I need to find a way to make this fun again. @_@

[Eissels]

Now, let me preface this in that, for all my bitching, I don't think there's anything REALLY wrong with this game. So like, I'm not going all "RAWR TORCHES AND PITFORKS AND BLARGH."

God, this game is gorgeous. I love just... sitting around in it, being in it, seeing the sights. But I feel so unfulfilled, and I don't know what to do. I just got back two (and a half) weeks ago and I'm already bored. I'm i91 (no big feat, I'm well aware,) but without a reliable static, that's as far as I'm going. I haven't been around long enough for the soldiery gear, and hunts are bloated, over-dramatic messes to begin with for me to go after the Gloam gear, Syrcus tower is one piece a week (and most of it is mediocre to begin with,) and no PuGs want a first timer that's sub i100.

... Reading htat over, it kind of sounds like I'm saying gear is too hard to get, and I am definitely *NOT.* It's just a time investment that I haven't been able to sink in yet.

And I thought, y'know, maybe I should just roll up another class. Warrior and Bard both look tons of fun, and they look *amazing* in their i90 gear... But then, ugh, leveling. There's no quests anymore, and while it's a little faster, it feels SO MUCH longer. Dungeon, dungeon, fate, fate, leve leve leve, dungeon fate fate dungeon fate leve. It's all just mindless, half-AFK grinding.

I don't know. Nothing seems fun anymore. Maybe this is just the wrong game for me, but I want to like it. It's gorgeous, the setting is amazing, but I just can't sink myself into the immersion like I did the first time.

What do I doooo. ;~;

[A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider]

Change servers. Seeing as you're from Balmung, I see nothing but negativity coming from most players who post on forums that are on Balmung.

[Eissels]

Change servers. Seeing as you're from Balmung, I see nothing but negativity coming from most players who post on forums that are on Balmung.

I only just came here - about a week ago - because I wanted to find RP, but... I dunno. I realized how much I *didn't* know about Eorzea, and the RP scene doesn't really seem very open. Even if I do transfer off, I wouldn't know where to go. I have no real contacts on other servers, except one person on Sargantas (who doesn't come on very often anyway.)

[A_Magical_Unicorn_Rider]

Join us on Mateus. The Hunt groups are actually pretty courteous and helpful as of late, with the exception of B ranks since those are minimal.

If the Hunt doesn't rustle your jimmies, you can always join Coil statics. Plenty of them around here, some learning SCoB. Hell, I'm about to start getting into it this weekend, should be lots of fun. Overall, I've actually had a lot of fun with the people I've met on this server.

[Susanoh]

I haven't been around long enough for the soldiery gear, and hunts are bloated, over-dramatic messes to begin with for me to go after the Gloam gear, Syrcus tower is one piece a week (and most of it is mediocre to begin with,) and no PuGs want a first timer that's sub i100.

Syrcus Tower is perfectly viable at i91. Anyone who would tell you otherwise is insane.

[ShinkuTachi]

From what I recall, when 2.0 officially went live, Behemoth was to be the major RP server if you're looking for that.

I don't really keep up with it though, so I don't know if that's still the case or if things changed. Someone more knowledgeable would need to clarify.

[Eissels]

Syrcus Tower is perfectly viable at i91. Anyone who would tell you otherwise is insane.

Oh, er, sorry, miscommunication.

@PuGs, I was talking about T5+. Like... "I can only get one piece a week from ST, AND THUS no one wants etc etc etc"

[Mugiawara]

not much else you can do but do dungeons or leves, thats the best way right now...
imo, it just seems like youre burnt out from the game, again. could leave for a bit and come back.
:/ or try to make more friends to make things really enjoyable. i was in balmung
and people seemed generally friendly to me, and people are friendly here in leviathan as well

[Welsper59]

I've had around 12yrs of MMORPG experience, which includes burnouts and borderline addiction that would lead to academic problems. At least 6 of those years involved FFXI primarily from launch, and occasionally other MMORPGs played alongside (like WoW). Over the years, I've grown and matured my train of thought, particularly when I started interacting more with those that are not within my immediate circle with these games. So I think I have some grounds to speak on the matter.

A couple things often influence my own views on things, including liking or disliking a game. Certain events may have happened that sours your experience, which doesn't involve genre but specifically title. You may have just grown out of the genre or even grown a degree of impatience towards things that you once had said patience for. The fact you point out that it feels a lot longer to level, and even give the "somewhat" exaggerated example of "dungeon, dungeon, fate, fate, leve leve leve, dungeon..." sort of raises that flag.

Then there's the possibility that the game just isn't for you on the long-term. I don't care for games like Elder Scrolls. I tried to like Morrowind and Skyrim but... I just can't get into it. I tried playing it for a couple hours but the interest just isn't there. It's a series full of lore, freedom, and possibility but... it's not for me.

You know what really keeps me connected to a game these days? It's not the rewards for doing things, though they are nice. It's the people and how the game chooses to bank on that. Housing is something that many modern MMORPGs still don't have. Heck, even a game like WoW is only now working on releasing something similar to it (though I guess you could argue the farm in MoP was the actual first attempt). It's what the game does to connect the people to the world. I don't care very much about endgame, 6yrs of FFXI from launch and 6 years of WoW shortly after launch kinda did me in on the burnout of it. I love to do things with friends on these games. Be it dungeons, exploration, leveling, raids, etc. If it weren't for that, these games don't last long for me... maybe several months to a year.

My time with this genre has sort of gone full circle. I went from being an online newbie back in 2002 > being amazed at gaming reaching the point of "modern high graphics" MMORPGs like FFXI > wanting to explore and make friends > dungeons > hardcore raiding > burnout > casual play > realizing the least stressful and most enjoyable period was the earlier stages prior to hardcore raiding. It's really about enjoying the little things. Maybe people have to grow older and maybe experience the burnout for themselves, but with age comes wisdom, and some of us came to realize that even if that burnout did happen, many people don't realize what went wrong.

So for you OP, in spite of my rambling, I'd probably spend a minute or two trying to think of why you would want to play the game and what you are hoping to get out of it. I'm here for the longhaul because of a lot of old friends playing and to experience the little things that the game has to offer currently, as well as in the future. And believe me, this game has MUCH to offer on that regard.

[Mcshiggs]

I suggest logging in, then watching the Netflix, I hear they have a new show that is getting all kinds of buzz yo, it's something like "Orange is Black," I've never seen it, but from the name I would think it is some sort of Sesame Street show for colorblind people and others with learning disabilities/mental challenges.