A wise person once said, "Time moves in one direction, memory in another." That person was William Gibson. I randomly found this quote some time ago and decided to save it for the day when I would write this post. So I don't actually know anything about William Gibson. Now that I've started off with an obligatory quote, it's time for me to get on with my farewell post. So with that, hey, and bye cya later, MapleRoyals. When I found this private server about a year and a half ago, I was looking for something to fill the gaping void in my heart that was post-anime depression syndrome (I kid, I'm not that weeb-y nor am I that overly dramatic... I'd like to think) a game that could help me pass the time. I was, then, a junior going for my bachelor's degree. So y'know, lots of time-consuming and terribly, terribly hard upper-div bio (and biochem AHHHHH) classes. It was rough. And mmm... no games with friends or anything. So like, y'know, friends who I could play online games with; it was just me alone when online. And playing games is my primary and favorite way of destressing/spending my free time. Not that I had any free time, so it's more accurate to call it procrastination. So imagine when I began playing MapleRoyals and thought about going at it solo like I would for all of my other games (basically every game I've played). In the past, there was this v.55 private server I played called CareStory. Unlimited NX (so you could customize yourself however you wanted), unlimited Flash Jumps, GM hat, rebirths, etc. And at least a 500x exp rate. But it was basically a single-player game. So when I played this game, it was... much slower (well duh). But when I was on Maple Island, I met this girl. "Recruiter". And she was like, join NewPlayers (or is it NewPIayers?). So I was like, okay. And that begins my very (imo) long journey in MapleRoyals. It was a long journey for a lot of reasons. It was a one of exploration, meeting online friends, and self-discovery (okay I take it back, maybe I'm a bit overly dramatic). In GMS, I only stayed on Victoria Island/Orbis/Ludibrium. Here, in MapleRoyals, money was easier to make. So pots were affordable, and there was a warp FM button. I could travel outside of the familiar areas and go to areas in Maple I had never gone before. I remember seeing someone in the FM, actually, and they were trapped in the Dead Mines or something. They couldn't get out(?), and they needed pots. That was definitely one of my fears in GMS haha. Something like that. Still, I gave them a bunch of extra Elixirs because y'know, I wouldn't use them myself anyway. (I'm one of those guys who doesn't use their consumables in games and then dies as a result.) You know after I met Recruiter? Well, I met a lot of people in NewPlayers (NewPIayers?), people who helped me in my early newb days. And then I was able to enjoy the game much, much more than if I played it basically solo. And I eventually found other guilds, and friends, people who I still talk to today. Uh. And self-discovery. Well... that's rather vague, but I guess that's for me to sum up the growth and development I've experienced as a person through this game (RL anime protag inc?). So anyway, that was a long summary. Mb. And with that, I'd like to thank a lot of people. For making my journey fun. One with great memories. After all, time only moves forward, waiting for no one. Now that I've finished my undergrad, I'm going to be working with City Year in LA (through AmeriCorps) for the next year or two. And I'll have basically no time. So instead of being MIA, I'd rather just... end things concretely. But no, I'm not uninstalling the game. I'll still update and look at the forums. And log on when I'm free. But... mmm... y'know, the non-student life won't wait. The memories though? They extend all the way back to when I first met Recruiter. A waifu Another wise person once said, "The theory of relativity is so romantic... and so sad." It was a scientist named Kurisu (definitely not from an anime). It is, isn't it? Now that the adult life is here.... I don't know. I'm going to miss y'all. Spoiler: NewPlayer (NewPiayer) @Gossamer: Thanks for inviting me to one of those guilds (not sure if I was in the one with the "L" or "i". And for inviting me to your wedding haha. Spoiler: Wedding pics @Tirgas: You quit some time after I got 3rd job. I wanted to thank you for spending all of that time getting me from level 2x to 30. With Catherine. It must've been hours, and I'm grateful. After all, well... I got to meet my senpai right? I'm sorry I never got to see you again and thank you. Maybe you'll see this message some day. Spoiler: Tirgas I honestly don't remember too much about my time spent in NewPlayer/NewPiayer. But... I definitely know that I had a great time in there. Thanks once again, @Gossamer, for reaching out to this one MapleRoyals newbie and finding him a place to belong. Now that so many new players are joining with the server much more stable now, maybe NewPlayer/NewPiayer 2.0? I'm sure lots of newbies would love this experience. Spoiler: Good-bye, NewPlayer/NewPiayer Spoiler: ShiShiRay and Sunburnt/MsCarter @ShiShiRay2: Do you remember how we first met? Spoiler: Your random message And then didn't I tell you... mmm... a story? Well, you directed me to someone else. Someone who I spoke to a lot later, even after you were gone. Still, it's np because I'll see you around on the Rift right? Spoiler: The first time all three of us met @sunburnt: Firstly, I wanted to apologize. I'm going to call you Sunny because... well... I forgot. And I feel really bad because I shouldn't have, after you gave me so much help and advice. And after I've talked to you a lot. Whether it was about lov my appearance or uh, other stuff. You still remember the story I told you about the ancient Chinese people right? About how when we were building the Great Wall of China, it was cold and stuff during the winter, but we were like, "It's all in my mind." And we were like, "Screw what the neurons say," and we could work through the winter and finish the wall. Well, it's a true story. Spoiler: WOOGRIFEHUE Spoiler: Munchkin/Office @snapitsann: How could I say farewell to MapleRoyals without talking about my boss? The one person who I ever called boss. Actually, though, do you remember how we met? I was in NewPlayer/NewPiayer at the time. I was in the FM, and I was trying to buy ores to create a wedding ring. Unfortunately, I was short on quite a few so I smega'd. Then you reached out to me and you were like, I'm selling. My memory's a bit hazy here, but then I think you gave me some extras as well. Even from our first meeting you were super kind. Haziness ends here: And then you told me you were recruiting for Munchkin. I remember, even, that at this time, the guild didn't have an emblem yet. Well, I told you I'd consider it, and so I think I added you to my buddy list. Later, after some stuff happened, well... I left NewPlayer/NewPiayer (no, nothing to do with NP) and I joined your guild. It's in the picture above (at the Good-bye, NewPlayer/NewPiayer tab). And well, some of the most fun moments in MapleRoyals happened in the guild. Hey boss? Thanks for the invite. I'll still see you on Facebook and everything haha. Ah PS. I never got to create a wedding ring. Stuff happened. So I'm still looking for The One lol. I guess, at the end, I never married for Apples (*cough* DcAnn's marriage). But yeah. I... still remember what you told me. About how on both sides of a relationship, they have to give 100%. Or it wouldn't ever work out. I don't know if you remember though, but... it was during a time when I was really... mmm... having trouble there haha. Spoiler: Random pics @xRainz: Hey Adrian. Or A. I'm sad that after certain major stuff happened, well... things all fell apart. From Munchkin to Office to... well... nothing. Sigh. It was over when our boss left huh? But hey man. I had a great time in-game getting to talk to you, know you better, learn about how there's a lot of uh. Not-as-cool-people-as-us-Munchkinners in other private servers. And anyway, I'll still see you on Facebook! Hope you're doing well man. Shipping Adrian x boss. Spoiler: LOL @jaayLO: We cheated a lot on Sam1. BrownMan, was it? Sorry I started a lot of it. But hey man. You're.... an absolutely monster typist. I've never, in my entire life, known anyone who could type so fast (and obviously shit on my what, ~120 WPM?). LOL. I won't ever be beating you. Also I'm sorry I never started up a cult guild to show our worship how impressed we were with your typing. See you on Facebook of course. And maybe typeracer. Jk. I'm too traumatized to go on there now LOL. Hope you're doing well. Spoiler: Random heart moments Wasn't this our first Zak together? @Charles1992: Man. You... did so much for me it's not even funny. I remember the first time I met you. You told me your... life story. Or at least, a part of it (I remember certain things about what you said). And I was like, whoa. You've... uh, you've gone through a lot and experienced a lot in life. Y'know? Not sure how to put it better haha. But hey, congrats on working. I think you told me that you'd be really busy and you couldn't play anymore. But... thanks for all of the small moments we spent together, with your lots of experience/wisdom, and then for all of the ridiculously fast leech (oh boy that Ulu leech). Wish I could hear from you again. Spoiler: Genesis inc @sunny1989: Hey E. From Munchkin to Office to Divinity. I've known you for a while now. And you're one of the best merchants I know. Well, I think that's the term. You're ridiculously good at scrolling, and you know how to make so much money. Same as Charles haha. Mmm. Good luck with your scrolling, as always. And please wear NX gloves too LOL. But yeah, I kid. I remember asking you why and I think you told me it was easier to know when the glove boomed or something? @zSmoke: Hey Frankie. I've also known you since Munchkin. Mmm... OziI, was it? The crossbowman. (Spelled Ozii.) Then you went to Blueprint, uhh.. zSmoke... hmm. There's one more character but I can't seem to remember. I remember how we met again. I was in the LPQ area trying to leech my cleric, Jure. And then maybe it was my typing (because I was on my bishop Nokogiri). And you were like, "Adams??" And I was like, omg no way. Who are you. ... LOL. And you told me you were Frankie. I'm really glad to have had the opportunity to meet you again, after that long hiatus and we didn't see each other for a while. At the end, I'm sorry I didn't say with Royals. Life y'know. Haha... but uh, hey bro. You're.... a really great guy I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to meet. Maybe I can see you on FB or Discord or something if you're down haha. @TheDel: D. There's one more "one-letter person" after you. Anyway, hey Del. I met you in Office, actually, didn't I? And there was a time when MapleRoyals was really quiet, and you told me that you were considering quitting. And moving to another server. Did that ever happen? Or maybe you came back after. I know I would. No server can beat Royals. I, uh, wanted to also tell you cya man. It was really great getting to know you and that cute character MsConception. LOL. @ruen: And here is C. Hey Ru. Let's see... uh. You were in Munchkin. One thing I remember was when we were all playing DotA 2 with Justin and we uhh... were carried quite hard by him. What is last hitting. Or using the... couriers? Yeah RIP. That's why I stick with League LOL. DotA is too hard man. I also remember when I found out about your other character, BiRuu. And I was like, omg I figured out the pattern. That your last character should be AeRuu. (Because A-B-C- and A-E-I-O-U. So A with E, B with I, and C with O. But then I found out that it was just your characters' jobs. LOL.) @LonelyCloud: Hey Justin-fam. I really don't like that loli teacher. Othinus is a much better best girl. (Ranks top on my MAL even.) But hey man. ... What to say. You helped me a lot on all of my characters. And... you got me to play some of that quality WoW. It was fun while it lasted, because then that drama stuff happened. Thanks for helping this newb who couldn't even kite LOL. And couldn't do that uh, side jumping thingy. Sort of like strafing. I'm still in the Discord and I have your Facebook. So see you around fam. Also I have pics of your stupidly high I/L damage. And I am proud to know one of the few level 200s. Spoiler: I kept things PG, don't worry @Ayane: Hey Sophia. One of the other level 200s I know. There are two things that immediately come to mind when I think of you. They are: 1) frogs and 2) Danganronpa. You know you introduced me to the series? And... I absolutely loved it. Kirigiri. Is. Best. Girl. I know we've also talked a lot about uh, animals and veterinary things and uh, college. I don't think you (I don't, anymore) use that uh... browser chat thingy anymore right? RIP. And contacting me through MAL probably won't work LOL. It's super clunky. So idk. Spoiler: Sparkly eyes @smackyabum: Hey Amber. I remember when I first met you and SgtMajFoley. You know you told me about how you and Cody met. And... I was like, omg. So true love can happen here. And... you wanted to get married on the day of your anniversary, was it? And I was like, omg. As a connoisseur of true love, I have to make it happen. No matter what. I don't know if it did though, because of lag or maintenance or something. But uh, thanks for the brief chats we had. I have you on FB of course. And I also remember the mac and cheese recipe you gave me that one time. Spoiler: Divinity @cafebeat: Hey Cam. Erm, so... We just talked about this in Disc so I don't know how to bring it up. LOL. I was doing something really weird in FM, like maybe jumping from the top to the bottom or something, and then using the up arrow thingies to warp up and jump back down. Somehow we talked and I was like, "One playlist I really like is New Age Of Beats. Except I don't know what genre of music I would call this." And of course, do you remember what you said? (Pardon me for butchering up your words.) "I, too, enjoy and listen to that kind of music. I like to call them therapeutic beats." And bam. "Hi, it's nice to meet you Cam, I'm Adams Trinh." And... thanks for some of the chats we've had. I believe in the red string of fate (not literally, but y'know). The One. Uh. It's weird because I'll still hear from y'all like, daily LOL. Uhh.. see you on Discord and hopefully the Rift again someday. Oh. And also, Divinity. It was. A. Terrific. Guild. Sorry I turned out to be so useless in Zak and GPQ LOL. And I never got to 200. Also sorry @Ranningan. I never got around to watching Haikyuu. Spoiler: Divinity moments @Kobato: Hey Chris. You know, you got me back into PoE haha. And you've helped me so much in the game, it isn't even funny. Thanks for being the pro and inspiration I look to when I feel I'm not clearing a map fast enough in the current meta, or when I wonder, "How do I go from someone who thinks an ex is a lot to someone who slams items with exalts like they're 10 mesos." Lol. RIP MapleSaga. Mb I never really got into the game (too attached to Royals). Hope to see you in Oriath soon man. Spoiler: Rivest Hey @Riv. I may be a complete stranger at this point, considering how long it's been since we spoke. Even if it was super briefly. I try not to forget my promises, so... this might seem out of the blue. My benefactor. I wanted to tell you thanks, again, for helping me get Genesis for my bishop. I camped Manon so much, @snapitsann can verify. And you were so kind as to help me with that. And so... thank you. (For helping me with the prequest too!) Spoiler: Oh boy Genesis inc Spoiler: ReinaHeals @Corsair: Hi real-life Kumiko. Remember LPQ? I saw your name, ReinaHeals, so I whispered you randomly after you went into the party quest. And I was like, "Omg Reina. Where did you get that? Was it from the novel Kamisu Reina? And you were like, no. It's from an anime called Hibike! Euphonium. And... you had a pet snowman named Tuba-kun. LOL. Anyway, mmm. We spoke a lot. Y'know, about the main subject. And I'm glad I've been able to speak to you a lot to be able to help you progress with the RL anime situation. Ah.. I wish I could've gone to AX. Maybe I could've seen you there. But.. no. It's a shame I couldn't. Anyway, I hope you're doing well! Hope to hear from you again. Just hmu in the Conversations thing haha. Btw, sorry. At the end we never got to re-do your level 70 celebration in a more... disastrous way. I accept full responsibility btw. Spoiler: It was a massacre Spoiler: Zanae Hey Zanae. We actually just, super recently too, spoke about this. Remember how we met? It was in that area on the left-ish side of Kerning City. And I was afking or something. And you were like... "Want to join Caelestis?" You probably didn't say it like that though. I'm sure there were lots of F3s and F5s involved. Or maybe not? Maybe you started doing that after I got to know you better LOL. But uh, yeah. I got to meet you actually fairly recently after... a lot of MR drama and when a lot of people on my buddy list disappeared. Thanks for being there haha. We did a lot of things. I took you to ToT (where we became dragons on the flight there), uhh... we did the Zak jump quest. Oh my god. It was painful, wasn't it? (I finally remember the term btw.) And... sigh. Yeah. I remember Caelestis was a really great guild. And omg. Weren't you like level 79 or 80 or something when we first met? So I tried to level you so we could do himes (those super strong ghosts) at Zipangu. And then somehow you just leveled all the way to 15x and left me behind in the dust. Anyway, as I mentioned, mmm... remember that present? Well, you'll have to be patient for a lot longer. Sorry. Hope it's np haha. So see you on Skype! P.S. Thanks for the Demonic Birthday Chair. Spoiler: The invite Last, but certainly... certainly not least. :3 Spoiler: Senpai @Cecilia: Hey Catherine. Senpai. It seems almost forever since we first met. Indeed, it has been (forever), hasn't it? From when I was level 2x until now, you've been there. You know, there was this event on the MapleRoyals forums (here). Imagine how bad I felt when I realized I missed it. But... maybe that was a blessing in disguise. Because now, I have the opportunity to say what I want to say here. I was in the guild NewPlayer/NewPiayer when we first met. Tirgas had suggested that I KPQ, as that would be the fastest way from 2x to 30. Especially with grinding on Ligators in the first stage once I reached a leechable level. But it was just the two of us, so we looked for a third person. Then you appeared, and we invited you. Your Assassin was... in the high 20s, or even 30 already (I can't remember exactly). And well, you two spent so, so much time KPQing with me. I was like, omg. I felt so bad because of the, I think, hours you put into helping me. But... eventually I hit level 30. And I was like, "Omg thanks so much. I'm super grateful." Spoiler Y'know, later, I actually found out that your Assassin was not your main lol. I wasn't sure how to train after 30, and you suggested I go to Brown Teddies in Ludibrium. And, well, you brought your Bishop. That was when I was like, "Omg." Well, yeah. That was honestly the only way I could respond lol. You were that high level and you spent all that time helping little ol' me. xd Eventually, later, you showed me all of these other places to train. Copper Drakes... Platoon Chronos... but it wasn't just pointing me to those areas. Company definitely makes the grind easier, and you kept me company while I slowly trained at those places. Of course, and you gave me gifts. I still remember that one pair of attack gloves (8 w.att, was it?) and... well... Spoiler: I still wear it on my Shadower even now. Of course, you remember you gave them to me at the Ludibrium Pet Park right? :3 Ah... so yeah. At some point, of course, I hit level 50. And that meant the pre-nerf train to 70. The LMPQ. After I hit level 70, well... you helped me get my 3rd job advancement, accompanying me to El Nath and guiding me (as expected of my senpai). Spoiler: :) With that, I had finally reached a less-newbie level haha. Mmm. A lot of things happened, and we also helped a lot of newbies level through KPQ. You also stayed with me, helping me level up and showing me great areas to train. I still remember himes (no ss unfortunately), where you'd teleport around and lure all of them before going to the corner and letting me Meso Explode them all. It was... super dangerous for you (and probably super expensive), but I received so much exp. And for that... thanks. And at Headless Horseman too. Spoiler: Headless Horseman And Wolf Spiders. If you remembered, I had so much trouble training here. They jumped a lot and were tanky, so I could barely clear the whole lot of them. This was where you came in, with your, well... Genesis lol. Spoiler: Sorry for concerning you senpai. Mmm. I have a lot of memories, so if I were to go through everything, it'd be a lot. And it'd take a while, wouldn't it? So I'll end it here. (But we must never forget the secret gobies training sessions.) But why do it here, right? Hmmm. I don't know. Honestly, I'm not sure why, or how to put it. Why, uh... I have so much to talk about and this bittersweetness lol. Of course, like you said, I've met a lot of other, great, amazing people too. Mmm... but you played an integral role in my MapleRoyals experience for the past year and a half, and I... mmm... I mean, I guess not everyone likes PDAs. (Sorry if this is the case lol.) But I just wanted to show my appreciation. For all that you've done. With you, most of all, this isn't a farewell, but as I previously mentioned, it's just a "cya later". Of course only we'll understand this next part, but there's one thing I wanted to say. Throughout my entire MapleRoyals experience, I can confidently say I was the happiest I ever was when you returned in September last year. But there's no way it's ending here, right? Just that real life has caught up to me. So... see you later Cathy, senpai. Oh. I forgot. Thank you to the amazing MapleRoyals staff. None of this would've been possible without your love for the playerbase and the game, and for constantly improving this game and letting us all experience this beautiful, fleeting nostalgia. ... Praise be to TimK. Edit 1: Didn't space emojis. Edit 2: "with" --> "without" Edit 3 (on like 07/27/17): I forgot to tag @Riv-est.
Adams u were the sweetest lil Munchkin and I miss u guys every day <3 I'll always be there to watch ur back and whisper "she's not worth it". Haha jk, ur gonna be an awesome husband to someone some day. Miss u always!
Boss!!! Thanks for your support haha. I'm sure one day it'll be someone you'll definitely approve of.
What the hell adams you coulda dm me this thread existed on discord! And all good you know me and you will be swimming in exalts this league Already found the build ima do once we get going into it
When you don't make the list FeelsBadMan, after you died to himes and wolf spiders all those times with me.
How am I just seeing this lmao.. Bro take care of yourself, sending my love your way man. I'ma inbox you my FB and if you got insta HMU. Love, bro.
Yo Adam!!! was fun in the good old days!!! you know all those scrolling and merching was all taught by @Charles1992 hope everything goes well for you!!! Best of luck in the future!!! and yes I am wearing NX glove now LOL that flower glove from event (I have like 15 of them cause I thought the value will go up in the future lol) merching bad habits ROFL
