I guess I ask this question from the fact that I've played quite a few MMOs in my time (AC1, AC2, EQ1, EQ2, CoH, WoW, AO, UO (private shard only), and a handful of other MMOs) and I'm beginning to wonder if I'm getting burned out from the fact I can't find an MMO where people feel more open to work together on things in the game. Even if it's just the classic static quests, or maybe something totally new, it really doesn't matter to me, because I can get the same experience of playing solo as I do from my stacks of single player games I own already. I think this MMO burnout for me is due to the lack of socialization I've been facing in the MMO population as of late. Sometimes I'll change servers and classes to see if I can net some friends, but it just doesn't seem to work anymore like it use to. Ultimately, I wonder if you think this burnout is an internal issue, external, or maybe a bit of both.

Funnily enough, I don't play often like I use to either. I remember times where I could put down 8 hours at least on a Saturday in an MMO, anymore, two hours is my fill, even on a weekend day. So I think it's power leveling or grind based burnout to be sure. I just think it's solo based burnout, in that most folks are not apt to group like the use to at least in the games I've played.

Go figure.

-- Bridget

Originally posted by AmonR
I know the feeling.  After going through countless MMO's (Some I loved some I hated), on the rare occasion I do find one that I enjoy enough to play, i'll get however many levels in, and then the next day I just don't feel like playing at all.

Funny enough I usually leave an MMO for a solid week to do other things [my class work usually requires me to do so and I just plain get bored], but I think either my tastes are changing or that everyone other MMO is just a rehash of the same paradigm. When in the hell are they going to allow players to have near permanent effect on the environment? Bleh! That at least would be worth some interesting times there. :(

-- Bridget

Originally posted by newbinator
I'm currently in a state of MMO burnout, haven't played one in months, and really have no interest in getting addicted again until WAR launches.

Yeah, I think the fact I decided to play EQ2 instead of trying some younger MMOs is what's stifling my enjoyment. I'm not down on the general design of EQ2, it's your typical 2nd gen MMO, mostly questing with some crafting, and limited PVP, and a refined 3d engine. So it's not bad, but it's not stellar, earth shattering, and all the other action movie words you can imagine analogous to exciting. But it does have some interesting parts, like the voice dialog that some characters do have. It's certainly more polished than MxO.

-- Bridget

Originally posted by atkafighter
I may be burnt out a little bit, but I keep busy with other games like Guitar Hero

I burn out all the time, and am constantly swapping games hoping to find the original fun I had back in the '90s with UO.

I had a great group of people to play with then and it was great fun. As often happens with these games that group slowly disolved and I was left trying to recapture that same feeling. I have played them all numerous times and cant seem to find the same thing.

Its mostly my fault as I am shy (that original UO group found me not the other way around). So I wander from game to game as the solo action gets boring.

In my rambling way I guess my point is: These games are about the people in them. If you can find a group of people you enjoy playing with it takes longer to burn out.

Forgive me if I am simply pointing out the obvious.

Burnout is just something that happens, atleast to me.

After long enough playing MMOs primarily, I will take 3-6 months to play other games/ do other stuff, I called it "football season", but i have taken breaks at other times, sometimes you just need to take a break from the hamster wheel that MMOs are.

Unfortunatly I'm stuck in the same boat. I've played a fair few mmo's, and have gone back to two (EQ2 and WoW) and now I'm regretting it. It was nice to have an expansion pack to add to it but even that's worn off. Everything is exactly the same when you get out of the starter areas. Actually thinking of getting dosbox and playing Albion again. Damn near one of the best ye olde dos rpgs I'd say :P

Yea, I’m suffering from burnout right now, I want to play a new game, but when I think of the commitment, I just cannot get into it. That's life, I guess. I mean, I want to get home from work, relax kill some orcs, for a few hours but it seem the time commitment is just too much with the new batch of games, Vanguard. I wonder, with the time needed to play and the system requirement, how do people afford to play these games and have a life.