Dear members of the unexpected and illustrious MapleRoyals community, TL; DR: I said fuck you several times to a ton of people because you all fucking suck. I would consider myself a bit of an oldie on this server now. I have been actively participating with the community for a little less than half a year. I've greatly enjoyed meeting many of you. The experiences shared among us have improved me in a way that is indescribable, only in the way of having the experience yourself. What I mean to say is that it is so hard to classify meeting tons of new friends and having so many fun and sad experiences with all of them. There is some sort of phenomenon with the internet, and that is how it brought our otherwise separate world together. Without the internet I fear I may have never met my closest friend online, the most witty and constantly surprising person I have ever had the pleasure to speak with. He lives in California, where I have visited 3 times. Regardless of how many times I do travel to this far reached state, what is the chance I would have ever have come across him? I have met a man who was born in Brazil, moved to Perth, Australia, and then back again to Brazil only a couple years ago. I have watched him go from some goofy man with an accent who had an inside joke about a green penis with me to a renowned developer of the MapleStory community. He has now moved on to college and is studying computer sciences. I have had my first real interactions with the fierce and lovely goblins on this planet known as females. They are so interesting to observe. I honestly think knowing my way of presenting myself that I may never have had anything to do with girls without getting to know these women online. They have taught me how to handle them, through good and bad experiences. This has been a huge confidence booster while I am out in the real world now! I have played many MapleStory servers, and have been on a few staff teams. I have learned what it means to work with a team and how to handle yourself professionally when in a certain position. I believe I have taken on some of these skills to improve myself and now manage my own business. My employees seem to love me and I love them back, and things are just amazing. Throughout these various servers, I have met so many people and have so many stories I hope to one day share with my children. Whether I give them in the point of view as online or real life friends is yet to be determined. My father has stories of his childhood that make mine look bland and uninteresting, but when I reflect I think I may have had experiences much more beneficial to my character than he ever had. MapleStory and the internet has been a strong force of influence throughout most of my intelligent life (years 6-today) and I fear to say the internet will continue to stay with me seeing as how the age of technology is in its prime. I believe that when I look at my fellow peers that I have certain advantages over them in terms of communication and experience because of this lifestyle I had participated in. I was introduced to this server initially by that man from California mentioned above. At the time I was in a failing relationship and it was a bit of an out to get back to low rate gaming once more. As time went on her and I broke up and I continued to play this server. I recall starting out in Serene with the crazy Yuval fella'. I remember when my Californian friend and I had saved up enough money off Wild Boars to afford a couple of Zhelms. At the time, it seemed as though AllStars ran the show, and a couple of guys offered to kill the boss for us in return for our mesos. It turns out that we had to pay up front, but considering out of the 3 guys helping us 1 was cursing us out, the other scammed my Californian friend about a week prior, and the last was a total douchebag, we decided not to buy the helmets. We were then "banned" from AllStars. Eventually this Britland fellow who owned the jig invited me and my Californian friend to join the guild about a month later. I believe that this server, MapleRoyals, marks the end of a chapter in my life. I believe that this server will be the last of the MapleStory servers I play and will hopefully be my out to escape from this god-forsaken prison we call online gaming. I love you all to death but I believe it is essential given the time in my life to get away from this and meet more people I can count on to help me in the real world. So, as customary, it is always kind to leave notes for those who made the server worth playing. These names are in no particular order. The Californian Friend: Thank you so much for being there for me for all these years. If there is anyone I hope to keep in touch with throughout my life it would be you. I know this is cheesy, it really is, but last time you bitched when I didn't mention you so here it is. The Britland Fellow: You have been there for me and listened to me bitch and moan about everything and more. We've mic'd and cam'd and had a blast throughout the entire experience. I hope you and that Mexican girl keep it real for a good deal of time! The Mexican Girl: You've always been awesome. When I first met you I told you one joke per Bigfoot, yet you seemed to not have the f**king decency to just wait for the next one for the next joke. You are so happy-go-lucky all the time and I think that is an awesome trait. Keep slurpin' to the Britland fellow, my friend the Mexican girl! The Hippie from New York: You say you're from NJ, just admit it, it is the same as New York. I am sincerely sorry it didn't work out to come visit, but I think that we will keep in touch for awhile. We've had our differences, but I think in the end you are and will continue to be a good friend of mine. P.S. Don't be too rough on the sports bra girl. The Sports Bra Girl: You know who you are. When I first heard of you from my Californian friend he said you were this chick on cam in a sports bra the night prior. Well, you seem to own a lot of onesies and are so much fun to talk to. We had our fun times and I appreciate them greatly! P.S. I think I should have told you not to be too rough on that Hippie guy from New York. The Gorgeous Gal from Britland: You are such a joy to have around. You are always in a good mood whether you are piss drunk or just hanging out. I don't think our friendship ends here. The Texan Who Quit: You'll probably never read this. I think the one thing I will always remember about you is how you repeatedly put peanut butter on your nipples for us. I feel like people will find this strange when they read this if they don't know you. Never mind, I think everyone finds it strange. It is a shame me and your roomie never got to have that hot sex in New York or whatever the plan was. Tell her I give her my sincerest apologies. I wonder if people now think you're a girl since I said your roomie was a girl. Hmmm. I can't say a girl has ever put peanut butter on their nipples for me. That would be a treat. Feel free to add me on Skype, ladies, find me at 'odsmkie' on Skype! The Asian Girl Who Shares Names With The Mexican Girl: YOU ARE A MANIAC. YOU ARE CRAZY. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE. KEEP IT REAL HOLMES, KEEP IT REAL. DON'T GET TOO WASTED AND STOP PLAYING MAPLESTORY AT WORK. SORRY FOR CAPS, IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE FOR YOU. And here is my farewell to all of you, and the MapleStory community in general I suppose. The server has progressed beyond my reach and I do not feel it is good for me to keep up activity any more. If you made it this far you understand that the TL; DR was a joke. Ignore it, you're all awesome! I wanted to leave a bit of a note to the staff, as I always do. I have had so many differences with so many of you, but I want to thank you all. You have run this server better than most considering the extreme lack of experience of MapleStory and private servers. It was a shame I was never able to be a part of the team, I think it could have been extremely fun. Thank you everyone, you have made this transitional phase in my life beautiful. I will still be active on Skype, though I fear I will progressively become less and less over time, and once I go to college I will be around even less. I will not be visiting this forum much more, except to check up on it every once in awhile as I like to with most servers. It is highly likely that I will never come in-game again, so feel free to kick me off the buddy lists or guilds. Your loyal player, Luke/Ekul/odsmk/Oolml
Oh my god, I actually read this all. Luke, I will miss you 5eva, I will always remember the fun we had with Blake pre-wipe, It was literally one of the best times i've had on MapleRoyals. Edit: This made me sad, as I remember drinking with you all on webcam, Blake with his peanut butter and you telling jokes at Big foot )': Have fun at college and hit me up if you are ever around.
I WILL MISS YOU HEAPS QQ stay active on skype pls <3 pl0x pls pl0xx0rz LF>Skype drinking session with you and others and Blake and Round 2 of Peanut butter n- .. (I really should stop before this becomes inappropriate) Take care in college ya. Don't forget us :' )
Luke I am really going to miss you. I am going to miss your skype calls we had with Ty, Christine, Blake, Aly, You, and me! Good luck in college Luke!
Awwwwwh I read the entire thing and it made me sad gg Luke <3 You'll be missed a ton but you BETTER keep chatting and calling on skype! Wish you the bestest of all in college and everything <3333 EDIT: YOU REALLY BETTER CALL ME SOON ON SKYPE K.
