Dejavu All Over Again

Hmmm... at one point, I had decided I would "never again" go and do the whole end-game gear chase. I had huge argument with one group that broke tons of promises.. did a great deal of searching to find another group that treated the gear chase as more important than life, family and what not, even if they did keep their promises. Of course, there was the lead up to that point which had its own problems. I ended up with Sumer and her friends who were personally responsible for unlocking sky for me, and making a lot of things possible.

I really enjoyed the fun we had. I love being apart of a team that works together to get things accomplished. And the best part was.. they were dedicated to having fun. No more than once or twice a week did they have activities; that meant I could take the time to enjoy the game. And the honest part of it all was that I never expected any gear from it; when it gets down to it, how much gear was there for me, and it was pleasent enough to just be apart of something. But they kept giving me gear. I suppose I technically earned the genbu shield and abjurations, but they went way beyond in generosity. What group would give a white mage a bomb core for a bomb ring to use on paladin.. that would do nothing for the LS, since I never played paladin for the ls events? And not only that, Rostrum Pumps: not only did I not have a pop item, they went out of their way to get it for me. And add to it a Jelly Ring and Reverend Mail. As well as hours of fun times. I got to kill Kirin again too.

I suppose what killed it was the number of people who showed up for one item then abondoned us. One instance really hurt me when I went out of my way to create a pop item with my own gil in order to get a chance to use my own only to have that person hop the shell and take the item along with. Then the people upset over doing so little over the week, and wanted more gear much faster. Its very easy to say "its just a game" a lot, but just like when someone throws a sponge at your face, its still gonna make you flinch. Its not a game thats causing the problems but people who decided to cause problems, or call names, or ruin things for others. And ultimatly, everyone became grumpy over time...I suppose I was guilty of that as well. Thats when the number one rule kicks in.. do nothing that makes you hate the game.

I had fun in sky once again, and I do not regret that, but I will not be doing this again. I suppose it would be possible to find a group of adults again, who understand realities of life and fun...but I will not hold my breath. hehe...and I will not be apart of any group that treats its members like military. But I will not loose contact with my friends either.