Comments on: I got my life back… http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:01:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Rob http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/comment-page-1/#comment-12090 Rob Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:45:59 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/#comment-12090 Hey Joe Blow, if you think that was zeal, you aint seen nothing. That was about 4/10 on my zeal meter. I could really ramp it up if I wanted to reach born-again Christian levels of zeal :) Hey Joe Blow, if you think that was zeal, you aint seen nothing. That was about 4/10 on my zeal meter. I could really ramp it up if I wanted to reach born-again Christian levels of zeal :)

]]> By: Seneca http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/comment-page-1/#comment-11994 Seneca Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:27:09 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/#comment-11994 I am with you on that one brother, i've just recently done what you have Coming back would take a ground breaking mmo to reel me back in or even a starwars based mmo would do so. Good luck to ya I am with you on that one brother, i’ve just recently done what you have
Coming back would take a ground breaking mmo to reel me back in or even a starwars based mmo would do so.

Good luck to ya

]]> By: Joe Blow http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/comment-page-1/#comment-11950 Joe Blow Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:21:33 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/#comment-11950 "Now, far be it for me to come at this with the zeal of a reformed smoker or born-again Christian (as both are as annoying as each other)," Woops if that was your intention, as that's is exactly what you did in this article. “Now, far be it for me to come at this with the zeal of a reformed smoker or born-again Christian (as both are as annoying as each other),” Woops if that was your intention, as that’s is exactly what you did in this article.

]]> By: neothoron http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/comment-page-1/#comment-11904 neothoron Thu, 16 Oct 2008 17:00:53 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/#comment-11904 Happy life! Happy life!

]]> By: Openedge1 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/comment-page-1/#comment-11902 Openedge1 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:51:21 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/#comment-11902 Good post...yet it DID feel a little preachy at the end.. Can I get an Amen! Good post…yet it DID feel a little preachy at the end..

Can I get an Amen!

]]> By: Hudson http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/comment-page-1/#comment-11898 Hudson Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:53:02 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/#comment-11898 Im almost there with you. But don't stop blogging, talk about your hobbies and what you are up to. Im almost there with you. But don’t stop blogging, talk about your hobbies and what you are up to.

]]> By: coppertopper http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/comment-page-1/#comment-11895 coppertopper Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:18:41 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/#comment-11895 I just did the same but had to cancel my Internet service to make it stick :p I have the iPhone to surf with and mostly will miss CoD4 multiplayer. And I too have experienced an increase in actual 'getting stuff done'. It's an eye opener, and am a little embarassed at all those hours I've burned in front of the PC. But tx is miserable during the summer so it's not like I would be outside chasing buttterflies or something. Still I'm excited to see where that free time will lead me. So congrats to you and will be interesting to see how long you last before 'the next big thing' comes along. I just did the same but had to cancel my Internet service to make it stick :p I have the iPhone to surf with and mostly will miss CoD4 multiplayer. And I too have experienced an increase in actual ‘getting stuff done’. It’s an eye opener, and am a little embarassed at all those hours I’ve burned in front of the PC. But tx is miserable during the summer so it’s not like I would be outside chasing buttterflies or something. Still I’m excited to see where that free time will lead me. So congrats to you and will be interesting to see how long you last before ‘the next big thing’ comes along.

]]> By: Hounde http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/comment-page-1/#comment-11890 Hounde Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:21:49 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/#comment-11890 Ok...So can I have your stuff ? J/K : ) It seems to me you are going through a common bout of ''MMO burnout'' and simply need an extended break from the genre. Not a rare occurrence for massive gamers from what I understand. That being said, if you really have actually rediscovered something that is better for you or more fulfilling, then I say ''good on ya'' and wish you the best. Walking away from something you have come to genuinely loath is definitely a good thing in the long run. /Salute Ok…So can I have your stuff ? J/K : )

It seems to me you are going through a common bout of ”MMO burnout” and simply need an extended break from the genre. Not a rare occurrence for massive gamers from what I understand.

That being said, if you really have actually rediscovered something that is better for you or more fulfilling, then I say ”good on ya” and wish you the best. Walking away from something you have come to genuinely loath is definitely a good thing in the long run.

/Salute

]]> By: kevkiwi http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/comment-page-1/#comment-11888 kevkiwi Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:04:02 +0000 http://www.mmocrunch.com/2008/10/15/i-got-my-life-back/#comment-11888 Well said! I discovered MMORPGs late on in life and have enjoyed many different games but I only play them casually until the "newness" of the game wears off and the grind really starts to bite. Once I know most of the mechanics of a game and have had some fun in the lower levels and instances and done some PVP, I move on. Pretty soon, there won't be any "new" games to play and, in any case, I'm always looking out for a real RPG to come out, one where you don't just follow the linear path through quests and grinding to "the high levels". I find that, once you get to a certain level in a game, it becomes very repetitive - grind, do instances, PVP battles, get to higher levels, grind, do instances, PVP battles, ad nauseum. My youngest son and I often discuss what type of MMORPG would truly capture our imagination and it definitely is more about role playing and community than questing and grinding. We, like you, hope that some game manufacturer will be bold enough to get off the gravy train of cookie-cutter, dumbed-down MMOs (they don't deserve the RPG suffix) and produce something different and give us something with a bit of non-linear depth and substance. I'm not holding my breath. ;-) Well said! I discovered MMORPGs late on in life and have enjoyed many different games but I only play them casually until the “newness” of the game wears off and the grind really starts to bite. Once I know most of the mechanics of a game and have had some fun in the lower levels and instances and done some PVP, I move on.
Pretty soon, there won’t be any “new” games to play and, in any case, I’m always looking out for a real RPG to come out, one where you don’t just follow the linear path through quests and grinding to “the high levels”. I find that, once you get to a certain level in a game, it becomes very repetitive – grind, do instances, PVP battles, get to higher levels, grind, do instances, PVP battles, ad nauseum.
My youngest son and I often discuss what type of MMORPG would truly capture our imagination and it definitely is more about role playing and community than questing and grinding. We, like you, hope that some game manufacturer will be bold enough to get off the gravy train of cookie-cutter, dumbed-down MMOs (they don’t deserve the RPG suffix) and produce something different and give us something with a bit of non-linear depth and substance.
I’m not holding my breath. ;-)

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