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Tho'mas
Justified Chaos
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Posted - 2014.07.17 17:28:00 -
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I've never met a veteran player who doesn't experience this from time to time. Eve is a demanding game. Demanding on your time, concentration, and patience. I myself tend to play Eve in a furious non-stop period of a couple weeks, and then just vanish entirely for months at a time (minus skill que changes of course).
How do you guys stave off Eve burnout and keep yourself interested/active/effective? |
Rana Ash
Gradient
385
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Posted - 2014.07.17 17:35:00 -
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I cut back on play hours drastically after having a few months of just skill Changes, from about 24/7 i am usually on once a week unless requested to show up for something.. |
Bradorski Federov
The Bene Gesserit
Sev3rance
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Posted - 2014.07.17 17:36:00 -
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One thing that has worked for me is making 3 or 4 days a week "no EVE days". Helps with with burnout and has the added benefit of giving me time to do rl stuff that I've been putting off. |
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
3880
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Posted - 2014.07.17 17:38:00 -
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Tho'mas wrote:How do you handle eve burnout?
Stop mining, or doing un-fun things, and do fun things instead. Preferably with friends.
You don't burnout if you are having fun. |
Carmen Electra
710
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Posted - 2014.07.17 17:41:00 -
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Just don't log in for a couple days, weeks or months, however long it takes. Just don't biomass or anything. You'll be back. I know I was.
eve is dying |
Mr Epeen
It's All About Me
5569
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Posted - 2014.07.17 17:42:00 -
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If you burn out, you are doing EVE wrong.
Over seven years and I have yet to voluntarily stop playing for any length of time.
Mr Epeen 
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. You just saved one of them by typing 'u' instead of 'you'.-á Congratulations, dumbass! |
Xavier Holtzman
Imploding Turtles Rising in Outerspace Gravity
Fatal Ascension
151
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Posted - 2014.07.17 17:43:00 -
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Tho'mas wrote:I've never met a veteran player who doesn't experience this from time to time. Eve is a demanding game. Demanding on your time, concentration, and patience. I myself tend to play Eve in a furious non-stop period of a couple weeks, and then just vanish entirely for months at a time (minus skill que changes of course).
How do you guys stave off Eve burnout and keep yourself interested/active/effective?
I used to ghost train. How else are you going to get Marauders V?
These days I just unsub and play something else. Usually within 3-6 months I'm back for another year or two.
edit: Accelerated summer Anatomy class also cut back on my EVE time.
-x |
Jade Blackwind
Alexylva Paradox
Low-Class
128
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Posted - 2014.07.17 17:43:00 -
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I burn out, quit the corp, delete the EVE client and live happily ever after.
Then, after a few months, I suddenly have an idiotic urge to check the forums, or how my former corp(s) are doing by now, then I read a dev blog or a Mittani article, look through the old screenshots and oh noes, not that again. |
DaReaper
Net 7
The Last Brigade
710
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Posted - 2014.07.17 17:46:00 -
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My first 'burn out' was not really a burn out. I usually start feeling stagnate, unmotivated to play, usually I still log in and chat, and 9 tiems out of 10 something will make me go 'oh hell no!' or 'hey I wan tto do that'
I took two breaks in my 10 years here, one was for a month after I got married, the second was ~a year after the birth of my son.
I'm in a lul atm, not feeling motivated to play, and part of that is the wh i'm in and lack of corp mates... I really need to recruit soon lol
10 years of eve... yea i'm an addict |
Val'Dore
PlanetCorp InterStellar
673
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Posted - 2014.07.17 17:47:00 -
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Sacrifice a miner's Hulk to Cthulhu. It does wonders for the libido as well.
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Lugia3
Intentionally Dense
Easily Excited
1021
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Posted - 2014.07.17 17:56:00 -
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I hot drop something.
"CCP Dolan is full of ****." - CCP Bettik |
Schmata Bastanold
Black Rebel Rifter Club
The Devil's Tattoo
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Posted - 2014.07.17 18:00:00 -
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Interested/active/effective? Isn't Eve all about suffering/pain/struggle and acceptance of failure?
Eve Online Overview Wizard:
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Jade Blackwind
Alexylva Paradox
Low-Class
128
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Posted - 2014.07.17 18:04:00 -
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Schmata Bastanold wrote:Interested/active/effective? Isn't Eve all about suffering/pain/struggle and acceptance of failure?
By being Interested, you overcome the Pain and accept the Failure
By being Active, you overcome the Suffering
By being Effective, you win the Struggle |
Yarda Black
Epidemic.
Nulli Secunda
269
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Posted - 2014.07.17 18:09:00 -
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Tho'mas wrote:I've never met a veteran player who doesn't experience this from time to time. Eve is a demanding game. Demanding on your time, concentration, and patience. I myself tend to play Eve in a furious non-stop period of a couple weeks, and then just vanish entirely for months at a time (minus skill que changes of course).
How do you guys stave off Eve burnout and keep yourself interested/active/effective?
I don't. I share your experience although my episodes of frenzied fleetfighting are between 6 to 12 months. I once "officially" quit EVE. Never stopped training either and kept the skillque going like you did. So I was lured back into null by old EVE-buddies of mine.
I'll probably "burnout" again and take a break. It happens. I'll be back anyway. Addicted from day 1 you know? |
Xavier Liche
ACME Mineral and Gas
97
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Posted - 2014.07.17 18:17:00 -
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more medicine  |
Drago Shouna
Royal Amarr Institute
Amarr Empire
64
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Posted - 2014.07.17 18:23:00 -
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Well it ain't happened yet, but when it does I'll answer |
Jake Warbird
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
4161
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Posted - 2014.07.17 18:36:00 -
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My Megathron does huge burnouts from station undocks. It's how I show chicks how macho I am. |
Captain Stupid
Rogue Dog Villains
incendia equus
142
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Posted - 2014.07.17 18:38:00 -
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Elite Dangerous. Nothing else needs to be said. |
Jango Cane
Pator Tech School
Minmatar Republic
0
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Posted - 2014.07.17 19:05:00 -
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Citalopram 40mg a day. Resolves sadness, boredom, social anxiety and even cures premature ejaculation... however if you don't suffer the last one it can make ejaculation more effort than its worth. It takes the edge off eve losses, you become too zombiefied to burnout.
Don't mix with coke... |
Shizuken
Venerated Stars
295
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Posted - 2014.07.17 19:12:00 -
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I stop reading the forums. |
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Zimmy Zeta
Lisa Needs Braces.
42758
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Posted - 2014.07.17 19:16:00 -
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Unsub for a while.
Playing skillqueue online usually doesn't work for me, somehow my mind is still on this wicked game as long as the account is active.
I'd like to apologize for the poor quality of the post above and sincerely hope you didn't waste your time reading it.
Yes, I do feel bad about it.
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Ocih
Space Mermaids
Somethin Awfull Forums
641
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Posted - 2014.07.17 19:25:00 -
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Zimmy Zeta wrote:Unsub for a while.
Playing skillqueue online usually doesn't work for me, somehow my mind is still on this wicked game as long as the account is active.
Same.
I did keep sub for skills for a long time but I have since learned the real value of high skill characters and now if I am not playing I don't sub. There have been some very bad games that were able to benefit from this because I export my EVE expense 1:1 to other games and it's a pretty solid chunk of money when looking at most other games. |
Grog Aftermath
Need more grog
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Posted - 2014.07.17 19:25:00 -
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If you really are having fun you won't burn-out.
If you are burning out then reduce the amount of hours you play and replace that time with another MMO or better still more RL activities if you can.
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Rikanin
30plus
Greater Western Co-Prosperity Sphere
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Posted - 2014.07.17 19:32:00 -
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Makes me wonder if there might be a correlation to how frequently you experience burnout vs how many accounts you sub.
Like maybe constantly having to manage the assets and skill queues of multiple toons makes everything seem extra tedious. Maybe just having 1 account keeps it from feeling like a second job?
Something to think about
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Trosh Aumer
Codename-47
0
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Posted - 2014.07.17 19:48:00 -
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Rikanin wrote:Makes me wonder if there might be a correlation to how frequently you experience burnout vs how many accounts you sub.
Like maybe constantly having to manage the assets and skill queues of multiple toons makes everything seem extra tedious. Maybe just having 1 account keeps it from feeling like a second job?
Something to think about
I've tried my hardest to play with only 1 account.. but then after a week or so you start thinking "if only I could grab that from jita while I'm doing blah" or "Man it would be nice to have a scout" or "With just 1 more domi I cold clear these sites like no prob." And you realize that having 1 acct makes EVE really hard to do. Especially if you are low on SP. If you are training towards something that takes a month, and you realize you need salvage, or scanning, or processing, or hauling, or whatever.. you can de-rail your training queue for weeks filling it with little things you think you need.. or make an alt. |
PotatoOverdose
Handsome Millionaire Playboys
Mordus Angels
1914
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Posted - 2014.07.17 19:49:00 -
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Burnout happens. Eventually I learned to keep the subs active because I always come back. |
Sky' Darkstar
Dark Star Operations.
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Posted - 2014.07.17 19:51:00 -
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I try to mix up my game play, and not do too much of one thing for a very long period of time. 
Piracy is my main play style, but there is still other avenues that branch off of that. Sometimes I feel like stalking and hunting down people in low-sec, other times I feel like throwing a mobile depot in my Pilgrim and hanging out in a wormhole chain for a while to see how docile the residents are after a few mining/hauler ganks, and I'll even do some exploration in null for quick cash if I want to forgo the heart racing PVP jitters for a little. And then there is always the ultra passive moods where I will even do some market PVP on my industrial alt. That handful of things on top of every one of my characters being skilled for PI means I also have some small planet management sprinkled in there too, but that's mostly all passive.
It keeps me busy as long as I realize that the second one of the activities I enjoy starts to feel like a chore, I need to switch it up.
Inevitably though, I will take breaks from the game for long periods of time only logging into change my skill queue. This only usually happens if I find other games I want to play through, or real life gets busy. I always come back to EVE to play in spurts of months at a time, then take breaks for months at a time.
-Sky' |
Dally Lama
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
77
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Posted - 2014.07.17 19:52:00 -
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I shitpost all over the forums and comments sections of various EVE blogs and related websites. Eventually I get into a major fight with someone and begin the process of exacting revenge in-game. And so ends the burnout.
New Fitting Window | Distances above 10km | Maximums for buy orders |
Riot Girl
You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
3328
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Posted - 2014.07.17 20:13:00 -
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When I get bored of Eve, I usually just think hmm how can I interact with people today? Then I fly around low sec, bitching in local.
Oh god. |
Kaaeliaa
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
3700
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Posted - 2014.07.17 20:21:00 -
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Right now, the forums are much more entertaining than the game itself. I love you crazy people.
One of EVE's Most Beautiful People. Princess of Sibyyl's Pillow Fort. Proponent of Dusette Voltron Theory (tm).
FAQ time with Kaaeliaa
Q: What is the meaning of life, Kaaeliaa?
A: Yes. |
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