laclongquan
Arcane
I have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, OCD, and one thing that triggers me is character creation in RPG's. Full party creation is the absolute worst. I always want a "perfect" or optimal build and will often just try to find a guide for the "best" party build. But then I get stuck at the character creation screen for hours at a time sometimes, agonizing over my build trying to "get it right". I usually have to take some Xanax by this point.
I used to get this at character creation in Icewind Dale 1 and 2.
Well the way I deal with it is
1. PLay in small dose, from 30 to 60 minutes per session. Even in character creation, no more than that. It really sooth my anxiety not to spend more time before my nerves restore.
2. Really learn to say to myself "there's no FUCKING way to get a perfect build unless I play it myself. NO FUCKING WAY." Guides on Net? Shit. They are only good for the writers, not necessary good for you. You have to learn to trust in yourself, not in strangers. A perfect build is something you understand and play it with greatest EFFICIENCY. Like, for a position in frontline, people say a paladin mix is best, right? No, but my own play say a dual cleric fighter work better in that position. Or people say rogue is useless? Well, my own experience say rogue fighter work wonderfully and fighting way above their class level. Guides on net? SHIT.
3. so I accept that the builds may not be perfect at first. And when I learn what is perfect, well, dalekeepers and other cheat trainers are just sitting there. I dont mean to use it to cheat, but to change the characters into the perfect builds I learn.