Farewell....

I want to thank you for all the full support that you gave in our various adventures. I am not going to name anyone specifically in this post because it would be such a dishonor to leave anyone out, so this post is directed at EVERYONE.

I don't apologize for being who I was in the 8 years of playing this game.... I do apologize to any I may have hurt with my words,
and for the things that I have done which didn’t always exactly make everyone happy.
The only thing that I can offer is;
Even if I’m not a perfect friend to everyone,
Be sure of this; I gave my best. I did what made me happy.
I played the game the way I wanted to. In my heart....I was a Hero through and through.

I was priviledged enough to stand side by side with Paragon Citys and the Rogue Isles very best, through all the different experiences We have had together, Way to much to even start to compile a list..... I have made some true friends. Not just friends in a video game, but friends we have traveled across the country to meet, to spend time with..... 8 years.... That is 1/4 of my life.... A quarter of my life spent with the best damn group of heroes and villians ANYWHERE.

And although I always knew this day was going to have to come, I always hoped it never would.... because today, I'm feeling a huge loss.


I’m very grateful to have had all of you in my life;
you will always take up a special place in my heart,
that no one could ever take away from me.
And I would say “THANK YOU”.

Thank you to EVERYONE

Because the best, most precious gift that anyone could give
is friendship, love and their TIME. And through my years here, I have experienced all, in enormous amounts. I have received my fair share of hate and given it as well, and for that, I again truly apologize.

Now, if you were here you would know that grown men do cry.

I will surely miss all of you more then simple words can express....

and it's time to say adieu.....

Good Farewell Post Bud, I'll miss u my old friend, I just wanted to say Im sorry for all of my actions against u and any1 else I may have offended in the past, Its been a pleasure meeting u and every1 else in PoN and In the rest of Champion Server and The rest of the Game, Farewell.


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Bud, My son and I first met you many years ago when we received a random invite to PON. We joined and messed around for a while and had some fun together. When we left and joined HVND, you tried getting PON into the PvP game. I remember our base rainds, you guys definitely took your lumps but you didnt care...you just loved playing the game. I want to thank you for helping me in game and especially my son. I don't need to go into details in an open forum, but we both enjoyed speaking with you on Vent and learning more about you and the game. I'm sure if Zach were here he would thank you from the bottom of his heart. Take care old friend and good luck. NG

Bud, ive been gone a long time i know, but ive always missed everyone, probably you most. a small piece of my heart always stayed with this game and i am sadened to see it go out like this. we have some awesome memorys of times shared and they cant take those away.
i want to thank you for helping to make me a better player and for putting up with alot of the **** you did back in the days.
now maybe it is time to get the next pon meet and greet going and lets have ourselves a damn good time.

until we meet again all.

devils

Awesome post big guy, Going to miss your passion for this game a lot. You wore the white hat, you wore the black hat, either way you wore it well.
You always tried your best to do what was best for the server and a lot of us never gave you the support you deserved.
I wish you the very best where ever the gaming world takes you next, and if we are lucky enough to come across each other in the virtual world again, I hope to get the chance to spend some time together once again.

Thanks for all the memorys

NewGuy and NewGuys son & Artic... Man gonna miss the pvp with you all. Zack, Basically have "watched" you grow up in game in the pvp world.
Its ok you can get counceling later in life for the way we've corrupted you Newguy, its been a long time since those early days of P.o.N huh? One hell of a ride.

Artic - Man....so much to say here, But I'll try to keep it short cause Ive cried so much over the past 3 days my face hurts.
Artic started out in PoN as Dr.light11 a Peacebringer.... (and remember this is back in like issue 4-5) We all kind of chuckled at the kid playing the sorry ***** worthless PB lol.... Artic soon became one of the fastest and highest earning prestige members of PoN, and EARNED everyones respect.... especially mine. I admired that he had such an amazing feel for the game, could make builds that were just awesome. He moved his way up through the ranks of PoN and lead us down the PvP road... The wild, insane, stress filled, passion overflowing, ulcer inducing road of PvP.
This is where Artic really shined. He outgrew PoN, and emerged to become the leader of Exile, the best PvP SG this game has seen IMO.
Through it all, he always remained the same Artic....always helping and willing to organize whatever he could as long as it involved PvP.
In many ways, Artic was my role model.... I have no problem admitting so much about what I know of PvP came from watching Artic play.
As long as Ive played this game, there have been 3 pvp'ers that, again IMO, are the best of the best.... Sygon....Artic Chill 44....Gfunny. These guys took the time to teach others. They were ******** when people were ******** to them....They didnt have the often found "pvp chip on their shoulder" and never felt the need to "kick sand in peoples faces" like so many of the pvp'ers love to do... Fighting these guys wasnt a "Come take your beatin', then be verbally berated in chat" It was a come fight, and your going to get a lesson on what you could have done better after the match.
THIS IS REAL PVP.
Artic you will be sorely missed my friend....And I hope our adventures do not end here.

Devils Spawn - First off, HOLY ****....outside of FB, I havent seen you do anything with this game in a while, wish it was for better reasons.
One of the founding members of PoN.... From the day you joined it was like we were meant to be brothers. You zoned into Peregrine Island Right next to Unai, and shoved me out of your spawn point lol. I saw you had no SG, and the rest as they say, is now CoH History. So many good times building this SG. Good times, bad times, we got through them all and had a hell of a time doing it. Task forces or farming Dreck on vent where everytime you screwed up and died, you had to do a shot... wow, lots of drunk nights there lol. Our Dr. Q runs.... Base RAIDS!!
Good times.... Thank you for standing by me when others wouldnt. Thank you for being my friend.
I WILL DRAG you back to the virtual world soon I hope...Im just sorry it might not be here, to our Home.

Farewell Bud. I never really got to get to know you in game, but you were definitely a big part of Champion. Thanks for everything

Queen, Have done quite a few events with you through the years, and always had fun....You will be missed.

Thanks for the kind words

Bud-

Over the years I never was quite able to define our relationship. I particularly enjoyed our 'unlisted' PvP matches and periodic chats. What I think you deserve the most credit for is your contributions to the community through your SG, events, and occasional stirring of the pot.

glhf

4sh

O.o hehehe

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 ,,,,,,

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!

Take a shot.

"With great moustache comes great responsibility" - Zee Captain

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.

glhf

4sh[/QUOTE]

4shes, Well like you said, its been intresting, and memorable. I think we had a "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" type relationship here, and it worked. Learned alot from you over the years....Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Fuzzy_Yum_Yum O.o hehehe

Oh Fuzzy...How will I manage to get through my days without your daily abuse and mockery in Champions United? LOL I'm sure I'll struggle through

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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 ,,,,,,

Sexy Snazzzy, just reading your post makes me smile from the memories... "we're trying to get badges here, not here to PvP"
Dear God if I had a nickel for everytime I ever heard that
And I'm sorry you quit PvP'ing because of me... I would have done anything to make that not happen.... not just for you but for everyone. The ONE THING everyone just could never pick up on, and I didnt either back in the old days.... EVERYONE was a "noob" once.
The only way we got better was by doing it, and sticking to it. I feel I am now, one of the better PvP'ers.... But back when I first got into PvP...I was using my fire/ice tank.... This = TOTAL FAIL!! But I was a beginner. It took time and lots of practice and dedication, but I got better. My point is simply this; Those that hated PvP soooo much and mocked me for loving PvP sooooo much, didnt have the patience to become better at PvP You have to take your lumps (a SH*TLOAD of them) And to this day, I know I have lost just as many fights as I have won over the years. But I had the honor, and the priviledge of playing with some of the finest players to EVER play this game as well. On that note, I started compiling a list of names of people I want to name and thank... After the list got to over 300+, I changed my mind.
And yes, Sexy Snazzzy was on that list

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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!

Felicia, Wow your not one of the ones I expected to post... I'm shocked but happy. I have always admired you for your dedication to the same things I love about this game; THE PEOPLE. We're all busy trying to save this game, but the best part about this game is not the game itself.
In all honesty, if not for VENT, and the global channels.... I probably wouldn't have lasted 8 years here. Don't get me wrong the game is amazing, but after 8 years and 224 lvl 50's, I'd pretty much done everything I wanted to.
But People like Felicia, and AOW kept me coming back. One of my most fond memories of AOW was the AE challenge they had!! The build up to this was awesome! They gave away BILLIONS in influence and enhancements as prizes, and we, (P.o.N) said we were going to win as much of thos prizes as we could. We showed up the day of the event with 3 teams of 8 ready to go, and if memory serves me right, We took 1st, (my team) 2nd, and 4th place.... AOW's team took 3rd, kudos to them. All in all, it was a great event as always.
Felicia and company always did stuff like this for the server and it was always a good time to be had by all.
So I say thank you for doing the things you did, you were an example for me, and for many others.
Ohhhh and the other reason I liked Felicia.... So many people thought Felicia was an alt acct of mine because of how she handled herself in game.... To me this was a compliment.
I am who I am and I play how I play. Sorry I didnt always do the things you wanted me to. Felicia is the same way. Love that about her.
Dont ever change girl.... Unless YOU want to.

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Originally Posted by Horusaurus Take a shot.

Horus, Not sure if this is a shot as in "a shot of Jack" or a well masked jab.... Either way, believe it or not I will actually miss Horus, Cobalt, Amy and all the other ChampionsNexus folks. Although we were polar opposites 100% the time on pretty much everything, I still respect your devotion and dedication to the servers community. The Blue guy helped make Champion the server it is, and it really wouldnt have been the same without him here.... We are lucky to have him.

WOW, did I just say that??? WTF.....

This game is a lot like pro wrestling. Theres the good guys, the bad guys, and then theres the guys that you never know where they hang out....
So, if there were only good guys, and everyone was as "vanilla" as could be all the time.... it would be boooooooooring. Sooooo you have to throw the bad guy into the mix. And the bad guy comes in, and everyone loves to hate someone. Some of us dont care what people think of us in a video game world.... So we have no problem wearing the "black hat". And some even enjoy it.
Horus, Cobalt & Amy played the good guys better then almost anyone.

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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.

Lycantropus, Thank you for your post. and yes I read it, understood it, and your right..... but one thing your not remembering, In this game we all wear masks.
This game allowed us to become someone we may want to be deep inside, but cant be in the real world. There is a thread I saw but avoided called "who are you really?" or another called, "the person behind the mask" I stayed away from these threads because I didnt want people knowing the person they are playing this game with for the past 8 years is actually a business professional, (was a regional manager, currently a Dist manager) And have worked for Company's such as Home Depot, Dollar General, and currently Spencers Gifts, all in very high level managent positions. Do I want people knowing the real me? no.... So do they see the real me in game??? HELL NO. I say the things I must say, and do the things I must do all day, everyday to please "joe and sally consumer" and when I get on the game, Im going to do and say whatever it is I may want to, whenever I want to.
People say "I have had no life" over the past 8 years because I play this game so much.... Your wrong.
I have had an incredible 8 years here, I wore the white hat, I wore the black hat, and hell at times I wore nothing at all. People that actually know me, and yes I have met many of you in R/L through Con's or the many meet and greets we have had.... Ask them, the person you see in game, thats Bud.....

Me, I'm Robert....Hi nice to meet you.

I don't even know why i'm saying farewell to you becuase you're freinded on FB :P
However in this game i'll say it besides, besides....pssst come over to CO!

Anyway thanks Bud for helping with the community even with the PVP and being proactive overall. I remember being in that one evil SG and all hear from ol Scooter was F Bud this F bud that..and I would say to myself why is talking bad about this guy and hi SG? He never did anything to me. P.O.N was always nice to me and what I saw the members were very helpful. Especially when I was a noob in the game I had lots of questions I would often approach a P.O.N member as a member of the other SG. Maybe if I had joined P.O.N first I would have never experienced ol Scooter. I would have joined after I quit SF but I was done with big SGs.

Thanks for giving me star in your channels, thanks for all you did despite how some folks would perceive you to be. Funny thing about that is all they had to do was to get on Vent and talk instead of making their opinions of you based on what others said.

Don't worry, I'll be sure to take good care of Keeper. Who knows, maybe one day I'll teach him how to spell his name correctly.

You have me on facebook, I have the vent info, I have my usual stalkers if I am ever needed.

Hope you have fun in GW2.

Hope you are enjoying GW2 as much as me Bud. My global is Queenie.8964, if anyone would like to keep in touch

So many people I miss seeing everyday....