Stuck in a guild wars boredom rut - Guild Wars Forums

runite ringleader · Mar 20, 2008, 05:08 PM // 17:08

I have played gw for 15 months now and now i find it really boring. I go onto the character screen and stare at my characters for 1 hr not knowing what to do. How can i renew my love for guild wars? Thanks

Darkobra · Mar 20, 2008, 05:13 PM // 17:13

Take a break. Play other games. Just because you can play Guild Wars doesn't mean you should. There are HUNDREDS of other games out there to try.

EternalRyuu · Mar 20, 2008, 05:16 PM // 17:16

Do exactly as Darkobra said.....sport other games

Numa Pompilius · Mar 20, 2008, 05:19 PM // 17:19

Yep. Staring at a log-in but no longer wanting to play is a classic sign that it's time to move on, or at least take an extended break.

Chushingura · Mar 20, 2008, 05:21 PM // 17:21

I've been bored many many times and it just takes a small goal or inspiration to make me get right back in the thick of GW.

For example: craft a new armor set, try a new build or farm build out, go back and help the new people, go back and show off to noobs who can't play lol, seek out a guild or join other guilds, etc.

Zodiak · Mar 20, 2008, 05:24 PM // 17:24

Whenever I feel the same, I go back near earlier areas and help individual people with questing, missions or even questions. Getting thanked by a person appreciating your help can sometimes be a breath of fresh air from all the people calling you a noob or argueing and bickering in the game.

That way, you feel appreciated and a new player had a positive experience, allowing him to play for a longer period of time instead of being turned away by rude people and they gain a little more experience and learn to play better.

Win/Win

However, I do agree that taking a breather can also be healthy once in a while.

The Way Out · Mar 20, 2008, 05:26 PM // 17:26

Go outside... there is a real world waiting for you! *Wink Wink*

Seriously, during the winter I game. The summer, I play sports. Time to go out and breathe clean air.

runite ringleader · Mar 20, 2008, 05:27 PM // 17:27

I still yet have many things to do in gw, but when i do e.g. a mission, i get bored straight away.

isamu kurosawa · Mar 20, 2008, 05:29 PM // 17:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darkobra

Take a break. Play other games. Just because you can play Guild Wars doesn't mean you should. There are HUNDREDS of other games out there to try.

that pretty much. there is no monthly fee holdinbg you here. a month or so break will make the game seem fresher.

runite ringleader · Mar 20, 2008, 05:32 PM // 17:32

thanks for the advice. The only game that i own is guild wars. What game shall i try and where can i get it? thanks

Pick Me · Mar 20, 2008, 05:34 PM // 17:34

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Originally Posted by runite ringleader

I still yet have many things to do in gw, but when i do e.g. a mission, i get bored straight away.

That is what usually happens when you are in an organized group or you H/H. Use a monk and go PUGing. You may be surprised how fast you must press those keys to keep your party alive.

I enjoy H/Hing and experimenting with different skills. I don't go with cookie cutters or proven skills/builds that kill everything in your path. Instead, I try different things to see what else works, what doesn't, and what new troubles I can get myself into. I do this when I quest, so I can actually do a quest, complete it, all the while doing different things to keep the game more interesting.

AbalaDoon · Mar 20, 2008, 05:53 PM // 17:53

i found myself in the same rut a while back, i went out and got oblivion and the shivering isles. it was a massive departure from GW. it was open and expansive, completely immersive. you were free to do virtually anything you wanted to do. fight in a city arena in front of a crowd, break into homes as a thief become and assassin... on and on. what it did is provide something so different and mind absorbing that when i returned to GW it seemed fresh new, sort of like the first time ya loaded it up.

Cronk just my 2 pennies

Usurp · Mar 20, 2008, 05:57 PM // 17:57

Here are some suggestions
1. If you are of legal drinking age...turn it into a drinking game. Something like...everytime that you get a gold drop take a shot.
2. Make it more meaningful. Like...everytime your char dies wax a strip of your leg hair...or shave off an eyebrow.
3. Rig up a dunking booth that drops you in cold water anytime you lose a PvP battle.

Or some more reasonable suggestions, like:
1. Go help other people advance in the game
2. Create a new character with a new profession, campaign, etc.
3. Read a book instead
4. Learn a foreign language
5. Go out and adventure in the real-world (great graphics, dynamic PvP, plenty of loot to find, etc.)
6. Volunteer in the community
7. Join a club or sports team
8. Join the military
etc. etc. etc. etc.

Solas · Mar 20, 2008, 06:13 PM // 18:13

1)play another game
2) set a goal and aim for it

Deathly_Overlord · Mar 20, 2008, 06:37 PM // 18:37

Buy wow.

No srsly i t r gud.

Serious its good, i played it for 2 months and im back to GW - taking a break is what you need my friend.

izzywish · Mar 20, 2008, 06:45 PM // 18:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by Usurp

Here are some suggestions
1. If you are of legal drinking age...turn it into a drinking game. Something like...everytime that you get a gold drop take a shot.
2. Make it more meaningful. Like...everytime your char dies wax a strip of your leg hair...or shave off an eyebrow.
3. Rig up a dunking booth that drops you in cold water anytime you lose a PvP battle.

LMAO, not sure if those ideas are good or not, but they sure are funny

Steboy93 · Mar 20, 2008, 06:46 PM // 18:46

Go and max some titles perhaps.

RyXXed · Mar 20, 2008, 06:53 PM // 18:53

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Originally Posted by Steboy93

Go and max some titles perhaps.

Yeah, like that kills boredom.

Just go play another game, possibly an RPG.

rustyduktape · Mar 20, 2008, 06:55 PM // 18:55

i had the same problem. i took a break for about 4 months, i played Lord of the Rings Online. i also skiied all winter, and now skiing is basically over, and now all i do is play guildwars! try PvPing, if you havnt, and if you had, try PvEing, as in get a new build for farming and that stuff. also, join a really good guild, also get to know people in game. to me, it makes the game way more enjoyable to have cool people to play with. so yeah, hope that helps. also! in the summer, definetly get outside, it helps!

Eldin · Mar 20, 2008, 06:55 PM // 18:55

1) Make a new character?

2) Play GW in Bork Bork Bork!

3) Get a life (lol).

4) Take a break from GW. Seriously, I started playing in 05 and felt the game beginning to lose its luster when Factions came out. I took a break for about 7 months, after which I began to get haunted with this epic craving for GW. And here I am once again...enjoying the best game of all time...

Mar 20, 2008, 05:08 PM // 17:08	#1
runite ringleader Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2007 Guild: Mystic Spiral Profession: W/	Stuck in a guild wars boredom rut I have played gw for 15 months now and now i find it really boring. I go onto the character screen and stare at my characters for 1 hr not knowing what to do. How can i renew my love for guild wars? Thanks

Mar 20, 2008, 05:13 PM // 17:13	#2
Darkobra Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scotland Guild: Type like an idiot, I'll treat you like an idiot Profession: E/Me	Take a break. Play other games. Just because you can play Guild Wars doesn't mean you should. There are HUNDREDS of other games out there to try.

Mar 20, 2008, 05:16 PM // 17:16	#3
EternalRyuu Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2008 Guild: Above And Beyond Duty [Duty] Profession: Mo/Rt	Do exactly as Darkobra said.....sport other games

Mar 20, 2008, 05:19 PM // 17:19	#4
Numa Pompilius Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: At an Insit.. Intis... a house. Guild: Live Forever Or Die Trying [GLHF] Profession: W/Me	Yep. Staring at a log-in but no longer wanting to play is a classic sign that it's time to move on, or at least take an extended break.

Mar 20, 2008, 05:21 PM // 17:21	#5
Chushingura Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2006	I've been bored many many times and it just takes a small goal or inspiration to make me get right back in the thick of GW. For example: craft a new armor set, try a new build or farm build out, go back and help the new people, go back and show off to noobs who can't play lol, seek out a guild or join other guilds, etc.

Mar 20, 2008, 05:24 PM // 17:24	#6
Zodiak Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Gatineau, Qc, Canada Guild: Kiss of Anguish [KISS] Profession: P/W	Whenever I feel the same, I go back near earlier areas and help individual people with questing, missions or even questions. Getting thanked by a person appreciating your help can sometimes be a breath of fresh air from all the people calling you a noob or argueing and bickering in the game. That way, you feel appreciated and a new player had a positive experience, allowing him to play for a longer period of time instead of being turned away by rude people and they gain a little more experience and learn to play better. Win/Win However, I do agree that taking a breather can also be healthy once in a while.

Mar 20, 2008, 05:26 PM // 17:26	#7
The Way Out Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In my peanut brain Guild: Zomg Zombies [OMG] Profession: Mo/E	Go outside... there is a real world waiting for you! Wink Wink Seriously, during the winter I game. The summer, I play sports. Time to go out and breathe clean air.

Mar 20, 2008, 05:27 PM // 17:27	#8
runite ringleader Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2007 Guild: Mystic Spiral Profession: W/	I still yet have many things to do in gw, but when i do e.g. a mission, i get bored straight away.

Mar 20, 2008, 05:32 PM // 17:32	#10
runite ringleader Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Jul 2007 Guild: Mystic Spiral Profession: W/	thanks for the advice. The only game that i own is guild wars. What game shall i try and where can i get it? thanks

Mar 20, 2008, 05:53 PM // 17:53	#12
AbalaDoon Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2007 Guild: anubis empire Profession: N/Mo	i found myself in the same rut a while back, i went out and got oblivion and the shivering isles. it was a massive departure from GW. it was open and expansive, completely immersive. you were free to do virtually anything you wanted to do. fight in a city arena in front of a crowd, break into homes as a thief become and assassin... on and on. what it did is provide something so different and mind absorbing that when i returned to GW it seemed fresh new, sort of like the first time ya loaded it up. Cronk just my 2 pennies

Mar 20, 2008, 05:57 PM // 17:57	#13
Usurp Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The burbs of Atlanta	Here are some suggestions 1. If you are of legal drinking age...turn it into a drinking game. Something like...everytime that you get a gold drop take a shot. 2. Make it more meaningful. Like...everytime your char dies wax a strip of your leg hair...or shave off an eyebrow. 3. Rig up a dunking booth that drops you in cold water anytime you lose a PvP battle. Or some more reasonable suggestions, like: 1. Go help other people advance in the game 2. Create a new character with a new profession, campaign, etc. 3. Read a book instead 4. Learn a foreign language 5. Go out and adventure in the real-world (great graphics, dynamic PvP, plenty of loot to find, etc.) 6. Volunteer in the community 7. Join a club or sports team 8. Join the military etc. etc. etc. etc.

Mar 20, 2008, 06:13 PM // 18:13	#14
Solas Desert Nomad Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ireland Guild: Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2 Profession: E/	1)play another game 2) set a goal and aim for it

Mar 20, 2008, 06:37 PM // 18:37	#15
Deathly_Overlord Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: A house :) Guild: LaZy! Profession: Mo/	Buy wow. No srsly i t r gud. Serious its good, i played it for 2 months and im back to GW - taking a break is what you need my friend.

Mar 20, 2008, 06:46 PM // 18:46	#17
Steboy93 Furnace Stoker Join Date: Feb 2007 Guild: Trinity of the Ascended [ToA] \| Ex-Officer [TAM] Profession: W/	Go and max some titles perhaps.

Mar 20, 2008, 06:55 PM // 18:55	#19
rustyduktape Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: massachusetts Profession: R/Mo	i had the same problem. i took a break for about 4 months, i played Lord of the Rings Online. i also skiied all winter, and now skiing is basically over, and now all i do is play guildwars! try PvPing, if you havnt, and if you had, try PvEing, as in get a new build for farming and that stuff. also, join a really good guild, also get to know people in game. to me, it makes the game way more enjoyable to have cool people to play with. so yeah, hope that helps. also! in the summer, definetly get outside, it helps!

Mar 20, 2008, 06:55 PM // 18:55	#20
Eldin Forge Runner Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: America. How about you, commie? Guild: Fellows of Mythgar [FOM] Profession: R/Mo	1) Make a new character? 2) Play GW in Bork Bork Bork! 3) Get a life (lol). 4) Take a break from GW. Seriously, I started playing in 05 and felt the game beginning to lose its luster when Factions came out. I took a break for about 7 months, after which I began to get haunted with this epic craving for GW. And here I am once again...enjoying the best game of all time...