Why Do You Game?

Azza

Psycho Power and the joys of 3xc.lk xx scissor kick.

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Coriolanus

Depends on the game.

Shooters, RTS etc, really, they're just a bit of fun. I play them for a half hour or hour at max to unwind. I don't watch/have a television so in my mind at least they replace that as a relaxation tool.
The only games I try to play competitively would be MMOs and MUDs, when the fancy takes me, which is usually in cycles of about a year. When I'm playing them they tend to be all-encompassing though, so I restrict myself.

Retr0gamer

I think I was always meant to be a gamer. I was always fascinated by the arcade machines I saw but was never allowed to play them and my friends atari 2600. I just wanted to get my hands on them. Then when I was 7 I got my C64 and played games constantly and it hasn't stopped since. I just prefer it to any other solo activity. Spending time with my mates would come first but if it's between watching a movie or TV, well that's something I do when I've been playing games too much. I definitely have an OCD disorder when it comes to games but also when it comes to videogames history and trivia. I just absorb everything I read and hear about them and can talk about them non-stop.

Jazzy

to remind Funky and Dabounca that they are inferior human beings to me

ThunderApple

Because it's fun!
And sometimes I game just to switch my head off and relax after a stressful week or day or whatever. And it helps a lot!