What is the most important thing about gaming?

Whenever I play games I sometimes catch myself getting mad about something that doesn´t really matter, but at that moment it seems so important to me that I get mad when it doesn´t happen or doesn´t happen fast enough. This need for succes sometimes blinds the real reasons why I play games, because I play games for fun and not to brag about my skills or achievements. I don´t care about that and I doubt that the majority cares about that either, games are meant to be fun so let´s try to have fun!


But what if you want an achievement or trophy and you can´t get it? That would be frustrating and I can see how this takes away the fun in the game, I guess playing for achievements/trophies makes a game a bit less focused on fun and more on accomplishing something. This accomplishment doesn´t even really matter, because it´s not like people think you´re the best because you have more achievements/trophies than other people. I´d say it could even work against you where people make fun of you for spending so much spare time on your achievements/trophies that it´s almost kind of sad. Well maybe not everyone sees it that way but remember that some people don´t have that much spare time or don´t enjoy spending time trying to get as much achievements/trophies as they can get.


And if you enjoy getting achievements/trophies? Oh I´m not saying that there is anything wrong with that, I´m saying that if this causes you grief then you might focus more on fun and less on getting achievements/trophies. Because no matter how much fun a game is, if you keep failing then it won´t take long until you get upset and that´s not having fun! Which is why I try to get as many achievements as I can get but when I´m done with a game I´m done, I´m not going to keep playing just for some more achievements. The main reason for gaming should be fun, not getting achievements/trophies!


Of course it´s difficult to have fun when other people make your life miserable in multiplayer, so it´s not a surprise a lot of people seek shelter in single player. There are some amazing games that can help you relax and enjoy playing games, games where you don´t have to achieve anything and you can just do your own thing. I´m glad that these games exist, it´s the perfect getaway from a stressful moment in gaming or your life! It´s fun to get achievements/trophies, but I don´t think you should make it your number one reason why you play games. Just relax and have fun!

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