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10-29-2019, 09:28 AM
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Lost the spark?
I really wanted to get sucked in to Green, but I just can't seem to do it. Have barely played EQ this year, but for years before now I played TAKP and three boxed. That got boring. Now, I figured I'd try getting back into the game, single boxing, and just... Idk. The game isn't fun anymore? I love the socializing, but otherwise there's so many other games if rather play instead of bashing my head against the wall that is EQ grinding. I've been working on beating every main series Final Fantasy, for instance, something I've always wanted to do but never could because EQ took up so much of my gaming time...
Has EQ always sucked? Was it always just a fancy chat room? Why not play a better game and talk to someone while doing it?
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10-29-2019, 09:37 AM
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10-29-2019, 02:30 PM
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10-29-2019, 09:40 AM
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I think "better" is a matter of opinion. There are certainly prettier games out there, for sure, but it sounds like the things that you find fun are not really what's available on Green. Some folks like a challenge, and some do not. What one person finds "challenging," another might find mind-numbingly boring. Some folks like grinding and limited resources, and some folks just love dodging red zones on the ground in an instanced zone with folks they never have to talk to. It takes all kinds, and that's OK.
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10-29-2019, 09:45 AM
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It's pleasure and pain with classic EQ. There are EQ days where you've really looked forward to sitting down and playing for a few hours and getting some exp on your level 53 char only to:
a) have to wait for a spot in a group b) have the group wipe 5 mins after you join c) have the tank leave after the CR and your group spending the next 20 mins twiddling your thumbs while looking for a replacement d) have your healer be afk with no tag when you finally get a tank replacement e) wipe on the second pull after healer finally got back f) have the group disbanding g) realize it's an hour later than you had planned to play for and logging with less exp than when you logged on and having to get your corpse tomorrow. You then ask yourself why oh why do I do this to myself. And why indeed? Obviously if experiences like that were the norm it would be too dire, but I mean it's part of what makes the reward feel so immense (just reaching maximum level). I never played during vanilla EQ and I'm yet to really play on green. But imagine it's all pretty hard core. If you can't keep your sanity while focusing on the long term goals and thrive with that then maybe it just isn't your cup of tea. I mean Blizzard cherry picked the best elements from EQ and then completely (nearly anyway) did away with down time and bottle necks etc. It worked a charm. They pretty much blew EQ out of the water and EQ spent the next several years trying to copy WoW with all sorts of "QoL" improvements to the game. But hand-holding leads to generic gaming experiences imo. There's a reason I don't play WoW (even classic WoW) but am a sucker for Blue 99 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] | ||
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10-29-2019, 09:47 AM
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10-29-2019, 09:48 AM
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10-29-2019, 09:48 AM
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