Vindicitive isn't the same group I joined up for anym...
Sorry to be the party pooper, but my patience has finally worn itself out.
Everyone who knows me, knows I'm pretty laid back gaming-wise. I don't really "talk-shop", my play schedule is irratic and subject to time and computer availability.
About a year ago, Jared's main PC blew it's CPU and who knows what else, rendering it usless. At the time I was finishing up my last semester for my bachelors and commuting an hour to school and back, so Jared got hooked onto gaming and using my PC as his own. I love my husband and understand his needs and don't hold it against him. However this pretty much drove my gaming to a grinding halt. I've been working since I finished school so anytime I am home, Jared and I usually spend time together off the computer since there is only one that can play video games.
So after that happened, Jared joined Vindicitive and started really getting close to the community. I resisted for a while, not really having the time, but soon started talking to people on Vent because I had givin up on CoH. At a time I was trying to save any penny I could just to get by, I ended up reactivating my account, just to play with folks. It was a good group of people that I enjoyed playing with, and the game was something to do while being with people I enjoyed talking with.
So time came around where the group switched over to Warhammer. Inevitably, not everyone came along. Some didn't like WAR, some still liked CoH, some had other RL matters pressing. But I still saw the same folks hoping on the forums and BSing.
That's the Vindictive I joined for.
Warhammer on Vortex destruction seems to bring out the best in people (that was sarcastic if anyone missed it)
Inevitablely when the guild started to grow people joined and not everyone had the same opinions, or even got along. About two months ago, I started packing and fussing about moving and stopped reading the forums. At the time I don't recall seeing much of the older members, who didn't come along in game, posting much. When things started settling down after the move, I didn't really feel like catching up on the forums, because I just didn't find it worth the time to sift through it. I'll blatently say that I have no idea what's being posted on the forums atm. Jared on the other hand, being on officer has continually made effort time and again to stay intuned and online to be an involved officer. I've had to make concessions to letting him play or be online when I wanted to do something else. I'm not one to be the controlling wife that is anti-games.
Point being that though I have been playing little and not reading the forums, I still hear about what's going on. Jared talks to me about what's going on, I hop on Vent, Jared leaves his speakers on when playing so I can hear folks, etc.
And I've had about enough.
For a while now I've noticed a trend about folks getting up in arms over the details of maximizing the game, and making Vindicitive the best guild possible. Over and over again I've heard about how uber we should be and what stringent rules we should make to get guild exp faster, kicking alts, raising taxes, harping on people to not alt and stick with one toon. It's not the actions themselves that irk me, but the attitude people have anymore. People don't just talk anymore, it's mostly "shop-talk" anymore. I stopped playing less and less, because it wasn't enjoyable anymore. Lately I've also have to deal with Jared getting pissed over and over again at people being incapable of just getting along. I got so fed up with it, one night I came home, heard Vent going, and just blew up, "Jared, I don't care what's going on, turn that shit off. I don''t want to hear about it today." I couldn't believe it had gotten to that point.
So I've been waiting for things to have calmed down. Maybe after Mager and Hue left the tension would calm down and people would just enjoy play again. But the problem didn't end. People in this game seem to be taking it and themselves way to fucking seriously, IMO. Anymore, what Jared tells me is going on just makes me want to play less and less.
When I started playing Aion, I got motivated to play all over again. I had a hick up with my account last weekend, and had nothing else to do, Jared was napping, so I hopped on WAR. I realized the game itself was OK, not great, but not bad. I could still get enjoyment out of it, if I kept playing. I realized it was Vindicitive that I didn't want to deal with.
This week I've been waking up to hear Jared and Aemon either bitching about current Vindicitive, or reminising about old Vindicitive. So this morning while all groggy and not feeling like playing nice nice anymore, I'm spelling it out for you.
For those of you fairly new to Vindicitive, or those who haven't been here from the start (Vindicitive on WAR being only since January, out of a 3+ yrs history) this post may be utterly meaningless to you. If you enjoy the group you joined then have at it. It's all yours.
So what's my point? I keep hearing people spout off about "how Vindicitive rolls", "what it means to be Vindicitive". Have you realized that only three people are currently playing out of the three years this group has been playing? Lanks stopped long ago, Aemon talks, but doesn't play, Stomp said fuck this shit and left without a word, and he's the one who pays actually money for this group to use the forums and Vent.
So this is my rant. I probably won't look back to this post, since I don't particuallarly look at the forums, I'll still play off and on, I'll still be on Vent. Jared still plays and has hopes of getting people together, I still have some friends who do play and talk on Vent, but as far as the "hard-core Vindicitive guild" you can count me out.
If you want to put out this brush fire out. It's too late. My forest already burnt down. I'll just be hanging around to see if anything grows back.
Sorry to be the party pooper, but my patience has finally worn itself out.
Everyone who knows me, knows I'm pretty laid back gaming-wise. I don't really "talk-shop", my play schedule is irratic and subject to time and computer availability.
About a year ago, Jared's main PC blew it's CPU and who knows what else, rendering it usless. At the time I was finishing up my last semester for my bachelors and commuting an hour to school and back, so Jared got hooked onto gaming and using my PC as his own. I love my husband and understand his needs and don't hold it against him. However this pretty much drove my gaming to a grinding halt. I've been working since I finished school so anytime I am home, Jared and I usually spend time together off the computer since there is only one that can play video games.
So after that happened, Jared joined Vindicitive and started really getting close to the community. I resisted for a while, not really having the time, but soon started talking to people on Vent because I had givin up on CoH. At a time I was trying to save any penny I could just to get by, I ended up reactivating my account, just to play with folks. It was a good group of people that I enjoyed playing with, and the game was something to do while being with people I enjoyed talking with.
So time came around where the group switched over to Warhammer. Inevitably, not everyone came along. Some didn't like WAR, some still liked CoH, some had other RL matters pressing. But I still saw the same folks hoping on the forums and BSing.
That's the Vindictive I joined for.
Warhammer on Vortex destruction seems to bring out the best in people (that was sarcastic if anyone missed it)
Inevitablely when the guild started to grow people joined and not everyone had the same opinions, or even got along. About two months ago, I started packing and fussing about moving and stopped reading the forums. At the time I don't recall seeing much of the older members, who didn't come along in game, posting much. When things started settling down after the move, I didn't really feel like catching up on the forums, because I just didn't find it worth the time to sift through it. I'll blatently say that I have no idea what's being posted on the forums atm. Jared on the other hand, being on officer has continually made effort time and again to stay intuned and online to be an involved officer. I've had to make concessions to letting him play or be online when I wanted to do something else. I'm not one to be the controlling wife that is anti-games.
Point being that though I have been playing little and not reading the forums, I still hear about what's going on. Jared talks to me about what's going on, I hop on Vent, Jared leaves his speakers on when playing so I can hear folks, etc.
And I've had about enough.
For a while now I've noticed a trend about folks getting up in arms over the details of maximizing the game, and making Vindicitive the best guild possible. Over and over again I've heard about how uber we should be and what stringent rules we should make to get guild exp faster, kicking alts, raising taxes, harping on people to not alt and stick with one toon. It's not the actions themselves that irk me, but the attitude people have anymore. People don't just talk anymore, it's mostly "shop-talk" anymore. I stopped playing less and less, because it wasn't enjoyable anymore. Lately I've also have to deal with Jared getting pissed over and over again at people being incapable of just getting along. I got so fed up with it, one night I came home, heard Vent going, and just blew up, "Jared, I don't care what's going on, turn that shit off. I don''t want to hear about it today." I couldn't believe it had gotten to that point.
So I've been waiting for things to have calmed down. Maybe after Mager and Hue left the tension would calm down and people would just enjoy play again. But the problem didn't end. People in this game seem to be taking it and themselves way to fucking seriously, IMO. Anymore, what Jared tells me is going on just makes me want to play less and less.
When I started playing Aion, I got motivated to play all over again. I had a hick up with my account last weekend, and had nothing else to do, Jared was napping, so I hopped on WAR. I realized the game itself was OK, not great, but not bad. I could still get enjoyment out of it, if I kept playing. I realized it was Vindicitive that I didn't want to deal with.
This week I've been waking up to hear Jared and Aemon either bitching about current Vindicitive, or reminising about old Vindicitive. So this morning while all groggy and not feeling like playing nice nice anymore, I'm spelling it out for you.
For those of you fairly new to Vindicitive, or those who haven't been here from the start (Vindicitive on WAR being only since January, out of a 3+ yrs history) this post may be utterly meaningless to you. If you enjoy the group you joined then have at it. It's all yours.
So what's my point? I keep hearing people spout off about "how Vindicitive rolls", "what it means to be Vindicitive". Have you realized that only three people are currently playing out of the three years this group has been playing? Lanks stopped long ago, Aemon talks, but doesn't play, Stomp said fuck this shit and left without a word, and he's the one who pays actually money for this group to use the forums and Vent.
So this is my rant. I probably won't look back to this post, since I don't particuallarly look at the forums, I'll still play off and on, I'll still be on Vent. Jared still plays and has hopes of getting people together, I still have some friends who do play and talk on Vent, but as far as the "hard-core Vindicitive guild" you can count me out.
If you want to put out this brush fire out. It's too late. My forest already burnt down. I'll just be hanging around to see if anything grows back.
