cr47t Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Ok, here I go as I explain my view of what I mean by the title. Its funny that when your first starting using YCM it feels fresh and new, but then it becomes boring, and sometimes when you leave for a bit and come back (like I did), it feels fresh again like in the beginning, probably having to do something with the happy feeling you get when you go back to doing something you once enjoyed. Its like a cycle that you can only experience by going through what I did - starting out then going to the part when the boring part gets to you, quitting because of it (or because of other things) and then returning to the start of the cycle again by going back. You guys can feel free to discuss this little story of mine, or share your own if you've gone through something similar, even if it didn't involve YCM. Thanks, cr47t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndUser Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 I feel the same way everytime I do something which I haven't been active at for a long time. It's not that something is boring, it's that you invest a lot of time at it, getting bored. More or less like having a non-changing, repetitive work but being something relaxing. Like when I've been playing PC games many hours every day but suddenly stopped and played after 2 weeks! Now that I think of it, I could've done something more creative, but that's another thing... :/ Same happened with YGOPro. For a couple weeks, I would play even 2 hours a day (luckily, not every day). Till now, I haven't dueled yet. Probably because I have other stuff to do, but even so... The important thing is to never lose interest in something you really enjoy doing. Being frantic with it is bad, but being faithful is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffee. Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Or be a pro and sit through it all =D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Never really had this, for me there's always something new. Even it takes some time. I check many times a day and I manage to find some cool stuff. That goes for most things I do really. I can reread, replay, ect things all the time. I may be easy to please though, I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndUser Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 Never really had this, for me there's always something new. Even it takes some time. I check many times a day and I manage to find some cool stuff. ... I may be easy to please though, I dunno. That's good-you keep your joy and well-being up. However, don't be the type of person who merely accepts everything, e.g. eating the same stuff every day or continuously doing tasks for others. Without noticing, you depress yourself and lose interests through time. Or be a pro and sit through it all =D Correct, but with a tiny difference: I AM a pro. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihop Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm a prime example of this as I've quit and come back half a dozen times or so, with varying levels of activity until I inevitably quit again. I'm like that with a lot of stuff, so it's not too surprising, although I do feel it happens especially much with YCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zauls Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Yep, this is me in a nutshell. Only thing this doesn't happen with is Uni work, because that never actually starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Apparently I'm the only one that holds my opinion in this case, that's interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brinolovania Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I've never really gotten bored of YCM for too long. ...That's probably why I'm still here after 6 years even though I barely post anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 i havent really taken long breaks from YCM except for the one time that i left for a few years around 2009-2012 or something like that, im not 200% sure YCM has its moments as well as its boring share, though i try to sit through the boredom phase since its worth it once things get actually interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
- Minimania - Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Nah. I've always always always been lurking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotKrow Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I don't really have that feeling. When I came back I don't know if I was expecting more than I should have, but this forums feels boring these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr47t Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 @EndUser: Good to see a pro who acknowledges the frantic-faithful thing. I actually didn't think of that in the beginning. @Moog: Good point with your post. Sometimes the good is worth going through the bad. Sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zauls Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I don't really have that feeling. When I came back I don't know if I was expecting more than I should have, but this forums feels boring these days. Yeah, this place is pretty boring now. The majority of activity is from either veterans who have a really close-knit group that is so exclusive you can't really get into it or from people who know nothing about Yu-Gi-Oh (talking about the TCG section, which constitutes most of my activity). This means very few interesting things happen and discussion is stale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Rooster Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 It happened to me. I was here at the end of 2013, then I left and came back. It happens in a lot of other forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr47t Posted March 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Bump because I feel like this is a good discussion so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndUser Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Maybe people don't want to be that nostalgic. They'll remember of this and that... and then, early childhood. Wait, what did I just say? 'Childhood'. Oh, those times... Hmmmm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Maeriberii Haan Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 cr47t, please don't bump topics in General for the sake of bumping~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerlinX Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 I sadly could never really get back into YCM once I left 4 years ago. I think it has to do with the shrinkage of the memberbase, which consequently meant many of the people I had known left. It began to feel like a whole new forum, and I was suddenly an outsider on a site that I had frequented for 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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