Please don't think I am anything but happy to have all of you still out there in the community.
You have every right to question me. I questioned the Valiance guys when they first came in here and was too harsh. We have been disappointed before and this may also disappoint us, but I want US to try.
I am starting this merely because I had talked to a few of the folks in the original group, nothing more and got handed the stuff by default. Then I said what do I do now?
?? I don't pretend to be a genius or anything more than a damn good troubleshooter for tech problems.
So what I did was take the same step back I do when I am working, I said to myself cover the who, what, when, where, how and why.
Who could help us?
What do we want?
When is the best time to make the effort?
Where is game now?
How can we open dialog?
Why can't we find a way to do that?
I doubt myself enough on this trust me, but if not me who? I have studied the martial arts for 38 years now and so I applied my training to this and this stuck out in my mind immediately:
"Even a thousand-mile road is walked one step at a time. It is the duty of a warrior to study this art without hurry and practice it over the years. Try to defeat today what you were yesterday, defeat lesser men tomorrow, and stronger men the day after. "
Miyamoto Musashi 1580.
I can't make the game start today, nor tomorrow - but can I make a path for it to come back? Can I get NCSoft or Nexon to desire to bring it back? Can I get them to look at it again in a new light? I have fought and commanded in battles in the SCA with nearly 2000 men a side and you always look for the heart of the struggle to find the way to win.
"To renew" applies when we are fighting with the enemy, and an entangled spirit arises where there is no possible resolution. We must abandon our efforts, think of the situation in a fresh spirit then win in the new rhythm. To renew, when we are deadlocked with the enemy, means that without changing our circumstance we change our spirit and win through a different technique.
It is necessary to consider how "to renew" also applies in large-scale strategy. Research this diligently."
So I picked up the torch but I didn't light it and others carried it before me and hopefully will after me. I invite everyone to help keep it lit.