While I've been away from EQ for a while, my RL friend has recently slowed down his gaming to the point where most of his friends (both in real life and in the game), don't consider him to be a true EQ'er.
He says that the simplest way to quit EQ, is to find things that you would rather spend your $12 a month on.
For $12, you can buy a CD, take a friend to lunch, see a movie, play a couple rounds at one of those laser tag places, buy a book, etc.
EQ also released another expansion (I think they have about 20 or so now) ... which costs $30. This is where EQ really disappeared from my friend's life ... instead of buying the expansion, he chose to spend the $30 on a ticket to a Marilyn Manson concert ... and, in my opinion, when someone chooses getting shoved around in a mosh pit over buying an expansion, THAT is a sign that EQ doesn't matter to them too much anymore.
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October 6, 2003 - 8:38pm
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Quote:and, in my opinion, when someone chooses getting shoved around in a mosh pit over buying an expansion, THAT is a sign that EQ doesn't matter to them too much anymore. True - But some people are gluttons for punishment
After almost 5 years and 6 or 7 expansions, EQ is a finely tuned game that is fairly easy to learn and play now, but the breadth of which will take someone years to master.
Still, the underlying theme hasn't changed since day 1.
1. Make character
2. Go out and beat on monsters and kill them
3. Get loot from dead monsters
4. Repeat until you 'Ding.'
5. Go out and beat on bigger monsters and kill them
6. Repeat steps 3-5
7. Group with other people, beat on even bigger monsters and kill them
8. Repeat steps 3-5
9. Join a guild and get caught up in politics
10. Go out and beat on even bigger monsters, but only so you can get specific loot that you want.
11. Repeat 10 over and over and over until the guildmembers all have the loot items they want.
12. Repeat step 10 but with even stronger and bigger monsters.
13. Etc.
Oh, and mix in a real life get-together every now in then in one of the guildmember's home cities and of course a fanfaire where a half dozen or so guildies meet in person and then post RL pics of everyone on the guild message board.
Nothing against RL get-togethers as it is a lot of fun to meet people in RL that you've only known through typing or an occasional phone call.
For me, at least anyway, the best times playing have been GM events where monsters were controlled by GMs and therefore inpredictable.
The whole premise nowadays where a guild goes through zones in EQ like Chardok, knowing the exact spawn points and times of all the mobs and what they drop, just to get specific items just seems so boring. Of course, so does sitting in the sand in the Ocean of Tears for 18 hours straight just to get a pair of JBoots, when you can buy the MQ for a few thousand plat.
To each his/her own.
Ron
Ron Jaffe AKA Diggo McDiggity
Discussion Board Administrator
On-Line Gamers Anonymous
Co-Founder of OLGA and member since 2002
I'm really finding it hard to believe I liked playing Everquest... It's incredibly boring to watch, and most of the monsters look like they are from 80's horror movies.
How do people sit there and watch the same swing-swing-swing or sparkles... and playing a game just for timing doesn't sound fun...
Hi Jharen.
Nice to hear from you again.
Your post count keeps moving up!
How have you been?
I am still waiting for your CD's.
Stay in touch!
Liz
Liz Woolley
I'm fine, and again, you're not getting my EQ cds till I am sure I'm done. Also, you have even less of a chance of getting my SWG cds