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I don't mean the ability to play other people online or anything like that, because I really like that part of it. What I'm talking about is the access to information that everyone has due to the internet. Let me explain...
I just got into Hearthstone not too long ago, and while yes, I do enjoy playing it, I feel the accessibility of certain decks makes it so that the majority of people, in order to win, will use those popular decks that everyone sees online. It gets rather stale quick and lacks diversity. It got me thinking.
Back before the internet was available, we had magazines and "cheat sheets" to look at. It had its uses, but it didn't provide the information that the internet has today, especially it being updated on a daily basis.
Take the NHL HUT series for example, or any other sports game really. You have up to date rankings on players. There is so much information on every player in the game, all one has to do is search online to see "reviews" of certain players and they can instantly decide if they want to use that player in the game. This leads to many people using the same players. Again, it gets stale very quickly.
Take a fighting game for instance. All one has to do is go online and look at tutorials on how to perform the best combos and when to use the best strategies and what not. The game gets repetitive.
Back in my day (insert oldman.jpg here) we found out ways to play games on our own for the most part. Sure we played with friends and borrowed techniques with each other but it's nothing like today. We used to see things that were brand new to us and were excited about it because we didn't know every single little thing there is to know about the game.
What say you? Do you think the accessibility we have today makes for a stale gaming experience?
I just got into Hearthstone not too long ago, and while yes, I do enjoy playing it, I feel the accessibility of certain decks makes it so that the majority of people, in order to win, will use those popular decks that everyone sees online. It gets rather stale quick and lacks diversity. It got me thinking.
Back before the internet was available, we had magazines and "cheat sheets" to look at. It had its uses, but it didn't provide the information that the internet has today, especially it being updated on a daily basis.
Take the NHL HUT series for example, or any other sports game really. You have up to date rankings on players. There is so much information on every player in the game, all one has to do is search online to see "reviews" of certain players and they can instantly decide if they want to use that player in the game. This leads to many people using the same players. Again, it gets stale very quickly.
Take a fighting game for instance. All one has to do is go online and look at tutorials on how to perform the best combos and when to use the best strategies and what not. The game gets repetitive.
Back in my day (insert oldman.jpg here) we found out ways to play games on our own for the most part. Sure we played with friends and borrowed techniques with each other but it's nothing like today. We used to see things that were brand new to us and were excited about it because we didn't know every single little thing there is to know about the game.
What say you? Do you think the accessibility we have today makes for a stale gaming experience?