Popular Post Sphinx Posted July 29, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) Hey everyone, Originally I wasn't planning on making a forum post about this, but a combination of MrBooty's excellent post (You legend on beating your depression btw,) in this sub-forum where he spoke candidly about some of his own personal troubles and through the suggestions of several including @Yuiand @MonkeyDLegend has convinced me to do so. Firstly let me preface this I'm not looking for sympathy I simply wish to express my gratitude at the support this community has shown and to reflect on some the recent drama that's made the OWF a very interesting place as of late. At 11am I received a call from the nursing home where my father is a resident of. He was diagnosed with dementia some time ago and has been in care ever since 15/1/18. He had finished his breakfast and went to have a nap, the nurses checked each hour on him (9am and 10am) and he was fine, until they went to wake him up for lunch at 10:50am, where we had unfortunately passed away in his sleep, he was aged 76. A couple hours later after the resident doctor at the nursing home had examined him they informed us they believe he had suffered a heart attack. The first few hours after the event were probably the worst time of my life as my mum and I contacted family and friends and informed them of the news. I was broken from having to tell his sister, friends, cousins etc and having an escape from that and coming onto Discord and this community was that break. Whilst support from my family and friends has been invaluable it has also been immensely draining. So being able to vent to both friends who I don't know IRL in this community and my own Discord servers I run as well people I've barely talked to just hitting me up out of the blue was something that honestly eased the pain more than anything else could. There's been a lot of drama recently many of which my is own doing, some of which in hindsight my actions I do regret and if I could've done differently I would've done so. But as MrBooty expressed in his post towards BK/NPO, I wish to say the same towards KETOG/Chaos/Rose and especially the wider community in general you guys despite our differences and arguments all provide a unique aspect of this community that has made the last few weeks one of the most engaging and enjoyable times in my 1,211 days in this game, it is this community that keeps my interest in the game and I suspect this is the reason most of us stay. I hope I get the honour and the privilege of having the chance to fight alongside you one day or maybe even as a member in the future. For now if I decide to take a break and enter VM, Yui will run tCW in my absence. However If do decide against VM'ing for a bit please don't go easy on me just because of my loss. (Don't take my fun, ;;p) To all the people from all different spheres and blocs that have expressed their condolences thank you for your support to me in this painful time, it means a lot to me. This event has given me pause to reflect on recent events and much like MrBooty said, we are a community and I'll try to make sure going forward I can contribute as best I can to making this game fun for not just my alliance members and allies but the entirely of Orbis. Plus a bit of shitposting and drama is always fun to engage in. Good luck to everyone in the war, its been great fun so far and I'm looking forward to some great next rounds. We're in for a strong chance I reckon for us to win the war but it seems we'll be fighting for quite some time, which is fine by me since I've still gotta restore tCW's military reputation. ;,p Regards -Sphinx Edited July 29, 2019 by Sphinx typo/grammar 62 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True King Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) Good luck dealing with your loss, game shouldn’t take precedence over the more important stuff going on around us. Edited July 29, 2019 by Noctis Anarch Caelum 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan (Uzume) Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 o7 Tell me when you need memes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benfro Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 RL first, always. Glad you have some good perspective on all of this. We appreciate your work here, Sphinx, even when it isn’t always said. I enjoyed working with you greatly in Panth, then during the EMC days, and now in Orion business. You are a great partner. we will be thinking of you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DemonSpawn Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Sorry for your loss Sphinx. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyster Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Take care and sort things out IRL. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majima Goro Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Hope you do well with your life. Deepest condolences and no, we will hit you harder ? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Thrax Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Sorry to hear, Sphinx. At the end of the day everyone playing this game is a person, and if it ever came off like a personal thing when we've disagreed over dumb game stuff, please accept my apology for being deeply remiss. I've always found that one of the most useful things about having online friends is that you can unload all your emotional stuff on them. It's part of how I keep myself sane, and how I actually trick people into thinking I'm a functional adult irl. Hehehe. Loss is a bastard and I think the most reasonable thing that I can say about it is that everyone deals with it in their own way and it's not for anyone else to tell you your way is no good. Do what makes you feel better: deal with things in your way... no need to feel ashamed or apologetic for that. Anyway. Take care of yourself. If you ever want to chat with someone uninvolved feel free to hit me up. 4 Quote Slaughter the shits of the world. They poison the air you breathe. ~ William S. Burroughs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bezzers Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Our thoughts are with you in these hard times Sphinx. My condolences to you over your loss, and I think I speak for all of Chaos when I say that you should absolutely place your life matters first, and any toxicity towards this matter will be stamped out immediately. Your grieving and your emotions place well above this silly game, and I hope this community will support you in this time of need. I'm deeply sorry for your loss. 3 Quote Roll Squeegee pact with Redarmy and Ameyuri Blues Brothers pact with Redarmy Leader of the Elyion Resistance. If it's backed by NPO, you know it's evil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphinx Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 (edited) Thanks for the replies everyone 50 minutes ago, Benfro said: RL first, always. Glad you have some good perspective on all of this. We appreciate your work here, Sphinx, even when it isn’t always said. I enjoyed working with you greatly in Panth, then during the EMC days, and now in Orion business. You are a great partner. we will be thinking of you. Yeah crazy to think we first met 3 years ago, here's to many more. Also nice work mate you beat me this round but I'll be back. ;,p 27 minutes ago, ShadyAssassin said: Hope you do well with your life. Deepest condolences and no, we will hit you harder ? Wouldn't want it any other way, ;,p 15 minutes ago, Spaceman Thrax said: Sorry to hear, Sphinx. At the end of the day everyone playing this game is a person, and if it ever came off like a personal thing when we've disagreed over dumb game stuff, please accept my apology for being deeply remiss. No need to apologise mate, its the name of the game we all play politics one way or the other. Been great fun over the years and looking forward to the future ups and downs. Got family and friends coming from all over Australia for the service, so I'll see people I haven't seen in ages. After witnessing dementia first hand I can say its a disease I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I emphasise with anyone who's experienced the decline of a loved one like we have, I hope a cure can be developed one day. 4 minutes ago, Bezzers said: Our thoughts are with you in these hard times Sphinx. My condolences to you over your loss, and I think I speak for all of Chaos when I say that you should absolutely place your life matters first, and any toxicity towards this matter will be stamped out immediately. Your grieving and your emotions place well above this silly game, and I hope this community will support you in this time of need. I'm deeply sorry for your loss. Appreciate it Bez, Edited July 29, 2019 by Sphinx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNG Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Losing someone close to you is a terrible thing, you have my deepest sympathy Sphinx. Best of luck with everything over the next few weeks, we'll be here when you're ready. ❤️ 2 Quote "They say the secret to success is being at the right place at the right time. But since you never know when the right time is going to be, I figure the trick is to find the right place and just hang around!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Kastor> He left and my !@#$ nation is !@#$ed up. And the Finance guy refuses to help. He just writes his !@#$ plays. <Kastor> And laughs and shit. <Kastor> And gives out !@#$ huge loans to Arthur James, that !@#$ bastard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yui Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I already said most of what I'd say to you in DM but well done for writing this. ❤️ If you do take a break, I'm sure you'll be ready for a purple office and Ellies everywhere but otherwise, I'll be good and look after everything. *Hugs*. 6 Quote Dorky Weeb One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiloist II Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 My thoughts are with you and your family bro. Take it easy and enjoy the time you'll have with family. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hassan Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Deepest condolences fam. Hope you recover from your loss soon. And yes, expect to see my war in your nation activity soon. o7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamala Khan Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 I am so incredibly sorry for your loss Sphinx. Take as much time off as you need, at the end of the day, this is still a game, and this shouldn’t take precedence over RL matters. If you don’t VM though, don’t worry, we’ll still be rolling you just as hard as before! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dio Brando Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 We haven’t always agreed, and quite often butted heads. But you were a good person to chat with, and I will always treasure the odd voice chat we’ve had. I’m incredibly sorry for your loss, and I hope you find the strength to recover. If you ever need anything, I’m only a DM away buddy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamic Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Sphinx, I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family. 2 Quote Horizon Guard of Rose Internal Affairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micchan Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Come back when you're ready, I will personally deal with beating and destroying TCW so when you come back you will feel at home 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXBNCKJXBJ Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Im sorry to hear. Have strength. I pray for you and your family. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sri Lanka 001 Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 my condolence o7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trajan Posted July 29, 2019 Share Posted July 29, 2019 Sorry for your loss. I lost someone close to me recently as well, and it's good to see the good of the PW community when going through those situations. Even tho we don't talk, you do have my thoughts, prayers, and sympathy. 3 Quote Roman Empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosta Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 My condolences for your loss Sphinx. Prayers to you and your family. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRBOOTY Posted July 30, 2019 Share Posted July 30, 2019 Condolences for your loss mate, and I'm glad my post helped spawn this one. All jokes people make aside, TCW has been a force in this game, and I'm glad that you have been the leader. 3 Quote MR BOOTY IN DA HOUSE http://i.imgur.com/R5WWAB1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aksel Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 I'm a bit late - but RL first and always. Sending love from my fam to yours. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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