So it dawned on me over the weekend why I had burnout on the MMO front and I blame Star Wars: The Old Republic. Well, SWTOR isn’t solely to blame, it was the straw that broke the camel’s back truth be told. I got my beloved Consular through the first chapter of the game and went from loving the story line, and therefore my character, to feeling let down and slogging through levels just to gain a level. Then I just stopped playing all games, I couldn’t stand the mere thought of logging into any game.
Everquest 2 is just daunting, even double experience weekends can’t tempt me to log-in. I don’t hate my characters, my guild makes me laugh, but those AA points are a roadblock I dread. Literally they are speed bumps along the path to leveling. I could have multiple characters to max level by now in Everquest 2 but for the AA roadblock. I’m not looking for speed or power leveling but I was not enjoying the feeling of constantly running on a treadmill and gaining no ground.
Rift is just frustrating. I love PvP in Rift but unfortunately rifts get in the way of PvE activities in the game. For me, it completely detracts from the story in Rift. It is a fun game, but I should have listened to my initial assessment when we were in the Rift beta (“there isn’t enough of a story line for me” is precisely what I told my husband).
I resubbed to WOW this morning. I keep swearing it off and resubbing, hey it gives hubby great joy when he teases me whenever this happens. I plan on playing at my pace and keeping chat off as much as possible. Yeah I know, it’s a social game but hey to each their own.
So here’s my advice for those of you suffering from gaming burnout – take a couple of weeks off and do something completely unrelated. I am making a public promise to myself that as soon as someone irritates me in game or I feel obligated to do something, I’m walking away and doing something else.
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