Adios, Muchachos!

[Rabbi_Hordo]

Strake,
Ditto from me. I'm not givin' away a single copper piece. I hold out the possibility that I might want to play again in the future. keep yer stuff. As to the grind and F2P, for me the move to dungeon scaling and the influx of high level very poor quality players was even more a factor. And, mostly the "new high level content" after amrath just isn't all that great and I am not interested in epic. T

Ok...now I'm just ill with depression...

Somebody catch me...I think I'm coming down with the vapours!

*sigh*

This is gonna be one difficult month to get through with all my buddies dropping like flies...

What kind of birthday present are you folks giving me anyway? Solitude wrapped in a bow?

*ugh*

[Quanefel]

Come on, you can't leave us now.

[Captain_Wizbang]

Hate to see ya go Strake, your insights have helped many players.

And to those opining about forum regulars leaving, several long-time gamers have pointed out to me that there are a lot of "veteran" players leaving the game, for lack of new content.

Turbine has kept the proverbial carrot dangling in our faces long enough to "make" these same gamers discouraged!

I'm not flaming Turbine, I'm stating fact.

There are several things players can do to bring back the fun in the game. Most of which are so simplistic in nature that, many of you would be surprised to experience the game in a new light!

One of the biggest lessons I've learned in playing DDO lately, is to not get caught up in our old "power gaming" mode. And to roll a new toon (true class ie), just relax & play from level 1 & up! Try not using a veteran status for rolling new toons, find some newer players to hang with & teach them what you know, Try switching servers & start from scratch, making new friends, etc...

I can relate to the OPs sentiment, as I was burned out shortly after mod 9 release. It all came to a head when I stepped down as leader, & took a bus ride!
I have taken back leadership of the guild, and have a new perspective on things, thanks to some great new DDO players! It's their attitude that changed mine!


Anyways, we hate to lose "one of our own"

GL, and if you want a serendipitous change, come to thelanis server and look us up!

[Gawna]

Aww nards! This is awful!

I'm gonna need new samples in DULG to milk.

[Lorichie]

Sorry to see you go Strake. We didnt run together much, but you were well respected.

On a side note: Its hard to stay gone, it really is.

Farewell and enjoy life to its fullest.

Rich

[Dark-Star]

Bummed to see an old school player like you go. You had impactful contributions on the forums and in game, and have always been a very solid player to have in any group (including your self professed gimped monk).

Best to you and hope to see you back in the future.

Dark/Clean

[oberon131313]

take care strake,

[TFPAQ]

I hope you guys are done...

Hit the road...

Don't let the door ...

.. aw never mind.. I don't feel like trying to drum up any drama today ...

Take care. Spend time with that pretty wife of yours ... maybe post some pics of what the two of you are doing with all the extra RL time - we like pictures ... you could hold the camera anyway ...

[Talish]

Joining the retirement club with me eh? Well, we will still have .www.willremainnameless.com.

Even though I no longer play DDO I will still enjoy your posts there.

Starcraft 2 eh? Hmmm sounds very very interesting.

[DragonKiller]

QwijyMart has, and will be greatly missed. The new players never got to see how a player could so help change the game. You have left a permanent mark (some say stain :-) ) on the game, and never will the game be the same.

P.S. I agree with others, keep your stuff.

[Magusrex777]

I am sure many people will miss you. It stinks to lose a long time player and well known presence. Sometimes leaving is for the best for both you and the game. When things get stale for a player who has played any MMO for a long time it is easy get bitter and hard to see the positive in things. Not saying that is you but I see it in DDO and I have seen it in all MMOs. Take a good long break, enjoy yourself, when enough time has passed, enough will have changed here that it may look new to you again. Maybe then you will see things with eyes you had when your first started playing.

[Boldrin]

Ok...now I'm just ill with depression...

Somebody catch me...I think I'm coming down with the vapours!

*sigh*

This is gonna be one difficult month to get through with all my buddies dropping like flies...

What kind of birthday present are you folks giving me anyway? Solitude wrapped in a bow?

*ugh*

I'm back, you need to come run with me some time... I sang a song about candles in the Shroud this morning, it's from Debbie Does Dallas the Musical that I was just in.. I think you'd have enjoyed it..

[Aussieee]

Sad to see you go

Give most of your stuff away as you are planing to do,but keep at least 1 of your favorite characters equipped in case you do come back. Hope to see you down the road again and maybe some hot pics of your howt wife

[Gaula]

Only met ya a few times, but I had fun those times. Best of luck to you in whatever adventures you have

-G

[Mithran]

Just responding to some of the above posts. . .

In the early days, every item fell from every chest. There really was no point to grinding. During our year and a half in the desert of "Vast and Mysterious," there was a core of really outstanding people who stayed with the game and the level of play was truly superb at that time. To be sure, some of us had differences with one another (both on Forums and in-game), but for the most part, guilds would run pugs with one another, listen to and follow the directions given by the bearer of the star, and life seemed good.

Turbine was warned by its decreasing customer base ad nauseum that the grind was getting excessive (Dragontouched, anyone?) and this expressed concern was apparently disregarded. The Dragontouched wasn't the only issue though; it was just the best example. How many runs has my Ranger now done of the Titan for the Chattering Ring? Fifty-five, to answer my own question. For three points of A/C? How many Stealer of Souls runs will I have to do in order to obtain another three points? Indefinite, but potentially infinite.

[Twerpp]

I'm right behind ya.My account expired weeks ago and i never noticed.until I logged on.After logging on,there just wasn't anything interesting to do really.

I always shared your opinions,Most people would rather just keep everything nice but to get things done,sometimes you need to go to dirty places.

Safe travels

I re-subbed just to log on for an hour and remember why I left. Bummer man.

Since you're leaving anyway GA is having a free trial period. Beautiful graphics, mmo-ish shooter, sci-fi setting, jetpack ftw. It's kept me interested a couple months.

[Saaluta]

/depressed

Have a good time out there Strake

Saal

[Raegoul]

bye /death count

[RequiemVampie]

Sorry to hear that you are leaving us. Always sad to see a prominent player leave the game community. I hope you keep yourself busy in the real world and take care.

If you do give stuff away, I'd be glad to take any Shroud ingredients you don't want.
Or anything befitting the characters in my sig.

Again, take care and when life gives you lemons, find another person with vodka and start a party.

[neroist]

There is no Shake without a Bake bro.