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| Pemalite said: I have been playing StarCraft since 1998. ~ 27 years. |
The human mind likes routine as much as experiencing new things. Actually routine becomes more desired with age.
Hence long running series have so much success, yearly sequels, DLC, GAAS.
Yet I assume you also keep buying new hardware and new games. Variety is the spice of life, routine is the anchor.
Plus "normalization" is a big part of the human mind, anything new becomes old. All planets in NMS are unique yet after a while they all start looking the same or rather, familiar, expected. A new game starts with a lot of 'surprises', the frequency of which diminishes over time, replaced by familiarity.
Learning the 'language' of a new game is fun, even if the game is far less fun than the greats. Learning is rewarding, releasing dopamine. "When we experience pleasant surprises or learn something new, dopamine is released" Hence we seek out new experiences.
Same for movies. I have thousands of great movies, but still watch new crap. I did recently start to re-read Terry Pratchett. After 30+ years my memories have sufficiently degraded to enjoy it close to new again. Plus I read it with a different perspective now.
