And thus begins the end of an age.

Account Created: February 1, 2005 4:38 PM PST

Almost two and a half years ago I started my WoW account. During that time I have met many, many people and have made many friends. With them I’ve conquered the endgame content that Blizzard threw at us, had many epic battles, and survived through multitudes of sporty pulls. I’ve wandered through guilds, helped lead them, and start them.

I have weathered through the multiple “nerfs” that Blizzard handed out like candy and survived from the start with a class that truly was Blizzard’s red-haired stepchild to one that has finally been brought to the level of its peers. Though lots of support was needed for the druid emo.

I’ve dealt with guild drama, solving disputes and enforcing our policies that we placed to protect the interests of our guild. I’ve emerged from the wreck that a betrayal of all our trust caused and came out triumphant. I’ve gone through the heart wrenching sorrows of having to remove someone that I had called a personal friend out of the guild in order to protect the guild from their horrible deceitfulness. Those two really broke my heart. People can be so cruel.

I’ve done so much and now it’s time to end it all.

The future I imagine for me does not have this game in it. In fact, this game hinders me from focusing on the other aspects of my life that I want to kindle. Reading more books, drawing, writing stories of my own, blogging, etc.

I don’t have anything against gaming. I am not forsaking my love of computer games as that part of me will probably remain, I’m just dropping something that is too time consuming. I could in theory continue playing WoW and drop down to the level of “casualness” that is required to pursue my goals but in the end I realize that the weight I have on me would prevent that. I love the people too much that I would want to help them out to the best of my ability. Which means that a casual stance would not be viable.

My only regret in leaving is missing the people. However… I do not think I’m just going to sit by and let those relationships die. There are other methods of contact that I am using to keep those all-important relationships that I’ve developed.

Last Login: June 26, 2007 12:02 AM PDT

An age ends but the beginning of another is at hand.

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