2 weeks of throne and liberty

    i've been playing this game for a little over than 2 weeks now, and i didn't actually expect to play it after the first day haha. i historically dislike mmorpgs (or, at least, lack commitment to them) and the exception with maplestory was that it is a nostalgic game from my childhood (ca. 2006-2016).

    i've been able to maintain interest because i'm not forcing myself to do any of the recommended endgame stuff that everyone does on the daily (contracts, co-op dungeons, open world dungeons, world events) on top of farming materials and gear. i'm letting myself go at my own pace, and i've accumulated a lot of resources-to-be-spent as a result (which are consumed upon finishing dailies, so i've let them reach their cap and i'm not able to accumulate any more of these currencies/resources -- think of Energy from those mobile games that restore like 1 Energy per minute and you need 15 Energy to run a mission, so i'm at the 100/100 equivalent).

    there's always a lot to do in mmorpgs because progression is meant to be slow, or at least, restricted, so players don't run out of content too fast. so far, i've played a total of about 56 hours in the game, and while i'm not passionate about what i'm doing, i'm pretty driven to improve my character. that is, i'm not particularly motivated by enjoyment, but rather, the desire to reach a certain point of competency in the game -- i don't wanna be some low level scrub >_> -- but also, i mean, i have the time. and, like, that's a pretty interesting and valid reason: how am i gonna quit on something i barely started? let's freaking sink our teeth into this game, let's take a deep dive into the content. otherwise, how can my opinion hold any credibility?

    feeling like i was forced to play maplestory ("keep up with dailies and events on top of grinding") was why i dropped it. i'm engaging with Throne and Liberty in a more healthy manner i think. i try not to log on with the idea i'd feel like if i didn't, i'd be wasting the resources i'm provided, because then i'd start to hate this game and i'd speedrun dropping and quitting.

    i'm just like hey, what's up, no pressure. there's a lot i can do, so i don't have to expect to run out of things to do soon :D