Force of Impact

One year ago, Mustafah and I left a guild that we had been in for a long time and left a lot of the people that we enjoyed playing with, but the fact was that we were not enjoying the game.  Guild politics and behaviors had become unbearably rude, condescending, and blantantly disresptectful - and not even to us necessarily - but I am not the type of person to put up with that.

So when we created Force of Impact, we knew exactly the type of guild we wanted it to be.  We have always been more than clear about the intent of the guild.  We feel very blessed that some of our friends from our previous guilds joined us and even more blessed with the new friends that we have made here.

This guild has made great progress in raiding.  It was great to see people working together to get through the tough parts and celebrating together when we did.  We are in the midst of the high-ranked guilds in progression, but we had to make a lot of compromises to get there. 

Somewhere in the midst of these compromises we have lost sight of the purpose of the guild. Progress can made without the hardcore attitude.  I know that some of you don't agree with that, we will just have to agree to disagree.

This is above all else a game.  It is meant to be enjoyed.  Real life is tough enough and nasty enough.  We don't need the same thing here.  Mustafah and I have discussed this at length between us, the officers, several raiders, and friends. 

It is time that the purpose and intent of Force of Impact is re-established.

Force of Impact will continue to be a raiding guild.  We have always tended to be a bit more on the semi-hardcore side than the casual side and we will continue to stay firmly there.  We will not become a hardcore guild.

We realize that this is not the post that many of you expected.  We expect that several of you may choose to leave.  If that is the case, we will be sorry to see you go and we wish you the best of luck. 

For those of you that choose to stay, we will continue to make progress.  It may be a little slower than it has been, but it will be enjoyable.

The most important thing to remember is a guild is not just a group of players.  It is also a group of people, each with their own wants and needs.

Whatever your decision, may the Force (of Impact) be with you!
Z