Then vs Now: How do you play?

[Adriella Spencer]

For OG SW players: Are you leading the same virtual life that you had 10 years ago or are you doing things differently this time around?

Personally, I am determined to change the way I play. I will not be working on my XP levels because I do not intend to spend an inordinate amount of time "working." I may even stop doing the loyalty challenges and official missions altogether because I could care less about those items. Why succumb to imaginary pressure and FOMO? Why bother collecting when everything could go away...again. I'm just going to enjoy myself.

[Willow Storm]

Personally, I truly enjoy writing and playing missions. That's why I'm in the game again. I don't feel any pressure to do anything here. If I did, it would stop being fun and I wouldn't waste my time. Aside from enjoying playing missions more, the only thing I can say I am doing different, is trying to keep a positive attitude and just have fun! Some times in OG SW I tended to let peoples opinions bother me and honestly, it just isn't worth worrying about!
All I can say is enjoy your time here. Just like in reality, no one knows if they will still be here tomorrow. Life is too short to worry about what you can't control.

[Adriella Spencer]

I hear that! I'm not entertaining any unnecessary drama or getting worked up over anything. Life's too short and it's meant to be sweet

[Jamie Bondason]

I guess I've come back and gotten involved with the communities I used to be involved with before! Missions, selling, art, forums. The only difference now is that I hope I seem more mature as I'm now an adult I've worked on my levels somewhat, nowhere near as hard as I did on the OG game, I just want to get to the level needed to wear the items I like, that's it! I think doing it all the first time around and then losing that progress has meant I'm less motivated to work massively hard on my levels. Maybe I might have inspiration to grind out my levels again in the future but, for now, I'm content with what I'm doing and how I'm doing it.

[Adriella Spencer]

I think doing it all the first time around and then losing that progress has meant I'm less motivated to work massively hard on my levels.

...once bitten, twice shy...

I think I used to be Level 200 in all paths (except Arena) back then. Now I'm looking to retire at just 50 lol

[Jadee Connolly]

I used to spend a lot more time roleplaying with friends and making houses in SW, I think I've probably already surpassed the XP levels on my SV character but I'd always get banned before I got very far especially for farming and crafting, I never got into those in SW. And the art community here is awesome, I was too shy to dip my toes into the art water. I've been trying many more new missions this time round too, back in SW I just had my list of weeklies I'd repeat. I'm a lot shyer this time round to hop into someone's space and say hi though but eagerly want to make friends at the same time! But I really like the community this game has always had, it's been nice to fall back into it, I've played mmorpgs for years and no community has ever hit like SW did. The people yearn for community!!

[Tier Sufjoy]

I do not. I used to be a collector, meaning I had 2 of almost everything. When Beforetimes happened and I lost it all, I vowed never to do that again. Seeing the pictures alone is my warning to not spend too much money or time in the world. So this time I have focused mostly on missions and not really trying to collect all the things. Also, I am not focused on fashion as much due to clothes prices. So in that way, my motivation is different. Also, I think I was a lot more into the RP life, while now --that I am older-- I just get on, chat a bit, make a mission, and then go.

[Adriella Spencer]

I played SW for about 8 years and was involved in a variety of things at some point or another, most notably foruming, space decorating, farming, crafting and shopkeeping. Right now, I am heavily into farming again but it's so tedious and feels like work that I want to eventually give it up. Crafting just feels so pointless here but I still LOVE designing spaces! In SV, I'd like to transition into doing missions solely for leisure instead of grinding. I am not artistic but I am considering taking up sculpting for the first time and would love to get more exposure to the roleplaying scene. Wears & rares trading has always been fascinating to me so I may dabble a bit but I would definitely not be collecting!

This place is kind of a ghost town so there aren't much socializing opportunities or places to explore.