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Hello Droid Engineers!

It is with deep regrets that I post one of my final messages on these boards to tell everyone goodbye.
This is not an easy one for me...

I have had a LOT of fun playing with my incredible guildmates (originally REAL, reorganized into the North West Highlanders), interacting with the various communities on these message boards (especially the commando and DE ones), and battling with all of you Naritusians (IMHO the coolest server community hands down). I have had a great time playing with you guys, and I will miss you all dearly.

Droid engineer has been a lot fo fun for me... Originally, my chosen class was commando, after readingthe pre-launch website thatthat said they were "warriors that crafted their own munitions." After that was cut from the class, I picked up DE and became the "tinkering commando." I have always thought the DE profession was the coolest concept in the game, and am VERY glad to see DE finally get the love it deserves in the DE changes and JTL.

I play(ed) this game because it was a fun, cool way to wind down at the end of the day. I played this game almost every night because of all of you. I was active in the boards because I enjoyed interacting with each of you, and felt like the developers were giving me an opportunity to curb my play experience. I WHOLEHEARTEDLY thank each and every one of you for helping me to have a great time. I have really enjoyed it.

I know many of you will ask why, and that is something that is hard to explain. I have always tried to be optimistic about the game...after all, it is Star Wars (kinda). I have posted very frequently on these boards, with that hope that someone would listen and care.

Primarily, frustration has finally gotten the best of me. The final straw was explained in detail here: http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/board/message?board.id=jedi&message.id=595757#M595757

After I allowed this message to sit (unanswered) for a month, I have given up. In short, almost every time I have set and marched toward a goal in the game, the developers have "fixed" something that has significantly broken that goal and my advancement toward it. I have also been frustrated with the "throw stuff at them that is 50% broken continually so that we don't have to fix anything" attitude. I have never really liked first person shooters, and so implementing JTL was a total wrong move from my standpoint. I can honestly that my play experience has gotten over 100% worse from the first day I played. Since it won't be fixed anytime soon, I have no reason to sit around and wait. I have been promising this for some time, and I refuse to reward the developers for ignoring my concerns by continuing to pay for SWG.

Always the optimist, I will tell all of you that I think the combat balance has a lot of good things in store for all of you. As many of you know, I was slated to help test the combat balance in the "sandbox." I'm sorry that I will not be there to share it with you guys... The developers made a REALLY (REALLY) smart decision hiring Tiggs, and she has been doing a great job. However, after screaming for over 6 months about issues that are near and dear to my heart, only to be ignored and cursorily dismissed by the developers (especially by TH, who rarely even tries to understand the issue before he posts unless it is some gibberish about "FIRST," taco bell, or pizza), I have pretty much come to the conclusion that it is too late, and not worth any more of my time, to me to continue to try to enjoy the game. There are too many issues in the game that are very personal to me, that have no chance of being reversed/fixed anytime soon.

An additional, small, part of my leaving has do to work. If you didn't know already, I am a corporate defense attorney, and I am constantly "ass deep in alligators," as my friends are fond of saying (Hence the rushed tempo many of my posts have taken...I have to fire them off because I usually have little time to post). Lately I have been involved in a HUGE nationwide litigation that is commanding a lot of my attention and concentration).

Hence, it has become time for me to take my leave. Thank you all! I will never forget you, and will see you someday in that great battlefield in the sky!

-Daker Melelo

Sad to see you go man, take care and may your droids never rust.

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You've been a great asset to the DE community and it's been a pleasure to have you about, Daker.

The old-timers will especially smart at seeing you go...but I'm sure we can sympathize.


May the winds of good fortune always be at your back.



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/bow

Most Respectfully,

Take care man. Hope that life treats ya good. Maybe after a break we'll see ya back.

And if not, may your days be filled with true entertainment.

"The Force is with you... Always."

Sodan Droiddreamer (GEGN)
Sodan's Exotic Droidgarten - In Bohemian Grove (Geigen Shuttle), Tatooine (6156 7275)

Rasal's Ye Ol' Droid Shoppe

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May an oil bath be waiting for you at the end of your travels...

/salute

Beebo
Master Droid Engineer | Shipwright | Master Artisan
Crazy Beebo's Discount Droids & Ships {-1075 -2924} Bestine, Tatooine

sorry to see another old vet go, may you never run out of droid brains

Vilance -Retired from SWG
MDE for most of it, Guildleader as well
EGC Founding leader August 03
Corbantis
Founding Mayor Of Rhuidean, Tatooine
placed Nov 03.

Yes it is true sorrow seeing you leave. Much more than your story, but very depressing never the less.

But I understand your reasons. Farewell and Good Luck.

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