Post by dropbear on Mar 9, 2013 4:16:23 GMT -6
It is with a heavy heart that I must tender my resignation from DPS.
The story behind this decision is rather complex, thus I will try to distill it down to relevant points, however please understand that this decision was not made lightly; I have made firm friendships with many of you in DPS, however - to quote Captain Kirk;
"The needs of the one outweighed the needs of the many".
Two days ago, I caught up with an old Clan Buddy from the days when we used to blitz the BF2 and BF2142 Australian Scrim ladders.
This gentleman lives an hour's drive away from where I live, and unfortunately - life has not been kind to him. He has lost his wife and Son in a heart-rending incident. Without divulging the whole story (given in confidence), his life is a train-wreck, and only playing WoT has given him some semblance of existence.
Immediately, my heart went out to his circumstances; I have personally offered as much as I can to help him out of this "slippery slope", and in addition he asked that I play WoT with him, as we both used to enjoy each other's gaming techniques with many belly laughs.
As laughter is the best medicine, I am greatly hopeful that this will help him on the road to recovery.
When he first asked me to join his clan, I envisaged the probability that I would be stepping down into a less than capable organisation without the raw potential of DPS. Therefore it was with no small measure of surprise, when I found out he belonged to RELIC.
I am in the process of being assessed by the hierarchy, and to be honest I was not convinced that (with my stats) I would be acceptable material. The jury is still out on this outcome.
I realise that my resignation may be a cause of irritation, even anger. All I can say is that I still have the greatest respect for the members of DPS, and if it was not for a heartfelt request from a dear old friend, this post would not need to be written; I was happy where I was with a clan that put "Fun" before all other considerations.
I also understand that this story would make sceptics of its credulity, especially as I am attempting to join RELIC. You have my personal word (which is not given lightly), that I had no knowledge of my friend's clan before promising him that I would join his clan, and help put a smile back on his face.
There is every probability that this endeavour might fail, RELIC's recruitment process is designed to cull those gamers that have high opinions of rather average gaming abilities. No favours are being given to me simply because I have a friend in clan.
I do hope that the friendships I have forged in DPS remain. Most of you may be on the other side of the world, but those who I have had the privilege to call "friend", are those with whom friendship would have been a natural occurrence due to our similarities and interests outside the realm of the Internet and inside the domain of Real Life.
If allowed, I would like to visit you on TS from time-to-time, just to catch up with you all and share experiences with.
With the deepest sincerest regret,
Drop_Bear
(EDITS: Personal Grammar Nazi who is also average in his passion)
The story behind this decision is rather complex, thus I will try to distill it down to relevant points, however please understand that this decision was not made lightly; I have made firm friendships with many of you in DPS, however - to quote Captain Kirk;
"The needs of the one outweighed the needs of the many".
Two days ago, I caught up with an old Clan Buddy from the days when we used to blitz the BF2 and BF2142 Australian Scrim ladders.
This gentleman lives an hour's drive away from where I live, and unfortunately - life has not been kind to him. He has lost his wife and Son in a heart-rending incident. Without divulging the whole story (given in confidence), his life is a train-wreck, and only playing WoT has given him some semblance of existence.
Immediately, my heart went out to his circumstances; I have personally offered as much as I can to help him out of this "slippery slope", and in addition he asked that I play WoT with him, as we both used to enjoy each other's gaming techniques with many belly laughs.
As laughter is the best medicine, I am greatly hopeful that this will help him on the road to recovery.
When he first asked me to join his clan, I envisaged the probability that I would be stepping down into a less than capable organisation without the raw potential of DPS. Therefore it was with no small measure of surprise, when I found out he belonged to RELIC.
I am in the process of being assessed by the hierarchy, and to be honest I was not convinced that (with my stats) I would be acceptable material. The jury is still out on this outcome.
I realise that my resignation may be a cause of irritation, even anger. All I can say is that I still have the greatest respect for the members of DPS, and if it was not for a heartfelt request from a dear old friend, this post would not need to be written; I was happy where I was with a clan that put "Fun" before all other considerations.
I also understand that this story would make sceptics of its credulity, especially as I am attempting to join RELIC. You have my personal word (which is not given lightly), that I had no knowledge of my friend's clan before promising him that I would join his clan, and help put a smile back on his face.
There is every probability that this endeavour might fail, RELIC's recruitment process is designed to cull those gamers that have high opinions of rather average gaming abilities. No favours are being given to me simply because I have a friend in clan.
I do hope that the friendships I have forged in DPS remain. Most of you may be on the other side of the world, but those who I have had the privilege to call "friend", are those with whom friendship would have been a natural occurrence due to our similarities and interests outside the realm of the Internet and inside the domain of Real Life.
If allowed, I would like to visit you on TS from time-to-time, just to catch up with you all and share experiences with.
With the deepest sincerest regret,
Drop_Bear
(EDITS: Personal Grammar Nazi who is also average in his passion)
