This thread may sound idiotic, and may be very unnecessary, but I think some of us need to vent on how this game has changed, their in game friends quitting (which they will never see ever again), and remembering the good days and the feeling of nostalgia. I'll start.
It's mid night, all my friends have bailed on me in the Skype call (totally scraping the all nighter plans) and I feel the crap feeling of boredom. As I throw my head in my hands trying to think of what to do on the vast world of my computer, I decide to check on the community I used to be obsessed with, which now sits in the bottom of my mind. I go through the threads only to see Death match after Death match threads and I stumble upon a kid pondering what to do with his socially awkward life. As my eyes strain and focus on my computer screen, I think of all the best times I've had on this game, all the friends I had, all the opportunities I had and how great it was. I minimize my browser and decide that my old friend would probably on steam. I see the gray disappointing "Offline" mode. I decided I would probably have better luck getting on the actual game to see if anyone I know hasn't quit or mysteriously vanished yet. Only one douche-baggy kid I sort-of-know is online, once my friend now a complete prick. I keep going through my friends lists, only to find most of my best friends have been offline for more than a year. As the chat room of IRC is beaten relentlessly with nonsense and I browse through the names looking for one good friend. Not surprisingly no one I know. I'm alone in this vast hell of nothingness, I feel lost and confused. I realize I'm probably not the only one with this feeling of emptiness.
Thanks for reading.
