Sounds like you did think to try them. (Gaming)

by Claude Errera , Thursday, August 10, 2017, 15:52 (2663 days ago) @ Cody Miller

You always wanted to go skydiving. And you did. You wanted to write a book about Bungie. So you are. Congrats, you have a will.

I moved to countries where I haven't spoken the language and knew nobody and had no place to stay, sleeping in parks until I had enough money. Because I wanted to go to Greece or whatever.

I ride motorcycles, I started a fountain pen website, I learned guitar, I was in a band. I wanted to do these things beforehand.

I wanted to buy Borderlands 2, based off Borderlands. So I did.

I wanted to buy Bioshock based on my actual ideals being those lambasted by the game. So I did.

I wanted to buy Tomb Raider based on gameplay videos, reviews, and reading the plot synopsis. So I did.

Oh man, I must not take any chances and be a shut-in because I wasn't sure about a game until I researched it thoroughly.

Based on that, how can you say you don't like surprises and the unexpected? Unless you hated that experience in Greece that sounds like you took a chance. I have difficulty seeing how that thirst for adventure would be quelled when it comes to picking up a video game.

You yourself have said before you do not like things like blind raiding, and would rather be told what to do. You can want to pick up a game and still be surprised. Technically everything we do is because we want to. Everything.

Wait... am I reading this wrong, or do you really believe that people would have the same reasons for moving to Greece as they would for playing a video game?

I have a 'thirst for adventure'... sometimes. I do things that might turn out badly, and sometimes they don't. But I don't have the same risk assessment process apply to a scuba diving trip as to a purchase of a laundry hamper - why are you surprised that Funk treats gameplaying differently than other life experiences?