Dark Clouds Gather

[kandrathe]

I doubt I'm experiencing what you are then. Maybe due to my age and position (business and home) I've become pretty tolerant of all types of behavior. I haven't had the opportunity to play with you much, and until recently I kept off Ventriilo/TS so I must have missed out on the hyper criticism and vitriol you must have been involved with. Suffice it to say that I feel I am the antithesis of a judging person, and the only real turn offs I've had with people in WOW are with arrogance.

In a team sports metaphor, we all cannot always be at the top of our game. Some of us are veterans, and some of us are rookies. I can't help but be a little offended by the "can you blame them" post below, which feels like some of the veterans are a little tired of coaching us rookies and want to go play for the Yankees to get that World Series ring. We keep fielding(overplaying) the same 7 or 8 ball players rather than getting a full nine man team. It was not that long ago that it was hard to get a 15-person raid together.

The only stress I've experienced in raids is some pressure from the veterans for me to be able to keep up and try to be most perfect. Mirajj explained it best as to why sometimes he sometimes enjoys "pubbie" raids more, because he is more free to make mistakes or try different things and not be judged poorly because of it. Fer chrissakes its a game! Guddammit! :) I always appreciated your patience in explaining all the in's and out's of each encounter and what to do and not do. It was very helpful for me in learning how not to be such a nub on some high level stuff.

I've had my off days where I make plenty of mistakes, and at times I can be as flakey and scatterbrained as anyone else. I hope my Lurker friends would understand, as I do when they are burned out or having a bad day. If we are honest with ourselves we have all made mistakes, and try to learn from them. I understand people getting burned out, or people wanting to 5-man first, and also the desire to get to the end. Anyway, I guess I prefer to be with the league underdogs who with good coaching, perserverance, and teamwork can still win the World Series with 1/20 the budget of the major markets.

I will miss (all) you players who are not here with us in the "bush leagues" struggling to be in the game (warts and all). We will miss your leadership, experience, your home runs, and your great fielding, your confidence, and drive. We didn't appreciate all the times you put itch powder in our jock straps, or spit snoose in our cokes, but we can take a little hazing as well. Most of all we will miss good friends, team mates, and the shared struggles to make it work. In other words, you've invested alot of effort into growing us, and I think its a shame for you to walk away from us now. Understand that for some of us, it is hard for us to re-adjust our thinking to winning the World Series without you. But, we will perservere and bring down Onyxia, raid MC, and get to BWL. Good luck with the Yankees.