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While I wait for the last three hours to tick down, I figured I would do my own sign off. I got drawn back into the game by a friend that wanted to spend some time again, after a year of silence, so I made Lycidas. Quickly I fell back into routine and put in a lot of time and effort into a game that gave zero <expletives> about me. I fought for what I believed in, put my comforts to the side and stood up against the opposition. I hated every minute of logging in simply because the overbearing piss-poor attitude that is allowed to exist. Granted you're usually going to have better opinions of the people you happen to spend time with, or work with, but I know how to be unbiased and objective, it is very much part of what makes me who I am. I am nothing more than a logic processor, I do not have emotions to convey, and I have no empathy. I am a diagnosed psychopath and perform the facade to appear more human than I am on the day-to-day. Thus, if you see/n me using words that convey emotion, it is for your benefit and comprehension. Preface out of the way, let's begin:

It is pathetic what is allowed to happen, simply because of the fallacy known as 'Appeal to Emotion' that happens so frequently, it is the norm. I completely understand the mindsets that are displayed and trumped up to be these positive lifestyles and I don't blame them. Every single person here at some point in their life has deluded themselves because they so badly wanted to believe something is real, true even. Whether a new movie or game you've been hyped for releases and you tell yourself it was amazing, even though you know it was awful. This is what is being exhibited, because it is beyond even this. It is delusion beyond just coping, but actual belief. I honestly pity those that are stuck in this delusion and believe their very words to the core. I think Glomdoring's tenet of False Memory is perfect for this. Grossly summed up, it is forcing yourself to believe what you want to believe, and everything else is false. Ironic that a RP character feature has instead influenced that character's player, rather than the way it normally is.

This problem is rampant and has actually ran players off from the game, including myself, because of just how intolerable it is. I am a grown man with better things to do than to listen to some people delude themselves into these hero figures and paragons of positivity. Glomdoring has some good folks in it that aren't this oppressive nonsense and actively desire a game that is fun for more than just themselves. I would say, "You know who you are." but the deluded individuals will include themselves. If we don't start doing something about this, the game is going to continue to crash into a downward spiral. I -know- the admins have the data and are seeing player retention slipping, and that this "influx of newbies" is literally just people making an alt to poke around, then leave. Some of those numbers are actually new people, but that is the severe minority. Ascension this year, today at posting, is going to be the biggest joke in the history of Lusternia. I honestly feel bad for Yendor, because he deserves so much better than what he's going to get. A mediocre 'domination' because there simply aren't the numbers to raise opposition and give him a fight to at least christen becoming TA. If a hollow victory doesn't matter to you, then my early congrats on your achievement.

Anyway, I've rambled long enough, the people this is meant to help aren't going to pay it attention, and will chalk it up to trolling and yet another toxic player leaving the game to fade into a bad memory. I've supported this game: Through envoys, game events, leadership roles, ideas, bug testing, and everything inbetween since the damned beta, where has the beloved game I've invested so much time, effort, and money into gone? We already know once Ascension is over, a chunk of people are going to go dormant again, and even more will retire out. People are -not- joking when we say that the few players of Glomdoring are ruining this game and that admins not stepping in to address will cause the collapse. I also want to wrap this up by addressing something. How are you going to tell people to 'git gud' and try harder, when you don't even know jack about conflict? Are you vocal heralds going to honestly believe you're good? Enadonella nearly shattered herself on me while I ignored her in a revolt while Deichtine just stood there doing nothing. That doesn't sound so bad right? WRONG! This happened four individual times in the SAME revolt, WHILE I was actively influencing the villagers! IT IS CALLED DIVERT YOU NIT! I alone could've drug out that revolt for HOURS because the lack of competency, thank whatever God(s) you worship that Yendor showed up and actually posed a threat. Get off the high horses and wake up, we all see the illusion and will collectively laugh at the imcompetence and delusions all the way down.

P.S - Saving all this and will continue to distribute it even if this is taken down. Fight me.

Sincerely,

Yet Another Toxic Veteran Leaving