Comments on: Guild Update, and Matticus’ Challenge

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:02:45 +0000

I’m not sure how I characterized our friends, other than to say they, and you, went on to greener pastures. Perhaps I should have pointed out that only two people actually spoke to me about leaving.

By: Ledris

Ledris — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 06:31:16 +0000

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I don’t even know what to say. As one of the ones who left a while ago to “join a raiding guild”, I feel compelled to state that, at the very least, I left chiefly because of you and the friend whom you mention above.

I deeply and personally resent the statements posted here, and the characterizations of my friends. At one time I considered you a friend, at one time…

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:48:22 +0000

Well, I’m glad you’re still hanging around. And I certainly understand needing to get away. Been there, done that.

By: Arrens

Arrens — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:18:24 +0000

Glad to hear it. It just…stopped being fun for me. The grind, the drama, the excuses to the wife why I had the thousand-yard stare after wiping time and time again in Kara (she still doesn’t get it). It just got to be too much. But just because I stopped playing doesn’t mean I ain’t lurking about the ol’ WoW blogs that I favored

By: Kestrel

Kestrel — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:01:37 +0000

@ Arrens: Oh, I’m still having tons of fun, so I’m nowhere near pulling the plug. I’m just disappointed at the moment. However, I’m the eternal optimist, and I’m sure plenty of good things are in store for us.

By: Arrens

Arrens — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:38:09 +0000

Sorry to hear about the (non) guild drama, my friend. It was one of the many factors that led to me cancelling my account and uninstalling the game. And I haven’t felt this happy about something so menial in quite awhile (though there are times of sheer boredom that I do miss it). Here’s hoping things work out for you and your in-game friends.

By: Big Bear Butt Blogger » Looking for players in all the wrong places

Big Bear Butt Blogger » Looking for players in all the wrong places — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:15:57 +0000

[...] enough, but there is a flip side to the issue that I didn’t talk about, and my friend Kestrel reminded me of that this [...]

By: Dinaer

Dinaer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:37:22 +0000

Your story sounds so familiar. My guild is in pretty much the same place as yours right now, including the continued poaching by another guild. We had been raiding Kara before, but cannot now.

I think that accepting the job of GM when our previous GM left was a mistake on my part. My enjoyment of the game is much greater when I can just log on and play without having to deal with guild issues.

However, my guild is still surviving and I have a close group of 5-6 friends in it, so I’m still having fun most of the time. If you are in a situation where you are not enjoying the game, not able to get runs for your Kara key, etc… then its time for something to change.

By: Baila

Baila — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:28:40 +0000

Life IS too short and sometimes being the one ‘in charge’ just seems to make it shorter. I use to always be the one stepping up to take the reins when nobody else would. It was a bad habit and I stopped doing it. Result – happier, less stressed…did I mention happier? Glad you’ve been able to keep your perspective through it all. Kudos