Hunting Motivation

Valden

Already got level 80, Although getting back the experience that the Moon stole from me isn't bad motivation

Mishgul

I bashed to dragon in one stretch by pretending i was vigorously enjoying this up and down hand motion.

Valden

Mishgul said:

I bashed to dragon in one stretch by pretending i was vigorously enjoying this up and down hand motion.

you mean like hitting the enter key repeatedly?

Sylvance

Valden said:

Mishgul said:

I bashed to dragon in one stretch by pretending i was vigorously enjoying this up and down hand motion.

you mean like hitting the enter key repeatedly?

I think he meant... something very different

Achilles

Carmain is going to go blind from bashing

Sylvance

Carmain said:

(Market): WTB rl Mindseye

Entaro

I used to hate bashing with a passion, until I met Proficy. There was absolutely no -ing way he was going to beat me getting to dragon, so I got level 99.

Having someone to race and beat helped loads.

Iphis

Entaro said:

I used to hate bashing with a passion, until I met Proficy. There was absolutely no -ing way he was going to beat me getting to dragon, so I got level 99.

Having someone to race and beat helped loads.

I met Proficy, and I still hate bashing. With a passion. Only reason to bash is for essence, and shrines suck. 

Wysteria

Mishgul said:

I bashed to dragon in one stretch by pretending i was vigorously enjoying this up and down hand motion.

iirc I got you Dragon after you vivi'd me during a raid >(

Mishgul

Wysteria said:

Mishgul said:

I bashed to dragon in one stretch by pretending i was vigorously enjoying this up and down hand motion.

iirc I got you Dragon after you vivi'd me during a raid >(

Wysteria said:

Mishgul said:

I bashed to dragon in one stretch by pretending i was vigorously enjoying this up and down hand motion.

iirc I got you Dragon after you vivi'd me during a raid >(


Up and down. Up and down

Cooper

Up and down back and forth faster faster?

Rispok

Cooper said:

Up and down back and forth faster faster?

Only if you take your shirt off, I believe.

Mishgul

Wysteria said:

Mishgul said:

I bashed to dragon in one stretch by pretending i was vigorously enjoying this up and down hand motion.

iirc I got you Dragon after you vivi'd me during a raid >(

I actually got dragon in a ritual in Mhaldor, but I got dragon for the 123121312th time off you in a raid. I really need to bash a proper buffer

Mishgul

Also making amazing bashing aliases is what i did. Some examples of mine are "hitme", "faster", "harder", "ohgod", "Imalmostthere", "whyamIdoingthis", "icannevergetthistimeback", "iamarealboy".

Xith

Entaro said:

I used to hate bashing with a passion, until I met Proficy. There was absolutely no -ing way he was going to beat me getting to dragon, so I got level 99.

Having someone to race and beat loads helped.

ftfy

Averi

I start bashing when I run out of money. 

Otherwise, I barely ever hunt alone. It's just boring. 

Narcos

You have to actually want something from hunting and make a decision. For me I decided I was getting Dragon. I wanted it bad, not just kinda.

Its always easy to handicap yourself. Make an end goal that makes sense for what you want out of it, then scale that goal down to smaller goals. After that its just getting lost in the process!

Its a theory, might be wrong

Wysteria

Mishgul said:

Wysteria said:

Mishgul said:

I bashed to dragon in one stretch by pretending i was vigorously enjoying this up and down hand motion.

iirc I got you Dragon after you vivi'd me during a raid >(

I actually got dragon in a ritual in Mhaldor, but I got dragon for the 123121312th time off you in a raid. I really need to bash a proper buffer

Eleusians are not exactly appropriate xp buffers…most of the time

Prythe

Anaidiana said:

echoing a lot of the already suggested things (because that's what worked for me)

-xp goal (5% for the higher levels)

-gold goal

-racing against friends on xp rankings (your rank -15) (I will catch you, @prythe! Rawr!)

 (similarly cackling to yourself when you pass people you hate >.>)

small steps are key. 

Also, create your hunting loop and stick to it. make it a big loop where journeying from one area to the next is simple, this way, if your favourite area is hunted clear, you can just move on to the next one. 

I did enjoy passing many certain people on the way to Dragon.

As for @Anaidiana.... Muah!

Hermaldo

I never competed with anyone...this competition thing intrigues me. I got to level 92 and just thought..'hey, why not'. The being unemployed at the time really helped...gave me a tangible goal when I was not feeling too good about myself. The day I got dragon was the day I got a job too, so it was really good timing on my part.

Anaidiana

@hermaldo - yay for the feelgoods, and grats on the job!

Zeon

Though it's important to remember that if you really dislike bashing, very little can be done to change that. When me and Sothantos were both in our low 90s we decided to race to dragon. You can see how well that went for me.

Valden

Since posting this thread I've hardly had time to hunt between all the raids, combat preparations and RP opportunities.
Mostly been hunting sewer Thugs to make back the experience lost in raids. 

Rinzai

I don't know Penwize's secret, but I know right now I can do most any normal RP with folks while I hunt because it's become that mindless, so I generally have conversations with people in the middle, and don't miss much.

Other than that, get a second monitor and just watch Flight of the Conchords over and over and over again

Garao

I get the motivation to hunt about once a month. 

I make a character and hunt for about a week to level 75 and then quit and do it again a couple of weeks later.

Trevize

For me, bashing is like dancing. Vodka, music, and a good partner make it fun.

Xenomorph

As one of Mhaldor's most harrowing tales reveal on this topic: "-It must have something to do with aging..."

275AF...

"Daww..I'm boreds."

"Let's go bashing Xeno!"            Oi!!  -- "YEEEEEAHHH!!!!"

"Careful Xeno, those ones are endangered."      -"Something tells me they will be back in 45 min or so!"

 

...Fast forward to the year 615AF (plus ten inches, 300lbs, and centuries more of unchecked perverted conduct)

"Xeno, quit being a bitch and come bash. Doctor says you can still do it if you stay in the wheelchair."

-"Umm, just one minute guys, I'm fixing something! *makes loud naga sounds*"

 

Narrator: "In the rare event this classless piece of shit avoids QQ'ing from responsibility, he often gets "lost" hunting.

Good thing the Mhaldor Elite Combat Motorcycle Brigade's Cain and Tiamat can't let their good buddy steal all the kills! "We'll find him in no time! Onwaaard!!"

 

The outcome is usually the same, just different excuses. "Left diabetes medication in Council Chambers", "Threw his back out backsassing Tecton", and of course, there is always old faithful, "Take the credits and **** off!!" (funded by schemes such as the elderly senior neighbor's credit card, or lately the Naga coffers)

 

 

Narrator: "The moral of the story is that as you age, we don't like hunting as much. Critics blast this story as more shit stacked on shit, citing the the main point is strongly overshadowed by extreme obesity, obvious moral depravity, and his curious retainment in spite of his gluttonous, hemorrhaging, city spending plan."

 

 

 

Mathonwy

Xeno, I love you, man.

Kyrra

I've missed you, Xenomorph.

Xenomorph

After thinking about it for a couple minutes, looking back on it....I'm reminded of the time I watched golf on tv for 5 hours, on a lazy Sunday afternoon...

After I was done, I was left with reactions such as, "What was the point of that?", "Why show something that nobody wants to see?!" and of course, "Oh well, I doubt I'll do something like that again, you handsome devil you!"

Facepalming high above the clouds, Sarapis put an end to any confusion He may have ever had as to what 10lbs of shit in a 5lb bag looks like from this angle.