Dear fellow players, event staff, Dante and Kane,

I'll take my pen one more and maybe last time to inform you of my indecision.
When I first joined UOE, I was not really planning to stay. I wanted to show to my girlfriend a game that had such an impact on me in my youth, thus, I did selected the first server that was looking good.
But, it was not counting on the quick help and guidance that I got during the first days on your server.
How could I leave such wonderfull people with so much kindness, especially now that I found out that this game was still very attractive and that my girlfriend liked it too?

"What is the problem then?" you may ask. "Just stay with us" you may add.

The problem is that, if I had not chosen the server in a hurry, I would certainly not have chosen this one, simply because here, PK are allowed, and this, I can't withstand, especially as there are things that have to be done on Felucca and only on Felucca, like some quests for instance or dungeon treasure chests.
I know, I was never killed by a PK right now, and was only attacked one time, but still, I want my playing experience to be a relaxing moment, not having to stress knowing a player with much better gear than me, with running kill-o-matic macros, may come about anytime just to have its precious kill counter incremented.

"Why do I write this all then?" you may ask again.

Simply because I'm polite. I'll not leave without saying a word, without you knowing why. I think that when you spend time on a game like this one, dedicate yourself to share ideas and participate in events or discussions, you should not disappear like a ninja that just committed its crime.
Also, I'm still not sure about leaving right now, altough I'm much more to leave than stay, and do not want you to not be able to change my mind if you think I miss something.

One argument that will definitely not work with me is that there is a big community. I know what big community means, not only help and guidance, but also shard's resilience against bad times like you already had with the big revert. But I'm more like an hermit, I really like to be alone (well, with my girlfriend) and just have the occasional passerby. I'd like to be almost sure that when I start to do something, a quest for instance, there is very high chances that nobody will disturb me during it.

It reminds me my firsts days here:
Dante immediately welcomed me and had Thorgal Pain guide me as he was speaking the same language as me. I remember Thorgal wanting to give me all kind of stuff and me trying to refuse everything knowing I was probably not to stay here but to no avail.
My huge mistake was to not say that I was not planning to stay, I hope you'll forgive me... but I'm pretty sure that if I had said this you would still have helped me, guided me and hoped me to stay.

Unfortunately, you'll lose two dedicated voters (my girlfriend and myself), but at least, I'm proud that our approximate 15-20% total vote we were able to commit during Augustus may have helped you somewhat to have new players.
You might want to know why I was so dedicated to voting although I did not want to increase the player base: simply because there is some people that created a server on which I play and these people deserve some respect. I gave them what I could as a thank for the work done.

I really want to wish you a good and prosperous future and I'm pretty sure, Dante, that with Kane, Joker, Expo, Codex, Zoe (did I miss someone?) and your player base you'll have a good future.

Regretfully, Twillichow aka Twillichou in-game

Sorry to see you go, we enjoyed having you here in the community.  Hope you decide to pop in and keep your account current!

  For the most part, and I'm saying this from memory, any free shard-- [you] go to/play on-- is eventually going to require you to party up. That means being a hermit and having the best stuff isn't going to happen, very easily. You will have to pay to win so to speak; or play for years.

  I won't make you stay, or call you a fool for choosing whatever it is you do eventually choose. To each their own, as they say.

  If you believe in fate, though, think about why you found yer way here. Time for a change maybe? Perhaps a change in your attitude towards playing UO... less about Hermit adventure and more about group activities...

  Pvp is tough, I guess, on those whom do not enjoy/mind it. Sure there is item insurance, but I guess 600gp can add up if you die a lot. For me, I dont care what happens in fel, because I plan for going there. I put on my insurance, and make a deal with myself: "X amount of deaths and I'm out of here, and back to safe Trammel."

  Seems to me like you are giving up on something you enjoy-- and enjoy with your GF-- because you made a semi-promise to yourself before all of this fun happened. Keeping promises to ones self is one thing, but making assumptions is a whole other ball of wax. You assumed you wouldn't like it here, also that no one still enjoyed playing the game you loved from when you were younger. What if you find your new assumption, that there is another free-shard out that will grant you the solo play you desire, also fails/falls short?

  Leave then good Sir, we will be here when you return; oh protical son. I know I will miss your witty posts. Sure we may have grown up in two differing worlds; but it is plain to me we share something which makes us equals. Writing.


  Be well Twillichow, and do as Dante says; drop in from time to time. 


  --Sturger--

There are non-pvp options out there. I still think pvp should be banned at champs & good quests areas. I understand what he feels like. It's not the fear, or stress in the end, but meeting an older player that your only option is to give up a champ you have worked on alone or with others that don't have the gear/interest to get good at it. It just becomes a bully mentality - no sportsmanship involved. One woman's opinion

There are non-pvp options out there. I still think pvp should be banned at champs & good quests areas. I understand what he feels like. It's not the fear, or stress in the end, but meeting an older player that your only option is to give up a champ you have worked on alone or with others that don't have the gear/interest to get good at it. It just becomes a bully mentality - no sportsmanship involved. One woman's opinion

There are non-pvp options out there. I still think pvp should be banned at champs & good quests areas. I understand what he feels like. It's not the fear, or stress in the end, but meeting an older player that your only option is to give up a champ you have worked on alone or with others that don't have the gear/interest to get good at it. It just becomes a bully mentality - no sportsmanship involved. One woman's opinion

i know that when i come across a player that is not in my guild i will either run through and let them continue or i might pk them, rez them and let them have the spawn. alot of times if we are out and some of the reds are there they will pk then rez and let them continue on. we also check their gear and most times after the champ is over will give them better gear. we are always helping new players on this server. some ppl call us bullies but what you don't hear is the fact that we do help new players all the time. we fight for champs with the other few guilds that regularly go to fel to find champ spawns. if we kill you we will rez you. just don't run away. can't rez you if you run away as a ghost. i know some ppl don't pvp but but do go to fel. as a suggestion, get a group and go out. you might find it fun and exciting. just make sure all your items are insured. i for one will give you back your gear if it drops. just my opinion. have fun and be safe.