Timy Huang Posted May 27 Report Posted May 27 (edited) We're on a Discord call with some friends, and one of them is telling another that he's going to gift him the game, but the other one keeps saying it's late, that he doesn't feel like creating an account, that he'd create one for him if he wanted, and that he doesn't want to wait, blah blah blah... Do you think it's worth giving him the gift? Regards! Edited May 27 by Timy Huang
Rainbow Fresh Posted May 27 Report Posted May 27 I personally don't think that strangers on the internet should be anyone's go-to source for advice on solving their personal friendship woes, as you certainly know any involved person better than we do. That said, sounds like typical run-of-the-mill evasive behavior making it a rather small chance they will like the game if they try, and a much larger they can't even be bothered to play more than once for like 15 minutes due to "gift debt". I'd save my money, but I've always been a cheapskate. 1
Timy Huang Posted May 27 Author Report Posted May 27 (edited) 7 hours ago, Rainbow Fresh said: I personally don't think that strangers on the internet should be anyone's go-to source for advice on solving their personal friendship woes, as you certainly know any involved person better than we do. That said, sounds like typical run-of-the-mill evasive behavior making it a rather small chance they will like the game if they try, and a much larger they can't even be bothered to play more than once for like 15 minutes due to "gift debt". I'd save my money, but I've always been a cheapskate. Basically, they are "great friends" and have been for decades. The thing is, we've been telling him for a while that we're playing a more complex survival game than Minecraft. We showed him around, and he says it's good. Yesterday, "Gardungo" offered to buy the game for "Pardo," but the latter started making things difficult (he said he didn't understand the website, that it wouldn't let him create an account, and he hesitated too much to join the game). It's worth providing a little more context: This person called "Pardo" plays Minecraft and invites us to play every day. The issue is that Gardungo and I are playing Vintage Story, which is much harder to progress, and we don't want to abandon all our progress to play Minecraft, which is just about creating a Nether portal and then starting to find the portal to The End to kill the Dragon—something we've done dozens of times, not only in the past but also this year... Edited May 27 by Timy Huang
Solution Rainbow Fresh Posted May 27 Solution Report Posted May 27 See, that's some informative context someone outside of your friend group couldn't have possibly known. It's why you yourself are best suited to make such decisions. This also seems like it's gonna potentially devolve into psychological guessing games, so not wanting to be eligle for blame I'm just gonna play it safe - the decision is simple: If you gift the game and the person just straight up hates it, never even touches it and the money gone into the gift is going to waste. Would that be a big enough problem to outweigh the chance of the person joining you and your other friend in Vintage Story instead so you don't have to play baby's first block game anymore? If so - don't risk it. If money isn't the problem, just do it. Worst case scenario you'll just find out your interest in block games is not compatible. 1
LadyWYT Posted May 27 Report Posted May 27 Welcome to the forums and the game! I agree with @Rainbow Fresh. We don't know this guy as you know him, nor do we really know your own situation. To me it reads as a friend who perhaps just struggles with the unknown, or perhaps has very specific tastes, and is therefore reluctant to try new things. It could also be that your friend struggles to accept gifts, although if this is the case there will probably be other clues elsewhere, and not just with games. I think overall, if you really want to buy him a copy of Vintage Story and have the money to burn on it, it's fine to gift him a copy. Do be aware though that he may not enjoy the game; not everyone does and that is okay. In the event he doesn't enjoy it, he may or may not change his mind later, but the important thing is don't try to force him into it. It's also fine to take a break from games that you're suffering burnout on, though if the break starts to become an extended one you'll probably want to find alternative hangout activities for the group in order to keep the friendships strong. 1 1
Timy Huang Posted May 27 Author Report Posted May 27 2 hours ago, LadyWYT said: Welcome to the forums and the game! I agree with @Rainbow Fresh. We don't know this guy as you know him, nor do we really know your own situation. To me it reads as a friend who perhaps just struggles with the unknown, or perhaps has very specific tastes, and is therefore reluctant to try new things. It could also be that your friend struggles to accept gifts, although if this is the case there will probably be other clues elsewhere, and not just with games. I think overall, if you really want to buy him a copy of Vintage Story and have the money to burn on it, it's fine to gift him a copy. Do be aware though that he may not enjoy the game; not everyone does and that is okay. In the event he doesn't enjoy it, he may or may not change his mind later, but the important thing is don't try to force him into it. It's also fine to take a break from games that you're suffering burnout on, though if the break starts to become an extended one you'll probably want to find alternative hangout activities for the group in order to keep the friendships strong. During the call, he showed little to no interest in the game; he didn't seem to care whether I gave it to him or not, but he also didn't cooperate in getting it to him... Thank you both for your responses.
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