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Do you take breaks from the game?

karatinac97
karatinac97 Member Posts: 210
in Polls

I have to admit, even though I love playing this game, I take frequent breaks. Sometimes it's a week, sometimes a month. Had a 2 month hiatus and I found it easy to get back into it again.

I wanted to know how the rest of the player base feels? Sometimes it's good to have a break if you get frustrated. Do you find it easy to get back into the game again after a break?

Let me know if I should add another option :)

Do you take breaks from the game? 55 votes

I LIVE in the fog (almost every day)
21%
MandyBossChrisFuFuuInjiGrootDudeABannedCatAhoyWolfBrucecastro81anonymous31337MrsGhostfaceFilledPizzaNaneverit 12 votes
Play regularly with occasional breaks
27%
FoggyDownpourVolantConch1719drimmalorMaj33yMegMain98ad19970Boosted_DwightTaigaoTechnicCornpopers_EvanDicklayciaLiquid0810ppo8820GabbieBen[Deleted User] 15 votes
Take breaks often
12%
Mc_HartyAcesthetiicSpacingLlamasI_am_NeganpalletsryummySmakcedRememberIt 7 votes
I take LONG breaks (weeks/months)
20%
Science_Guyfcc2014PandomDexyIVyobudddPigsterEnderloganYTDreaded_Wraith887Pok[Deleted User]Apollo 11 votes
Casual player so play infrequently
3%
Nunya_Nunyabiztenoresax 2 votes
I go in and out of playing
5%
karatinac97SupaSlay3r20DawnMad 3 votes
I take breaks when I get frustrated
9%
ErgoPr0xytoxicmeggAwakeyAneurysmSirCracken 5 votes

Comments

  • Boss
    Boss Member Posts: 13,616
    I LIVE in the fog (almost every day)

    I first read "Do you take breasts from the game?"...So yeah.


    I always play at least a match or 3 per day.

  • Boosted_Dwight
    Boosted_Dwight Member Posts: 3,059
    Play regularly with occasional breaks

    Once I get burned out of this game I enter a 1-3 month break. I'll still be on the forums but I won't be playing.

  • SupaSlay3r20
    SupaSlay3r20 Member Posts: 139
    I go in and out of playing
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1004863#Comment_1004863

    Same

    I used to play like 5+ games every day, but then I started to lose the motivation to come back and keep playing. As it is right now I might play a game or 2 every week.

  • yobuddd
    yobuddd Member Posts: 2,259
    I take LONG breaks (weeks/months)

    I used to play every day, for about a year and a half, but I’m on a long break right now. Got burnt out playing the rift. Hit lvl 70 and haven’t touched the game since.

    Forums are still fun, but I’m not sure when I’ll return to the game. Maybe when the next rift begins.

  • ABannedCat
    ABannedCat Member Posts: 2,529
    I LIVE in the fog (almost every day)

    I only take breaks from playing killer. I switch to survivor when I start to get burned out.

  • drimmalor
    drimmalor Member Posts: 909
    edited January 2020
    Play regularly with occasional breaks

    Any game can get frustrating, and playing something every day burns me out really quickly. I recently took about a month off as I went home for the holidays to spend time with family and friends who don't play DBD (as well as to work on my massive backlog of unplayed Steam games). It was a nice break and I'm excited to play again with fresh eyes 😊

  • Mandy
    Mandy Administrator, Dev, Community Manager Posts: 23,357
    I LIVE in the fog (almost every day)

    I play pretty regularly, at least a few times a week. I also moderate for a couple of Twitch streamers who also play DBD daily, my son also plays daily - and we discuss things daily, plus working for BHVR and DBD in particular, my whole life pretty much revolves around the game in one way or another, and I wouldn't have it any different at this stage!

  • Mandy
    Mandy Administrator, Dev, Community Manager Posts: 23,357
    I LIVE in the fog (almost every day)
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1004853#Comment_1004853

    :blank:

    I have no words!

  • VolantConch1719
    VolantConch1719 Member Posts: 1,248
    Play regularly with occasional breaks

    Not really my choice. Life has kind of gotten in my way these past few months (of course, almost as soon as the Archives came out. I was stuck on the 2nd part well after the 4th opened).

    These next few months are going to be even more hectic.

  • fcc2014
    fcc2014 Member Posts: 4,388
    I take LONG breaks (weeks/months)

    currently on hiatus after completing the rift the end of december. I usually take 3-4 a year. A couple weeks to a month or two.

  • EnderloganYT
    EnderloganYT Member Posts: 621
    I take LONG breaks (weeks/months)

    every now and the I'll stop playing for like 1 and a half months but other than that I play every 2-3 days currently

  • karatinac97
    karatinac97 Member Posts: 210
    I go in and out of playing
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1004863#Comment_1004863

    I do that quite often too. I'm really bad for playing almost everyday and then just stoping for like 3 months.

    I'm regularly on forums too, it's fun and good to be up to date when I start playing again.

  • karatinac97
    karatinac97 Member Posts: 210
    I go in and out of playing
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1005254#Comment_1005254

    That sounds like the life! 😁 You most definitely live in the fog.

  • karatinac97
    karatinac97 Member Posts: 210
    I go in and out of playing
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1004957#Comment_1004957

    I'm very similar but I'm on a bit of a hiatus at the minute and trying to get back into it again. I only tend to play this game late evening and nights but with work lately it's not been possible.

    I'm also one of those people who won't bother playing if I only have an hour spare, I like to have at least a few hours in a gaming session.

  • karatinac97
    karatinac97 Member Posts: 210
    I go in and out of playing
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1005284#Comment_1005284

    I misread that for a second and thought you said 3-4 year long breaks! lol

    I'm pretty similar, still haven't completed the rift myself and trying to get out of my current 3 month hiatus.

  • fcc2014
    fcc2014 Member Posts: 4,388
    I take LONG breaks (weeks/months)
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1006873#Comment_1006873

    The rift grind especially at the end really zapped me. They need to have double xp weekends or gain some bonus for each tome completed.

  • AhoyWolf
    AhoyWolf Member Posts: 4,397
    I LIVE in the fog (almost every day)

    No, but I should.

  • Awakey
    Awakey Member Posts: 3,145
    I take breaks when I get frustrated

    I'm currently on leave, have been since mid December. I just can't find any enjoyment right now. I hope I do in the future; Apex and Overwatch are getting boring, with a sliver of State of Decay 2.

  • Acesthetiic
    Acesthetiic Member Posts: 1,077
    Take breaks often

    Wish I could play more, but the game gives me terrible anxiety to the point where my throat tightens up.