Time is a finite resource. I find my self looking at schedules, responsibilities and demands to see how I could better manage my 24 hours a day to have more of it for recreation and hobbies. It just does not happen. I did have one evening in the last week and a half where I had almost an hour to play. I sat down and logged on, realised how tired I was and went to bed. :)
Some cool things with the update to the expansion's updates. I no longer get the session change choke. The choke/lag/stuttering (whatever you want to call it) was really bothering me, I built my system specifically to handle high demand FPS games while still being able to multibox EVE with all settings on high to take advantage of the big, beautiful monitors I have. Not bragging or anything but it is way overkill for what I do with it. Before Odyssey I could have 6 accounts on with no lag or choke. :) Kudos to CCP for fixing things they break. (I am still not back to being able to have 6 accounts on at once, I only have 5 now but even 5 chokes a bit)
I am starting to get used to the skill reorganization, EVE will be that little bit less confusing for newer players. I thought I was going to like the changes to the HACs but in my opinion there still is not enough of a benefit to the hulls to justify the price difference. I mostly Solo, or try to anyways, the T1 hulls are pretty darn good for their cost.
I am thinking I will like the Jump clone skills, ALWAYS NEED MOAR CLONES. The reduced timer is cool but they really should have made that skill 2 hours per level or better.
I have killed a few ships since I last posted, nothing special was done. I un-docked saw some nub in a belt and pew pew. No real hunt, no real victory, just more New Player Experience, the kind EVE is famous for.
Jeepers, I kinda got depressed a little reading that. Cheer up, you are a great player and we all appreciate you when you are able to play. Your contribution is more than just a time-based function and you have to stop thinking of it in those terms. I've been there and I know how frustrating lack of play-time can be. So enjoy the time you do have.
ReplyDeleteI did not mean to come off whiney or depressed :) My days are full and at the end of each week I have a feeling of accomplishment. I just wish I had more time for the space ships I enjoy flying :)
ReplyDeleteI was trying to be encouraging. Goodness knows I understand how you feel, there are times when I can barely put 30 minutes together to actually play. It was especially frustrating last month. But I try to do the best I can and that just has to be good enough I guess. Doesn't make it any less frustrating though.
DeleteIt is but one of the faults when a results driven professional takes a look at the "time budget" and how it relates to the quality of "unwinding" that any given hobby is giving.
ReplyDeleteI am overly defensive of my gaming addiction and try to legitimize it by giving it value :)
And, I get cranky when I don't get my fix :P