Now that I am calm, I guess I should clarify my entry from yesterday a bit. I've had the chance to think back on my experiences with EQ now and "remember the good times", as it is said.
Thinking back on it, the ratio was about 80% suck and 20% awesome. It's that 80% that gets my ire up, makes me really angry when I think about it. I know it seemed like I was aiming all of my anger at Josh and Randi. I think they were under the impression that they were the only ones I played the game with, and that therefore I was blaming every bad experience I ever had in the game on them. If it felt that way, I apologize. That was not my intent. Quite the opposite, in fact. J, R, you two are the only ones I ever really enjoyed playing with. You guys comprised most of the 20% up there. Admittedly, not when I was being powerleveled--that was boring and stunted my interest in the game rather badly--but everything else was great.
EQ is a touchy subject for me, that's all. I sincerely apologize for taking my anger out on you two. You didn't deserve that.
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Even still, I think we all require work on our communicative skills. All four of us. Four.
I did not read the comments in your last entry. I knew the post would draw fire, but I think you needed to vent, no matter who or what it was aimed at.
It seems obvious to me EQ needs not be part of your life. It brings back bad memories and until you can square away those memories, let it lie. It's just an MMO.
The trouble with the four of us has always been piss-poor communication. A lot of second-hand garbage, misinterpretations, people flying into a froth over differing opinions, and the fact that our attitudes and lifestyles haven't ever really gelled together perfectly.
What we have are four highly sensitive people who take everything personally and I have to question the purpose and sincerity of our association. Is anyone getting any enjoyment out of it?
Seems like yes, but only offline. Online, everything frankly sucks. Maybe it's time we stopped talking online? It's either that or ensuring that all of us and I mean all of all take more care to separate the jokes from the seriousness and to not do all of this proxy rubbish.
Direct communication, clear intent, and clarification. That is all we need. ;)
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