GypsyJuggler wrote:

No one ever really leaves MxO.  They just go AFK. 

QFT

Call it a going away present, for all your frustrations on the job. 

Rarebit wrote:

Well my gaming career is officially complete; the guy who originally hired me on at Monolith mailed me out of the blue today with an interesting link: I finally made Blue's News

http://bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board....;threadid=95584

...for quitting. :/

Anyway I've been putting off reading through this thread and posting a proper reply because...well because it isn't going to be easy. But I'm going to try to get that done today.

 

Sorry about that Rare... my bad... I wrote up the story for Massively.com.  Just thought you deserved a proper send off, especially after all the work you did for this game.

I resubscribed not because I want to actually get back in and play (though I probably will now that I paid 15 dollars) but because I wanted to personally thank you.  You worked your rear off, and I think it's quite clear after 21 pages that we all really appreciated it, even when we butted heads and even after we parted ways.

My time spent in Matrix is still one of the best times I've ever had in an online game, and that's never going to change.  Some of the others on Massively's staff still question the stories I tell about this game, and wonder if they're real, and I have to keep reminding them that they all are.  When you can get a whole body of MMO industry nuts to gasp in awe when you tell a story about a game everyone thought sucked... you must have been doing something right.

Thank you, and good luck with everything you do.  You will be missed.

Sincerely,

Colin Seraphina Brennan
"Lady Return" of The Devil's Advocates and Blood Rose

What can be said that hasn't been already.   

The heart of the Matrix Online has ceased beating.  The machines might keep it alive for a while but it's soul will be gone from it with your passing. 

Rarebit, you've been an inspiration to this game and this community in so many ways.  If there was ever someone who never failed to go far beyond that extra mile, it was you.  I have always appreciated the creativity and the artistry you applied to everything you were involved in here.. from your artwork on the forums, to the engaging personalities you created for the almost countless characters you've played.  To say your presence here will be sorely missed would be a phenomonal understatement.

I hope whatever is coming up in your future is as inspiring for you, as you have been for MxO and for everyone here.

Cheers to you!

::raises a glass in salute::

I'll say it again cause it can't be said enough; Thank you^100

./righton

~sputteh

Thank you Rare, so much, i've said it plenty of times in this thread and i'll say it again I suppose now this is the day you leave it's all fully hit us, and no matter who they replace you with (If they even will) they won't have the same amount of heart, soul or effort that you poured into this game, you'll always be remembered in this community for your doings.

Thank you again.

It's hard to think of what to say. I'm glad I didn't try reading this thread in the office; I'd have had to keep telling people passing by my cubicle that I had something in my eye.

I was asked in the game this evening if I expected all the people who re-subbed in the past few weeks to have come back like they have, and I really didn't. I fully expected this thread to devolve into flaming almost immediately and get locked. It just goes to show that even after years of eavesdropping on private channels and pouring through server chat logs, there are still a lot of things I have to learn about people.

I'd like to thank all the people who took the time to write. I'm especially awed by the posts here and there from people who've been here all along in the game, but haven't really visited the forums; those posts are somehow the most heartwrenching, I'm not sure why.

I'm glad you all have enjoyed the game one way or another. I hope that some of you who came back to say hello will stick around a bit. There are folks here who have missed you.

Ahh I was about to insert a Morpheus quote there but it would've sounded corny.

There may not be a Matrix here in this crazy world of ours--yet--that we know of--...--but we do have this big Internet thing where we're all only a few milliseconds apart. If you keep pressing enough buttons you never know what kind of hole you might end up tumbling down.

Oops, one got out, in a mangled sort of way.

Take care, guys.

Stay in touch, please.

Rarebit wrote:

It's hard to think of what to say. I'm glad I didn't try reading this thread in the office; I'd have had to keep telling people passing by my cubicle that I had something in my eye.

So SOE is a cubicle company *shudders*. Maybe you need a package with an old Nokia in it to get out through the roof.

Thank you, Rarebit. I wanted to give something to ya which didn't sound corny or overused, so all I can say is that you may be leaving the office, but you can never leave what you left behind. It will follow you so long as those who remember you can find you.

Keep in touch, we're just a jack-in away. And eavesdropping on private channels, hopefully your eyes didn't bleed too badly.

And on a separate note- the archivist, Virrago? bleh, so much for mah smexy self-image

I hope you made it to your party, I had to leave early to attend evening class (it's only once a week, or I could have skipped).

Maybe only the Matrix can make you ask yourself, as you look out the window into the rain, if that's your face looking back at you or the glass just feels like showing you it's impression of what you look like.

Peace

Rarebit wrote:

...

 It just goes to show that even after years of eavesdropping on private channels and pouring through server chat logs, there are still a lot of things I have to learn about people.

...

By the way, my son just told me that Blizzard is working on a "next-gen MMO"...  I'm sure they could use someone who brings multitasking to an Olympic level....

Rarebit wrote:

There may not be a Matrix here in this crazy world of ours--yet--that we know of--...--but we do have this big Internet thing where we're all only a few milliseconds apart.

Take care, guys.

The irony is that the Internet is our Matrix, a world which we plug into and have our own reality.

Again, you'll be missed Rarebit, unlike any other MMO you've reached out to the community and got emotional involvement from them on what you did, for good and bad. I hope you enjoy whatever you move onto next and best of luck with that as well.

Take care and hopefully we cross roads again someday.

Rarebit wrote:

It's hard to think of what to say. I'm glad I didn't try reading this thread in the office; I'd have had to keep telling people passing by my cubicle that I had something in my eye.

I was asked in the game this evening if I expected all the people who re-subbed in the past few weeks to have come back like they have, and I really didn't. I fully expected this thread to devolve into flaming almost immediately and get locked. It just goes to show that even after years of eavesdropping on private channels and pouring through server chat logs, there are still a lot of things I have to learn about people.

I'd like to thank all the people who took the time to write. I'm especially awed by the posts here and there from people who've been here all along in the game, but haven't really visited the forums; those posts are somehow the most heartwrenching, I'm not sure why.

I'm glad you all have enjoyed the game one way or another. I hope that some of you who came back to say hello will stick around a bit. There are folks here who have missed you.

Ahh I was about to insert a Morpheus quote there but it would've sounded corny.

There may not be a Matrix here in this crazy world of ours--yet--that we know of--...--but we do have this big Internet thing where we're all only a few milliseconds apart. If you keep pressing enough buttons you never know what kind of hole you might end up tumbling down.

Oops, one got out, in a mangled sort of way.

Take care, guys.

 

Wow this message is just as stunning as the first message you made to start of this thread. And yeah Aqua is right, the internet is kind of like our very own Matrix. And yes, people definately will always surprise, that is what makes this world of our so interesting and fun to live in.

 So farewell Rarebit, take care and keep in touch *hugs* .

Also found this video on youtube, since this program kind of reminded me of the Matrix

 Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L9ZnAMwn1A

I'm another one of those that resubbed to say goodbye, but maybe I'll stay awhile! You put in hours and effort for us that were never required, and kept the game afloat. Thank you so much for your hard work over the years. Good luck accompany wherever you go, and don't be a stranger!