At 08:59 AM 10/29/99 -1000, you wrote:

>From: "Reece, Tom - 25IDL G4" <g4mntofcr@...>
>
>So does that mean you've quit playing EQ or you have retired from your RL
>job? Not good if its #1, congrats if its #2.

Actually, the first. It's unfortunate, but after spending the last 2 weeks
gaining a half a bubble slowly over several hours, only to lose it in an
instant at LEAST 6 times a day - I just got too frustrated. I was trying
to play by Brad's rules: group or die, so I was grouping, everywhere. Died
3 times in a row in Unrest, and the only support I got from my group was
"Dude, you're too low - you're gonna die if you come back!" (I was 22nd.)
I gave up on groups and decided to solo, but the very first pull, a simple
Dark Boned Skeleton standing RIGHT at the side door, went awry, when the
skeleton somehow decided that the door was not the shortest path to e, and
ran through the entire house to get to me, of course, bringing the entire
house with it. I just /quit'd, didn't even look back. I can't play the
game if I can't find a regular group, and every group I find that is
halfway decent soon outstrips me in levels, so I gave up.
Enjoy it, and perhaps someday I'll be back, but for now, I will be
leaving for greener pastures. At least, single-player-friendly pastures.

Talies the Retired.

P.S. I wasn't the only one to make this decision in my semi-regular group.
After dying 3 times in a row to trains other groups brought over her in the
space of 30 minutes, with NO opportunity to gain experience before dying
again... well... she decided to quit, too. One less Druid on Bristlebane,
courtesy idiots in Mistmoore.