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The18thFret's avatar
7 years ago

Do you get that dopamine hit whenever you win a match?

This is the first game that's made me feel like that in years. I'm an Overwatch player and I haven't felt that after a win in a while, mainly because competitive Overwatch comes with so many headaches that even a win is often received more with relief that you didn't lose just because so many factors are out of your control. Although the more it happens the lesser the feeling gets, but the first few times when I saw that champion sign up come I felt a gush of dopamine "high" in my head and body. It lasts for a few seconds.

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  • I either didn't realise I was fighting the last squad, or I forgot it was the last squad while fighting. "CHAMPION" appears on the screen and I'm just like "Oh".

    Maybe I'm just too chilled out. Wins are hard-fought for in this game as I'm always solo queuing but I'm pretty well adjusted to the feeling of victory.

    It's no wonder that you don't get that same rush from Overwatch. It's a difficult feeling to evoke when fatal mistakes are only a minor setback. Even the 1v1 mode in that game is more likely to get your blood pressure up. CSGO and Rainbow Six: Siege thrive off of that necessity to avoid death at all costs.

  • EA_Darko's avatar
    EA_Darko
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    7 years ago

    I find that it hits me when I realise that I'm in the last 2 or 3 teams and then it's followed by blind panic as I suddenly start to worry that I'm going to die next before I scramble about looking for the other team.


    Darko

  • My friends and I have gotten to the point where we either die early to finding no weapon, some Wingman abusing losers later on, some Spitfire aimbotter who kills all of us with a single mag from 500m away.. or we win. I felt the rush initially, as I did in Realm Royale too, but just like in that game winning became more common than losing and it just turned into a "grind the noobs to victory" fest.

    Game needs ranking and skill based matchmaking.

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