I realized something earlier today, something that would significantly affect my time on this forum. I considered just posting it in one thread, but just now decided I'd make a general announcement for it instead.
School's starting, and my last-minute preparations are starting tomorrow. After that, there's going to be the general chaos of the first days at college. I will probably be able to post, but I don't expect to be posting nearly as much as I have been much of the summer, quite possibly not until next month.
Summary:
I will NOT be spending much time on Bay12. Probably
More specifically:
All games of mine are officially on hiatus. Many were on unofficial hiatus which I didn't want to announce, but it was there nonetheless. If and when I get more free time, I'll open some back up, especially my favorites. Super-RtD and The Ultimate Hero's Apprentice are two I definitely want to continue; between the two, the latter's more work, so if I only started one back up, it'd be the former. Updating that (usually) isn't much work, so I might have sporadic updates there. Anything else? Almost certainly not.
I will be slipping in high-RP games. Don't expect me to be playing the Angels nearly as much as I'd like, as Selina would like. Expect massive amounts of retconning her back in. Similarly, Grate's rapid-fire questions will fire less often. Yes, I have made a few child prodigies. I realized this when I enrolled Angel in Twilight Academy.
I may drop out of other games. Games I'm not so invested in, I shouldn't invest as much in. Silly advice with money, surprisingly good with time.
Suggestion games will be mostly ignored. The only exception I can think of is TWoOtA, and that's just awesome. Anything else, I'm going to try and ignore. They don't need me, I don't need them, I can't--or at least shouldn't--spare the time for them. My condolences. Good luck, neo-Lordship and all you other fledgelings I can't think of right now; I hope you're flying by the time I get more time.
I'll try not to join new games. If a new game's title intrigues me and the OP catches me, maybe. If not, no chance. If you see or make a game you think I'd like to see or join, PM me to let me know. I'd appreciate it. On the other hand, if you see me joining a new game, please remind me about this so I can double-check. (For the record, I'm not applying this to piecewise's Airship Combat game, which I've already effectively inned to. Similarly to games I've waitlisted in, although they might fall under the third point.)
All of this applies to RtDs. I'm not sure if you've gathered this, but I want to be safe. It should be obvious by now, since I've mentioned specific RtDs by name three times now, but to be safe...it's not just this subforum I'm abandoning, it's also the one where I have made...holy carp, more than two and a half percent of all posts?!? I don't even like most RtDs that much! Still, I'm leaving everywhere to that extent. Probably more, since Sturgeon's Law is felt more strongly there than here.
Games hosted elsewhere, beware! I'm looking at you, Atwar and Diplomay. Atwar I'm dropping completely, and probably permanently--too much work, too little interest. Diplomacy, I've been wanting to get into it for a while; unless I discover I suck at it, I'll probably keep it up. It's lower-maintenance anyways. Don't think too much if I miss a turn here and there, though; I can't promise I'll be, to quote Akroma, "able to attend the internet for like 20 minutes each day," but I hope I'll be able to. (And 20 minutes? Either you take forever to decide on moves or your timezone lets you talk with other players a LOT better than me.)
No, I'm not leaving. Many of you won't see much of me. Those of you who do won't see as much. The amount I've been posting whilst on vacation? Expect that to be the good days. I'll be here,
Thanks for everything, Bay12, but I can't spend as long steeped in this madness as a beacon of sanity as I'd like. And it's more than it sounds. You guys are horrible, often, but hilarious and sometimes uplifting. If it wasn't for you, I'd probably have rewatched Slayers or reread all of my old books or something this summer instead of doing new things, getting new ideas, finding Worm, getting inspired to write a story I've started and several I haven't. Thanks, and bear with me as you bear with those of lesser--what's the word...prominence? presence? obsession? Bear with me like you do them, and have fun without me.
See the second page for the updated warning.
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