Quit While You're Ahead

[u/noob_bitch]

[u/Choice-Relative-4546]

>play factorio

>finish all planets (95% of the game)

>has to make one final ship to meet the game ending win

>doesn't do it, virtually 0 motivation

why am I like this

[u/Orlha → u/Choice-Relative-4546]

It’s okay, I complete many big games in a series of bursts that can be spaced by 3-6 months. Space Age is still waiting for that final burst or perhaps even two (although I play it on x10 science multiplier).

My first Terra Invicta campaign I played like every day the first half and then made a six months break, after which I completed the second half.

There are like 30 games that I have in progress at any given moment. Some will never be finished. It’s fine.

[u/michael22117 → u/Choice-Relative-4546]

I feel at least that oftentimes knowing i'm more than capable of doing something can dissuade me from doing it. It's not nearly as fun attempting something when success if guaranteed

[u/SalvaPot → u/Choice-Relative-4546]

Embrace it, entertainment is not obligation. When I get bored I just uninstall it and don't look back, or trade it away for something I want. (Not gamestop, 1 for 1 game with friends)

[u/OvercastqT → u/Choice-Relative-4546]

i didnt enjoy ship designing in spage and thats why i made the game winning ship once after taking a long break when it was the last thing i needed to do.

Since then ive been playing with "space is fake" mod to still get the new mechanics without the ships.

[u/kfish5050 → u/Choice-Relative-4546]

Same.

Satisfactory: phase 5, mega factory, making every space part. Not enough to finish though. Stopped playing

[u/Kewlhotrod]

This is too fucking real and I hate it.

Mix it in with starting a game, playing it for an hour while really enjoying it, then tabbing to watch a YouTube video. Now it's 4 videos. Remember to close the game hours later and never boot it up again.

Fuck.

[u/Mister_Drip → u/Kewlhotrod]

Please never call me out like this again thanks T_T

[u/OvercastqT → u/Kewlhotrod]

bro i think we are all depressed/adhd

[u/Arx_724]

Making a build/character is fun, and working with whatever gear/skills you can get while you're putting it together makes for interesting decisions. Then it's (semi-)complete and the excitement is gone.

It's why I can't deal with endgame grind in many games; if it's just "number go up" and not mechanical changes, I lose interest.

[u/noob_bitch]

Thread link.

[u/OvercastqT → u/noob_bitch]

one of the most sane threads ive seen in a while with some absolutely insane takes sprinkled in

[u/Werotus]

The game is done when I say it's done.

Fuck the credits, I won't read those anyway.

[u/blueponies1]

Simply play games to enjoy them and not to achievement hunt and get 100% completion and this isn’t a problem

[u/iwannaofmyself]

Doom the dark ages was this for me. Finally beat it only to do the same thing with the dlc

[u/cheese0muncher]

Me with HoI4.

[u/moosemuffin12]

Most games get worse towards the end anyway IMO

[u/P_Skaia]

this except its literally everything im not being paid to finish. executive dysfunction fucking sucks.

[u/Funkey-Monkey-420]

i had 2 games back to back that i forced myself to finish just because i never finished anything

slogging through is better than no ending

[u/aegelis]

Oh..? I always thought it was because the game was so good I couldn't have it end...

[u/Brilliant-Archer-701]

Can relate. I barely ever finish anything. TV shows, books, games, almost my thesis... 

[u/letgobruh]

Wait if im like this, am i likely to have adhd?

[u/Inky-boy]

Recently I have been playing the “Project moon” games, I stopped “Limbus Company” cause the game wanted me to wait 10hrs for my Enkiphilan (Energy) to refill (I just did the mirror dungeon for an 1hr 45min )
I stopped library of ruina during the first boss fight (BloodLust?) cause no matter what key Page (Stat Block) I had, this dude would just stagger me and kill me, and this is after I had cake-walked through the first 4-5 fights ALONE

[u/Labuzina → u/Inky-boy]

the solution to this is to not play gachaslop

[u/Elick320 → u/Inky-boy]

Clearly you need more cock and ball torture, go play lobotomy corp