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I have things I want to finsh up in game but I'm just not interested in doing any of them....
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Time to unsub imo, take a break
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PallyDog posted:
I have things I want to finsh up in game but I'm just not interested in doing any of them....
I hear ya. I log in to chat and raid. But nothing is really holding my interest like it used to. I've been spending time on old games instead of WoW to try and get outta the rut. Finished the Zelda games on the N64 (I forgot how hard Majora's Mask was to figure out). Now I've pulled out Age of Empires II again for kicks.
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PallyDog posted:
I have things I want to finsh up in game but I'm just not interested in doing any of them....
Wanting to finish things you are not interested in sounds more like OCD then fun. I believe OCD is the main reason that game companies are able to become successful by providing 'grind' content.Anywho sounds like its time to take a break.
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_Warlucky_ posted:
PallyDog posted:
I have things I want to finsh up in game but I'm just not interested in doing any of them....
Wanting to finish things you are not interested in sounds more like OCD then fun. I believe OCD is the main reason that game companies are able to become successful by providing 'grind' content.Anywho sounds like its time to take a break.
It's not OCD. So many people use that term incorrectly.
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Quazimortal posted:
_Warlucky_ posted:
PallyDog posted:
I have things I want to finsh up in game but I'm just not interested in doing any of them....
Wanting to finish things you are not interested in sounds more like OCD then fun. I believe OCD is the main reason that game companies are able to become successful by providing 'grind' content.Anywho sounds like its time to take a break.
It's not OCD. So many people use that term incorrectly.
if you are referring to the first line, he did say it sounds MORE like...if you are referring to the rest, there is absolutely nothing wrong with using it in that instance.
like all things psych, it changes with time.
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OCD is OCD, it doesn't change.
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Unless you're bipolar...
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Quazimortal posted:
OCD is OCD, it doesn't change.
The DSM 5 definition of OCD is pretty broad (as it is in the case of most disorders) and like the rest of them, the definition does change in different versions of the DSM.
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Rill_of_WE posted:
PallyDog posted:
I have things I want to finsh up in game but I'm just not interested in doing any of them....
I hear ya. I log in to chat and raid. But nothing is really holding my interest like it used to. I've been spending time on old games instead of WoW to try and get outta the rut. Finished the Zelda games on the N64 (I forgot how hard Majora's Mask was to figure out). Now I've pulled out Age of Empires II again for kicks.
I've been playing the Age of Empires Online Beta, it's kind of neat.
AoE meets "MMO" it's odd, just stared a few days ago, has co-op campaigns and "pvp" multi-player as well.
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I don't care what anybody says, when someone like PallyDog doesn't want to play, someone that has devoted so much time, effort, and heart into the game, there is definitely something wrong with the game.
Uhoh, I think I just summoned Korrigan. Sorry all. I'll be quiet now...
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Taloquin posted:
I don't care what anybody says, when someone like PallyDog doesn't want to play, someone that has devoted so much time, effort, and heart into the game, there is definitely something wrong with the game.
Uhoh, I think I just summoned Korrigan. Sorry all. I'll be quiet now...
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Quazimortal posted:
OCD is OCD, it doesn't change.
Continuing to argue about the definition of OCD is a sign of OCD.
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Demorak posted:
Taloquin posted:
I don't care what anybody says, when someone like PallyDog doesn't want to play, someone that has devoted so much time, effort, and heart into the game, there is definitely something wrong with the game.
Uhoh, I think I just summoned Korrigan. Sorry all. I'll be quiet now...
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Arc has it right Pally, if you feel this way, it's time for a break.
Taloquin posted:
I don't care what anybody says, when someone like PallyDog doesn't want to play, someone that has devoted so much time, effort, and heart into the game, there is definitely something wrong with the game.
Not sure why it's so suprising that a person that has invested so much time into something over this long of a period is feeling this way; I'm more surprised that it's taken this long.
I often wonder what the total # of hours played is for people that are quitting compared to the people that are staying. And if there is any correlation between a high number of hours played and dissatisfaction with the current state of the game.
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[quote=Taloquin]I don't care what anybody says, when someone like PallyDog doesn't want to play, someone that has devoted so much time, effort, and heart into the game, there is definitely something wrong with the game. [quote]
Actually it means there is something wrong with the player. What the H*LL took him so long to get bored with it? WoW is still the same old grind it has ever been, just with a new skin.
Log in, kill things, get shineys, kill more things, replace old shineys with new shineys.. rinse... repeat..
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Turumbar-HG posted:
I often wonder what the total # of hours played is for people that are quitting compared to the people that are staying. And if there is any correlation between a high number of hours played and dissatisfaction with the current state of the game.
People ask this question a lot.
Blizzard's own press release stated that approximately 70% of people who try the game via the free trial quit before level 10.
So no, number of hours played is not the problem. Crappy design is the problem, there is no question about it.
People who have played the game for a long time played because they enjoyed it. No longer enjoying it has nothing to do with "too much time played" but everything to do with how the C team has destroyed the game all those people once enjoyed playing.
That's all there is to it, despite what the wannabe Dr. Phils of VN babble about. (Then again, those people only get a  in response ) 
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pretty sure PallyDog isn't a 'him'....just sayin
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Have you tried augmenting your play sessions with cannabis sativa, or perhaps the free base form of cocaína?
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I will login again tonight to try out the 2 new heroics.
I to have been playing very little and have been getting back into some other games. 1) LOL. I have even bought some RP again and 2 new champs. 2)Borderlands. They had the Game of the Year edition and all 4 DLC for $15 on Steam the other day. I haven't played it in a long time and only the 1st game and 3rd game some. I would love to play through all the DLC and finish game 1 as they story is actually pretty good.
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Spookysheep posted:
People ask this question a lot.
Blizzard's own press release stated that approximately 70% of people who try the game via the free trial quit before level 10.
So no, number of hours played is not the problem. Crappy design is the problem, there is no question about it.
People who have played the game for a long time played because they enjoyed it. No longer enjoying it has nothing to do with "too much time played" but everything to do with how the C team has destroyed the game all those people once enjoyed playing.
That's all there is to it, despite what the wannabe Dr. Phils of VN babble about. (Then again, those people only get a in response )
That's not exactly the question I was asking. People buying the game and not continuing is not what I'm wondering about. I was questioning the people that have made it past level 10 and have played for years and are now quitting. To lay the blame entirely on poor game design is inaccurate. While I agree that activity and/or subscription numbers appear to be down, I would say that there are sill more people playing (and presumably enjoying) WoW than there are ones that have quit.
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I'm playing Rift mostly - since there's new stuff to experience and it's a good game. But I still raid several nights a week in WoW. And I'll be back in WoW for a while to do these new instances a bit even though it's shard city for my raid toons.
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Turumbar-HG posted:
That's not exactly the question I was asking. People buying the game and not continuing is not what I'm wondering about. I was questioning the people that have made it past level 10 and have played for years and are now quitting. To lay the blame entirely on poor game design is inaccurate. While I agree that activity and/or subscription numbers appear to be down, I would say that there are sill more people playing (and presumably enjoying) WoW than there are ones that have quit.
Re-read what you just wrote and think about it from a sheer gaming turnover standpoint, because that statement is completely absurd.
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bobsoji posted:
pretty sure PallyDog isn't a 'him'....just sayin
Boob pics or it didnt happen.
Hi Pally!
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Just want to clarify that Pally is a woman and there's nothing wrong with her, the game just sucks now.
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Kriegprojekt posted:
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pretty sure PallyDog isn't a 'him'....just sayin
Boob pics or it didnt happen. Hi Pally!
(.Y.)
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I know the Y isn't curved bit it sure looks that way when presented as cleavage.
optical illusions are fun
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Spookysheep posted:
Re-read what you just wrote and think about it from a sheer gaming turnover standpoint, because that statement is completely absurd.
Actually, I realized it as soon as I posted it, but I couldn't be bothered to change it. Half-assed effort on my part to be involved in the discussion/argument.
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_Warlucky_ posted:
Kriegprojekt posted:
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pretty sure PallyDog isn't a 'him'....just sayin
Boob pics or it didnt happen. Hi Pally!
(.Y.)
Hey...I know that girl!
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Turumbar-HG posted:
Actually, I realized it as soon as I posted it, but I couldn't be bothered to change it. Half-assed effort on my part to be involved in the discussion/argument.
Speaking of boob pics, you ever wonder what half an ass would actually look like?
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You make me chuckle Spooky.
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