finally getting going

So I finally really started to play this week. After getting to level 5 in about an hour, I've had to spend about 3 more getting to 8, but it's getting more appealing. I still have trouble making myself walk over to Sudikoff or Thayer in order to play, but now that other parts of my life are calming down, I'm more amenable to spending the time on it. I don't seem to be addicted yet I think. I've been able to make myself log off pretty much exactly when I mean to, and not give excuse after excuse to keep playing for '5 more minutes.' Part of that is that I'm not a really big fan of group play. I like it well enough, but I'd much rather go solo on quests, etc. I was that way with World of Warcraft as well, so I don't know if that's a personality thing, or if that's just part of a side attempt to make sure I don't spend ridiculous amounts of time in game. Whenever I join a group, I kind of feel like I'm obligated to continue playing as long as the other people in my group are because it'd be like abandoning them in the middle of something. But now I have to buckle down and catch up with people, or I'm going to be really bad at the dueling...