Daily Grind, Chore or Pure Fun?

Over the years of gaming I have been wondering when I should stop playing games. Once I completed Sonic the Hedgehog and had a time I could find no way of beating I stopped. When I mastered the original Streetfighter I stopped playing each character when they were no longer a challenge. I have played played many games and they have all had life spans but with DDO I am still playing after all the years of Pen and Paper and now the online version. So why does a game still hold my attention after all the years I have played?

One of the more romantic rooms on the Airship

Well I have a guild that is me, a very charming lady and thats it. But because we are in a long distance relationship the game has become an additional way to interact. But before we joined forces to deplete Eberron of monsters I was still hooked on ddo.

So many times I have run certain quests I do wonder if I could run them in my sleep, certainly I can recite how many monsters and what types are waiting around many corners. So why hasn't the game dragged for me?

Dancing with my pet

I guess because apart from the quests themselves I have found other things to enjoy from mucking around and dancing in the stupidest places to crafting, although I still have a long way to go with that. I don't craft raid items because I don't raid but that hasn't stopped from making useful tools. 

Did Some Just Play Bon Jovi

And of course we have the various festivals including the one that is running at the present time the Winter Festival/Ice Game which has been my favourite. And this time I have actually spent a lot of time avoiding the regular daily grind and spent time running the skating even to do the odd jump in the harbour.

Think I missed some

Nice Festivult Image?

It is events like this that do help keep the game from getting cold (or not with this event lol). I actually have put in the time this year including sniping a lot of motes at the last second. This is the first time I have actually really worked at using the motes to add festival burst to weapons. At the time I am writing this I am now at 15 weapons that I have added burst to. This includes two of my first lifers who I will bind and attune the weapons so they have an easier time when they reincarnate although it will mean my ranger won't go deepwood sniper. So I will have to decide if I need to take another toon through it.

Can you show me the way to Amarillo?

So over the last few days I have abused my fun aspect of my game playing and stopped grinding certain quests. Depths, Stormcleave and Epic Fens have been amongst my daily quests. So perhaps after this I need to find another set of quests to grind out and improve the toons that I am currently working on.

May you be overstocked on Winter Recipe 5

Grousemot (the short arse monk).