The Words of SeanMike

Category: The Joys of Other People

2007-06-12

MMORPG burnout

I've touched on this a bit in other forums, but given my relative quietness in these where-abouts I thought I'd talk about it a bit more.

Recently I was given a 90 day trial of Lord of the Rings Online to try out and review. I logged in and played it more than a few times before I realized something.

I just - well - couldn't.

For a variety of reasons.

Now, don't take this as a review of LotRO. I would guess, in a way, it is, but it's more of a statement of where I am in terms of MMORPGs and my current gaming habits versus, say, where you may be. There are a lot of good things about LotRO, and especially if you're into the source material, I highly recommend it.

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