8 Years
 

I know I've said this before, someone could probably drag up old threads I have made, but unfortunately this time I'm much more serious than I have have been.

Roughly 8 years ago I started this game, maybe it was because I was still a child but this game was actually a lot of fun. This game depended on it's players to make fun out of nothing, and not rely on dazzling scripts or graphics or levels in order to please the public.

Looking back, we never had any of the three, really. Back then, scripts consisted of no-pk zones and staff boots, with the occaisional suit-setter or jumping pot. But it was still more fun for me than anything there is in today's Graal.

But that's neither here nor there. I just feel that, after all that's happened I am finally able to walk away from this game without regret. I have given everything I have to Graal and I have nothing to show for it, and nothing left to give.

I've had a lot of stuff happen to me over the last little while, those of you that are close to me kind of know what I'm going through, although I've concealed a lot from all of you. I feel that I need to get away.

Concerning Babylon:
For a long time, I thought that bringing you Babylon might rejuvenate my interest in Graal. I thought that, at least, it would keep me going for a while. However, due to certain circumstances I feel that I need to appologize.

I'm sorry that I didn't live up to your expectations, or rather, maybe I did live up to your expectations as a failure. I'm sorry that I let real life problems influence my work, or lack there-of, and I'm sorry that I wasn't able to deliver on my word and bring you everything I promised.

I haven't made a lot of friends on these forums, I know I haven't. So the only reason as to why I'm writing this is to let you know that one more player has lost whatever it was that made this game special to them. And maybe there is an off chance that someone that cares about the name that I tried to give credibility to will stumble across and finally understand where I am.

In my time I've been Global Banned, Local Banned, Jailed, Suspended, Fired, Hired and promoted. I've won statues, titles and tags. And today, I'm finally able to say that I can walk away feeling fufilled with my time spent here, and feeling that, if I could do it all over again, I probably wouldn't, I mean, 8 years is a long time, damn. For 8 years I've either been Developing or Playing this game, but I was always a part of it and I never left for more than a week at a time.

Feel free to post the inevitable "See you in a week" posts, I've made them myself before, and I know they're coming. But take note that I won't be back in a week, I have some issues I need to deal with and some problems that I need to handle, but I'm going to make a concious effort to not return to GraalOnline.

On a last note; I'd just like to appologize one more time for dragging Babylon's name through the mud along with my name and credibility, and I wish good luck to Grey Bakami (Who I've handed over ownership to), in all his future endeavors with the server, whether it be to continue Development or to shut it down.

There was so much more I wanted to say, but now that I'm here I feel that I've said enough. Lord Sephiroth has run out of words. Lord Sephiroth has finally run out of words.

All I really need to say is Goodbye.

So, Goodbye.

Cya :cry:

Never knew ya but cya

Yeah but did you actually play the whole 8 years?

Goodbye ;/

NOOOOOOOOOOO! <3 We'll miss you!

All hail Babylon!

Good luck to you.

Kind of over-dramatic it seems. But, good luck anyway man and maybe I'll catch you on War Rock sometime. Hit me up on AIM.

Good luck and bye :(

Later, I remember when Babylon came out.. Too bad that it won't be coming back..

The purpose of this thread is "i wanna feel special".

Bye, have fun

bleh, ive only seen you a few times, and you seem like one of the rare people who talk and actually have something to say that ive seen on these forums.

good luck, real life updates even less than graal.

We have had a lot of great times Seph, from the Local Black Man on Babylon, to insulting eachother on RC, and spamming RC and PM's when the World Junior Team won the Gold Medal a couple years..

Been nice knowing you pal, sad to see you go, have a great life, and good luck.

Good luck on what you have to do and keep an eye on graal :)

Its unixmad! ;o

I second that.

Also, WHY MUST THE GOOD QUIT GRAAL BEFORE I HAVE?!?!?!?!

See you in a week


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Its like 9 years for me now, but whatever. Later man

Yea, I'm not going to lie. If I had the money to afford a new computer or game system Id pretty much stop logging on graal. In fact I havnt played the game in like a half a year now. I just log on and idle and close it out. Only real excitement is through text of these forums. And now even that is dieing.

No way.. D:

Although you probably don't remember me, I sure remember you. I can talking to you a lot and sparring you, pking with you, everything and you were a great developer too. :[

Good luck and good bye :[

what?

Bye seph!

Lol

c u next week. (fo' real)
thank god nobody beat me to that...

once i got to the whole "some things have been happening that i cant explain" part, i stopped reading.

that was like 1/3 of the way through.

why cant people just say "im qutting"?

no one cares why you or the person is quitting, and no one wants to hear about your life problems. we all got em. grow some balls and learn to handle em instead of *****in about em.

my 2 cents. ;o

Nobody cares why you stopped reading.

Goodbye my dear Ronald!

For real though, keep in touch. I know we haven't always got along, but what fun would it be if we always agreed? :P

I'm here to talk if you need me...good luck with everything.

see you around. we all intend to quit, but still keep coming back, even if it is 1 day per week or month

Cya man :O

Thank god, you annoyed me.

And whoever said "Wow, that was a little dramatic".. all I can say to that is - that's what happens when you work with Malinko, he rubs off on you like a bad fungal infection. Not even sure whatever happened to that kid anyway.

I so agree with you, all these "Good Bye" posts give me a headache. Couldn't give a damn if you were leaving, chances of me ever knowing you in the real world are extremely minimal so why should it matter that you're leaving in this world?

"Well it might matter to people who knew him through Graal?"

Why should it, the beauty of reality is that you go out make friends that you'll see every day. Its nice to talk to people all over world but I have no understanding as to why they would be of great importance to you due out the progression of your life.

And just incase someone is waiting for me to make a massive contradiction
NO if I was going to leave Graal officially I wouldn't waste server space saying it on some stupid thread in a forum.

Hate to fire at this topic so aggressively, I really do but I've read enough of these kinds of threads for me to get so mad.

Same here. It pisses me off when someone has to give their ****ing life synopsis.

WTH? You give us one every day!? You posted a thread in the zone main just to tell us that you was going to be on your moms computer because you was going to be at hers for a week. *Cough* No one cares.. *Cough*

some people are more popular than you and people care about them and their future lives

lol at my bad attitude

Future lives? You saying they're muslims?

The dude explained his past glory in 5 paragraphs...

You hypocrites need to grow up and respect your fellow graalian. You were a good guy while you were around even if you and I didn't get along. Bye Seph!

Cya, you damn goon.

I think I can speak for the majority of the older players on this. Graal has had it's ups and downs, but nothing can bring back the feeling of "old" Graal or even the experience of logging on to Classic for the very first time.

I didn't know you man, but good luck with your life. I don't think anyone that's been around Graal so long can just call it quits, but Graals becoming one of those games you don't have to play to be a part of the community. These forums seem to be more popular than the game itself sometimes.

seph man :|

cya, get on aim more often

OMG Dark Ice! <3

Thought all of you guys had quit already.

Wonder if anyone who was in Amarth is left ...

theater thread

ooh im amarth D: