Is the game built based on the wrong perspective?

[Anonymoose]

I do think that many players consider the leveling process as content, placing way too much emphasis on the sense of achievement that comes with it.

This is a great way to rephrase one of my core points. There are players that consider the time spent leveling to be a core part of the experience while others seem to grind it out and write it off immediately.

I agree completely; IMHO, that part of the content isn't meant to have the much of a sense of achievement placed upon it. I think the people who do are people who tend to compare themselves to others far too much, striving to be the people they see ahead of them so hard that even just getting the same level is an achievement when in fact all it has done is open the DOOR to becoming that progressed.

You're right, it is merely a gateway, and I spend more time trying to open the door to the room and stopping it from closing on me than I do getting to play with what's inside. The latter is driving me insane; maintenance alone takes longer than content. It's like using one of those sinks where you push the knob down and it sprays until it automatically raises - but it's worn out so it stops spraying by the time you get your hands back in the sink. Pisses me off, lol.

I don't think the inclination to feel that way should be emphasized as so important to the DEVELOPMENT of the game, only the PLAYING of it. I just don't have fun anymore.