First of all, let's throw out the thrill of being better than other people. That doesn't apply to me.
I just turned 65. My sons are grown and play other games. I have all the money to build a stable of super tough characters. Before Facebook, my community was Everquest. I socialized THERE.
Remember the metaphor of gamer types being linked to a deck of cards? Diamonds were in it for the loot. Hearts for community. Spades (like for digging) were the explorers (what will happen if I do this?) And clubs for the domination (clubbing people over the head.) I'm a heart and spade type. I don't even have any new zones to explore or riddles to solve.
I don't have a lot of time left so I have to choose between entertaining myself and building something of value. Energy is an issue- gotten a lot worse since my pulmonary embolism/stroke in 2014 although my hand-eye coordination is below average, even for an old woman. (We didn't take typing class until 9th grade!) When I think about logging on 4 characters and dragging them around, I decide I'd rather read.
Everquest, for socialization purposes, was hurt more by the direction that games in general, went. Get in, play hard, get out. Raiding stopped being fun when they started parsing everyone and it only took 2 minutes to med to full. No time to chat! Just be professional. ><
So, here I am, with everything I thought I wanted 15 years ago and no purpose. Should I just quit? What's the point in a treadmill of gear upgrades? I'd help people but they don't really need anything I'm good at. (I suck at melee because of the aforementioned visual-motor suckage.)
I'd especially like to hear from others at my point in life.
I just turned 65. My sons are grown and play other games. I have all the money to build a stable of super tough characters. Before Facebook, my community was Everquest. I socialized THERE.
Remember the metaphor of gamer types being linked to a deck of cards? Diamonds were in it for the loot. Hearts for community. Spades (like for digging) were the explorers (what will happen if I do this?) And clubs for the domination (clubbing people over the head.) I'm a heart and spade type. I don't even have any new zones to explore or riddles to solve.
I don't have a lot of time left so I have to choose between entertaining myself and building something of value. Energy is an issue- gotten a lot worse since my pulmonary embolism/stroke in 2014 although my hand-eye coordination is below average, even for an old woman. (We didn't take typing class until 9th grade!) When I think about logging on 4 characters and dragging them around, I decide I'd rather read.
Everquest, for socialization purposes, was hurt more by the direction that games in general, went. Get in, play hard, get out. Raiding stopped being fun when they started parsing everyone and it only took 2 minutes to med to full. No time to chat! Just be professional. ><
So, here I am, with everything I thought I wanted 15 years ago and no purpose. Should I just quit? What's the point in a treadmill of gear upgrades? I'd help people but they don't really need anything I'm good at. (I suck at melee because of the aforementioned visual-motor suckage.)
I'd especially like to hear from others at my point in life.