Now before I start this post I want everyone to keep in mind that I am a huge MMORPG fan (in fact I have FFXIV open while typing this)
Now I recently got a character to max level on WoW and Final Fantasy XIV. Got decent gear and everything but there was one thing that kept nagging me at the back of my mind. It was a subconscious feeling to put down the game due to the fact that at the end of the day it is a grindfest from start to finish. There is little to no story to follow, maybe some context here and there but thats all you get. You start the game by leveling a load of levels unlocking different armor and dungeons and then you get to endgame where you grind every day and every week when instances are open and bosses are lootable and once you get the best gear you don't put the game down until the newer patch/expansion comes out and then come back to the game but start another grind on a fresh character. Now this is something that I can not answer myself, I know the reasoning behind it but I do not know why I keep playing MMORPG's and consider them to be some of my favourite games.
Keep in mind this could also be aimed towards any game where instanced areas/dungeons are farmed such as Diablo/Borderlands etc...
Now I recently got a character to max level on WoW and Final Fantasy XIV. Got decent gear and everything but there was one thing that kept nagging me at the back of my mind. It was a subconscious feeling to put down the game due to the fact that at the end of the day it is a grindfest from start to finish. There is little to no story to follow, maybe some context here and there but thats all you get. You start the game by leveling a load of levels unlocking different armor and dungeons and then you get to endgame where you grind every day and every week when instances are open and bosses are lootable and once you get the best gear you don't put the game down until the newer patch/expansion comes out and then come back to the game but start another grind on a fresh character. Now this is something that I can not answer myself, I know the reasoning behind it but I do not know why I keep playing MMORPG's and consider them to be some of my favourite games.
Keep in mind this could also be aimed towards any game where instanced areas/dungeons are farmed such as Diablo/Borderlands etc...