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Mmmmm. Campfire coffee! So thick, you can cut it with a knife!
 
Goooooooood Morning, Nexxxxxxxxxxussss!
 
So, I had a problem yesterday. I got home early. No kids in the house. No wife due in for hours. Quiet, peaceful free time!
 
I sat down, logged in and ... just started at the screen. Ten minutes, I'm sitting there, half-assed talking in guild chat, but otherwise, no motivation to actually play.
 
A minute later, I logged out and went and watched Game of Thrones reruns until bedtime.
 
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?!?!?
 
Seriously though, I know I was just a little burned out after marathoning on Lola all weekend. I suspect I'll be back in the saddle again tomorrow evening and ready for the weekend.
 
So, do you guys ever just burn out? How long does it take you to recover? Do you have other hobbies or things to pass the time that you'd ordinarily be gaming? AM I STRANGE?!?!
 
Have a great day, Nexus!
 
 	
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			And now I want smores at 7:45am after seeing that pic.   :P	
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Good Morning Everyone!
 
No, Tex, you are not alone. Have you seen me log in at all this week? Nope. Like you, the last time I logged in, I just stared at my screen for a bit, did some guild maintenance, and talked to a few people in guild. I didn't even move my character from the house platform. That was last Saturday morning.
 
I do get burned out on games. It usually only lasts a few days for me, unless I find a good set of books to read. Which, this time, I did. I have been reading a really good series of books this week.
 
But, now I am starting to miss the pixel killing and my online friends :wub: . So I will be on either tonight or tomorrow night.
 
Have a great day everyone! :)	
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			(Hey, Fitch, Khandi, pop over the the guild site for a minute please)  :wub:	
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I get burnt out often, you're certainly not alone! It's not just with WildStar, but sometimes I just don't feel like gaming (gasp). This comes and goes throughout the seasons, too. In the winter I may feel like gaming more, summer less (it's so nice out), or maybe I've got some other stress that just makes it not a fun thing I want to do. Humans are weird that way! :) Sometimes I'll feel like playing the next day, sometimes it could be a few weeks. 
 
My baby alt medic is 35 now, inching her way through Farside. Still zero progress on her home (gasp, what's wrong with me). She'll get there, eventually. ;) 	
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. Still zero progress on her home (gasp, what's wrong with me). She'll get there, eventually. ;)
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Morning!
 
Yeah, I burn out sometimes too. It's usually after powering the last few levels to 50. I'm one of the odd ducks that actually LOVES to level toons. One of the reasons I enjoy leveling new toons is the break I get from my mains....and sometimes I just want to hide  :ph34r:	
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I haven't gotten burned out yet, though there have been times that I've been OK with not playing for a few hours (LOL).
 
I still have the whole second half of this season's TWD downloaded and ready to watch, and I can't seem to peel myself away from WS long enough to do that. And I really, really like that show a lot.
 
When I'm not playing or dealing with other real life obligations, I've been working on the raid management website I created. Last night I actually put a few hours in to add a much need feature to make it more useful for running pug raids. I'm really strongly considering offering its use to the public, but I need a few more features in before I can do that comfortable (#1 is being able to add passwords so the general public can't go in and muck with my raid schedule/assignments!)
 
So if I feel even slightly burned out, I'm still working on WS related stuff and I haven't been burned out enough to actually watch the TV shows I like.
 
Having a wife that looks at me when we have a moment of free time and says "Hey, can we log on and run a dungeon?" makes it a lot harder to burnout, I think. (Yes, I won at life- I'm not going to apologize for that).	
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Burnout is a big thing, not just in WildStar but gaming in general for me. It may have to do with other responsibilities pressuring me not to sit in an unproductive manner at a computer for several hours a day! But I think as we age, we learn to appreciate the finer things and not binging on them allows us to enjoy them more.
 
If I don't play for a week, I am super compelled to jump back in, and everything feels fresh again!	
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Burnout is a big thing, not just in WildStar but gaming in general for me. It may have to do with other responsibilities pressuring me not to sit in an unproductive manner at a computer for several hours a day!
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Over Christmas I had surgery and couldn't get to a computer. I had also gotten married, and I went into marriage open handed about gaming- that is, if it had to go because there wasn't room with a new wife and four children between us, I was going to give it up. My wife and I had played together before (in fact, the whole reason I got into it was a casual game for us to play together since we couldn't be in the same location on most days), but she never really got into dungeons and stuff, so I didn't want to spend hours playing a video game ignoring my new wife and family.
 
It took me a while to recover from surgery, and I spent a lot of that time lying on a couch. I got Dragon Age: Inquisition and enjoyed playing through that on my PS3. I remember feeling like I was OK not playing WS again, and I didn't feel like I missed it that much. At that point, I'd done as far as x-89, but that guild had broken up and I wasn't really raiding. I'd started a raiding circle before I had to take a break from the game, but we were still attuning and getting prepared.
 
But I did get back in, and instantly remembered why I enjoyed it so much. Then we actually started raiding and I was able to schedule the raids for nights my wife worked, so for a while I was mostly just logging in for raids. Then my wife did a normal SSM run with the guild, and she got completely hooked. After that, we've just been going full steam, and *I'm* the one who worries that maybe we play too much- LOL.  To be fair though, she isn't able to raid due to her work schedule (but that will be changing soon, so I'm very excited about that!). She has done a few pug raids here and there, including one where we got to Ohmna, but didn't get her down.
 
So I did have a time where I considered walking away, and I'm sure I could have lived without WS. But I sure do enjoy it a lot :D
			
				
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			Ugh, I would stab myself in the eyeball with an ice pick if I had to stare at the TV all day  :angry:	
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			I definitely hit a burnout wall. Too much SD with too little progress on it. Combine that with losing people to various things outside and in game, and I really have lost all my will to play. Oh well, maybe if I work to a fresh start, I'll generally be more invested again. 	
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Ugh, I would stab myself in the eyeball with an ice pick if I had to stare at the TV all day  :angry:
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Sometimes I get burned out on playing esper all the time, but none of the other classes really interest me. At times like these, I hop onto either League of Legends or play Guild Wars 2. PvP is so much better on gw2 and they have a fun little dungeon system called Fractals that pretty much work like Ultimate Protogames where you jump from room to room and do objectives/kill stuff. Best of all, both pvp and fractals scale you so even if I make a new character, I can jump right into one. Makes trying out new things really easy.
 
Yesterday did a lot of Wildstar pvping with the guild. Premades are super lame when you go against them, but when you're in one it's great for prestige farming, haha.	
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Tex, just tell me you've watched Fire Fly. If you haven't, it's time.
 
And WS owes some amount of it's feel to Fire Fly (to keep this on topic!)	
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Mmmmm. Campfire coffee! So thick, you can cut it with a knife!
 
Goooooooood Morning, Nexxxxxxxxxxussss!
 
So, I had a problem yesterday. I got home early. No kids in the house. No wife due in for hours. Quiet, peaceful free time!
 
I sat down, logged in and ... just started at the screen. Ten minutes, I'm sitting there, half-assed talking in guild chat, but otherwise, no motivation to actually play.
 
A minute later, I logged out and went and watched Game of Thrones reruns until bedtime.
 
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?!?!?
 
Seriously though, I know I was just a little burned out after marathoning on Lola all weekend. I suspect I'll be back in the saddle again tomorrow evening and ready for the weekend.
 
So, do you guys ever just burn out? How long does it take you to recover? Do you have other hobbies or things to pass the time that you'd ordinarily be gaming? AM I STRANGE?!?!
 
Have a great day, Nexus!
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I definitely hit a burnout wall. Too much SD with too little progress on it. Combine that with losing people to various things outside and in game, and I really have lost all my will to play. Oh well, maybe if I work to a fresh start, I'll generally be more invested again. 
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Tex, just tell me you've watched Fire Fly. If you haven't, it's time.
 
And WS owes some amount of it's feel to Fire Fly (to keep this on topic!)
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I definitely hit a burnout wall. Too much SD with too little progress on it. Combine that with losing people to various things outside and in game, and I really have lost all my will to play. Oh well, maybe if I work to a fresh start, I'll generally be more invested again. 
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And now I want smores at 7:45am after seeing that pic.   :P
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,... I want that. Yum. Like the whole thing. That looks amazing. 
 
We should also be able to have it in WildStar. Because WildStar. 	
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I'm just gonna leave this S'Mores Cheesecake laying right here.
 
(Maybe I should take up baking on those nights when WildStar takes a back seat?)	
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Keep at it! I survived this wall on Kuralak which killed my old guild. That's when I created our raiding circle and we pushed through with a new group. This game rewards persistence, even when the personnel shift, and I've found a stronger community than I had before. And when I killed Kuralak with the new group, well, that just felt amazing.
 
I'm pulling for you, and I hope you get back to where you want to be and get a chance to see SD kissing the floor! :D
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Tex, I don't even......
 
OMG, going back to my coffee.................
 
 
 :wub:   (Now I want cheesecake, you suck)	
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Tex, I don't even......
 
OMG, going back to my coffee.................
 
 
 :wub:   (Now I want cheesecake, you suck)
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Stick around, Duncan. I am the King of Breakfast!  :lol:
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 :lol: I've sort of lost my sweet tooth. A more accurate claim would be that my tolerance for "sweet" has decreased significantly.  I know that if I eat a full bowl of ice cream or slice of cake the consequent sugar crash means I'm going to be hating myself later.
 
From time to time I've found myself sitting in game not knowing what to do but between content runs and my RP buddies that tends to be rare.  I do have a ton of "projects".  My current one is getting my engi attuned.  Jus' 'cause.  He's currently on the adventure step and is already at 11/12 world bosses, 1/4 vet adv. and 2/4 vet dung.  I keep meaning to get in some PvP matches but my tuits of the round variety are in short supply.  My next project will be to get my slinger to 50 because she's my technologist.
 
Outside of gameplay I've got some more Addon projects I'd like to tackle.  If I don't feel like doing any of that I have a ton of DVD's I've been meaning to watch.	
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I haven't really experienced burn-out yet. The last time I did was in WoW many years ago, and that was mostly because I was fighting a losing battle for almost a year straight trying to keep a raiding guild together when leadership reins got dumped on me unexpectedly.
 
I think I've avoided burn-out by devoting so much of my time to rp. XD Ever since that WoW fiasco, I've put more energy into alts and rp, though it certainly hasn't changed my attitude towards how I play my class(es) at level cap. I did go back to leading serious raiding again in FFXIV, but I definitely don't want to do that again. I do still have that raiding itch, though, so many some day I can do some casual stuff.
 
Just having a variety of things to do helps avoid burn-out. For me that's always having a choice between RP, working on a housing plot, leveling an alt, doing some dailies or contracts, doing some pvp, running a few vet adventures or dungeons... I'm actually dreading the day where most or all of my characters are at level cap. Dx	
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Okay, Kitty/John and Nau ... I love to RP but I'm not an Aurin. I'm not into just sitting in the bar and pretending to get drunk.
 
Where the hell do y'all find non-Matria, non-barroom RP in this game? With the exception of the former Beach Parties and the one "Science Class" I stumbled upon, every single other RP that I've discovered has been either Aurin-based or Hang Out At The Bar-based.
 
Help a brother out. I have a sassy Granok gal, an angry Exile Judge and a happy-happy Lopp girl. Where do I go?!?!?	
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Uhmm...! Well, Jack and I kinda rp all over the place! Though we do swing by the bars every so often. Our characters have lots of things going on that kinda take them everywhere from the reaches of Whitevale to Wilderrun and Auroria. XD
 
Jack and I are working on building his plot into a shipyard that we can use as a base of refueling and basic repairs for his character's ship (and anyone else who wants to bring their "ship" by, too). It's close to being "presentable"!
 
I think what you really need to do is work on building some personal connections with other characters (hi! happy to participate!), that way you don't feel restricted to casual social dalliances like bars. Once you've got some regular faces in your characters' lives, the stories just kinda take you where they will!	
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Mornin'
 
Yesterday was largely lousy due to a rather nasty bout of insomnia, so I had a nap before raid and that helped.  Once more into the System Daemon breach.  Progress was a bit mixed I'm afraid.  We may need to tweak the strategy a bit, maybe alternate kickers or something.  Or maybe just have a good night where everyone has their head on straight.  It's definitely a fun fight to tank though, very dynamic, lots to do, but not too MUCH to do, just... active.  
 
Dead bodies are a problem though, for sure.
 
Tonight, GA farm which is usually pretty fun and lighthearted.  
 
So thankful the gear swapping bug is fixed too.  That made a huge difference last night already with minis (I usually tank for trash, dps for minis), and WHOOSH I've switched gear and spec.
 
Burnout happens.  I think it's good to try to just do something else for awhile, or if you still feel like in game, trying to tackle it from another angle.  Different class, different faction, different role, different level.  Playing a competitor MMO is a good way to see what they do right and what Wildstar does right.  Wouldn't it be great to have the best of all worlds? :-).
 
I actually feel kind of bad that I didn't finish Dragon Age Inquisition.  It hit at a really weird time and I played a bunch, but got into the second base area and then petered out.  Oh well, not like it goes away.  I can pick it back up again when I feel the urge.	
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Where the hell do y'all find non-Matria, non-barroom RP in this game? With the exception of the former Beach Parties and the one "Science Class" I stumbled upon, every single other RP that I've discovered has been either Aurin-based or Hang Out At The Bar-based.
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 and that was mostly because I was fighting a losing battle for almost a year straight trying to keep a raiding guild together when leadership reins got dumped on me unexpectedly.
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Hmmmmm.... that sounds really familiar
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So, do you guys ever just burn out? How long does it take you to recover? Do you have other hobbies or things to pass the time that you'd ordinarily be gaming?
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			 Ive not been playing much myself.. but thats because im having a peaceful protest because of a housing bug....lol yes im pretty serious about a copy paste function that isn't functioning properly... hopefully it gets fixed soon.. So most of my time is invested in online art courses while I wait... This game does have the potential to burnout a player fast.. not exactly sure why but it does for some. If you get burned out just do something else to reset your mind and come back to it later refreshed.	
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I tend not to get "burned out" as I play in small bites anyways (an hour here, a few hours there, half an hour yonder, etc). If I do feel like it is becoming more of an obligation than a past-time (more work than fun) then I just step away for a day or three, and come back with fresh eyes and a better mood.
 
Outside of gaming, and among many other things, I like to read (Koontz is my fave), draw/paint (when the mood strikes) and I'm currently working to put together a cookbook of family-favorite recipes (planning to use it as a holiday gift this year). So when I am in a gaming funk, I tend to resort to those activities (or just general housework) to fill the gameless gaps.
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I actually feel kind of bad that I didn't finish Dragon Age Inquisition.  It hit at a really weird time and I played a bunch, but got into the second base area and then petered out.  Oh well, not like it goes away.  I can pick it back up again when I feel the urge.
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Okay, Kitty/John and Nau ... I love to RP but I'm not an Aurin. I'm not into just sitting in the bar and pretending to get drunk.
 
Where the hell do y'all find non-Matria, non-barroom RP in this game? With the exception of the former Beach Parties and the one "Science Class" I stumbled upon, every single other RP that I've discovered has been either Aurin-based or Hang Out At The Bar-based.
 
Help a brother out. I have a sassy Granok gal, an angry Exile Judge and a happy-happy Lopp girl. Where do I go?!?!?
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Anyway, as for why I haven't been playing Wildstar lately... or well, why people haven't seen me a lot lately, the answer is two-fold!
 
First. I've been playing a lot of Heroes of the Storm. Primarily because I can take my favorite hero, this guy: http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/heroesofthestorm/images/7/75/Anub%27arak_Heroes_Rend1.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20140414131651
 
and make him look like this: http://media.heroesnexus.com/attachments/1/847/anubarak-lovebug-pink.png
 
Ahem.
 
The other reason I have been unseen is because I've been busy housing. As some of you might remember, I canned Salasazia's old plot, which was my first spaceship, and decided to build an entirely new ship and base instead. With 20 decor left to go until its finished, I think I can safely give you guys a preview.
 
Inside the base:
 
 
 
Outside the base:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inside the ship!
 
 
 
 
Only problem I have with this plot is that there are a lot of areas with a lack of detail due to the number of things I'm building. I'm considering moving the briefing room down into the basement to free up some decor on the exterior. We'll see.	
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			I think everyone gets burned out at some point or another. I'm currently in that boat as well. I was waiting for my s.o since we were going to do attunements together and we stalled/durdled about for 2 weeks and we're only 50% of the way through dungeons. I just need to get my inspiration to hop back into the game now... at least I'm fully done with the Crimson Badlands so I don't have to go back there again, aside from the contract, ofc.	
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Mmmmm. Campfire coffee! So thick, you can cut it with a knife!
 
Goooooooood Morning, Nexxxxxxxxxxussss!
 
So, I had a problem yesterday. I got home early. No kids in the house. No wife due in for hours. Quiet, peaceful free time!
 
I sat down, logged in and ... just started at the screen. Ten minutes, I'm sitting there, half-assed talking in guild chat, but otherwise, no motivation to actually play.
 
A minute later, I logged out and went and watched Game of Thrones reruns until bedtime.
 
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?!?!?
 
Seriously though, I know I was just a little burned out after marathoning on Lola all weekend. I suspect I'll be back in the saddle again tomorrow evening and ready for the weekend.
 
So, do you guys ever just burn out? How long does it take you to recover? Do you have other hobbies or things to pass the time that you'd ordinarily be gaming? AM I STRANGE?!?!
 
Have a great day, Nexus!
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			I have over 1500 games in my steam inventory, and I have active subs in 7 different MMO's... and every now and then I get where I just can't seem to find a game I want to play.  When I realize I'm in that kind of mood, I go and work on one of my too numerous to count other hobbies.  My latest one is leather working, I'm making belts, bags, and bracers for a steam-punk costume for the upcoming Comic-Con.	
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 My latest one is leather working, I'm making belts, bags, and bracers for a steam-punk costume for the upcoming Comic-Con.
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So, I had a problem yesterday. I got home early. No kids in the house. No wife due in for hours. Quiet, peaceful free time!
 
I sat down, logged in and ... just started at the screen. Ten minutes, I'm sitting there, half-assed talking in guild chat, but otherwise, no motivation to actually play.
 
A minute later, I logged out and went and watched Game of Thrones reruns until bedtime.
 
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?!?!?
 
Seriously though, I know I was just a little burned out after marathoning on Lola all weekend. I suspect I'll be back in the saddle again tomorrow evening and ready for the weekend.
 
So, do you guys ever just burn out? How long does it take you to recover? Do you have other hobbies or things to pass the time that you'd ordinarily be gaming? AM I STRANGE?!?!
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I have over 1500 games in my steam inventory, and I have active subs in 7 different MMO's... and every now and then I get where I just can't seem to find a game I want to play.  When I realize I'm in that kind of mood, I go and work on one of my too numerous to count other hobbies.  My latest one is leather working, I'm making belts, bags, and bracers for a steam-punk costume for the upcoming Comic-Con.
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I have over 1500 games in my steam inventory, and I have active subs in 7 different MMO's... and every now and then I get where I just can't seem to find a game I want to play.  When I realize I'm in that kind of mood, I go and work on one of my too numerous to count other hobbies.  My latest one is leather working, I'm making belts, bags, and bracers for a steam-punk costume for the upcoming Comic-Con.
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This is awesome! I'd love to take up a handcraft (would really love to get into jewelry making), but I am just way too poor on my lowly teacher pay. >_<
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