Time...

It's actually been a while since I've last roleplayed. Or well, a few months at least. I've been playing World of Warcraft (for lack of better), and my finacé (oh yeah, I'm getting married) used Recruit-a-Friend to get me an american account, so we've been pretty mucn breezing through the levels. And it was fun, for a while.
Now, we're endgame, we're running some battlegrounds, some dungeons, and... Something is missing. I'm just not having fun. It makes me think back to before I started roleplaying. Whenever I'd hit maxlevel, I'd usually get bored and start a new character. Being max level, having the best gear and having to do dailies for a few hours each day to get my money has never really been my reason to play. All respect to those who enjoy it, but personally, it doesn't work for me.

Since I started roleplaying, I haven't had many max level characters. A bit depending on which game I'm playing and the roleplay community I'm in at the time, I've from time to time been so busy with roleplaying that I completely forget actually playing the game. And while that is fun too, I actually enjoy playing. So I'm working on finding a balance.

It's probably not going to work for World of Warcraft. I might still roleplay a bit, but in general, I've lost my of my interest in that game. I'm still going to try out Cataclysm, I'm curious, and I'm looking forward to try Worgen. But right now, what I'm waiting for is Final Fantasy XIV.

I never played Final Fantasy XI much, I didn't have any friends playing and being a social gamer, it wasn't really enough to keep me at the game. But Final Fantasy XIV looks nice! Even though I've lately learned to appreciate PvP, I'm actually looking forward to a game that doesn't put any focus on it. It should leave room for more well developed PvE and possibly easier balancing.
And the skill system seem to be really nice.

And then of course, the roleplay. And old friend from Aion pointed me in the direction of FFXIV Roleplayers, and I'm hooked. I started making a background story along with said friend, and while I cannot actually play the game yet, I'm having a lot of fun just preparing for it, working on my character and hopefully writing some shortstories soon. If I have time anyway. So I'm hoping this will be the game where I manage to find my balance.

/signoff