I’m sure I’ll have more on the subject later, after I have time to digest the impact.

Knowing you in game is a real pleasure. I would like to have known you in real life. Your leadership and guild shaping abilities are second to none. This is however just a game. Having fun is job one. If you are not having, then something isn’t right. I can only implore you to look at this from a long term standpoint.

Someone used the Business analogy in reference to our guild once. In a successful business, you have a normal attrition rate to deal with. Some employees are very prosperous, some are slackers. More often than not the slackers weed themselves out. Some are forced out. Every once and a while, said Business loses a great employee and for a while that business may falter a bit. However the good, strong business over come the loss, strengthen there ranks an move on. 

The point is that some players are not a good match for the guild. In time they will figure this out, hell we may even get to help them realize there obvious short comings. I think we all need to take the long term approach to guild growth and thinning. You may think things suck now, but if FSE is one thing, it is strong, with tremendous resolve. Don’t let them win. I know you stated that you have no intention of finding another guild. I believe you can to well in any guild in the game. Your skill as player will take you anywhere you want to go. Keep your friends close, however. You will be hard pressed to find another family where you can express yourself like you can in FSE. 

Lastly (for now), I refuse to look at this saddening post as an ultimatum. If this is your intention James, please let us know. If I know you like I think I do, you would not put that decision to us.


Jack