Possibly returning to blogging... and life in general

After wasting much of my time blogging about a virtual world, I've decided to have fun with my RL blog once more.

I've quit FFXI indefinitely, due to time constraints and the gradual realization that the game's function as a social environment was becoming massively overshadowed by the hours of work required to get anything accomplished there (beyond social networking). The costs were outweighing the benefits, many of my friends were quitting due to various circumstances, and I was paying $15 per month for something I just... didn't enjoy anymore.

Not to disparage MMO fans, but this seems to be the inevitable heat death of an MMO player. Jaded. Bemused at the time wasted. Missing friends.

I think this has turned me off of MMOs for a long while, at least until the formula for these virtual worlds changes. The experience wasn't entirely negative, but in hindsight the cumulative costs were not worthwhile.