Winning doesn't make me happy

Razzola·Oct 24, 2015·2 votes·816 views

Something I realized about this game is that when I win a game, I'm never actually happy.

When I lose a game, I'm pissed. But when I win a game, I'm just not pissed. But never happy.

Talk about an addiction from which you derive zero enjoyment. Kind of like smoking. You get a little buzz, but you hate yourself before, during, and after.

6 Comments

ValyrianBladeOct 24, 20155 votes

Then why do you play?

When I win, my attitude varies from good / finally / glad we didn't throw to "that game was awesome!" When I lose, my attitude varies from "pissed, how could we have thrown that" to "well that team sucked, what can you do" to "damn that game was close (and I enjoyed it)".

Of course, you're occasionally going to be pissed about losses. Sometimes you get sick of getting garbage teammates. There will also be wins that are stomps that derive no enjoyment. The somewhat close games where you actually get to play a full game though, should be enjoyed... if not at their conclusion, I'd hope you enjoy the game while you're playing it (and then are let down that it's over, win or loss). If you're not, maybe you need to take a break (or play normals / ARAMs) and see if it changes your view.

EnvironmentalistOct 24, 20151 votes

Full games that are close rarely ever happen anymore. I go through streaks of multiple games where one of the teams stomped and it wasn't fun for either team. Win or lose, I absolutely love close games that are at the point where next team fight determines the winner, but I rarely see them anymore. Too many people who start feeding because one person said something they disagree with, or chose a champ off meta. It's ridiculous.

ValyrianBladeOct 24, 20151 votes

I don't know how you define a close game - being decided by one teamfight isn't necessary to me.

As long as I individually could have an impact on the game, I'd define it as close. If I can see where my decision/play may have given my team the edge to start rolling towards victory, or my mistake/play may have given the enemy team momentum, I typically enjoy the game. A game can end in 28 minutes and still be somewhat close.

It's frustrating when someone plays really bad, but this game is snowbally. If your ally dies in lane early, you need to send them some help. They also need to learn to play the lane defensively until help arrives (and this mistake is the most infuriating as it leads to 'feeding') but you can't blame an ally for losing a game if they died once to an early gank, fell behind, and never received help to get back in the game. A single kill at level 2 or 3 is often enough to decide who's going to win the lane.

EnvironmentalistOct 24, 20151 votes

The game being decided by a teamfight was an example, not what defines a close game. Either way, I still rarely see them.

RazzolaOct 25, 20151 votes

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Then why do you play?

When I win, my attitude varies from good / finally / glad we didn't throw to "that game was awesome!" When I lose, my attitude varies from "pissed, how could we have thrown that" to "well that team sucked, what can you do" to "damn that game was close (and I enjoyed it)".

Of course, you're occasionally going to be pissed about losses. Sometimes you get sick of getting garbage teammates. There will also be wins that are stomps that derive no enjoyment. The somewhat close games where you actually get to play a full game though, should be enjoyed... if not at their conclusion, I'd hope you enjoy the game while you're playing it (and then are let down that it's over, win or loss). If you're not, maybe you need to take a break (or play normals / ARAMs) and see if it changes your view.

Why do I play? I already stated why I play. It's addiction.

Why do people play WoW anymore? Addiction. No one actually l likes grinding 10 new levels every expansion and playing the same cookie-cutter content.

And I don't enjoy playing League of Legends. I'm just addicted to it.

Edit: And I mainly enjoy watching LCS and Worlds.