Not much, but I don't play a lot either, which is how I want it. I just decided a long time ago that I didn't want to try any other mmorpg because they can take up too much time away from real life etc. It's the same reason I don't level other jobs to 75 and waste a lot of time getting gear all over again for them. I have pretty much everything so I don't feel any strongly addictive compulsion to play, and at the same time I don't have any frustration or burnouts I think other people might get themselves into, so I don't have a strong reason to quit either (the only reason to officially quit would be to save on the monthly fee which is not a big concern with me). Instead I just don't play for a while, then I feel like playing a little and log on but without too much pressure, etc.
I still read your LJ (not in great detail because I am not familiar enough with WoW to really know exactly what each battle is etc) and that's as far as I go in terms of other mmorpgs (and someone else who also plays lineage or something, also I just look at the pretty pictures only). For me the online social part was never that strong either while I know you liked and still like to organize things etc so I think that's another reason why I can relax more in game and worry less about any fundamental problems about gear distribution and challenges now that I passed them. In a way there's something positive about the way FFXI is, like the fact that even if I took a longer break I wouldn't have to worry about risking my gear to get obsolete too quickly etc.
I just decided a long time ago that I didn't want to try any other mmorpg because they can take up too much time away from real life etc.
It's the same reason I don't level other jobs to 75 and waste a lot of time getting gear all over again for them.
I have pretty much everything so I don't feel any strongly addictive compulsion to play, and at the same time I don't have any frustration or burnouts I think other people might get themselves into, so I don't have a strong reason to quit either (the only reason to officially quit would be to save on the monthly fee which is not a big concern with me).
Instead I just don't play for a while, then I feel like playing a little and log on but without too much pressure, etc.
I still read your LJ (not in great detail because I am not familiar enough with WoW to really know exactly what each battle is etc) and that's as far as I go in terms of other mmorpgs (and someone else who also plays lineage or something, also I just look at the pretty pictures only). For me the online social part was never that strong either while I know you liked and still like to organize things etc so I think that's another reason why I can relax more in game and worry less about any fundamental problems about gear distribution and challenges now that I passed them. In a way there's something positive about the way FFXI is, like the fact that even if I took a longer break I wouldn't have to worry about risking my gear to get obsolete too quickly etc.
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