I guess you should ask yourself " is it worth keeping this empty settlement in the top 10?"
You might consider moving to a place where you’re not working alone but contributing. There are several active groups that remain very active and growing. Chisel town, PS city, aqua, Ultima HQ, Black Light, cuttletrunk federation and others.
Edit: You could also attempt in bringing new folks to your settlement, a settlement always needs a flow of people though and beacons can get in the way so you owning the majority is always a good idea.
Yeah I took a break from restocking so often as it was too much work to maintain the stock and I wanted to get some characters to cap.
I echo what others have said; although I’ve said similar in the past in the context of additional grind it’s not really a sign of a healthy outlook towards the game. I’ve made myself either break or change my approach to stave off those feelings because really it’s my choice how I play.
MMOs feel very similar to social media in that way (not surprising given many of both use the Hooked style model).
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advertise to gwt more peeps back.
u shouldnt force yourself to a second job. maybe its time to settle somewhere where u jave fun all the time
Trampoline World!
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There are also smaller settlements and some very nice builds out there that all have recruitment signs. Most are connected to portal hubs too.
Aye. He’s stuck in the feedback loop mechanic that virtually every game uses. Hence the “grind”. I guess it’s true what James said;
@BloodRaven56 - Best way to minimize burnout is to be aware of what’s happening and break free of the feedback loop prison. Just repeat the following to yourself 10x everyday until you’re free
“Prestige doesn’t matter”
“Prestige doesn’t matter”
“Prestige doesn’t matter”
“Prestige doesn’t matter”
“Prestige doesn’t matter”
“Prestige doesn’t matter”
“Prestige doesn’t matter”
“Prestige doesn’t matter”
“Prestige doesn’t matter”
“Prestige doesn’t matter”
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Yep , all of that.
Had a shop, it took all of my time.
Quit the shop and went in to the hording and crafting for myself business and it’s all good now 
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One thing you must understand: The biggest reason you feel you need to play every day is because you’re trying to keep your village in the top 10 on the planet. Stop worrying about that specifically, and you’re going to enjoy the game a lot more.
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You love your shop but do all the work for it is hard. I understand that you wanna make coin so investing your time to get things for free is a lot work. Isnt there people that you like to harvest for you where you agreed on a price per item that still will guaranty your profits
Where is your village?
That’s how it should be though. If you want a stocked shop and high prestige its basically a part time job. Or you can play casually and just build and craft at your own pace. Game is meant to group up so instead of having to play 8 hours now you can play 1 and focus on your “ingame job”. I play solo so my shop is very modest lol.
If you are a person that likes MMORPGs, and/or you find one that you really like, it can consume you lol. That’s what they ALL do.
I think they are great because there are many things you can do: fight, skill up, make things, wander around, build, socialize…whatever floats your boat. In other game genres, you are stuck doing the same tasks over and over to defeat a level or boss. In this type of game, especially a sandbox, you aren’t limited by levels, or bosses.
I like them because there are days I want to build, then days the last thing I want to do is build. Days I want to kill stuff, and days I don’t. Etc. Instead of playing a different game, I can do it all in one, while building up my main character.
I played the heck out of minecraft when it came out, but I always burned out & wanted more out of the game. Then I started playing two other MMORPGs (I still play them once in awhile). One has 2k-4k+ daily players and the other has 50k-120k daily players.
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I took my famaly there on vacation and ended up needing knee surgery. not fun.
now hot tub world that sounds nice!
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Yes i do. A job i actually enjoy, and im good at it.
Nope, it’s the first one. The rest of life is just part time.
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I’ve often thought about ‘entertainment’ in movies, games and art, and I’ve come to believe that it’s a semantic problem with the choice of words we use to describe how we should feel about these mediums.
Are we having fun when we watch a horror movie? Are we having fun when we die repeatedly in Dark Souls - or see a painting depicting the holocaust?
We’re not having ‘fun’ - we’re captivated. We’re drawn in and don’t want to leave. The same applies to busy work in Boundless.
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I wish my line of work was like boundless
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I think it taps our dopamine/serotonin receptors. That’s why some people love FPS & some hate them. Some love RPGs and some can’t stand them. We are controlled by our neurotransmitters. That’s why you can’t get someone to play a game with you that they don’t “enjoy”…while you love the heck out of it. We get big doses from in-game achievements and get “hooked”. Whether that’s finding diamonds, finishing a build, taking down a meteorite, etc…activates the dopamine receptors and we like it. Similar to how people feel when they eat chocolate or cake, win a basketball game, do drugs, make a big sale, etc. (Don’t do drugs)
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In Beckon west of Aquatopia embassy
Funnily enough I’m a builder in real life, so my line of work is at least something like Boundless.
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