Hello fellow veterans,
It's been a long while since I have posted on these forums, though I do play, though not as much as I once did, back in the old days.
AO is a year old now, and we've been around since the beginning, we've seen it all, the bad, the worse, and the somewhat better. It seems things are still evolving, though ever so slowly. Radiman is back in town, if only in spirit. I can see the boards are a bit more lively since his return, and hopefully with that will come the story we have all hoped for for quite some time.
There was a vision in the beginning...though it is fading fast, I can still remember it. In this vision we were all one personality in a great big world of unlimited possibilities. I can remember logging in and feeling totally overwhelmed, feeling like the decisions I made that day in-game could have effect on the Clans, or Omni-Tek, the missions I took helped my faction. I remember seeking out ways to affect the wonderful world I was a part of.
Do any of you still remember logging on and feeling like I did? Can you remember back when everything was so unpredictable, and the possiblilities for our character's journeys were unlimited?
Where do you think we are headed? Will things grow to be better or will our twinkling flame of hope and possibility be smoldered by business, marketing, and the competition?
I not sure if any of you know or care about this, but for a long time I have been fighting to bring some of the storyline to Rubi-Ka 2, and myself and my guild have bent over backwards to try and provide some roleplaying and events for our fellow Rubi-Ka 2 citizens. Sadly, it seems nothing has made much impact from where I stand, though the fight is worthy, and my friends are wonderful, I cannot keep from feeling our light is being smoldered. I do not want to believe that this could be happening, and I will stick around until the very end, trying my very best to do what I can, I still fear the worst.
My fellow veterans, I beg of you, help me continue to believe. Post your opinions & experiences of where you have been, and where you think the game is headed. I WANT to breathe new life into this game, this world...if only I knew how...