Campaign History, Character Creation and RPG Philosophy

Just about a year ago I stopped RPing completely.  The primary reason was burn-out.  It’s happened before but in the past I had fallen back on an old favorite, Starfleet Battles.  Trouble is, all my SFB players are gone and I don’t have the patience to teach someone new.  Enter MMORPGs.  I hate them, but I was bored.  Of course I’ve heard about all the biggies, WOW, LOTRO, DAOC . . . but they cost money, initially for the program then each month . . . forever.   After trying some pretty childish FTP (free-to-play) games I bumped into Perfect World International.

Okay, I got a little hooked, damnit.

But like any game you tend to get tired of it after a few months and that’s the point I am reaching now.  To stem the boredom, I began to experiment with different classes and races discovering rather quickly I love to play a cleric which surprised the hell out of me since an archer is available.  Now though, the whole thing has become a challenge in logistics.  How can I advance each character and how can I get them the best equipment available?

I gotta admit, I spent some money in the cash shop, about $60 over the last year but only for things that made my character more playable.  I’ve never seen the need to buy weird mounts or clothes though I was given a few pieces by a friend.  Now I play only for the challenge of advancing one of my six character or to help other player.

Damn I am bored with it but it’s nicely mindless.

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