I was just playing a game in the Throwback playlist. I had felt inspired by the fellow community member’s thread, taylormanjones, Classic Playlist is Amazing. Anyway, it’s a close game, the last few seconds, and they gain the lead, I am concentrating full throttle. I feel the obvious distinction of something crawling along my arm. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not a huge pansy when it comes to bugs. However, when something is crawling on me I usually have a little mini freak out, and kill the bug. Not this time though. I grabbed it and threw it across the room, without even looking at what kind of bug it was, so that I could not be distracted in my very important game of Halo 5 Anniversary Throwback.
I say all this and create a thread because I am curious. Does this type of Zen-like concentration happen to any other Halo gamers out there? I know it may seem cliche, and in a way I am putting my Halo self out there, but one of the things I love about this game is the few moments of Halo perfection, that allows me to digress from the real world even if for a few a moments.
Share those moments with me fellow Spartans. I know I’m not alone!
I know what you mean. I always need complete silence and darkness to play and concentrate. When my younger brother comes in the our “theater” room, I immediately tell him to stay quiet and shut the door, so as to not kill my zen.
I totally get it. I like pretty much all modes in Halo, but when I play Capture the Flag, and I pick up the flag, I get an utter adrenaline dump. It turns from “just a game” into “holy -Yoink-, the world’s future is dependent on me delivering this flag”. My couch could catch on fire and I won’t put it out until I score.
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> I totally get it. I like pretty much all modes in Halo, but when I play Capture the Flag, and I pick up the flag, I get an utter adrenaline dump. It turns from “just a game” into “holy -Yoink-, the world’s future is dependent on me delivering this flag”. My couch could catch on fire and I won’t put it out until I score.
Oh yeah I hear ya! I’ve ignored important phone calls, as well as important loved ones. The loved ones never understand!
whenever I go on the xbox, some fly mother -Yoink- always decides that’s the best time to come out of hiding and fly about, where are they coming from, like seriously, its annoying
The world around me literally doesn’t exist. Drives my wife nuts sometimes lol. Our conversations when I play go something like this.
Wife - What do you want for dinner tonight?
Me- … huh?
Wife - sigh
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> The world around me literally doesn’t exist. Drives my wife nuts sometimes lol. Our conversations when I play go something like this.
> Wife - What do you want for dinner tonight?
> Me- … huh?
> Wife - sigh
Lol, that sounds familiar. I’ve gotten into fights because of ignoring someone when they are talking to me. What’s wrong with waiting till the game is over? We are a misunderstood breed.
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> I know what you mean. I always need complete silence and darkness to play and concentrate. When my younger brother comes in the our “theater” room, I immediately tell him to stay quiet and shut the door, so as to not kill my zen.
yeah, our xbox is in the lounge until we get our extension and it really hard to concentrate
Never had moments like that in HALO as I don’t take it too Seriously but a few kills away from a 25 streak in cod or on the last match to make the lighthouse in destinys trials I’ve had tons of uber concentration spells.
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> > The world around me literally doesn’t exist. Drives my wife nuts sometimes lol. Our conversations when I play go something like this.
> > Wife - What do you want for dinner tonight?
> > Me- … huh?
> > Wife - sigh
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> Lol, that sounds familiar. I’ve gotten into fights because of ignoring someone when they are talking to me. What’s wrong with waiting till the game is over? We are a misunderstood breed.
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> Never had moments like that in HALO as I don’t take it too Seriously but a few kills away from a 25 streak in cod or on the last match to make the lighthouse in destinys trials I’ve had tons of uber concentration spells.
Not take Halo too seriously?! Blasphemy…oh well I definitely don’t take COD seriously seeing as how I never play it.
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> > Never had moments like that in HALO as I don’t take it too Seriously but a few kills away from a 25 streak in cod or on the last match to make the lighthouse in destinys trials I’ve had tons of uber concentration spells.
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> Not take Halo too seriously?! Blasphemy…oh well I definitely don’t take COD seriously seeing as how I never play it.
I used to take FPS games seriously cod I played very competitively up until about 3 years ago then stopped had another spell in destiny for a while but now I’m just looking to chill and have a fun time un HALO or using vehicles in bf4.
Nah never happens. Don’t get me wrong I just never found a game like that. I’m either destroying the enemy team or I’m getting destroyed myself. Usually whenever a game is close is because one of my teammates is lacking so it’s not like im zenning it but I do concentrate and try. There are games where I feel like everything is perfect my shots and strafe but it’s not really me zenning into the game? It’s more of me just having an adrenaline rush or etc. I never truly removed myself from irl to focus on a game. I may have had one Zen moment before but if I did not wasn’t a full one
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> The world around me literally doesn’t exist. Drives my wife nuts sometimes lol. Our conversations when I play go something like this.
> Wife - What do you want for dinner tonight?
> Me- … huh?
> Wife - sigh
I’m glad it’s just a sigh. With my wife, things go sideways!
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> > > Never had moments like that in HALO as I don’t take it too Seriously but a few kills away from a 25 streak in cod or on the last match to make the lighthouse in destinys trials I’ve had tons of uber concentration spells.
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> > Not take Halo too seriously?! Blasphemy…oh well I definitely don’t take COD seriously seeing as how I never play it.
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> I used to take FPS games seriously cod I played very competitively up until about 3 years ago then stopped had another spell in destiny for a while but now I’m just looking to chill and have a fun time un HALO or using vehicles in bf4.
Right on, I can respect that. It basically depends on what playlist I am in as well. If I’m just chilling in FF no biggie, but some ranked Slayer or Arena I am all about it. Even in BTB, and obviously the Throwback…a heck probably every playlist but FF I will forgo real life things for. Sad, but true.
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> The world around me literally doesn’t exist. Drives my wife nuts sometimes lol. Our conversations when I play go something like this.
> Wife - What do you want for dinner tonight?
> Me- … huh?
> Wife - sigh
This is exactly right, which is why my wife finally caved and started gaming with me.
Not just in Halo, I can assure you. I had a moment in Titanfall that was so intense my girlfriend literally had to throw a stuffed animal at me to get me out of it, after poking, shouting, kicking, and even trying to headlock me.
