I used to feel like that when I was 13. Now I just ignore people when they pull that shit. Then they try to tell I'm "having a cry" but then I point out that they're the one crying about me not playing with them.
Pressured to Play
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Eh, there's been no game where I was like, "I am definitely not playing that game!" and then was bullied into playing it, but there have been games where I've got them just because friends kept talking about it. Though I haven't done that so much recently, mainly because most of my friends play triple-A console games, and I'm more of a PC indie gamer.
Happened to me. Everyone was criticizing me for not playing it, so I bought it used for about 40$. took it home, started playing. Saw the double rainbow in Nuketown. Immediately yelled something about not believing I spent money on this. Then a sanity not included episode came out with the exact same thing. It was awesome.Sean Hollyman said:
No. Not by everyone else, at least. Otherwise, I'd have Halo
The only real pressure I get is from a more tolerable source: My girlfriend. And the reasons she does so are two-fold. First, whatever it is, she loves it and therefore thinks I should give it a go. Second of all, she badly wants to play it with me badly.
I do this for her because {A} it makes her happy and I enjoy having fun with her, and {B} she has pretty good taste in most cases. Not everything's eye-to-eye (I don't want GTA IV when I have GTA: SA and the last two Saint's Roy games.), but most of the time.
The only real pressure I get is from a more tolerable source: My girlfriend. And the reasons she does so are two-fold. First, whatever it is, she loves it and therefore thinks I should give it a go. Second of all, she badly wants to play it with me badly.
I do this for her because {A} it makes her happy and I enjoy having fun with her, and {B} she has pretty good taste in most cases. Not everything's eye-to-eye (I don't want GTA IV when I have GTA: SA and the last two Saint's Roy games.), but most of the time.
Same here. Only played those because my friends forced me to (although it took more than one day to stop playing Runescape). I think I'll add Max Payne 3 to the list.TizzytheTormentor said:
"Play it, it's totaly awesome" they said. "You'll regret it if you don't buy it!" they said.
I bought it.
Now it feels like I wasted my money....
This, although curiosity did lead me to play World of Warcraft for a bit I never felt pressured into playing it by friends or anyone else raving about it...Doclector said:
Nope, never felt anything like that. I guess a few times I've felt like I should play Forza because my friends kept sending requests and such, and even though I caved sometimes I had no problem ignoring them if I felt like it. But generally I love Forza, I wasn't against playing it because I didn't like the game, I just wasn't in the mood at the time. I don't feel peer pressure to play any game just because everyone else thinks it's great or I'm somehow "not worthy" if I don't. I just play what I want and won't play something if I don't enjoy it, no matter what the game's reputation is or how many other people are playing it.
Sort of I guess kinda? I have a small group of people who I only know online and really enjoy playing games with, they've been very persistent about me getting Guild Wars 2 even though I'm pretty sure I'd hate it, and I probably will get it when it's out. It's not that I feel pressured into it in any way though, it's more just, I see it as something to enjoy with that specific group of friends, even if I don't like the game. I know if I didn't buy it they wouldn't really care and we'd still play other games instead anyway.
Other than that I can't think of any examples, when I was younegr I just bought every game I could afford and now I've got a far more aquired taste and I just buy things that I think I'd really like. Maybe reading reviews of people with similar taste to me if I'm slightly unsure on something.
Other than that I can't think of any examples, when I was younegr I just bought every game I could afford and now I've got a far more aquired taste and I just buy things that I think I'd really like. Maybe reading reviews of people with similar taste to me if I'm slightly unsure on something.
I don't see what's wrong with it.
Unless you're peer pressured to continue playing a game you don't like. That's definitely a bad idea.
I've had it happen to me once or twice to start playing a game, but only by best friends. It was never to continue playing a game I didn't like though... unless they were visiting. I don't think it's wrong to put a guest's interests over mine, is it?
Unfortunately, peer pressure is what got me to continue playing WoW well after cataclysm came out. I don't really regret playing WoW, but I probably would have quit a lot earlier if it wasn't for my friends wanting to keep playing.
Unless you're peer pressured to continue playing a game you don't like. That's definitely a bad idea.
I've had it happen to me once or twice to start playing a game, but only by best friends. It was never to continue playing a game I didn't like though... unless they were visiting. I don't think it's wrong to put a guest's interests over mine, is it?
Unfortunately, peer pressure is what got me to continue playing WoW well after cataclysm came out. I don't really regret playing WoW, but I probably would have quit a lot earlier if it wasn't for my friends wanting to keep playing.
Haha peer pressure's a ***** isn't it
Well the first game I think I was pressured into playing Kingdom Hearts. When I first saw it I was one of those people who wrote it off as childish because it had Disney characters it. After much coercing on part of my friends, I finally gave it a try and I enjoyed it a lot. It didn't turn me into a fan but I was still glad I played it and I enjoyed KH2 as well.
World of Warcraft is another one my friend convinced me to play and considering played it for 3.5 years I'd say I enjoyed it
Dungeon Defenders is a game I was recently coerced into playing and I enjoyed it though I really only play it with someone.
So in my case peer pressure has worked out for the best in most cases.
Well the first game I think I was pressured into playing Kingdom Hearts. When I first saw it I was one of those people who wrote it off as childish because it had Disney characters it. After much coercing on part of my friends, I finally gave it a try and I enjoyed it a lot. It didn't turn me into a fan but I was still glad I played it and I enjoyed KH2 as well.
World of Warcraft is another one my friend convinced me to play and considering played it for 3.5 years I'd say I enjoyed it
Dungeon Defenders is a game I was recently coerced into playing and I enjoyed it though I really only play it with someone.
So in my case peer pressure has worked out for the best in most cases.