fiction tickles your fancy, try out Star Wars the Old Republic. Become a Jedi yourself, or choose to fight as a Sith. Lightsabers, countless planets to visit, very immersing as you have a lot of cut scenes. A bit like reading a novel, where you yourself take part in, with choices and all. Fewer female players (we do exist though!) but many adults. If you want to not just type but speak to people, you will have to join a 'guild'. Most bigger guilds have their own Team Speak servers. A lot of laughter to be had there :)
Entropia Planet Calypso. Players who stay with it tend to be adults. This game can make or break your bank. People who put sincere effort into it, have ended paying for their college or paid mortgages off. Others come to it with big income (some truly rich players there) and enjoy spending it on ammunition to go out hunting. It is another science fiction based environment. Very strange, very big, very beautiful.
Second Life. Not a game, but it can get your very creative. Huge adult community, lots to explore, all player created.
World of Warcraft. Ozzy Osbourne was mad on it, William Shatner, to name but two. It is still considered the biggest of all the games. Fantasy based.
I have met people from all walks of life over the years through gaming, and obviously from all over the planet. You can be as social or as much of a loner as you wish, it is entirely up to you, and most of these games offer to play for free, you only have to download. Should you like it, you can pay and get extras, often well worth it, but the costs are regardless very low. Most people will spend a lot more just on one night out, compared to what a game of your liking will cost you in one months (average maybe 15 euros). There is nothing lost in trying, and maybe it is exactly what will help you out at this moment in time, feeling a bit lost.
I went to travel around the Australian continent some point. I packed all that I owned in boxes for a move when coming back. I thought 'oh I will miss this while travelling', 'oh how can I be without that!'.
Fact - when I returned I could not even remember what was in those boxes.
Family, friends, pets (latter count towards family and friends) - else everything otherwise is replacable. What matters I carry within: Memories. Nothing material is of importance for me personally.
Have you ever considered who actually benefits from unrest and wars? It tends to be the ones in power who take whatever harvest can be gained, while the people on the ground pay the price.
As I see it, unrest is created on purpose, and if your figures are right, and areas there are getting less financial support, again ask yourself what reason that could have. If the forces responsible would wish to bring peace, one would think they'd let more support flow into areas like that, but they do not.
Divide people so they will not unite. Sow hatred among them and keep the flames going, and they will not have the strength to oppose the true oppressors. We have hot spots of unrest all over this planet. Beat me with a stick but I see method in it, and I believe anyone keeping the hatred going aids what the leading forces secretly want.
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Irish don't game?
Oh shush it mj, that's not a lot of text, I can do worse and ya know itOff to Swtor now (you none gamers will not understand