"Leaving" Threads

[PaulOnFire]

I have stood by passively for months now. With all due respect to the people leaving the server, I think it’s time we opened a discussion thread.

First off, PirateCraft is a huuuuge community. I have honestly never experienced anything like it, and I know that it’s thriving like never before.

Nevertheless, people grow older. With age comes new responsibilities – and new a new focus in life. Sometimes this means we have to change our online habits.

Whilst recognising that many people might not have as much time available as often as they used to and might want to – or perhaps even need to “move on” in life, I would like to point out that it is absolutely possible to reduce game time without having to become completely abstinent from the server in one fell swoop.

I say this not because I don’t respect the decisions of people who feel they need to part with PirateCraft to continue their development, but because I suspect a certain “departure” culture is becoming mainstream. It seems to me that people feel they have to say goodbye for good, even when this is not necessarily the case. It is also not always the best (nor the only) solution!

Leaving is not necessarily a “bad” thing, but announcing it on the forums for all to see seems to be encouraging more and more people to present their departure in a dramatic way. I personally feel certain individuals might profit more from simply reducing their playtime to a manageable level. The reason for this is that a sudden departure from the server leaves a gap in other people’s lives. Not just in the person who has left, but also for the people who continue to play. Would it not be kinder to reduce one’s presence over the course of a month or longer instead of just disappearing in a cloud of smoke and ashes?

Naturally, this is not always something the players themselves can decide. Sometimes external factors make the decision for us. But I would like to address the borderline cases with this argument, just in case anyone else is thinking of making yet another “departure” post.

My best wishes to everyone who feels they must honestly leave the server for good. May you fare well in your voyages.

[Astrobolt]

*makes departure post*

Leader of the Narwhal Syndicate
Former Official Bitchnugget of the Asylum
King of the Elves, 2016-2017 (Rumoured)

Crew History:
United States Empire
Solis
KHAOS
The Asylum
Piratequest
Phantom Pirates
The British Empire
The Coalition
Dealer's Deck
House Indoril

[Alvanos Morvothril]

I might be leaving PirateCraft for a while this summer. The following trailer is completely unrelated.

~Dark Elf King of the Ebonheart Empire~

"I don’t recall using teleportation. Yet there I was. Alone. Naked."
-Abraham Lincoln

[Palmerageddon]

I know, I didn’t make a leaving thread, though I hope most people know why I am in active currently; which is due to my Java messing up which I can’t get fixed until after my exams (May, June, July time) soooooooooooooooooo… That’s why.

 

[GodsDead]

Paul I’m so glad you made this post, as this is something that has been eating away at me a lot recently, I do feel like its just people piggybacking off what they have seen in the past on the forums and feel like they should do it, But I have also seen a few different reasons why people have creating these posts and they have all been the wrong way to tackle a situation or change they wanted. Never should anyone try and manipulate a change via drama. I would like for this trend to die out, never been a fan of these posts, it gives the entire PirateCraft community a negative feel to anyone that finds the server.

If you have an issue, please do create a ticket or Private message a staff member.

If you have planned to leave, just read Pauls write-up; Time management is key to everything in life; I work full time, work out, have hobbies and family, I still find time to reply to all messages, forum posts, mange plugins, issues and run PirateCraft on an hour or two a day that I have free.

There is a idiom for this forum post craze, I see it as “Burning bridges”: http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/burn+bridges

You should never burn bridges as much as you would like to turn to the boss and shout “Fuck you!” in his face before leaving.

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Read Paul’s post again.

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