Recently, i had to move from nixos to windows against my will simpy because of anti cheats. While i dont game that much, the few games i enjoy playing are all online with some kind of anti cheat. I used to dual boot but i was tired of having to wait for my slow hdd to load windows (i only have one ssd). I literally used linux for everything else but because of anti cheats i am forced to move to windows. I managed to make it a little better by using wsl2 and removing bloatware but it will never be the same as linux
Interesting, because that’s pretty much exactly the opposite of why I play games.
When I want to get good at something, I go to work. My job is pretty repetitive, but there’s a ton of room for improving my skillsets, and periodically there are new challenges. If that’s not cutting it, I’ll exercise. But playing the same game over and over feels really bad to me, so I just don’t do it. The only two games I have >100 hours recorded in are Europa Universalis IV and Cities Skylines, the first is because I really like playing different countries (I have >800 hours) and the second is because I like trying different city structures. Even then, after a campaign, I need a few weeks or even months before I play again. I get bored in RPGs when I get too OP, though I’ll stick around if the story is interesting.
So I’m always looking for a new experience, hence why I play so many indie games.