Re:Today's players are too simple for the games (Score 1)

I don't think its a question of intelligence, but more of question of time. Lets face it, after 8-10 hours of work, I want some immediate gratification. I want to come home, have dinner, watch some mind numbing, spirit crushing game shows and go to bed. Basically turn my brain of for a bit and enjoy the simple things in life.

My roommate recently tried to get me into Neverwinter Nights. Great game, but I just didn't have time to really get into the story (I could only play for a couple hours at a time). So I turned back to Counter Strike. Now there's immediate gratification. Kill, kill, kill and then go about your business.

For the /. community, hours spent in front of a computer monitor is time well spent. However, there are others (they're the majority, trust me) who would rather spend their time else where.