its gonna be long, but i dun care
these past few days... maybe i could be safe in saying weeks, or even months... probably even rounds, but especially as of recent, ive been re-assessing how much i want to still play this game.
i've played this game since round1... in a small alliance of Dune/Tiberian Sun elite known as DAF(DPA in Planetarion). an old friend by the name of zapper/zappy (few these days would remember him) introduced me to the game when i was in DAF. DPA eventually merged with some other alliances into XFA which renamed itself into UXF. UXF was a huge memberbase of flak, and was cutback and renamed to ViruS. thus was the beginning of my love for this game.
ViruS was what made planetarion for me. the best of my friends and adventures and fun all came via that alliance. i grew from an inactive member(well grew to active who knows, but in the heirchy i grew anyways) to an eventual leader of the alliance and its subsequent gaming community. after 2 consecutive successful rounds for ViruS (round 7 and 8), we were attempting a third, and lost... badly.. the forces against our block VVOMM proved to be too strong and we lost. only VisioN remainds from the VVOMM block today as the rest soon vanished... ViruS included.
after the heavy beating, and an eventual split of due to internal ramblings, ViruS was on its last legs. during round 10, [ViruS]Adam and myself decided to fold ViruS while it still had a shred of dignity. And with that, the two of us and a handful of others were readily accepted into Eclipse where many of us found another place we could actually call home. Eclipse was a wonderful place, and i was a successful military officer there. But after round 10, Eclipse folded and a few of us were in need of a new place to look. we mostly split up into various alliances, but a few core ViruS and a friend or two decided to play in a galaxy together for round 10.5. i myself was in phraktos. those who know me the slightest know im about the second worst player out there (rshih being the absolute worst
). Phraktos was an elitest alliance it seemed, and i didnt fit in. so it was off to MISTU where so many ViruS had ended up. my galaxy ended up winning round 10.5, and we all subseqeuntly recieved free accounts.
a free account, and the chance to be in an alliance as outstanding as 1up convinced me to try to play once more. unfortunatly, a free account and an amazing alliance with old faces and old friends was not enough to spark some interest or activity into me. and with that i've now since departed from 1up and the game itself. while i've had a lot of fun in my post-ViruS days, none of it is comparable to the classic days i had in rounds 1-8. i've never been even near good at this game... i dont even think ive finished higher then top300 maybe even 500 in my entire career. but it was the amazing friends and community which made it fun. many of those friends are gone, but the community exists... dont let anyone say it doesnt, its just not so prominent.
i've had a lot of memories in this game... made a lot of friends, and been part of many communities.
ViruS: my true home. those who didnt like us didnt understand us. thanks for trusting me, and understanding me when i needed it.
Madcows: though i was never in the actual alliance, i was with them in their community days. ive had galaxies and made friends and partnerships based on my experiences of being in this have fun and spam like hell community. /moo2
Eclipse: i cannot thank you enough for taking me and my fellow ViruS in so readily. i hope we didnt dissapoint you.
1up: it was short, but definatlly sweet. i dont even have to say goodluck... you guys already have so much going for you, luck isnt something you guys need.
i dunno how im even going to name all of those i want to say goodbye to, but i'll try. in no particular order:
[ViruS]Adam: you may sound chinese woman on the phone, but you are one hell of a welsh-man. i've been through lots with you... tonnes. good luck, you are an exceptional player, and ive always looked up to you for your character, dedication, and warmth.
Biggie: long time, but regardless, you are/were one of my PA idols. a hard worker, and a great person. maybe you will read this actually or sometrhing.
Privateer: dedicated and kind. im glad we kept in touch though you left ages ago.
Irvine: thanks for trusting me. i didnt think anyone could possibly have thought a shit player such as i could deem me reliable. you did, and i wont have anyone say that you werent anything but awesome.
SiRaD: arguably my best friend made throughout my experiences here. you're one hell of a guy. come visit me in vancouver if you can be assed to come from the actual opposite side of Canada. round 7 was hilarious, so were all our antics together before and after.
Kefalos: you know, maybe greece is better then turkey in some ways. turkey doesnt have you. (well nor does greece as you live in Canada but you kow what i mean). seeing as we live 15min from each other, maybe we'll meet up one of these days. thanks for being rad.
Fletcher: its about time you quit, i was getting sick of making you goto bed! when are we gonna go on our honeymoon? i mean, just cos kefalos was born? we can leave him with our rents. (you had to get knocked up and pop out that greek mofo huh?). you're awesome. i cant say much more.
Ladybug: we've talked endless hours, and after all thats happened, im glad we've finally made amends. everyone knows you have the biggest heart in the world.
rshih: you fking llama
isildurx: if you want kristin krueks autograph, come hum my bag you sandy redhead. you know i love you.
Azurewrath: lleggs... hah. im glad i had the opportunity to meet you. you are an admirable guy, and i cant see you ever losing that. keep being you, cos its obviously working.
spod: silly puppy. one of the few i could still look at and love after the famous split.
diege: next time you come to canada, come to vancouver and we'll reminice about old memories, and make some new ones. you're a good guy.
Yeggistry: "will you have my children?"
Dovey: countless memories of the classic days. the best canadian girl i know.
A2: one day a regular chap in infection, the next leading Planetarion. what a guy you are. thanks for dealing with all my n00b questions, yet listening and taking consideration in all my n00b suggestions and concerns.
[Dreamy]: no matter how much you say it, my Canucks are better then your poo Lightning. you've been around me for ages, i hate to admit, but im sad that im slowing fading from your harrassment and being called a n00b and inactive by you is something im missing
waffle: i coulda sworn you hated me. but im glad i had the pleasure of getting to know you.
Qazok: one crazy guy, one hell of a team player. one of the best contributors to a community i know. you're definatly a character i'm gonna miss.
Zato: im glad we see eye to eye somewhat now, and im glad you no longer hate me and what im associated with. you're an intelligent guy. keep it up.
mentions also goto: Sir_Kon, Zuper, PIAC, Dukat/Prometheus, Worf_Q, ColCarp, Monroe and the rest of the Penguins, Hoggie, Draygo, Uprising, LordP, Mr_Blonde, Nameless, Balth, Logbat, Axis_wlf, shadow1980, Cochese, Treveler, Assassin, Yogibear, Cataclaw, Viper, Turtle, Graham, Fishy, nanomatrix, spot, argon, Legator, WebAngel, RuD, zmeu, sonnenbomber, mit, Zero, baracouda, Sonny, donkie, wabbit, chippeh, wardog
im sure i'll think of more friends after ive submitted the post...
anyways, i hope i didnt piss off too many while i was here, and i definately hope i left a mark on at least some. the friends ive made are worth the hours of sleep im due, and the countless sacrifices ive made in making sure some were safe while they slept (well their planets anyways) and having an all around blast. nothing just really intests me about being here these days. i have 2 jobs, im to be going to school fulltime again come september, and i have a social life i'd like to grow.. friends, girlfriend. even if i were interested i just dont have the time.
good luck to those who still are playing, and those who arent. maybe i'll be back one day.
Re: Bye for now
but it was still a good laugh. Most of the old ViruS seem to be dropping off now, hopefully you won't just bugger off from irc though.
) And just for being a great guy throughout all these rounds
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