I want to tell you anons a quick short story.
My name is anon, and in 2019, I hadn't worked in about a year. My gf and i broke up, i packed my shit and left, went back to my hometown... i never go drinking, but i was kinda down in the dumps so i went to some bullshit craft beer place i heard opened up - and ran into my 1st gf (who got me into WoW back in 2007) and her current bf, and they were playing ffxiv. i wasn't gonna play any MMO, especially because at the time i was like, addicted to phone games and playing my former partner's switch, 360, and ps4. but for some reason i decided to download the trial and play with them.
The game sucked, like all MMOs do, but something about it drew me, in, and it was kinda cozy. I always had that feeling of "well, I can't quite get 100% immersed in this, there are a million things i should be doing instead, like looking for a job and stuff" but for some reason, I kept playing, and it got better and better.
Once I got to Heavensward, I started to feel a change in myself. I had actually gained more confidence from playing the game. I previously felt like a loser who couldn't do anything, but going back to tanking i felt like a leader again, and people were always clamoring for my attention and help and it reminded me a bit of who i used to be, and how great i can be. so playing an MMO helped me, actually, self-confidence wise and self-esteem wise. like, if i can clear diamond weapon EX blind on the first day it came out within 3 hours with a group of completely random people, i can do anything, sort of thing.
I eventually started to fix stuff irl, and was working out and cleaning things up and getting myself poised for a comeback, so to speak, when I met a girl (Real girl not troony) on FFXIV who was so incredible. This was during SHB, end of 2019 into 2020. I felt an instant change come over myself. I literally went from not working for like 2 years, and using the pandemic as an excuse, to landing a new job.
This woman motivated me somehow. Her mere existence felt like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow if I actually got my shit together. Obviously, I knew I was delusional, but it helped me restart myself.
So, MMO --> Competency --> Social Success --> Self Confidence --> Romantic Interest --> Motivation to bother participating in society again.
Yes it was a bullshit remote customer service job that was below me, but it was SOMETHING and making 41k a year instead of ZERO is a big difference. I did simp for her a little bit and send her food on doordash and flowers and stuff but she simped for me too and mailed me a bunch of gifts too; it was pretty even, actually. She only had 2 BFs before she met me, one was with her for 12 years and she broke up with him because of him lying to her about drug addiction, so I thought EVEN I can be better than him.
Anyways she was totally infatuated with me for a while. Of course it didn't work out, but she still basically saved my life. FFXIV saved my life. Crazy to type that. But I was basically nothing, no one, and it helped me get my mojo back and sort of become someone again. I hopped to a new job 6 months ago and I've been working for about 3 years straight now, and have been saving money and looking at property in cheaper parts of the country (I am in USA). I actually have some sort of hope for the future, even though the game is trash and Endwalker was disappointing and the girl got tired of waiting for me - I am doing a LOT better because of playing this MMO.
Ironically, i barely played with the irl people i signed up to play with. then ended up playing with some coworkers and making real irl friendships with them! we play other games though. i am still subbed to ffxiv to keep my house (large house in ishgard. i had a small house in mists that MMO-girl decorated for me, i miss it dearly.)
Guys, I'm so beaten by life that I'm thinking about trooning out and see what's all the hub bub is about. Maybe the grass is greener on the other side. I'll keep my dick, at least for the first few years.
>Escape reality >Into a game where there are frickloads of people, who are likely the source of your problems to begin with
People are trash. Play single player.
Oldschool Runescape
It can give you that sense of progression that you've been missing while being easy enough that literally anybody can succeed at it
Otherland
running from your problems wont fix them anon, its not too late
problems in life never end, anon
everyone is playing gachas now
>Please, I need a mmorpg to escape reality, I beg
Too bad, it isn't 2005. Get your shit together, stop being a c**t.
Ok, how
Start eating eggs.
become Ganker it fixed my problems, I no longer feel the need to escape reality
i'm fit and i no longer feel the need to get back to reality
Reality doesn't dESERVE you, king.
I train, it does not help
I became fricking JACKED but I still do the same thing I always did. The only thing that's changed is that I feel healthier
same, also feels good to have normalBlack folk mirin
lineage 2 essence
>MMOs
You're shit outta luck anon the genre is poisoned beyond saving
>donut steel the redditfrog
have a nice day
Stop escaping reality.
-Go to the gym and lose weight/buff up
-Get a job
-Build social skills
-Gain real life friends
-Talk to women and have sex
You can do it, anon. Just got to believe in yourself.
I want to tell you anons a quick short story.
My name is anon, and in 2019, I hadn't worked in about a year. My gf and i broke up, i packed my shit and left, went back to my hometown... i never go drinking, but i was kinda down in the dumps so i went to some bullshit craft beer place i heard opened up - and ran into my 1st gf (who got me into WoW back in 2007) and her current bf, and they were playing ffxiv. i wasn't gonna play any MMO, especially because at the time i was like, addicted to phone games and playing my former partner's switch, 360, and ps4. but for some reason i decided to download the trial and play with them.
The game sucked, like all MMOs do, but something about it drew me, in, and it was kinda cozy. I always had that feeling of "well, I can't quite get 100% immersed in this, there are a million things i should be doing instead, like looking for a job and stuff" but for some reason, I kept playing, and it got better and better.
Once I got to Heavensward, I started to feel a change in myself. I had actually gained more confidence from playing the game. I previously felt like a loser who couldn't do anything, but going back to tanking i felt like a leader again, and people were always clamoring for my attention and help and it reminded me a bit of who i used to be, and how great i can be. so playing an MMO helped me, actually, self-confidence wise and self-esteem wise. like, if i can clear diamond weapon EX blind on the first day it came out within 3 hours with a group of completely random people, i can do anything, sort of thing.
I eventually started to fix stuff irl, and was working out and cleaning things up and getting myself poised for a comeback, so to speak, when I met a girl (Real girl not troony) on FFXIV who was so incredible. This was during SHB, end of 2019 into 2020. I felt an instant change come over myself. I literally went from not working for like 2 years, and using the pandemic as an excuse, to landing a new job.
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This woman motivated me somehow. Her mere existence felt like a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow if I actually got my shit together. Obviously, I knew I was delusional, but it helped me restart myself.
So, MMO --> Competency --> Social Success --> Self Confidence --> Romantic Interest --> Motivation to bother participating in society again.
Yes it was a bullshit remote customer service job that was below me, but it was SOMETHING and making 41k a year instead of ZERO is a big difference. I did simp for her a little bit and send her food on doordash and flowers and stuff but she simped for me too and mailed me a bunch of gifts too; it was pretty even, actually. She only had 2 BFs before she met me, one was with her for 12 years and she broke up with him because of him lying to her about drug addiction, so I thought EVEN I can be better than him.
Anyways she was totally infatuated with me for a while. Of course it didn't work out, but she still basically saved my life. FFXIV saved my life. Crazy to type that. But I was basically nothing, no one, and it helped me get my mojo back and sort of become someone again. I hopped to a new job 6 months ago and I've been working for about 3 years straight now, and have been saving money and looking at property in cheaper parts of the country (I am in USA). I actually have some sort of hope for the future, even though the game is trash and Endwalker was disappointing and the girl got tired of waiting for me - I am doing a LOT better because of playing this MMO.
Ironically, i barely played with the irl people i signed up to play with. then ended up playing with some coworkers and making real irl friendships with them! we play other games though. i am still subbed to ffxiv to keep my house (large house in ishgard. i had a small house in mists that MMO-girl decorated for me, i miss it dearly.)
2/2
Toontown Rewritten
I just wish there was a decent MMO to play after I put the kids to bed
but there isn't
they all suck
especially kmmo like lost ark
Guys, I'm so beaten by life that I'm thinking about trooning out and see what's all the hub bub is about. Maybe the grass is greener on the other side. I'll keep my dick, at least for the first few years.
Trust me its not worth it. It's a sinking ship.
this but try trooning to the male-to-alphamale side first by taking supraphysical levels of test
wizard 101
final fantasy xi private server or xiv
guild wars 1 or 2
phantasy star online 1 or 2 both private servers(avoid new genesis)
>Escape reality
>Into a game where there are frickloads of people, who are likely the source of your problems to begin with
People are trash. Play single player.
I don't need to interact with them but having the possibility is nice
mmo-LGBT?
No.
Phonktorio >>>
Play an emu like project1999
needs a fresh server, Green has become stale and Blue is for raid prostitutes
Oldschool Runescape
It can give you that sense of progression that you've been missing while being easy enough that literally anybody can succeed at it
come home, white man