First off, Ryan, I think you made the right decision ;) My GF and I have
had to make concessions to my current 96 hour-a-week schedule (which
included getting her a job here so we see each other more often
*grins*). I also haven't played EQ in 2 weeks, and haven't logged more
than 10 hours in the last 3 months. I have been playing AC a bit lately
(Valentine's day present from the GF), and am disturbed to discover that I
actually like it. It seems a lot more laid back (of course, so does EQ at
lower levels). The graphics aren't as nice - and I'm all about graphics -
but the dynamics are really great.
I dunno - I'll probably just keep bouncing from game to game. Maybe some
day someone will make one that everyone likes.
Talies the Wanderer
At 12:45 PM 2/23/00 -0500, you wrote:
>From: Ryan Honeyman <honeyman@...>
>
>
> First of all, I'm still around, I read you all everyday. =D
>
> I haven't played Everquest in about 2 weeks now. I may not
> play Everquest again. In short, the game was taking away time
> I needed to spend working and most importantly taking care of
> my girlfriend. For almost 14 months (since beta 3) she has
> endured 6-8 hour sessions of EQ on a daily basis. Clearly,
> the game came before she did in all cases.
>
> Everquest wasn't that great either, I know I complained about
> it often, but I'd keep coming back for the people when I could
> have turned and looked 5 feet beside me and spent time with
> that one person who counted. Everquest/Verant are full of
> shortcomings and I kept hoping that things would finally get
> 'fixed' or 'work properly' - but that was just a dream.
>
> I want to play again, just not now. Things are going very well
> right now and I don't want to bring back the frustration that EQ
> caused me. I'll read the posts here where relevant, but I won't
> post much. I've got big work projects demanding more and more
> time. I've also got a kitten and a beautiful girlfriend demanding
> more time as well. There's no way I'm going to return and play the
> length of time I once played. But I hope to return soon, maybe in
> a few more weeks.
>
> Harmonic Distortion, 50th unchained melody.
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> Innoruuk
>
> Ryan.
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