One thing I have noticed about this game is that it's really up to the player to make it interesiting for himself. This session I'm playing with a character who will never join a faction because he is dedicated to working for himself. So far he has been a loner aside from joining hunting parties when the oppurtunity has presented itself a few times but at the same time he is very social, and guess what? I'm having fun!
I'm having fun because I told myself that I wouldn't spend all my time trying race to an endgame level. Instead I am simply enjoying the road getting there without really worrying about my pace. I'm also not wasting all my time trying to make myself an island of alts who take care of my every need, because what I really need is to get out of the house every now and then. And can you believe it, I'm still having fun! We are all responsible for our own moods/journies/fun, and I feel like sometimes some of the people playing this game just don't really know how to enjoy games. Maybe because all of us have spent so much time playing games where everything is already dictated to us that we never need to add our own creativity to a game, but I feel like that is the missing component to fonline.
merlin; in your case you just built a super sledge. The super sledge may not have given you 1000xp but imagine how much it will gain you when you hunt! and besides, if sneaking into an unguarded mine and escaping with not only your life but the materials you needed was a chore and not thrill and a reward in itself then maybe this isnt the game for you?