Hello Chefs,
Just a quick post to announce my retirement from the chef's life and to thank everyone on the chef boards for the immense help they've been to me over the last six months of cheffing around. I had a great time as chef (made some pretty decent cash, too), I really enjoyed the instant popularity one received as a chef (especially before the patch), but most of all the friendship that chefs tend to offer to each other.
All told, I'm pleased with the direction that the profession has taken and hope that things will only improve in the future, and were it not for some pressing RL issues that will allow me less and less time to actually play, I'd continue being a chef forever, I think. I'm pleased with the changes that came with the patch, although I share Nikki's sentiment that it's less like cooking and more like assembly,given that onehas a BE to work with at all, but I'm hopeful that a balance will be reached and that sciguy's recommendations on the matter, or something similar, will be implemented in the future. That being said, I don't believe that I can serve the customer base on my server or my PA with as little time as I'm going to have, so the time has come to pass on my chef's hat to another member of my PA.
Ultimately, when I am able to come online to play, I'd like to try out some different things and be less focused on my harvesters, factories, and vendors. Once, as I was waiting on a shuttle from Rori for ten minutes, and my wife was in the room watching me play, she remarked that, "this isn't a game, this is real life." I agree, actually. Being a chef is a lot of work, especially being a good chef, and there are very few shortcuts to doing it right. That is, in my view, one of the good things about it and doesn't detract from the satisfaction of being a chef in any way - it separates those who are dedicated to the profession from those in the market to make a quick buck. My new professions, however,will allow me to play quite a bit less frequently, but more importantly, they'll get me away from spending all of my time in my house cooking, a change that I really need.
As a final thought, I'd like to especially thank Odop and Haala for their help and support on Tarquinas - you two are simply the greatest. And for the rest of you, I wish you all the best of luck and know that you have my support, for what it's worth, in the future.
Best,
Ottosek
Ottosek Flenst
Master Ranger and Master Rifleman - Shadowrealm, Naboo
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"Zwei Dinge sind unendlich: das Universum und die
menschliche Dummheit. Aber beim Universum bin ich mir
nicht ganz sicher." - Albert Einstein
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) which is what drove me into commando after an unpleasant stint with architect (back when only a fraction of people owned houses, and 98% of people wanted them... good times)