/rant on *christmas edition*

[Lilae]

um.. ok here goes

I love all of you and so if I'm comfortable with anyone on the internet hearing a smidgin of woes from me it is you guys

WoW sucks ass right now. I have logged on a total of about 1 hour in the last week. I don't want to raid, I don't want to PvP, I don't want to level or do anything. Even the Holiday stuff bored me after a little bit, I didn't get a little helper like last year. Just waiting for TBC I guess.

I have surgery on Jan 3rd on my right eye. They're going to physically go into my eyeball and remove the blood and scar tissue that is blocking my vision. I'm trying not to be scared by thinking of my future as a pirate!! ARRR!

My dog is sick. I don't know what's wrong with him but I'm going to stay home instead of going to Nashville with Chad and keep an eye on him. I'm staying up late tonight so that I sleep well since I slept so poorly last night. I'm very tired but I want to sleep well to get up refreshed and spend a day cuddling with my dog and playing FF12 as long as he doesn't get sicker until Tuesday morning when I will take him promptly to the vet.

All that aside, I miss you all so very much, and I hope that somehow we can stay in touch. I really hope we all end up in WAR someday and can play together again.

To be very honest, I have NEVER had as much fun in an MMO as I had in DAoC with you all. You set the standard and nothing has met it so far. Maybe it's because I haven't met any other Aussies that weren't total assholes, and that jaded me to everyone but VT Aussies, but that's besides the point. I miss the fun we all had.

I guess we're all getting older and past the point where video games fit into our lives easily. Chad and I don't even have kids and we're finding it harder to play these days. For me it's school but for him it's his new job which takes a lot of time but is well worth it and he loves it.

Please take care of yourselves and your loved ones. Kiss all your babies for me. Remember also, way back, way way back, when the most important thing in an evening was attempting Droom again, and whether or not success was achieved, having fun.

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

/hugs and kisses to all, and merry christmas

[WUNBadassTHANE]

[farf]

First, I really hope your dog gets better...

I guess I'll open this by stating what is the obvious when it comes to video games and Kenny. I doubt I play WAR. I find it hard to believe that Mythic will do any better with this one than the last. Yeah, we did have a blast in DAoC, but it surely wasn't the game. It damn sure was the people.

Whether it was watching Chris kill guild chat, or argue with someone. Whether it was Trish's grand mistells, which are still the stuff of legend. Nothing else will really compare to it. The bar only goes so high.

With that in mind...let's remini...remininc...remember the good stuff. Forgive the caps lock, as it's cruise control for awesome. Here they are, in no particular order.

1. PeMILK

2. THE MUSHROOM WHO WOULD NOT DIE.

3. VOLSUNG FASTE

4. BUD LIGHT SALUTES YOU, MR. DARKNESS FALLS GREY GANKER

5. WONDERING HOW DAR ALWAYS MANAGED TO PACK THAT MUCH SIEGE AROUND BEFORE THE PATCH TO MAKE STUFF LIGHTER.

6. OUR FIRST GUILD SUMMONER KILL

7. PLAYING SHADOWBLADES AND HUNTERS IN THID (seems like everybody had one).

8. FINALLY BEING ABLE TO DO ML 1 & 2 ON OUR OWN.

9. THAT GODFORSAKEN SPEAR THAT WOULDN'T DROP (probably still won't)

AND FINALLY....

10. THE GENERAL SENSE OF FAMILY YOU'D NEVER GET ELSEWHERE FROM COMPLETE STRANGERS THAT YOU GREW TO KNOW.

There ya have it, my list of awesome. Come what may, we still have the boards to fall back on.

[farf]

by the way, I do eventually plan on coming to see you freaks whenever chris gets ready to drive....least after tax season.

[Lager]

Damn Farf you hit the nail on the head! I would also like to add a few more.

1. Lilae leading a successful Glacier Raid to the King and Queen!

2. Those days in the cubbies of Trollheim as a guild before Moderna Grav

3. Kitty standing toe to toe with a stealther on Cheshirekitty and winning!

Good times!

[EmeryaldPhoenixx]

Lilae, hope everything goes well for you with your surgery and hope that Leela gets better soon.

As far as talking about the guild, VT is one of the best doggone guilds I ever met and I am glad to call yall my friends.

[Urgon]

Hey Lil,

Don't worry about your eye surgery. Eye science has come a long way in the past 20 years, and I'm sure you are in great hands! I wish you well, and a rapid recovery!

Also hope your dog just ate something stupide and it passes without further incident. Our little puppy lollipops-a-poo (yeah...alright ..bring the jokes on....I can take it.) just had her 1 year anniv. with us, and she is still finding stuff int he yard to make her ill for a day or two. Just makes us worry a lot, and then perks up fine.

And I too lift a fine a frothy pint to the days of old, when the Volsung Tribe ran together, and so many fond memories were made, and so many fine people were found. And thank to everyone who has joined us over the years, and kept in touch, even as their gaming style has changed.

As a father of 3 girls, a husband to 1 wife, I find only scant time for gaming, and unfortunately ... it is in tiny slices.. ill-befitting the 'raid' style of gaming so prevelant in the MMORPGs today.

But take heart in that a gamer is always a gamer. It is good that we persue the means to a full & happy life, in the real-world, as well as find our avenues of fantastic adventure online. It is just the amount of time we can devote to gaming that changes... and that will go up, as well as down, over the years.

For me, leaving the game development community meant that I had far less time to play games, both professionally, and also personally. I started my online game addiction wtih Gemstone III, a text-only MUD from the late 80's, and later went to Ultima Online, Everquest, and then Dark Age of Camelot. Each one brought many great memories, and friends.. but the Volsung Tribe has been the best group ever.

Anyways, hope your holiday goes better and we'll be talking about your improved eyesight, your happy pup, and the exciting upcoming WARhammer game!

BTW, I do not fear what Mythic will do with WAR. As many of you know, every MMORPG has growing pains, and goes through some rather uncomfortable changes which risk alienating a portion of the userbase. The same complaints we had about EQ happened to some extent, and in different ways with DAoC. And on with WOW, and EQ2 and Lineage, etc. It is the nature of the beast, as it were.

What I worry about is EA's purchase of Mythic. They have a LOUSY track record with supporting MMORPGs. UO was their great achievement, but they have shown remarkable unforgiveness in later online endeavors. They will require that 100,000+ copies sell of that game in order to justify the expense of a live support team... and I'm not sure if 'Warhammer' is a strong enough license to draw that many people. I think far more people will buy it because it was a Mythic game, than because it is a Warhammer game.

But hey, I was wrong about WoW launching on time ....

Peace everyone! Have a happy gaming new year!
~Urgon...

p.s. just picked up EQ2 Echos of Faydwyr for Xmas, and have been tooling around with a Fae Bard. Still playing a little EQ1, but kinda going soft on it... (level 20...always the lull...). And have re-kindled my interest in Battlefield-2 .. may go for their new offering when it is released.

[farf]

very well put Urgon.

[WUNBadassTHANE]

by the way, I do eventually plan on coming to see you freaks whenever chris gets ready to drive....least after tax season.

YOU DARE INVOKE THE RIGHT OF MY DRIVING FOR 6 HOURS????

[farf]

couple things to remember...

this is a picture of me driving



(road rage)

then, if that picture doesn't do it for you, keep this in mind.

"head east, til you start heading west, then turn around because you're going the wrong way"

do you really want me to?

[Lilae]

thanks for the words of encouragement and the fond memories everyone Surgery is day after tomorrow and I must admit I'm trying not to think about it too much.

Sammy (not Leela, Eme, she ran away 2 weeks after we got her and we never found her ) is doing ok, although he still has facial paralysis on his left side. We are awaiting results from a thyroid test since he's gained a bunch of weight in a short time.

That was very beautifully put Urgon. I can never seem to find words to express how I feel about things like this. :p

I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and are enjoying a wonderful New Year so far! <3

[EmeryaldPhoenixx]

awwww didn't know u lost her, hate that too.

I know all will go well for you and hope sammy is well now.

[Cheshirekitty]

I know this post is comming in kinda late....but at all the above posters...I'm glad your feeling better lilae and that the surgey went without a hitch...and I know I came into Volsung Tribe later in the game...but I have to say....all the RvR....the silly moments...the ranting....the good times...all I can say is even though I dont play DAoC anymore...and have moved on to other guilds..etc and other games...you guys have left a lasting impression in my mind....and I'm glad to have had the opportunity to have met you all...and am proud to call you my friends and guildies!!
<3