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Tho'mas Justified Chaos 245	Posted - 2014.07.17 17:28:00 - [1] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 17:35:00 - [2] - Quote 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 17	Posted - 2014.07.17 17:36:00 - [3] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 17:38:00 - [4] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 17:41:00 - [5] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 17:42:00 - [6] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 17:43:00 - [7] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 17:43:00 - [8] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 17:46:00 - [9] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 17:47:00 - [10] - Quote Sacrifice a miner's Hulk to Cthulhu. It does wonders for the libido as well. SJD I invented Tiericide

Lugia3 Intentionally Dense Easily Excited 1021	Posted - 2014.07.17 17:56:00 - [11] - Quote I hot drop something. "CCP Dolan is full of ****." - CCP Bettik
Schmata Bastanold Black Rebel Rifter Club The Devil's Tattoo 2157	Posted - 2014.07.17 18:00:00 - [12] - Quote Interested/active/effective? Isn't Eve all about suffering/pain/struggle and acceptance of failure? Eve Online Overview Wizard: Forum thread Homepage
Jade Blackwind Alexylva Paradox Low-Class 128	Posted - 2014.07.17 18:04:00 - [13] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 18:09:00 - [14] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 18:17:00 - [15] - Quote more medicine
Drago Shouna Royal Amarr Institute Amarr Empire 64	Posted - 2014.07.17 18:23:00 - [16] - Quote Well it ain't happened yet, but when it does I'll answer
Jake Warbird Republic Military School Minmatar Republic 4161	Posted - 2014.07.17 18:36:00 - [17] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 18:38:00 - [18] - Quote Elite Dangerous. Nothing else needs to be said.
Jango Cane Pator Tech School Minmatar Republic 0	Posted - 2014.07.17 19:05:00 - [19] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 19:12:00 - [20] - Quote I stop reading the forums.

Zimmy Zeta Lisa Needs Braces. 42758	Posted - 2014.07.17 19:16:00 - [21] - Quote 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.
Ocih Space Mermaids Somethin Awfull Forums 641	Posted - 2014.07.17 19:25:00 - [22] - Quote 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 12	Posted - 2014.07.17 19:25:00 - [23] - Quote 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.
Rikanin 30plus Greater Western Co-Prosperity Sphere 101	Posted - 2014.07.17 19:32:00 - [24] - Quote 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
Trosh Aumer Codename-47 0	Posted - 2014.07.17 19:48:00 - [25] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 19:49:00 - [26] - Quote Burnout happens. Eventually I learned to keep the subs active because I always come back.
Sky' Darkstar Dark Star Operations. 46	Posted - 2014.07.17 19:51:00 - [27] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 19:52:00 - [28] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 20:13:00 - [29] - Quote 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	Posted - 2014.07.17 20:21:00 - [30] - Quote 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.

Ralph King-Griffin Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance 2927	Posted - 2014.07.17 20:24:00 - [31] - Quote Drink, heavily if you can tank a hangover like a man. "Confirming EVE is hot, batshit crazy, and puts out." -Omar Alharazaad "CAKE CANNOT HOLD UP TO BEING A CHARACTER DAMNIT." --áUnsuccessful At Everything
flakeys Caldari Provisions Caldari State 2314	Posted - 2014.07.17 20:25:00 - [32] - Quote 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? Change playstyle a lot . I tend to change it every 3 to 6 months these days. We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Owen Levanth Federated Deep Space Explorations 207	Posted - 2014.07.17 20:26:00 - [33] - Quote 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? Just like you, I guess. Playing in short bursts of high activity, then almost nothing for weeks or months. My industry alt and my PI-alts are excempt, since I don't have to log in that often to update stuff, it's a lot less pressure on me.
Djana Libra DAB The Unthinkables 349	Posted - 2014.07.17 20:42:00 - [34] - Quote 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? stop playing for a while do something else, come back and see everything got more dumbed down, rinse and repeat
Mithandra Serene Vendetta Brawls Deep 95	Posted - 2014.07.17 21:16:00 - [35] - Quote Wormholes
John E Normus New Order Logistics CODE. 139	Posted - 2014.07.17 21:34:00 - [36] - Quote Mine the veldspar. Between Ignorance and Wisdom
BeBopAReBop RhubarbPie Unleashed Pestilence 874	Posted - 2014.07.17 21:39:00 - [37] - Quote Reads thread title Very carefully. Fortunately my slasher can turn on a dime. New player resources: http://wiki.eveuniversity.org/Main_Page - General information http://www.evealtruist.com/p/know-your-enemy.html - Learn to PvP http://belligerentundesirables.com/ - Safaris, Awoxes, Ganking and Griefing-á
Inxentas Ultramar Ultramar Independent Contracting 1392	Posted - 2014.07.17 22:00:00 - [38] - Quote 8 hours of work a day also works like a charm. After that even lowsec PVE feels relaxing, and PVP is a good way to get my mind off the job. Fire up a F2P MMO from Steam. That usually makes me want to play Eve again pretty quickly
MadMuppet A Better Corp Name 1100	Posted - 2014.07.17 22:11:00 - [39] - Quote I've burned out a couple times and left for a couple months. This time though I think I'm fully cooked. The nerf bat has hit me so many times I feel like any direction I go from here will just be $#!t on in the future. I'll keep an eye on things, but my pile of 'space stuff' is now just going to rot in the hangar. If CCP offers a couple free days in a year to come back and see the changes I'll take them up and see if it is worth my money. Having subbed a full year this last time was a painful mistake. 28 days to go. This message brought to you by Experience(tm). When common sense fails you, experience will come to the rescue. Experience(tm) from the makers of CONCORD.
Joker Von Dew Mostly Sober The Bastard Cartel 0	Posted - 2014.07.17 22:43:00 - [40] - Quote 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 wished that I knew how... I though a new toon may help..... I used to live on this game.... but now I just cantget into it I wantto love itagain but so far thelast months I Hve not

Hiply Rustic Aliastra Gallente Federation 13	Posted - 2014.07.18 01:30:00 - [41] - Quote I took a year off. I played some other MMOs with my wife, took some time to do a little volunteering on the SWGEmu project, goofed off with my PS4. Then I back-to-back subbed into ESO and then Wildstar. That did it for me, I'm back. Ralph King-Griffin wrote: "Eve deliberately excludes the stupid and the weak willied." *EvE: Only the stong-willied need apply.*
Omar Alharazaad Lords.Of.Midnight The Devil's Warrior Alliance 233	Posted - 2014.07.18 05:07:00 - [42] - Quote Ralph King-Griffin wrote: Drink, heavily if you can tank a hangover like a man. This. Booze helps. Playing with other people helps. Trying something new helps also; a change in playstyle can do wonders for making the game a whole new experience for you.
John Ending GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation 50	Posted - 2014.07.18 05:25:00 - [43] - Quote Tho'mas wrote: How do you guys stave off Eve burnout and keep yourself interested/active/effective? Go for a drive in my lambo with my kickboxing girlfriend
Glathull Blue Republic RvB - BLUE Republic 456	Posted - 2014.07.18 07:33:00 - [44] - Quote Turn off overheat? Turrents
Nami Kumamato School of Applied Knowledge Caldari State 303	Posted - 2014.07.18 08:37:00 - [45] - Quote 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? Sometimes, I put a long skill queue and go play some LoL. Then I get reminded why EVE retains people with brains and reflexes, capable of coordination, and I come back. Sometimes I paint...depends. "And now my ship is oh so cloaked and fit It never felt so good, I never felt so hid" - Ramona McCandless, Untitled
Delt0r Garsk Sanctuary of Shadows Honorable Third Party 139	Posted - 2014.07.18 08:48:00 - [46] - Quote One of the best features of eve is the skill que. Just because you don't log on much doesn't mean your characters is stuck in limbo. Play only weekends? or everyday. Makes little difference to the skill que. Sometime i play a lot of eve. Other times i just don't feel like. Its no bigge and the sub fees are tiny anyway. Death and Glory! Well fun is also good.
Arline Kley PIE Inc. Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris 344	Posted - 2014.07.18 08:57:00 - [47] - Quote I furiously masticate. then I throw it to the ground and let the Fedo's finish it. Blessed are those that carry the Empress' Light; with it they destroy the shadows
Namiene Caldari Navy Auxiliary Support 6	Posted - 2014.07.18 10:25:00 - [48] - Quote Surf the forums and make whitty banter.
Lucretia DeWinter Dirt Nap Squad Dirt Nap Squad. 165	Posted - 2014.07.18 10:29:00 - [49] - Quote Reality is a lie, there is only internet spaceships. Through internet spaceships, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. EVE shall free me.
Grimpak Shifting Sands Trader Cartel Bleak Horizon Alliance. 1730	Posted - 2014.07.18 10:35:00 - [50] - Quote borderlands/borderlands 2 [img]http://eve-files.com/sig/grimpak[/img] [quote]The more I know about humans, the more I love animals.[/quote] ain't that right

Scipio Artelius The Vendunari End of Life 2151	Posted - 2014.07.18 10:35:00 - [51] - Quote I haven't managed to do a burnout yet. I'll keep trying though. Come Win At Eve - Join The Vendunari . -á<- Argue this, not this ->-á( -í-¦ -£-û -í-¦)
Dex Lysia Hollywood Shoes and Bags Chained Reactions 33	Posted - 2014.07.18 10:37:00 - [52] - Quote Mr Epeen wrote: 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 I didn't realise you played the forums AND the game!
Authorised Permit Seller New Order Logistics CODE. 1	Posted - 2014.07.18 10:50:00 - [53] - Quote John E Normus wrote: Mine the veldspar. With the appropriate permit of course!
Sodabro Republic Military School Minmatar Republic 977	Posted - 2014.07.18 11:44:00 - [54] - Quote pew
Sodabro Republic Military School Minmatar Republic 977	Posted - 2014.07.18 11:46:00 - [55] - Quote Arline Kley wrote: I furiously masticate. then I throw it to the ground and let the Fedo's finish it. oi Arrrrrrrrline, since when are you a woman? also obligatory I THREW IT ON THE GOOOOOOOUND
epicurus ataraxia Z3R0 Return Mining Inc. Illusion of Solitude 836	Posted - 2014.07.18 18:48:00 - [56] - Quote Trosh Aumer wrote: 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. But he is right, If you try to satisfy a desire for instant gratification then you will reach a point when two is not enough and you burn out as you realise, that it has ceased to be fun, and more like work. The answer is to completely derail your skill plan, give up your idea of being the best insert profession here and do something completely different. But you are also right, most of the professions do benefit from an alt. but working with friends helps too. There is one EvE. Many people. Many lifestyles. WE are EvE
Winston Salem Smokin Aces. 1	Posted - 2014.07.18 18:58:00 - [57] - Quote 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 find something new to do in the game. Most people I know who complain about burn out are people who only do a very few things in the game.
Talar Ben Qualtron Enterprises 0	Posted - 2014.07.18 19:30:00 - [58] - Quote Hiply Rustic wrote: I took a year off. I played some other MMOs with my wife, took some time to do a little volunteering on the SWGEmu project, goofed off with my PS4. Then I back-to-back subbed into ESO and then Wildstar. That did it for me, I'm back. How is Emu now?
Gully Alex Foyle Black Fox Marauders Repeat 0ffenders 1476	Posted - 2014.07.18 23:23:00 - [59] - Quote Lucretia DeWinter wrote: Reality is a lie, there is only internet spaceships. Through internet spaceships, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken. EVE shall free me. Amen, sister. Please wait till my corpse is frozen, before eating it. EVE Online: Death-o-meter
Kelleth Kirk Perkone Caldari State 11	Posted - 2014.07.19 00:11:00 - [60] - Quote When I get a "Burnout" in any game, I usually take a break, look at what I want to do next, plan it out and then carry out the thing I have set up. Atm, I am only training in EVE, and I am currently training for the Nemesis, I found that it suits most of my needs in a ship, the only thing missing is drones, but hopefully CCP will make another version of the Nemesis hull with Anti Frigate Torpedoes and Drones =) I know it is a long shot, but I am hoping =)

Hannibal Crusoe New Order Logistics CODE. 34	Posted - 2014.07.19 01:49:00 - [61] - Quote Add another account, it is like switching to free base form of the substance that you have tolerance to.
Serene Repose 1446	Posted - 2014.07.19 05:58:00 - [62] - Quote I trap little children, preferably between the ages of three and five, in a deep stairwell, then pelt them with stale hot dog buns while a pair of dogs I have with me bark incessantly. Then, I tell them I'll let them go if they promise not to tell their moms. They always do, the little darlings. Having done this half a dozen times in as many days, I can then get back to vicariously residing in a barren, and friendless scape, looking for the easy fruit, and trying not to be one myself. I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility toward every form of tyranny over the mind of man.-á
RAIN Arthie The Ascended Fleet Intrepid Crossing 317	Posted - 2014.07.19 09:24:00 - [63] - Quote Jango Cane wrote: 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... So true, from experience.
Gel Musana LOL a Sticky Situation 32	Posted - 2014.07.19 09:32:00 - [64] - Quote I think if you burn out you just need to control yourself a bit. Get a timer and set a target of max 3 hrs a day and stop when it rings, no matter how and what. Maybe you are the nice guy who can't say no when people ask you to stay... say no and stop. That's simple. EVE is just a game. Ideology -ás-h-i-t -álist https://gate.eveonline.com/Profile/Gel%20Musana
Erica Dusette Nighthawk Exploration Anoikis Ronin 13612	Posted - 2014.07.19 09:35:00 - [65] - Quote Tho'mas wrote: How do you guys stave off Eve burnout and keep yourself interested/active/effective? Alt corps, and enjoying more than one aspect of the game. I'm staving off an Eve burnout right now after a pretty hectic past 6 months. So I just return to an alt corp in a secluded wormhole somewhere and just relax, play the 'social' game, do some RP and some writing and occasionally gank some people in w-space. Eventually I'll start to get bored again and will go looking for more intense action and legit pvp with a proper corp, play hard for a while, then rinse-repeat. Worst comes to worst I'd just take a little break from Eve all together and go play something else for a while. Done that a few times over the past four years. Gÿá Part-time wormhole pirate \| GÖí Full-time super model WH Blog \| #420roloswag \| Bio
Tarpedo Incursionista 1357	Posted - 2014.07.19 09:45:00 - [66] - Quote I play other games till they become boring and then return to EVE. However the latest game I've found 8 months ago (Internet spaceships with avatars) refuse to become boring so I'm thinking to let my EVE account to expire (finally)...
Nalelmir Ahashion Omegon 42nd Core 523	Posted - 2014.07.19 10:18:00 - [67] - Quote I take a break for 30 minutes each day at 11:00 Eve time. "What's worse than a foul-mouthed eight-year-old constantly claiming he's had relations with your mother? A foul-mouthed eight-year-old constantly claiming he's had relations with your mother who thinks he's a gangser, that's what." --áAaron Birch
Ayuren Aakiwa Four Letter Incantation Dei-Telum 110	Posted - 2014.07.19 22:32:00 - [68] - Quote The best way to counter eve burnout is to just keep playing eve until your soul is completely destroyed. Street Rules ***** idgaf
Pheusia Vanishing Point. The Initiative. 92	Posted - 2014.07.19 22:36:00 - [69] - Quote 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? Let the subs lapse for a while and go out into the light of the burning daystar When the nights start to draw in and hemlines start to draw up, then internet spaceships start seeming more appealing again.
Saisin State War Academy Caldari State 99	Posted - 2014.07.19 22:55:00 - [70] - Quote I am playing steadily week after week, with clear goals I set to myself. I Had a 6 months burnout a few years ago, but came back and have been steadily playing eve since, with no intent to stop... I have learned to play eve as it is, and not as I wanted it to be, and found many interesting things to do within my favorite play style, after having tried different things. I also chose recently to participate to the forums to share my views of things, even if I probably am amongst the minority in term of playing style (I.e. not paying rent or taxes to anyone, and never in high sec other than for the occasional run to Jita) I have two goals, one weekly, and another on the longer term (of which I shall not speak here ) My weekly goal is to make 1b per week. I also always keep the game running and when I hear a gate or WH activation from where I am, I drop what I am doing if I can and jump in my ship ( aka computer seat) forsome action. I look forward to see more about what is on the other side of the Rubicon no signs of burnout in view for me.... "surrender your ego, be free". innuendo. solo? There is a new hope http://turamarths-evelife.blogspot.com/2014/05/ok-now-im-betting-man.html

Joel Andedare Corporate Scum Cult of War 0	Posted - 2014.07.20 11:52:00 - [71] - Quote If you burn out, you should do what has been suggested by opening another account so you don't dull yourself doing the same thing especially if it's something like mining. Get the full EVE experience by doing different things or incorporate other games into your playtime that aren't also MMOs.
Jazminum Conehead The Guardian Knights 12	Posted - 2014.07.20 13:38:00 - [72] - Quote Ralph King-Griffin wrote: Drink, heavily if you can tank a hangover like a man. A little word of caution with that quote:- It does work, but after about four years of happy drinking and playing Eve you may find yourself ruined by the drink so badly that you can't play Eve, (or do anything properly). Then you have to go into Detox etc etc etc... Yep. Lesson learned there :) Be careful!
Jur Tissant Unreal Darkness 88	Posted - 2014.07.20 14:06:00 - [73] - Quote At the very least I log in once a day to manage PI. It's almost like a hobby for me, and it's free of charge since my PI output covers my PLEX.
Ian Morbius 114	Posted - 2014.07.20 22:08:00 - [74] - Quote Brenniv+¡n works great for handling EVE burnout. Death Valley & Mojave real world hardcore. www.acronymfinder.com
Antihrist Pripravnik T-AFK and counting 514	Posted - 2014.07.21 01:21:00 - [75] - Quote With a long rewarding skill that will attract me back to the game with the new gameplay options it offers once finished. 1 bil-30 days-5% loan available - collateral required: https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=352279
Commander A9 The Scope Gallente Federation 615	Posted - 2014.07.21 02:39:00 - [76] - Quote I admit, I was a little bored today before I returned to the incursion line... As for burnout from EVE, eh...I'd like to think that I've come up with a good system that I don't need to play everyday. I work, I have other games...but it's good to get up and take a break, then come back when you find the motivation to shoot something. :P Recommendations: -enable ships wobbling in hangar view (pre-Captains Quarters) -add more missions (NPC fleet vs. NPC fleets that actually shoot) -less focus on graphics, more on mechanics...and STOP NERFING EVERYTHING! Tune in to NewEdenRadio.com for awesome music!
Super spikinator Hegemonous Conscripts 313	Posted - 2014.07.21 08:07:00 - [77] - Quote I just play the skill queue or not at all and just consume eve media.
Gorinia Sanford Big n Large 64	Posted - 2014.07.21 08:12:00 - [78] - Quote 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? Take a break from the game and play something else. Such as Loadout, which is incredibly fun. Or Path of Exile. Or any of the other myriad of games I have yet to finish on my Steam list. :)
Alavaria Fera GoonWaffe 6240	Posted - 2014.07.21 08:17:00 - [79] - Quote Wait for fleets going out to shoot structures. Very relaxing. ^^ Delicious goon ((tech nerf, siphon, drone assist, supercap)) tears. Taking a wrecking ball to the futile hopes and broken dreams of skillless blobbers.
Gorinia Sanford Big n Large 64	Posted - 2014.07.21 08:17:00 - [80] - Quote Jango Cane wrote: 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... Regular or diet?

Gorinia Sanford Big n Large 64	Posted - 2014.07.21 08:29:00 - [81] - Quote Trosh Aumer wrote: 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. From someone who only does play one account, I have no problem doing it solo, especially with the peeps in my corp. Fortunately for me when I first started playing, I was still doing the tutorials and this guy pops into the zone and recruits me for my first guild back when I started in April of 2012. Played for about six months, couldn't afford to keep the account active at the time and let it lapse. Since I had an interest in an mining/industrial path, I had a lot of help learning what skills I needed to train and what not. True, I'd train up some mining skills, then switch and train some fighting skills. I'd discover a module, only to discover I needed to train to use it, so I did. Primarily I was able to get my skills where I can effectively mine ore and ice and worked on some skills so I could fly battlecruisers (now battleships). I've kind of been a little all over the place with my training, but I've got my eye on piloting a Tengu, so I'm in the process of getting the prereqs up. The CEO of my current corp wants to do some wormhole exploration/mining and I've heard those ships are good for that, so I'm going to train to fly that ship whilst I mine ore to fund my expensive dreams. A single account can be done, just takes time I've found. Will I get a second account at some point? Probably. But not right now. I have enough to do on this toon.
BoBoZoBo Paragon Fury Tactical Narcotics Team 438	Posted - 2014.07.21 15:29:00 - [82] - Quote The same way you handle all other types of burn-out. Take a break and manage your time properly. Primary Test Subject GÇó SmackTalker Elite


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