Post by brandon on May 6, 2008 11:16:42 GMT -5
I'm going to try to keep this as short as possible...
For those of you who I haven't spoke with in the last 24-48 hrs over MSN. After a little over three years. I decided to walk away and retire from efedding. Due to a combination of stress, burn out, politics, and most importantly. Just not having 'fun' anymore at something that I, at one time, loved to do, and thats RP.
Its been a wild, up and down, roller coaster ride for me. I've encountered alot of highs and lows during my time in the 'efed world'. I am proud of the things that I have accomplished during this time. Though, if I had to turn back the clock. There's a couple of things I would change and have done better. But I think in the end. All the highs were worth all the lows.
I think overall. The efed world in general has changed alot since I first started. 'Loyalty to certain feds' seems to play more of a factor now then just going out and having fun. To some, being in other feds while competing in others is a cardinal sin. 'OOC shots' mixed with IC promo's seem to be the norm nowadays. 'Fed Wars' between rival federations. 'Cliques' are formed, which, isolates certain members from the others.
For a majority of those reasons. I think if efeds continue following those paths. Efeds will start to become obsolete. What some people do not realize is that alot of these instances take away from the fun of efedding. Which drives people away and turns some members against each other, or against members from other federations.
Bottom line, alot of this stuff has had a big affect on me. Which in the end, drove me away from never wanting to do another RP for any federation. Some people who have retired before me, left for similiar reasons or for other personal matters.
I won't sit here and place blame on any one member or federation in particular. On a personal level. I have no problems with any of you and would gladly consider each of you my friend or an acquaintance.
The reason I'm doing this is to make members and 'fed heads' aware of these issues. So that hopefully, in time, maybe some of these problems can be fixed & resolved before another member is driven away (like myself).
I consider my retirement a little long overdue. And... to be quite honest. If it wasn't for the advice of several of my closest friends. I probably would've done this alot sooner. The chances of me coming back out of retirement are slim to none. But, as you know how it goes in the 'wrestling' business' lol. Never say Never...
I would like to thank each and every member that I've had the pleasure of getting to know and RP'ing with. Alot of you I hope to still keep in touch with
.
Special thanks to the entire staff/owners of GCW, XWA, APW, and Project X for giving me a chance to be in your efed(s). Even though some of my stays for those feds. were cut short. Nonetheless, I had fun being there lol.
For those who want to stay in touch or just hello. My MSN address is:
gaming_wizard@hotmail.com
If you wanna talk about wrestling, efeds, video games, life, etc lol.
And well... thats about it. I wish each and every member all the best in your 'efed careers' and in life. I will miss you all.
Just for the hell of it... for one final time...
...Book Closed...
...End of Story...
...Deal With It...
Goodbye, Good Luck, and God Bless...
Brandon (aka Genesis, Damien Ortiz, Jimmy Vain, & Ivy)
For those of you who I haven't spoke with in the last 24-48 hrs over MSN. After a little over three years. I decided to walk away and retire from efedding. Due to a combination of stress, burn out, politics, and most importantly. Just not having 'fun' anymore at something that I, at one time, loved to do, and thats RP.
Its been a wild, up and down, roller coaster ride for me. I've encountered alot of highs and lows during my time in the 'efed world'. I am proud of the things that I have accomplished during this time. Though, if I had to turn back the clock. There's a couple of things I would change and have done better. But I think in the end. All the highs were worth all the lows.
I think overall. The efed world in general has changed alot since I first started. 'Loyalty to certain feds' seems to play more of a factor now then just going out and having fun. To some, being in other feds while competing in others is a cardinal sin. 'OOC shots' mixed with IC promo's seem to be the norm nowadays. 'Fed Wars' between rival federations. 'Cliques' are formed, which, isolates certain members from the others.
For a majority of those reasons. I think if efeds continue following those paths. Efeds will start to become obsolete. What some people do not realize is that alot of these instances take away from the fun of efedding. Which drives people away and turns some members against each other, or against members from other federations.
Bottom line, alot of this stuff has had a big affect on me. Which in the end, drove me away from never wanting to do another RP for any federation. Some people who have retired before me, left for similiar reasons or for other personal matters.
I won't sit here and place blame on any one member or federation in particular. On a personal level. I have no problems with any of you and would gladly consider each of you my friend or an acquaintance.
The reason I'm doing this is to make members and 'fed heads' aware of these issues. So that hopefully, in time, maybe some of these problems can be fixed & resolved before another member is driven away (like myself).
I consider my retirement a little long overdue. And... to be quite honest. If it wasn't for the advice of several of my closest friends. I probably would've done this alot sooner. The chances of me coming back out of retirement are slim to none. But, as you know how it goes in the 'wrestling' business' lol. Never say Never...
I would like to thank each and every member that I've had the pleasure of getting to know and RP'ing with. Alot of you I hope to still keep in touch with
.Special thanks to the entire staff/owners of GCW, XWA, APW, and Project X for giving me a chance to be in your efed(s). Even though some of my stays for those feds. were cut short. Nonetheless, I had fun being there lol.
For those who want to stay in touch or just hello. My MSN address is:
gaming_wizard@hotmail.com
If you wanna talk about wrestling, efeds, video games, life, etc lol.
And well... thats about it. I wish each and every member all the best in your 'efed careers' and in life. I will miss you all.
Just for the hell of it... for one final time...
...Book Closed...
...End of Story...
...Deal With It...
Goodbye, Good Luck, and God Bless...
Brandon (aka Genesis, Damien Ortiz, Jimmy Vain, & Ivy)
Have fun in your retirement. Hope to see you come back when all the bullshit ends.
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