Laughable comment in MMORPG's: "I'm so bored..."

[wheresmybacon]

Let me preface this rant/observation with a couple facts. I played EQ for about 4 years, and I've played WoW through Beta and since day 1 of the live servers. I play a ton of WoW. I'd say at least 40 hours a week. I PvE and PvP, and I really enjoy the time I spend online. I also have a 40/week job, go to the gym, and have time to spend with friends doing non-WoW things. As you've guessed I'm not a big sleeper...but I digress.

That said, one of the things I find absolutely hilarious and baffling at the same time is when people go on in guild chat with "omg i'm so bored...."

Uhh....what? No one is forcing you to play the game. Get off your ass and do something else. Go for a run. Go for a hike. Call a buddy and go shoot some pool or hoops. I've never understood why you'd play something you find boring. If you don't enjoy sports or activities away from the monitor, how about...*drumroll*...play another game?

I guess to me it's like sitting through a movie you hate. Umm, how bout get up, walk out and go do sometehing else?

 

[Bateluer]

I know what you mean. If you are bored, go do something else.

However, there are times when I'm in EQ2 and I'm bored. This past week, I've been on vacation, recharging. Boredom has its advantages in the fact that you have no immediate stress. I'm often playing EQ2 because there's nothing more pressing for me to do, often a good thing.

 

[Acanthus]

Its just a shame because the game takes so long to build up a char, then you just plain run out of new content and have to gear grind eternally to improve. It does get boring, but people dont want to quit when theyve already dedicated so much.

I gave up, all blizzard seems to want to do is add more of the same grind to keep people playing.

 

[Newfie]

With regards to WoW, Blizzard worried too much about the reward itself but not enough on the actual process of getting the reward.

Both should give you the feeling of accomplishment, but mostly getting the reward requires hours upon hours of grinding which is something that lacks that feeling (I.E: Doing the same instance 10-15x to get one item..). With all the grinding you have to do, WoW can get really boring incredibly fast.

 

[Wheelock]

They're probably bored because they have to grind in order to "keep up with the pack." When I played (and I played on a brand new server - Echo Isles) the instances below level 60 were very difficult to run, because the server - especially the players who knew what they were doing - invariably progressed rapidly to max level. I hear that now even the level 60 instances aren't popular.

All of that good co-op content is sitting unused while player after player grinds XP from pirates in South Tanaris. I quit before the expansion but I get the impression that dungeon difficulty sliders haven't really fixed the problem.

I enjoyed the game, though. Fun times, while it lasted.

 

[Zbox]

Originally posted by: Newfie
With regards to WoW, Blizzard worried too much about the reward itself but not enough on the actual process of getting the reward.

Both should give you the feeling of accomplishment, but mostly getting the reward requires hours upon hours of grinding which is something that lacks that feeling (I.E: Doing the same instance 10-15x to get one item..). With all the grinding you have to do, WoW can get really boring incredibly fast.

exactly correct.

WoW is probably the least casual MMORPG in terms the end game (for both PvE and PvP). The grind drove me nuts.

 

[Hacp]

Sometimes, you need to do boring things to get to exciting and fun things.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: Hacp
Sometimes, you need to do boring things to get to exciting and fun things.

Its that whole 99 boring things to get to 1 exciting thing that wears people out.

 

[Adn4n]

When I played WoW I was in the best guild on the server from day 1 so I was only used to the constant content grinding game and burnt out after a year.

 

[Hacp]

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: Hacp
Sometimes, you need to do boring things to get to exciting and fun things.

Its that whole 99 boring things to get to 1 exciting thing that wears people out.

Well, thats how RPGs usually are.

 

[mooglemania85]

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: Hacp
Sometimes, you need to do boring things to get to exciting and fun things.

Its that whole 99 boring things to get to 1 exciting thing that wears people out.

Well, thats how RPGs usually are.

life as well

 

[ultra laser]

Lots of people in MMORPGs are addicts and don't really see 'not playing' as an option.

 

[Drift3r]

Originally posted by: Acanthus
Its just a shame because the game takes so long to build up a char, then you just plain run out of new content and have to gear grind eternally to improve. It does get boring, but people dont want to quit when theyve already dedicated so much.

I gave up, all blizzard seems to want to do is add more of the same grind to keep people playing.

That's why I am so drawn to Warhammer and many other promising PvP titles. You rarely get bored of PvP because you are playing against other people. Another good aspect is getting xp and gear (even if it's generated off a loot table and not taken from a enemy player) is fun rewarding while PvP'ing .

Also Mythic hopefully will stick with the trend of not raising level caps with WAR just like they did with DAOC. Hopefully instead they'll be providing more content and completely fleshing out the game world instead. This makes it so you get the most out of your character, gear and have a pretty immersive world to be in without having to jump back onto the level treadmil grind everytime a expansion pack comes outl.

When it comes to raising levels caps in PvP MMO's the old rule is "What is good for PvE is not always good for PvP MMO's.". One style of game is built around forcing players to grind and the other is built on giving players new reasons to kill each other. I prefer the latter of the two IMHO

 

[Drift3r]

Originally posted by: ultra laser
Lots of people in MMORPGs are addicts and don't really see 'not playing' as an option.

Sad but true. The guy who spends 6-7 years playing EQ1 is an addict but he just does not want to admit it. I've known people in former guilds who have gotten divorce or left their girlfriends over a freaking MMO game. There is a pretty good parody video about a woman losing her boyfriend to WoW in fact. It was funny but also sad and true.

 

[ielmox]

there's another reason for the inane and pointless guild chat: validation. Makes these idiots feel like they are someone, and have a purpose in life/community.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: Drift3r
You rarely get bored of PvP because you are playing against other people.

Hah! Now this is a funny statement. You see, depending on how Warhammer does PVP, it can end up being just as boring as it was in WoW. What made PVP end up getting boring in WoW was the necessity of a grind (somewhat removed with Arenas, but that system has its own pitfalls) and the typical PUG vs Team environment. Imagine being on a sport team where your teammates just kind of mess around the entire game and don't really try to win, but you actually try. It just gets disheartening and the fun-ness drops off rapidly.

Also, about being bored in an MMO... you tend to associate the game with having fun, but when you're not having fun... you get bored. You may also log in and then realize that you've got to wait to do something you might find fun whether it be raiding or running an instance. It'd be interesting if WoW could offer something fun to do every day that may or may not offer a reward, but it'd just be a fun, daily thing to do.

 

[Beev]

Originally posted by: Zbox
exactly correct.

WoW is probably the least casual MMORPG in terms the end game (for both PvE and PvP). The grind drove me nuts.

Haven't played many other MMO's, eh?

 

[imported_Imp]

If you can't relate to being bored, then you just aren't playing it right (reaD: addicted).

I was shooting WoW in my veins for half a year after it came out, and I can say that half the time I was bored as hell. Sometimes you don't have anything else to play, and sometimes (most) you really want to play, but you can't cause it's an "RPG": area too hard, need party, can't get party. Want to do an instance, one of the key attractions? Well, you better find a group of 20 people, which took at least an hour most of the time for me. Why not go do some other quests or PvP you say? Some quests are either too hard, too far away or on the backburner. PvP sometimes you just don't feel like.

 

[jman19]

Originally posted by: mooglemania85

Originally posted by: Hacp

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: Hacp
Sometimes, you need to do boring things to get to exciting and fun things.

Its that whole 99 boring things to get to 1 exciting thing that wears people out.

Well, thats how RPGs usually are.

life as well

I don't play games to suffer the same tedious routine I do in my every day life

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Drift3r

Originally posted by: Acanthus
Its just a shame because the game takes so long to build up a char, then you just plain run out of new content and have to gear grind eternally to improve. It does get boring, but people dont want to quit when theyve already dedicated so much.

I gave up, all blizzard seems to want to do is add more of the same grind to keep people playing.

That's why I am so drawn to Warhammer and many other promising PvP titles. You rarely get bored of PvP because you are playing against other people. Another good aspect is getting xp and gear (even if it's generated off a loot table and not taken from a enemy player) is fun rewarding while PvP'ing .

Also Mythic hopefully will stick with the trend of not raising level caps with WAR just like they did with DAOC. Hopefully instead they'll be providing more content and completely fleshing out the game world instead. This makes it so you get the most out of your character, gear and have a pretty immersive world to be in without having to jump back onto the level treadmil grind everytime a expansion pack comes outl.

When it comes to raising levels caps in PvP MMO's the old rule is "What is good for PvE is not always good for PvP MMO's.". One style of game is built around forcing players to grind and the other is built on giving players new reasons to kill each other. I prefer the latter of the two IMHO

PVP can get extremely boring as well. Even though you're playing against other people (especially in mmorpgs, where there is very little skill involved), they end up using the same tactics over and over again so you might as well just be fighting some AI.

 

[ggnl]

During the 6 months or so after release when I was really into WoW, I felt like I had to play at least a couple hours a night even if I didn't really want to. You had to suffer through the boredom to get all the newest, most badass endgame stuff.

The problem is 98% of the playerbase is always going to behind the curve in terms of new content. Yesterday's endgame becomes today's grind. It never ends. It's exactly the same as the levelling treadmill except that progress is measured in weeks and months not days.

 

[imported_Section8]

I took your advice, although I did not see your post until this morning. I never sent a chat to anyone about the game being boring, but is was for me. I played for about 2 years and leveled 2 characters to 70. I was with a very good guild of friends that I know well and the game was ok for the first few months. After that, it seemed to be more of the same. One instance appeared to be like the one before. We shared gear and took on professions and shared what we made so no problem there. The main reason I hung in there was because of friendship rather than the game. So, last night I stripped my characters gave the gold and mats to the guild, deleted all of my characters and closed my account.

There is life after wow and it's good!

 

[Kadarin]

They may be bored, but they are still logged into the game and into chat because the game is still a hell of a lot more interesting than their real lives...

 

[ggnl]

Originally posted by: Kadarin
They may be bored, but they are still logged into the game and into chat because the game is still a hell of a lot more interesting than their real lives...

All I do is play WoW because I have nothing better to do...

I have nothing better to do because all I do is play WoW...

I'm glad I got away from it.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: Section8
There is life after wow and it's good!

Actually, I find it kind of boring.... Especially once you realize one fact in life: people suck. But it's also true that WoW is full of people and therefore most people in WoW suck too. But you can /ignore people in WoW, in real life it's a bit harder.