After 6 years...Im switching the lights off..

[old.Whoodoo]

Well, the time has finally come, I remember once saying my passion for this life draining game would leave me the last one standing in the middle of Jordheim, poised at the fuse box gentle flicking the main breaker and turning off the lights, but alas, I wont be the last after all.

Yes, Im finally giving it up, Ive applied my first DAoC nicotine patch and have cancelled my US subs, one of my accounts took the plunge yesterday, the other 2 will tomorrow. Already I feel withdrawl setting in, Ive spent the last few days taking screen shots of all my toons, frapsing a little and reassuring my better half that she wont see "Mythic Entertainment" on the bank statement any more....well until WAR maybe, but I dont tend to mention that.

The last 6 years and soooo many days /played (I dare even try and add that lot up!) have been great, met some wonderful people over the years and had a blast. The game itself is still great, and had potential to be better if Mythic and GOA had pulled their finger out of their arses and advertised it even a smidgin, but thats one thing we shouted for the loudest and instead we got squat. Reading the latest patch notes from 1.92 onwards has saddened me, what precious development time they have for the game has been reduced to "we make housing cheaper and prettier", and "were screwing with weapon styles to really annoy you".

I would like to say a big thanks to all my guilds; Aesirs Blade, Dragons of the North (Negura), Realm Defenders, The Rigante and Sarumans Hand, its been a blast guys, and hopefully our paths will cross in the future in WAR and maybe my next adventure Age of Conan. I would like to thank the old GOA team, Erivoss, Requiel, Kemor and Zargar amongst others, while you were lazy bastards fixing things, you are a great bunch of guys and a good laff. I would say thanks to people on here, but there would be too many to list, and some are long gone, but needless to say even those who I argued with made this forum great fun and a good source of wasting precious working time.

I will miss trundling round Midgard slaying trees and werewolves, and I will miss the good ol banter we have on here. Its been fun people, and for those staying, make sure you have fun and make the most of what I still beleive is one of the greatest games ever made.

I sincerely hope what I have put into the game with guides, raids and blurting crap on these forums has at least helped somewhat in the grand scheme of the game, even if it was bullshit, I did try to make life easier for people, and being an E&E I hoped would bridge the gap betweeen GMs and us lesser mortals, sometimes it did, sometimes I might as well have been talking to a small slice of cheese, but I tried.

Take care all, and hopefully I will see you in another game some day, trawling another forum and spending the hours you should be with the missus and kids beating monsters with virtual swords.

Whoodoo (Mike) - Excalibur EU and Kay US.






PS, no you cant have my stuff, p*ss off!

[Logi]

dont rly know you, but good luck with whatever your going to do

and lol at the end of your post

[Himse]

/wave <3

[jimmythepost]

bye salute

your m8 and mine jimmythepost

[Naffets]

Good luck Whoodoo, don't know if you remember me.

I played in dotn with Negura/Solarias with you, and before that whilst you were leveling whoodoo in varulv.

Anyway

All the best mate, it's great not being an addict. However you'll miss the game pretty quickly, be ready for painful days thinking of daoc.

oh and /wave himse xD

[skilth/karlos]

All the best in the future mate. I keep telling myself il leave this amazing but neglected game at some point but i just cant seem to press the button =D

All the best !!!

[Mas]

Its just as easy to resub as it it to cancel.... don't forget to stack your CM with plat so you don't lose your house before you come back

[jorky]

himse were and what game are u playing now

[Everz]

dian to play i50 more

[jorky]

youre never playing

[Gahn]

Bye dude, cya in War to argue once more

[Himse]

Originally Posted by jorky

youre never playing

i50, and starting AoC maybe soon

[bigfunkymonkey]

Didnt know you at all but I do agree this was one of the greatest games made, infact, probably the best I have ever played. Well over two years after packing it in I still cant find anything that comes close. Hope you find something out there that tickles your fancy

[NavaloreShadowvar]

gl m8 hope to see u in WAR

[jorky]

himse u nobhead come to hib/i50

and about AOC come play with me on dagon (or wotever the server is called)