4 replies to this topic

[cimerians]

No pun intended:

http://www.destructo...er-227709.phtml

Well written and I'm bewildered at the same time.
Anyone else see some brutal addiction like this guy has seen?

[Random Terrain]

Wow, his dad looks like a douche in that photo.

[Reaperman]

Great article. Best I've read in some time. I really feel for the guy, and can't disagree with a thing he says.

I had my own MMO trouble once, back ~1998. I wasn't so bad, but for a while I was up to 20 hours a day stuck in a loop before I finally realized I wasn't really having fun.

Like the author, I was also pretty saddened when FF12 turned out to be a single-player mmo. I hope history isn't kind to that game--technical beauty aside, it was pretty bad.

Edited by Reaperman, Today, 7:26 AM.

[cimerians]

I played FF11 and Age of Conan for about 3 months each and I could easily see how you can be hooked on these games (kind of like Skyrim but with human players and it basically never ends). I couldnt ever get into any MMO because of the never-ending nature. In a way you do stop or "end" but then they throw more expansions and carrots at you which equals more money for them. That infinite loop is what turns me off.

Edited by cimerians, Today, 7:32 AM.

[SoulBlazer]

I tend to go through cycles with MMO's. There are three I've played the heck out of and really enjoyed -- EVE, WoW, and STO. I did each one for over a year and spent some good time on it. Not addicted to it, mind you, but I was sinking most of my free time into the games -- about 20 hours a week. Problem is, its hard to keep up with people who ARE addicted to the game. The games are fun and there's always stuff to do and meeting others and doing missions with them is a blast, but eventuly I just got tired of it and put them aside. They are not bad games, It's just eventuly I reach a point where I've had enough.

At least with single player RPG's I can play them on my own time, finish it, and be done with it.