Helenae
11-10-08, 08:15 PM
Hello old friends.
I wanted to come here and post this long overdue apology to you all, my friends from Fight. As well, I should also apologize to your new members who don’t know who I am.
For those who don’t know me, my name is Daniel. I used to raid with Fight way back when we were starting Molten Core and Onyxia. I had been given a good gaming home with great people and a strong base of friends, which had been started even before WoW was a twinkle in Blizzard’s eye. They welcomed me into their family and we built a trust, and mostly a friendship thru out the years as this guild, Fight, had progressed. There were always ups and downs, but the beauty of having friends with whom you game with, is that the friends will always be there despite the down times.
This brings me to my situation. I took for granted this friendship and basically pissed all over it and everyone in the guild, past and present, in possibly the most offensive and immature way. I insulted everyone’s intelligence, and most importantly their friendship. I lied to my friends and left them when they needed help the most. Fight was in the summer time lull as all gaming goes, and instead of helping those who wanted to continue trying to play the game as a team with their friends in the guild, I chose to be selfish and quit to join a further progressed guild. I didn’t just plainly quit how ever. I spinelessly told everyone that I sold my raiding account to a friend who was in that other guild, but kept my other secondary account in Fight. I stupidly thought that no one would find out, but it was blatantly obvious what I was doing and was promptly removed from the guild.
I forgot what gaming with your friends meant. Persevering thru the slow times where nothing went on, and not just enjoying the good times when everything was going well. I forgot that this guild is more than just about this game WoW, and more than just about any online computer game.
I have been in contact with a few of my old friends still thru out this time where I was not welcome. Some of them still hold a grudge, and rightly so. I do not expect forgiveness, nor ask for it. I don’t even deserve it truly.
Ever since I left my friends in Fight, I have not enjoyed playing computer games. No matter what other guild I was in, it was not the same. It wasn’t about the friendships in these other guilds. It was just about purple pixels. The thing is, you can’t take purple pixels out to the bar for a round of beers. You can’t invite purple pixels to your wedding. And purple pixels wont help you when you want to hang out and talk with your friends.
I wrote this letter because Vil said it would be a good start to try and mend bridges. I never wrote it sooner because I didn’t think it would have gone over well, which was proven when I tried to pop in randomly to see how things were with my old friends. That is completely understandable, as I said before, I didn’t deserve any bit of pleasantry.
I’d like to be able to come back and talk with my friends I lost. I’ve talked with some of my old friends who still can tolerate speaking to me, Vil, Lex, Dawlish, Brussan, Ellowei… I’ve spoken to them about how I feel and how much I dislike my situation and how much I would like to come back to game with my friends but that is really irrelevant. The guild has done just fine with out me and will continue to do so because of the foundation it’s built upon, friendship. Even if only some people would welcome me back, I wouldn’t want to jeopardize the integrity of the guild just so this bone head didn’t have to feel bad about a juvenile mistake I made.
In closing, I’d just like to thank Vil for giving me an opportunity to post this, and thank you all for taking the time to read it. I still miss you guys, and wish you luck in WotLK, even If I’m not a part of it.
-Daniel
I wanted to come here and post this long overdue apology to you all, my friends from Fight. As well, I should also apologize to your new members who don’t know who I am.
For those who don’t know me, my name is Daniel. I used to raid with Fight way back when we were starting Molten Core and Onyxia. I had been given a good gaming home with great people and a strong base of friends, which had been started even before WoW was a twinkle in Blizzard’s eye. They welcomed me into their family and we built a trust, and mostly a friendship thru out the years as this guild, Fight, had progressed. There were always ups and downs, but the beauty of having friends with whom you game with, is that the friends will always be there despite the down times.
This brings me to my situation. I took for granted this friendship and basically pissed all over it and everyone in the guild, past and present, in possibly the most offensive and immature way. I insulted everyone’s intelligence, and most importantly their friendship. I lied to my friends and left them when they needed help the most. Fight was in the summer time lull as all gaming goes, and instead of helping those who wanted to continue trying to play the game as a team with their friends in the guild, I chose to be selfish and quit to join a further progressed guild. I didn’t just plainly quit how ever. I spinelessly told everyone that I sold my raiding account to a friend who was in that other guild, but kept my other secondary account in Fight. I stupidly thought that no one would find out, but it was blatantly obvious what I was doing and was promptly removed from the guild.
I forgot what gaming with your friends meant. Persevering thru the slow times where nothing went on, and not just enjoying the good times when everything was going well. I forgot that this guild is more than just about this game WoW, and more than just about any online computer game.
I have been in contact with a few of my old friends still thru out this time where I was not welcome. Some of them still hold a grudge, and rightly so. I do not expect forgiveness, nor ask for it. I don’t even deserve it truly.
Ever since I left my friends in Fight, I have not enjoyed playing computer games. No matter what other guild I was in, it was not the same. It wasn’t about the friendships in these other guilds. It was just about purple pixels. The thing is, you can’t take purple pixels out to the bar for a round of beers. You can’t invite purple pixels to your wedding. And purple pixels wont help you when you want to hang out and talk with your friends.
I wrote this letter because Vil said it would be a good start to try and mend bridges. I never wrote it sooner because I didn’t think it would have gone over well, which was proven when I tried to pop in randomly to see how things were with my old friends. That is completely understandable, as I said before, I didn’t deserve any bit of pleasantry.
I’d like to be able to come back and talk with my friends I lost. I’ve talked with some of my old friends who still can tolerate speaking to me, Vil, Lex, Dawlish, Brussan, Ellowei… I’ve spoken to them about how I feel and how much I dislike my situation and how much I would like to come back to game with my friends but that is really irrelevant. The guild has done just fine with out me and will continue to do so because of the foundation it’s built upon, friendship. Even if only some people would welcome me back, I wouldn’t want to jeopardize the integrity of the guild just so this bone head didn’t have to feel bad about a juvenile mistake I made.
In closing, I’d just like to thank Vil for giving me an opportunity to post this, and thank you all for taking the time to read it. I still miss you guys, and wish you luck in WotLK, even If I’m not a part of it.
-Daniel