I went to Staples looking for a chair for my cramped home office. I needed a replacement from my old hard dining room chair which although it had an extra cushion was still not good for an 8 hour day. I tried two office chairs as well as the gaming chair. All three were comfortable but the gaming chair has fold up armrests. That was the deal maker. The office chair's arm rests would be in the way when maneuvering to get away from the desk. the fold arms provides so much more freedom. I also use my chair for gaming during off hours of course. I would definitely recommend this chair for gaming as well as for a home office.
Hard to assemble with just one person - if you're putting it together by yourself I recommend following the instructions in reverse order (one of the first steps is attaching the wheels to the base then attaching the seat to the base which makes attaching the back to the seat 10000% more difficult). Also be prepared for the finished chair to be uneven - no matter how many times I tried to adjust the positioning (with help!) the chair back and seat would not align. The back arrived with what looks like white fabric chalk marks around the stitching except they won't come off. At the end of the day it's an ok chair - I can sit for hours working from home and the padded armrests are a nice touch. But overall not sure it's worth the trouble I had putting it together.
the arm rest on this chair seems to be too wide. It feels a bit uncomfortable when trying to place arms on the arm rest. This might be great if you're on the heavy side since the chair is very wide and spacious. I'll recommend it if you're looking for a wide chair and won't recommend it for smaller individuals.