A Beautiful, Terrible Mess

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Danaes
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A Beautiful, Terrible Mess

Post by Danaes » 08 Jun 2022 22:24

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Hey Genesis. With everything that's been going on recently I figured I should
go ahead and pull the trigger on something that I've been meaning to do for a
while, and that is to say to all of you that I love all of you.

This game, and the community that surrounds it has meant more to me than I
could ever really describe to any degree of satisfaction, given every word in
every language that has ever been devised by man. I picked up the game as a
recommendation from Saryn, and immediately I was awestruck by everything about
this game. As some autistic, socially awkward 14 year old kid, this game, this
world was a whole new universe of possibilities, and opened so many doors that
I never in my wildest dreams thought possible. I did the standard newbie
affair, slowly I learned the game and learned what I found fun in it, and I
never stopped having fun. I discovered quickly that standing outside Sparkle
church and waiting by Carlsan for someone to stop long enough for me to say hi
was a favorite pastime of mine, and is one I maintain to this day. Being
neurodivergent meeting people, making connections and friendships,
understanding social cues was always so hard, until I found Genesis. Never had
I met and communicated and befriended so many people before. Never had
understanding tone in a conversation been as easy as reading the words "says
sarcastically." That year I was in a bit of trouble and I was locked off from
outside contact, and it was Genesis that helped me get through it, it got me
the social interaction I so desperately craved. Again during the pandemic, once
more locked out from outside contact, and again it was Genesis that got me
through it. Genesis has fed and sustained me in so many ways through the years.

This all is not to say that Genesis is without its warts and blemishes, but
what is? In my time in the game I have been groomed, abused, harassed, met and
interacted with what I consider not great people, disagreed with the decisions
of Wizards, and had my fair share of just plainly shitty times. What is the
most astonishing thing to me is that despite all of that, when I think of
Genesis, none of those things come to my head. Instead when I think of Genesis
my mind goes to the wonderful people I've met and spoken to, people on the
other side of the globe who I would never have had the chance to meet or talk
with, the lifelong friends I made along the way, the wholly unique and awesome
experiences I've had thanks to a couple lines of text written by someone I will
never know the name of, in a time before I was born. I don't think of the
warts, I think of the amazing cast of volunteer Wizards, some of whom have been
coding for this game free of charge longer than I have been alive, these
absolute studs that who while I may disagree with them at times, I always
remember that they want the exact same thing I want: to make Genesis great. The
only difference is sometimes we disagree on what that means.

Genesis, you are a beautiful, terrible mess and I love you. I wouldn't have you
any other way.
Sincerely, Dwayne (The Player Behind Danaes)

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