I tried to like it... I really tried...advice?

[stormlord]

Not all players can adjust how they play if a game doesn't fit what their preferences are. Moreso, for some the nostalgia doesn't work. The OP is the the type of player that wants to have access to everything in the game, but he's older now and has less time. So he's looking for a game that requires less time to reach maximum.

Most modern games allow you to see everything in the game by having easy/medium/hard versions of the content. This way a casual can go from the bottom to the top and see most everything. Of course, for a person that wants to be elite, this means repeating content in the harder difficulties rather than having exclusive content. Raids aren't new zones so much as they're just more difficult versions of what they've already done.

I'd suggest to find a game that requires less time or to find a game that offers the above.

The way I played p1999 was not to level past 15-20. I never twinekd them. I did this to avoid the grind and to relax. Corpse runs are small in the lower levels and the deaht experience is small too. Plus, you have a strong tie to your homecity. I made many alts. I had lots of fun. Did quests I had never done b4. It felt like learning more about an old friend. Tried to accommodate new players by grouping and offering information.

Unlike many others, I think this is hte worst time to play. I first played in 2010 when the mudflation was smaller. It's actually worse now because of the expansion and the patches that're meant to emulate live.

Ya, there's more content now with kunark (and perhaps velious), but more and more is mudflated.

[Safon]

Originally Posted by webrunner5 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I think someone said the same thing last year. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.] As u can see from my picture I am pretty old. I would like to live long enough to see it happen.

Shuddered a bit at the prospect of ending up like you

[Lyra]

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

How's it make you feel to know someone grouped with you and then was like, "Damn, if I want to be that cool I'm gonna need to neglect all of my real-world responsibilities"? I am reminded of that mantra from TRAINSPOTTING: "Choose Life".

Not meaning to offend; genuinely curious.

Not meaning to offend? Sounds pretty judgmental to me.

Live life the way you chose. You can decide on your death bed if you won or lost.

"I wish I had been working 10 hours days instead of playing Everquest. I could have had more STUFF"

[stormlord]

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

Not meaning to offend? Sounds pretty judgmental to me.

Live life the way you chose. You can decide on your death bed if you won or lost.

"I wish I had been working 10 hours days instead of playing Everquest. I could have had more STUFF"

And lived longer. Anybody sitting more than 45 minutes is harming their body.

This is proven fact. People who play video games are limiting their lifespan.

(no being sarcastic or making a joke... being serious... this is common medical knowledge)

Labor-like work is actually one of the best things you can do for your body. Ironically, many people have jobs where they end up sitting. So they get more stuff, but they don't get a longer life necessarily.

I'm not advocating staying single and working less so you can play games. I'm just saying that if a person chooses to do that then there're consequences to that choice.

Of course, no matter what anybody does, they're going to die. So you can only pick the poison that suites you as a person. Still, how we're remembered after we die is probably the most important thing that occurs to us as we age. Does a person want to be remembered as an extreme gamer? Or as an extreme gamer that just so happened to give all his extra earnings to charity? Or a man that had a couple kids and spent his extra money on their education and had fun by being creative? Most people do not view video gaming as a good thing to remember about someone. I know that when I'm on my deathbed, I don't want to be remembered for scoring 151 successive kills without dying in Quake 10. I want to be remembered for something meaningful and real.

[quido]

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

How's it make you feel to know someone grouped with you and then was like, "Damn, if I want to be that cool I'm gonna need to neglect all of my real-world responsibilities"? I am reminded of that mantra from TRAINSPOTTING: "Choose Life".

Not meaning to offend; genuinely curious.

What makes you think I've neglected anything? Such a statement is a really dim-witted assumption.

[Safon]

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

What makes you think I've neglected anything? Such a statement is a really dim-witted assumption.

Out of genuine non hostile curiosity, how many hours would you say you've put into P99 across all your characters

[quido]

over the course of 3.5 years, quite a few

how many of those are good industrious hours of playing and how many are semi-afk doing homework, doing my jobs, and watching movies and jerking off? I have no idea

[Lyra]

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

how we're remembered after we die is probably the most important thing that occurs to us as we age.

Is it now? Such wisdom....

If that is important to you, feel free to live your life that way.

I wonder how much you can tell me about your great grandparent....

[Barkingturtle]

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

What makes you think I've neglected anything? Such a statement is a really dim-witted assumption.

Honestly, I didn't mean to insinuate anything. Was just wondering what you thought of someone feeling so discouraged by your wealth--the fruit of extensive effort and dedication--that they threw up their hands and said, "I yield. I am not willing or able to commit myself to this degree."

Reading about it gave me thoughtful pause, and for a moment I considered casting off my own fungi--but then I was all like, "Newbs can suck it. I'm rich, bitch".

[sambal]

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

Shuddered a bit at the prospect of ending up like you

That's a horrible thing to say.