A goodbye long in the making...

by Kaiszz, 281 days ago

It's with a heavy heart and a sad day that I have to do this, and it's hard writing this, but it's not really a surprise at this point. Things have been going downhill pretty rapidly since we killed Chogall in late February, but they've been going downhill for quite a while longer. I've always felt we were living on borrowed time now, looking back, close to over a year now has just been always a surprise that we keep pulling through and going on, especially the rough way this xpac started, but we always did. This time though, is different.

Founded long ago, when the server opened, Invalid Target has seen hundreds, I wouldn't be surprised if it was close to a thousand people, transition through our guild. I wasn't here for all of it, but I heard stories, and stories of stories, passed down about the moments shared. Some were here briefly, some longer, but it felt like a little home to a lot of people, for some, the only guild they ever knew. It was like that to me, a home, with friends, for years. It's the only guild I've ever been in, and it's been so much more to me than that, all the things that have germinated from people I met right here. Like many of the people that have been here, being anywhere else just felt wrong, and that's how I feel too, I have no intentions of being anywhere else, so I'm ending it here.

Through all the years, through all the people, there's been so many memories and moments shared, and not just over pixels, but deep relationships formed, hours spent in conversation, doing goofy shit, with people you truly felt close to yet probably never met. I truly hope that even though the way this ended, was a very sour and sad way to go, that people always have the good memories of what happened here, and of each other, and remember them fondly. I'm saddened though that the vast majority of friends I have in my heart will never get to read this, but I can only hope.

I know I have my own faults and issues and problems, and I've been rude and a jackass and a million other things to a lot of people, and for that I'm sorry. I'm the GM too, have been, for a year, so what happened here is my fault too, and I'm not going to shy away from that. There's a lot I could have done differently, but I screwed up and messed up, and for that I'm truly sorry, to all the people who expected better and different of me.

It was a hell of a run, just a group of friends who would never step down from a challenge, just "Eh, fuck it, lets go and do this." There was no reading other people's strats, copying shit, we went in there and gave it our own personal best and learned from it. From getting ZA bears in a scrub mix of T4 & S2 PvP gear while guilds clearing T6 were fumbling their way through, to getting Horde first LK-10 kill, missing realm first by hours, while being shadowed and raced by 25s guilds in T9 heroic gear while we had our Sub T9 mix. We always had a 10s core that really kicked ass, and a 25s where we spent time with friends.

There was drama, there's always drama, but we tried to keep it in check, keep it real, and be fair to the people here. I know I failed at that at times, worse at some times, but we strove to provide somewhere where people could hang out when they wanted to then get serious face during raids. "WE SLAY INTERNET DRAGONS," a motto, and we did.

Right now though, we're not anymore, and worse, and I just can't stand to watch it anymore. I can't stand to sit around and watch old and close friends, slowly fade away, unsure of how to go. Most everyone is gone already at this point, but there's a few left, and it just gets harder. I know I can't restart this, so I'm not going to let it just slowly keep fading and fading. If you're still around, actively, then you're of course welcome to be here a bit longer, but in my heart it would make me feel better to have everyone who still enjoys playing to move on to a new home, if they want, or just move along entirely and end it here with IT.

With that in mind, I'm going to be officially closing out on May 1st. It'll just be me, because I don't want to see IT vanish, so I'm going to be there. I'm going to keep this site up, though don't expect anything active, just the forums will be postable, so if anyone wants to ever just say hello or tell us how it's going, past or far far far past IT people, I would appreciate it and I'm sure otherwise would like to say hello too. And just as a throwback to our entire history, http://stormbringer.aceboard.com/ is the old IT site, the TBC IT, just if people want to go read it. It's history, so is this, and I want to keep it alive. I might post some other things, stuff I never got around to, we'll see, one thing I never did was a sort of almost but not quite finished rant about DKP and how much better a free roll loot system is, so if it helps someone reading at some point, or just a read for anyone interested, Here's the link *clickie*

There's so many things I've left unsaid but they'll probably have to stay that way sadly, people that have faded away, recently, or long ago, I just want to say Good Bye, and it's been a pleasure.

And if there's one parting thing I want to say it's this. Never stop having fun, never get caught up in something and forget where you are and who you are, because situations change, people change, and you never know what tomorrow is going to bring, so enjoy today while you can, however you can, because there's no going back when shit falls apart and changes under you, don't live with regrets.

-Kaiszze, Invalid Target, Echo Isles, April 15th, 2008 - May 1st, 2011

Thank you all for all the memories, I'll always have warm and fond memories and a unique place in my heart for all of you, you were all real friends and more, I'll miss you all. Best wishes and good luck to you all.


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Reminder~!

by Kaiszz, 332 days ago

No raids scheduled for March 7th, 8th or 9th. Week off.

Grats on Alakir & Chogall kills :D

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How to Chogall - IT Style

by Kaiszz, 376 days ago

KILL HIM WITH THE POWER OF RAINBOWS

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P.S. Expect some meaningful updates here 'soon'

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