What's your motivation in this game? Pixels vs the experience

[loramin]

When I started here I created a character with the exact same race, exact same class, and the even exact same name as my first character ever on live. Once I did I went and leveled in (mostly) the exact same places I had leveled on live.

Originally Posted by sox7d [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why did you come back to EQ?

Originally Posted by sox7d [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why do you play?

Why? Because it was all just so damn much fun the first time, I had to do it again.

[Ennewi]

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[myriverse]

Experience

Bone Chips = Epic

[phacemeltar]

i dont have a single level-60 toon. its not that i dont have the time to grind up(which i shouldnt), but max-level doesnt really interest me much. in fact, once my main hit 40 i was pretty much done with him. but for some strange reason, 40-51 has gone by so quickly, probably due to the vast amounts of people solely interested in grinding to 60.

i enjoy playing from lvl 10-35, maybe even some higher depending on the camp. there so many cool places to check out at that level range that i think alot of people dont take the time to visit because there arent many groups.

that being said, i think if more people were not so interested in just grinding to 60, then newer players would be able to check out some of the more unique content(i.e. kunark dungeons, splitpaw, karanas) and this may inspire the devs to fix some of the buggy pathing that keeps alot of people from these places to begin with.

forgive me if this mini-rant made no sense, i have been staring at a computer screen for ~1000 hours today.

[frantz256255]

Experience all the way !

[odiecat99]

I came back because I love and hate this game at the same time.

[Sarajo]

Last May, I quit my job and moved 2000 miles and went back to college after a 16-year break(never finished my bachelor's)
It feels the same. I feel like there's something unfinished about a bard I played all those years ago. I still have to win the game.
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(Don't respond to this section; I'm not here to derail the thread)
Personal opinion based on anecdotal evidence: I feel that twinking and powerlevelling are as damaging to the classic spirit as multiboxing, because they all hurt the ability of a normal player to get a group doing appropriate-level camp or dungeon content.
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So you know what I do if someone's playing in an alternative playing style that I don't agree with?
Step 1: be like
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Step 2: Go do something else besides group. I'm not entitled to a group just because I seem to think that I'm good at what I do, interesting to talk to during med breaks, and full of knowledge about the best way to do everything ever.

And in doing stuff other than the #1 thing I want to do, I discover the #2 and #3 things I like to do. So I come for the experience of playing a game with others: That is, learning extreme self-motivation, weaving a tight social fabric, experience blissful productivity, and attaching epic meaning to my hobby.

[bartly]

Nostalgia, tolkien inspired world, loved diku muds and this is just a diku mud with gfx. Places like Rivervale and Greater Fay just feel like home.

[Tecmos Deception]

Originally Posted by sox7d [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

But it seems like a significant portion of the player base is only interested in getting to 60 as fast as possible and getting the best gear and that every other aspect of the game is just a chore. I'm not saying that people shouldn't want to progress and gain levels, but with all the powerleveling, purchasing MQs and refusing to group/denying exp penalty classes because of an exp dip, it seems odd that you all play a game that you don't enjoy playing.

Have you maxed your begging, tailoring, and fucking kerra isle faction yet? No?
WHY DO YOU EVEN LOG IN IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS GAME BRO?!