Have you finally kicked the MMO addiction?

CCIP · 08-08-12, 03:35 PM

I've always known better than to get into MMOs in the first place. I have a somewhat compulsive personality, but I also know that if I start, it means days of wasted time that I could be doing something else while being always unsatisfied and wanting more.

I would be happier with MMORPGs if they were better on the RPG part - that is, genuinely immersing you in an experience rather than trapping you in a rat-race for better stats, numbers and ranks. This is why I generally prefer offline sims as my poison - they may seem aimless compared to most of the structured MMOs, but if the game goes well, I walk away with the feeling of having "been there", so to speak. I get very little satisfaction from competition, but I'll be stubborn if I get into it. So, better to just spend my time having cool experiences in games instead.

View Poll Results: Have you kicked the MMO addiction?
Yup, i kicked it. No desire to play any of them anymore.	9	17.65%
No i haven't, i'm still on the treadmill.	7	13.73%
I still play one on occasion, but only once in a great while, and never for very long.	14	27.45%
I have never played an MMO, or I was never addicted to begin with.	21	41.18%
Voters: 51. You may not vote on this poll

08-08-12, 03:35 PM	#4
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	I've always known better than to get into MMOs in the first place. I have a somewhat compulsive personality, but I also know that if I start, it means days of wasted time that I could be doing something else while being always unsatisfied and wanting more. I would be happier with MMORPGs if they were better on the RPG part - that is, genuinely immersing you in an experience rather than trapping you in a rat-race for better stats, numbers and ranks. This is why I generally prefer offline sims as my poison - they may seem aimless compared to most of the structured MMOs, but if the game goes well, I walk away with the feeling of having "been there", so to speak. I get very little satisfaction from competition, but I'll be stubborn if I get into it. So, better to just spend my time having cool experiences in games instead. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)