Last post, I talked about the feeling that I've burnt out on Path of Exile. To me, it's a feeling that I've become all too familiar with and has a very specific trajectory.
I think that people normally start feeling burnt out when they bore of a game. Maybe it starts feeling too easy or maybe it's because you've played the game so many times that the content no longer interests you. I've felt that about many games over the years as well but I tend to take it a step further before calling it a lost cause.
First thing to know is that I tend to enjoy looters more than other titles. Games like Borderlands, The Division, Diablo 3, and Path of Exile are my most played games. Second is that I tend to overplay these genres because there are so many builds that could be played. We're talking thousands of hours in Diablo 3 and Path of Exile.
When I felt myself burning out in Path of Exile, I basically doubled down by making multiple builds during each league. During Legion League, I played six builds: MF TS Deadeye(91), Impale Barrage/TS Champion(87), Soulwrest Phantasm/SRS Necromancer(71), Cospri CoC Frostbolt/Ice Nova Assassin(94), Cyclone HoAg/Holy Relic/HoP Guardian(65), and Phys Crit Cyclone/Flicker Strike Berserker(78). This league, I've gotten two characters into maps and and a third that I'm just a single step away from maps: Impale Barrage/TS Champion(84), Cospri CoC Frostbolt/Ice Nova Assassin(73), Phys Cyclone Max Block Gladiator(68).
Now while making new characters does help to stave off burn out for a short period, there comes a time when I know that I'm completely tired of playing a game. It's happened with D3, Borderlands, and The Division before it and I'm feeling the same effects with Path of Exile right now. Basically, it's when I feel like I'm about to fall asleep from boredom. There's getting tired of playing the game and then there's a level above that where it's kinda interesting but you're still feeling like you're about to fall asleep if you continue playing. That's where I am right now.
Maybe it's because this league just feels so much slower than Legion League. I haven't found a single exalt yet and I've gotten only a single Divine drop this league. I haven't been able to flesh out a single build yet.
I think that people normally start feeling burnt out when they bore of a game. Maybe it starts feeling too easy or maybe it's because you've played the game so many times that the content no longer interests you. I've felt that about many games over the years as well but I tend to take it a step further before calling it a lost cause.
First thing to know is that I tend to enjoy looters more than other titles. Games like Borderlands, The Division, Diablo 3, and Path of Exile are my most played games. Second is that I tend to overplay these genres because there are so many builds that could be played. We're talking thousands of hours in Diablo 3 and Path of Exile.
When I felt myself burning out in Path of Exile, I basically doubled down by making multiple builds during each league. During Legion League, I played six builds: MF TS Deadeye(91), Impale Barrage/TS Champion(87), Soulwrest Phantasm/SRS Necromancer(71), Cospri CoC Frostbolt/Ice Nova Assassin(94), Cyclone HoAg/Holy Relic/HoP Guardian(65), and Phys Crit Cyclone/Flicker Strike Berserker(78). This league, I've gotten two characters into maps and and a third that I'm just a single step away from maps: Impale Barrage/TS Champion(84), Cospri CoC Frostbolt/Ice Nova Assassin(73), Phys Cyclone Max Block Gladiator(68).
Now while making new characters does help to stave off burn out for a short period, there comes a time when I know that I'm completely tired of playing a game. It's happened with D3, Borderlands, and The Division before it and I'm feeling the same effects with Path of Exile right now. Basically, it's when I feel like I'm about to fall asleep from boredom. There's getting tired of playing the game and then there's a level above that where it's kinda interesting but you're still feeling like you're about to fall asleep if you continue playing. That's where I am right now.
Maybe it's because this league just feels so much slower than Legion League. I haven't found a single exalt yet and I've gotten only a single Divine drop this league. I haven't been able to flesh out a single build yet.
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