I'm a former long-time DOTA2 player here who always played with the same core group of friends. I relate to your anecdote. Now I have a family, house, and health issues that all stop me from playing games like I used to, but I still follow gaming and still game. However, it's different now. I've gotten much more into games as an art form. I play little indie games on itch.io and follow lots of single/small developer games. I hang out in game dev communities online to understand the creative process behind making games (and the terrible stress of marketing them). I read up on the philosophy of games (Suits and Nguyen if you're interested in the topic). I don't see this perspective shared much. Maybe I'm just unusual in this respect.
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I'm a former long-time DOTA2 player here who always played with the same core group of friends. I relate to your anecdote. Now I have a family, house, and health issues that all stop me from playing games like I used to, but I still follow gaming and still game. However, it's different now. I've gotten much more into games as an art form. I play little indie games on itch.io and follow lots of single/small developer games. I hang out in game dev communities online to understand the creative process behind making games (and the terrible stress of marketing them). I read up on the philosophy of games (Suits and Nguyen if you're interested in the topic). I don't see this perspective shared much. Maybe I'm just unusual in this respect.
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