So long, and thanks for all fish, I mean fun

I've been here for over 3 years and cept for my thread on the Pinn sever forum I've been content to just lurk with the occasional post but figured with it down to the last few days might as well make my first and probably only thread here my goodbye post.

This wasn't my first MMO, and won't be the last, but it was without a doubt the best faults and all and a big part of the was the people here. Like quite a few others here I've been able to log on and with the help of fellow players deal with Real Life issues, health both personal and family among other things, even if it was just by teamng to have something to do other than sitting and worrying about things I can't do anything about.

I also have a great deal of appreciation for alot of people that has helped me in game over the years to go from the newb I was to the noob I became, ones who got me into global channels to ones who helped show me how to play certain AT's, and I'm happy to call quite a few players I met here friends. For my time on Protector where I got my first 50 (a blaster which goes to explain a bit about my vengebait frame of mind) and was taken in by a group of people with the patience to put up with me. @Blaze Rocker for my first Channel invite, @Silver.wolf for letting me into his group, the first that made me really feel like part of a greater thing, @Zapper Girl who kinda took me under her wing for a while to teach me tips & tricks, @Layla Rei and many more who became my regular teammates during my time there, and who still talked me back for another TF every so often.

Then my trip back home to Pinnacle, where I was welcomed to the drunken family of PinnBadges. It was really like coming home, @Tsugaru, @Zirilion, @Lemur Lad among others helping me not only become an active member of the community but fine tune my game playing. For the whole channel for giving my yuks & yucks, teams and just conversations that probably is best to never repeat again.

No matter what was going on, I always knew there was a place I could depend on to give me laughs and would understand references that tends to go unnoticed in my day-to-day life. A place where friends could hang out and play, to arrest people by beating the crap out of them, a place where the spandex companies were the most powerful companies to work for. I know there is a hail mary play going and while I really hope it works, but just not sure, I feel that I can't put off my goodbyes any longer. We had some really good times, though my one biggest regret is that I didn't get into the game sooner.

May the wind always flutter your cape, and your spandex never ride.

So long, and thanks for all the fish (even Mako) heroes and Villians
Heat Guard

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Thanks to everyone that helped make me a welcomed part of the community, and for giving me over 3 years of some of the best gaming I've been able to take part in. May the next game bring many friendships and maybe reconnect to some old CoH friends.