Should I quit Mabinogi now?

• Offspring wrote on 2011-01-05 09:19

  Quote from Cryosite;277139:

  If your opinion is that the C4 content is all "ridiculous" (I take that to mean you feel it will not be fun), and mabi is no longer the fun game you enjoy then you should quit and find something else you will enjoy more than the new mabi.
  
  I am sorta curious though what it is about the new content that you find so offensive though?
  
  I can already tell that you and I are somewhat similar in that we enjoy the learning and building parts of gameplay of striving upwards, not the state of being at the top.

  
  
  The only thing I see fun is leap attack which was much needed waaaaaaaay back then. The new content isn't necessarily offensive to me. I just find it steering away from what I like; a in-depth story that is at least semi-original. I understand that not everything is just Shakespeare but going from a somewhat original Epic Evil vs Good storyline(Although generic, it had some great twists) to changing the world with alchemy to classic literature?
  
  
  

  Quote from krpr;277143:

  tips
  1- join a better/more active guild
  2- take a break
  3- try to get friends that do stuff like daily/weekly harder dungeons
  for example you're 400+, just get a group of ppl and go do shadow wiz adv once a week
  4- start life skills, they're more fun than ppl think and are a nice break from grinding fest
  
  hell, im almost 1.5k, i know my dmg isn't the best since i dont have tons of gears with epic ES, but do you think i care?

  
  
  I'd like to first start off by saying Darkstar is the best guild I have ever joined. The guildies are nice, charitable yet realistic, and fun. Even when i came back from my break I was still in the guild and was invited back with open arms. Simply doing shadow missions once a week isn't to to revive my passion for the game. As for life skill I will admit they are fun, but tedious... very very tedious...
• Suoh wrote on 2011-01-05 09:21
  Come learn the ways of herbalism and potion making from the newbest master~ >_> (jk?)
• Shanghai wrote on 2011-01-05 09:26
  Take a little hitaus from Mabinogi. Play another game to take your mind off of Mabinogi. If your mind is like mine, you'll eventually start yearning for the old games you used to play(be it a month or 6 months) and I usually end up re-playing them again for awhile. I may seem like a game hopper, but it keeps you interested in games. And it's probably one of the reasons why I'm in a semi-active guild or not in a guild at all. XD
  
  You don't have to quit, you can just leave it aside for when you feel like playing it again.
• Suoh wrote on 2011-01-05 09:30
  If your lookin for an alternative game, Offspring, maybe try PWI. I know some may disagree with me, but I found it interesting enough to keep me occupied while on break from Mabi~ >_>;;; Plus you can jump? :D?
• Aiyoku wrote on 2011-01-05 09:30

  Quote from Offspring;277163:

  I'd like to first start off by saying Darkstar is the best guild I have ever joined. The guildies are nice, charitable yet realistic, and fun. Even when i came back from my break I was still in the guild and was invited back with open arms. Simply doing shadow missions once a week isn't to to revive my passion for the game. As for life skill I will admit they are fun, but tedious... very very tedious...

  
  
  Make friends outside of your guild to do runs when you please. Or better yet, take initiative and make your own runs within the guild. It's not solely the leader's job to coordinate guild activities.
• Suoh wrote on 2011-01-05 09:33
  Hm, organize an event with your guild~ If your lookin for something like an adventure back in the newb days try what visions did: Pilgrimage Event. Came across it while searching for guild events, sounded kinda fun to me~ :D
• Offspring wrote on 2011-01-05 09:39

  Quote from Aiyoku;277149:

  Because it seems you want a dumbed down game. If you want adventure, stop looking at the wiki for all the answers. Know how I did G1 through G12? (Except G8) I played the game without getting hung up on the right way of doing things. I used the wiki here and there when I was hopelessly stuck. I'm level 3K+, done all the generations, and I'm still finding new stuff to do every day. I didn't rank windmill or refine until I was over level 1000, I don't have the best weapons or equipments or the hottest clothing in the game, but so what?
  
  Like any game, the fun factor is what you make it. If you're going to sit there and complain about how you know everything now and how you don't like where the new content is going, then quit now. I beg you. G13 has a load of new stuff to play around with, and seriously, if you're not looking forward to any of it then why are you playing? Everyone looks forward to new stuff in the game.
  
  It comes down to this:
  
  "The days of Generation Three are over and I just don't like the direction the game is going into."
  
  QUIT.
  
  "they made everything or are making everything easier"
  
  Lies.
  
  "or the advancements in combat that has my hard earned character left in the dust that not only make me want to quit Mabinogi, but drop MMOs forever."
  
  Keep up to the best of your ability or get out. You aren't going to be the best at everything.
  
  "Another thing I truly miss is my innocence. My head is filled with calculations, theories, tactics, and methods."
  
  Stop using wiki then.
  
  "I can no longer stand in awe at my character as he plays his lute to a default song."
  
  When was that ever awe inspiring?
  
  I'm sorry to be so harsh, but this thread is nothing but a cry for attention. Do something new in Mabinogi. If you don't like the game anymore why are you still playing?

  
  
  Once again, how does it seem like I want a dumbed down game? I WANTED the complexity of the combat system and skill system. Now that I know it and have built upon it I find myself going nowhere. How can you assume I used Wikipedia for every single generation especially when I didn't? (except for after G10 because the storyline was just wth and I couldn't bear reading anymore of it) I use wikipedia to further myself equipment and skill wise and in the process wound up doing more research then I originally was looking for.
  
  A lot of things from the older generations have been nerfed and the possible implementation of specific skill training potions isn't making anything easier?As for the best equipment and whatever you were rambling on about it was about alchemy. How someone nearly half my level can have the same power and almost the same flexibility.
  
  Also your not sorry. I'm having a problem picking between quitting and staying for a extended period of time and was asking for your opinion. You're just making seem like anyone who is making a leaving thread is looking for attention. I played Mabinogi for three years over two different servers. It's not easy quit.
  
  

  Quote from Aiyoku;277173:

  Make friends outside of your guild to do runs when you please. Or better yet, take initiative and make your own runs within the guild. It's not solely the leader's job to coordinate guild activities.

  
  
  Who said anything about waiting on my guild leader to do runs? You think I sit in Dunbarton all day and complain? Are you serious? You try to make it seem like I'm a lazy player who hasn't attempted to respark the love for Mabinogi. Your assumptions are making an ass of you and me.
• radionoise wrote on 2011-01-05 09:41
  Mabinogi is what you make of it, really... If you have fun grinding for high damage, weapons or skills then you can do that. If you prefer sitting around chatting with people about mundane things, maybe playing music and cooking meals to share in a campfire then you can also do that.
  
  I do understand how new content can make people uncomfortable, specially if you free-birth... since even people who do so weekly can barely keep up at the rate they're pushing things out, and in all that rush, you forget that skills are fun to rank and you only have r1s in your mind. After a while, this can make a lot of people really powerful, which in turn makes the game easier as you mentioned... but this doesn't have to affect you directly if you can find people who play at your own pace and try to enjoy the content that is most to your liking.
  
  If nothing that the game offers is appealing to you anymore, then it's not a bad thing to put the game away and do something more entertaining for a while, though... it is, after all, just a game and it's supposed to entertain you.
  
  

  Quote from Suoh;277166:

  Come learn the ways of herbalism and potion making from the newbest master~ >_> (jk?)

  
  
  Teach me the ways D:
  
  I can't for the life of me find a way to make potion making fun... other than perhaps making pots to cook magical food.
• Karuta wrote on 2011-01-05 09:43
  Maybe you don't have to "quit" :D but rather..just play more casually when you're bored?
  
  I can understand your feelings about what it felt like before you had everything figured out, I still miss those days myself
  
  despite that I still enjoy playing this game, my advice would be to mix things up a little bit (routines are boring)
  
  with doing things you ordinarily wouldn't do. Things can never go back to how they were, but you can always try to find new ways to enjoy yourself.
  
  I defiantly agree with the above posts about guild events though, my guild makes grinding and normally boring things fun, then with guild events thrown in every now and then :D it helps me to keep enjoying mabi.
• Suoh wrote on 2011-01-05 09:46
  Offspring, what do you do in a typical day, anyways? o,o?
  
  

  Quote from radionoise;277181:

  
  Teach me the ways D:
  
  I can't for the life of me find a way to make potion making fun... other than perhaps making pots to cook magical food.

  
  
  I used to think so too, till I found an easier way to collect herbs. Leaving me with an unlimited supply to totally fail with my 50% success rate~ :D!
• radionoise wrote on 2011-01-05 09:51

  Quote from Suoh;277190:

  Offspring, what do you do in a typical day, anyways? o,o?
  
  
  
  I used to think so too, till I found an easier way to collect herbs. Leaving me with an unlimited supply to totally fail with my 50% success rate~ :D!

  
  
  Rafting? I find it pretty efficient, but it's kinda monotonous and I'd rather be walking around than stuck on a raft all day... or is there a better way I'm not aware of?
• krpr wrote on 2011-01-05 09:51

  Quote from Suoh;277190:

  I used to think so too, till I found an easier way to collect herbs. Leaving me with an unlimited supply to totally fail with my 50% success rate~ :D!

  
  
  don't say rafting, the only way that comes to my mind now is ant hell
• Aiyoku wrote on 2011-01-05 09:52

  Quote from Offspring;277177:

  Once again, how does it seem like I want a dumbed down game? I WANTED the complexity of the combat system and skill system. Now that I know it and have built upon it I find myself going nowhere. How can you assume I used Wikipedia for every single generation especially when I didn't? (except for after G10 because the storyline was just wth and I couldn't bear reading anymore of it) I use wikipedia to further myself equipment and skill wise and in the process wound up doing more research then I originally was looking for.
  A lot of things form the older generations have been nerfed and the possible implementation of specific skill training potions isn't making anything easier?As for the best equipment and whatever you were rambling on about it was about alchemy. How someone nearly half my level can have the same power and almost the same flexibility.
  Also your not sorry. I'm having a problem picking between quitting and staying for a extended period of time and was asking for your opinion. Your just making seem like anyone whos making a leaving thread is looking for attention. I played Mabinogi for three years over two different servers. It's not easy quit.

  
  
  The combat system IS complex. You have four different types of offense. Use them in combination for complexity. I didn't say you used it for your generations, I said I didn't use them for mine as an example. All your talk of theories and calculations comes FROM THE WIKI. It's your fault if you planned out the next two years of your Mabi life while looking at the wiki.
  
  Someone half your level can be as strong as you because rather than doing NOTHING and pissing and moaning about how the integrity of the game is now failing, they've been doing stuff. You honestly can't bring that up when you said yourself you use the wiki to look at equipment and such. They did the exact same thing except better than you, hence why they're as good as you at half your level.
  
  I also feel the need to point out that nerfing things makes the game harder, not easier. Just clearing that up. You do what a dumbed down game. You're complaining about things because you can't keep up.
  
  And you're right, I'm not sorry. You're crying for attention so why should I be sorry for being harsh? I've played this game since beta ended and guess what I'm not tired or sick of it. I have nothing to complain about beyond the maintenance extensions. My opinion as I've stated several times is that you should quit, and this just furthers what I'm saying. If all you can do is complain then leave. If that's hard to do then you need to rearrange the priorities in your life because you're making Mabinogi out to be the most addictive thing since cigarettes.
• radionoise wrote on 2011-01-05 09:53

  Quote from krpr;277198:

  don't say rafting, the only way that comes to my mind now is ant hell

  
  
  I tried solea once and it took me forever just to find a sunlight herb patch... never again D:
• Suoh wrote on 2011-01-05 09:54
  Oh gawd no, not the ant hill! ;w; That thing takes me 30-60 minutes to get outa. Nuh, nuh! use the Solea caves or however it spelt. >_>
  
  

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