What keeps you playing EQ?

Pahreyia · Post by **Pahreyia** » November 6, 2003, 5:01 pm

Some friends of mine recently made the jump to FFIX. While I am not thuroughly impressed with the game, and the thought of another $50 game and monthly charge don't get me teribly excited, it looks like most all of my friends are going to make the change, or make the change permanent. So I'm facing being the last one of my group of friends that actually still plays EQ, and I wonder to myself why I'm doing it anymore.

I wanted to ask the players here what it is that keeps them playing EQ. Where do you derive your pleasure and motivation to log in?

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » November 6, 2003, 5:26 pm

1. friends
2. challenge to progress in through the game

Xatrei · Post by **Xatrei** » November 6, 2003, 5:33 pm

I'm still having fun. As long as that continues to be the case, I'll keep playing.

Akaran_D · Post by **Akaran_D** » November 6, 2003, 6:12 pm

1: Friends
2: Entertainment value of my guild.. and those that know me well enough to take delight in the insane shit that is my life
3: Because I haven't finished that fucking Aid Grimel Quest yet
4: To piss off some people that want me to retire *eg*
5: Not much better to do with my time
6: Don't fancy the thought of starting anew until EQ2.

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » November 6, 2003, 6:31 pm

Something to do for an hour or two in the evening rather than watch TV. Good for first thing in the morning on weekends when no one else is up yet also. Most of my friends are either in raiding guilds or have quit playing, EQ is an extremely casual game for me now.

None of the current or upcoming games other than WoW look very interesting.

The random guild invites I get every week or so are usually entertaining as well

Atokal · Post by **Atokal** » November 7, 2003, 11:33 am

1. Friends
2. Progressing through the game and getting to zones I have not seen yet
3. LDoN -- great way to get exp and upgrades with a minimal investment in time.

Mort · Post by **Mort** » November 7, 2003, 2:36 pm

The thought of this keeps me playing......In maybe a year or 2 =P

Sal'Varae's Robe of Darkness
LORE ITEM MAGIC ITEM NO DROP
Weight: 1.0 Size: MEDIUM
Slot: CHEST
AC: +60 Str: +15 Dex: +15 Sta: +25 Cha: +25 Wis: +25 Int: +25 Agi: +25 Fire Resist: +15 Disease Resist: +15 Cold Resist: +15 Magic Resist: +15 Poison Resist: +15 HP: +100 Mana: +100
Classes: Necromancer Enchanter Magician Wizard Cleric
Races: Froglok Iksar Gnome Dark Elf Erudite High Elf Human
Slot 1: Type 7
*This item is the result of a raid event.
Required: Yes
Last updated: Thu Oct 9 16:32:32 2003
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Effect: Flowing Thought III
Type: Worn
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rarity: Rare
Level to Attain: 58

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » November 7, 2003, 2:42 pm

I'd rather have this:

Kodaic's Robe of Heightened Focus
MAGIC ITEM LORE ITEM NO DROP
Slot: CHEST
Charges: Unlimited
AC: 40
Skill Mod: Specialize Abure +3%
STR: +15 DEX: +15 STA: +25 CHA: +25 WIS: +15 INT: +25 AGI: +15 HP: +120 MANA: +120
SV FIRE: +18 SV DISEASE: +18 SV COLD: +18 SV MAGIC: +18 SV POISON: +18
Required level of 55.
Effect: Koadic's Heightened Focus (Must Equip, Casting Time: 6.5)
WT: 0.0 Size: MEDIUM
Class: NEC WIZ MAG ENC
Race: ALL

its more common too

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » November 7, 2003, 5:23 pm

Pahreyia wrote:Some friends of mine recently made the jump to FFIX.

My quest to master roman numerals keeps me in EQ. FFIX is a single player game!

We are in the year MMIII

Pahreyia · Post by **Pahreyia** » November 7, 2003, 5:31 pm

bah! FFXI.

Stalker Vacio · Post by **Stalker Vacio** » November 7, 2003, 8:55 pm

It's what i'm conditioned to do.

sarlen · Post by **sarlen** » November 7, 2003, 9:39 pm

The one thing that keeps me playing is the hawt cyborz from Kindo

Dregor Thule · Post by **Dregor Thule** » November 7, 2003, 10:42 pm

sarlen wrote:The one thing that keeps me playing is the hawt cyborz from Kindo

Me too!

Drolgin Steingrinder · November 7, 2003, 11:03 pm

The people.

My guild who are almost all pure

on crackers.

The friends outside the guild who make me laugh.

Even the idiots, for the hilarity they choose to share with us at times.

Mostly it's one person who makes it worth it

Kindo · Post by **Kindo** » November 8, 2003, 3:15 am

so many men, so little time!

Moonwynd · Post by **Moonwynd** » November 8, 2003, 3:17 am

I am beginning to ask myself this question every single day...

Thess · Post by **Thess** » November 8, 2003, 4:28 am

Kindo wrote:so many men, so little time!

I play for the Kindo cyber too!

Spang · Post by **Spang** » November 8, 2003, 8:46 am

Kindo cyb0rz...it's all you need.

Gemily · Post by **Gemily** » November 9, 2003, 10:28 am

I play because I like it

Treeus · Post by **Treeus** » November 9, 2003, 4:38 pm

Stalker Vacio wrote:It's what i'm conditioned to do.

A Brave New World reader?

IeailandDokktur · Post by **IeailandDokktur** » November 9, 2003, 7:01 pm

Friends and My guild ... only reason i am still in EQ

Diae Soulmender · Post by **Diae Soulmender** » November 13, 2003, 7:18 pm

I havent quit, but I dont play either.

I needed to get away for a long while. I figure Ill be back in EQ in 3 months time, but the game itself. Everything about it just drove me nuts. Literally everything bugged me. The people, the play, the drive for loot, the drive for AA, LFG, Soloing, Grouping, raiding, the d00dz, the RP'ers, the interface, the way I run, my Warder actuallly pissed me off... etc... etc...

I love the game, but cant stand it either... its like a woman. Cant live with em and cant kill em.

Fanadile · Post by **Fanadile** » November 17, 2003, 4:27 pm

1) Friends
2) Kindo Cyber
3) Wonder Twins Cyber
4) Call of Duty only lasted 2 days before I beat it

rhyae · Post by **rhyae** » November 24, 2003, 5:12 pm

It's ruined my attention span for other stuff.
I play for my friends though.

archeiron · Post by **archeiron** » November 24, 2003, 5:22 pm

1. Getting to see Voro die. Beginning with Crushbone, I have been slowly indoctrinated and conditioned into believing that this is the sekret to winning EQ.

2. Friends, or those other relics who have been playing since the world was new and the game was still fun to play.

3. Habit.

p.s. recent marriage has broken me of the habit, and my new wife's hatred for the time sink that is EQ has left me zero play time. This is a good thing and may render my post in this thread totally inappropriate.

Ajran · Post by **Ajran** » November 30, 2003, 2:13 am

Only reason I play anymore is for the couple of friends that still play that I enjoy spending my time with. I'm actually finding that I am having more fun being guildless and having no obligations or responsibilities to anyone but myself, and that wether I am having fun or not is 100% dependant upon myself and no one else.

sweetkastings · Post by **sweetkastings** » November 30, 2003, 12:22 pm

what keeps me playing EQ..hmm prolly the uber loots i am missing out and still thinking im gonna get

IeailandDokktur · Post by **IeailandDokktur** » November 30, 2003, 9:59 pm

sweetkastings wrote:what keeps me playing EQ..hmm prolly the uber loots i am missing out and still thinking im gonna get

u will nevr getr cuz u are a damn gimp

Topper · Post by **Topper** » November 30, 2003, 11:01 pm

1. something to do when i have dead time

2. I still think it's fun

3. Trying to equip my char so that i can log on and say that i am actually uber

4. Friends

5. Guild - been a while since i have been in a guild i enjoy

sweetkastings · Post by **sweetkastings** » December 1, 2003, 9:38 am

IeailandDokktur wrote:
sweetkastings wrote:what keeps me playing EQ..hmm prolly the uber loots i am missing out and still thinking im gonna get
u will nevr getr cuz u are a damn gimp

lol thats why i keep hopeing lol

IeailandDokktur · Post by **IeailandDokktur** » December 1, 2003, 11:09 am

that is right... keep hoping just like u said fiends wants you to join them... and foh....love that story.... just keep hoping.

Dal-KoE · Post by **Dal-KoE** » December 9, 2003, 5:29 pm

1) Friends / Guild

2) Content I haven't seen.

3) What else are you going to do? Watch old "Friends" re-runs?

Ssilk · Post by **Ssilk** » December 11, 2003, 9:20 am

It's cheaper than most of my other options ;p

Ducru · Post by **Ducru** » December 11, 2003, 7:02 pm

So many reasons.. I had to seriously think abotu this one. Came up with 3 that should sum it up.

The reasons I still play EQ are as follows (in no particular order):

1. Marriage to a woman that thinks that fucking "Trading Spaces" is a fun-filled Saturday night.

2. Marriage to a woman that thinks listening to her daily diatribe about all the "funny stories her classroom had today" is even remotely of interest to me.

3. Marriage to a woman, that for the life of me can't cook a decent meal, and it gives me an excuse to heat "Weiner-Mac" downstairs as an alternative to some cooking show recipe she just saw on the Home Channel.

oh... forgot the most important one:

3a.) I can drink everynight alone downstairs, and not feel like an alcoholic since there's at least a few hundred people online at the same time doing the same thing for the same reasons

Ducru

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » December 11, 2003, 7:08 pm

Makes me wonder why you got married to her in the first place!

Ducru · Post by **Ducru** » December 11, 2003, 9:33 pm

Life was too good at the time of proposal, Aslanna. Noone should be too happy=)

And of course I'm kidding. I love her more than life, just isn't as funny that way.

Reason "3a" is horribly true though

Ducru

*she looks just like a 5'5" 120lb version of Lucy Lawless, too. Makes the cooking thing a bit less important*

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