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What were the reasons that made you not want to play the game(s) anymore?  What bored you, or made you so disappointed or frustrated that it just wasn't fun anymore? I'm not really looking for answers like problems with ISP, real-life commitments, or the community - more along the lines of  "problems" with the game itself. 

Personally, I find myself leaving games due to a lack of content, or content that's just so dull I don't look forward to logging in anymore.

Your own experiences?

I came back to WoW in February of this year due to a friend using the "rez scroll" on my account that gave me 10 days of play.  I came back to see if they did anything new, or different and ended up subscribing for an extra month after the initial 10 days.  I left because I found nothing exciting and realized why I left in the first place.

I played the game for quite some time, getting to 60 and then quitting.  When TBC droped I got it and played till I hit 70 on 2 different characters and again left because I didn't enjoy the raiding and the feel of having to show up as if it were a job.  I was looking for something else, something different and WoW did not have it.  Most of what I wanted was PvP with a sense of purpose and the battlegrounds just did not fulfill that need.  The game is overly oriented toward the "self" rather then the "collective", and I found the community to be less then adaquate.

Quit WoW because I got tired of raiding and the game has little else to offer.

I quit Lord Of The Rings because real life is way too busy these days. No time for gaming ;(

Left WoW because I logged in three times and just walked around town doing nothing, enough reason to stop.

Looking forward to WAR =).. love to play a game where skill matters not gear, a.k.a. WoW

Left SWG because of the NGE. Been looking for a new fun MMO since then. Found nothing yet : (

Illius - Even though I'm more PvE oriented than PvP, I've run into that problem of "self" over "collective" too.  Even in situations like raiding where people have to work together to accomplish a goal, there's still usually an "out for yourself" mindset.  Do you think this is an innate problem with people in general, or do you think a game could actually find a way around this?

Venger - Why did you get tired of raiding? Was it like Illius's scenario, where it started to feel more like a job than fun? Or did it just start getting monotonous doing the same things over and over again? (ie, not enough content.)

Psymon - How come you just walked around towns and such? What were the things you liked to do when you were actually "playing" the game that you couldn't do anymore, or got bored with?

daarco - I'm pretty unfamiliar with SWG - What was it about the NGE that ruined the game for you?

Originally posted by eternal83

Illius - Even though I'm more PvE oriented than PvP, I've run into that problem of "self" over "collective" too.  Even in situations like raiding where people have to work together to accomplish a goal, there's still usually an "out for yourself" mindset.  Do you think this is an innate problem with people in general, or do you think a game could actually find a way around this?

I left a number of MMOs mostly due to getting bored with repititious content.  With WoW, the higher levels meant raiding and on the flipside, I did not enjoy having to coordinate with others to do an instance.  With a PUG, there would be fighting over loot, fighting over who is not doing their job, etc. 

I'd also venture to say that this is a personal philosophy thing.  I like the idea of grouping and playing with friends every now and then, however I don't like to be forced to do it.  I'd rather it be the rare occasion rather than the norm.  Perhaps having both solo instances and group instances could be a solution?  I do like to play MMOs, as I do enjoy interacting with others in a virtual world, but I am definitely more of a loner. 

I left because of all the armors being the same model and colors.

Mostly I quit an mmo because the game is no longer fun.  Either because the devs go and strip the game down to something really really sad and pathetic (swg) or because the gameplay gets dull and repetitive (wow).