I’ll go first: Nope, it’s not. Unless the game is sunsetting tomorrow, it’s never too late. It’s a video game, folks. You sit on your butt and play it. If that thing holding you back is just fear of not being competitive, banish that thought.
But this is a question we hear endlessly, isn’t? And a sentiment we see expressed over and over. It’s even one I’ve expressed! And yet this summer I returned to Lord of the Rings Online after an embarrassingly long time. I was worried I’d never be able to get back into it, but in reality I moved back in super seamlessly. And since my husband’s old characters are trapped on dead servers, he had to outright reroll – and he eased back in too. (We might not be staying, but it’s not for lack of trying – that’s another story altogether.)
Do you think it is ever too late to start playing an MMORPG? Where’s your line for deciding it’s ripe or overripe for a return? Is it age or content or leveling or powercreep or something else?
Every morning, the Massively Overpowered writers team up with mascot Mo to ask MMORPG players pointed questions about the massively multiplayer online roleplaying genre. Grab a mug of your preferred beverage and take a stab at answering the question posed in today’s Daily Grind!
