Back at PAX2010, while at the meet 'n greet at the Elephant And Castle, there were raffle tickets handed out to all the attendees. I didn't think much of the little blue slip as the night got rolling, because I was really there to just enjoy hanging out with other players and be lucky enough to be in the same room as the devs. So when the raffling started, I figured I'd go and listen and see who got what.
So imagine my surprise and shock when, during the drawing for one of two hours total of in-game time with you, my number came up. I was shaking for the next several minutes--people thought DR/SK would win, what're they going to do to me? How many people are going to be jealous to the point of being awful about it? Just what did I do to get this?--and by the time the night was done, I had barely shaken off the shock.
My in-game hour with you happened in late September, early October of that year. I felt extra lucky because the weather in my area was being crazy and the day after the in-game hour, the power was out for the whole afternoon and I couldn't stop thinking how glad I was that the power hadn't been lost on the day I was supposed to be in-game.
There aren't enough words. I'd end up repeating myself and dissolving into a gibbering pile of goo. I've cried so much since I saw the news. Hells, I'm crying again now while I try to type this up.
I will always be proud and honoured to have been a part of this community of players, as well as being part of an amazing game. You and the crew have made the last 8 years of my life more interesting and fun, and I can't thank you enough for it.
I'd be honoured to run through stuff in-game with you again, Matt, before it gets shut down.
-- @Tygenco
