Just curious but serious, How did it feel to quit SRO?

[aznronin]

How did it feel to quit SRO for good?
How did it feel to quit SRO from grinding but just for fun?

More General: How did it feel to quit All video games?

[destructionmama]

the first thing youdo when get home is not to check if you're DCed but to call your girl and tell her you're home

enjoy life playing less committed games

[aznronin]

the first thing youdo when get home is not to check if you're DCed but to call your girl and tell her you're home

enjoy life playing less committed games

Man, I can't fight the addiction to this mind corrupting game!!!!
They need to make a guide here : [Guide] How to quit SRO would be really good, when i read the other guides, it kinda makes me wanna make my char perfect and it convinces me to play more to get better<--an example of mind corruption to me...

[Shomari]

How to quit SRO:
1)Realize how boring and repetitive it is.
2)Realize how much more amazing life is.
3)Realize what you could be doing other than SRO like hanging out with your friends.
4)Uninstall SRO and forget about it.

[Jstar1]

How to quit SRO:
1)Realize how boring and repetitive it is.
2)Realize how much more amazing life is.
3)Realize what you could be doing other than SRO like hanging out with your friends.
4)Uninstall SRO and forget about it.

5) realize how much money your wasting. Really, the hundreds or thousands of dollars you spend, why dont you save it for a car or something

[Burningwolf]

How to quit SRO:
1)Realize how boring and repetitive it is.
2)Realize how much more amazing life is.
3)Realize what you could be doing other than SRO like hanging out with your friends.
4)Uninstall SRO and forget about it.

5) realize how much money your wasting. Really, the hundreds or thousands of dollars you spend, why dont you save it for a car or something

People spend money on their hobbies...
And some people consider SRO their hobby ;d

[destructionmama]

The game is full of bots, and there's really no point wasting time grinding to the 150 cap. think about it, you're just hunting the same mob over and over, once you reach the cap you'll be doing a few trade run/ thief runs then hang out for some PvP or maybe get some urber gear. But in the end you''ll still get bored and stop playing.

I know how it feels, I was so addicted to sro that I had so many fights with my gf about it, now that I quit completely I can more freely enjoy other games which allows me to play whenever I feel like, and there's no rush in getting to the cap or competing with bots. Nothing is worth losing a good girl friend/family/siblings over a game


edit: here's my quitting break down

1. realization of the over infestation of bots
2. realization that my gf hates me because I'm spending too much time on the game and not with her instead
3. realization that grind games gets really boring over time
4. left sro for a little
5. came back ready to grind again and realize bots is still a problem and the community is getting annoying
6. try to quit sro by uninstalling and looking for other games to replace the gap
7. played numerous mmos and realize sro is a great game
8. reinstall sro and try to play, but realize the grind is too long and bots are still around, and GMs don't do anything
9. realization that I'm fed up with sro and the game is dying (at least in my server)
10. uninstall sro and start playing GW a less committed game with a good pvp system
11. played sro while enjoying life, revived some bonds with friends and relationship between gf start to improve dramatically.
12. Completely over sro and ready for a new life
13. Now working towards a Masters degree and hopefully will marry my girl when I save up enough money for a house and a car:), we're looking for at least 1 vacation a year somewhere in the world in the near future
14. still play GW and other fun games when time is available for leisure
15. convincing my other friends to quit sro and look at what other good things are around them
16. now enjoying getting together with my friends for a good night of Lan just playing classic starcraft, CS or PS3 and just a fun night of bonding and good times.

* the main thing is to realize that the world does not revolve around sro but the other way around. There're many things to do and great games to play out there. Don't chain yourself to a time consuming/ grindy game. Gaming is fun

[Crowley]

Lol I used to be addicted. During holidays 15+ hours a day, during school days 8+ hours a day. But I finally quit! And it feels great! I have so much spare time, my grades have gone up, I skipped a year of Maths o.O" all in all it's awesome.

But I'm still anti-social

[Midori]

I realised that I'll never get to the level cap, and even if i did, i wouldn't be able to kill anything.

[Disconn3cted]

I feel much better after quiting SRO. It was like drugs only it sucked.

[Burningwolf]

I feel much better after quiting SRO. It was like drugs only it sucked.

wut
bout
ecsro fembria =(
i need you back baby

[Bop]

How to quit SRO:
4)Uninstall SRO and forget about it.

that, that is all u need to do to quit. period.

[TOloseGT]

i quit sro for wow, it's like jumping outta the lava and into a see of sharks

great feeling

[MrTwilliger]

er... since when was it called "quitting"? When im not entertained by a game, i dont play it. CSS, SRO, the FF series, baldur's gate, whatever it may be. How is it something that deems a feeling? After all, its just something to pass by a few free hours. It's not like getting rid of aids or something..

[Riptide]

Quitting SRO was a relief, didn't like the game. :I'm just her for the offtopic section and cause cin forced me to post here .

[Melez]

I just got bored.

[vietxboy911]

How to quit SRO:
1)Realize how boring and repetitive it is.
2)Realize how much more amazing life is.
3)Realize what you could be doing other than SRO like hanging out with your friends.
4)Uninstall SRO and forget about it.

^
But I was'nt really addicted, so you can use those 4 steps

[woutR]

Just one day I uninstalled it.

[Swindler]

Post your id and pw on a random forum, let the people take all the stuff, they gonna make your char a murderer.

I was never really addicted to SRO so my social life was never in danger.

[inky]

It felt great that I don't have to spend 30 minutes to 2 hours trying to log in only to be greeted by bot lines, lag, spammers, and disconnection. I never spent a single dollar on Premium Items so I really didn't care. Besides I simply switched games -- change is good.

Quitting games altogether? I don't know about that. I can still manage my time pretty well and it's really not interfering with my responsibilities so I see no point in quitting.

[MixTape]

Just quit, don't think about it
Is silkroad really that addictive to you guys? You speak like it's the hardest thing to do.

[StealMySoda]

Just quit, don't think about it
Is silkroad really that addictive to you guys? You speak like it's the hardest thing to do.

You obviously didn't play very long

[Fury]

Just add an elixer to all ur good items, what ever happens, happens. Best way to quit and not make u go back is to screw up ur character. Then u will have no motivation at all to continue.

[Doron]

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[Believer]

I (almost) capped my archer at 70 cap, on Oasis. Got to level 69 without silk, and that felt like the greatest achievement ever. I had grinded 4-5 hours a day for quite a long time. In the meantime, people I know IRL (my community is a SRO-infested one), who had capped out three characters. I had level 69 pacheon, level 65 ice, level 32 light and level 32 fire. Then, 80 cap came, and everybody raced past me to 80, botting. By the time I had hit level 71, everybody was level 80 and I was getting 1-shot, whatever I tried to do (job, cape, etc.).
Took a break back then, came back a little bit later. However, the huge dissapointment was something I could never really get over. Couldn't play seriously ever after. I stopped playing completely around the time 90 cap came along.
I capped out a character on ECSRO as well. Now I realize that the time I spent doing that was absolutelly in vane. There was so much more I could have done, and didn't. I don't really know why. I guess I was in fact addicted to the game, because I couldn't find anything better to do, than play SRO.

Now I'm playing guitar and piano, I hang out with my close friends (I'm not very social, but have a few, very good friends). I often go biking or skiing / snowboarding (depending on the season). The time I now spend in front of the computer is less than a quarter of what it used to be. SRO was my last "big thing" concerning computers. Before I started playing SRO, I had played Counter-Strike almost religiously. To me, quitting SRO meant finding other purposes to an otherwise pretty meaningless technology-dependant existence.

[lavapockets]

The only thing I miss are the ppl I played with in game We had a lot of fun messing with other ppl and ganking bots.

But yea...it was pretty easy. Just delete the thing after you go on a massive murdering rampage in jangan. Trust me, it's fun

[aznronin]

Would you guys consider stalling and getting plvled kinda being addicted to SRO? cause i mostly do those instead of hard core grinding, (reason why I won't get passed lvl 60 )?

[DistortedMind]

how to quit silkroad
ummm take up a hobbie / sport like fishing footbal rugby golf or somthing relaxing.

[Jstar1]

People spend money on their hobbies...
And some people consider SRO their hobby ;d

yeah thats an excuse I hear a lot, but a hobby isn't an addiction and it isn't money you waste. Money you spend on working on your car or plastic models or even airsoft, that stuff stays there even if you quit. Sometimes a hobby can be an investment, like maintaining a sports car then selling it in 5 or 10 years. An investment in SRO leaves you absolutely nothing because in a few years you will forget about it and I guarentee you will look back and say "gee I shouldn't have gone to far into this stuff".

Some money on SRO or any other game doesn't hurt but when you go overdrive and spend over a $100, you might as well take a wad of cash from your wallet and set it on fire with a lighter.

[PsYch008]

one thing not to do...

trade your sro addiction for a bigger drug addiction.