Ascendant!!!

Ascendant is the man.

Ascendant just told me that he's finished his Dr. Crom story.

::: passes out from awesome expectations :::

I got in line and got a picture!

I was actually just floored to be sharing the same concrete steps with people like you, Ironik, Ascendant and all the others in 8 I mapserved a little later than you I think.

Oh! I got you then!

Saw Ascendant do his schtick last week as well. Also ran in to another old toon/player who is in the lore in First ward just standing in the field by the gate. Can't remember who it was...

Thanks for all the kind words, folks! You'll never know how much they mean to me. I'd also like to extend a special thanks to The Cape radio who produced a radio promo of Ascendant's call to NC Soft so I could do it live as it played on The Cape. I screwed it up the first two times, but the third time was the charm. Keep an eye out; I plan on doing several repeat performances.

Like everyone else, the news that the game may (and notice that I said may) be shut down is heartbreaking, and the past week I've had a hard time bringing myself to the boards or even in the game because I have so many great memories from over the past eight years. But that's only doing myself a disservice.

I count myself lucky to have found this game, but that is dwarfed in comparison to the great fortune that comes with getting to play it with the rest of you. I've known since beta that the game cultivated a special sort of community-- optimists, storytellers, and energetic dreamers, but never was that truth more clearly enunciated than it was yesterday, when it was announced that not only were there an unprecedented 33 instances of Atlas Park on Virtue, but the server had over 300 more people in the queue and 8 Atlas Park instances on Freedom.

I suppose that in the coming weeks, I could just turn my back and just walk away, cold turkey. In a lot of ways, that might be easier. But if I did that, I'd be denying myself the opportunity to spend just that much longer with the most amazing and remarkable community I'm likely to encounter in my lifespan. Further, if I'm to hold to my theory that the goal in life is, or at least, should be, to have fun, and as long as there's still fun to be had in the game, I plan on enjoying it.

I hope you will all choose to join me.

With any luck, we'll put together an EPIC Task Force team on December 1st.

<3 Ascendant

i dont plan on giving up, i wont let this game die because i too enjoy spending the time on it with all of you guys

this game means so much more to me than most other games because of the awesome community we have

Nice! I saw this same phone call last week and had copied and pasted it for a SGmate who wanted to know what he said, hehe. I meant to post it on the forums, but... I completely forgot to!
I did say hi in game though... hi out of game, Ascendant!!

Also, Ascendant...
When you were doing this phone call and they hung up on you in the middle of that great speech... It really gutted me. Don't worry, that's a great thing.
And it wasn't uninspiring or anything... it was just the reality that, yeah, they hung up on the Ascendant, despite all the good and truth in what he was saying and the hope and promise he has and we all share with him.

It still hits me when I read it again.
Awesome job!
Thank you!
We're all in this together!
We're being heard and we have A LOT more fight in us!

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Originally Posted by Ascendant Thanks for all the kind words, folks! You'll never know how much they mean to me. I'd also like to extend a special thanks to The Cape radio who produced a radio promo of Ascendant's call to NC Soft so I could do it live as it played on The Cape. I screwed it up the first two times, but the third time was the charm. Keep an eye out; I plan on doing several repeat performances. Like everyone else, the news that the game may (and notice that I said may) be shut down is heartbreaking, and the past week I've had a hard time bringing myself to the boards or even in the game because I have so many great memories from over the past eight years. But that's only doing myself a disservice. I count myself lucky to have found this game, but that is dwarfed in comparison to the great fortune that comes with getting to play it with the rest of you. I've known since beta that the game cultivated a special sort of community-- optimists, storytellers, and energetic dreamers, but never was that truth more clearly enunciated than it was yesterday, when it was announced that not only were there an unprecedented 33 instances of Atlas Park on Virtue, but the server were over 300 more people in the queue and 8 Atlas Park instances on Freedom. I suppose that in the coming weeks, I could just turn my back and just walk away, cold turkey. In a lot of ways, that might be easier. But if I did that, I'd be denying myself the opportunity to spend just that much longer with the most amazing and remarkable community I'm likely to encounter in my lifespan. Further, if I'm to hold to my theory that the goal in life is, or at least, should be, to have fun, and as long as there's still fun to be had in the game, I plan on enjoying it. I hope you will all choose to join me. With any luck, we'll put together an EPIC Task Force team on December 1st.

I'm right there with you!

Great to hear about the rally, I work all day on Saturdays so I can't attend.