Another lost level 60

[Bolty]

Bolty's list of options oddly reminded me of the four player archetypes formulated by Richard Bartle: (a) explorers, (B) achievers, © socializers, and (d) killers.[right][snapback]78561[/snapback][/right]

Geez, looking back over my post, you're dead on. I guess that is further evidence for me that I can't identify with the achievers at all and have never seen the point of that playing style. It's too hard for me to wrap my head around the only-ever-play-one-character style - to me, it seems that such a player misses out on SO much of a game and really limits their enjoyment. I realize that it's just my point of view as an Explorer.

I suppose the question of this thread is then, if you are an Achiever (see Richard Bartle's thesis on MMO players at http://www.mud.co.uk/richard/hcds.htm), and you don't have the time blocks necessary to derive enjoyment from the game with your Achiever personality, what do you do? Your only real option is to quit and move on, but I would imagine that if you're a working adult with kids, being an Achiever personality in an MMORPG is simply a dead-end prospect. You can't beat the teenagers and college students, period. In the end, you just become frustrated.

-Bolty