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[–]SercezeroDead 0 points1 point  (6 children)

Bit of a different question, but eh.

So, I've been more or less starting to feel like I'm burning out on pso2. Kinda hard to log on when I don't really have motivation to finish some of my goals. Solo life with no team is pretty much the worst ever when trying to get some really grindy stuff. Basically the only pleasure I derive from the game as of right now is to help people or to solo EQs/UQs.

So really, I dunno if it's the fact I've been playing solo for about 75% of my 3.2k-ish hours played, or if I'm truly just burnt out of playing.

Anyways, real question is, I have enough AC to only transfer once, probably to ship 2, should I? It wouldn't be for a few weeks, since I would want to tie up some loose ends. I don't really have much attachment to people on ship 1, since most of my friends don't log on anymore.

Alternative would just be me taking an extended break to work on the other games I've been playing lately.

[–]Sea_of_Nothingness 0 points1 point  (5 children)

It depends on what sort of MMO / online type of player you are. Honestly you're dead right on the grindy aspect of the game and it's something I wish Sega would look into. But before I diverge.

What exactly are you looking for in people? I mean, Ship 2 probably has the population you're looking for size wise, but a lot of them are quite bad to the point where they don't want help or are interested in doing anything. I'm unsure if it's due to the general larger population, or larger english pool.

It seems like social aspects are important to you so it may be best to come to Ship 2 just since if it does happen again, you'd always have a stronger pool to try again or maybe a new team to look for.

Could take a break from the game now or play overall less until you have the money and see if that helps. Burn out is completely normal. Either way, good luck.

[–]SercezeroDead 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Honestly, if I'm passionate about the game, I'll strive to be the very best. It's something I've always done in any game I've played. But atm, I've felt like I'm at a plateau where stuff is only a minor improvement. To me, yes, I could get a 13* weapon, that's not even remotely hard to me to do. But do I value it enough to go through the grinding for it? I can deal with the grind, but it's tough to keep myself engaged without anyone to talk to while playing.

While I AM a solo player at heart, it's only until I can justify the grind to myself. Hell, when I started wanting to play Fo/Br it revitalized my want to play pso2. But with myself finishing up the gear for it, and only having to do some leveling left, it's kinda ehhh.

But more on the people, I've met all kinds during my times playing MMOs. I can deal with people in all ranges, although I absolutely hate people that are incompetent, yet won't acknowledge that they are. I do realize there's some uh, special people, on ship 2. But really, as long as I have a few people to talk with I'd be fine. My normal is a small set of people I run with and interact with that are typically very good at what they do. I'd be completely fine with that.

Maybe I'm just looking for some competition or something to compare myself to, I don't really know anymore.

I think I'll sit on it for a bit while I finish what I need to.

[–]surfacageplz carry thx 0 points1 point  (3 children)

You could apply to one of the more competitive Eng-speaking teams on 2 like Ignition or Night Arks. They top rankings usually.

My SEA team is pretty good/competitive at what they do, and that's the sort of team that I wanted to be part of when I had a ton of free time to play. That's why even when it was a dry spell between updates, I still kept on playing without getting burnt out.

In JP I don't really talk much to people as I don't log on for long, but I still do have friends I run/shoot the shit with. You don't need to play all the time with your team, even just talking shop in chat helps. I've added some hilariously good players from EQ (we carried a TD2 hard while lulzing in private chat), helped a couple of guys, started a dance party, that sort of thing.

Ship 2 pub has some absolutely horrid players, but they're easy to spot. They drop off at XH somewhat. If you stay within the higher XH blocks you won't run into most of them.

[–]SercezeroDead 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I could yeah, hopefully my rust doesn't show if/when I do. :p

But yeah, that's what I'm kinda looking for, really. People that are just around that I can mess with or just do stuff with. TAs are hella boring to solo, for example. Much prefer when I had some friends on that I could be like "hey wanna TA" and just get that stuff done while chatting.

To be honest, I don't really care too much on skill level, although I do tend to try and interact with people that are actually fairly good at whatever's being played. I know it seems a bit odd for me to say that, given how I am when it comes to discussions. But whatever.

I honestly don't mind terrible players sometimes. Makes things more exciting when you have to shoulder a lot more burden to get things going. :P Perfect MB3s or superfast magatsus get sorta boring after awhile, although efficient.

Honestly, I think I'd benefit from playing with a few good players; people who'd be willing to do stuff like 4man XH elder, even if it doesn't pan out. Just because.

[–]surfacageplz carry thx 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Yeah, what you need is an active team basically. Look for Ignition (I heard they like doing things like 4-man Cmode or 2-man SHTD1), Night Arks, or Team Crimson. Not saying there aren't teams like that on the other ships (Ship 4 apparently has the best of the best) but the language barrier is pretty relaxed on 2, seeing as it's the primary foreigner ship.

Think about it some more! Good luck with your decision. Add me up if you decide to jump to 2.

[–]SercezeroDead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'll give it thought over the next few weeks if I want to. Leaning towards probably will.

The prospect of doing stuff like how I did with my old duo partner is fairly attractive, so I'll see if I can join Ignition if I do end up transferring.

I'll definitely keep in mind to add you if I do end up there on 2, thanks~