I've had a huge epiphany while I was at GenCon and it pretty much goes like this... I cannot believe how much of my life that I have wasted with
play-by-post roleplaying. There is a big world out there to see and I would rather spend my life seeing it than letting it pass me by. I would also rather
spend my time with real-life friends rather than those online that are bound to screw you over in a heart beat, plus game with people face-to-face. My trust in
online friendships ran out a long time ago and it's time that I seek real friends rather than the fake and hollow ones that are sought through the digital
world. If you can't see a person's face, how can you even begin to trust them?
Now, I do have a select few online friends that I still talk to on occasion. I guess I can trust them, but not as much as I would like to... These individuals
know who they are.
Right now I am in a gaming group playing Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2nd edition, and I've gotten a lot more out of that than I have in the past 4 or so
years with online gaming. The only exception to online gaming I have is World of Warcraft and that's if I decide to get back into it. I trust that many
have read this and are going to be sorely disappointed if not pissed off. Well, I'm sorry but I just don't have the drive or creativity anymore.
I'll be lurking though. Count on it. The last board I was on needs to be fixed, and greatly. I got pretty fed up with several of my threads being
neglected, mostly one with my Shandra Nerys account. It sat there for several weeks and never got a reply. Why, I don't know. I wish I had answers.
I would consider a return but people on these sites are going to have to earn my trust again. Words mean nothing if no action is backed up to prove them. Keep
that in mind...