I also have a lot of free time at work that I spend reading sites and blogs. In that time I decide what I am going to do and the most effective way to do it. That makes getting all the things done in game that can be done solo a lot easier for me. So my 4 hours will go much further than another persons 4 hours because I plan my time out ahead of time to get the most out of it.
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I used to be a drinker, you know the 7 day a week type. I quit drinking and a few months later started playing WoW. WoW just became my new addiction. So instead of spending 4 hours a night at the bar I spend it playing WoW.
Over all, I think I can say I traded up. I save 100 bucks a night I would spend at the bar. My relationship has gotten a lot better since I am not drinking all the time. My health has gotten better from not drinking. No more hangovers. Etc. So all things being equal, WoW being my new addiction was a huge positive for me. I wonder how many people can actually say that?
Why do I bring that up? Well, it is because my addictive personally is probably the reason I do all the solo achievements in the most time efficient manner as soon as I am capable of doing them. I do them because I need to do them, my addiction feeds that thought to me in my subconscious.
It is a character flaw perhaps. Some people might call it a strength and label it dedication toward a goal. I do not read that much into it. I just think about it as I want to do something and I hate wasting time. Either way, it is that addictive personality that is why I am basically done with the solo stuff already and have been for about a month.
Maybe that explains why I get bored so easily. Either way, it was a little about me, the person behind the grumpy elf. Might explain why I am grumpy too. I get grumpy when I feel as if I am wasting time that could be put to better use allotted elsewhere.
Who am I kidding. I just like being grumpy. It is a lot more fun to complain about things.
Thanks for the insight, Grumpy!
ReplyDeleteI've been called The Angry Guy in my past so I can totally appreciate your grumpiness. Sometimes it's just what we need to deal with stuff, ya know?
I can see where the need to finish that stuf would drive you and I am sure I don't spend my time in game as efficiently as you, which goes a long way to explain the differences between our playstles. Cool.
Thanks for the post idea.
ReplyDeletePerfect example of me was what one of my friends asked me a few months ago when we were heading somewhere.
Them: Do you have the fight path to xxx on your warrior?
Me: Nope.
Them: Why not?
Me: Questing there is inefficient, I never level any character though there, why would I waste time.
Them: To get the flight path maybe?
It was a good answer on his part, but that explains me. My warrior is 76 now, 2 days 11 hours played. He will be 85 before 4 days played, 3 and a half if I do not dilly dally. That is how I play.