How long have MMO's been out of your life?

Sueven · Post by **Sueven** » August 20, 2007, 11:57 pm

Simple question.

If you're in the middle of a break but plan to or assume you will return, don't pick the second option.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » August 21, 2007, 12:24 am

Well I haven't really played EQ a whole lot in the past eight months but I did log in for awhile a week or two ago so not sure that counts or not! If I had a copious amount of freetime I'd play more but RL is fairly busy these days and I don't have the ~4 hours a day it takes to be a serious player.

(Oh and I never played another MMO besides EQ and probably never will. Had no desire since they are all basically the same thing so why do all that leveling and character building again? Makes no sense!)

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 21, 2007, 12:44 am

I don't like the wording of the poll.

Should be something like:

The longest break I've taken from MMOs since playing my first one has been (insert various options here), with additional options "I have never played an MMO" and "I've never taken a break of more than one month", and "I'm currently not playing but won't rule out trying another MMO sometime in the future", "Vanguard ruined my desire to ever play MMOs again", "It's none of your business"

Trek · Post by **Trek** » August 21, 2007, 12:51 am

I selected year or more, but dont plan on playing anything out there currently.....maybe if something good comes along

Hayley · Post by **Hayley** » August 21, 2007, 1:01 am

I haven't played in about a month. I guess I started nesting early (to prepare for a new baby next month) and just realized there are SOOO many other things I should be doing instead of playing in the evenings. What's strange is that I can't say that I've missed it. I miss talking with guildmates, etc but I don't miss them THAT much.

Seebs · Post by **Seebs** » August 21, 2007, 2:38 am

I just grow weary of the kids -

If VV would get together on any game, I think it would be enjoyable -

redeemed · Post by **redeemed** » August 21, 2007, 4:41 am

this poll made me a little sad because I had to pick "permanently retired" ..
I played everquest for six freaking years and was pretty "hardcore" for much of it, and then only dipped into WoW after morteus got me a gamecard ;p (it wasn't the same)
I have random EQ flashbacks sometimes, and I miss the raids and the people but I know that "phase" of my life is done.

-- carry on

/mourn gaming

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 21, 2007, 5:39 am

redeemed wrote:this poll made me a little sad because I had to pick "permanently retired" ..
I played everquest for six freaking years and was pretty "hardcore" for much of it, and then only dipped into WoW after morteus got me a gamecard ;p (it wasn't the same)
I have random EQ flashbacks sometimes, and I miss the raids and the people but I know that "phase" of my life is done.
-- carry on

/mourn gaming

It's doubtful anything will ever match the 365 RL days played on Winnow and ~70 more RL days with other characters in EQ over a 4-5 year time span. That worked out to be around 50 hours a week in EQ for several years. Holy shit.

While the intense guild activity and drama of those days won't be matched in other MMORPGs, that's not really a bad thing and allows playing some other MMORPGs in the future without being consumed by them. It really comes down to the people you meet while playing them. I somehow manage to run into interesting people in most games without being on a mission to do so.

I don't think it's an age thing because I was probably older than you are now (that's just a guess!) when I first started playing EQ so it's not something you have to grow out of! I can relate to it being a "right time, right place" sort of thing though. I would never want to be so focused on a game again as I was in EQ though. There are too many areas of interest and too few years to dedicate to each of them. MMORPGs should be treated like alcohol or anything else with potential addictive qualities. Moderation is the key to fun! (with a couple binges thrown in here and there!)

Funkmasterr · Post by **Funkmasterr** » August 21, 2007, 10:03 am

I voted permanently retired. I had a blast for the 4 or 5 years I played EQ, and I had fun with WoW for about a year or two, but I just don't have the time to dedicate to them anymore. When I really want to be able to play a game, I want to be able to do it right, and that takes time. Plus the more I think about it, the more ridiculous it seems to have scheduled times you need to be on a game for a raid.

I had a ton of fun in EQ, I severely doubt many things in my life will be that much fun for that long again, but I'm sticking to the consoles now (besides a few non - mmo's coming out.)

Aabidano · Post by **Aabidano** » August 21, 2007, 10:08 am

Still play WoW casually, took a long break between EQ1 and WoW, and a 1 year break from WoW as well at one point.

Haven't cared for the other MMOs I've tried.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » August 21, 2007, 10:40 am

Where is the option for people that play now, but have taken a break in the past?

Fash · Post by **Fash** » August 21, 2007, 10:43 am

"I have taken a break of a year or more."

but im kinda still playing Rappelz (though i've played about an hour tops after buying the 360)

Sueven · Post by **Sueven** » August 21, 2007, 10:45 am

Where is the option for people that play now, but have taken a break in the past?

Just vote for the 'break' option of the appropriate length.

Chidoro · Post by **Chidoro** » August 21, 2007, 11:06 am

The most reasonable answer for myself would be the ~6 month option. However, even though I play now, my playing time has been drastically reduced from the ~20 hours per week playing in PoP and AO beta. My character in WoW was created about a month after release and is now about only 9 days played. It's debatable whether that's really a break in and of itself. It's almost ridiculous how much I knew about EQ, tracked it, followed the updates, etc. I know shit about the intricacies of WoW. My main is level 54, I've done two instances, and my specs are probably ridiculous to someone who knows the game well. However, it is casual enough that I can still dick around and bullshit with the largely hardish core guild whom are mostly overseas serving.

Fairweather Pure · Post by **Fairweather Pure** » August 21, 2007, 2:04 pm

I played 5.5 years of EQ, then went straight into WoW. I'm still playing and really enjoying it. I've getting more into the PvP aspect and it is a refreshing change. I don't forsee myself leaving anytime soon.

Xanupox · Post by **Xanupox** » August 21, 2007, 3:16 pm

Winnow wrote:I don't like the wording of the poll.

Should be something like:

The longest break I've taken from MMOs since playing my first one has been (insert various options here), with additional options "I have never played an MMO" and "I've never taken a break of more than one month", and "I'm currently not playing but won't rule out trying another MMO sometime in the future", "Vanguard ruined my desire to ever play MMOs again", "It's none of your business"

Make your own poll then.

Damn Winnow, you just always try to make others change thier style... why?

Morgrym · Post by **Morgrym** » August 21, 2007, 3:52 pm

Don't think I have taken more than a month off. But, I will only sit down and play once or twice a week and sometimes, not at all for a couple of weeks. It's more of a time killer now and a moderate escape from reality than the hardcore addiction that it once was. The only think I play now is CoH and I probably only play that because it is not addictive and it fits my ADD personality by allowing me to make so many different character combinations that I am content.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 21, 2007, 4:18 pm

Xanupox wrote:
Make your own poll then.

Damn Winnow, you just always try to make others change thier style... why?

On this particular topic, I thought the poll was a good idea but clearing up the wording might help provide more useful results. As it stood, I couldn't answer the poll question and there are no "other" or "none of the above" options.

I don't know what you mean about me always trying to make people change styles. I've never been grammar nazi or anything like that. If you mean something else by style, I need more explanation.

I'll give this style thing a try:

Women of the board: please start wearing short skirts and your hair in pigtails

Dudes: avoid the 70's poofy hair look and big collars

Sueven · Post by **Sueven** » August 21, 2007, 4:56 pm

As it stood, I couldn't answer the poll question and there are no "other" or "none of the above" options.

I don't see how your gameplaying habits could possibly be so complicated.

Have you quit MMO's? Vote for the quit MMO's option.
Have you played continuously? Vote for the played continuously option.
Have you done anything else? Then vote for the option which corresponds with the longest period of time you haven't played.

What else is there?

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 21, 2007, 6:08 pm

Sueven wrote:
As it stood, I couldn't answer the poll question and there are no "other" or "none of the above" options.
I don't see how your gameplaying habits could possibly be so complicated.

Have you quit MMO's? Vote for the quit MMO's option.
Have you played continuously? Vote for the played continuously option.
Have you done anything else? Then vote for the option which corresponds with the longest period of time you haven't played.

What else is there?

It's your opening question that presents the confusion:

How long have MMO's been out of your life?

It sounds to me like you're asking a question about the current state of affairs in each person's life and then your poll options also don't help as they all appear to be present tense...leaving absolutely no wiggle room for someone that may have taken various length breaks between MMOs but is currently playing an MMO.

Jesus Christ , Jesus Christ, Jesus Christ!

Taken literally, your opening question demands even more responses as from birth (or conception if you're a right to life freak)until Ultima Online (or your first MMO), is a long time. Are we to start the clock with the the officially ackowledged first known date that an MMO was available to play or count years previous to any MMO?

Kwonryu DragonFist · Post by **Kwonryu DragonFist** » August 21, 2007, 7:38 pm

Nothing can ever match those good ol' EQ-moments!

All the soap-opera intrigues behind the scenes a la Melrose and the dire need for people with completely different backgrounds, age-groups and social backgrounds to cooperate.

Having to stay up when doing corpse-recovery is nothing i miss, but it surely made people cooperate more and forced some teamwork between people who'd never work together otherwise!

Many fun memories. From running from zombies in W.Commons to joining forces in the planes.

I stopped playing around Ykesha-expansion, when they fruited up the troll-models, or wait, did they ruin the troll-models in Luclin already?

Well, the game surely lost it's glister around the Ykesha-expansion for me. Every troll encountered looked like a sea-hag from Legend. Not the cuddly chubbsters we all grew to love over the years!

Kunark was the best expansion!

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 21, 2007, 7:58 pm

Kwonryu DragonFist wrote:
Well, the game surely lost it's glister around the Ykesha-expansion for me. Every troll encountered looked like a sea-hag from Legend. Not the cuddly chubbsters we all grew to love over the years!

Kunark was the best expansion!

You could turnoff individual new models. I only had one or two new models and the rest old.

Hammerstalkerx · Post by **Hammerstalkerx** » August 21, 2007, 9:09 pm

Played EQ hardcore for 7 years then played WOW for about a year. Now I am retired permanently or at least until something comes out that is much better than what is out there atm.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » August 21, 2007, 9:40 pm

Played EQ for 5 years or more, like most. Played WoW open beta and release for a good while--took year break or so, both eq and wow.

Now I occasionally play WoW and recently EQ2.

Siji · Post by **Siji** » August 21, 2007, 11:23 pm

For me it was Quake 2 LMCTF for a couple of years.. then lots of 'missing the game and the people and the community'.. then it was EQ for more years.. Dunno, was fun, it's over.

Keverian FireCry · Post by **Keverian FireCry** » August 21, 2007, 11:59 pm

I took a break for a year or so, but I'm playing EVE very casually now...as in 5-10 mins every few days to train new skills.

Zaelath · Post by **Zaelath** » August 22, 2007, 1:56 am

Winnow wrote:
Kwonryu DragonFist wrote:
Well, the game surely lost it's glister around the Ykesha-expansion for me. Every troll encountered looked like a sea-hag from Legend. Not the cuddly chubbsters we all grew to love over the years!

Kunark was the best expansion!
You could turnoff individual new models. I only had one or two new models and the rest old.

I had to have new models enabled for every priest in the guild so I could 2 and 3 box them while sitting on their mount ^^

Kwonryu DragonFist · Post by **Kwonryu DragonFist** » August 22, 2007, 4:36 am

Winnow wrote:
Kwonryu DragonFist wrote:
Well, the game surely lost it's glister around the Ykesha-expansion for me. Every troll encountered looked like a sea-hag from Legend. Not the cuddly chubbsters we all grew to love over the years!

Kunark was the best expansion!
You could turnoff individual new models. I only had one or two new models and the rest old.

Old models didn't work with them Lizardmounts that came with Ykesha.

When using the original model and textures, my troll wore a Batman T-shirt.

Unfortunately when everyone else saw him (most peeps used new models), he looked tall, blue and weird

Impossible to make that fashionstatement like before (combining vindibp with so and so pants etc), since you looked different for those (almost everyone) using the new models.

Couldn't do the sliding butt-dance either.

Winnow · Post by **Winnow** » August 22, 2007, 4:57 am

Kwonryu DragonFist wrote: Impossible to make that fashionstatement like before (combining vindibp with so and so pants etc), since you looked different for those (almost everyone) using the new models.

Couldn't do the sliding butt-dance either.

That's what destroyed EQ. No game should allow different players to view characters in totally different ways. A big part of MMORPGs is customizing your character and being proud of what you've done...hard to do that when one person sees you as a cute little gnome and the other sees you as a wrinkled old hag gnome with some ridiculous helmet instead of the cool helmet you had. The designers on acid that came up with the new models and armor that only changed color when you were rewarded with new sets, screwed the players and caused the major blow to the game.

The fucking bozos that put together the Luclin expansion were completely whacked.

Sirensa · Post by **Sirensa** » August 22, 2007, 7:33 pm

I quit for law school, but just started playing EQ2. Can't resist the MMOs

Sueven · Post by **Sueven** » August 22, 2007, 7:57 pm

What are you doing that gives you more free time after law school than during law school? Whatever it is, it's what I want to do. I have a reasonable amount of free time now but am dreading the post-school hours.

Boogahz · Post by **Boogahz** » August 22, 2007, 8:08 pm

Looking for a job?

Sirensa · Post by **Sirensa** » August 22, 2007, 10:47 pm

Haha, well I kind of have to wait to pass the Bar before I can really work and I won't find out if I passed until Mid-September

So I wait.

Canelek · Post by **Canelek** » August 23, 2007, 12:35 am

Sirensa wrote:I quit for law school, but just started playing EQ2. Can't resist the MMOs

May have a chance to play some eq2 this week. What is your char name again? Sylvos told me, but I was out of blood, so could not write anything, ANYWHERE. Fucking Oregon bloodwriting by-laws....

I have:
Canelek - Inkie SK (lvl10) - like original Canelek, but blue, has no scales and lost the tail...
Slevra(lvl6) - Fruity woodelf, Warlock

yeah, both newbie levels, but I just got game over weekend and have not had any time to play.

Sirensa · Post by **Sirensa** » August 23, 2007, 1:48 am

I have Ziame and Sirensa on Guk server

Xyun · Post by **Xyun** » August 23, 2007, 2:59 am

Would Ogame count as an mmo? I devote a tremendous amount of time to it. It is a massive multi player online game without the role playing part (which itself is arguable). I've taken breaks of a year or more from MMOs, but mostly to play other games. I will always be a gamer, but I'll jump from game to game. I already know i will devote a year or two to starcraft 2. I will play ogame until that is released.

Kilmoll the Sexy · Post by **Kilmoll the Sexy** » August 23, 2007, 9:09 am

Siren on Guk? Does this mean Sylvos the trainbringer is there too? There are a few old Veeshan people there still. Shockingly enough, I am Kilmoll on there.

Sueven · Post by **Sueven** » August 23, 2007, 11:24 am

Would Ogame count as an mmo?

I don't know; I haven't bothered figuring out what it is.

Haha, well I kind of have to wait to pass the Bar before I can really work and I won't find out if I passed until Mid-September So I wait.

Damn, that's less encouraging than I was hoping for. I was hoping to learn of the mystical 40 hour a week law job.

Gemily · Post by **Gemily** » August 23, 2007, 12:18 pm

I enjoy MMO's and I believe I'll always will. Gaming is my preffered form of entertainment. I havent taken a break longer than a couple of weeks since EQ. I currently play WoW and on patch days and late night I play a lil EQ2. (Had to make a Fae) They are sooo darned cute!!!!!

Al · Post by Al » August 23, 2007, 1:09 pm

I voted permanently retired, but I would have to assume that I will play a game of that type again at some point in my life. I put 3-4 years in on EQ (Aanadil had over 100 days online when I quit EQ), and just got done with a stint on EQ2 (Fodcollector went from 1-67/68 in about 6 months).

I would still be playing EQ2, but there are too many kids (or people who act like kids) around. I became disenchanted when I saw the Terrorantula up about a month ago. I tried getting a pickup raid going and was getting tells calling me a n00b and a loser. Apparently no one wants to kill that lame mob because he drops crap lewtz. And I thought it was fun having a challenge... I guess I was wrong. Meanwhile those same people camp the same 4 zones every day of the week. I guess I just have a hard time paying for something that isn't fun anymore. [/rant]

Sirensa · Post by **Sirensa** » August 23, 2007, 2:06 pm

Kilmoll the Sexy wrote:Siren on Guk? Does this mean Sylvos the trainbringer is there too? There are a few old Veeshan people there still. Shockingly enough, I am Kilmoll on there.

Yeah Sylvos is there - he is playing a ranger named Cyre.

Clatis · Post by **Clatis** » September 3, 2007, 3:17 am

I'm permanently retired as well. And like most of you I still do have flash backs where I crave a huge raid but I know it's never going to happen again. After EQ, WoW just didn't match the excitement so I quit that pretty quickly and decided it was time to dedicate that time to school and things that are important. Clatis had well, wayyy too many hours on him. It just made me think, "What did I miss during that time I spent sitting in front of a computer?"

But yes, permanently retired ~ and never going to pick up an mmo ever again

Leonaerd · Post by **Leonaerd** » September 3, 2007, 3:24 am

I quit EQ early 2004 cold turkey and haven't looked back at it nor any other MMO. I could easily, easily see myself devoting all of my free time to EQ or WoW, but in the same sense that I don't smoke cigarettes because I don't want lung cancer, it's just not worth it.

Well?