I wish I was a stronger man. I wish I had an ironclad will. But truth be told, I’m a capricious gamer who’s always looking on the other side of the fence to see if the grass is greener or not.
Last night I was doing endless runs to the top of this tree in RIFT so that I could jump down mushrooms and hopefully get an achievement for it (spoiler: I did not after 40 attempts… and I checked everything to make sure I was doing it right). Doing something over and over again mindlessly allows you with plenty of time to think, and the thought that kept bubbling up was, “I don’t think I like the Cleric.”
“Shut up!” I said back, startling my two-year-old who was playing nearby. “Sorry honey, not you, just daddy’s capricious mind.”
“Cookie?”
“No, no cookie. Time for bed.”
And though I knew it was best to just vanquish that thought, I couldn’t quite do it. RIFT’s clerics are neat, but ultimately not for me. I don’t like the weapons or the look, and the roles have gotten stale. It kept making me think of the rogue, which entertained me greatly all the way through the end of the game.
I can’t start over, I thought. I’m level 38. I’ve put weeks into this character now and am on track for the expansion. TSW starts up in a week or so.
But there I was. The grass was greener on the rogue side, and I wanted to go back to that class. Now, the savvy among you will remember that I do have a level 50 rogue and would probably just recommend I pick her up and go on from there. And that’s a thought — she’s certainly more endgame ready at this point. Maybe I will. But she didn’t do all of the achievements like I’ve been doing with my cleric, and I hate going back to do those instead of just doing them while leveling. I also don’t remember where I left off with her or how to really play her. So the appeal of starting fresh (again) is dang strong.
Or I could, of course, just stick it out with the cleric and be driven mad by that lush, green grass. Oh, it just looks like heaven for my tender feet to trod upon!
I haven’t decided. I know it makes me look and sound weak to be like this, but I can’t help it. The altoholic in me is straining at the leash in its attempt to be a rogue again. Bombs! Bard! BAMF!
Darn that grass. Gets me into trouble every time.
I feel the same way. I’m debating doing that in LotRO, which means starting over for the umpteenth time. A trick I use to make an old character feel fresh, though, is just to completely clear out the questlog. Empty it. Also, ditch any items in your inventory or bank that you just don’t remember what they are for (special or quest items).
What you’re left with is a higher level character with armor and weapons, money, and lots of crafting mats in the bank. Its like starting over, but as a “veteran” character.
I was surprised how much fun the warrior is. I had that stale impression about them earlier, but now I enjoy it. Ever tried it?
@Ocho Interesting idea. I’ll try this when I’m stuck.
Sorry to tell you this but the grass is greener on the other side.
Which is why I have a 50 of each calling in Rift.
These types of moments are why I am looking forward to the skill system of TSW. I have not been able to really get involved in an MMO in years in a passionate way as I am always so busy jumping between characters, I can not even recall the last time I maxed out an MMO character.
You’re just making me want to reinstall Rift and have a play even though I’m really into TOR.
Chloro/Pyro. Pyro/Ele. Necro/Dom. Go mage. Problem solved.
Wait until next weds, and 1.9 will bring mentoring for your rogue, which means you can gain PA xp for doing the lower level achievements.
…not quite the same as \”normal\” xp, but least you will get credit for it
As I recall, that achievement was hard to get. Bhagpuss is right – mage is a fun option, too!
I literally laughed out loud at the toddler comment. I have an almost 2 year old and that is definitely how some discussions go.
I tried out all 4 archetypes in Rift. Cleric was the one where I never could come up with a build I thought was fun to play. Rogue was the one I found it easiest to come up with fun builds on.
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I’d highly recommend sticking with your lvl 50 rogue and (as Starseeker said) waiting until 1.9 hits. That way you can go back and do those achievements you missed, while still getting experience in the area through the mentoring system (and remember, there’s still plenty of levelling to do after 50 with the planar attunements). Much better than stressing out over rushing a new rogue to 50 before the expansion hits.