I don't think anyone actually expects you to never play Destiny again. Your "I quit" was probably good for your mental health.

Welcome back, ish?

I get how difficult it can be to limit your play in this way. I'm an obsessive too, and can easily dump hundreds of hours into a game I like. Destiny does a nice job of giving a solid, meaningful experience for a few hours every week if you don't mind being behind in the rat race.

But I get it, that siren song is totally there, and it's hard to resist. And the idea of being a "World first raider" is super tempting.

I want to offer an apology to everyone here who has experienced my negativity, or been turned off by it. It sort of exploded when I decided to straight up quit, and it wasn't really necessary or even that mature really.

Currently, I don't think I can play this game anymore and feel good about it and contribute positively here. But, with all that's coming down the pipeline, could I maybe? Could I find a way to play massively less, yet still get the experiences I really like? Scuttle around what I subjectively see to be the toxic MMO center?

The answer is I don't know, because I still feel the same way deep down.

But who knows. It was stupid to straight up scream I'M QUITTING. Completely regrettable, especially considering the resulting thread. Maybe I just needed a 2 month break. Year two is going to be very different than year one. What I am quitting is my current mentality, both in terms of forum persona and in terms of approach to this game. If I can make both work, you might see me in the Dreadnaught yet Korny. I won't be raiding every week, I won't be doing nightfalls all the time or chasing exotics (I simply can't time wise), but I'd at least be there part of the PS4 crew, which is objectively the best here at DBO. ToO stats confirm :-p

If not? Well, no big deal and I won't make a big deal about it.

Time for me to grow up.

If you ever get an Xbox and want to learn how to be a lazy Destiny player, I'm your guy. :) Classes take place at random times once every two weeks with slightly worse-than-you-should-have armor and weapons. Hilarious albeit confusing times ensue. Step one: What is Etheric Light? Correct answer: Never heard of it. Step two: How do you avoid hitting your own Tripmines? You can't. Step three...

I've been meaning to thank you for the Going Nowhere Fast highlights that you edited together in 2005. I really enjoyed the video, and found a few new songs to obsess over. And I found a new way out of Silent Cartographer. :)

So, thank you. Ten years later.

(I should probably not wait 10 years to thank people.)

Don't run stuff weekly. I don't anymore. I might pick that up again when TTK hits, but I really try and keep my Destiny down to one or two evenings a week. It's hard some nights, but life is better, I don't have all my characters at 34, you know what? it's okay!

If you are going to pickup the crack/booz/destiny again, set hard limits for yourself, it helps. Limit yourself to a couple hours one night a week.

EDIT: But really, if you have problems with it and can't stick to your set limits, (and I really don't want to say this because I enjoy playing with you, but feel like I must) then maybe you should just stay away.

Edit2: fixing a bad edit. And this is some advice I should probably take... Just call me Dr. Frazier Crane, dishing out advice that I myself probably should listen to.

I missed talking to you. You never really got on my nerves or irritated me. I almost found it more comical than anything. Look forward to playing with you again. and hearing about your plug.1 some more and some more!

Good for you for taking a break and doing some soul searching.

Destiny is still a MMO. Bungie still needs to balance the social pressure of playing a lot, and having a lot of reasons to play a lot, with making a game that you can pick up because it's enjoyable rather than hitting that RNG gambling fix or OCD collector's need. They won't be perfect, even with all the TTK changes.

I enjoy playing with you and would be happy to see you back. But if not, I totally understand. Either way, sounds like you are in a better place, so thumbs up for that! =)

I look forward to running the TTK raid with you!

I realise it's not easy to come back and say "maybe that was a bit extreme". Kudos to you, and I look forward to playing with you again on occasion.

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This is good to read. Thank you for sharing it.

Isn't there something intrinsically wrong with something that pushes people towards these kinds of feelings?

I want to offer an apology to everyone here who has experienced my negativity, or been turned off by it. It sort of exploded when I decided to straight up quit, and it wasn't really necessary or even that mature really.

Currently, I don't think I can play this game anymore and feel good about it and contribute positively here. But, with all that's coming down the pipeline, could I maybe? Could I find a way to play massively less, yet still get the experiences I really like? Scuttle around what I subjectively see to be the toxic MMO center?

The answer is I don't know, because I still feel the same way deep down.

But who knows. It was stupid to straight up scream I'M QUITTING. Completely regrettable, especially considering the resulting thread. Maybe I just needed a 2 month break. Year two is going to be very different than year one. What I am quitting is my current mentality, both in terms of forum persona and in terms of approach to this game. If I can make both work, you might see me in the Dreadnaught yet Korny. I won't be raiding every week, I won't be doing nightfalls all the time or chasing exotics (I simply can't time wise), but I'd at least be there part of the PS4 crew, which is objectively the best here at DBO. ToO stats confirm :-p

If not? Well, no big deal and I won't make a big deal about it.

Time for me to grow up.

Welcome to the new and improved DBO Forum 2.0 post the "we all blew up in Cody's final post" incident of 2015. Seriously glad to see you are still in and I'm glad you are taking a break. This game is easy to overdose on, and we all need a break sometimes. It's still fun, just gotta find your limits and just play your way. I haven't been doing PoE, Nightfalls, Weeklies, or Raids for a while now. It's just Cruc and Trials for me. That's what I enjoy, although I did finish Skolas in my first ever attempt today. Thanks OFT and Dr Bo! Now I just need one more chest to finish my legend thingy.