35-40 You realize you've spent so much time trying to level up that you haven't done any of the fun quests and crafting you really wanted to do, so you start focusing on those.

40-45 You look around and realize you've somehow managed to accrue skills and experience and loot and feel cringingly compelled to give advice to other players who are newer to the game. "When I was your level..."

I followed the tutorial so 18-25 was easy mode. 26-35 was a blur mostly making money for other people. 36-40 was realizing the tutorial was a goddamn lie, going to therapy, trying to make up for missed experiences, and balancing work with reward. Now in the 41-45 phase and wondering what it will look like when I reflect back on it in a few years.

45-50: It starts to dawn on you that grinding is a waste of your time and life, and that it only makes the game makers richer and richer by keeping you bound to a game that you have grown to loathe. You also start to realize that the loot you have made from grinding is mostly worthless crap that you have no use for. Who cares for achievements and PvP medals when your back hurts, your eyesight is all shot to hell and you keep having these migraines?

Finding out you are trans and respeccing to a different class and all of sudden your build comes together so much better.

Being ultra-wealthy is like having “save game” whenever you need it.

If you screw up, you can always start again.

+40 - look at all those youngsters taking things so seriously. They've forgotten it's just a game.

I just want to quit

Tfw you realise RPG mechanics is based on real life mechanics.

40-45: you're stuck in the intense endgame grind and wish you could go back to just whacking shit with your sword.

Anybody know what a stealthy archer build is irl?

This thread is just making me want to take 1 point in ranged weapons so i can use a shotgun to reroll with another character.

I'll be 36 later this year, and I'll be damned if I don't keep swinging my sword for the rest of me days!

I can't be the only one who misread this as boeing and thought this was a weird analogy for boeing models.