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(I'm not saying this applies to you at all, but you made me think of it)

One thing EVE taught me is that some games provide more enjoyment the more you put into it. For me, I had to play 'hardcore' in EVE to really start to have fun - casual just didn't work and was never enjoyable.

At this point in my life I just don't want to invest the time and energy to enjoy EVE. I like hopping into a game and having fun immediately, versus having to work to have fun.

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Actually, the third time I went back to it, I had that same opinion, and you know, I did have some fun with it at first, but I think it was more the novelty of that type of gameplay than that I actually enjoyed doing it. About six months in I realized it was just a second job that I was paying to do, and decided not to play again.

In the end, I realized that my favorite part of EVE was just looking at the ships, but I can do that without playing.

This echos my thoughts precisely. I clocked up a lot of hours 2004 to 2009, and more casual for a couple of years after. I feel you have to really commit to this game to get the real fun out of it. And sadly i don't have entire nights free to dedicate to games any more...so I'm done with it. I still miss it, even now...but i know that ship has sailed.

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