How do you decide which game to play when you multi game.

Cryomatrix

I am a one game at a time guy, so usually there is no dilemma. Recently, i am playing games concurrently. 

Project Entropia: can play passively while i study, watch football, or play path of exile. However the game is kind of boring. Got back into it while i studied for my exam. 

Path of exile: It is a very relaxing game for me. Game is alwaya my go to. It is a bit boring compared to SC 2.

Starcraft 2: Best to get my blood flowing, but very stressful. I cannot play if i am stressed out even the tiniest amount as it is not relaxing, more competitive.
Only game i really stream.

I havent been playing much of SC 2 because it is so stressful and draining. But then i know if i dont keep playing, i lose my skills. Which then hinders me more to play again.

After i play path of exile, i just feel relaxed but not fulfilled. Project entropia is perfect to get me to do something i dont want to do, like study for things.

Either way, this is my recent thought process now that i am concurrently playing games for the first time in forever. 

AlBQuirky

My mood defines that.

Sometimes, though, I can sit with indecision about which game to boot up

Kraxxin

I'm currently playing several games as well. Depending on mood and sobriety, determines which ones gets play time.

Euro Truck Sim 2 = I have to consume the Devil's lettuce to even think of playing this,even for a few minutes. Otherwise it doesn't appeal to me. 

Seven Days to Die = I just re-downloaded it the other day after a few months break. I play this when I'm more in a crafting/hunting/gathering mood and want to do endless amounts of "stuff"

Crossout = For when I want to scratch the pvp itch. (nice way of saying when I want to cause destruction and kill people) I play this for maybe 30min at a time. Just a few rounds.

ArcheAge Unchained = I have to have at least one mmorpg in my life, been that way since Anarchy Online. I just love watching train wrecks for some reason, as in this case. The game is good, don't get me wrong, it's the management that sucks. I play this a few times daily, both regions. 

Throw in Subnautica and Raft, and that completes the various games I cycle. 

Kyleran

People play multiple games at the same time?

Weird....just don't do it, I never have.

Aeander

If you can play multiple games at the same time, one or more of these is clearly not worth your time.

lahnmir

For relaxing: LotRO
For some action: Bloodstained
For grinding: PoE
For roleplaying: Kingmaker
For something moody: Metro Exodus
For all of the above: any Monster Hunter

Just playing one game, how silly. You don’t eat pizza every day of the week either.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

DafAtRandom

Given my alias here it may not sound too far fetched, but I roll randomly to figure it out.  There is nothing like leaving it to the random gods to completely crush indecision.

I've been doing this for years and it works for me.  A bit strange, I'm sure, but I'm never debating which game I should play atm and never lose precious gaming time trying to decide.

Po_gg

As a professional game hopper (haha) usually my method is following events...

I have main and second level games, switch the mains every 1-2 months to avoid burnout, and mix in 1 or 2 from the bottom "shelf". And for the reason of where to switch I use the news and plan ahead. I follow my main games pretty closely to know what's in the queue, back in the previous iteration of the site I even kept bombarding Suzie about the infos of less popular games (mostly CO and AoC)

So, when there's something fun-looking is approaching, whether it's official like the seasonal winter events in most games, or player-made like a concert series or a costume contest etc. I hop on to that game, and then usually stay for a few weeks before move on to the next.

(since even my "youngest" game is 10 years old, obviously the more common MMORPG reasons like "I wanna try this class" etc. are n/a for me, as an altoholic -and moderately completionist- I've played mostly everything within those games already...)

Kyleran

lahnmir said:

For relaxing: LotRO
For some action: Bloodstained
For grinding: PoE
For roleplaying: Kingmaker
For something moody: Metro Exodus
For all of the above: any Monster Hunter

Just playing one game, how silly. You don’t eat pizza every day of the week either.

/Cheers,
Lahnmir

I would eat pizza every day, but my wife won't let me.

  

But more than one game....eww...
 

gervaise1

The same way I decide what to eat, what to wear, what to watch on TV, where to go .....  

Kyleran

gervaise1 said:

The same way I decide what to eat, what to wear, what to watch on TV, where to go .....  

Dartboard? 

Aeander

I think I misinterpreted the OP. I thought he was literally referring to two or more games being played at the same time (like one active game and one AFK game).


Yeah, I'll alternate games for a pacebreaker. Often totally opposite games for different moods or to cleanse my pallet.

Fire Emblem for strategy. 

An RPG (usually a JRPG) for story (currently the Outer Worlds)

An action game - the more mindless, the better, as a pallet cleanser (currently using Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3). 

Theocritus

If I play concurrently I will play one that requires attention, and everything else is idle or offline play that requires little or no attention.

Kyleran

Theocritus said:

If I play concurrently I will play one that requires attention, and everything else is idle or offline play that requires little or no attention.

Have I got the perfect game for you then.



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Octagon7711

Lately I've been playing ,
The Division 1, leveling up a new character to replay the main storyline,
GW2, a few dynamic events and some world bosses. 
ESO, taking an alt through Southern Elsweyr storyline.

My decision is usually based on current content I like or have liked in the past, new classes, or special promotions.

AlBQuirky

Kyleran said:

People play multiple games at the same time?

Weird....just don't do it, I never have.

There can be drawbacks. Sometimes key layouts change among different games.

Don't play Morrowind and Skyrim anywhere near close to each other, unless you rebind some keys. Fallout 3 and New Vegas are also bad to play near Skyrim or Morrowind.