Quote (MrMoJoRising @ Sep 19 2010 10:07am)
This is true. Thanks for helping me back then when I knew nothing about this game. I think I came a long way in a years time. I've only been playing this game for less than 1 year. The log of my first ever MQ is this:
Oct 9 2009 10:07pm MrMoJoRising Earned 1 Guild Point(s)
That was my first ever MQ for COT. So, in less than a year I became what I did with what I have. But that right there should highlight the problem and why I am leaving. LS has become my life, it is so sad. The last year of my life has gone by in what seems a few weeks. Way too much time, and money spent on LS. It is now time for me to break free and take the next step in my life. I have a lot to do, a lot I want to accomplish. And with LS around, I can't do any of it. So, the only thing I can do, is leave. And leave completely, which is why I sellout now.
Jim, I know we've never really talked or even played together. Hell... I'm a barely a member, let alone an active one, but the reason is I had this same epiphany last Christmas. I thought I could handle it all, and when I looked back, I realized how far down the wrong path I'd gone. I wished I would have had more self control and not poured hours into this game, but the ironic part is... The faster your climb is, the more time you invest into the game, the more gear you find, the more you reinvest in it. It's a brutal and continuous circle. I commend you for being able to break the LS chains and get out. I wish you well in your future endeavors and I'm sure selling out is, by far, the best decision you can make. Holding your gear just leaves open temptation, to do one more climb with the boys for old time sake, and you get sucked back in.
Keep in touch though, while you rape the RLTs. I don't play, obviously, but I still use the forum daily to talk to my old man, and I usually check this thread once or twice a day and comment when applicable. I apologize for waiting so long to post on your retirement, but I wanted to make sure it was serious before I commented. I wanted you to make your own decision, and I am so glad that you did. You will be missed sir.
To the rest of UA: I commend you all on trying to get Jim to stay. If I actively played, I would be right there with you, saying 'Dude.. You aren't allowed to quit. You'll tip the balance back to fair. Not cool. (:.' (But really.. We'll always be unfair on sheer principle.)