Marry: CoX is definitely solid marry. Four years and I'm still going, thanks to the people. It's become less of a "play solo for the story" game but always good fun to be had when people are around. That is the most satisfying type of fun; something I haven't found anywhere else.
Kiss: SWTOR is looking to be my new time-waster. Great fun to have there, no party required. The people there are appallingly like the warcraft lot, so it probably won't last past the content unless I find a gem out there somewhere. It will be somewhat sad when I run out of things to do, but by then if I haven't found a group then it's not worth worrying about.
I also have occasional forays into a NwN server running a Wheel of Time setting, which I've met a few good people and have had fun times. I've kinda slowed down of late, but that's been more reassigning free time rather than lack of desire. I'd definitely go back to full-steam if there were more hours in the day, or some of mine freed up.
Casual Flirt: Champions and DCU Online are good for occasional, diversionary fun, but I don't expect anything to come of it. There are bigger fish to fry, and those are just there to recharge the batteries if I'm a little overcome with ennui. I've tried RIFT, and it's kinda fun, but it's failed to grasp my interests as more than a passing fancy. I might try it again, some time, but it's not important.
I also have a confession to make. I sometimes play on the WoW PTR (since it's free with a previous account). Shameful, I know, but it has it's (rare) moments, as easy as it is to get lost along the way. I play with myself, or if I'm really bored and looking to amuse myself with the psychology of the troll, I heal for random PuGs (tanking is a lost art, and damage is a dime a dozen dozen). It's not something I'm especially proud of, or do very often. I don't want anything out of it but a cheap thrill, and it's usually good for that. As a free game it's on-and-off playable, when new content comes out or you just want to mess around; but it's definitely not worth any more than that.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
Kiss: SWTOR is looking to be my new time-waster. Great fun to have there, no party required. The people there are appallingly like the warcraft lot, so it probably won't last past the content unless I find a gem out there somewhere. It will be somewhat sad when I run out of things to do, but by then if I haven't found a group then it's not worth worrying about.
I also have occasional forays into a NwN server running a Wheel of Time setting, which I've met a few good people and have had fun times. I've kinda slowed down of late, but that's been more reassigning free time rather than lack of desire. I'd definitely go back to full-steam if there were more hours in the day, or some of mine freed up.
Casual Flirt: Champions and DCU Online are good for occasional, diversionary fun, but I don't expect anything to come of it. There are bigger fish to fry, and those are just there to recharge the batteries if I'm a little overcome with ennui. I've tried RIFT, and it's kinda fun, but it's failed to grasp my interests as more than a passing fancy. I might try it again, some time, but it's not important.
I also have a confession to make. I sometimes play on the WoW PTR (since it's free with a previous account). Shameful, I know, but it has it's (rare) moments, as easy as it is to get lost along the way. I play with myself, or if I'm really bored and looking to amuse myself with the psychology of the troll, I heal for random PuGs (tanking is a lost art, and damage is a dime a dozen dozen). It's not something I'm especially proud of, or do very often. I don't want anything out of it but a cheap thrill, and it's usually good for that. As a free game it's on-and-off playable, when new content comes out or you just want to mess around; but it's definitely not worth any more than that.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI