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Are you an MMO hopper?
mohit9206
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Do you jump from MMO to MMO without sticking around long enough to see all the content it has to offer?
Either because you can't find an MMO you really like or you have a habit of trying out every new MMO that comes out only to play it for a short while before moving on to something new.
I have tried many MMOs from Rift, Neverwinter, Firefall, Echo of Soul, Aura kingdom and currently WildStar and haven't stuck around in any MMO for more than a month. I either get bored pretty quick or the game does not appeal to me or get tired of the grind.
With so many MMOs coming out all the time, I'm always itching to try something new. What about you?
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"We all do the best we can based on life experience, point of view, and our ability to believe in ourselves." - Naropa "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." SR Covey
Otherwise I'll try as many as needed until I find one that draws me in.
My SWTOR referral link for those wanting to give the game a try. (Newbies get a welcome package while returning players get a few account upgrades to help with their preferred status.)
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I am a game hopper. Why just play MMOs? There are plenty of good games outside of MMOs, even if you use the broadened definition.
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I play till I complete/get bored of a game and move on.
EQ1, EQ2, SWG, SWTOR, GW, GW2 CoH, CoV, FFXI, WoW, CO, War,TSW and a slew of free trials and beta tests
Personally I play all kinds of games, but there is something to be said (in fact much to be said) about having that one (or two) MMO(s) that offer such an incredible level of depth and complexity to the point that you keep coming back year after year; or in my case with EVE over a decade. That's something rare and special. I pity you Seldon the Avatar and it's a shame that you have never had the pleasure of this experience. Can't win 'em all I guess.
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Anarchy Online
TSW
ESO
SWTOR (being replaced by WOW)
That's what its like sticking with one mmo now.
I played ff 14 for like 2 years before i took a break from it. Havn't played it for like 2 months. Its just the progression rate of that game was just to quick meaning everthing i did ended and kept wondering what to do now. That game had no surprises after awhile. Had that feeling of " Seen that, done that before " Basically no randomness in ff14 at all. You know like the dungeons are linear and mobs always in same spot. Bosses where always same pattern. It was just a game of memorizing. So got burned out on it.
So i ended up playing gta5 for a month, now playing witcher 3 which i find is much harder than 14. Even gta 5 had so much veriaty in it kept things interesting.
In the passed i stuck in ffxi for 3 years and the only reason i quit that was because my computer completely tore up on me and didn't get it fixed for months. That broke my addition to that game.
That aside i believe it's healthy from time to time to play some different genre game for example during myy 8 years run of world of warcraft i had periods of time where i would not play it or play little due to committing to competative dota/counter strike or just enjoyin' some dragon age/mass effect etc.
CLEARLY, they are not made to last (unless you think 30 days is a long time).
We all have different preferences. Oh, don't get me wrong, there are games i play more (and longer) than others. Like D3.
But there is no reason to "stay loyal". The moment it is not fun, i am somewhere else.
And oh .. you don't need incredible level of depth & complexity to last long .. people play tetris, and bejewel for years too.
It is really not that special.
There is hardly any innovation or back to the true roots movement of the mmorpg genre to the role play in a massive virtual environment with other individuals. As such I see no reason to switch games.
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Istaria, Ryzom, Vanguard Saga of Heroes, Darkfall
The reason it is this way is because almost every new mmo tries to be casual friendly, which means you can accomplish everything in a very short amount of time. People aren't going to stick around twiddling their thumbs.