End of an Era

Well I'll be gone soon. It's been a good 3 or 4 years. I'll pop back in one day, though probably not as soon as I'd like.

I've still not forgotten the first time I played mud, I was shown around this magical text based land where nothing made sense by a sorceress called Mareigh (wonder where she's gone now). And I still remember asking all the newbie questions, "Is that necklace always there or did you just put I there for me?" - (I was quite a cynical one).

And I remember when I made my first sorcerer and how happy I was and telling my dad on the phone, then losing it to a shark because I thought the best thing to do was to switch off the modem and hope because I was a bit silly.

You see, I couldn't flee - lost points + drown and couldn't beat it, so I switched off the modem hoping the game would look kindly on me, unfortunately it did not and I lost my first sorcerer.

And I bet you all thought Karya was old! Well not as old as me because I remember attacking her with a longsword during a bash and then she asked, "Why?" and I replied, "Because I want to be a pk," and then we were friends. Karya came on about a year and a half after I started (???) so she's not soooo old.

And I remember Kyric who showed me his house when he rescued me from the maze of hedges and I remember how a swordsman seemed like a god to me and how the feeling of losing my first warrior was just like the feeling now of losing a mage or warlock. I lost it to Wdi or Wd1, (there were 2 then and it was confusing) near the touchstone.

And I remember bashes and being the general and loving them and I remember before the Pagoda and before the Giants.

And I remember when treasure was scaled according to the time of a reset, not the people on and I remember when Cat was here and I remember when he banned me and I remember Skunk, who I just thought was the GOD of mud, even though he wasn't so good. but he was so nice and taught me loads and then one day he just disappeared. I remember when Tarl made wiz as Stresshead and then he lost it again and then he made it again and that's how I know how to kill a wizard well sort of. How to make a wizard not be a wizard anymore.

The dwarfs were always fun.

So was the keep.

PKing was good.

Molly was a good PK. I liked her.

I liked playing and causing stuff to happen and being better than other people and thinking through strategies and stuff.

I liked chasing and I liked less being chased but I liked not quitting when I was chased and I liked trading insults or not to feel superior.

And I liked mud and I still do. I wish you all luck in the future. We're a good community and we've got good people. Be proud of yourselves and support what you've got and it should all be ok.

Also very well done to Karya for Muddled Times which is excellent and I will get you that article one day ...

Be proud, don't forget who you are and why you play.