How my Zen approach to Early Access broke down into chaos, rage, and Mountain Dew

[Neptune]

So it was Friday night, hours before Early Access when my friend texts me and wants to know if I want to hang out the next day. For a moment I hesitate, thinking of the glorious bounties awaiting the next day in early access. But I hesitate only for a moment, promptly agreeing to bro down the following day.

I wake up realizing that I won't be playing much but I try to be detached about it. The game is back online permanently after all. So I log in just to get my taste of early access. I'm logged in for 10 minutes when the first Emergency Maintenance hits.

No big deal, I say to myself. I was planning on running some errands anyway and the maintenance almost exactly coincides with my errand time. So I run out, and then my friend texts me. We meet up and eat, then go to the movies. We decide to do a double feature. I think of the gameplay I'm missing but I am really enjoying myself in the moment. At the end of the double feature I suggest a triple, that's how willing I am to just go with the frickin' flow.

Get home, and just show my friend some sweet PS3 games he's been missing lately, like Journey. Play some Wii U Nintendoland. Some Borderlands. Stay up realll late. Finally go to bed.

Wake up today, think, wow, more than a DAY missed of early access. No big deal right, they had like 4 emergency maintenances on the first day so I guess it was meant to be right? Like written in the stars that I missed the first day. JUST THINK OF ALL THAT MISERY I SAVED MYSELF FROM, SITTING IN FRONT OF THE COMPUTER WHEN YET ANOTHER EMERGENCY MAINTENANCE FORCES ME TO LOG OFF FOR 5 HOURS.

So I log in casually, and see Error 1017. It's not so bad at first, I figure there's another maintenance but.. there's not! Just a casual mention of fixed login difficulties. I'm like.. that is strange because I'M HAVING LOGIN DIFFICULTIES.

So I go to the forums and things are looking quite chaotic. I must say my Zen broke down a little upon seeing thread titles littered with error numbers.

3 THREADS, 3 HOURS, 3 MOUNTAIN DEW CODE:REDS LATER, and my unattached Zen outlook has been shattered!

I NEED MY SOUL CLEANSED SE! The Buddha has sent me your trial and I have failed!

2nd 2-liter is getting cold.

[Namko]

I really want to 'Like!' your post but I get Error: please try again later. ; ;

[Mrfox0707]

Haha.. I think you speak for all of us.

[Chocob0charmer]

3 THREADS, 3 HOURS, 3 MOUNTAIN DEW CODE:REDS LATER)

Dear god... not code red

[PapaSteel]

- Buy the CE of the original 1.0.
- Realize it's not the game I've been waiting for. Move on.
- Years pass. People come and go, as do other games. Good and bad memories are made.
- Buy the CE of A Realm Reborn.
- Buy a second TV and playstation 3 to play with the girlfriend.
- Can't play much in beta phase 4. That's okay. I'm still zen.
- Can't play day one of early access. That's okay. We have some wine and still toast to the start of a great adventure.
- Can't play day two of early access.
- Start cynically wondering why I'm expecting things to change.
- Zen shattered.

[Mayin]

- Buy the CE of the original 1.0.
- Realize it's not the game I've been waiting for. Move on.
- Years pass. People come and go, as do other games. Good and bad memories are made.
- Buy the CE of A Realm Reborn.
- Buy a second TV and playstation 3 to play with the girlfriend.
- Can't play much in beta phase 4. That's okay. I'm still zen.
- Can't play day one of early access. That's okay. We have some wine and still toast to the start of a great adventure.
- Can't play day two of early access.
- Start cynically wondering why I'm expecting things to change.
- Zen shattered.

Are you serious? You bought a TV and a ps3 just to play this game wiuth your gf? What's it like in Richtown USA? Jelly...

[Thrie]

Recharge your zen with!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRpNR1nT86w

Are you serious? You bought a TV and a ps3 just to play this game wiuth your gf? What's it like in Richtown USA? Jelly...

It's called having a career lol Unfortunately, it also means you only have enough time to play this game... Dont forget we have a wide age group in the FF11/14 community.

[Akubikumo]

Zen Breakdown....

Inner peace only counts for something when there's outer chaos

[Sethys]

I hear you man.

But technically it's only Zen if you let go of the desire. You never let go, you only substituted.

[DubstepNinja]

the greatest goodness is a peaceful mind