[General Discussion] Quitting MMORPGs

I quit Final Fantasy XI in May after nearly 2 years playing. I had gotten everything possible in that game. I was a 75 RDM, BRD, SMN and BLM, 68 THF and had everything else high enough to sub. I had all of the expansions completed and the main storyline for Windurst cleared. I had killed nearly every single NM that game had to offer, and wore nearly all the armour.

Quitting that game was a very big step for me because I was so used to playing it all the time. Getting that far really involved a lot of time commitments and I started to only play the game, ignoring my social, professional and personal obligations. The first week of not playing I felt like I was missing something important, now I couldnt be happier that it isnt in my daily routine. I actually go out all the time and have fun in real life. That game nearly destroyed me, thank god I stopped when I did.

So I agree that quitting an MMoRPG can be very difficult, if you get as attached as I did. Quitting Ragnarok was simple though, I just got really bored, same with Guild Wars.

Jam it back in, in the dark.