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Originally Posted by Ms_Snazzzy

Ok, I find myself needing to reply to this one.....

My first memories of you?..........OMGGGGGGG......I hated you .......every
dayum time i went to PvP areas, there you were.........hanking my defender
like she was some noob *** that had no idea what she was doing.....(and on
some level I did not know LOL....calling out to sg to gang **** you for it......
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOO .....oh those were the good times I will truely remember....
and I learned that you sought me out cause you knew if I hit you first your
rep would go down the toilet..........and of course you really thought i was
sexy lying there dead............hahaha yeah I heard that too.........Bud,
you have been one of those stand-out players that have made some great times
for me here..........You will always hold a special part in my life (and the
reason I quit pvp'ing lol....Yes I really hated dieing every minute cause of
you).....

Thank you for the laughs, the cursing, the deaths, the ***-hole way you
played......but it made you a pretty dam good player when we were on the
same side

I will miss that ,,,,,,

Originally Posted by Felecia_Divine

You and i disagreed how PvP should have been
handled. All i wanted was some fairness, not have a noob level 50 unenhanced
against an 8 yr vet purpled out. No one explained to me how a uber-50 with an
extra 400% defence and 500% damage bonus was fairly fighting a noob 50?

I stand by everything i said in the past. I stand for people working together,
sharing, and growing together...a real community. My whole sg is based around this concept. We have fought PoN and we have aided it's members...but ALL-OUT-WAR members have ALWAYS had respect for PoN and it's members...that respect was always earned!!!!

PoN in my opinion is the best blend of PvE and PvP. The dedication of its
core group is inspiring.

I will miss Budweiser and Elfer (ElfStalker) the most.

Budweiser, i always considered you one of the Triumverant....the 3 important
leaders on the server.

Lord Stryker for pulling people together to excel at missions
Budweiser for helping pvp thrive and grow
Felecia Divine for covering everything the other two did not

If CoH does finally close its doors...Budweiser and Lord Stryker are the
ONLY two i respect enough to follow on another MMORPG! Wherever they are...
these great men...for good or evil...they have a HUGE impact!

These are just my personal thoughts. Signed: Marianne Minshall (WoodBine
Race Track, Toronto, Ontario, Canada).

It has been one helluva ride!

Originally Posted by Horusaurus

Take a shot.

Originally Posted by Lycantropus

I don't know you well, and I haven't liked _everything_ I've seen of you in game (though I respect it as your point of view). I will say this though, it has been an honor being a member of Champion with you.

You and PoN led the only two successful Cathedral Of Pain's I have been on (with my hero and villain badger, respectfully). You were the lead, and like most trials, I just kept my head down and did what I was told. I wouldn't have gotten those badges on my collectors without you. Thank you.

I didn't get into PvP, just wasn't my thing. Thought about it a few times but the attitude it seemed to need didn't fit me, and when it did, brought out bad parts of me (that whole 'werewolf' thing if a reason is needed). I can't get too competitive without becoming heartless. More than anything, that's Lyc's, and to some degree myself's main storyline (but that's another story ). Nobody on Champ would ever know it, but for me, leading is easy (even to my own detriment); encoraging others to lead well, and be a good follower, is hard. It's why I've always given my kudos who do it... I can't.

However, I appreciate that even when the Dev's (and even mainstream PvP) let it go, you contributed to keeping it going on Champ in a (mostly) positve way. Me, lurking around, I saw you and 4shes, and Artic, and others (if I forgot you because I know there's more, I'm really sorry!) on a number of Fridays encouraging anyone to join and be a part of the PvP fun, without any 'tude or "front" you put up a lot of times. I liked you best, then. It's when I thought you were most 'real', and not catering to your ego. That was who you were when you invited everyone to the Cathedral of Pain trials (and that was who you were when you let one of my son's friend's who was learning his way) into your SG. He didn't fit our little group of stogey ol' bastiches, but he found a great family there in PoN it seems. Again, thank you.

(that last was NOT intended as a slight to you, but an honest truth. I think you are better, and have done better as a representative, for the community when you didn't let your ego get the better of you. Carry that forward whever you go- you are stronger in the times I've seen you without your ego than with it, even if you think it keeps you strong.)

I'm 'nobody' to most of the game by choice. I don't want to be seen as a 'leader' outside my little SG of friends that formed around me. The fact that I'm taking the time to write anything about you shows my esteem. I have trouble sleeping nights, even more so now with everything going on, and have time I can't afford to write, but can't sleep, so why not? Bud, you were a leader of Champions, and deserver the accolades that go with that. As were many others, but this thread is for you.

Take my advise and when ego is the easy answer, choose better. You'll be better for it. You don't need to be meek or quiet, but always be respectful of others. You don't have to be the 'first one' to do it, if you keep ahead of the pack anyway. You don't have to be the 'best one at it' if people remember you gave it your all for everyone else. If you need recognition, earn it from everyone, even if it means you have to be a part of something greater than yourself and guide them to your vision (and not take all the credit).

You're a good man Bud, but you can be better, and even the best. Even if that doesn't mean you're the first.

Take that as you will. It was meant as a compliment in whatever endeavour you choose to embrace next.

Hope to see you in the next incarnation of Paragon City (whatever it may be- hopefully a re-structured City of * 2 or something by a new producer) You will make it richer by your contribution, as have so many others.

Thank you.