Afk till monday
+1 for creating a pertinent and useful thread. Stickied for future use.
FYI everyone, I will be away for most if not all of tomorrow as the last of my computer parts will be arriving at that time. If you have matters that need immediate attention, rulings, etc, please contact LittleH13 as he will still be around.
The Army has me doing special high intensity training for the next 4 months, so I'm handing faction control of the Marian Hegemony back to GreyWolfActual. I'll be back when my training schedule permits.
OK, I didn't get back into things as quickly as I had planned. I will be getting caught up on my PMs and other stuff today and tomorrow - though I'll be offline for a big chunk of tomorrow while I take care of some chores and then drive up to my parents' cottage in Maine where I will be chillin' for a few days.
Sorry for any delays, working on getting caught up.
Just a notice that I'm taking some time off from the game to re-evaluate my position. Will be checking messages, but I'm not currently certin if I'm going to continue in light of certin in-game developments combined with RL happenings.
I'll be home tomorrow XD hope to get more then 5 minutes on the internet here and there. :) As HOT as everyone said Georgia was, I been FREEZING :P Everyone here cranks the A/C and doesn't go out.
It might be just a hiccup of Graphics card or monitor, but its clear now I need (and deserve) a new PC.
Also, it might be that I will miss some days online. This is for you to know.
Oh and I dreamt tonight of 2 TB HDs in a shop for 50 €
I guess thats kinda weird, eh?
News flash: Definitely was the Graphcard. :P
Now I must make do with a Nvidia Geforce 4, I think. Yay for 800*640 resolution. :P
New PC is a definite go. This one is also 10 years olde.
That was the news flash for today. :P
I will be gone the 6th-8th of august..20 year HS reunion. I will prolly post but odds are I'll be trying to have lots of fun.
Just an FYI guys, I will probably be pulling 12 hour shifts through Wednesday, and Thursday I will probably be occupied into the mid-evening as well, so I'll be scarce for the next couple of days.
I will be around this weekend, so those who are waiting on me to respond (specically Tharkad, Carstairs, and Nuevo Castile) -- please bear with my limited posting till Friday then we'll get back into the swing of things.
Just wanted to let you all know that I'll probably be inactive for a bit starting Monday. I'm moving, and when I'm back depends on how quickly I'm able to get things set up in the new place. If there's anything pressing that involves me, give me a heads up and I'll do my best to get it taken care of this weekend.
FYI due to funky issues involving an upcoming closure at my place of business, all of my overtime is going to be front-loaded into this week. Also, I am in the process of getting registered for classes that start next week.
Therefor, I will be less available that usual, but I will still try to keep up at least with the critical roleplaying threads and end-of-turn cleanup. Please continue to use the GM mailbox, as both Josh and I monitor the tickets that result from those messages and he may be able to respond before I do.
As an aside, great job to everyone this turn. Not counting the metafaction threads and the faction IC threads, we have had 1,725 posts over 123 threads this turn alone. I think we can officially say that the folks who said FGC had no hope of survival outside CBT.com were in error. Keep up the great work!
Quote from: Dave Baughman on August 24, 2010, 01:24:43 AM
Also, I am in the process of getting registered for classes that start next week.
Likewise - I'll be less available come Tuesday and into the forseeable future.
Just a little update guys, because one of my college courses occurs during my work week, I have had to add on extra overtime during the rest of the week to compensate. I am going to be pretty scarce during the week.
On a related note, I will soon be looking to expand the GM staff. Stay tuned for the specific details of the 'job posting,' I will try to get it up tomorrow if time permits.
Effective immediatetly, I am resigning from the game. It just is not fun anymore.
Quote from: NVA on September 10, 2010, 01:14:42 PM
Effective immediatetly, I am resigning from the game. It just is not fun anymore.
I am going to go ahead and work through this cycle to help the GMs out. I don't want to leave them in a lurch.
Guys, for obvious reasons please include the GMs on any correspondence directed to the Wolves or the SLDF (of course, you would do so anyway, right? ;))
Terrably sorry to have been inactive so long, and with out notice. Some crazyness has been afoot. As it is, while at least I can get back on line, it will be most likely into next month before I can be active again. I'll update and explain as I can.
Hope you all are having fun!
IM
Noooo!
Come back soon, man.
Quote from: Iron Mongoose on September 22, 2010, 06:32:21 AM
Terrably sorry to have been inactive so long, and with out notice. Some crazyness has been afoot. As it is, while at least I can get back on line, it will be most likely into next month before I can be active again. I'll update and explain as I can.
Hope you all are having fun!
IM
I sincerely hope that whatever is happening is not serious, take care and we'll keep the IS burning for you in the window to lead you back
Its been no one thing. More like a perfict storm of little things.
As you all may know, I've got a son who's now a year and a month old. Well, he caught his first little cold at the start of the month as a little bug swept through our families. Near as we can tell, he got it first (though how is a mistery, since he dosen't go out) and I got it from him and gave it to my wife, who caught it right at a low ebb in her immune cycle and got hit like a hurricane. The resualt was a lot of time taking care of people and my self, some missed work, and that sort of thing. Wouldn't have been so bad, except that coencided with a computer falure, and right before a big family vacation. The resualt was that we were low on usable funds and desperate to get better quickly, and the computer, and so this game, simply got put off. Eventualy, I got first the system and then the internet working and was able to pop on to check in, but the main reason was to get the internet airline check in up, and we've spent the last week in the sun on a very much needed (and wonderful) vacation.
So, now I'm back. At least in the sense I'll be on line. I've still got 120 or so PMs to look through (most I can probably pass over, but we'll see), along with the month's posting.
I've also seen first hand how it is to be away from the game for a month. Sure, some of it I was misrable with dissese, but much of the time it was just fine. Nice not to worry, to be able to spend time with my son. And I think that as a resualt over the next turn or two I'm going to really try and back off from this. I still want to be around, don't get me wrong. I love the story, I love the people (most of them, most of the time ;) ) and I want to keep up with that. But I also remember why I steped down from faction leadership in the first place, and I'd like to do that again.
I'll freely admit here that I bit off more than I could chew. I longed in some ways for the old days, though I could have my old life and my new one at the same time, and I was wrong, and I let people and the game as a whole down in some ways. My grand plans to RP out Randis feel by the way side, even as the awaited and planned for oppertunity for a last stand came and went. My triumphant return to the Mandrills to try and save them and the cherictors and the faction I'd worked for over so many years did come off, but with little transpariancy, with little RP, and with the crash of my computer still no fully updated orders (sorry Dave, I've got some half done ones I pulled from emails, but that's it). I though it would be better for the game to have someone, anyone, running this factions than no one, and maybe I was right. But maybe I was not.
That said, if anyone wants a share of anything I have going on, let me know. I'll probably say in the Adders, since there's almost no work for me to do there (Dis and Grae handle it on their own quite nicely, so I can just RP when I feel like it), but I'd love to see the Camels find a good home with someone who wants them, and Randis in exile could certanly offer some fun oppertunities (I've got ten great stories in my head and no time or energy to tell them). I'll even speak with the GMs about the latest role I've taken on at some point.
In the intrest of full disclosure, I should note that some of this will serve to free time for the long awated sixth edition of the FGC over on the other boards. I don't want any supprises. But, at the same time, I hope to apply the lessons I've learned from this game about the value of my time there as well. The days of a very active IM, one who can run several factions and generate pages of RP, are likely gone for good, or at least for the next few years untill the kids are all in school and I've got more free moments. But this game is new and offers some exciting elements, and it too is something that I want to try and be a part of.
PM me if you have anything to say, though don't be supprised if it takes a while for a responce. Or just post here or the sign up thread if you want one of my jobs.
I dont want more jobs.
Just to say this: Good that you are back on track. Bad that you are going to cut that much away, but well, its just a game. :P
And damn, why do kids need so long to grow up?? :(
Anyway, good to know.
Actuall it's better that that they grow up, babies don't have immune systems worth a damn :P Definately worth getting the insurance on the new model Mongoose.
If I didn't have so much on my plate, I'd offer to update the orders for one turn for you, but alas, I have FGC: CSR, FS orders, and FP: CSR, CJF, CWIE, FS, MTC, RD, SHAFT, and Antagonists orders to do WHILE rebuilding the CBT S7 Game, and I DO want to make my Oct 15th release date for that.
I don't know if I have enough time to pick up another faction wholeheartedly, but I'd gladly do what I can to help keep the Camels from falling into the oblivion of inactivity.
I've seen you at Arc Royal...I can see you as a Hellion.
Fate, want some help with the FP factions? DC isn't really doing much involving the Clans, so I could help u on that front.
I need a breather. I'll get my threads up by the deadline, but otherwise a small break is in order.
After giving it some thought, I've decided to resign from the game. As it stands, my combination of having strong opinions and my tendency to take things personally after a certain threshold of frustration has, I think, compromised my ability to contribute positively to the game. I hope only that in attempting a graceful exit, I can ask that others excuse my less than graceful moments during my time playing. Thanks to the GMs and all of those who made this an enjoyable experience; if the game has become less than such for me lately, it's my fault alone. Best regards to all.
Quote from: august on October 12, 2010, 09:52:22 PM
After giving it some thought, I've decided to resign from the game. As it stands, my combination of having strong opinions and my tendency to take things personally after a certain threshold of frustration has, I think, compromised my ability to contribute positively to the game. I hope only that in attempting a graceful exit, I can ask that others excuse my less than graceful moments during my time playing. Thanks to the GMs and all of those who made this an enjoyable experience; if the game has become less than such for me lately, it's my fault alone. Best regards to all.
:( I'm sorry to hear you reached that decision, August - we all enjoyed playing with you. I hope you'll still stick around the community even if you aren't playing in the campaign!
I hope you'll come back at some point. I always enjoy ur RP, never a dull moment :)
I am gone for the rest of the turn save anything that requires my attention.
Quote from: Dave Baughman on October 13, 2010, 01:00:07 AM
Quote from: august on October 12, 2010, 09:52:22 PM
After giving it some thought, I've decided to resign from the game. As it stands, my combination of having strong opinions and my tendency to take things personally after a certain threshold of frustration has, I think, compromised my ability to contribute positively to the game. I hope only that in attempting a graceful exit, I can ask that others excuse my less than graceful moments during my time playing. Thanks to the GMs and all of those who made this an enjoyable experience; if the game has become less than such for me lately, it's my fault alone. Best regards to all.
:( I'm sorry to hear you reached that decision, August - we all enjoyed playing with you. I hope you'll still stick around the community even if you aren't playing in the campaign!
I copy that, man. Whatever it is, perhaps you can come back. I would like it. Cuz lets face it, without you, the GMs take over AR and that always leads to doom.. :P
What they all said
I say take another few days and just relax, then come back and plot revenge....
or alternately, take more time off, then come back and split the ARC amongst your friends ;)
My sister's was in the hospital up in ATL today for what looks like an old concussion she didn't get checked out. She's been discharged so nothing too immediate hopefully, but I'll be driving up first thing in the morning to try and get her in to see a neurologist. I have no clue to availability till this gets settled, sorry for those who are waiting on me for something. off to do some laundry real quick so I'll have something to wear if it turns into a multi day trip (if it does at least i won't be driving 8 hours tomorrow ;) ).
Sorry to hear that DG, hope things turn out well
(anyone interested in serving as Proxy for Adders for MM if needed/time allows?)
So, after reading Dave's efforts in the Tharkad thread, which have been phenomenal and better than anything I could have written, I confess that I'm excited about the game and reconsidering...
The situation was that, because of some major schedule shuffling by the powers above me, I had four days to write two papers and an abstract for a conference that is really important for my CV. Suffice it to say, I was not in a happy mental place. I chose to walk away from the game because I was liable to blow up at a couple of other players for reasons I realized even then that were entirely undeserved.
I realise that my behavior was not the best way to handle this, but I at least console myself saying that I decided, however prematurely, to leave in order to not throw my unrelated anxiety at other players who had warranted no such thing.
If you guys will have me, I'd be pleased to return; I'd understand if I caused enough alienation that that's not an option.
Hmmmm...give me a moment to think about it.........
ok, Ive thought about it....Ill accept you back
besides, everyone is entitled to a temperamental outburst once in awhile
just dont make a habit of it, m'kay
Quote from: DisGruntled on October 19, 2010, 02:24:25 AM
My sister's was in the hospital up in ATL today for what looks like an old concussion she didn't get checked out. She's been discharged so nothing too immediate hopefully, but I'll be driving up first thing in the morning to try and get her in to see a neurologist. I have no clue to availability till this gets settled, sorry for those who are waiting on me for something. off to do some laundry real quick so I'll have something to wear if it turns into a multi day trip (if it does at least i won't be driving 8 hours tomorrow ;) ).
Good luck, I hope it turns out to be nothing serious.
All the best to your sister, Dis.
August!
You will come here immediately, young man!
;D
Yay. :)
Quote from: Marlin on October 19, 2010, 10:40:54 AM
August!
You will come here immediately, young man!
;D
Yay. :)
tHe German is coming to spank you August. RUN!!!
Oh, shut up, will you! ::)
Welcome back, August!
Quote from: Daemonknight on October 19, 2010, 06:46:59 PM
tHe German is coming to spank you August. RUN!!!
I fended off Heidegger today - I think I need fear no German but him.
for the next 5 days/night, including tonight, my availability is limited...in process of shifting shifts/schedule at work (Im moving to full time from all appearances)
so unless Dis/IM can SimRes any outstanding Adder fights tonight, I'll do what I can when I get home tomorrow morning
I am changing shifts as well, so I will not be available for the next few days.
bit of a twist at work I learned of last night
one employee was fired, and I have been given one of his shifts this week...specifically the Thursday "swing shift"
how this will affect my schedule next week is unknown, but there does exist the possibility that a few extra hours here and there may be added until someone new is hired, so this is just a heads up in case Im more sporadic than usual with my time here
Quote from: GraeGor on October 26, 2010, 03:31:50 PM
bit of a twist at work I learned of last night
one employee was fired, and I have been given one of his shifts this week...specifically the Thursday "swing shift"
how this will affect my schedule next week is unknown, but there does exist the possibility that a few extra hours here and there may be added until someone new is hired, so this is just a heads up in case Im more sporadic than usual with my time here
Hey, in this economy? More hours=more money, which is always good.
Unless you are salary. :)
Quote from: Cannonshop on October 26, 2010, 06:31:36 PM
Quote from: GraeGor on October 26, 2010, 03:31:50 PM
bit of a twist at work I learned of last night
one employee was fired, and I have been given one of his shifts this week...specifically the Thursday "swing shift"
how this will affect my schedule next week is unknown, but there does exist the possibility that a few extra hours here and there may be added until someone new is hired, so this is just a heads up in case Im more sporadic than usual with my time here
Hey, in this economy? More hours=more money, which is always good.
fortunately Im not salaried......so yeah, more hours = more $$$
on the up side, it'll get me used to moving from 30 hours/week to 40...downside, Im one of those types of people that likes his work schedule "stable" and predictable
Stable and Predictable are for suckers... at least that's what I keep telling my self.
And on that note, I do have to anounce that my hope of keeping up with this game has pretty much faded. Its not so much about excitment as it is about energy and availability. And the fact that my son is getting more and more into playing pass with balls, which is really exciting (I told him he should try out for the Cowboys...) which distracts from this a bit.
I'd hoped to be able to ease out of things, and to keep a foot in the door, but I don't think that the way things stand, I'll be able to do that. I'm sorry for having taken so long to come to that conclusion, for I think I've slowed things down a bit by not just turning my positions over at once. Perhaps as things change, and as my little boy gets older doubtless they will, I'll be back. I'd like to be. But not now.
And, as I've said before, part of this is that I am going to try and sign on with the other game. I've given thought to that, and I feel like I'm up to it, so long as I don't have my Battletech attention devided. So if some of you see my name on the sign up or in that game, I don't want any supprises.
Im jealous iron, I want an adorable kid to play catch with me. My brother only has 3 girls so its more along the lines of dress up and braiding my hair.
Quote from: Mr. JibberJab on November 05, 2010, 06:16:13 AM
Im jealous iron, I want an adorable kid to play catch with me. My brother only has 3 girls so its more along the lines of dress up and braiding my hair.
Unfortunate for you, Mr. JibberJab, My oldest neice was a tomboy until she hit her teens, the second youngest one likes to play army-which makes my sister all kinds of entertainingly upset.
Quote from: Iron Mongoose on November 02, 2010, 01:42:28 PM
Stable and Predictable are for suckers... at least that's what I keep telling my self.
And on that note, I do have to anounce that my hope of keeping up with this game has pretty much faded. Its not so much about excitment as it is about energy and availability. And the fact that my son is getting more and more into playing pass with balls, which is really exciting (I told him he should try out for the Cowboys...) which distracts from this a bit.
I'd hoped to be able to ease out of things, and to keep a foot in the door, but I don't think that the way things stand, I'll be able to do that. I'm sorry for having taken so long to come to that conclusion, for I think I've slowed things down a bit by not just turning my positions over at once. Perhaps as things change, and as my little boy gets older doubtless they will, I'll be back. I'd like to be. But not now.
And, as I've said before, part of this is that I am going to try and sign on with the other game. I've given thought to that, and I feel like I'm up to it, so long as I don't have my Battletech attention devided. So if some of you see my name on the sign up or in that game, I don't want any supprises.
What does this mean for the Camels, Iron?
Will you still do the orders for this turn? Or leave them alone immediately? They havent done anything for several turns now, which sucks. :( For their oldest Ally at least. You have a PM regarding this. If you will still do the orders, we can talk about this the following days.
Quote from: Cannonshop on November 05, 2010, 06:18:55 AM
Quote from: Mr. JibberJab on November 05, 2010, 06:16:13 AM
Im jealous iron, I want an adorable kid to play catch with me. My brother only has 3 girls so its more along the lines of dress up and braiding my hair.
Unfortunate for you, Mr. JibberJab, My oldest neice was a tomboy until she hit her teens, the second youngest one likes to play army-which makes my sister all kinds of entertainingly upset.
*laughs* sounds like a good time to get her into battletech ;) Its army!! WITH LASERS!
Honestly, it was trying to do this turn's that made me realize that I didn't have it in me. I can't even muster the time to go through all the threads and get a good picture of what is going on as a basis to make plans, to say nothing of finaly finishing up getting the orders sheets finalized and correct to turn something in.
And worst of all, the little Mongosling has realized that if you bang on the keyboard enough, things happen, which he thinks is all kinds of hilarious, but it makes it hard to type. This is quite a struggle to get out.
So, if I try to do orders and make plans, nothing will go down. The Camels have sat idle for months because of me, and that's wrong for them, and wrong for their allies, and in all fairness wrong for their enemies. They should be active, one way or the other. Or at least be inactive for a reason, and have RP to support it.
So, if another player or a GM can do it, let them do it. I'll be on the boards, so I can give any help there is to give. And if no one can do it, well its hardly any difrent from now.
Quote from: Marlin on November 05, 2010, 07:34:16 AM
Quote from: Iron Mongoose on November 02, 2010, 01:42:28 PM
Stable and Predictable are for suckers... at least that's what I keep telling my self.
And on that note, I do have to anounce that my hope of keeping up with this game has pretty much faded. Its not so much about excitment as it is about energy and availability. And the fact that my son is getting more and more into playing pass with balls, which is really exciting (I told him he should try out for the Cowboys...) which distracts from this a bit.
I'd hoped to be able to ease out of things, and to keep a foot in the door, but I don't think that the way things stand, I'll be able to do that. I'm sorry for having taken so long to come to that conclusion, for I think I've slowed things down a bit by not just turning my positions over at once. Perhaps as things change, and as my little boy gets older doubtless they will, I'll be back. I'd like to be. But not now.
And, as I've said before, part of this is that I am going to try and sign on with the other game. I've given thought to that, and I feel like I'm up to it, so long as I don't have my Battletech attention devided. So if some of you see my name on the sign up or in that game, I don't want any supprises.
What does this mean for the Camels, Iron?
Will you still do the orders for this turn? Or leave them alone immediately? They havent done anything for several turns now, which sucks. :( For their oldest Ally at least. You have a PM regarding this. If you will still do the orders, we can talk about this the following days.
It turns out I simply don't have the interest or energy for this game anymore. Consequently, I am resigning all of my roles effective immediately. I apologise for the inconvenience.
Quote from: JediBear on November 08, 2010, 01:11:52 AM
It turns out I simply don't have the interest or energy for this game anymore. Consequently, I am resigning all of my roles effective immediately. I apologise for the inconvenience.
Sorry to hear that Jedi... I hope you'll still stick around in the OOC at least so we can benefit from your wisdom :)
Damn.
Quote from: Dave Baughman on November 08, 2010, 01:44:43 AM
Quote from: JediBear on November 08, 2010, 01:11:52 AM
It turns out I simply don't have the interest or energy for this game anymore. Consequently, I am resigning all of my roles effective immediately. I apologise for the inconvenience.
Sorry to hear that Jedi... I hope you'll still stick around in the OOC at least so we can benefit from your wisdom :)
I'll probably check in from time to time.
Ill keep the light on for ya
My home PC may have died on me, so my presence here will be limited and sporadic
I'm in the process of moving, so I may be away for a week or so. Helm has detailed instructions and my T45 Orders Sheet just in case something happens and I can't make it on here for a bit.
Just wanted to give everyone a heads-up, my availability is going to be very "on and off" for the next week and a half; I have finals coming up and I am also doing a lot of overtime at work. I am still going to try to be available, and between tonight and tomorrow I will be around to get things wrapped up, but please bear with me if I'm running a bit behind.
This may result in a few Turn 44 threads extending into next week, we'll see how things look on an ongoing basis.
I'm heading up to New Hampshire for the weekend, and wont be back untill Sunday night. Anything involving the Falcons, InterClan Watch or ilKhan Pryde wont be answered untill I get home sunday.
Just found out that all the crap I've put up with over the past 2 years: physical therapy, leg pain, inability to drive, and being confined to a wheelchair for like 5 months.
Needless to say, I'm not exactly in the best state of mind right now, so I'll likly not be doing much more than basic RP i need/want to get done to advance storylines. Also, i apologize in advance if i'm uncooperative, or if I seen combative...or if i'm just generally being an ass and not noticing. This is just basiclly been what I've been terrified of since I had my original surgery back in September 2008.
I wont care about your mood until Monday, Daemon. :P
Will be back by then.
Hi guys, my apologies for disappearing for the last couple days. I've been having problems with my computer's video card, and while the issues is at least temporarily stabilized for now, it combined with heavy overtime at work on Thursday and today to pretty much wipe out my availability. I may end up going offline again fairly soon if the card is covered by warranty, as that would mean I will be briefly without a GPU in my PC.
For now, however, I'm back, and barring something like losing electricity or some such nonsense, I should be around this weekend.
:(posting from my kindle... computer upgrade ran into unexpected issue today and i am «offline» for the moment. will be troubleshooting tomorrow and hopefully resolve but cannot really get on line till fixed. much as i like it the kindle is not a viable solution for anything beyond minimal messaging like this
Damn. Hope the troubleshooting goes well, and that you're back online asap.
Problem was a DOA power supply. After me and a friend isolated the problem we put in the old PSU and its working, but I won't be "online" till tomorrow as I have drivers to install and other stuff to do around the house.
Just an FYI folks I will be working a temp job for the next four days and will not be available until Friday evening. I will be checking in but will not be available for anything major I will be answering PM's and such after my temp assignment is done.
Effective march 15th 2011 I will be out of state. I will have LIMITED net access. The game will go on though. I will be in Chicago from the 17th to the 21st and then will be headed to Arkansas to look into a job there. I will provide updates as time and access permits.
back on line after re-locating to the new house, sorry I've been away. We're still moving in, but the systems are up and running again now.
Excellent, now you can plot the takeover of everything from your HQ.
Okay folks, I am back online but will need a week or two to get caught up and settled. Need to get re aquainted with not so new surroundings as I am back home. As soon as I get better adjusted I will be PMing all of you your 3090 prestart info including your "income" for the last 120 turns. I will try and be available on Skype sunday but that could be subject to change.
Good to hear, DR.
Over easter days I wont be as much online, but I might get a Laptop, so there might be some creative juices flowing. And its quite needed, eh? We will see. Looking forward, though.
Quote from: Deathrider6 on April 15, 2011, 08:45:46 PM
Okay folks, I am back online but will need a week or two to get caught up and settled. Need to get re aquainted with not so new surroundings as I am back home. As soon as I get better adjusted I will be PMing all of you your 3090 prestart info including your "income" for the last 120 turns. I will try and be available on Skype sunday but that could be subject to change.
I think...I have your skype addy. If you have a time preference to talk about things, let us know ;) I'm at my friends house, but I still have my headset with me ;)