When will mrs black Paolo come IG?
On a serious note though, I don't think I'll ever (fully) return.
My playing schedule always included large intervals of activity and inactivity.
With that being said, I could only stay active for 5 months with daily activity, and then go inactive for the same time, maybe even more.
The game loses it's thrill over time, especially when key persons leave the server or go inactive themselves, or if the family struggles with inactivity. For the roleplay part, you run out of witty ideas, and proper people to execute said ideas. I think it's a natural process to give things a break now and then.
Also I was always among the people who criticized admins, developers and any wannabe 'higher authority'' in between. But if you're playing here for quite a time now you realize it'll never have an effect.
It's the mentality I dislike and I find it hard to play in a community that is partially lead and administrated by people I consider irresponsible, crooked and defamatory. Of course this does not apply to everyone.
I spent quite a time browsing the forums even while I was inactive, and I was constantly confronted with admins acting tough and hard, especially in the unban section where some youngsters who made it into an admin role could constantly twist banned people's words, go harsh on them without a reason (when they were kind and honest at that point) and generally act like some wannabe's and it would be overlooked (or even tolerated?) by higher ranked people who I thought were honest and nonderogatory. I lost my faith.
I've seen through the double standards and hypocriticism a long time ago and it's considerably hard for me to accept said irresponsible and crooked people as persons to administrate and lead a server I usually like a lot.
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With the launch of RS 5.0 and it's full reset on cash & assets, I completely lost my interest. Four years since my initial registration, or to be more precise, like 2 years of play time we're just gone and wasted.
I was proud of the things I earned, achieved and shared with the community (and even more with the family), but I'm frankly unable to do that again. Lack of time and dedication are only 2 aspects.
My life goes on and gaming has no part in it right now. I think I'll just let things rest once and for all.
Some pals will remember me one or the other way, some won't. Some wish they had known me, some don't.
I never strived for a legacy tho, the only thing I leave behind is a family I stood with for all them years. Shitty times and good times, good and bad people. I'm still grateful for all the positive AND the negative influences. I spent many afternoons and nights roleplaying on Argonath and it was an enjoyable time for the most part.
To come to an end, I'll formally resign from my position as Consigliere. I was inactive most of the time with that rank anyway and I strongly believe that people who are more dedicated and interested should get a shot at it.
Although ranking should be more than a matter of activity, as we've seen people come and go over the past months who turned out to be self-centered snitches, only concerned about their own stuff while being greedy for ranks at the same time.
I prolly forgot some stuff but I'm tired and a nigga gotta work tomorrow.
Good luck lads.
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