A New Beginning

It's really, really sad to see you leave staff Mike. I regret only seeing this thread now, and not the same day you posted it; I hadn't been on much at all recently, but I truly wish I had written here the same day you wrote. Of all the many people who have left staff since the transition to new source, you're one of the greatest losses by far. Dimitri leaving, now you, it's truly unfortunate. It's such a loss. I'm glad you chose to pursue your own happiness rather than feeling obligated to stay on staff. We didn't always agree on our opinions about the server and its management, but I have always had, and still have, such respect for you and all you did in your capacity as staff. For all your help, particularly on character issue threads, but most of all how you communicated the playerbase's thoughts and feelings to management and making your own impassioned advocations for the server direction, thank you. I hope you have fun on the game and in your personal life; I truly wish you only the best.