1. Hello!

    First of all, welcome to MapleLegends! You are currently viewing the forums as a guest, so you can only view the first post of every topic. We highly recommend registering so you can be part of our community.

    By registering to our forums you can introduce yourself and make your first friends, talk in the shoutbox, contribute, and much more!

    This process only takes a few minutes and you can always decide to lurk even after!

    - MapleLegends Administration-
  2. Experiencing disconnecting after inserting your login info? Make sure you are on the latest MapleLegends version. The current latest version is found by clicking here.
    Dismiss Notice

How do you deal with Maplestory burnout?

Discussion in 'Help & Advice' started by ooShawnyoo, Apr 26, 2022.

  1. thsscapi
    Offline

    thsscapi Mushmom

    55
    19
    65
    Jun 5, 2018
    Male
    9:57 PM
    Jizoical, ZackSparrow
    F/P Arch Mage, Corsair
    156
    Lemonade
    There are already many excellent suggestions. Just adding my 2 cents with a personal anecdote:

    Remember: we are playing on an unofficial server. Why are we here? What made us choose this server over the official server or others?
    For myself, it was because the official servers was too much; everything happens quickly and all the content is too flashy. Press one button to blast the screen and have numbers filling the screen. It's definitely fun but that doesn't last very long. Perfect for a mobile game, not so much an MMORPG. So I knew I wanted an old-school, low-rate server, where your character was not so overpowered. There were several options, but I saw the "3x Quest EXP" and here I am.

    Long ago in MapleSEA, I used to make a character and do all quests up till lv 35 or so (trying new skills was very exciting for me, so I got to lv 35 instead of stopping at lv 30). Then I got bored and made a new class. I repeated this until I had 5 different classes hovering around lv 40 and became a self-proclaimed expert on low-level quests. During this entire time, I was fully invested in getting all my characters to 2nd job and didn't get bored at all. Now, how does that translate to ML? I basically did the same thing. Except with the 2x EXP and 3x Quest EXP, instead of stopping at lv 35, I could go all the way up to lv 75 before I started getting bored and making a new class. Unfortunately, I still got bored with several classes at 75-ish. That was when I turned to other ways to keep myself playing, mainly joining a guild and doing content together.

    So ask yourself why you chose to play on an old-school, low-rate server, and always remind yourself of that.
     
    • Like Like x 1
  2. IoIzor
    Offline

    IoIzor Capt. Latanica

    302
    1,603
    338
    Jun 8, 2015
    2:57 PM
    Islander
    pr0n
     
    • Agree Agree x 1
  3. nunc
    Offline

    nunc Red Snail

    9
    3
    11
    Dec 29, 2021
    2:57 PM
    Nunc
    be glad you moved on to other things in your life and stop wasting endless hours on maplestory <3
     
    • Like Like x 1
  4. Eleza
    Offline

    Eleza Mano

    11
    7
    10
    Apr 8, 2022
    9:57 AM
    Eleza
    F/P Wizard
    103
    Community
    For me, I'm an avid MMO player. I love MMO's and it seems to be all I actually want to play when you muscle it down. All MMO's have a burnout or some sort of period of time where you sign on and just don't feel motivated to do anything or there's nothing to do (We call these lull periods; Or Quiet periods). Everyone experiences these at different times, and a lot of people correlate these feelings with "I'm done with this now", especially with games like Maplestory since it's generally an endless grind.

    So what do I do when I'm in a lull period or feel my progress has halted?


    I simply play something else. If you keep forcing yourself through hopeing to get over it, there are two outcomes (Or 3 if you look at the extreme of flat out quiting).

    1) You do happen to find something else to do in the game, as someone else had mentioned. You re-evaluate your goals and set realistic expectations of yourself as you play. Shorter goals bring quicker satisfaction leading to more play time and less burnout.​

    2) You take a break before you cut the burnout too deep. Focus on something new and refreshing from the mundane activities you have been doing on your current game so that when you do come back, your brain is re-energized so you can focus on what you're doing again.
    For me, I hop MMO's, especially since Final Fantasy XIV is my primary MMO at the moment (and has been for almost 9 years). Right now I'm going through a raiding lull, and even though I am still raiding every weekend and they did release a new raid within the last couple of weeks, My group has no intention on doing that raid at the moment, so it's the same routine for me over there. Usually in these situations, I'll seek something else to do outside my committed raid times. At the moment, that happens to be Maplelegends.

    Another thing I do, despite being in a lull period or not, is make sure I play new games I'm excited about when they come out, or keep them backlogged for when I feel like playing something else. The biggest misconception with MMO's is that you feel like you have to play it everyday to benefit or progress any further. This isn't true. It's still a videogame, it's a hobby, not a profession. Take things at your own pace, you're the only one that knows your limits. Whenever you stop to take a break, your progress stops where it's at, it never declines. It's okay to play other games. If you feel the urge to revisit a game, or happen to look up another game and feel the urge to play it, hop on it. Your brain is craving fresh stimulation at the moment, so cater to it. The second you start treating an MMO like a second job, is when the burnout is going to approach (if it hasn't happened already.).


    Everyone is different, but these are just personal notes about my gaming and experiences with MMO burnout, and the one place I experience the most burnout with has always been Maplestory. Being able to know my limits and how to handle them moving forward through all the years keeps me active between two or more games. If you find it hard to separate yourself, try setting a schedule. For me, my weekends primary focus in the evenings right now are FFXIV, and the weekdays are Maplelegends. If you have game you've been sitting on to play, take a day or two this week or next week and sit down and enjoy it for a little bit. Heck, take time to revisit one of your favorite games. If you want to keep playing it, do it.

    This was a bit lengthier than I anticipated, and turned more into a suggestive piece rather than straight out telling everyone my short answer, but I'll tl;dr that. Thanks for taking to time to read this if you have, and I'd be interested to keep hearing what everyone else does as this thread keeps staying active.


    tl;dr : I play at least 2 MMO's at any given time with more focus on one over the other to shift brain activity. On top of that, I play new games as they come out, or revisit old games I really enjoy to break from mundane cycles MMO's always lay out for players.
     
    • Like Like x 1
    • Agree Agree x 1
  5. Estrahl
    Offline

    Estrahl Mr. Anchor

    270
    164
    251
    Feb 1, 2021
    Orbis
    6:57 AM
    Kiyomasa, kage, miko, zoku, etc
    Dragon Knight, Cleric, Bowman, Bandit
    90
    Perion
    If I ever feel burnt out I typically go for a walk, play another game for a day(I'll log in for an hour still maybe). Watch a movie, cook something new, read a book.

    Basically if I can force myself to miss the game without it feeling fabricated, my motivation can come back.

    But sometimes you really do just need to take a couple months to a year off. And that's okay, too.
     
    • Like Like x 1
  6. S_tieralbum
    Offline

    S_tieralbum Brown Teddy

    60
    41
    70
    Jul 17, 2021
    12:57 AM
    Dragon Knight
    108
    Maplelegends won't pay your bills. To me burning out is the best outcome, it means I've squeezed out the utility of playing this game, as is the purpose of any game, in the first place.

    To me trying to figure out ways to enjoy a game I've burned out on is like trying to figure out how to reignite a gambling addiction. You're now free mentally to spend your time in other ways but you want to learn how to reinvest it in mushroom MMO for ... For what? Go on son be free my majestic bird
     
    • Like Like x 2
    • Creative Creative x 1
  7. OP
    OP
    ooShawnyoo
    Offline

    ooShawnyoo Dark Stone Golem

    136
    76
    161
    Sep 17, 2021
    Male
    Montreal
    9:57 AM
    Frenzied
    Thank you, it is all good advice. For now I have managed to just keep playing and not pressure myself too much, leveled a few times. I guess being burnt out is just a natural thing that comes with most games, especially those that never actually really end. So it's better to just accept that and not try to keep trying to burn through or play through it and make it worse. The desire to play again and be motivated will eventually come back if we take a break, take things slow or diversify what we do/play.

    OnionCoffee
     
    • Friendly Friendly x 2
  8. Tate
    Offline

    Tate Capt. Latanica

    352
    229
    278
    Apr 16, 2020
    New Zealand
    2:57 AM
    Potayto
    Shadower
    175
    Beaters
    you'll be fine :) take care <3
     
    • Friendly Friendly x 1
  9. Annolis
    Offline

    Annolis Skelegon

    1,069
    3,734
    464
    Jul 20, 2015
    Male
    Southern California
    6:57 AM
    Marchilles/Annolis/ Atlan/Katroz/ Chokal/Corvack/Tisif/ Quallo/Crisilixin/Forg/ Nannosh/Tylius
    Crusader, White Knight, Dragon Knight, F/P Mage, I/L Mage, Priest, Ranger, Sniper, Hermit, Chief Bandit, Marauder, Outlaw
    120
    Hood/Agape
    What is this "burnout" you guys are talking about? I don't get it.

    In all seriousness, sometimes I get a hankering to play something else, I play it for a little while, and then come back. The burnout sensation hits me when I'm not making progress on my goals. My goals are HUGE but obtainable with persistence. I make sure I don't overplay and I make sure if my mind feels like doing something else for a while then I allow it as long as I come back relatively soon. It should have taken me 12 months to get my 12 characters from Tier 5 to Tier 10, but it ended up taking 16 months because there were times I just wanted/needed to do something else. It's all about small bites out of your big goal and allowing yourself to vacation a bit when needed.
     
    • Like Like x 2

Share This Page