When you leave an online game - how do you do it?
- Do you ragequit then log in repeatedly to harrass other players and convince them to play elsewhere?
- Do you deinstall or delete all your characters without telling anyone?
- Do you force the GMs to site ban you by breaking every rule you can so you cannot play anymore?
- Do you pick fights with players until they want you leave?
- Do you log in and stand around telling everyone how bored you are?
- Do you gather your friends around and go play somwwhere else?
- Do you tell your friends you are quitting then ask them to log in and see if anyone has anything to say about it?
- Do you stop playing and stand around talking to friends until gradually you fade away?
- Do you leave a polite post on an in game board or forum related to the game telling everyone that RL intrudes you had fun, maybe you will return one day?
Lately I have seen a lot of different ways people leave games. Sad to say most I have seen are the drama king ways. I was wondering - since people here tend to be hardcore real gamers - what are the main reasons you stop playing a game and how do you do it?
Personally I tend to just fade, After a a year if I do not play or feel the inclination to do so, I deinstall. A post I wrote on a thread in a site is sort of what prompted this one. It refers to someone kicked off a game they played for at least 5 years.