Green release making anyone else depressed?

[Octopath]

The sheer lack of playtime I have had and will have due to work etc makes me quite depressed. I really wish I could be part of the rush but I have come to the realization that I will never be able to.

Anyone else dealing with this? How do you cope

[WaffleztheAndal]

The sheer lack of playtime I have had and will have due to work etc makes me quite depressed. I really wish I could be part of the rush but I have come to the realization that I will never be able to.

Anyone else dealing with this? How do you cope

Well, it's just a game. And if you have things like a family, good job, life etc, those are far better obviously. Be grateful for them.

[Tecmos Deception]

It'll still be busy everywhere next week and next month, even if there aren't 250 level 1-5s in gfay.

[Khikik]

Remember EQ is a long haul marathon, not a 100yd dash. Play when you can and enjoy when you can. Plenty of time to catch up

Launch make ppl think in a racing mentality. And sure there is stuff some ppl want to race for but every one can play EQ and enjoy EQ how they choose

[Madbad]

some of the newb yards are unplayable so dont feel too bad

[branamil]

I cope by realizing that killing 4-bit sewer rats for 600 hours won't benefit my life

[Octopath]

Remember EQ is a long haul marathon, not a 100yd dash. Play when you can and enjoy when you can. Plenty of time to catch up

Launch make ppl think in a racing mentality. And sure there is stuff some ppl want to race for but every one can play EQ and enjoy EQ how they choose

Very true, I try to remind myself of that and I typically play that way. I think the main issue is my want for a guise and knowing that there is a deadline.

[WaffleztheAndal]

I cope by realizing that killing 4-bit sewer rats for 600 hours won't benefit my life

QFT.

[Dilemne]

Remember EQ is a long haul marathon, not a 100yd dash. Play when you can and enjoy when you can. Plenty of time to catch up

Launch make ppl think in a racing mentality. And sure there is stuff some ppl want to race for but every one can play EQ and enjoy EQ how they choose

This would be true if the rules applied on green. But KS is the main rules with those racer... they come in group, and use the fast respawn (something design because too much people) for pl themselve (ks everyone that try to keep a creep from an entire zone (like the pit in everfrost). So being 3k+ on green is just good for them. And those stupid people like me who try to not hit a mob that someone else tagged are just victim.. i dont want to be victim, and i dont want to be an ass.. there is no other way to play on green. Sadly

[loramin]

I cope by realizing that killing 4-bit sewer rats for 600 hours won't benefit my life

Of course not: everyone knows the path to Nirvana is paved with 600 hours of gnoll killing!

[Bazia]

anyone playing right now is sitting on a single mob spawn and leveling slow as f*ck, theres nothing your missing out on

https://i.imgur.com/4oMAtGn.png

[Tecmos Deception]

anyone playing right now is sitting on a single mob spawn and leveling slow as f*ck, theres nothing your missing out on

https://i.imgur.com/4oMAtGn.png

Depends on your location, maybe. I haven't had trouble finding quiet parts of the zones I've been in. I was killing stuff for 20 minutes only a couple minutes from Grobb when I logged in before I saw a single other player.

[LostCause]

anyone playing right now is sitting on a single mob spawn and leveling slow as f*ck, theres nothing your missing out on

https://i.imgur.com/4oMAtGn.png

sounds pretty classic to me

[Tecmos Deception]

Ahh, you deleted it. Sneaky bazia!

Anyway. If you're gonna exaggerate too much, then I'm gonna assume you need to be educated.

[Bazia]

Ahh, you deleted it. Sneaky bazia!

Anyway. If you're gonna exaggerate too much, then I'm gonna assume you need to be educated.

yeah i was going kinda overboard

[Tecmos Deception]

You're too tame if THAT was overboard!

[Videri]

Remember EQ is a long haul marathon, not a 100yd dash. Play when you can and enjoy when you can. Plenty of time to catch up

Launch make ppl think in a racing mentality. And sure there is stuff some ppl want to race for but every one can play EQ and enjoy EQ how they choose

Quoted for truth and wisdom.

The sheer lack of playtime I have had and will have due to work etc makes me quite depressed. I really wish I could be part of the rush but I have come to the realization that I will never be able to.

Anyone else dealing with this? How do you cope

Right now, a lot of people are frustrated because newbie zones are full. If you can't play much this week, don't fret...it's probably not the easiest time to play! XD

[zaneosak]

The rush seems like it will be going for at least a week , maybe 2. Qeynos Hills had 100+ in it both nights, people are coming in waves.

[wildstar]

Everyones waiting it out. And all those people waiting will meet each other soon

[Roth]

Everyones waiting it out. And all those people waiting will meet each other soon

I think a minority of casual players are waiting.

[cd288]

This would be true if the rules applied on green. But KS is the main rules with those racer... they come in group, and use the fast respawn (something design because too much people) for pl themselve (ks everyone that try to keep a creep from an entire zone (like the pit in everfrost). So being 3k+ on green is just good for them. And those stupid people like me who try to not hit a mob that someone else tagged are just victim.. i dont want to be victim, and i dont want to be an ass.. there is no other way to play on green. Sadly

All your comments are incoherent

[Barantor]

OP the first few levels go by super fast regardless if it's the first weekend or not, so you have plenty of time.

Yeah there will probably be some guild killing XYZ first, but as long as you are having fun when you are playing then you shouldn't feel bad.

[Bardp1999]

Just got SoW on my Shaman. Feels GOOOOOD

[Dolalin]

The first race to 50 is mostly irrelevant. There are 13 months of vanilla left to go. Even the most casual people in the world made 50 by Kunark. You'll be ok.

[El-Hefe]

The sheer lack of playtime I have had and will have due to work etc makes me quite depressed. I really wish I could be part of the rush but I have come to the realization that I will never be able to.

Anyone else dealing with this? How do you cope

If you can’t make time for shit you love because of work it sounds like you need to find a way to strike a better work/life balance. No job is so important that you can’t take a vacation day for some important hobby or dedicate one afternoon a week to play your favorite game.


Now... if family is involved then try your best to not be depressed, having a partner and some kids is the dopest shit a person can do. Savor it and come back for Green V3 in ten years.

[Jibartik]

The only thing I think that I love about the very beginning vs weeks from now is that the greatest items you'll see being linked are like a bronze breastplate or a +2 strength random named drop.

That and like, the halloween night feel of the first few days where everyone is basically just out trick or treating and has the strength of basically an irl 8 or 10 year old kid, but instead of irl halloween all the kids are being attacked and beaten to a pulp and so they are all banding together to try to even the score and they fail miserably and you watch people crumple into death poses all the time randomly.

Aside from those two things you arent missing much.

[Tobius]

Yeah I don't have time to do both, don't want to abandon blue but not many people on there anymore :(

[Videri]

Yeah I don't have time to do both, don't want to abandon blue but not many people on there anymore :(

A lot of them will go back after they hit level 5 and their exp bar stops going up. Don't worry. Blue is not dead.

[Aaramis]

The only thing that makes me sad is knowing my chances at a guise are next 0, given that I'll be at the back of the line.

[Dilemne]

All your comments are incoherent

YOU dont understand. It doesnt mean its not coherent.

[Dolalin]

The only thing that makes me sad is knowing my chances at a guise are next 0, given that I'll be at the back of the line.

Things lose their specialness when everyone has one.

[Dilemne]

injustice is already a pain in real life. but it seems you want it to be on a game server too

[Aaramis]

Things lose their specialness when everyone has one.

Not when you have a fatty character that could truly benefit from a built-in shrink :)

[Spock2020]

guise and manastone and jboots gonna be on for 6 months cant imagine not been able to get to level 35 in that span of time even playing casually

[Spock2020]

I would feel worst for those who are rushing with minimal thing to do when you are level 50.

[sacman08]

Play blue.

[Jimjam]

guise and manastone and jboots gonna be on for 6 months cant imagine not been able to get to level 35 in that span of time even playing casually

idiots rushing to 50 in a month gonna be saying 'release kunark already' for 12 literal lunar cycles.

[Octopath]

Finally got going and I am now lvl 3 on my ranger! Going to take it slow and steady. Even if you takes me 3 months to get to lvl 35, at least I will still have a few months to try for that guise.

[Mblake81]

The sheer lack of playtime I have had and will have due to work etc makes me quite depressed. I really wish I could be part of the rush but I have come to the realization that I will never be able to.

Anyone else dealing with this? How do you cope

No.

EQ is not a new game, this has all been done before.

In contrast the mad rush for new games are subdued, with the patient gamer second market people wait years before playing a game and get it for $5. Industry shot itself in the foot with the help of Gabe.

(Note: This is not a rant against steam and a promotion of any other other digital download store fronts.)

https://i.imgur.com/vKYnuKd.gif

[Meiva]

Desperate times call for desperate measures. After much trial and error I'm able to solo wisps at lvl 8. They haven't been heavily camped, so it's going real nice.

I just wanted to share with someone. Feeling accomplished after much frustration. Already halfway through lvl 9! Bummer stone quest isn't in yet, but they still vendor well.

[Baler]

Trust me. everyone has 3 years to try green.
Every year is a new expansion aka a bump in population.
Just don't miss the kunark or velious launch. :)

[pheerie]

The sheer lack of playtime I have had and will have due to work etc makes me quite depressed. I really wish I could be part of the rush but I have come to the realization that I will never be able to.

Anyone else dealing with this? How do you cope

I figured this out years ago. The key is to realize RL is always more important.

[arh555]

People who know how a story ends enjoy the story more.

Obviously I do not have the same amount of free time I did when I was 11 and homeschooled. However, partly because I’m an adult and “better” at games but mostly because of the amount of knowledge we have about the game, it doesn’t feel like I’m missing out on anything. We know the zones, the mobs, the raids, the timeline, the expansions. I know I won’t be a first for anything, or in some top guild. I’ll die a lot and it’ll be slow. I won’t keep up with content. I’ll be a mediocre wizard. But because I know all this, I’m enjoying the story we’re all in and my part in it.

[kaluppo]

It was so crowded this weekend the only thing you missed was stress and frustration. I found it much better to play off hours. I played all Sunday night and found that from 7-10 pm was brutal, 10-1 am was marginally better and 1-3 am was awesome XP grinding time as there was no more waiting for mobs to pop.

RL obligations are more important then a game. If I die with a thousand EQ regrets but none in real life then I can die a happy man. Even if I don't get a 96% rez!