I’ve recently gotten back into CM a few months ago, and it’s gotten so bad that CM is the only multiplayer game I play willingly now… I’ve even stopped playing the few other games I’ve played for the past many years. I no longer gain enjoyment from them, and this now includes when playing games with people I know.
Tell me, is it possible to play CM and not get addicted? CM is like crack and then everything else (even other SS13 servers) is like sugar. Is it even possible to recover from this horrid addiction?
tbh for me its the opposite! Other ss13 servers r like crack, while CM burns me out way way quicker - a lot of that is bcus of frac → surgery gameplay. Even tgmc, which while imo has way worse design then CM, is still way more addicting bcus you dont get hit by the brick wall that is forced cutscene (you cant move your hand off keyboard for 15 minutes) by a random ff. Not that tgmc CANT have that horrible, unfun loop, it’s just significantly easier to avoid and stay groundside the whole round as a result :3 (most fracs in tgmc can be very easily avoided imo unless the enemy is very overpowering or targets u in specific
Beno doesnt have this issue bcus its benomorp tho. And benos dont experience pain… except from fob siege and siege gameplay, which arguably is just as burnouty as surgery gameplay. At least u can afk thru fob siege tho, altho it wont feel good :<, you cant afk thru surgery.
I myself play way too much CM, but I’m working to step away. I can’t say anything with confidence, but finding ways to break off from the game will help. If you just want to take a step back, try to limit the amount of rounds you play per day. Don’t be afraid cryo if a round is going on for a while, and be ready to give yourself a hard cut-off if you really need it.
I do main weno but fob siege are never a problem, I just suicide against cades when the siege occurs… maybe if I stop playing for fun, and instead play to win, I’ll finally be able to burn myself out and be freed