Black Ops 2. Pointless?

I haven't played Black Ops 2 in close to a month and that was a single gaming session. Prior to that, it was another three weeks of M.I.A. from the game. My regular gaming buddies were wondering what happened to me.



I don't know what it is, but playing Black Ops 2 doesn't make me a very nice person. I'm usually up well past my bedtime to play another match with the hope of getting a decent game in. Instead, I went to bed disappointed with my performance due to the lag, it's compensation, stupid teammates, or simply out-skilled.

I promised myself that I would get to prestige master along with some diamond camos, but that no longer appeals to me. Everyone and their mother is a prestige master thanks to double xp and boosting. The diamond camos are cheapened because of the stupid "camo" packs available for purchase. If it was all meaningless to begin with, it's definitely meaningless now.

I began to wonder why I played this game. The game is most fun with friends, but my friends are rarely on and I usually play solo. So without my friends, what's the point? One evening, with nothing else to do and the thought of playing another Black Ops 2 match sent chills down my spine, I turned on my Wii. I inserted The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and decided I would finally give it an honest effort in finishing the game. Three hours into the game, I was having a good time. There was no raging, just entertainment. Then, I suddenly realized I forgot that games were supposed to be fun. It's supposed to deliver a full experience from the very beginning unlike these annual Call of Duty games that ask for more money after a couple of months of its release.

I think my M.I.A status in Black Ops 2 will continue a while longer unless my friends request that I join them. I don't think I enjoy it anymore and I'm tired of the continuous offerings of DLCs. Then again, maybe it's just burnout.