Discussion - anyone else feel guilty on how much money they spend on everquest? (2 Viewers)

[Legioneye]

Cheaper than a corvette as a mid life crisis.... even if I did start younger. No Regrets

 

[Smartiez]

Cheaper than a corvette as a mid life crisis.... even if I did start younger. No Regrets

Or a hot blond that is in their mid 20's

 

[zammy69]

nope i dont think about .. for one its alot cheaper than alot of other things i could be doing and getting into trouble .. also for the past 5 - 7 years ? or so I have not paid for a sub .. its all been krono ive earned in game via pp farming and selling .. only thing i pay for now is the expansion .. I buy 1 or 2 basic expansions for my accounts possibly 3 if it has a good carrot . then i wait till the following year when they go on sale and I decide then if i want more basic expansions for rest of my accounts and I might swing the big kahoona and buy the premium and ive gone as far as buying the F&F once when they had it on sale for 50% off .. but usually i buy the premium on main account cause im an illusion junky I have over 80 illusions ..

anyways back on track , so the miniscule of money i fork over to DPG doesnt loose me any sleep at all ..

 

[OLDBONE]

I know how you feel. I’m married with kids and the wife has a weird hatred for the game..I almost feel like opening a separate checking account that I deposit 50 bucks a month into just so I can enjoy the game without hearing any backlash!

Separate accts may start an even louder discussion Plus it requires a lot of extra steps. Determine the total monthly or better yet quarterly/semi--annual/annual, and buy gift cards. Easier answer overall to the evolving problem is trading the wife. Or if you enjoy the fight, mention it's much cheaper then booze 'n broads, gifts, motels, etc. Make SURE you're not within her immediate damage range. And keep head on swivel for awhile. I tried that once with my 1st wife and just...barely, dodged a heavy glass flying ashtray. However the double-pane sliding glass door behind me didn't fair as well. What an expensive fr&?kin mess. I took a couple hour drive/watering-hole visit. I stopped at the hardware store to get some plastic sheeting to cover the door. Shame I didn't get black. Door faces west, no trees means AC ain't gonna cut it. When I came in wife was in kitchen talking/crying on the phone explaining what was happening. Ending the call when I got a beer from the fridge. She wiped her eyes, said her parents said to say hello. Oops, that means her father, a very serious bad-ass retired officer, now ATF agent heard the tearful story from his darling daughter. Finished the beer, got another an trying to steady my voice... asked how they were doing. That turned into a very long uncomfortable evening. Then I ran out of beer. Asked over my shoulder, heading up stairs I asked if she was coming/ready for bed. She jumped giggling said of course, she had some making up to do. I stopped and let her go first, so I could watch her ass going up the stairs. Some of the best unexpected sex that night. Anyway if you figure out a successful non-destructive answer I'm interested in learning. I'm currently in much the same position with much less to work with, and very reliant on my wife for everything. She's very good to me considering an I do love her very much. But story for another time...maybe, remember your first love?

 

[Monkeyman618]

Ever quest had been my only outlet and Hobbie., iv spent so much on this game more than anything i spend other than yearly rent that is

 

[Saffron]

Gaming rig + EQ + other rpg games + kegerator with 3 taps < going out for fun. Every time I go out I could instead buy a sixtel of beer (41 × 16oz pints or 55 bottles). Go out again and it pays for any gaming in the month. So basically I just stay home twice a .month when I felt like going out and instead game and drink beer on tap at home. Pretty good deal IMO.

 

[razeldracolich]

The other day my father was criticizing me for my habit of playing online PC games. I added up the cost of 4 everquest gold accounts, the cost of purchasing my PC (which I don't use exclusively for eq) and compared it to his weekly drinking expenditure, and the expenditure on packs of cigarettes.


His expenditure was greater, over 10 years.

Then he stopped harassing me about my hobby.

 

[juice999]

The other day my father was criticizing me for my habit of playing online PC games. I added up the cost of 4 everquest gold accounts, the cost of purchasing my PC (which I don't use exclusively for eq) and compared it to his weekly drinking expenditure, and the expenditure on packs of cigarettes.


His expenditure was greater, over 10 years.

Then he stopped harassing me about my hobby.

That's what I'm saying, man. There's way worse ways to be spending your spare cash.
I used to do heavy benzos and opiates just to function. I could burn through a grand in a week back then. I'd much rather be chillin in Discord playing EQ with a blunt in my mouth.

 

[Sic]

That's what I'm saying, man. There's way worse ways to be spending your spare cash.
I used to do heavy benzos and opiates just to function. I could burn through a grand in a week back then. I'd much rather be chillin in Discord playing EQ with a blunt in my mouth.

Don't go out like juice did, juice

 

[neumuno]

Only after a ban wave.

 

[OldGuard]

I have 6 gold accounts and 6 FTP. I buy the latest expansion for all my gold team every year. I do not feel guilty in any way for this expense. I spend less than most people do on Starbucks per month. Also, it is my entertainment. Oh, I also spend for all the CTWN plugins and MQ2Grind. Well worth the money for my hobby.

 

[ImGreg]

What is this guild you speak of? is that like when you have to fart really bad and can't?

 

[OLDBONE]

never counted the pennies - but if I did, I would not flinch to be honest. 23-24years of at least 2 accounts gold at all times - plus expacs - plus times when I ran 2 full groups of gold - some heroics - buying and selling accounts way back in the day .... I still spent less money that my buddies that bar hopped back in the day, I spend less money now than with mostly free accounts than cable tv costs in a month. And even when things got thin - can just downsize to FTP for a bit until the road clears back up.

only thing I regret is not getting better at the game in all that time...lol

I, too, know that regret ;\

 

[Cannonballdex]

Nope.

 

[an_image]

HotrodCheaper than a corvette as a mid life crisis.... even if I did start younger. No Regrets

@Legioneye you’re doing it wrong…midlife you buy a rusted out bucket…then spend a fortune turning it into a resto mod…which you use to pick up an younger and hotter wife…

Anyhow…resto mod…younger wife…divorce…alimony…new kids…fuck it stick with eq man…

 

[rbf3]

Not even a little. i have 18 gold accounts and im having a blast. i had only 6 accounts up until two years ago then i went to 12 then this year i added another 6 to make 18. I just started using RG about 4 months ago and i am really liking what they offer. TY to the RG crew

 

[jhw668]

I used to play Warhammer 40k, and Warhammer Fantasy. What I spend on Everquest is laughable.

 

[Tuco]

I feel kinda dumb buying 6 expansions but i do feel better selling plat for krono and using that.

 

[JackDaniels]

5 Guitars and several amps with full stacks to match, 2 basses and an amp, a 9piece drum set. Then we can move on to i think around 12k points of Warhammer 40k models, at least half of which still aren't painted. Then we have RC cars, general bashers separated from the 3 actual race cars for the track, then we have the compound bows and firearms, hunting, self defense and general plinking. Then we get into the 2 Harleys. I dont know if the money spent on EQ would even make a ripple in my hobby pool. Ohh look something else to go try.... brb

 

[durango773]

5 Guitars and several amps with full stacks to match, 2 basses and an amp, a 9piece drum set. Then we can move on to i think around 12k points of Warhammer 40k models, at least half of which still aren't painted. Then we have RC cars, general bashers separated from the 3 actual race cars for the track, then we have the compound bows and firearms, hunting, self defense and general plinking. Then we get into the 2 Harleys. I dont know if the money spent on EQ would even make a ripple in my hobby pool. Ohh look something else to go try.... brb

Right~

 

[q8reflex]

It will get expensive when the new expansion drops and because there is a level increase I will buy it at least 54 times.
But even if your hobby was Golf you would spend thousands on green fees and clubs every year.

No Regerts!
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You should switch your accounts to Australia location and save a lot on expansions.

 

[Codeguru]

Not anymore. Beta is showing it's just more of the same thing but even less of it. And their features are more focused on how to keep MQ2 from being used than making any sort of tangible content. All my current accounts are just riding out the last days of their subs.

 

[RetNavChief]

At first I felt guilty, but when I learned that my wife spent about 100 bucks a month buying gems for some game called Dragon and elves.... I stopped feeling guilty. LOL
I feel that I'm a pretty lucky, my wife Rosy let's me play as much as I want as long as it's in the family room where she spends most of her time watching tv or what not, and we go on date nights every friday night.

 

[cpierce5400]

I have 6 accounts to myself, I only pay for 6months "all access" when xpac comes out, when it expires I just run silver (free) for the rest of the year, rinse and repeat. +RG and plugins.

I couldn't justify paying all year when I don't play much during the spring/summer.

 

[Nobody99]

The ban waves and the reality that I don't want to play EQ without automation has driven me to an emu server. Even with a donation here and there, I'll be saving a couple thousand a year that I paid Daybreak.

 

[NALGAS374]

I have 7 gold accounts......They all pay for themselves thru game play.

 

[Grpsmashin]

The ban waves and the reality that I don't want to play EQ without automation has driven me to an emu server. Even with a donation here and there, I'll be saving a couple thousand a year that I paid Daybreak.

100%

Not going to give them a cent more

 

[Sic]

Baspend conversation will be moved to the baspends thread. Please resist the sweet teeth of baspend posts all over

 

[Jambuki555]

It's much cheaper than going to the bar!

 

[GKD1231]

I have been playing Everquest for over 23 years now. I run 4 accounts, 3 of which I pay for with a subscription, and the 4th and newest I pay for with Krono only because it would mess with my payment dynamic. I do occasionally buy through the DB store, but not often enough to say I am spending too much. What Everquest costs me in a month, I could spend just going to dinner and the movies once a month. Everquest I play almost every day. Cheap entertainment in my opinion, and I can still afford to do dinner and a movie occasionally. And as a plus, I have met some amazing people in game. So in my opinion, a win win situation.

 

[GKD1231]

Yeah but I would have to go out every night for a month to spend what I do on this game lol. And pay for a couple rounds of drinks.

Yikes, sounds like you have a real EQ addiction. I hear there is therapy for that, log in and I sure someone will be with you soon!

 

[st1cky]

Whatever I've spent, it's cheaper than therapy. EQ is my get-a-way from real life.

 

[GKD1231]

Whatever I've spent, it's cheaper than therapy. EQ is my get-a-way from real life.

I totally agree!

 

[Cluebot]

I've dropped to zero, so no guilt haha

 

[nuggy]

Just bought a level 100 heroic toon for my 4th gold account and am starting to feel a bit guilty about it.

It's not that I can't afford it but for some reason I feel bad for doing it.

How do you all justify your purchases and make yourselves feel better about it lol. (I understand 4 gold accounts w/ all expansions on this forum is on the low-end).

yes . decided to make my own server on emu . just as fun

 

[zarroth]

Even other hobbies are vastly more expensive than EQ. I was looking at picking up model railroading the other day as another thing to do when I retire and it's very expensive to get into it these days...and the cost is just going to go up in that hobby. Same for things like golf, shooting ranges, etc etc. To get any enjoyment out of them, you have to go at them hard enough that they all become more expensive than 6 boxes in EQ, even if gold status the entire year across all 6 accounts. Heck, could probably go to 18 accounts and still be cheaper for the year.