With things starting to slow down a bit in the game at this time of year, I wanted to take this opportunity to send out a blanket message to everyone.
Simply put, I would like to extend warm holiday wishes to everyone. People tend to use this time of year to cherish spending time with family and friends.
For myself I'm on my own. No family, no significant other, partly by choice and partly because that's the way life goes. I was very fortunate to be welcomed into this game almost 1 year ago and since then have enjoyed the discussions, disagreements and even arguments with all I've engaged with.
It's hard to imagine that a group of strangers interacting through an online game can become "friends" but I do think that's what has happened here. Of course some of you have been around much longer and likely know more about each other, but I've always tried to view each of you as an actual person on the other side of the screen, and at times made a conscious effort to get to know a bit about each of you and your personal lives.
With that in mind, I sincerely hope each of you has an enjoyable Holiday season with those close to you and that you take a moment to look inward and understand how fortunate you are to have those people in your lives to share this time of year with.
So whether you simply have a GF/BF, wife, parents, kids no matter who they are make this season one to remember. Life is so very precious, and surprisingly short that nothing should ever be taken for granted, and life is made so much better because of the special people in our lives.