Two years ago this eve I walked upon Atys for the first time. I had been away from MMORPGS for several years, Having abandoned Windows XP for Linux, and had found Ryzom merely by chance once evening when I was terribly bored and browsing the free games offered in the Ubuntu free software section.
As soon as I gained my bearing I began to explore the Island of Silan, a place filled with many wonders, many dangers, and of course many kind homins. I marveled at how beautiful the game was for something that I was not yet paying for, but even more I was struck by how kind so many of my fellow travelers were. It was something I had not experienced since the early days of my first game – Everquest – back when the game and the server I was on – were both brand new.
While at two years my time in Ryzom has been short compared to many who have been in this world for many years longer – I have been here long enough to realize that it is one of the best game communities I have known. It is not perfect, no gaming world is, but so far I am still count my positive experiences as far outnumbering the rare negative ones. For this I thank the many friends I have made along the way, especially those wonderful members of the Guardians of Shadows, which I joined shortly after my arrival on the mainland.
As I browsed through my friends list this evening I was reminded of so many who are no longer with us in this world, Their names remain there forever, as even though I may not recall every one of their faces, I know that they must have made a positive impression on me at one time in my life on Atys. Where ever these gone, but not forgotten friends are now, I truly hope they are in places of happiness. To them I offer my thanks.
To my guild, to the friends that I still see daily, and to those I may only know from chat channels or the occasional wave across the Void, I also want to express my thanks. Thank you for making my first two years in Atys such very happy ones.
As soon as I gained my bearing I began to explore the Island of Silan, a place filled with many wonders, many dangers, and of course many kind homins. I marveled at how beautiful the game was for something that I was not yet paying for, but even more I was struck by how kind so many of my fellow travelers were. It was something I had not experienced since the early days of my first game – Everquest – back when the game and the server I was on – were both brand new.
While at two years my time in Ryzom has been short compared to many who have been in this world for many years longer – I have been here long enough to realize that it is one of the best game communities I have known. It is not perfect, no gaming world is, but so far I am still count my positive experiences as far outnumbering the rare negative ones. For this I thank the many friends I have made along the way, especially those wonderful members of the Guardians of Shadows, which I joined shortly after my arrival on the mainland.
As I browsed through my friends list this evening I was reminded of so many who are no longer with us in this world, Their names remain there forever, as even though I may not recall every one of their faces, I know that they must have made a positive impression on me at one time in my life on Atys. Where ever these gone, but not forgotten friends are now, I truly hope they are in places of happiness. To them I offer my thanks.
To my guild, to the friends that I still see daily, and to those I may only know from chat channels or the occasional wave across the Void, I also want to express my thanks. Thank you for making my first two years in Atys such very happy ones.
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