Taking It Slow
I have really been taking it slow with video games lately and I have really been enjoying it. I am not playing video games less, but instead I am just taking my time to smell the roses. It is refreshing to not be moving at a breakneck speed in a game.
A lot of people were complaining that Brutal Legend was only about 6 hours long, and it is if you speed through the story on the easiest difficulty and never do any of the side missions or exploring. If you take the game at a bit of a slower pace and just explore you can easily put over 15 hours into it. I am about 70% done with the game and I have put in over 12 hours myself. What is the satisfaction people get in speeding to the end?
It is the same way in Aion. People try to race to the level cap and then complain when they burn out. I can understand it a little more in Aion since the faster you level, the more you have an advantage against those that are not leveling so fast, but maybe I am just losing my competitive edge. I just do not care how I stack against the other players. I am there to enjoy the game for myself at a slower speed and that is just what I am doing.
As for now, Rynala and I are currently level 31 in Aion. We probably will not hit level 50 for at least another two months. We have been working on crafting a lot. My cooking is at 399 and my armorsmithing is at 399. Her weaponsmithing is at 399 and her handicrafting is at 199. On another note, spam is virtually non-existent now in the game. Spam messages come few and far between. It seems like NCSoft is cleaning up the place quickly.