Covid-19 And Warzone Helped Me Reconnect With Friends That I Hadn t Played With In Years

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Covid-19 And Warzone Helped Me Reconnect With Friends That I Hadn t Played With In Years

I'll never say that I'm thankful for this pandemic, but I certainly am thankful for this rare opportunity that I'll likely never experience again. via EssentiallySports warzone 2020 has been a whirlwind of a year. The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented changes in our every day lives, and simple activities like catching a movie with your friends or having a few drinks at a bar feel like long lost pastimes. Although I've often found myself wishing I could just fast forward through the entire year, this strange time has not been without its silver linings. With the world virtually on hold and many of our real world responsibilities cast to the wayside, I experienced a rare scenario in which I was able to play a game online with my friends without the cloud of adulthood hovering above me. It truly felt like I was back in high school, and although the surrounding circumstances are awful, I can't help but to be thankful for it. THEGAMER VIDEO OF THE DAY When released its battle royale mode, , back in early March, I was a bit curious but not overly enthusiastic. Then I realized that all my friends who I had religiously played Call of Duty with back in the day were also playing the game. Before I knew it, things felt like 2012 all over again. Back in the days of the original Black Ops and Modern Warfare 2, games were a significant social celebration. My friends and I would buy the latest game from GameStop at midnight, then convince our parents to let us skip school the next day so we could stay up all night playing it. It was a perfect combination of youthful irresponsibility and just plain fun, and it's something that I'll never forget. via GamingAccessWeekly.com After a while though, the series fell into a cycle of repetition and gimmicks. I ditched my Xbox 360 for a PS4, and began to slowly forget about online multiplayer games altogether in exchange for single player story games. Aside from a short stint with Overwatch, I never really looked back, and lost that online connection that I had shared with my friends for all of those years. Then, once the pandemic hit, it felt like I was back in high school again. I began working from home and many of my friends were furloughed and began collecting unemployment. Our responsibilities had been pushed to the side, and we once again had the opportunity to play an online game together for as long as we wanted. This allowed me to reconnect with many of my friends that I rarely find time to catch up with anymore. Originally from Ohio, I moved to Los Angeles back in 2017, meaning that I only have a handful of days out of the year to come home and see some of my old friends. Although our friendships never faltered, we were missing that quality time of simply hanging out each day. via GameRant.com Thanks to Warzone, I was able to reestablish a few of those connections. Although Modern Warfare's multiplayer mode is one of the strongest I've seen since the original Modern Warfare 2, Warzone gave us something fresh and exciting to play, and communicating became a key factor in finding success. Not only that, but winning a game became instantly addictive. Sure, going off and achieving a sizable win in multiplayer is satisfying too, but nothing matches the feeling of outlasting 147 other players and being the last squad standing. It's absolutely thrilling, and once you snag that first victory, it's almost impossible not to be hooked. Warzone might not be perfect, and many of its bugs and crossplay issues might still drive me crazy, but there's something to be said about the feeling the game creates when you achieve a victory with a group of friends. I never got into Fortnite, PUBG, or Apex Legends, but I can understand now why battle royale games have had such a massive impact on the world of online multiplayer games. via Dextero.com Warzone added a stronger competitive edge to our gaming experience, overall reestablishing a bond amongst the teammates I was playing with. It felt as if we were truly working together to achieve something, and once we got there, the reward felt priceless. Doing this with a group of guys that I've considered my friends for over a decade really established a newfound sense of comradery, even if we were playing 2,000 miles apart from each other. So while I still loathe 2020, and I cannot wait for things to slowly begin to resemble normalcy again, I'll always remember this year as the time where I was able to relive the past with many of my close friends and forget about our real world responsibilities for a change. I'll never say that I'm thankful for this pandemic, but I certainly am thankful for this rare opportunity that I'll likely never experience again.