AR

[DarkFire]

well has anyone gotten bored with AR? I mean I have played for a while just havent been using the fourms and whatnot untill now but AR is getting alittle stale

[_Clifton_]

I think it's the rp that really keeps me entertained. I get bored with characters that have no purpose - but those usually just idle and sit. Then I look to make a character with a background and a goal. Huotoyoxi was created after Kalist's Mudsex Poll. Iriqeous was made as a response to the Cheese Noodle pic. etc.. etc..

[Amdorin]

[Vanisse]

if you don't put effort into making it interesting for you (and others), AR will be boring. for example, while some odd fellows might get kicks out of seeing every few hours "You have become better at communing create food!", sitting in a guild making mushrooms for days on end is probably not the highlight of AR. similarly, powerranking or sitting around town waiting to pk (at least from my viewpoint) without taking the time to explore the realms or interact and discover how much effort others have put into either areas or characters will ultimately result in a gradual increase in uninterest.

one of the main interests for me when i play is the continuity and dynamism of the realms. while, yes, there will always be those who prefer to stick to "cookie cutter roles", others face each session as a challenge - how can i make it more interesting and unique for myself? how can i demonstrate my uniqueness to others? it's up to you to either take up this challenge or meet one of those who think this way and execute it nearly flawlessly. when you do, you'll find the realms aren't quite as stagnant as you might think.

if you want to have fun, try using imagination. it helps.

[Jamus]

I do. There are a lot of times where I'm all rare-d out, with no room in inventory for more, have all the eatables/drinkables I need, and there's no one to kill. Tasks/selling stuff gets lame after a while, too. I just wait until anyone in my range shows up, and I head off to kill them/challenge them to a duel. Helping ranking, too, or RP.

That's all you can pretty much do in AR, I guess. You have to make up your own things to do besides that (kind of falls into RP). I dunno.

[Vhrael]

Make a clan.

Join a cabal.

Try to PK someone with your bare hands.

Try to complete 20+ quests.

Learn new pathways between areas.

Think of the worst possible race/class combo you can think of and try to get 80% PK efficiency with it before you delete/condie.

You can do all sorts of stuff to spice things up and challenge yourself.

[Davairus]

Eh.. so who was your Warlord again? Things shouldn't feel stale before you've mastered them and are ready for something different. I've only seen a handful of warriors that have mastered the combat modules and enjoyed the rewards of being able to use a warrior well.

Speaking of combat modules, you might want to get the hang of it now before mage modules arrive. That goes double for you mage players..

[sissuris]

I put bored, lol, but this isnt the first time, I can't count the number of hiatus's I've taken because IW as getting bored with the realms. I am sort of getting a little tired of the cut dry warrior though. Heh, only played two effectivly in my career. I think im gonna take a page out of vhrael's post, and gonna try something thats a little more challenging. I've heard that this race/class combo is good at mid levels, gonna see what it can do at high levels. Thats about all you can do I guess. Try new things. I like to take time off and reflect when i start to grow bored. Or try a different mud just to come to the realization of how good ar is. I dont think that I will ever completely quit it, no matter how bored i get, there will always be a change just around the corner to make it more interesting

[DarkFire]

its just the same thing over and over again most of the time I play there are a few who roleplay even if all they say is Thou, ye and so on and then there are the others who always say lol,brb, u, and r all the time it ruins the game in my eyes. plus i just dont know what I want to play be it a dark knight or a ninja, or even a spellcaster, let alone a race oh well I guess I will just wait for a week or so and start playing again see if that helps

[Vhrael]

[Gygh]

Yeah, I'm not going to lie... I've been kinda getting bored of Ar.

Maybe it's because I have trouble finding the time to play (honestly, a social life just seems much more appealing at the time) and when I do play I have trouble getting into it- although I did add on about ten-twelve hours two weeks ago (which was nice).

I can't make any new charecters because I can't consistantly play every day and the desire/commitment of keeping an old one alive makes any new charecters just seem like an extra burden.

Any advice?

[Davairus]

Minotaur berserker.

[Jamus]

MOOOOOOOOOO!

[crazyhorse]

I do stupid things like make gnomes. It makes things hard. Lol.

[_Clifton_]

It sounds like the thing htat's lacking is a challenge. Or rather, there is no inherent challenge. I guess it's for each and every person to find something interesting and difficult to do, be it mastering PK or finding a Persona to suit them. If you have no goal, then what you're doing is pointless. So, find a goal

[Mandor]

[Phostan]

As one of the oldest players left, that still are actively playing, I find things just keep getting more interesting as they implement stuff. Things have calmed down a bit as all the modifications to the fighter classes seems done, but once mage module and religions come in, people are probably going to crap their pants out of sheer excitement alone, and some will die on the spot when they actually experience the changes. So asides from telling you all to patiently wait, all I can reccomend is taking breaks now and then. For the last week and a bit, I just spent a few hours every night playing Resident Evil 4 instead of solid mudding. Then sometimes I'll play AR everyday six hours a day for three weeks straight if something interesting has been happening. Find a happy balance people!

[Kessor Natul]

[Elaedon]

I will never get bored of AR. Let me tell you a story... Yesterday night, when I was kind of sick of Elaedon, and none of the other goods at lvl 50 were around, I saw my old favorite meatshield, Yashiramata. I logged on my brother's old healer, and went for Yashiramata, then he fled, so I went after Serathi and Damorath, then Oranyth came after me. I ended up having four people after me. It was SOOOOO fun. in the end it was me vs serathi, and I died once because I was spamming 'co dis ser' even when I was in a shop, and the shopkeeper's name started with ser, even thoug her name was heru. Guess it must be seringale or something. Anyway, Oranyth and Yashiramata found me in valour, at my heavens gate point, and I had to word. I worded right near Serathi. Since I had crap eq on, he full dispelled me on his first try, almost every time. Though when he didn't have mana shield on, I almost got him...
After a night of attacking people in Seringale, I look at my score, and see I am lawful.
Now that was a helluva night.

[Vhrael]