Spending time with old friends
The past week or so hasn't excactly been filled with those momumental events that one would normally put down in a blog such as this. Been doing a few alien raids on Upana (he is now ALVL 11), been doing some SK missions here and there (bringing him about 1/3rd up in L218). All in all, nothing spectacular, just hanging out playing the game and all.
More importantly though, the time inbetween was spent, playing with some of the old friends I bumped into who are now returning :-) Having played intensely on a highlevel character for so long, one tends to forget how fun the game actually is (perhaps even moreso) on the lower levels of the game. That's when you play the game for the SAKE of actually playing it - having a good time. Am not talking about making tower pvp twinks here... just logging on some old toon - and go with it... se where it takes ya.
It's not that the highlevel game isn't fun and challenging. It's mandatory that an MMO provides with "endless" content for players, for a very long period of time. Now we all know it isn't endless, but there's sure plenty of goals one can set for oneself. So you play the game with purposes at higher levels. Camping this mob for that item, joining that raid for this item, going through this quest... etc etc etc.
And for some reason, it's just not like that. Or rather - it's not how this past week or so has been, when I've been playing on new alts (or old dusty ones) with my friends. Had fun exploring Elysium - a lot of "ooooo" and "aaaaah" and "YIKES!" *g* ;) See, when SL was first released, all us 200s pretty much dashed for the end, and didn't stop till we hit the gates of Pandemonium. Ok, so a bit glorified version of the truth - in reality we were stopped countless times by bugged quests to get there, but nevermind that now ;-) So I actually never spent much time in Elysium. Nor is it really interesting for a high level player to do so - to be honest. Nothing but grey mobs and uninteresting loot.
But as a young level 50 doc or MA or crat - Elysium takes on a whole new perspective. Not because of the zone - but because of one's approach to it. Being with friends who feel the same - and aren't all worked up about "oh oh we must do so and so, and we must go there and kill those thingies that may drop...".
I recommend you try it :-) Forget about twinking for a while (if you're an old time player - believe me... you'll survive WITHOUT being twinked to your teeth) - and just go have some fun. The game IS fun - also on the lower levels. And I, personally, for sure need a break from the 4m SK ahead of me for 220, from time to time ;-)
More importantly though, the time inbetween was spent, playing with some of the old friends I bumped into who are now returning :-) Having played intensely on a highlevel character for so long, one tends to forget how fun the game actually is (perhaps even moreso) on the lower levels of the game. That's when you play the game for the SAKE of actually playing it - having a good time. Am not talking about making tower pvp twinks here... just logging on some old toon - and go with it... se where it takes ya.
It's not that the highlevel game isn't fun and challenging. It's mandatory that an MMO provides with "endless" content for players, for a very long period of time. Now we all know it isn't endless, but there's sure plenty of goals one can set for oneself. So you play the game with purposes at higher levels. Camping this mob for that item, joining that raid for this item, going through this quest... etc etc etc.
And for some reason, it's just not like that. Or rather - it's not how this past week or so has been, when I've been playing on new alts (or old dusty ones) with my friends. Had fun exploring Elysium - a lot of "ooooo" and "aaaaah" and "YIKES!" *g* ;) See, when SL was first released, all us 200s pretty much dashed for the end, and didn't stop till we hit the gates of Pandemonium. Ok, so a bit glorified version of the truth - in reality we were stopped countless times by bugged quests to get there, but nevermind that now ;-) So I actually never spent much time in Elysium. Nor is it really interesting for a high level player to do so - to be honest. Nothing but grey mobs and uninteresting loot.
But as a young level 50 doc or MA or crat - Elysium takes on a whole new perspective. Not because of the zone - but because of one's approach to it. Being with friends who feel the same - and aren't all worked up about "oh oh we must do so and so, and we must go there and kill those thingies that may drop...".
I recommend you try it :-) Forget about twinking for a while (if you're an old time player - believe me... you'll survive WITHOUT being twinked to your teeth) - and just go have some fun. The game IS fun - also on the lower levels. And I, personally, for sure need a break from the 4m SK ahead of me for 220, from time to time ;-)
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