Why I Stopped Playing Guild Wars 2 in 2024
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
- Guild Wars 2 is one of my favorite games and I had to stop playing it. I pushed myself too hard and I believe you are owed an explanation.
0:00 Where I have Been
0:34 Burn Bright
3:09 Indifferent Secrets
5:12 About Perspective
7:18 Doing It Wrong
10:27 What Changed
12:59 What You Need To Know
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Game burn-out is very real
Burn-out of anything is real, as with everything moderation is key. Never forget that variety is the spice of life.
Indeed, a friend of mine was burnt out trying to work on Aurora and Vision at the same time. I prevented my burnouts by only taking 1 goal at a time and make sure to reserve certain afternoons for other activities.
@@michaelstein7715yup even if u enjoy anything just don’t overdo it cuz burn out suckssss😂
yes it does
I had the same experience with FFXIV i just stopped paying for it and might come back with the new expansion
I'm burned out. Good thing is everything will be there with I decide to play again.
So true man.
To me people nowadays are trying to min-max everything and by doing that they optimize fun out of the game. That is the problem why games aren't fun anymore to a lot of people.
On point.
I see my friends on discord getting into diablo 4 since a week. I was then thinking I should dive in with them. Until I saw they were already putting guides, min maxing videos and just maps of everything to do at high level in the discord chat.
No thanks. I find this way of playing a game so boring and ruining the fun of discovering the world. At least for your first character.
"Given the opportunity, players will optimize the fun out of a game."
-Soren Johnson, game designer
And to alot is not fun when you don't have what to min-max. When you have just some trivial casual content that don't mater its just not worth or fun doing it.
This one of the big issues , metas included , main reason i play mostly single player games and some mmos with friends.
this is absolutely true. I was kinda burned out as well because I was in this min-max treatmil. luckily for me I did find my wife and she started to play with me and we just didnt care about the min-max-elites but played something for the sole purpose of having fun. It really changed the way I am playing.
As a fellow gamer-dad, I appreciate your honest takes on games - glad to see you being open with your audience about the dips you go through. Keep making content you're excited about.
I feel you. I’ve been on a gaming hiatus for months. Been following your XIV journey and enjoying the content.
Stoic I appreciate it! You've been here with me on this journey for a very long time. I really appreciate the support
I know of an agency vtuber who plays ffxiv on their "off-time" but doesn't stream it. Because they don't want it to become their job. Something to that I think.
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I came back to GW2 when SotO came out. Your videos were tremendous help. And your reasoning totally makes sense. Cheers!
I've tried GW2 twice before, but when you don't have any friends in it and don't know what you are doing it's so confusing and I didn't know what I was doing. I couldn't find the story and I just ended up giving up again.
Ify. I've tried GW2 many times before but ended up not playing it.
Same deal here. I gave GW2 a try something like 5 times by now and I always quit before level 80. And I don't understand why because everytime I play, I have a BLAST... for about a week. But I think trying to figure out what to do other than 100% maps in the world and playing (usually) by myself tends to get old quickly? I dunno. I always think of going back, all the time, and I have a great time for a little while... Maybe I should do it again.
The story is actually one of the few things the game guides you to pretty reliably. But then again, I actually really like that gw2 lets you figure stuff out by yourself. So maybe I am a bit biased. 🤷
I play solo btw and make heavy use of /wiki.
That’s how I feel. Just started a few weeks ago and haven’t logged on in over a week.
@@melinnamba Same here.
I've never once been able to come back to GW2 and just "pick up where I left off" on my character. Always had to relearn the class due to the way the builds and weapons work, it just doesnt *ever stick*. My main pain point over the years of comingg and going from GW2
Plus most guilds are not going to keep you in the roster if you are gone for months
@@330DKNY The only change you would need to do is buy a new relic in the trading post and maybe change your amulet to make your class viable again. That's nothing compared to all other mmos where you would need to grind the entire gear sets and weapons and enchants every 6 months.
@@jediwarlock1 I remember when I got back to Black Desert. New "end game" gear dropped and all the farming plots I put down were thrown back into storage and I have to put them back up again. My muscle memory didn't fail me but the game really hated how I left it for months. 😂
Perfectly understandable, mate. I had a 'break' last year because I burnt myself out by just spending two or three hours a night 'farming'. Spot on about Soto too - it's awfully low on replayable fun.
Thank you for taking a step back and working on your mental health. Also I personally appreciate you for talking about your journey!
I have 3 main games I play and rotate them as I burn out. Helps from stopping for 6 months 😂. Nice to hear from you Caf Dad
I think it's a common misconception in today's gaming scene that if a person stops playing a game for more than 2 weeks, it's an indication that they hate said game. I stopped playing GW2 for 4 months and didn't jump back on until I saw the JW release announcement. During my time off, my friends on Discord kept asking when I was going to delete the GW2 channel bc I hadn't played in so long. I refuse to let games turn into jobs. If I don't feel like playing, I won't. Great thing is, GW2 makes it really easy to take breaks.
I had a period when I didn`t play GW2 for 3 years. Yet it is my favorite game.
@@procerator same here, 6 years now
Play it when you want to. Stop if you don't.
Pretty much. Its not like WoW where you need to play everyday to keep up with gear. IN GW you can take a 4 year break and your gear will still be relevant to the currect content.
Welcome back! I think it is good that you sat down and figured out what was good for you and what was bad so that you can get a better ballance with games and family and everything else. I always enjoyed your videos but every 3 day is kind of a lot, just as you said. I will still watch them even if there is fewer and i am sure most will do so as well. I think i prefer a happy dad who having fun and swapping games and only do videos you feel you have a heart in.
We can all use a break, short or long. I too have not been thrilled with SOTO and all that foggy/pink/copypaste zones and architecture. The new expansion brings us back to Tyria and beautiful nature zones. Have always enjoyed your GW2 content/guides and I hope to see you again for the new expansion. But in all cases, be sure to have fun! ;)
I think my personal problem with the game is that it just doesnt keep up with the times much at all. WoW/FF14 and even ESO have a lot more going for it than GW2. Granted GW2 has no sub, but like...the game has so many issues that need to be addressed and ANET simply wont do it. They just wanna add more toppings to the pizza to hide that the dough is old and crusty. I absolutely love GW2s style for everything, but it needs a brand new engine or GW3. I cant see myself coming back unless a lot of issues with the game get fixed.
You got me into the game again back when you were making a lot of videos. So I thank you for that!
Awesome video dude. Yep getting stuck in just one game and having tunnel vision really can mess with things and then you get locked into something and your audience won't allow you to change. What you're doing with adding a little variety to your content it's just going to pay you awesome dividends in the future and I wish you the best of luck
Actually just found your content last week and have really enjoyed the pvp stuff. Been waiting for more!
I haven't thought about your GW2 content for awhile, but I incorrectly assumed that you were an ANet partnered content creator.
Happy to see your continued journeys through both GW2 and FF14
I just want to say thank you for creating all the content. As a dad who only plays GW2, I really enjoyed it. It made me feel more connected to the community as another dad with limited time to play the game.
Glad to know you still love GW2. I started to play it (even though I registered in 2012) last year because of your content. As a gamer dad myself and have only played WoW, I can understand your situation. It is the grind that burns us out, so I plan my play time based on what I feel like doing, except for the jumping puzzles that make me wanna rage quit.
New Sub here and new player to Guild Wars 2. your videos really helped me understand the game more and im happy to see you now leave this game but to mix your content up some. love the videos again and thanks!
You were my go to when I finally decided to play. I only played for a few months and got bored
You got this. Just started GW2 in earnest and there is so much to explore. Definitely love the casual nature. Sounds like you found your balance of expectations vs. passion. You can do it.
I also stopped. I played Secrets of the Obscure, but I really just do not like the whole Daily/weekly system. I much prefered when they were just simply gold, AP, and some basic resources, but I hate when it's a currency that is only obtained by the dailies/weeklies. Not only that but it's arbitrary goals, most I really do not want to do. Jumping puzzles, take a castle keep, eh....
It took a massive hit in my books on enjoyability.
I fully agree with you. While the new Daily/Weekly system is pretty neat in terms of astral acclaim & freedom to spend, I miss the old dailies. I really do not like some of the WvW and PvP dailies/weeklies. So much that I entirely put on PvE dailies/weeklies. This is the part that sucks because I would go into WvW and PvP more frequently and knock out the slightly easier ones. I was trying to understand why my burnout was accelerated and it finally came to me that I am not super happy with some things about SOTO/new daily system. I’ve been taking a break in 2024 so far. I’m sure I’ll go back because I love GW2, but I definitely just need a long break after playing almost every night for a while naturally… and admittedly accidentally min-maxing stuff.
@@Shortay1325 exactly. I much rather have freedom in how I play. Some dailies and weeklies are open ended. Like simply identifying gear. What I really hate is just overall feeling of fomo. But that's why I preferred when rewards were more generic, and not feeling like I'm missing points I could be getting.
Welcome back man. You left as I arrived but I still watched many vids.
One day Anet will understand that skins are not content
It does feel like this.
Good thing that there's content coming out so you don't have to worry about skins.
Besides that the content is way better than any other MMO, specially that garbage that the man is currently playing
Some of us are heavy on being casuals. Once I join a guild and they start scheduling shit I’m like yea hard pass this feels like a job I play to have fun
Burn out happens. It's why I have a little set of MMOs that I cycle through. The great thing is that once you're burnt out on one there's probably new content for another.
SotO is no secret a bad expansion, the rifts and metas are boring, the last map taking up most of our time with the expansion is drab, colorless and grey zone with similar enemies through out. I also haven't played much since February, playing a bit now as I work on making a legendary spear in advance of the new xpack
After i finished and maxed my masteries i havent come back to any SOTO map.
I think thats the biggest Problem with Games these days. Sticking to ONE Game doesnt work anymore, thats why i play for example GW2, Valheim and The Division 2.
Feel you totally man...
I have it naturally, sommer season work starts halph April and ends in October, and that is my Guild Wars 2 off time. I am keeping the interest and looking for news but werry little to none playing time.
Colder times of the year are great for gaming. Cheers🎊🎉🎊
Thanx for the video☀️🐣☀️
Im currently playing both games trying to get ready for Dawntrail. It's interesting to see the differences between the things I like and dislike about both games
I've been trying out GW2 as an FF14 player. It's been fun and low pressure. Really 2 great games that complement each other quite well.
After 7k hours in gw2 I did quit and I will not come back. There are multiple reasons but the main one is how the game became old with mechanics and content. Of course a lot has been added but content has not changed at all. Pve used to be nice years ago, now it is just a memory of something that was good. Also what I started to hate about GW2 is how many actions are happening on the screen. Red circles here, yellow circle there, green circle again here and so on… it is just too much happening and it leads to exhaustion. I don’t want to compare gw2 to other games cuz all of them from the market have own issues but gw2 in particular have issues with no refreshed content which just became old due to no meaningful updates after years. But anyway… if there are ppl who never tried gw2 I highly recommend it as it is very casual friendly game, just keep in mind that after a while there is basically nothing meaningful to do.
Sir, I Totally get this. Greatly enjoy your videos! I do wish I was talented to make videos of your quality. My sincere best to you ad your family!
Missed you. You were one of the main content creators who influenced me to try GW2 for the first time last year. I immediately fell in love with the game, and your vids kept me informed and motivated. Then, all of a sudden, you were gone. It was a bummer. But I'm glad you're back to GW2 content creation. I look forward to more GW2 content from you. I've played many MMOs but there's nothing as good and fun as GW2 for me.
Damn bruh, you were one of the main channels for GW2 guides for me. But I understand your decisions.
I just started a free account a few weeks ago, and I hit lvl 80 a couple nights ago. Your videos have taught me quite a lot about how to approach the game as an old GW1 player. The nostalgia hits are strong, but so far I've been enjoying checking out the maps, the fact that random quests spawn while I'm hanging around is very cool. This game actually works the way my gaming brain works... Playing Hogwarts legacy has also been a blast, but my time exploring in that game doesn't necessarily advance anything. In GW2 it actually does, and that's incredible. I will say I took a long break from exploration style to do hologram stampedes. I had no idea what I was doing at first (and didn't really do any other part of dragon bash), but kind of figured out how that mode works and had fun running after the crowd that was flying and roller beetling their way to the next point.
That was a very long post for a youtube video, but I just wanted to share a little bit of my new player experience because you've helped me enjoy the game. Whatever you're doing today I hope you're having fun doing it!
it's always good to take a break from things so that you can freshen your perspectives. sometimes working on something for too long can make it hard to appreciate. funnily enough, it's a philosophy of Yoshi P himself that it's okay for players to take a break from FFXIV, they won't be punished or fall behind on anything significant. right now my wife, who was the one who introduced me to the game, hasn't played since she finished the latest expansion, because she needed a breather and we started playing GW2 together, which has been fun for us as newbies. now we're getting excited for the new upcoming expansion for FFXIV again! i'm glad that you'll be finding a healthier balance by playing other games inbetween, and hope you continue to enjoy yourself!
The thing about GW2 is that you don't need to grind or farm anything, loot gets thrown at you for whatever you do anyways, yet people go crazy about farm trains or farming specific zones just to squeeze that one or two extra gold out of it while that doesn't work it in the long run. Yesterday while I was just doing my weekly rifts, there were people in squad complaining about how grindy SotO is with all the rift farming for legendary while I've only done my weekly rifts/convergences and have the essences for one and a half set while it's not even my goal. Even sold lots of t2/t3 motivations the first few weeks/months when it was extremely profitable instead of hoarding them.
The problem is that a lot of people just expect to get things instantly or get fixated on it instead of just enjoying the game itself but it's also kinda empowered by Anet for years by allowing the kp stuff etc on lfg's. By giving people stuff that can be used as kp and allowing it in the API keys, they gave people a way to "measure" experience in every specific aspect of the game and even new content quickly gets locked behind the kp gate on lfg. That mentality of min maxing everything just spreads through the other aspects of the game, even in places where it simply doesn't make a difference at all how much experience people have. It's better to play 30mins while having fun than doing a routine chore for 20mins.
Literally staryed the game today... Thanks for the guides
I was also super excited for SOTO and really wanted to see what the new direction was going to take the game but I ended up being burnt out as well. I mean I'll probably check out the newest expansion at some point but I think I just need a break for a while. Maybe the next expansion will be good but theres a lot of cool games out right now that are just more enjoyable and you don't need to feel bad about playing other stuff!
Thanks for the awesome GW2 content :)
I had the same issue with perspective back in the day when I ONLY played runescape. Didn't know just how far games have come over the years. Now I've tried final fantasy and gw2 and loving them both
I stopped playing GW2 back during HoT update due to issues in my personal life. Just getting back into it now. Have found it helpful to go between personal story and clearing maps. The memories this is bringing back are all good ones! But I do understand burnout. I try to rotate through games and go from GW2 to metroidvanias, to standard RPGs. It helps me enjoy gaming as a whole.
Very healthy way to experience games. I wish more creators were able to sucessfully do a variety of games!
I appreciate it, pothi! I needed to have a step away, and luckily, FFXIV has been just what I needed!
You're not alone. A ton of people took a break after SOTO.
In my personal opinion, GW2 is a particularly hard game to login to and play every day for any length of time.
Agreed. I've found that more as I've played the game. Tough going for many hours everyday
I stopped playing GW2 shortly after the most recent expansion dropped. I didn't care for it, so I stopped. Been playing other things and back to WoW. New expansion looks like it's going to be a blast.
And.. thats the beauty of GW2, take as long as a break you need. Come back fresh and enjoy jt again when the time comes.
This is a good realization to come to. You only have to play while you are having fun. If you want to play something else, then go play something else. I rotate between FFXIV, WoW, EQ1 and EQ2.
Right now I'm balancing ffxiv and GW2 fairly well!
I loved the heck out of GW2 and I still think it was the best value for money you can get in the MMO space, but... I feel like I'm just completely done with the game now. I haven't played it in years, and now if I decide to play Janthir Wilds I'll have to play through 3 expansions (Icebrood Saga + End of Dragons + Secret of the Obscure) to catch up, so that's a bit daunting.
It is a really nice how you can stop playing Guild Wars 2 for a while and return anytime without needing to catch-up on a constant gear grind.
You're not alone. SotO is just another "saga" and it's not a real expansion. Compare to the amount of content and the depth of the story from PoF and EoD, SotO is tiny and shallow. Which doesn't really makes me feel enthused about Janthir Wilds...I just rolled my eyes when I saw that title. There are so many new places we can visit and explore to the east of Elona and south of Cantha, why Janthir? And player housing? Just too little too late. Land spear should have been added in PoF, I mean the mobs are using it. To be honest, I'm done with mountains and forest biomes...we need an open plain or swamp areas.
I took a 3 year long break starting from the beginning of LWS1. I don't regret it. The game felt new and exciting again when I came back, and in part, it was. A break is hardly ever a bad idea, especially in a game with horizontal progression.
You're a good man, stay true to your direction!
Thank you, I always appreciate your support buddy
I'm glad you're finding that balance. I've never understood how content creators could stay happy playing one game. I'm happiest on a pretty frequent rotation between GW2, WoW, and FF14, with single player games thrown in too. Each MMO does something differently really well, and each has its weakness. I realized when I was getting burned out on FF14 the answer wasn't to be mad at the game, but to go play games that did that missing thing really well.
Yeah I’ve played GW2 since launch. Took multiple 1-2 year long hiatuses. It’s made for you to be able to ditch and return to. There’s nothing to be ashamed of in taking a break.
FF14 and GW2 have a decent playerbase overlap because of this
I didn't burn out on the game, but I did on content creation on my main channel. It really became like work.
Now that I have all the Leggies I'm ever gonna get (Full armor and back, earrings, amulet, 26 weapons, runes, sigils, relics) It is a lot less stress to play cause I don't have goals anymore other than fun.... Of course now I have to get another Leggie Spear for land...
Been there with various games and MMOs man. Hard to avoid feeling guilty about dailies or missed reputations etc, but ultimately your time is yours and people will watch you for you. Look after yourself!
Attempting to make something that you do "for fun, instead as work" is the fastest way to make it not fun imo. I understand not everyone can have this luxury, but that's why I haven't monetized any of my content. The Community's great but it's just too small to start-in full-time at a job.
The good news is that Guild Wars 2 *is and always will be the perfect mmo to jump in & out of.* 7:50 This is a good video tho and one I feel that it's important for more people (especially creators) should watch. Having a "100% Quit or Heads-Down-Consume mentality is insane" but that's the world we live in. I can't talk but maybe give it a less click-baity title. Maybe add (A Healthier Take) at the end. Good video CD. You're looking good too! 😄
for over 6000k game hours, i have had many break from the game, sometiems weeks, sometimes months, but that is the best thing on this game, its just there w8 for me and i dont have lost anything than maybe some festivals. many times breaks comes after long grinds, like legendary or skyscale. that is the spice of this game, if you want you could just play 24/7 grinding, or you can play very casually 15 minutes a day for dailys and everything you do always stack from some long term gols you can make
6000,000 hours?!
it's good to take a break from gw2, so no need to apologize for it. Hell, I'm taking a break from the game too and currently playing some of my back log games on steam at the moment.
For me it's just my faith in anet is completely gone. They genuinely have no idea what they're doing with the game and it shows more and more.
I had to step away myself for a bit when they reworked dailies. I was focusing too much on rushing those, or getting them done before reset, that I lost focus on having fun.
I took 1 month break and came back everything feels fresh again.
GW2 and FFXIV compliment each other very well if you're planning on playing the 2 games. I love MMOs, and I juggle between a few of them to avoid getting burnt out. I play FFXIV, GW2, ESO, BDO, WoW (currently), LotRO, Destiny 2 and Division 2. I jump between those games every 2-4 months but I don't really do high end raiding (except FFXIV), in GW2 I stopped raiding after I got my legendary armors back in 2019 and only do raids in other games once for the experience. I'm just waiting for Dawntrail then I'm hopping back to 14 .
I need to swap games, I play World of Warcraft, Final Fantasy XIV and GW2. I also on occasion jump into ESO.
Well timed video. I decided to take a break from last friday. I feel a bit burnt out. Mostly logging on doing dailies, a couple metas, fractals then logging out feeling kinda bored. Also, thought I was the only one who disliked wayfinder lol
I feel you.
My reason for leaving is mostly burnout... second is how they've demolished mesmer. Third relic system.
Less confusion, seeing all the other profession weapon skills how awesome they seem, then mesmer comes on and it Single shot beacon rifle or flailing rush in spear.
Anet hates mesmers
I've thought many times of focusing solely on my mesmer but I really felt like it wasn't as cool as my ele. Imo very limited in viable weapons tbh
@CaffeinatedDad I loved the playstyle for a long time for mesmer. I got keeping uptime on chaos armor down to a science, but from launch, they did major shifts to them. Eventually, every other profession left mesmers in the dust.
If Mirage hadn't been are melee, if they didn't focus soo hard on shatters, and focused on the cool mechanics of cloning... the stats and conditions they can do and other things it'll be a different story
My alt. Ranged Scourge condi is a killer at the moment though. I couldn't really get into Elementalist. If I could stay on one element and be viable I'd love it. Lol.
Well welcome back, the legendary packets are awesome to be patient for also.
I’ve always struggled to get into GW2. I bought it the day it released and I don’t know if I’ve ever made it past lvl 15 haha. I think it’s the questing structure. I’m a bit more aligned with the more traditional way to quest that other MMOs have.
I play GW2 for a few weeks at a time, then take a few months off, then repeat. Where I find gw2 lacks for me, is the guilds and finding other people to play with. It seems every guild you want to join directs you to their website to fill out a form or some such(have to play X amount of time, have to be on for runs on X days, etc). I much preferred how the guilds felt/worked in wow.
i have never experienced that b4 is that a new thing? the guild im in i was just asked to join after playing with some of the members said yes and joind
@@Nytrusdeathcyde been playing since launch. and its what ive encounterd most. it also feels to me like people are doing their own things in game, and dont use guild chat as much as i saw in wow.
I do experience that kind of phase as gamer playing GW2 since 2020. And I can say, there at times, you'd be burn-out and that's normal. I play offline games or gacha ones in my mobile to ease everything and to clear one's self from exhaustion. Now, after months, I am back playing PvP. And yes, SPvP in GW2 can burn you out a lot with frustration that usually results to stress. So, one piece of advise, just balance everything and don't forget to stay away from the game once in a while to avoid unwanted stress or burn-out.
I get you. Same here. To be truthful, I didn’t play the final “turtle run” episode of EoD and it was fine. Also didn’t play final episode of SOTO either. But I happily visit Crystal Desert almost daily (my fav) and bounce around other areas, events that appeal that day. I do Dragonstorm daily and the dailies. Often times that’s all I care to do. Yesterday I activated my level 80 boosted char from pre-purchased Janthir Wilds and leveled up a Chrono Sylvari. This will be my Janthir toon. Will be wild!
I recently came back as well, casually though. And thats why I love the mmos I have investments in. GW2 and Warframe dont make you fall behind if you aint playing. I can take breaks and focus on a singleplayer game if I want and come back whenever I want.
Hallo! I've been following your channel for quite a while now and I love your content, which leads me to: I have some insight.
1. - Don't care that you stopped. GW2 is a game that allows you to be burned out and take your time away to recover. So take your time and, when you go back, it will (we) will recieve you with open arms.
2. - You need to take your time. Either you do, or you will turn this experience into something that is not enjoyable for you. Surely there is a certain quantity of struggle to turn something you love into a carreer, I can say that as a writer and as a psychologist, but if you are doing a slow, but steady, transition, things will come, when their time to come arrives.
3. - I'm glad you found other gaming experiences that made you realize how much more you can do, all the while having way more pleasant experiences as a gamer, as a producer, as a father and so on.
4. - Do not limit your content to a single thing. This will either make you, in the long run, hate whatever you are producing content about, or turn this into a burden (which has happened) even if you like it. Also, limiting your content to a single plataform or game will make your options to grow way way too few, and turn the experience of turning this into a carreer much much harder. So, yes PLEASE, expand your content. We love gw2, and your content about it, but if we are here, it's for your way to do things, not specifically gw2.
That's it. Hope you take my insight to the heart
It's good to take breaks and have your own game time for the relaxation and stress relief they provide. I've just returned to GW2 from a very long break, been watching your videos and they're very helpful, thank you. As a long time MMO player every time I come back to GW2 I realize why it is such a superior game to some others. Also, not a fan of the SOTO expansion, really dislike the monsters and that whole theme, so I'm very much looking forward to Janthir Wilds.
Yes I agree. I ended up taking Mondays off and only streaming 2 days a week.
I love GW2 but I also lost interest lately, I felt like every goal I had always needed gold so I would spend the whole day making gold, so I missed the other fun parts of gaming and SOTO wasnt very fun for me. I also feel like its substantially more work to make groups for strikes and raids so I cant just queue in like ffxiv and have some fast fun. And I also missed some really good story and I feel like SOTO was very weak, super cliche and extremely short, the story overall from all expansions lack on various aspects to me even though its okay.
That's one of the beautiful things about FF14. Most people that come over from other games play it for a while enjoy it for however long they play, then head back to their main game. Refreshed and reinvigorated. So feel free to hop between games you want to play. Yoshi P encourages it and FF14 will always be here for you. Hope you get that passion for GW2 back again. It's never fun to "Lose the love" for a game you used to play.
I'm a launch of gw1 player. I log into gw1 weekly to just goof around and hang out with decade friends. But gw2 flatlined for me. I have 15k hours in the game since launch. Pretty much everything I want in game. Items some will probably never own or have in their inventory. One of these days I'm going to just hop on discord and liquidate my acc and give all my infusions and such away and make 2 OG legendaries to give away also. It went from a grind to the end to grinding just to stay "up to date". But 4 manning raids. Doing or soloing fractals. That and all but 1 of my friends quit. It's... Kinda sad tbh. But I'll always have amazing memories.
You owe no one an apology lol and playing FF14 is something I would recommend everyone. I have my beef with the FF14 combat system but it is undeniable that the post SB patches and Shadowbringers was the best time I've had in any MMO, only thing that rivals it is GW2 POF + Season 4.
Burn out happens, I'm looking forwards to you trying other games!
I just came back after a 6 year hiatus. The most recent login from my guildies is 3 years and change. Life happened to all of us.
Game burn out is quite real. I learned that when I took playing realm of the mad god too far and that ended up being the only game I played and ended up forcing myself to play and grind it. Ended up burning myself out if it for many years. I'm glad you stopped guild wars 2 when it started feeling like a chore instead of forcing youself to keep playing and burning out extra hard. Thankfully GW2's greatest strength is that you can pick it back up any time without losing progress. It's always good to play a variety of games. As a side note, starting FF14 looks like it's been great for your streams. You've been pulling triple the viewership on your streams now as you were 6 months ago. Always good to reach multiple audiances.
I'm glad it has worked out for my streams as well as my sanity. The game is great and especially the free trial it's fantastic!
When a GAME starts to feel like work, take a break. Dragon bash was crazy fun this year. I got new pants! I think SoTo was a prototype for the new release schedule. I have high hopes for Janthir Wilds!
I spent like 10 solid years playing league of legends, daily, tryhard, i had a passon for it, knew the game so much that friends stopped inviting me to 5v5 rankeds cuz they had nothing to do if im locked in, and it felt amazing, yet patch by patch they slowly killed a game to the point of missery, solo carrying isnt a thing, tanks deal damage while dps classes cry doing nothing and i started a search for something new, and oh my have i found the game for me, gw2 was literaly insane exprience, so many classes, abilities, builds, things to see and do.. Now the game of league feels like living inside of a small box, having only 4 abilities, few if any builds..freedom to do whatever i want is wild. A peacefull life without playing pvp games
I got burnt out with GW2 and haven't played for a year. Only just re-downloaded it today.
Just couldn't decide on a main before. I think I might go with Engineer, it's the only class
that I actually like all specs of.
Taking it steady is the key to enjoying GW2. Sure, you can grind it out collecting all the achievements, daily routine like fractals, beating all the CMs... but for me getting there is more enjoyable as a leisurely stroll. Sure we will get there, but at a much calmer pace to avoid burnout.
burn out is pretty easy to achieve in guild wars 2. with almost nothing to do super easy to lose interest.
1:00 as someone who only recently got into video making I definitely sympathise with the process being stressful... and I don't even have kids!
Im the opposite, i took my hiatus from the burnout and came back refreshed and ready to go. It truly is the one where its there when u need it without a gear treadmill to worry about
Game burn-out was real to me.. 1000hours in 6 months
DAMN! Slow Down!
Yup on a hiatus myself now for about 7 months. Turned it on saturday, dont feel the need to again anytime soon lol.
Nothing wrong with stopping for a bit. I used to play ESO and was always shocked by how much content a few creators I watched put out. You actually inspired me to dip into ff14 again. I also just got WoW and have committed myself to playing dragonflight and the new expansion, trying to learn what makes people like it. I boosted in WoW because they make exposing yourself to old content so hard and the leveling just feels unrewarding. I've committed to doing the entire gw2 story chronologically (almost done with S1, kind of sick of scarlette ngl) and I'm pumped about what's to come. I think I'll probably switch between the 3 mmos to keep them from feeling stale. Whatever content you put out I'll watch. Any interest in Blue Protocol if it ever gets a global release?
I love GW2 and it consumes a LOT of hours of my life and I’m not even that hardcore of a player.
Being a content creator seems like a dream job to a lot of people, but I also think not everyone realizes that it is a job, same as any other, and the amount of time and energy it takes to record, edit videos, not to mention entertaining an audience on stream, is a lot. I genuinely don’t know how people like Teapot who basically live, eat and breathe this game still find it to be fun after all that time.
Also, same sentiment about SOTO. I enjoyed having new maps and content but to me it was the least fun expansion content.
I also just came out of a pause on GW2 and tried other games like diablo Jedi survivor and others I think if you feel tierd of a game just stop playing it for some time when you come back it will be fun again that is the best part of gw2 :D have fun
I had the same thing happen but with the games reversed, I got burnt out during Endwalker on ff14 and eventually started gw2 and have been having an absolute blast.
Now I'm looking forward to Dawntrail and letting gw2 sit a little quieter, which is a good thing the expacs for each game have a good time between them. Hyped for Janthir too.