I will be here until the servers shut down, but I don't entirely trust that they'll stay up until November 30th, as has been reported. Thus, I'll say my little goodbyes now, and maybe I'll have more to say before The End.
The first character I got to 50 was an Energy/Energy Blaster by the name of Clockwork McGurk. This was done on the Pinnacle server, back in 2006-2007. The first supergroup I was invited to was run by a guy named Balraug, and I made many friends there. IIRC, one of that SG's little quirks/traditions was that everyone have a nickname. Mine was Timex; I even made that account's global name @Timex. I apologize that I've forgotten the names of most of the friends I made in that group - I've even forgotten the name of that supergroup. Some of the names I do recall were Too Much Coffee Girl (Beana), Blu Skye (Blu), and Giinsu (Mack, as in Mack the Knife - a Claws Scrapper, of course).
Balraug had to give up playing, and I eventually ended up with another SG, The Endless, run by Doheny. It was this group that helped finish the push to 50 with Clock. Again, I made many friends with this group, to include Doheny and Morgan, even introducing a RL friend to the game (Hi, Rouge Recluse!), but alas, I can recall almost none of their names now.
The reasons why I left the game and why I started another account when I came back had everything to do with my own failings and nothing to do with any of the marvelous people who'd been my friends and SG-mates back in the day.
I'm posting this message to say I'm sorry. I'm sorry I disappeared, seeming to turn my back on all of you with no explanation and no warning. You were (and, I'm sure, are) great players and great friends. Now, just like an old man who sees the end is near and looks back on his life with regret, I see the end of our beloved game approaching and regret all that I let slip away from me. All the friends, and all the time. = (Melodramatic much?) = I kick myself now that I spent most of the past 18 months or more not playing, merely keeping my VIP status active and dipping in sporadically and infrequently.
But the end of the story isn't yet written. We have yet to see this game's final fate. And as I said, I'll be here, come what may.
I salute all you players who've let this game become an important part of your lives, who've even gone so far as to let this game into your hearts. You know who you are. You're all my friends in spirit. Let's keep fighting this fight together!
M. Bison: For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me...it was Tuesday.
-- Street Fighter (1994)
McClane: Hey, thanks for saving my daughter's life.
Farrell: What was I going to do?
McClane: That's what makes you "that guy."
-- Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
I will be here until the servers shut down, but I don't entirely trust that they'll stay up until November 30th, as has been reported. Thus, I'll say my little goodbyes now, and maybe I'll have more to say before The End.
The first character I got to 50 was an Energy/Energy Blaster by the name of Clockwork McGurk. This was done on the Pinnacle server, back in 2006-2007. The first supergroup I was invited to was run by a guy named Balraug, and I made many friends there. IIRC, one of that SG's little quirks/traditions was that everyone have a nickname. Mine was Timex; I even made that account's global name @Timex. I apologize that I've forgotten the names of most of the friends I made in that group - I've even forgotten the name of that supergroup. Some of the names I do recall were Too Much Coffee Girl (Beana), Blu Skye (Blu), and Giinsu (Mack, as in Mack the Knife - a Claws Scrapper, of course).
Balraug had to give up playing, and I eventually ended up with another SG, The Endless, run by Doheny. It was this group that helped finish the push to 50 with Clock. Again, I made many friends with this group, to include Doheny and Morgan, even introducing a RL friend to the game (Hi, Rouge Recluse!), but alas, I can recall almost none of their names now.
The reasons why I left the game and why I started another account when I came back had everything to do with my own failings and nothing to do with any of the marvelous people who'd been my friends and SG-mates back in the day.
I'm posting this message to say I'm sorry. I'm sorry I disappeared, seeming to turn my back on all of you with no explanation and no warning. You were (and, I'm sure, are) great players and great friends. Now, just like an old man who sees the end is near and looks back on his life with regret, I see the end of our beloved game approaching and regret all that I let slip away from me. All the friends, and all the time. = (Melodramatic much?) = I kick myself now that I spent most of the past 18 months or more not playing, merely keeping my VIP status active and dipping in sporadically and infrequently.
But the end of the story isn't yet written. We have yet to see this game's final fate. And as I said, I'll be here, come what may.
I salute all you players who've let this game become an important part of your lives, who've even gone so far as to let this game into your hearts. You know who you are. You're all my friends in spirit. Let's keep fighting this fight together!
M. Bison: For you, the day Bison graced your village was the most important day of your life. But for me...it was Tuesday.
-- Street Fighter (1994)
McClane: Hey, thanks for saving my daughter's life.
Farrell: What was I going to do?
McClane: That's what makes you "that guy."
-- Live Free or Die Hard (2007)