Worried about high-end play(ers)

[frefaln]

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

Honestly, I've been 50 since late November. I also have a 50 paladin. I haven't been in a guild since February. I'm still having a blast. There's tons of things to do. This game is what you make of it, really.

This is where the thread (and the game itself) begins and ends. EQ truly is what you make of it, and as long as you have even the slightest hint of social skills the possibilities are endless.

It disheartens me to see some of my in-game friends get so disgruntled that they just up and quit. Some get frustrated with the way people act (very understandable, see earlier posts in this thread for reference). Some question what the point of the XP grind is. Some are truly, clinically obsessed with getting XP at the fastest rate possible and they have no interest in reaping any social rewards from the game whatsoever.

Me? I don't care what gear I have. I care even less what gear you have. I don't care whether there's a hybrid in my group slowing the XP rate. I don't care if the group wipes — as long as the group was having fun and/or taking some risks in the process. If I'm stuck in a group that can't be bothered to communicate beyond INC messages and heal macros, forget it, I'll be on my way.

I've had a blast at just about every level so far because this is my priority set. I'm not waiting until level 50 to decide it's time to have fun. Give me a group of level 2 toons with personalities over stuck-up uber-geared snots any day of the week.