I’m noticing a pattern, a cycle about my gaming habits. Every six months or so I get hit by the MMO wanderlust bug hard. Suddenly, I have to check out new games or returns to old ones. I’ll get a crazy itch to level up a character in WoW using only PvP or I’ll pick a new game like I just did with The secret world. Sometimes I’ll stick with the new/old stuff, or I’ll play both for a while or just go back to my old comfortable MMO.
My latest wanderings though came with some guilt. I love raiding in Swtor and I still love the game very much but when I’m playing The secret world I feel like I’m cheating on my guild a bit. I keep telling myself that I should spend that time improving my Swtor character so we have a bit of an easier time in raid, or farm consumables and materials for the crafters or do a ton of useful stuff. Instead I’m running around trying to find out about what the eff is going on in a haunted amusement park.
Now I know we all love to say that you need play what you enjoy and even my guildies have supported me and told me it’s not a problem if I want to spend some time hidden in another game. Still, I get those moments of guilt. I’m curious, is there anyone else reading this having the same issues and if yes, how do you deal with it?
I feel quietly guilty until I realize that other people in my guild are also “cheating” with other games. Thanks!
Haha! Good strategy
I am cheating with Pocket Legends on my Droid. To be fair, however, there are few other games that I can play when away from my computer (on vacation, in bed, on the toilet).
You shouldn’t feel guilty. It’s your free time to do whatever you want. TSW is a good choice BTW.
While it’s easy for me to tell you there’s no need to feel guilty, I must admit that I do have the same issue. But seriously, there’s no need for you or me or anyone else to feel guilty. You wouldn’t be much of a gamer if you weren’t interested in and loved to play other games. It’s totally natural, part of our culture.
Yeah I sometimes feel guilty too, but luckily my guild has been really understanding so I don’t have to keep my wanderlust on the down low