why has everquest got so old so fast

[wellehad0]

<p>i like many other people had like a billion alts and i could never find the class that i felt like taking to high lvl.. i finnaly found one tha ti could live with and that was a mele warden but somthing happend to me this weekend it was like my mind jsut felt like no more everyquest 2 please.. i have played atleast 3-4 hours every day and always with friends on teamspeak.. please tell me what i could do to get my mind back into the game.. i do play on a PVP server but the old t2 will be dead soon so that did not help but it was not a complete game killer for me.. i think it was due to SO MANY quest that just seemed like it was just doing the same thing over and over again like kill this many spiders then go kill this many bears.. i think every makes you do this but some how just questing my butt off does not seem fun anymore....</p><p>so what do you guys suggest? should i take a month off and jsut take a break maybe then i will come to love it again...</p>

[Psych]

I think yeah take some time off, play some other games.

[tass]

I finally got bored enough with dead populations on my server and leveling 1 to many times. I ended up taking about 6 months off. lol then when I felt like playing came back, guild was dead and most of my friends had abandoned ship to be among fellow humans online.But taking time off works. I deleted a couple of my high level toons, rerolled on a living server and now its interesting again.

[Cayden]

I personally found the character that I love to play and I don't care if I am in my house reading books in my study, out doing grey quests, doing a quick raid or exploring...I always enjoy playing.

[Kulharr]

In my opinion the game falls flat with pve combat.  As I've expressed before, all monsters have the same ai and behavior in combat, all monsters are pulled and fought in the same way, even bosses.  pull, tank maintain aggro, healer heals, avoid adds.  70+ Kunark content has more advanced ai scripts now for monsters, hopefully they do more with this though.

[Femke]

Still having a great time..... Femke.

[Themaginator]

<cite>Cayden@Antonia Bayle wrote:</cite><blockquote>I personally found the character that I love to play and I don't care if I am in my house reading books in my study, out doing grey quests, doing a quick raid or exploring...I always enjoy playing.</blockquote>lots of players are like this, i for one am...but you see ever since WoW all the twitch gamers have started playing MMOs and they really don't play MMO's like MMO's they play them like Quake.  which i mean you can do that but you really arent getting the full experience of the game and thats why they get board so easily.

[Swordmage]

<p>I am also an alt fiend, not because I don't love my monk, but because I enjoy approaching the game from differnent directions (and anyway, everyone needs 9 crafters, right?). </p><p>I do get tired of EQ2 every once in a while and wander off to other games; however, I do keep coming back. This started back in EQ days when I would drift off to try DAoC or other games, and has continued with a couple of breaks for games like pre-NGE SWG (mourn), VG, LotRo, WoW, EVE, etc. I have probably played EQ2 3/4ths of the time since release.</p><p>I don't think it has anything to do with EQ2 (it is the game I keep coming back to, after all). Rather, I think at some point, I just need a change of pace. No matter how good the game, if I don't have things to keep it fresh (be that new challenges, an active guild with lively chat during my play time, or a series of goals that keep me going), I just need to try something new and different for a bit.</p><hr /><p>If you are playing 3-4 hours a day on that one character, I can understand that you hit a wall and are ready to say "no more!"  It is probably time to do something else for a while (like re-read the Hornblower series or play entirely different game such as EVE or reintroduce yourself to your family); EQ2 will be here when you get back. </p>

[gi]

<cite>Qslaughter@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>i like many other people had like a billion alts and i could never find the class that i felt like taking to high lvl.. i finnaly found one tha ti could live with and that was a mele warden but somthing happend to me this weekend it was like my mind jsut felt like no more everyquest 2 please.. i have played atleast 3-4 hours every day and always with friends on teamspeak.. please tell me what i could do to get my mind back into the game.. i do play on a PVP server but the old t2 will be dead soon so that did not help but it was not a complete game killer for me.. i think it was due to SO MANY quest that just seemed like it was just doing the same thing over and over again like kill this many spiders then go kill this many bears.. i think every makes you do this but some how just questing my butt off does not seem fun anymore....</p><p>so what do you guys suggest? should i take a month off and jsut take a break maybe then i will come to love it again...</p></blockquote><p>Sounds like Burnout to me..  </p><p>My advice is do not continue playing the game if your getting bored or fed up with it, take a break(weeks or months) try something else, be it gaming or not. Then when your ready come back to it, make sure you get a few of  your online buddies to help you get back into the game.</p>

[Draigo]

My advice go play another MMO, for a month  or two, then come back, you will notice how "varied" a game we have then

[dawy]

Myself i've syet to be bored by EQ2 even though at the present time i find RoK more than a little lacking for me personally it got even better for me when my wife jumped off the WOW bandwagon and saw the light over here <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> having her with me has reopened the game again for me

[Vonotar]

Take time off from the game completely, or take up a tradeskill (if you haven't already).

[Karlen]

Try starting a character on a different server.   If you are on PvP, try PvE.  If you are doing PvE, try PvP.  If you have been locking and doing endless content at the same tier, don't lock this time and just play the levels as they come.  You don't have to do every quest.   Don't try to max your AAs by level 22, they will come no matter what you do.On a new server, you don't have any support/resources so it can be a new experience.  Quests sometimes are more interesting if you can actually use the reward (which can be the case if you haven't bought full gear with money provided from other characters).If you have no more slots, try switching to the european servers (or US ones if you are in europe) or the test server.  I believe you get separate slots for each set of servers.Your regular characters will still be there when you are ready to come back to them.  On the other hand, maybe you will find yourself more at home at your new server and want to stay.

[Wulfgr]

<p>It gets old for me from time to time.  This weekend I went from 29 to 35 in EL and RE.  I had a good time, but towards the end i was getting pretty burnt out.  But this week my wife went to visit family 3 hours away so I am home alone, for 7 freaking days!  WOO, maybe i can be 45 by the time she gets back.  Too bad work gets in the way, and i have to work 6 of the 7 days she is gone.</p>

[Sevlar]

<p>This is why I have the station Access. When I am a little bored of EQ2 I can log into EQ1, SWG,VG,MXO or even Pirate sof the burning sea (In beta but is part of the access).</p><p> I only dabble in these games but they make nice diversions when i am not in the mood for EQ2 and all at one price.</p>

[Trillien]

<cite>Qslaughter@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>i like many other people had like a billion alts and i could never find the class that i felt like taking to high lvl.. i finnaly found one tha ti could live with and that was a mele warden but somthing happend to me this weekend it was like my mind jsut felt like no more everyquest 2 please.. i have played atleast 3-4 hours every day and always with friends on teamspeak.. please tell me what i could do to get my mind back into the game.. i do play on a PVP server but the old t2 will be dead soon so that did not help but it was not a complete game killer for me.. i think it was due to SO MANY quest that just seemed like it was just doing the same thing over and over again like kill this many spiders then go kill this many bears.. i think every makes you do this but some how just questing my butt off does not seem fun anymore....</p><p>so what do you guys suggest? should i take a month off and jsut take a break maybe then i will come to love it again...</p></blockquote>I've been in the Everquest family since the beta of Everquest I, and it will always be home to me. Perhaps you might consider the name...Ever'Quest'? Combat, craft, decorate, raid...there are never-ending things to do...invite your friends in for a party...I'd suggest stopping the PvP mindset and try soloing a bit, too. Sometimes a sense of isolation brings back a feeling of danger...take some days off, and do something else....good luck...<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[UlteriorModem]

<cite>Qslaughter@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote><p> i have played atleast 3-4 hours every day </p></blockquote><p>Theres a reason they give you time off from work.</p>

[wellehad0]

<cite>Trillien wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Qslaughter@Nagafen wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>i like many other people had like a billion alts and i could never find the class that i felt like taking to high lvl.. i finnaly found one tha ti could live with and that was a mele warden but somthing happend to me this weekend it was like my mind jsut felt like no more everyquest 2 please.. i have played atleast 3-4 hours every day and always with friends on teamspeak.. please tell me what i could do to get my mind back into the game.. i do play on a PVP server but the old t2 will be dead soon so that did not help but it was not a complete game killer for me.. i think it was due to SO MANY quest that just seemed like it was just doing the same thing over and over again like kill this many spiders then go kill this many bears.. i think every makes you do this but some how just questing my butt off does not seem fun anymore....</p><p>so what do you guys suggest? should i take a month off and jsut take a break maybe then i will come to love it again...</p></blockquote>I've been in the Everquest family since the beta of Everquest I, and it will always be home to me. Perhaps you might consider the name...Ever'Quest'? Combat, craft, decorate, raid...there are never-ending things to do...invite your friends in for a party...I'd suggest stopping the PvP mindset and try soloing a bit, too. Sometimes a sense of isolation brings back a feeling of danger...take some days off, and do something else....good luck...<img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY<img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />" width="15" height="15" /></blockquote><p>lol why do people still think that everquest means doing nothing but random quest.. everquest in my eyes means your on a quest to raise your toon starting at lvl 1... every MMO is like this all you do is QUEST... just wish there was a MMO that had you do other things but grinding but you know what LOL i cant think of anything you could add....</p><p>oh well its almost christmas i will take some time off and come back in a month</p>

[Gutwren]

Eh, I've gotten bored recently (happens every so often) so am playing a free to play game called Rappelz... actually a pretty nice game, might wanna go check it out, doesn't take too long to download/patch either.

[AustinOnli]

I, like others come from WoW.  Therfore when i started this game, it was hard for me to erase everything that I once expected in a MMO, but ever since i did, i now take it slow and enjoy everything about the game instead of just lvling up. i now take time to enjoy the environment around me.

[Ciara52]

<p>Might have been a little easier to read with some proper capitalizations and spelling  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />   </p><p>Yes sounds like you need a break.   3-4 hours a day every day seems like a lot to me.  But I have to work</p><p>so I don't get the chance to see if I could handle it.   </p><p>I'm not tired of it and it's been almost a year now.   I have the $29.99 version so that's a few alts  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />   not to mention EQ and Vanguard</p><p> Oh and I did what one of the previous posters stated  - I am on the EU server also.  It is different without the help of my higher level toons.</p><p>To me there is a lot of variety and I find so many places I missed the first time through the lower levels.  </p>

[Noobcakes]

I do that once or twice a year on any mmo. I have played EQ since the day of launch. I am new to EQ2 but I when EQ would feel like more work than fun I would take a month off and play a consol game or spend a month getting caught up on books I wanted to read. We all need a break on occassion.  Take a break and come back refreshed <img src="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />

[Saihung23]

<p>after a few years, with a few breaks...I still love this game much more than I do other games.</p><p>Breaks are needed though, anything to excess is bad for your brain.</p>

[Gi]

<cite>Kulharin@Venekor wrote:</cite><blockquote>In my opinion the game falls flat with pve combat.  As I've expressed before, all monsters have the same ai and behavior in combat, all monsters are pulled and fought in the same way, even bosses.  pull, tank maintain aggro, healer heals, avoid adds.  70+ Kunark content has more advanced ai scripts now for monsters, hopefully they do more with this though.</blockquote>I've only been playing since RoK released, and this is the aspect of the game I find most frustrating.  I don't have the temperament for PvP, so PVE is "it" for me.  Questing, good; crafting, great.  But the PVE mob combat AI is 99.9% predictable so far (I'm level 50, 65 AAs, 450+ quests).  My guildies tell me PVE gets more challenging at 65+... but sheesh, long grind to get to the good stuff.

[AustinOnli]

youve just been playing since RoK and your already in your 50s? I've been playing for like...6 months and my main is lvl 36, but i take time and enjoy all of the game

[Grakkan]

<cite>AustinOnline wrote:</cite><blockquote>youve just been playing since RoK and your already in your 50s? I've been playing for like...6 months and my main is lvl 36, but i take time and enjoy all of the game</blockquote><p>Nah, Berserkers are just a PITA to level  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> - I actually quit playing mine at 36 though.</p><p> I actually jump from WoW to EQ2 and back all the time...I find playing WoW makes a lot of aspects of EQ2 seem better and vice-versa.</p>

[Bloodfa]

Unlock and level up.  Your highest toon is 25, and that's the Warden.  You've been PvPing in the same area waaaaay too long; no wonder you're burnt out.  Wardens are a blast, but they don't truly come into their own until the 30's.  Sure, they may be overpowered in T2, and low-end T3, but they don't really stand out until a little higher.  Or try another class and play him straight through.  You'll still get AP's, and you'll notice that they <i>do</i> catch up with you.

[Wulfgr]

Everyone Enjoys different aspects.  I like killing a mob and it pooping out a chest.  You may enjoy the L&L and such, but I don't.  I want to drench the ground with the blood of my foes!  I hate crafting, I hate reading in a video game.  I have been playing maybe a total of a month.  I played some,  quit, played some more, quit, and now I am back so probably had an active account a month altogether and I am 36, plan on being 40 here in the next 2 days.