How do you plan to play Uru? Do you plan to play a little, a lot, at set times? Will you play with a group of friends who logon when you do? Will you logon at different times, different days? How do you play Uru?
I was thinking about this, and I'm curious what all of you are planning to do - how you think you might play Uru.
I'll start. Me - I'm a very committed casual player. I'll be on, but probably only for a couple of hours a week - my life is such that I can't seem to manage any more time. That's what I say - but in the past I've tended to stay longer than I expected, once I get in. I play weekday evenings, and weekends, no set day or time. On weekends I'll play afternoons or evenings. On weekends, I've been known to stay on late. I played Uru more in previous years, but during the was 2003 I was laid off (working now, all is good), and I had more time.
I think this affects what I want out of Uru. I like to have something that can be accomplished in a short period of time. Although most of the puzzles cannot be solved so quickly, the good thing is that the puzzles are in instanced persistent ages. I get my own copy of an age (instancing) and it's persistent - it doesn't go back to "prime state", when I leave the age. That's a big help to me, as I can have something half done in an age and I can go back and finish it later. It also affects my experience with the multiplayer puzzles - the ones that require more than one other person. Those types of puzzles don't work well for me.
It also explains why I'm resistent to live events. Sometimes I'm willing and able to schedule myself around an Uru event. I'll do it if I'm reasonably sure that I can get in, that the lag won't be too bad, and I can have have a good time in a couple of hours. That means parties work great for me, particularly during weekend evenings (my time zone), but the live plays (story driven events) did not work.. I'm all into optimizing my playing time. That can mean just hanging out and talking to people, or random exploring - that works for me too.
How to you plan to play Uru?
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