That was quite touching. I always come back to games though, for the nostalgia.. You can't truly quit games my friend. I always end up once a year fishing for a 22 pounder:
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Or charging metroid prime:
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You'll be back!

As for the forums, my account is new, but I have an older account that's been around for a few years. The answer is quite simple, and you probably know: sc2 came out, increased traffic enormously, thus birthing a bunch of young idiots that don't have manners. I have no idea why mods don't IP ban for 1-3 months at a time. Should keep most people and keep the forums tighter and smaller<-- (lol). Traffic will still be super high. People still need help, but at least they will actually look for the info versus posting useless threads; also that would prevent a million bm posts... Alas, not my sandbox.

ZombiesOMG

United States282 Posts

February 25 2011 07:37 GMT

#23

Farewell!

I too grew up with BW (and D2 ^^ ). I quit gaming right at 20 after I realized playing WoW was sucking up a lot of my time for a lot of running around doing nothing, and there was college to be had!

And then in 2010 I found out about SC2 beta aaaand at 23 I'm more hardcore of a gamer than I ever was. You may be back, you may not, who knows!

Been around TL for a long time, but not as long as you have. I lurked. I never created an account because I never felt like I belonged. Recently I decided that was a dumb way to think. With the new fantastic crowd of gamers, and their *ahem* comments, I actually feel like I belong even less than before.

Good luck wherever life may take you. (even if that's right back here!)

KTF_CloaK

Netherlands1338 Posts

February 25 2011 08:01 GMT

#24

I don't know you as a person, but I will miss you as a TL member. oodbye and gl in your life

fenixdown

Colombia320 Posts

February 25 2011 10:55 GMT

#25

Like someone else said, you can quit gaming but not the community, either way you may be coming back sometime so never say never

I myself quit BW and SC2 too but I still have both installed in my HD, I know that wherever I feel like it I will go and play some more.

Menzies

New Zealand129 Posts

February 25 2011 11:10 GMT

#26

Bye

All the best!!

disciple

9070 Posts

February 25 2011 11:15 GMT

#27

On February 25 2011 13:51 Empyrean wrote:
Just because you're quitting the game doesn't mean you have to quit the community :O

I quit SC2 months ago and I still love the forums!

yeah, I played only 2 games of SC2 and my last game of BW was about 9 months ago

fabulously

Norway724 Posts

February 25 2011 11:29 GMT

#28

It is always a bit sad to read goodbyes. I agree with all the people who pointed out that quitting a game doesn't mean you have to quit the community. Personally I have never even tried to play a game seriously. Still my love for Starcraft has lasted since 2001 or something, just to be replaced by SC2 a year ago. I played Broodwar way more than I play SC2, but I really love watching streams, vods, interviews or whatever SC2 related. Including lurking and forumwhoring. Hope you at least stick around in the community, or return after taking a break.

When I read your first paragraph, I kept thinking how weird it is that I don't know you even though we kind of have the same history on this site. Long time lurkers

That's Internet for you, I guess.

Either way, take care, hope to see you back!

psheldr

Germany32 Posts

February 25 2011 12:02 GMT

#29

Sad to see you go. However your priorities must be respected by others and yourself - that's personal freedom. Because it is problematic if gaming interferes with your other priorities and then it must be done that you 'quit' in order to have a straightfoward perspective.

I remember when i 'quit' gaming in 2001/2002. My school 'career' was always on a knifes edge in part due to gaming. So i decided to dramatically 'quit' and focus on school. And indeed i then went on to do well in school and even continue to university to get a degree! (I now have a computer science degree). In this time i learnt a lot! Math, computer science, a dash of physics and some RL lessons. However i 'returned' to gaming a bit before finishing my degree in about 2007 - so i guess i _properly_ 'quit' for about 6 years - that was really a bit jarring.

At this point let me mention that no i haven't 'returned' to comptetitive gaming. I 'returned' to casual gaming (and especially watching commentaries!) - and haven't regretted returning at all. I only played a bit on iccup - i never played enough to go beyond D level. I'm an old scool gamer who played SC when it came out in 1998 - my PC was even too slow for SC at that time! (if you can imagine that - it was a Compaq Presario 90Mghz) - but i digress...

However having 'quit' and now 'returned' i feel that i can have the best of both worlds - RL and gaming! I can have the pleasure of playing while still having the personal freedom of doing anything i want in RL!

So much for my little nostalgia/soap box wall of text.

I hope someone found this entertaining to read and enjoy your day! (*psheldr goes back to cleaning the toilets)

Holgerius

Sweden16951 Posts

February 25 2011 12:19 GMT

#30

As others have said, why do you have to leave TL? I can understand if you cut down or quit gaming, but you can still hang out here in the community.

On February 25 2011 21:02 psheldr wrote:
(*psheldr goes back to cleaning the toilets)

Gonna do that all day tomorrow and on Sunday, my work is so great. ^__^

Powerpill

United States1692 Posts

February 25 2011 12:39 GMT

#31

I hardly play any SC2 at all (maybe a few games on the weekend) and basically no bw anymore, yet have been a somewhat active reader/poster here since 2002, and I am pushing 30. Basically I just watch gsl nowadays.

Just cut back on your gaming, and no need to leave the community, to reiterate what others have said.

Existential

Australia2107 Posts

February 25 2011 13:24 GMT

#32

Well sad to see anyone leave the TL community. Best of luck.

Scorcher2k

United States802 Posts

February 25 2011 13:39 GMT

#33

You're 21 and think that you're old?.. I hate you.

Haemonculus

United States6980 Posts

February 25 2011 13:56 GMT

#34

Wat I can understand leaving gaming for a bit, but why leave TL? I haven't played sc2 in months, and it's been at least a year since I even touched BW, but I stick around TL for the awesome community!

bm quitter!

Mithriel

Netherlands2969 Posts

February 25 2011 14:39 GMT

#35

I quit a couple of times before, back on CS twice and in WoW once. Kept coming back, now I just realised I am a game like other people have theory hobbies. And I don't intend to quit again, maybe alter my playtimes etc, but I won't quit ever again.

About the forum, I can't really judge because I'm so new here, but the amount of garbage/hate is quite sad sometimes, but something I saw in every online community . As soon as something is online and they can hide behind some alias it brings out the worst in people. In general I f-ing love this site and community in general

KrisElmqvist

Sweden1962 Posts

February 25 2011 14:41 GMT

#36

On February 25 2011 13:51 Empyrean wrote:
Just because you're quitting the game doesn't mean you have to quit the community :O

I quit SC2 months ago and I still love the forums!

i think leaving the community was the point, wasnt it?

HollowLord

United States3862 Posts

February 25 2011 15:47 GMT

#37

Good luck in your future endeavors brave soldier.

Ayush_SCtoss

India3050 Posts

February 25 2011 18:03 GMT

#38

Tbh, I feel the same as you, about the fact that sc2 doesn't really excite me that much, so I just stick to GSL, OSL, MSL, Proleague etc.
And I haven't quit this awesome community even though I haven't played in a while (save for the fact that I do log in once per month to play like 4 custom games with my friends because they only have time for that then) so yeah.
Don't quit TL :T
However, if you are still adamant about this decision of yours, I wish you good luck.