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Now before you make assumptions, you should know that this isn't an online-multiplayer bashing rant. This is merely a discussion about what I believe have had a negative effect on the gaming mood, the so called lust to play games, and not about the quality of games.

Too Much Exposure - The mystery is gone. Gone are the days when you would hear about a game from someone you knew. Gone are the days when you went to the store, and looked at the gaming shelf, to pick up a random game and bought it. Now, the secrecy is gone. Online hype and easy access to information by gaming sites kills the anticipation. Not because gaming news are bad, but because there's just too much of if. We know too much about the game when it comes out, so the mood for playing it isn’t as big, as you can’t really explore it.

Reviews And Hype - Now reviews are not necessarily a bad thing.Reviewers have been here for a long time, but it’s like they've got too big of a grip on the mood of buying a game. I don't think I only speak for myself when I say that ratings, scores and reviews of games might better or worsen the expectations of a game. Now, we only expect the best. Use to be that no one would give a damn about scores, but now when you see the score 7.5 you automatically assume it is a mediocre game, and to some, the value of a score is enough to determine whether to buy it or not .

Digital Downloads - Many opinions are flooding about this, but what I think is that digital data doesn't hold much value to it than a physical copy does. Looking at a huge list of digital games makes a kind of weak impression, than a shelf of disc cases does. Let’s not forget about DLC and patches that doesn't enhance the game experience like an expansion pack, but rather put in content that should have been in the game to begin with.

Am I completely wrong about this? Am I just growing out of gaming? Or has the Internet had t oo big an effect on gaming, and removed the mystery of gaming?

The option to not read things is still available and even then I have read a lot on AC Rogue and Unity, but I still have no idea what they are about amd am still anticipating playing them.

I know I can choose not to read online, but still, just known that everyone around are over informed and that hype is floating kills the surprise.

Probably just this. Everyone goes through phases, I'm going through a slump myself. You can't be into gaming all the time, nor is it healthy to be that way either. If you're bored with it for the time being, just do something else instead of getting all concerned about it.

Down with the Internet, I say!

Yeah. I sometimes get bored of gaming and just dedicate more time to book reading. I was working a while a go. After one year I did save most of my money and bought a X1 and four games and here was I screaming like a school girl

about the topic, I don't care for reviews and news and it's a good thing most of Brazil are not into internet aside from Facebook YouTube and twitter so I played AC Unity without knowing almost nothing of it and I was amazed.. Then the bugs said hello and I was pure rage but now it's okay.

It's the opposite with me. Reading posts on internet forums often makes me want to play. Reading about people's experiences, doing quests, going through dungeons, having all kinds of fun adventuring, can really get me in the mood to play myself.

I never read gaming reviews on the internet. I also don't watch preview videos or video reviews or read online interviews. I learned my lesson with Oblivion. I paid way too much attention to pre-release hype. When Oblivion finally came out I was bitterly disappointed with it.

I'm not sure why digital downloads would kill my gaming mood. Again, I'd say it's just the opposite with me. Browsing Steam sales can excite me to play games. I prefer digital downloads these days anyway. I hated having to locate a physical disc before I could play a game. If a disc became damaged I had to buy a new copy of a game in order to play it. I'm happy to live in the digital age.

Yes it killed the gaming mood because things like this forum are a huge distraction that take away from my gaming time. lol

Eh. I really don't care about what other people know. As long as they aren't shouting it in my face & spoiling things.

(Similar to how I've never understood the "other people have my super-rare armor, therefore it's less cool!" viewpoint in MMOs. So strange. If you like your gear, you like it. Who cares about other people....)

....thinking about it, the only time the internet effects me is if I read too much forum complaining about a game. Usually with MMOs or ARPGs - spend some time on the WoW or Star Trek forums reading people moan on and on about how the game svcks, and it drains away the enthusiasm. But reviews, articles, & pre-release stuff? Nah, that's no big deal.

I think this is true not only for gaming, but for all things. It's mainly that there's no mysteries about things anymore. We have too easy access to too much information.

This is good from an evolutionary/efficiency perspective. But it diminishes my enjoyment of things slightly.

I download just about everything, and my passion for games hasn't changed at all. I think things are just the same. For example, I'm excited during the download. Same thing as going to the store and buying it.

I don't spoil myself.