I log in twice a day for 10 - 15 minutes at a time for alliance stuff, that's about it lately. Necropolis was fun, act 8 was fun but besides that I'm struggling to even push through EQ it's just do mundane.
1. The few alliance mates and friends who’ve played as long as I have.
2. The rare moments when the server, my connection and gameplay line up and it’s actually a very enjoyable experience that doesn’t make me want to break my phone.
That’s not insignificant—in fact, it absolutely has to be to pretty substantial to counter the negatives.
I started playing in 2016 with friends. There were 4 or 5 of us who downloaded it together and played together and it was fun sharing successes and openings together. I was in a good alliance for a while, so when those friends weren't around I kept playing and they were the reason I kept going.
I stopped playing for a while in 2019 I think? I was married at the time and wanted to spend more time with my then partner (this game sucks me in when I play). I didn't really miss it when I wasn't playing.
I started playing again in 2021. I was able to progress past things that I had been stuck on before, and that felt good. I invested some money into the game and have an account that I'm proud of. My skills have improved a lot even if I still suck sometimes.
AW was my favorite for a while, now its whatever. AQ is not fun for me. I play arena only for units. I don't care for incursions. I don't really care for long form content (necro is the first one of significance I've done). Didn't like Raids. EQ/SQ are whatever. Story is whatever. BGs is my favorite part and the reason I still play. But even that has recently not been as fun. But I don't want to be left out, and I don't want the money I've put in to feel like a waste. I also work nights, so it's real nice to have something to do all night to stay awake.
All that said, and thanks for reading, I'm going back to school for a masters degree this year, and will probably stop playing at that point. So I'm thinking after 8.4 I'm probably going to retire again. Maybe for good this time.
In 1980, this was the first comic I ever bought with my own money:
Was a hardcore fan after that, but after the Peter David run on X-Factor and the end of Marvel Jim Lee I largely moved on, until I got to share the MCU with my own kids, and thus this game they played for 5 minutes in 2016 before I took over their accounts.
The game for me now is a diversion I don't spend much time with. I'm just here to see how it ends at this point.
(bold prediction: Netmarble explodes like Alderaan and Kabam gets gobbled up by, say, Tencent, and MCOC gets a reboot that blows.)
At the moment - just flipped on suicides and am running arena until 8.4. All the shiny new content is geared toward the Everest model (Necropolis/Raids) which I just don’t like. Looking forward to 8.4 and other special events. Don’t have the roster or special skill to do anything meaningful in BG’s. SQ and EQ are “meh”…Just play the game to hit my own made up goals on unit acquisition .
Been playing since 2014 im gonna keep this short and sweet , 2023 has been the best year for me got all the champions I need just missing 6 star American chavez but I can do without her thats all im gonna say I will continue to play mcoc highly anticipating the release of act 8.4 and what the rewards are gonna be so perhaps I can become valiant as I've only done 1 path of necropolis, im to lazy to 100% it i will do it eventually lol
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2. The rare moments when the server, my connection and gameplay line up and it’s actually a very enjoyable experience that doesn’t make me want to break my phone.
That’s not insignificant—in fact, it absolutely has to be to pretty substantial to counter the negatives.
Dr. Zola
When it's not, I'll stop, I promise.
Hang on, is this my intervention or the MCOC forum?
I stopped playing for a while in 2019 I think? I was married at the time and wanted to spend more time with my then partner (this game sucks me in when I play). I didn't really miss it when I wasn't playing.
I started playing again in 2021. I was able to progress past things that I had been stuck on before, and that felt good. I invested some money into the game and have an account that I'm proud of. My skills have improved a lot even if I still suck sometimes.
AW was my favorite for a while, now its whatever. AQ is not fun for me. I play arena only for units. I don't care for incursions. I don't really care for long form content (necro is the first one of significance I've done). Didn't like Raids. EQ/SQ are whatever. Story is whatever. BGs is my favorite part and the reason I still play. But even that has recently not been as fun. But I don't want to be left out, and I don't want the money I've put in to feel like a waste. I also work nights, so it's real nice to have something to do all night to stay awake.
All that said, and thanks for reading, I'm going back to school for a masters degree this year, and will probably stop playing at that point. So I'm thinking after 8.4 I'm probably going to retire again. Maybe for good this time.
Was a hardcore fan after that, but after the Peter David run on X-Factor and the end of Marvel Jim Lee I largely moved on, until I got to share the MCU with my own kids, and thus this game they played for 5 minutes in 2016 before I took over their accounts.
The game for me now is a diversion I don't spend much time with. I'm just here to see how it ends at this point.
(bold prediction: Netmarble explodes like Alderaan and Kabam gets gobbled up by, say, Tencent, and MCOC gets a reboot that blows.)