I think OP and many others just need something new now.

Meridian 59 '96, Everquest '99 and Wow '04. If you played too much of the same it is time to either get something different or take a break from MMOs. 

Some players get tired faster than others. Question is if TOR and GW2 is different enough for those players, but we just have to wait and see for that.

And no, I am not saying that something is wrong with Rift or OP, doing the same thing a lot gets boring no matter what, particularly if you don't take breaks or play something rather different at times.

Originally posted by Abdar

I think you answered your own question in your post there.

You've played WoW for years and thus your bored of it.

Rift is like WoW.

Honestly, you sound exactly like where I am right now, although because I do think I'll get bored of this game quickly like you (because it's not bringing anything new to the table) I'm just not going to buy it.

I played the head start for 3 days throughly. After that could not bring myself to buy the game... same old same old ><

I was lucky enough to figure it out during the beta. Im just tired of  these type of fantasy  mmo's. Maybe swtor will be the fix i need and perhaps for you too.  Need something NEW :)

I get confused by people trying to turn this into their WoW replacement so fast. Only lvl 39 here and I have been doing every quest I find and reading them all enjoying it.

I see little to no reason to rush to end game when 95% of the population is probably below lvl 50 right. Of course you would be bored and lonely.

Also ask yourself..how many hours a day are you playing? You are coming from WoW and that game will almost certainly burn anyone out on this genre. I took a 16 month break with Aion and came back refreshed ready for another American MMO.

You guys are pretty depressing. Notice the common trend most of you came from WoW and need a break or limit your log on time atleast.

Originally posted by Puremallace

I get confused by people trying to turn this into their WoW replacement so fast. Only lvl 39 here and I have been doing every quest I find and reading them all enjoying it.

I see little to no reason to rush to end game when 95% of the population is probably below lvl 50 right. Of course you would be bored and lonely.

Thats not really the problem. The problem is that most MMOs are rather similar and build on EQs model.

First you quest (solo or group) until max level.

Then you run dungeons and some larger scale PvP (battlegrounds) for gear.

After that there is raiding in tiers and arena PvP.

Add some crafting in between and that is basically how most MMOs worked for the last 12 years.

Some people are just terrible bored with that and it is not really strange. Most of the people complaining have been playing MMOs for at least 5 years.

Rift is a fine game but it is not the game for MMO burnouts. To me it seems like WoDO and GW2 will work better for people like that, they don't follow this exact model.

Edit: Ooops, you added some stuff in a edit... My reply is to the quote above anyways.

Originally posted by Loke666

Thats not really the problem. The problem is that most MMOs are rather similar and build on EQs model.

First you quest (solo or group) until max level.

Then you run dungeons and some larger scale PvP (battlegrounds) for gear.

After that there is raiding in tiers and arena PvP.

Add some crafting in between and that is basically how most MMOs worked for the last 12 years.

Some people are just terrible bored with that and it is not really strange. Most of the people complaining have been playing MMOs for at least 5 years.

Rift is a fine game but it is not the game for MMO burnouts. To me it seems like WoDO and GW2 will work better for people like that, they don't follow this exact model.

Here is an idea. Go play a Korean MMO and come back and tell me this game is boring. It actually offers a hell of a lot, but you WoW guys are over loaded on the genre. The EQ guys are having some fun at end game since this game plays like WoW Vanilla.

Played 2 days here. Thought it would at LEAST last me a month.

Could have bought something more useful with $50. There's nothing wrong with the game, it's just not for me. I need something that is a challenge for the "pre-Close the Gap Generation".

Oh well, back to waiting until Archeage comes out next year, just to find out it sucks then repeat the process over again.

Originally posted by gamespam

Played 2 days here. Thought it would at LEAST last me a month.

Could have bought something more useful with $50. There's nothing wrong with the game, it's just not for me. I need something that is a challenge for the "pre-Close the Gap Generation".

Oh well, back to waiting until Archeage comes out next year, just to find out it sucks then repeat the process over again.

I guarantee end game in this game would stomp you man. Come on. You can say you left because it is not hard enough. They made it easy to get to end game for a reason. Every single game releasing in the next year is doing this even GW2 is going to make it a joke to level.

Originally posted by Puremallace

Here is an idea. Go play a Korean MMO and come back and tell me this game is boring. It actually offers a hell of a lot, but you WoW guys are over loaded on the genre. The EQ guys are having some fun at end game since this game plays like WoW Vanilla.

'I did not say Rift was boring. I said playing the same model for many years get boring and you need variation at times.

And frankly follow Korean MMOs the same model but just fill it out with a lot more mob grinding.

To play some Eve instead could actually help, but not something similar but worse.

And don't call me a Wow guy!!!! I been playing since M59, the game EQ is based on.

The best thing about rift that way is the search for artifacts -- I loved going into the high parts of the zones and scaling the mountains -- and the low parts and going down so deep underwater you barely get back up before you die.  I liked scaling the trees to get to the upper rungs on a hang-over the cliff where if you fall you probably die then get the blue artifact.

If you are wondering why I am posting in the past tense though -- it is because they nerfed my paladin.  The TTB nerf destroyed my normal playstyle -- soloing rift invasions -- I can't do that any more post nerf.  It also destroyed the other part -- taking out 5 stages of a minor rift with 2 compatriots neither of which is a healer -- now I just die.

Hence the artis isnt enough to keep me going (I made it to 41st before the change).

You're bored because the games the same game as other games just with rifts and a bit more to the class system .. otherwise, same thing weve had for years.. 

Originally posted by centkin

The best thing about rift that way is the search for artifacts -- I loved going into the high parts of the zones and scaling the mountains -- and the low parts and going down so deep underwater you barely get back up before you die.  I liked scaling the trees to get to the upper rungs on a hang-over the cliff where if you fall you probably die then get the blue artifact.

If you are wondering why I am posting in the past tense though -- it is because they nerfed my paladin.  The TTB nerf destroyed my normal playstyle -- soloing rift invasions -- I can't do that any more post nerf.  It also destroyed the other part -- taking out 5 stages of a minor rift with 2 compatriots neither of which is a healer -- now I just die.

Hence the artis isnt enough to keep me going (I made it to 41st before the change).

I am sorry but any and all MMOs will nerf some classes around launch time and later as well. At least any with PvP in them.

You don't see anything wrong with 3 players taking out an entire rift? I remembering pointing out that as a bad thing in the beta feedback, too easy.

But maybe you should have a look on your gear and build if you feel weak. 

I can tell you that there are some people in EQ2 that collects shinys way over their level. I used to farm GF as lvl 10, any aggro was instant death but I just needed one or 2 rare ones to afford gear and skills for the next 40 levels so dying a few times was worth it.

Originally posted by Loke666

I am sorry but any and all MMOs will nerf some classes around launch time and later as well. At least any with PvP in them.

You don't see anything wrong with 3 players taking out an entire rift? I remembering pointing out that as a bad thing in the beta feedback, too easy.

But maybe you should have a look on your gear and build if you feel weak. 

I can tell you that there are some people in EQ2 that collects shinys way over their level. I used to farm GF as lvl 10, any aggro was instant death but I just needed one or 2 rare ones to afford gear and skills for the next 40 levels so dying a few times was worth it.

It wasn't a nerf:

* Balance of Power, Tip the Balance: Fixed an issue where these were being additionally affected by Attack Power, making the heal amount greater than it should have been.

^ that was a bug that was not even supposed to be happening. A nerf to the Paladin soul would be if they changed Touch og Life to a 20min CD instead of 10min. I literally just got done play like 10 min and it feels identical today compared to yesterday before the patch lol

Originally posted by Puremallace

It wasn't a nerf:

* Balance of Power, Tip the Balance: Fixed an issue where these were being additionally affected by Attack Power, making the heal amount greater than it should have been.

^ that was a bug that was not even supposed to be happening. A nerf to the Paladin soul would be if they changed Touch og Life to a 20min CD instead of 10min. I literally just got done play like 10 min and it feels identical today compared to yesterday before the patch lol

Lol, now you are not thinking like a munchkin. To any tweaking Pally player it was a nerf.:)

As people said, Rift is a good pick if you're still have fun in games like EQ2, WoW, Lotro... etc, but you just need a change of atmosphere.

If you got bored in the first places by those games, Rift may have the same effect on you relatively fast, because even if well done, it's very similar in its form and content. Then it would be better to look for games offering different styles of gameplay : EVE, Dungeons and Dragons Online, City of Heroes, Darkfall... etc.

Yeah, i mean, as the above post said rift is just like wow and that, so what makes me want to quit WoW which ive put years into to start over on a yeah ill say it, a clone of wow? not too much. 

Originally posted by gamespam

Played 2 days here. Thought it would at LEAST last me a month.

Could have bought something more useful with $50. There's nothing wrong with the game, it's just not for me. I need something that is a challenge for the "pre-Close the Gap Generation".

Oh well, back to waiting until Archeage comes out next year, just to find out it sucks then repeat the process over again.

Originally posted by kinido

Yeah, i mean, as the above post said rift is just like wow and that, so what makes me want to quit WoW which ive put years into to start over on a yeah ill say it, a clone of wow? not too much. 

Remember when Linus wouldn't give up his blankie...

I'm not bored but then I have just been taking my time playing with a few friends. Game is good when you read the quests and get into the story lines and I really enjoyed the first warfront for some mindless pvp.

Originally posted by Puremallace

Originally posted by gamespam

Played 2 days here. Thought it would at LEAST last me a month.

Could have bought something more useful with $50. There's nothing wrong with the game, it's just not for me. I need something that is a challenge for the "pre-Close the Gap Generation".

Oh well, back to waiting until Archeage comes out next year, just to find out it sucks then repeat the process over again.

I guarantee end game in this game would stomp you man. Come on. You can say you left because it is not hard enough. They made it easy to get to end game for a reason. Every single game releasing in the next year is doing this even GW2 is going to make it a joke to level.

I understand that the endgame changes. I am/was following comments on endgame very closely before I bought it.

However, 3 days after I bought the game, I found myself hovering the mouse pointer over the launch icon on my desktop. I got the exact same feeling as running errands for my wife, a big sigh and saying to myself, "ok, let me get this over with so I can go to bed." Then I thought to myself, "What's the purpose of this game again?" I haven't logged on since.

There is NOTHING wrong with this game. I know it will do very well for a long time. I really want to stress that. I also knew full well, what I was getting into when I decided to buy it this week.

I don't feel burnt out. I want to play a great mmo. It's just not there (the genre as a whole currently). And if TOR and GW2 is all they have to offer, we're in BIG trouble as MMO fans. Well, GW2 is GW2. If you liked the first one, it's going to be great. TOR on the other hand, is going to shock some people. There are plenty of sites that explain/shows exactly what I mean by that. I have interest in Archeage but no way in hell will I get excited about it until after release.

I have 25 days left on my free 30. Maybe I'll mess around on it this weekend. Who knows?