One Last Rodeo in Albion Online?
Albion Online is a Sandbox MMORPG that started my career in live streaming on Twitch and also was responsible for me getting partnered. It is a game that I have a lot of fond memories in, especially in the early iterations of the game during beta 1 where I met so many of my long-time twitch friends and viewers from. I think back on those days with very fond memories, and I always want to replicate the fun I had during those very early days. Over the last few years however, I have felt a bit burned out on the game as a whole, so I have been searching for other games to fill the void of my favorite game of all time, Albion Online.
During this search for other games, I have not been able to find anything to stick to. The current outlook for games in the near future that I would be interested in are few and far between or have release dates that are well beyond the immediate future. Without having a stable game to play, I feel very bored and sad, and that needs to change if I am to continue my transformation into a more productive member of society. I have not been treating my streaming career as a profession as of late and hence, have felt the grind to be useless. However, i plan to come back to Albion Online and commit to the game with another streaming challenge that will ultimately allow me to bring others into my community once again.
The structure of my life will have to shift in order to accommodate taking more time for streaming while also making progress on my physical, mental, and financial health. I will need to treat streaming like a 9 to 5 so that I can build the routine of working 8 hours a day and be ready for when the time comes of getting a traditional job. I will also need to structure and plan for meals, grocery shopping, and other standard chores to be in harmony with the 9 to 5 lifestyle. The biggest struggle will be balancing my free time towards working out, reading books, and my other interests, but some of those things may be able to benefit from recreating a community in Albion Online.
Back in beta 1, I had created the guild The Filthy Casuals. It was the pinnacle of my Albion Online achievements, and I truly enjoyed the journey during those early days. As my stream became more popular however, I certainly felt a certain stress managing both a stream and a community, and I am sure when things pick up, I may face that issue again. To balance the need to interact with my stream as well as interact with my guild, I will try to bring it back to the early days when I made my guild a big part of the stream so that everyone can interact with the chat while being in discord and ensuring that we all have a fun time together. The fact that my migraines and headaches have virtually disappeared makes the situation that much more tenable to handle since my mental capacity has increased significantly from those early days.
Before fully committing, I need to do is ensure that I can handle the schedule of balancing 8 hours a day of Albion Online with my other goals in life. when I do this, then I can extend out a message to the rest of the community that it is time to reignite our efforts and join forces in a guild. I think this would be the most responsible way to ensure that I don't take on too much too fast, even though I know I am more than capable of doing so. Knowing myself and how I like to ease into things, this approach has the highest chance of success. I also have to be flexible in my approach in case I do get a job sooner rather than later, which would have to alter my time commitments to streaming and other areas of my life accordingly.
Later today, I will go back to Albion Online and stream it for a full 8 hours. I will enjoy my time immensely, especially when discussing my potential plans with the community and being a resource for people as I have always been with my helpful attitude towards answering questions. In the big scheme of things, 8 hours is not a lot of time at all, and so time should fly by as I continually progress my character. I am looking forward to the journey ahead.
Until next time,
Blackboa