Guildless
BRK left his guild last night. As one of the founding members of the guild, and responsible for recruiting a great deal of people - including some of my readers - this was not a decision made lightly.
But when the guild drama invades our home life, when we receive guild-related calls at 10pm, when we feel guilty for missing an instance because we were spending quality time with our family… we’re obviously too deeply involved.
When Mrs BRK is made aware of our decision to leave our guild, and she says, “Thank goodness,” we know we’re making the right move.
We are very fond of saying the WoW is a game, but the people who play it are not. If we hurt anybody or made anybody angry, we are very very sorry.
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Awww *Hugs* Thats very sad… but I can understand… This is JUST A GAME!!! It should not invade your personal life… In any way shape or form… You made a decision that is based on your REAL LIFE family -
Good move Damh
Well, Damh….I will admit that you are on my friends list even though I really don’t like you and never have. Just kidding. Let me know how things go for you and keep in touch. You have my email address so drop a note from time to time. You are a great instance leader and a hell of a role model for hunters. Your Priest in Plate, Ironbelly.
PS 2 more points in my smithing and i can make your gloves
Funny how these things tend to end up one sided. It’s not ok for others to call you at ten o’clock at night to say they are disappointed that you didn’t show up for the run you scheduled but it’s ok for you to call them at eleven o’clock at night to discuss guild drama and people leaving, etc. Or how it’s great that you are finally spending time with your family but it’s demanded of others that they attend an instance or you, as the GM will quit the guild because you aren’t getting what you want.
‘If you hurt anybody’?! You left to do just that.
At least the drama will finally end here. Go spend time with your family Damh. Forget the game. It’s a stupid game. The people involved are nothing but players on the other side of the world. They will never be your friends. You’ll never go to a barbeque with them. They mean nothing. Good for you for ending the drama. Kudos to you and good luck with your future endeavors.
I must be too deeply involved then. I get calls late at night that are game related, and I feel guilty for not running instances the moment I say I have other things I need to do.
Perhaps I should quit the game too. Sounds like a good move. I’m sure my family would appreciate it too.
You can come and hang wit us on Velen. Gitr and I got a new guild up called Buttered Monkeys. We would welcome a leet hunterz, might be able to show Huntr/Gitr a thing or two aboot the class he has chosen. Sorry to hear the drahma snuck into your home life. Chin up and all that rot. Pretty shure you won’t have a problem recovering. Hunterz are a lonly peoples.
been there, got the t-shirt, and realised it doesn’t matter. Been through major game drama (EQ2) involving friends, wife and all kinds of nasty shit. Mate of mine been through the same. Had to cut down my gaming (for my own sake as much as anything else) and all my good guild “friends” I risked my home life for never so much as dropped me an email when I started playing less. Now playing WoW I am in an amazing guild, but would never dream of thinking these people are friends in any kind of way. They are *really* nice people and Im really happy to share my game-time with this crowd.
But that’s as far as it will ever go.
Good for you man. When I look at my wife and 2 gorgeous kids, its painfully clear what is more important.
it sounds like you did the right thing (and even confirmed by comments on the blog). a guild going down that path sucks too much energy from its members.
Damh,
RL is just that - “real” life. WoW is just a game. “Bang on” on both points.
Anytime the game starts to become more, it stops being a game. Doesn’t mean that’s wrong, just time to rethink priorities. Sounds like you did that.
You and Hobbes are welcome in the tree anytime. Plenty of Sporeling Snacks in the knothole frig (Hobbes knows where they are), and some cold ones.
Best of luck.
Damh,
I couldn’t agree with you more about guilds and stress. This is Ruth from Khaz Modan, and I left We Pinch because of Guild Drama. I left WoW for a while, and realized that the game was a fun way to keep connected with RL friends, so I came back. Yeah, sometimes I play too much, but it’s not so bad considering that in reality I swapped watching T.V. for playing WoW. And the guild? Well, it’s only RL friends and there is no drama whatsoever. Amen. Keep on huntin’, Damh. (BTW, lvl 48 dwarf hunter, BM spec, you’re a blast to read, really!)
RUTHIE!!! OMG!
Send me an email immediately, that’s an order.
Very quick story. Ruth and I met in STV in our 40s. We partied together one time, yet were friends from that day on. She took her sweet @ss time making 60, and one of the biggest regrets I had about leaving Khaz Modan for Madoran is that I never got to say goodbye to Ruth.
Yay Ruthie!
Hard choices to make. Real life shold always take priority over the game.
Sorry to hear that Damh, I’ll miss you dude.
Going to hang around on Madoran still?
Damh will not be leaving Madoran; that much at least is certain.
heh im glad i took a break from WoW. with the guild just posting that they may need people to respec in order to fit their “roles” for kara etc, Im sure there’s gonna be some drama soon (especially if I have anything to say about having to respec to Marksman BOO!)
Good on ya.
I love the game and people. But damn, I’d never give my phone number out.
I enjoy your personality and in game persona that I only wish the best for you. (Unless your Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde when it comes to WoW vs. Blog.)
I had to make a tough decision to leave a guild once.
In fact, I still look on that particular sequence of events involving guild relationships as my worst experience in WoW.
Guild drama….blah! I wish you all the best with future adventures!