Board Thread:Disney Magic Kingdoms Discussion/@comment-32526072-20190518142003/@comment-37898720-20190527224038

I'm really close to joining you. It occurred to me the other day that the reason I was playing had almost nothing to do with it being fun. It felt like an obligation. I was realizing that I felt stress about upcoming events. I would rearrange certain things in my schedule to check in with the game. I felt that if I didn't do this, I would miss out on new content and be disappointed. When I first started with the game, almost two years ago now, I used to play the game with my kids. I'd play some of the repetitive stuff without them, but then save the major story/animation parts for them. I no longer can do that, as I need to keep the events moving as fast as possible.

And the more I thought about it, the sillier that seemed. I play frequently to get each character. I then work to level the character up to a Level 10 so that I can send them home and not have to deal with them. At one point, each of these characters was important. I now have the vast majority of them not doing anything. I used to get disappointed if I didn't have an attraction or concession. These are the same things that sit in storage because there isn't enough space to have them all out. My park layout isn't what my kids and I want, but what I found online that someone came up with as the best way to maximize space.

I'm not necessarily blaming anyone. I've contacted their customer service 3-4 times on a variety of issues, and each time they quickly helped me out. I've also spent money on the game here and there, figuring that I was having fun with it and thus it was justified as an entertainment expense. But now, I think I'm done with that. I'll keep playing for a bit, but I'm getting closer and closer to retiring.