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Originally Posted by big_ole_jpn
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I've been (casually) playing this same content for 5 years. Being able to take it for granted for so long kills the mystique.
First few times I played, little monkey weed or some LSD, it was a cosmic experience like time travelling. Now it's an antiquated overpopulated game with piss poor server rules that kill any motivation for me to hit 60 (just getting an epic sounds like hell).
The infinity of potential EQ uses to hypnotize with vanishes when you are aware the endgame is garbage. There is nobody worth talking to on the server (it's weird how silent and paranoid people are; other servers have fun social interaction). The server feels like east germany, drugged up riffraff and tight-lipped pixelcucks looking for an excuse to speak your name to the stasi. I couldn't even join my own "casual" guild's teamspeak with my nephew without being interrogated by an officer (there were literally 30 people scattered in rooms in the server at a time).
Without the endgame dream or quality people playing, emergent gameplay (politicking, friendship) disappears and all that's left is the leveling skinnerbox. It's not like live at all and it's real gay. Luckily there are other options that are playable nowadays.
Thanks for reading!
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good post, though I have recently had a great time leveling a couple lowbies up. that said i quit again about a month or two later.
It's certainly a game which is worth playing for the rich casual adventure, and not a game that should be min/maxed or taken seriously.