{"id":627,"date":"2010-06-14T22:28:26","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T02:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sphericality.org\/pyra\/2010\/06\/14\/no-hope-no-love-no-glory-no-happy-ending\/"},"modified":"2014-05-02T22:55:51","modified_gmt":"2014-05-03T02:55:51","slug":"no-hope-no-love-no-glory-no-happy-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sphericality.org\/pyra\/2010\/06\/14\/no-hope-no-love-no-glory-no-happy-ending\/","title":{"rendered":"No Hope, No Love, No Glory.  No Happy Ending"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My brother has been trying to get me to listen to Mika for years (Happy Ending, go youtube the song if you don&#8217;t know it).<\/p>\n<p>Back in November I did not totally realize what quitting reading the FF-wiki forums would have.<\/p>\n<p>In truth, they provided a very needed service.&#160; A place to ensure that everyone thinks about the game during the times they are not playing about the game.&#160; I really needed that little bit to make sure that I stayed in the mindset of continual play.<\/p>\n<p>At work, I actually have a WoW support group.&#160; That little bit every day ensures that I think about WoW a few times during my work day.&#160; It keeps me playing for about 5-10 hours per week.<\/p>\n<p>I have a new love interest in my life.&#160; And it is a good thing.&#160; They are trying really hard to get me away from watching TV and playing video games and out into the world.&#160; While this person is a vegetarian, we have an agreement that this belief won&#8217;t be forced upon me.&#160; Which is good, because without chicken I&#8217;d be in trouble.&#160; We have an agreement that I can play with my photos as much as is needed, which is really good, because I&#8217;d go crazy w\/o that.<\/p>\n<p>As far as quitting the game goes, I plan on canceling my older account on July 7, 2010.&#160; Which is 6 years to the day after I started playing.&#160; My younger account will probably linger around for a few more months while I give away everything.<\/p>\n<p>If all goes as planned, by September, both Pyra and Atalantia will be no more.&#160; A very bittersweet thing for me to do, but something that was fairly inevitable if you&#8217;ve known me well enough for the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>To all the friends I&#8217;ve made over the years, on both Diabolos and Caitsith, as both Atalantia and Pyra, I wish you all the best.&#160; In the end, it comes down to the people more than anything else.&#160; Those who are my closest friends are already on my Facebook friends list.&#160; I do consider them friends, no matter how far away they live.&#160; All attempts will be made to keep in touch.&#160; And if we lose contact, I will miss them.&#160; I never forget people I meet, which is actually a huge problem for me in real life.&#160; I never forget a face, but quickly forget a name.&#160; On top of that, I&#8217;ll be able to recite the conversation back years after it happened.&#160; One of the negatives of having a photographic memory is that it is hard to forget.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>If I can say nothing else about FFXI, it has one heck of a fun ride.<\/p>\n<p>I will probably not play FFXIV.&#160; And I may not ever play another MMORPG.&#160; But I will never forget the friends I&#8217;ve made and the good times I&#8217;ve had.&#160; To all of you, I salute and thank you.&#160; I also wish you the best in all of your endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>Happy 200th post to teh Pyra.<\/p>\n<p>-pyra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My brother has been trying to get me to listen to Mika for years (Happy Ending, go youtube the song if you don&#8217;t know it). 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