Playing an expansion as current content has been a lacklustre MMO experience

[Deveryn]

Who said anything about a race? The MSQ is two hours; Tataru's Adventure an hour; Aglaia an hour; Elephant Beast Tribes 30 minutes daily, and etc.

This excuse gets really odd. People aren't rushing to complete content so long as the content itself has no longevity. The MSQ doesn't magically get longer because you take two months to complete it.

You're the one overanalyzing (maybe half of) everything and breaking it down into blocks of time. To me that sounds like deadlines and racing. It's only natural that you have less/no fun. You've already got your sights set on the end. You miss all the fun to be had in the game (and probably in life if that's your mindset).

The only time I'm concerned about is when I have to log off for something. The content has as much longevity as you allow for it. Of course, there's no magic. You just sit back, relax and enjoy. I helped a friend do variant one day. We stopped in between and chatted and took some breaks. I couldn't tell you how much time we spent... just that it was after noon, then it was dark out. That is how you play the game and have fun.

[ForteNightshade]

You're the one overanalyzing (maybe half of) everything and breaking it down into blocks of time. To me that sounds like deadlines and racing. It's only natural that you have less/no fun. You've already got your sights set on the end. You miss all the fun to be had in the game (and probably in life if that's your mindset).

The only time I'm concerned about is when I have to log off for something. The content has as much longevity as you allow for it. Of course, there's no magic. You just sit back, relax and enjoy. I helped a friend do variant one day. We stopped in between and chatted and took some breaks. I couldn't tell you how much time we spent... just that it was after noon, then it was dark out. That is how you play the game and have fun.

There is a whole lot of very baseless assumptions going on here.

Citing the estimation of how long content in a given patch cycle last has nothing to do with deadlining or racing whatsoever. It's simply an acknowledge of the given longevity of a patch. Whether it takes you two weeks or two months, it doesn't change that content has almost no longevity in this game. That doesn't speak to its quality. Nor does it even insinuate that everything has to stretch out. It's simply looking at a four month cycle which we pay for and criticising how quickly content get be consumed. I don't think it's unreasonable to say that aforementioned four month cycle shouldn't be over in two weeks unless I artificially drag it out.

Everything else you said is straight up nonsense. That isn't longevity. It's the equivalent of saying talking about a game on reddit suddenly adds hundreds of hours to the game itself. Now that doesn't mean you can't enjoy it that way. Those are two very different scenarios and arguments though. Ultimately, that is how you play the game. Which is entirely your prerogative. It doesn't make the actual content itself longer.

[Deveryn]

There is a whole lot of very bareless assumptions going on here.

Citing the estimation of how long content in a given patch cycle last has nothing to do with deadlining or racing whatsoever. It's simply an acknowledge of the given longevity of a patch. Whether it takes you two weeks or two months, it doesn't change that content has almost no longevity in this game. That doesn't speak to its quality. Nor does it even insinuate that everything has to stretch out. It's simply looking at a four month cycle which we pay for and criticising how quickly content get be consumed. I don't think it's unreasonable to say that aforementioned four month cycle shouldn't be over in two weeks unless I artificially drag it out.

Everything else you said is straight up nonsense. That isn't longevity. It's the equivalent of saying talking about a game on reddit suddenly adds hundreds of hours to the game itself. Now that doesn't mean you can't enjoy it that way. Those are two very different scenarios and arguments though. Ultimately, that is how you play the game. Which is entirely your prerogative. It doesn't make the actual content itself longer.

The irony of responding to supposed nonsense with actual nonsense. You seem to be misreading a bit there. Have a nice weekend.