Argonath RPG - A World of its own
Argonath RPG Community => Speakerbox => Topic started by: Jcstodds on November 02, 2008, 11:50:33 am
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Leaving Argonath RPG
- [Rstar]Jcstodds
Ladies and gentlemen ... today I say goodbye to Argonath RPG. For good? Possibly. The time has come where I need to move on, do more things to advance in life. “It’s been goodâ€ÂÂ- Haldir. Yeah, it’s been good, it’s been one of the best experiences that will not be forgotten. To be part of such a great community… to play a part in such a game.
As I sieve through over 4000 screenshots and hundreds of other Argonath associated media, it feels like a part of my heart is being tugged back. It is truly a place that you can belong. So many fun times, funny times, and some very memorable times. The best game I have ever played.
Scrolling through the forum, which has been a second home, making sure it is tidy, making sure the furniture is in the right place, and making sure no one shits in the wrong place!… and then I see the time… 30 Days. One month of my life dedicated solely to the forums. Not wasted, I do not regret it. It has helped me develop as a person and within the community (If any of you can be bothered, read some of my first posts!). It is a place to make friends, to make enemies – but always changing and something new every day. A retreat from numbing boredness, even if it is one of those annoying spam topics (although I still won’t admit to enjoying 2 word stories).
So why am I leaving? Well… for a start, I didn’t decide overnight. I have considered it for quite a while, but didn’t want to abandon my responsibilities. I just feel that now is a good time to leave. I could go on about the usual ‘I have lots of work and shit’, shit, but I will save you the hassle! Many will find out for themselves. I have to admit, the world was becoming more repetitive, and I become bored very easily (with the exception of SA). Many RP’ ‘events’ I held more recently have been reruns of past RP experiences… I hope all the players who took part will develop their own RP ideas and get more players involved. I hope everyone who reads this will consider spending some of their own ingame money to make RP happen…
I suppose one thing that triggered my leaving, was people asking for more ‘RP Events’. Which I found funny. Events I made were somewhat RP (with admin support). But ‘RP events’ was referring to role-play I had made in character, and not as admin. This I found quite bad. Regulars referring to roleplay as an event! Roleplay had deteriorated so much, that it was an ‘event’ when someone got off their arse to make something happen?! … you know what I mean.
So, here goes the goodbyes:
ALS
My own group, lead with Haldir. There have been some amazing times, working together, RPing together. My dream for ALS was to create a civil RP business, to provide jobs for many civilian players, host events, and make more RP. The business aspect of ALS was just some of the RP involved. I remember ALS coming together as limo drivers, cops, clowns even… It was not about the business, it is about the RP, giving the server more roleplay, and having fun.
Admin team
There are a lot of admin’s I have made good friends with, and of course some admins’ I didn’t get on well with. All admins however have my respect. Most do a great job looking after the server. If I had one, I would take my hat off to all you guys. It was a great honor to be an admin in such a grand community, despite it taking 3 attempts! (Due to some confused circumstances).
All in all, to become an admin you have to sacrifice a lot of freedoms. There is a lot of time spent helping people rather than roleplaying, but it is definitely worth it. In the past I have heard people trying to become admins by helping other players and in general (and are usually blasted for sucking up to admins) – If you want to be an admin, they are always looking for caring players who are willing to help others. Admins will always make mistakes too, and hopefully learn from them, so to any admins who are going through hard times, don’t give up! You are the backbone of the Argosociety.
Im going to miss the nonsensical admin chat though...
Argonath players
This may seem somewhat impersonal, not naming everyone who has influenced my life ingame and out, but I could not name everyone, because there are soooooooooo (oooooooo) many!
It is no doubt the community that has kept me playing. There are so many memories chaotically disordered in my head of Argonath (nearly 2 years worth) that there are few words that can do justice I suppose, that can describe the fun times with all players. I just hope I have helped people as much as they have helped me. I don’t think I will forget many players as there are few players I have not RP’ed with. (although I forget msn names quite easily).
Good luck to everyone in Argonath.
So, what now?
Well, this year I take exams which determine the University I can get into (if I can get into). So this means studying (does everyone get that sinking feeling when they hear/read studying?)
So for the time being I will be inactive ingame and on forums. Perhaps on very important special occasions I might come ingame under a different alias. Perhaps next year I will be active again... I don’t know.
I’m still on msn ( [email protected] ) (although this might be changed), my PSN ID is ‘ Jcstodds ‘ and if you want to talk to me about Argonath, or anything, I’m still here, just don’t expect me to set houses or something that requires me to go ingame!
It’s been good guys.
[Rstar]Jcstodds / [ALS]jcstodds
Shannon Stodd
From now I revoke my admin and mod status and all ingame assets. If I should ever return, it will be starting from scratch.
Ps. Stop fucking asking for my money and assets. I gave to ALS. :D You want money? RP!
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Good luck with your studies, Jcs :( been a pleasure workin wit ya. Hav ze great life, eh. Goodbye and see ya :)
:ps: ken i get ur moneys pls?
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Good luck in RL and your exams. :)
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:ps: ken i get ur moneys pls?
:trust: :trust: :trust: :trust: :trust: :trust: :trust: :roll: ........
Cyas mate
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Bye Jcstodds, we surely had great time when you was [ALS] with Haldir too.
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good luck mate and ca :( :bye:
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Good luck jcstodds.. :)
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To bad to see you leaving.
Good luck ;)
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It was rly pleasure to play and to be with u on Argonath..
I wish u good luck with studies and all other things irl.
Cya man :bye:
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Good luck with your future and it was pleasure to have you in this community. Take care!
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Yea, really Jcs, Thanks for ALL the moments we had together, the leader you were for ALS... I loved it..
To bad to see you, and haldir to leaving.. We will keep ALS his status like it always did, thank you once again mate :(
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Hey Jcstods its sad to hear but your Future its the first i hope you will back sometimes to see us In-game we will miss you.
Cya Mate.
good luck IRL.
and take care.
RayKaza
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Good Luck in real life :)
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I will visit you, haldir and Johannes next summer! Cya then!;)
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Good luck with your life, Jcstodds!
Damn, i cried once even for it... :cry: :bye:
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Bye, Jcs.
Argonath will allways remember you as the nice guy :)
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Its sad to see you go Jcs.. :(
I wish you all the luck with real life, and with passing those exams for university!
Miami
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It's not nice to see you leave Jcs, but I can understand your and Haldir's reasons.
I wish you best of luck in everything, especially in love :)
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Good Luck in applying for university through the UCAS, A2 is a hard year to study. You will need to do as much studying as you can. It will be greatly beneficial for you, and leaving Argonath will be a big loss for SAMP and the community, but it will ameliorate your life in the long term, as you will get the job you want shall you pass your final university exams.Well what every your future course in university, I think you made the best choice for yourself. Nevertheless,you leave a void in the community.
Once again, good luck.
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C ya Jcstodds! It was good being a judge with you.
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Hey,
So your actually leaving eh, well its Daniyal your a awesome guy i did not get to know you much but i have worked with you from stuff i will never forget like the convoy we had one/is the greatest RP experiences i ever had giving you service saying goodbye is hard, but RL life comes first good luck on you studies i think its a good choice but dont forget to visit us we will be here and waiting..
Your Friend Daniyal
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Bye JCS :(
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I will be adding you on PSN.
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Hey Jc, i hope u had a good life.Its a very hard decision to make but u manage to make it :o.So...Byebye ;)
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You dont have to know a person to say "good luck".
So here is wishing you all the best..cya around :)
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Good luck with your future, and please try to stop once in a while to say hi :)
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Cya JC :(
Good luck in RL ;)
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Good bye and :gn:.... :rofl:
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Cya mate, was a nice time with you on Argo and Paruni
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Have a great time Shanon :)
:ps: i dont want ur money :lol:
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Cya man, better leave sometime, you'll leave an empty room for sure.
Yeah, can't be here forever, I'll prolly leave soon and I know many other regulars who will too, though we won't post official topics about it I guess..
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Hey Haldir, good luck in real life man ;)
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Good luck and have fun in your real life without Argonath. ;)
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JC, I always loved your events and I am very confident that I will remember you if you ever come back. Make sure you visit alright???
By: Moe Ross
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Goodbye Jcs, I'm gonna miss ya like the rest of us.
I dont think Im ever going to find a better mad doctor :D
Visit us sometime!
-JDC
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Good Luck in real life.. and come back some day!
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I wish you good luck and hope to ONE day see you back.
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I will always remember you sawing off some guys hand and asking me to dump it in the desert lol
Good Luck in university and all that.. I plan on it too, but at the moment, and my current age, I hate just thinking about it, all that work but maybe it's more fun, who knows :P
Wish you the best best best of luck with life, hope you suceed in all your targets.
Regards, Wash.
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Good bye Jcstodds!
It was nice playing with you. ;)
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Peace out, JC.
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:bye: Good Bye Jc :bye:
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Good bye JC.. you can run one hell of business.. I remember you best from the Glory days of ALS..
Have fun in your future, and good luck with Uni.
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Good Luck with your sudying, I know that a guy like you will get into the University :)
Work hard, beleive in it, and you'll hopefully get in :D
You'll be missed! And hopefully we'll see you around sometimes :)
Thanks for many awesome times, and for starting ALS.
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good luck with everything you do In Real life shanon, and i am really thankfull to you because you were the one that i ahve always looked up to you have been my leader ever since April this year. Even thoguh you are gone that does not mean that ALS has to lose me or any other members. Thanks a heap for everything mate!
-Stof
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Good luck. You were one of the players who were important yet mostly silent in their ways.
Still you managed to build your group strong, and get support from everywhere.
Some day we will meet again, I hope.
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Goodbye Jcstodds :(
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Goodbye Jcstodds :(
You just bumped 5y old topic
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Goodbye Jcstodds :(
This topic was made in 2008..
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Someone lock this, it's bumping of topic in 2008.
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Should have waited until Sunday, would have trolled a lot of people... :rofl:
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Should have waited until Sunday, would have trolled a lot of people... :rofl:
I'm sure you'll find something to troll us :poke:
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Should have waited until Sunday, would have trolled a lot of people... :rofl:
Hahahahaha :lol:
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So I f**king spent 30mins reading ALL of this topic, to come at the last page and see this? Omg... Kill me now... please...
And I was going to spend another 30mins more to write a Goodbye to Jcs... -,-
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Should have waited until Sunday, would have trolled a lot of people... :rofl:
Topic called: This community is closing
first words in topic: ...this chapter of its life cycle .. and talk about stuff afterwards
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Should have waited until Sunday, would have trolled a lot of people... :rofl:
haha :hah: , I Thought that Jcs will leave. :sad: :hurray: