Originally posted by Tsuiokuhen
Call of Duty is essentially the same game yearly, just under a different skin which includes minor changes to satisfy the fans and earn profit. I was one of those who denied that at first, but now I've come to see the light. I've played it so much, and it has served as such a major influence in my life, that it's pretty much defined an entire part of who I am. In retrospect, I see how foolish I was to allow gaming to consume such a large portion of my schedule; I've squandered so many non-gaming opportunities and relationships just to pursue goals in an entirely virtual world that was intended to be purely for entertainment.
What most gamers fail to realize is that their hobby accomplishes nothing; every achievement only provides temporary gratification. Gaming will not last forever, so it is far more wise to invest time in something fulfilling, and lasting. I don't understand why humans attach themselves so strongly to things that can be taken away from them instantly, instead of focusing on things of permanence. Those individuals who spent 500+ hours on the game, and were reset; what have they truly accomplished? Temporary fame? Their names and reputation will soon be forgotten, and in a few years they'll realize how naive and careless they were for investing so much time in gaming, when they could have worked towards something more socially and mentally beneficial. This is why I "quit" PS3. I've abandoned leaderboards, stats, recognition and competitive gaming totally, all that remains is regret and a haunting feeling of emptiness.
I honestly find it sad that whenever I join a voice/text chat on PSN these days, the conversation is always about who's more known, who's better at the game, or about who has a better history of fame. It's pathetic, I don't want anything to do with it any longer.
Thank you legal, as for me i don't think i will quit gaming. Nor do i think for me their is a necessity to quit gaming. Gaming has helped me keep my calm, when i went to a different country, I didn't know as many people as i do now. You are right, it is pathetic, at the end of the day, our challenges in the game are temporary. In a year we all have a clean slate , hell how many people have bought dozens of PS3s to be #1 on MW2 just to be overtaken by a free hacking tool. Anyways, i do not resent my gaming experience because i have met interesting people such as yourself in this giant gaming world. I have had a lot of fun, such as when we spawn trapped seeing those ridiculous scores. It would make me sleep 1000x better knowing that tomorrow i will go 100+ again with less than 10 deaths. I appreciate your opinion, i wish you well in your future path, and you have me added on Skype

. Knowing you man, you will achieve something amazing in life, if you remain the same.
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Originally posted by xd366
Honestly, i think the reason why call of duty is boring is because we expect so much more in each new call of duty
but the truth is, with the current consoles, we can't advance, there is a certain limit that they can reach, and it has been reached.
until we get new consoles, we wont be able to see what new advances can come to call of duty.
think about it. the ps3 and xbox are almost 7 year old consoles.
an iphone has more ram than a xbox or ps3.
we NEED new consoles so that gaming can interest us again
I respectfully disagree, i had a lot of fun on simple built consoles. I believe that i have more hours on the Pokemon series , than any other series. Compared to MW3 Pokemon is very simple. When i played the game on my Gameboy, the Gameboy had like 20% brightness compared to the computer you are probably using. I never complained about graphics, gameplay, glitches, etc. The way i see it the PS4 is going to catch our eyes with something revolutionary, and in a couple of years the PS4 will be a simple console, we turn on just to watch movies, and play games. Remember all of the PSHome hype? A practical fail project on sony's part. You can put shit in a bag, add led lights, add new hardware, and some interesting applications to it. It will still be shit in the long run. You will get bored of the PS4, the PS5, and wherever the Playstation series decides to reach to.