RavenTesio
Liandri Corporation
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Posted - 2012.04.28 11:13:00 -
[1] - Quote
Narsassism (sp?) seems to be the theme of the day.
I've often found that there have been point where the words "**** it. I'm done!" have been uttered a good few times, with a few lapsed subscriptions to back it up.
Sure the community changes, the game changes, and everything feels less awesome than what it did in the yesteryear you recall; but then you think about it objectively and come to a stark realisation that really things haven't changed all that much, what has changed is you.
No shame in it, just a fact that you've grown up. Right now sorta feel a little sad for one of my few friends who recently got divorsed, went back to College to get qualifications but also started to smoke weed again... sure at 20 or whatever the first time around it's experimenting, but now verging on 30 with everyone else in careers and having families; it strikes me that behaviour like that used to be acceptable in Uni/College, but now seems stupid.
Has it become less acceptable now? Not really plenty of people do it, but my perception of it as I've grown up and have responsibilities has led to start seeing it that way. Don't fault him for it, just feel a little sorry for him.
In the same respect I can say the same thing about EVE, when I first started playing was fresh out of university and frankly a bit of an arse... still am to a degree I guess, but point is how people behaved back in 2003-2005 isn't particularly different from how they do now - back then though was part of those arseholes enjoying the game in that way, nowadays though I far prefer playing the game with people I know and above all trust. Seems childish (to me atleast) to keep playing the game as douchebag.
What has dawned on me though, probably the most admiral aspect about this game is unlike other MMOs where the community is a truely dominating factor as they are what entertain you more than the game... within EVE the game truely what you make of it despite who you associate with. The entertainment is yours to make rather than be told, often the reality of situations like this isn't that leaving the game will help; but simply a change of scenary and people.
It all comes down to a simple premise...
Make your own decisions that entertain yourself, regardless of what others think.
Don't just mean that in terms of EVE either, should be something you do away from the computer as well. So many EVE players use the game as an escape, to vent frustrations and be the person they can't in real-life. Nothing wrong with that, it is just a game after all; but consider this when you get stressed, pissed off and generally fed up with what is happening in the game, take some time away from the problem. It won't go away, but often time is all that is needed to realise something that you should've done to either fix a situation or atleast make yourself happy.
Well that's my considerably long 2 pennies on the matter.
Still think any "I quit" thread is little more than a cry for attention though from someone who is feeling socially lonely or alienated... which more often than not the 'victims' only have themselves to blame as they choose to be in the situations they are in. |