Firstly, YOU “were burned out, bored with the repetition, obligations that we could never avoid, and uninspired by the alt options”

I think your wife felt differently, but went whither thou goest (go’ed?) because playing an MMO by yourself isn’t even half as fun as with a loved one.

Secondly, in terms of absolute fun quality and enjoyment development, were any of the games you tried anywhere near the WoW level? That’s the problem with MMO’s today, we have one MMO titan standing there and dozens of rodent MMO’s making the footing treacherous.

For myself – I spent my first two years of WoW mostly alliance on a RP-PvP server. I’ve raided – I’ve survived the old pvp honor system and I’ve never let others expectations for the game or those playing it impact *my* fun. But I did the same thing – I walked away from the game for a while and cooled my heels.

When I came back I decided I was done with the Alliance and went 100% horde. Everything etomai just said he couldn’t get into really resonated with me. I was home so to speak. So in my typical slow and steady style I started rebuilding that support structure you’re talking about. Building characters up – making money – making friends – exploring.

I think because I wasn’t worried about keeping up with the raiders anymore or having to fight to maintain my weekly honor rankings – I didn’t care about the life sucking grind that the game could indeed become.

With the 2.3 patch in play and leveling now accelerated from 20-60 (not to mention a bit more mid-level content) – I feel like I’ve gotten a second wind. I’m enjoying my play more – seeing levels faster – and excited about where my toon is headed next…(now if I just had more money >_<)

I hope the both of you enjoy your time in Azeroth again. There really is nothing quite like starting over fresh – some of my favorite memories come from doing this. Good luck – and watch your back!

I hear you on the first love though. I think I’ll always be happy to revisit Azeroth when/if I have the free time lying around. I imagine I’ll check out WotLK just to walk in the world again, especially if it captures the Eastern Kingdoms feel like it appears it will.

At level 19 you will realize, “Hey, I’ve got a ton of money, rep and gear to grind all over again.”

When you get to 70, you go “Hey, I can’t keep up with all the gear thats out there in PvP or PVE. They are ahead of me 3 years. I have to go grind BG’s to keep up.” Because you can’t find a group to pug anything until 70.

Then you think, about the time I get done with that, WotLK will be out and all those purples will be replaced by a green.

All PvP servers are is 70′s ganking you while you level. All it does is slow you down. You will never get a fair fight. All you think is… ‘When I get to 70 I’m going to come kill people that are leveling…’ Woo hoo great fun.

WoW has become another job this is no longer fun.

/sarcasm off
/cynic off
/wow off