Hey everyone.
Some of you might not know me, and that's okay. Most of you do, though. I've been here and there for almost two and a half years now. This is my 5000th post, and it's dedicated to everyone who reads this, in one way or another.
I joined here as a complete newbie, having rejoined the game over two months earlier, having absolutely no clue what I was doing. It took me several months before I felt I was ready to walk into the very center of our forum's PvP - War.
And I did. Just in a completely different way than I had planned. I was asked directly if I would consider, rather than competing in the second War, to help organize it. I accepted, and two days later I was recognized as a Warmaster. I helped stop war's 2 slow fall to failure, and the rest of my time as Warmaster is history.
By the time I resigned in the middle of the fifth War, I was well respected despite both my age and my maturity, even though I did significantly less in the role of Warmaster than I could have with over a year and a half of organizing. I honestly feel like I get too much credit for what I managed to do.
I say this not to brag, or deride myself. On the contrary, I want to see more people join Elements and know that they can make a huge impact, like I seem to have on several people here. Even if it's only with the little things. Our community is declining, although slowly, and we need everything we can get, from everyone.
That part is for the players that are past this time. Those who may never meet the kind of people I talk about next.
Elements has given me some of the best friends, best mentors, and best moments I have ever had. I have shared some of my greatest successes and greater failures with this forum, happiest laughs and saddest tears, in occurrences I never could have dreamed of. And so many people have been involved that I have never thanked properly.
So...thank you. All of you, for making my time here awesome, even if it doesn't always seem that way.
Here's to 5000 more posts.
