
It turns out that some of them put lots of money into the game - some people in the hundreds, others in the thousands, if not more. I felt that the people I was in company with were trying for the same goals. People watch others in their teenage years or their twenties with colorful hair record themselves playing games and even have esports teams that get paid to play games for a living. The actions players would perform in the game and the battles they would have with other alliances, and, once again, the organizational structure was much more cutthroat, dare I say much more dangerous to these people. And, I don’t mean “real” in the sense that these players thought they were these characters they collected. Over the last year, the game became more serious, more of an actual tournament of champions to people, like reenactors portraying famous battles in history, or LARP groups that would gather and have role-playing adventures. We weren’t getting the same things we would have if we were not part of a larger group, which brings us to September. That lasted for a year before we realized we weren’t progressing as fast in the game. We didn’t like the structure or rules that followed this type of system, so we removed ourselves from the equation and started our three-person family alliance. I think I remember getting into a little argument, not heated mind you, but a very heated debate about it nonetheless. I defended the member, and, as most situations happen, other group members disagreed with how I felt. Looking back on it, I understand the whole group mentality, treating it like it was an organization, but I wouldn’t say I liked it after a while. Some people had legitimate reasons for not being online and helping for a period (which was a short period), and there were demotions and banishments from the group. My family and I made sure we stayed active in this group, but after a while, I was not too fond of this mentality of kicking people out of a group. If anyone steps out of line, or if anyone does not help the group, they are removed, fired, let go, banned–whatever you want to call it. When you join a group, as with any team, group, business, etc., everyone has to pull their weight. Then the game told us that if we want to move forward in the game, we would have to join a team, or, in this case, an “alliance.” So, we searched out one that would take us in. We performed our tasks daily, loved collecting characters and items, and progressing through the game. When my family and I first started playing it, we loved it. It’s a match-3 game with role-playing elements added to it. I got into online gaming a few years back with one game. I would write in here, but I would avoid trying to do anything because I thought, “Why?” Maybe I did need a disability? Perhaps I was losing touch with reality? So, I didn’t work on any projects. But, I listened to my family, who would watch all the manic episodes I would go through, and I started to believe them to a degree. I spent last year trying to get disability for mental health that, honestly, I never thought I would get. We became a “one income” family, which puts us in what America’s government considers “poverty level.” That sucks, but I realized this wasn’t a setback. The decade where I decide, “You know what? Fuck you last decade! This is my time! I own this! I deserve this!” Like 2020 is going to be the start of MY decade. I feel over the last few days I have had a process of being reborn. Last year, I needed to get my head straight. Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, and other authors don’t have to deal with this shit.Īnyway, let me tell you how I took back my last year and did a complete 360 in just a short amount of time. Not your atypical title, huh? I wanted to put tons of other things, but to sound like a professional, I have to listen to a simple program.
