What kept me playing

[Bobjenson]

Hey all,

I joined p99 recently in March 2021 and had a blast. Super welcome and supportive community.

I was in awe and since it's been like 20 years nostalgia was paramount.

Anyways, fast forward I've got a mid 50's char and gace away a holgresh bead... I lack a purpose to play but the game is great.

Have I just outgrown online gaming?

[AenorVZ]

Possibly.

[Shac]

make adventures

[Jibartik]

I hav to gace auwy a thing once but like do I am the one that asks?

Im not sure.. but I know that for sure.

[Swish]

Originally Posted by Bobjenson [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Hey all,

I joined p99 recently in March 2021 and had a blast. Super welcome and supportive community.

I was in awe and since it's been like 20 years nostalgia was paramount.

Anyways, fast forward I've got a mid 50's char and gace away a holgresh bead... I lack a purpose to play but the game is great.

Have I just outgrown online gaming?

What makes you not want to raid?

[starkind]

Make an alt!

[wuanahto]

EverQuest didnt have much competition when it came out and you didnt have other options
mostly nostalgia that got you this far
the fact that its emulated kinda makes it feel not real
takes a massive amount of time investment that some just dont have anymore
id rather be modding skyrim right now to only have a select few NPCs pregnant instead of everyone including some of the dragons

[azxten]

Originally Posted by wuanahto [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

EverQuest didnt have much competition when it came out and you didnt have other options
mostly nostalgia that got you this far
the fact that its emulated kinda makes it feel not real
takes a massive amount of time investment that some just dont have anymore
id rather be modding skyrim right now to only have a select few NPCs pregnant instead of everyone including some of the dragons

Getting Skyrim dragons pregnant does sound more fun than P99 raiding.

No, you haven't outgrown gaming, you're just not the kind of gamer who enjoys P99 raids. I've never liked raiding and EQ is essentially over for me every time I get close to max level. I just enjoy the journey, the mechanics, the atmosphere, etc and most of that goes away at max level.

I recommend starting a family, finding God, and/or creating art. There is little else worth living for.

[Disease]

Originally Posted by azxten [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Getting Skyrim dragons pregnant does sound more fun than P99 raiding.

No, you haven't outgrown gaming, you're just not the kind of gamer who enjoys P99 raids. I've never liked raiding and EQ is essentially over for me every time I get close to max level. I just enjoy the journey, the mechanics, the atmosphere, etc and most of that goes away at max level.

I recommend starting a family, finding God, and/or creating art. There is little else worth living for.

This is me. Level a character to 60, rinse and repeat. I enjoy playing the different classes and each ride always ends up different outside of a couple exp spots you can't pass up.

[unsunghero]

Originally Posted by Disease [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

This is me. Level a character to 60, rinse and repeat. I enjoy playing the different classes and each ride always ends up different outside of a couple exp spots you can't pass up.

It is definitely disincentivizing

I joined a guild that raids recently, and thinking about my last times logged on has not made me excited to play. Haven’t logged on for the past week because of it

For one, the majority of raid targets my guild simply couldn’t get to in time to compete with the uber guilds. For two, it’s not required, but when the guild is scrambling to get people to a target and I’m ignoring them (although at my level I couldn’t assist much other than buffs), I feel like a douche. Then I see people even lower level than me rushing out just to get DKP and figure “what’s the point? I’ll never be able to get more DKP than them so why bother trying?”

I think about logging on but I know it’s only going to be a matter of minutes-hour before I see “[X] IS UP EVERYONE GO GO GO GO EVERY SECOND COUNTS, SO-AND-SO GUILD IS MOBILIZING!!” That might be exciting for some, but I actually dread it