I’m curious if this is a common thing. For me there are many such games. I hardly play games at all anymore, and when I do it’s mostly singleplayer indie titles. Yet for some reason I can’t stop myself from engaging with a lot of games I used to play.

CS:GO for example. I haven’t played it for years and have no real intention of coming back, yet I still find myself watching youtube videos, following the patch notes and engaging in online discussions. And it’s far from the only example for me.

Any weirdos out there that do the same?

  • Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    I spend a lot of time thinking and talking about DnD, but the closest I get to playing is a Group chat where every week people post “Sorry, Can’t this week”.

  • EchoCT@lemmy.mlEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    Foxhole. Because even if I’m not at the front, I can still make propaganda for Callahan.

  • smolyeet@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    League of legends. Esports is really enjoyable but I can’t bring myself to waste anymore time on the game. I get the itch and then it ends up fading quickly

  • Captain Howdy@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    Magic the gathering. Stopped playing a long time ago, but still follow the meta and discuss on social media

    • Coelacanth@feddit.nuEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      This is the one for me too. Wasn’t ever a dedicated player but got into following the scene because a classmate was competitive on the pro circuit way back.

      I haven’t played a game myself in ten years probably but still enjoy listening to the Limited Resources set review podcasts for some reason, and will watch an LSV draft video now and then.

  • Knusper@feddit.deEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    I love the community of Minetest (basically open-source Minecraft), but very rarely do I have the creativity in me to actually play it.

    I’ve considered making mods for it instead, or just straight up contributing to the game engine itself.

    • N1cknamed@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      0·
      2 years ago

      I keep trying to replay Minecraft and it just can’t hold my attention for long. I still follow the updates to it closely however. Maybe I should intentionally distance myself from it for a while instead, make it feel fresh again. Same thing applies to Terraria as well.

      • Knusper@feddit.deEnglish
        1·
        2 years ago

        Yeah, for me personally, like once a year, I get the urge to start a new map and build a tiny village and then I’m good for a while. I usually play in creative mode, too, so I can get anything done in that time…

  • ABC123itsEASY@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 years ago

    EVE online! Following along with the space drama and shit posting on reddit Lemmy(?) is like 3/4 of actually playing the game itself so you can really get the feels without the embarrassment of having everyone laugh at you lossmail when you inevitably get dunked upon.

  • andy_wijaya_med@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Dota 2. Haven’t played it since . 4-5 years but I’m still following the patch notes and watching professional games.

  • Gang@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Yup.

    The competitive games ive played extensively at some point, dota and csgo mostly. path of exile isnt competitive but that too.

    And the games/franchises/studios that ive really enjoyed and ocasionally go back to/keep up with news/possible sequels or dlc/etc.

    Fallout, God of War, Elden Ring/FromSoft in general tbh, Slay the Spire, anything from Supergiant, etc.

  • SuiXi3D@kbin.social
    1·
    2 years ago

    For whatever reason I love the Deep Rock Galactic community. I very rarely play the game, but I always love me a good ROCK AND STONE!

  • Ansis100@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    I play Minecraft very rarely, but I still watch my favourite childhood YouTubers, e.g., EthosLab.

    • zos_kia@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      I’m still in a dozen anarchy Minecraft discords. I’m inactive and haven’t played consistently for a couple years but I like the occasional ping.

  • WarpScanner@lemmy.fmhy.mlEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Basically every single player game I’ve beaten, including ones I’ve not touched in ages I tend to check in on communities for out of curiosity.

    When it comes to PVP games, only games where I put at least 250+ hours into where I feel comfortable making any kind of meaningful post.

  • Robbeee@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    I watch a lot of warhammer 40000 videos. From lore to battle reports. I’ve never once played a game.

  • Action [email protected]@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 years ago

    Most FromSoftware games.

    Absolutely love the lore and writing, love the environments and character designs and atmosphere. It’s a shame that I mostly find the games to be a boring slog to actually play.

    So I watch Let’s Players and while they do the fighting, I can take the time to really enjoy how well-polished everything is and throw open the wiki and read through item flavor text or other bits of info.

  • FrostyCaveman@lemm.eeEnglish
    0·
    2 years ago

    Yeah I’m like this with World of Warcraft. Haven’t seriously played it since 2017 but still follow news about it. I’ve come to terms with the fact the game is now utterly uninteresting to me but it’s comforting to still keep up with it somewhat. Only really accepted this strange situation as fact recently

    • Ashtear@kbin.social
      1·
      2 years ago

      I do the tourist thing now with WoW but I’m still talking with players, especially since my duo partner never stops playing.

      Less so now, though, since /r/wow was where I participated the most.

  • Maple@lemmy.worldEnglish
    01·
    2 years ago

    For me, it’s dead or dying live services I suppose. Like Spacelords, and Paladins. They are “games” that frankly treat their players like pay pigs and I’m not interested in all that. I still happily discuss the world and characters though.