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Triv

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I have what I consider to be a slight problem. I am addicted to MMO's.

Not in that "I cannot stop playing" or "I would rather buy gametime than feed my family way". I just cannot stay away from MMO's. I recently set a personal record of not playing any MMO's for 2 months and now I'm back into Lord of the Rings Online.

My problem is this:

I play WoW for 4-5 Months, get up to level 71 (I think) and just lose interest entirely. I move onto EVE online for a few months and then lose interest entirely. I played Rift for 2 months and lost interest and as I said I'm not back in LOTRO.

When I eventually go back to another game, I've lost interest in that character and start a new one and so the cycle continues. So not only am I an MMO-a-holic but also an Alt-o-holic. Am I doing something wrong that I lose interest so heavily? Side note to all of the this, is when I am playing an MMO I also listen to as many podcasts about the game I can find and follow websites related to the game.

I have never reached level cap in any game and I have never raided before. Am I alone in my "losing interest" issue?
 
I would say that you might have to take a break and come back to the mmo gerne as you are over mmo-ed.
 
Get Guild Wars, level cap is lvl 20 which you will reach almost instantly; no need to raid there :p

And its F2P if you get bored you can leave it without feeling empty & empty-pocketed...
 
Dude,
I know Exactly what you mean.
I have gone through most major mmo releases since city of heroes' initial release. I often manage to be mmo-less for months, even years on end.
And I sink time, get heavy involved and ultimately forget about it.
Then return, manage to forget my acc. details, re-register and start a new character.

And i have fun every time!! it's ridiculous really.
Prob says alot about my personality - Any armchair psych dudes out there ?

Leadfoot Out!
 
I do it. I actually have a real love hate relationship with the genre. I spent a good 2 years playing WoW then hopped around and nothing really grabbed me. I'm not even looking for a new one any more at least not until Guild Wars 2 comes out.
 
Triv said:
I have what I consider to be a slight problem. I am addicted to MMO's.

Not in that "I cannot stop playing" or "I would rather buy gametime than feed my family way". I just cannot stay away from MMO's. I recently set a personal record of not playing any MMO's for 2 months and now I'm back into Lord of the Rings Online.

My problem is this:

I play WoW for 4-5 Months, get up to level 71 (I think) and just lose interest entirely. I move onto EVE online for a few months and then lose interest entirely. I played Rift for 2 months and lost interest and as I said I'm not back in LOTRO.

When I eventually go back to another game, I've lost interest in that character and start a new one and so the cycle continues. So not only am I an MMO-a-holic but also an Alt-o-holic. Am I doing something wrong that I lose interest so heavily? Side note to all of the this, is when I am playing an MMO I also listen to as many podcasts about the game I can find and follow websites related to the game.

I have never reached level cap in any game and I have never raided before. Am I alone in my "losing interest" issue?
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It's simple: you're looking for a better MMO experience and such a thing doesn't (yet) exist. It's all the same tripe and the fact of the matter is that the "fun" part is in getting to 85 or whatever. After that it's just a worthless glorified grind to get reputation/achievements/armour/whatever. There's no real "fun" or engaging aspect after that beyond a modicum of social interaction (raids, whatever) which also wears thin eventually.

I'm not convinced that you have an MMO addiction. You just seem to like the idea of MMO gaming but in practice they're not as fun or grand as the idea.

Here's hoping Old Republic gives us what we want :D
 
I cannot wait for Old Republic, that should hold my attention for a few months ;) Especially since I am a Star Wars nut
 
I think if you look at how MMOs are designed these days, playing any given MMO for longer than 2 months is actually "not normal" .

Look at it this way, how long do you play single player games? How long would you play say Oblivion/Dragon Age? Definitely not "months" at the pace people play MMOs.

Thing is alot of MMO design nowadays are "single player RPG" for the leveling, with the real team play only happening at the end game. Unfortunately the team play can get so intense and time consuming that most people don't do it and rather opt to play a round of Battlefield instead.

So i won't be surprised if the large majority of players in MMOs will level up to a point and then get bored. They don't do much at the "end game" level, especially if the pre-cap content is totally different from post-cap [doing dailies/heroics vs. questing in new areas] and rather start with a new character or a new game....

I am also convinced the only reason people are sticking around longer in WoW specifically is the social aspect. Kinda like logging into an IRC chat or Google chat, you might do a dungeon here and there, quest some , do odds and ends, but essentially you're there to be with a group of friends/addicts/players.
 
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Understand this: if you enjoy the MMO genre then there is nothing stopping you from enjoying it any way that you like. If you don't feel like the end game grind in an MMO, then why do it? Most MMOs offer an engaging pre-end game experience, full of stories, lore and fun.

There is nothing wrong with you and I know for a fact that there are many people like you who do the same. So much so that there are cross-mmo guilds devoted to the whole phenomenon. This means that a guild/gaming community sets up forums for every popular MMO and a guild inside that MMO for members who do the whole MMO tourist thing. It is a very popular method of gaming, out there.

So don't feel guilty or bad at all, embrace your inner MMO tourist, be proud of that creature that returns to worlds already visited to see what has changed and pines for new worlds yet unreleased or unrealised.
 
I know what you mean dude...

I started with Guild Wars, then went to Wow, then Aion, then WoW, then Lotro, then WoW, then Rift, then Lotro, then GW...

Been jamming MMO's on and off since '06. I play until I get bored then move. no big deal. Get outside for a bit too :)
 
Yeah, I started playing Baseball recently and its awesome, looking to get back into football too. Thanks for the responses everyone, it seems I am not alone in this
 
I've played almost every MMO I can get my hands on. So far the only one to really hook me was Eve. Every year or so I take a 2 to 6 month break. Its pretty normal considering even the best of games can become a bit too much. I often find myself as the leader of corps or guilds, and after a while it drains the life out of you with everyone relying on you to be around etc. Moving away for a while and coming back fresh with no commitments made the game a lot more enjoyable.
 
oh good, I see not alone in not reaching level cap on any mmo :) Came very close in Rift (furthest yet) but don't have the staying power, the will, the time or the desire to reach the end. I have immense fun during the journey of levelling, the second it starts becoming a chore loose interest fast and just stop logging in.
I can't join dedicated raid groups, play time is very sporadic and limited so missed out on that whole aspect of mmo'ing.
I wish I had more play time & staying power to see a mmo through, but alas, always move onto the next thing.
 
I'm revisiting Guild Wars at the moment and rather enjoying it again. I love exploring. When I've covered everything I get over it.
 
Yeah, hit a place in Rift I don't much like at all. Now the only thing left to do is the incessant gear grind and daily quests. Bleh. So this MMO tourist is going to shake off the glitter dust of a fantasy world for the radio active dust of Fallen Earth. Played this game a long time ago and I feel it is time to cap some mutants with my sniper rifle made with scavenged parts. No more elves!

Time to pack my bags and wrap my towel around my neck, check my trans-universal portal key for the correct protocol to open a wormhole to the a far harsher environment with its own charm.

By bye Telara, hello post - apocalyptic earth.
 
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