motivation?

[meanhappyguy]

I can definitely relate to the OP, as I stayed guildless pretty much until I hit 60. I also leveled a monk and stalled out at 40 for the better part of a year (until I found a sweet spot!). I have also taken several 6+ month breaks over the course of my time playing on p99, when my motivation wanes, or real life takes over.

This is one part of the p99 server that I love--it is free! So I'm not stressed about taking breaks or billing, etc.

One thing that I have found in playing this game on and off for the last 19 years is that I really do enjoy it the most when I am playing it a lot, which can get dangerous! I've tinkered with the idea of playing it for a few hours a week, and for some reason that idea is not fun for me. I have the most fun when I make new friends grinding in the same places, and having similar play times. Unfortunately, I often play a bunch during breaks from work (teacher), but then take big breaks from eq when work gets busy, often losing touch with those eq pals I have been playing with.

It is hard to replicate the magic of 99-01, and I've logged into EQ only to log right back off more times than I can count. But for the past five years, the eq bug has always eventually bitten me again, and now I just accept that I'll binge EQ for a bit during a break, then be happy to take a break when RL is the priority.