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Anybody else miss "punishing" games?

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Not being a casual player yourself, why do you hang around this ‘everything is stupid’ game? Why don’t you check out games like EVE or Darkfall (?) which are oriented toward more hardcore audiences?

Anybody else miss "punishing" games?

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I, personally, wish those penalizing mechanics never, ever get mainstream again. The days of endless free time are long gone.
As has already been said, most of the ‘old’ gamers are in their 30s and 40s and have different focuses, their families being probably the most important one. I don’t know if I can speak for others, but I play MMOs as a way to relax and spend some time with friends online. In the evening, after I’m done with all the work and kids are in their beds, I have an hour, maybe two I can spend on some MMO fun. I want that time to be frustration free, low adrenaline stuff. I’ve got too much hardcore/l33t/punishing/competitive bs going on in my life to be craving for it when I play a game and want to relax.