2013-10-07, 11:47 PM
I'm pretty sure, honestly, for many of you guys. Its the fact that you've built up so much that stops you from quitting.
To quit would mean giving up the hundreds, or even thousands spent to waste. You're also in the position of being geared enough to participate in X content and feeling it would be a waste of what you have to not continue on and take that chance.
Well when i got hacked in 2009, that spell was pretty much broken for me. I wasn't even that well geared. The most painful part was losing the E-staff that me and 2 of my closest friends worked together with to buy me.
After that I pretty much only thought: "Why should i play a game i can't even be sure what i spend will actually still be there." My spending habits changed dramatically afterwards.
I came back for Big bang and Mercedes for small periods of time, but with nothing major to look forward to endgame wise i just didn't stick around. I also suffer from not being on top of all the information in the game. Knowing all that's going on and the most efficient path to take intuitively makes a huge difference in the enjoyment of the game.
Before i got hacked i was like everyone else, ignoring quests and focusing only on leveling and gearing.Since then i no longer do, when i came back for big bang i ALMOST got into it but now that the roof on such has become SO RIDICULOUS its not worth it. If being endgame geared was only a 100-300$ endeavor i could prolly see it. but its not. It's not worth it to conquer every single thing in the game.
I adapted instead though and when i did come back those couple of times, i was into it for completely different reasons. I really enjoy the atmosphere of Maple. Quests interest me, trying out various PQs and collecting prizes and appreciating the adorable art style and dressing up my characters. (along with headcanons like the dork i am.) I literally only spend my NX on cosmetic stuff on my 'visits'. The stories are actually pretty nice too. Neo City in particular stands out from my time with my Mercedes.
The truth is... there's actually hundreds of hours worth of not endgame content. (actually, im gonna be blunt, it shouldn't be called endgame content, it should be called NX-game content) If you're not after the 'pro player' experience you WILL get a lot out of it. If you find like minded players who aren't after every single bit of damage range and spending / merchanting for literally months on end to achieve it. You might even get to one or 2 of the lower end bosses and have a decent, mass party bossing experience... however this cloud looms over your head; Knowing you'll never get to the top of the current game the way you play, and its pretty demotivating and frustrating to think about. How can anyone truly love a game they know they'll never see everything about?
To quit would mean giving up the hundreds, or even thousands spent to waste. You're also in the position of being geared enough to participate in X content and feeling it would be a waste of what you have to not continue on and take that chance.
Well when i got hacked in 2009, that spell was pretty much broken for me. I wasn't even that well geared. The most painful part was losing the E-staff that me and 2 of my closest friends worked together with to buy me.
After that I pretty much only thought: "Why should i play a game i can't even be sure what i spend will actually still be there." My spending habits changed dramatically afterwards.
I came back for Big bang and Mercedes for small periods of time, but with nothing major to look forward to endgame wise i just didn't stick around. I also suffer from not being on top of all the information in the game. Knowing all that's going on and the most efficient path to take intuitively makes a huge difference in the enjoyment of the game.
Before i got hacked i was like everyone else, ignoring quests and focusing only on leveling and gearing.Since then i no longer do, when i came back for big bang i ALMOST got into it but now that the roof on such has become SO RIDICULOUS its not worth it. If being endgame geared was only a 100-300$ endeavor i could prolly see it. but its not. It's not worth it to conquer every single thing in the game.
I adapted instead though and when i did come back those couple of times, i was into it for completely different reasons. I really enjoy the atmosphere of Maple. Quests interest me, trying out various PQs and collecting prizes and appreciating the adorable art style and dressing up my characters. (along with headcanons like the dork i am.) I literally only spend my NX on cosmetic stuff on my 'visits'. The stories are actually pretty nice too. Neo City in particular stands out from my time with my Mercedes.
The truth is... there's actually hundreds of hours worth of not endgame content. (actually, im gonna be blunt, it shouldn't be called endgame content, it should be called NX-game content) If you're not after the 'pro player' experience you WILL get a lot out of it. If you find like minded players who aren't after every single bit of damage range and spending / merchanting for literally months on end to achieve it. You might even get to one or 2 of the lower end bosses and have a decent, mass party bossing experience... however this cloud looms over your head; Knowing you'll never get to the top of the current game the way you play, and its pretty demotivating and frustrating to think about. How can anyone truly love a game they know they'll never see everything about?