I wanted to say thank you to John Carter, Marp, Meow, and all the devs who have kept this game going for so long.
I quit Salem rather abruptly some years ago. I had been in a toxic romantic relationship for some time and I finally realized I had to put my life back together, make some changes, un-burn some bridges and what not, blah blah blah.
I was more or less just an elaborate ***** here, but I did enjoy myself. I mean it’s not like I think my presence was missed or anything but I was involved with the wiki and a couple of projects and from time to time I felt just a twinge of guilt when I thought about having left everything so suddenly.
I know this forum is dead. This post is more cathartic than anything else, but recently I kinda wanted to make my peace with Salem.
It’s going to sound stupid but when I went back to school I changed my major to GIS (Geographic Information Systems). I can’t entirely credit Salem with that decision but playing with Salem’s map/world made me question what was possible to do with maps and tickled an interest I didn’t even know I had. In the grand scheme of things it may not mean much but lately I’ve wanted to say thank you.
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PS. My character woke up naked, alone, base in ruins, and with hypothermia. I look forward to rebuilding my base and perhaps the occasional ***** here on the forums.