Tips On Dealing With Burnout?

Mashille

Hey.

I've been playing ESO since closed Beta and have also been a firm Sub since Launch. I have played a lot over the past year and a half and have gotten over 850 hours of playtime.

The problem I have at the moment is I can not really bring myself to play anymore. I log on, do all my crafting Writs, feed My Horses and get My Mail, then come off again.

I feel really burned out on ESO but I don;t want to be because Imperial City looks awesome but I'm not sure I'll have the strength to play it because I feel so exhausted when I'm playing.

Any tips or Advice?

CapnPhoton

ESO is the first MMO I have regularly played in over 5 years. I played EQ/EQOA/EQ2 from 2003-2010 but I always did it in moderation. There were nights I would be on for several hours, but most of the time, no more than 2-3 and I would skip at least one day per week. This kept me from burning out, and also allowed me to have a life.

Ace_of_Destiny

Play something else for a few weeks.

Or, better yet...play nothing for a few weeks.

Tonturri

Take a break. Don't log in even one time between now and the DLC launch

Enemy-of-Coldharbour

I'm on mu 4th run of Cadwell's Silver & Gold and despite having a blast playing my new Templar, I am certainly starting to feel burned out. It is definitely due to lack of new content.

I've been skipping a day here and there and watching anime from my collection. This helps me a bit.

Mashille

Ty.

I think I may try to not play it at all until the DLC. In fact I might uninstall it so I am not tempted to log on and stuff.

waterfairy

Stop playing...that's the best remedy for burnout. After some time has passed and the desire grows then you will enjoy it again, especially if there's new content.

Castile

Playing a different game, preferably something short cheap and good always gives me some breathing space and I find gives me more motivation to catch up on anything I might have put on hold while playing eso or any other mmo. The only thing I would consider logging in for during a phase of burn out recovery are horse feeding and provisioning writs. Keep it at short as possible, every few extra minutes can potentially strengthen that burnt out feeling even if it doesn't seem like it would. The whole point is to refresh your mind and get your inspiration back, and focusing on something completely separate is the best way to achieve that.

Audigy

Well if you really suffer under Burnout, then the best solution is calling a doctor. That said, I don't think you really suffer under a Burnout Syndrome, but actually a fading interest in gaming and that's pretty normal for most people in this world.

Games are quite repetitive, that's why they are so addictive. Everyone can just play for a bit and then we forget the time and relax, after all its an automated process, not much thinking involved so our brain shuts down while we play. In that process, we only see what we always see, but no longer the fun things about it. When did you last laugh about an orc? When did you last look at an NPC and think "hmm, hello Lady"...
The consequence of just logging on because you always do it, tends to be a feeling of "actually I don't have fun anymore, but its just what I always do in the evening so I keep going".
To break this cycle requires quite some self control and confidence, but looking for other hobbies or taking the wife out more often can help a lot. As less you do something, as more interesting it will become again - that's why people who do a lot of things, tend to be more successful in them, than someone who only has one thing. Look at all the actors, musicians ... they don't just make movies or music, they do a lot more and you have to, else you just get bored and in the end burn out and have to stop completely.

Anyways, long talk...

try to find other things in life that keep you busy. Look into the stars, join a sports club, go play Billiard with friends, start to dance ... life has a lot to offer and you will see, soon ESO will be a completely different thing for you. No longer a habit, but an actual "side story" to your life.

The IC or any future content shouldnt be in your head today anyways, don't look to far in the future, there is no point in it. A huge cow could fall from the sky tomorrow and kill your internet in town, what will you do then?

danew6

Are writs really that important you'd log in just to do those?

Fairly new to the game and haven't been doing any weird so this is a genuine question.

Castile

danew6 wrote: »

Are writs really that important you'd log in just to do those?

Fairly new to the game and haven't been doing any weird so this is a genuine question.

Provisioning writs currently rarely provide pieces of a rare recipe that is currently going for around 150 to 200k gold on consoles. The only other writs I would consider worthwhile for a log in are when your craft is maxed out, the writs you get from Craglorn (highest level area in game atm) you have a fairly decent chance of getting a 20k gold material. Other than those two things... No not really.

Mighty_oakk

danew6 wrote: »

Are writs really that important you'd log in just to do those?

Fairly new to the game and haven't been doing any weird so this is a genuine question.

I dont bother with them until they are closed to maxed. The Craglorn ones give nirn quite often which sells for about 40k on console.

aco5712

i took a month off. Focused on real life stuff like uni/work/friends and stuff. Came back and it was great. Im feeling the burning out again, probs gonna do the same. Take time off until IC.

danew6

I have maxed out everything but enchanting and alchemy. I don't save/try not to collect any provisioning ingredients because there are so many of them and inventory space is too limited. If I tried doing a writ for that I think I'd spend all day hunting for ingredients. Not worth it for me. Thanks for the info though.

Eriquito3

keybaud wrote: »

Hey.

I've been playing ESO since closed Beta and have also been a firm Sub since Launch. I have played a lot over the past year and a half and have gotten over 850 hours of playtime.

The problem I have at the moment is I can not really bring myself to play anymore. I log on, do all my crafting Writs, feed My Horses and get My Mail, then come off again.

I feel really burned out on ESO but I don;t want to be because Imperial City looks awesome but I'm not sure I'll have the strength to play it because I feel so exhausted when I'm playing.

Any tips or Advice?

Play the Witcher 3.
It will help, trust me.

And go to the gym.

Morbash

Well, uninstalling the game definitely helps, especially if you have a poor Internet connection. I've been tinkering with my game files in an attempt to fix the Patch Manifest error and ended up nuking my entire ESO folder. Now I have to wait 3+ days before I can play ESO again.

Oh well, I need a break anyways. I just wish there was I way I could give my guildies a heads up.

WhiteCoatSyndrome

Tonturri wrote: »

Take a break. Don't log in even one time between now and the DLC launch

+1 this. Odds are good, you'll get the itch to play again in a month or so.

Scyantific

Dude take a break. If you've got a bunch of good gear you are not going to miss out on much between now and IC by not doing Writs/Undaunted Dailies. Just train your riding skill and that's it.

I mean the only thing would probably be missing out on PvP action (lol) and maybe lucking out into Emperor (HAHAHAHAHA) but you can live without that garbage, right?

newtinmpls

I hear a lot of people reporting boredom and blaming it on a lack of content.

I think that it's important to consider what we each bring to the game.

I started RPG games because the interactions with other people - in the guise of "characters" and "NPCs" was fun. Here I can still have those interactions - with friends or guildmates on skype or teamspeak. Sometimes with total strangers in zone chat (I'm on PC which may make that a bit easier).

I would not recommend logging in "just to do writs" - stuff like that is bound to be the most boring part of the game. If you only keep to "a taste" try to only do the things that are most fun.

VoidBlue

i suggest you play Burnout.

Celas_Dranacea

I would recommend taking a break since there's so much more to life than video games. Every time I take a few days off I'm super psyched to return to Tamriel

Phinix1

Celas_Dranacea wrote: »

I would recommend taking a break since there's so much more to life than video games. Every time I take a few days off I'm super psyched to return to Tamriel

Like crushing debt for student loans that don't get you a job since they've all been outsourced/insourced, gross class inequality and financial terrorism, ecological and social collapse, medicine for profit, the greedy living forever while we suffer and die from curable diseases, having your intellectual property stolen because you can't afford to defend yourself taking away another avenue to earning a living, getting thrown away after decades of service the first second we aren't immediately useful to some corporation?

Yeah, life's a real peach. Have fun!

kendellking_chaosb14_ESO

Ark Survival evolved nice change of pace and really fun once it gets going

Eriquito3

Phinix1 wrote: »

Celas_Dranacea wrote: »

I would recommend taking a break since there's so much more to life than video games. Every time I take a few days off I'm super psyched to return to Tamriel

Like crushing debt for student loans that don't get you a job since they've all been outsourced/insourced, gross class inequality and financial terrorism, ecological and social collapse, medicine for profit, the greedy living forever while we suffer and die from curable diseases, having your intellectual property stolen because you can't afford to defend yourself taking away another avenue to earning a living, getting thrown away after decades of service the first second we aren't immediately useful to some corporation?

Yeah, life's a real peach. Have fun!

What I really want to say would get be banned again. So I will say the PG version.

Whining and self loathing gets you no sympathy.

Phinix1

Eriquito3 wrote: »

Whining and self loathing gets you no sympathy.

Who cares about sympathy? When sympathy pays the bills I will care.

Also, your first reaction to sarcasm wanting to say something hurtful that would get you banned probably indicates a deeper inner turmoil.

Scyantific

Phinix1 wrote: »

Eriquito3 wrote: »

Whining and self loathing gets you no sympathy.

Who cares about sympathy? When sympathy pays the bills I will care.

Also, your first reaction to sarcasm wanting to say something hurtful that would get you banned probably indicates a deeper inner turmoil.

I don't recall ordering this much salt with my popcorn.

phairdon

As others stated. Take a break for a month or two.

VoidBlue

My problem is, I'm having a hoot leveling up alts and not getting burned out at all.

Eriquito3

VoidBlue wrote: »

My problem is, I'm having a hoot leveling up alts and not getting burned out at all.

I just started a templar and I am enjoying it emensly myself.

Moonshadow66

Audigy wrote: »

Well if you really suffer under Burnout, then the best solution is calling a doctor. That said, I don't think you really suffer under a Burnout Syndrome, but actually a fading interest in gaming and that's pretty normal for most people in this world.

Games are quite repetitive, that's why they are so addictive. Everyone can just play for a bit and then we forget the time and relax, after all its an automated process, not much thinking involved so our brain shuts down while we play. In that process, we only see what we always see, but no longer the fun things about it. When did you last laugh about an orc? When did you last look at an NPC and think "hmm, hello Lady"...
The consequence of just logging on because you always do it, tends to be a feeling of "actually I don't have fun anymore, but its just what I always do in the evening so I keep going".
To break this cycle requires quite some self control and confidence, but looking for other hobbies or taking the wife out more often can help a lot. As less you do something, as more interesting it will become again - that's why people who do a lot of things, tend to be more successful in them, than someone who only has one thing. Look at all the actors, musicians ... they don't just make movies or music, they do a lot more and you have to, else you just get bored and in the end burn out and have to stop completely.

Anyways, long talk...

try to find other things in life that keep you busy. Look into the stars, join a sports club, go play Billiard with friends, start to dance ... life has a lot to offer and you will see, soon ESO will be a completely different thing for you. No longer a habit, but an actual "side story" to your life.

The IC or any future content shouldnt be in your head today anyways, don't look to far in the future, there is no point in it. A huge cow could fall from the sky tomorrow and kill your internet in town, what will you do then?

You, Sir (you are a Sir, aren't you?^^), deserve the "Awesome of the Day", thanks for this great post :-)

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