the best of times. Goodbye.
 

I now announce my retirement from developing graalonline servers.

I'll quit most of graal, maybe check in once everynow and then, but that's about it.

The reason for this is because. I simply don't have the time anymore, I've a future to think about.

I'm facing bad grades, a military trial in a few mounths I'm way off shape for. I need to keep my head in school, and my body in the gym. On top of that I've to get my driverslicence and I've a instant courseprogram already booked in, which costs. alot. So I've to take more shifts at work aswell.

I would like to thank so many people for my wonderful time here, I don't want to write a "special thanks list" I wouldn't know where to begin. But all of you that have made my skipping school days a good time. Thank you, you know who you are!

I've realized something quite important, Even how much we want Graal to be a part of reallife it isn't. Graalonline is just a game, and it's hard to take in, but it is. I know I can't throw my life away over some game. I believe it's not only me that feels like this, if you want to be something. You've to act, you've to pay attention in school, instead of making levels for appriciation at graalonline. Life is nothing like graalonline, you can't grab walls for instance. :)

I've something to say to a few staffmembers aswell.

Ol' West
Tig & Mag. Keep digging, keep searching keep working. The server will be finished and I know it. Because with a management like you guys it just can't fail. Don't give up hope yet.

Providence
Karn & Zew. Thank you guys. I really appriciated our times on the rc, making jokes about eachothers moms, having sex conversations. Talking about movies, etc etc. For all that thank you.

And I'll still remain as a host for Providence, aslong as you need me. I won't interfear with any of the work being done. And I'll upgrade in the summer when my developer gold runs out. Keep working, keep digging. Providence to shall see the light.

To all others

Thank you so much, this have been a wonderful experience for me.
Like I said earlier I might check in now and then, but not like I used to. Maybe like 2-3 times a mounth.

Don't be a fool stay in school!

Graal should only be something you do in your spare time. Everything else in your life should always come first, especially school, work, family, and friends.

Good luck, hope all goes well for you.

Again? :cry:

Aww, only got to know you recently, but it was cool time :) Good luck with all the jazz you got too do,

I feel the exact same way, developing/playing Graal screwed up my concentration so bad, my grades slipped alot. And now that I'm 16 my mom won't let me get my permit or a job because my grades are so low. Thats why I quit Graal along time ago, but the thing is if you really want to quit stay off these forums, trust me, everytime a good update comes out it sucks me right back in...

Nice message, much of what you said is very true and people need to think about it.

Aww... I never got to know you ;(

Bye! I dont really have much problem with Graaling and schoolwork myself.. But oh well im only 13 (14 in 20th)

Thank you guys.

Sorry Laek, I dont believe a bit of it.
You will come back if you will keep paying and stuff.
You just...dont need to see it as something that swallows your free time.
I am on my computer a lot, but I ALWAYS let friends and family come first.
Just...Dont be no-life.

But, see you later! :)

Pimmeh sums it up really..and Darlene.

If Graal starts consuming your life, quit as soon as you can!

For me, developing levels and playing is something I enjoy in my spare time, something that I do when i'm bored. I go to the gym 4-5 times a week, I go to college 3 times a week, I worked 1-2 times a week. I play sport a few hours a week.

It doesn't leave much time for Graal, but atleast it isn't consuming my life.

I wish you good luck anyway.

alot of these people are right, i play graal alot, but thats on the nights i dont have hockey or im not helping my mom with her horses, during the winter she doesnt go to the Racetrack because it is too cold for horses and they are staying at another barn, once i am old enough to get a job this game will be a 1-2 day a week game. and i am being more active so i dont really go on here other than to talk to some friends ive made along the way.

lol then ur gonna be playin graal for another 4 years.

im 12, ill probably stop before im 15.

I think not, Knightmare. You see, I have too been playing since I was 12. It has grown on me, really did! I dont play anymore, I just chill out and develop stuff.
I only play to check things out. THe highest thing I ever reached was...level 15 on Zodiac (or 18 cant recall) and level 12 on GK. Highest! Ever!
But I am still here, ain't I?

Didnt you just join like 5 months ago pimmeh?

I never knew you but graal will miss you :(

Honestly, I don't give a fart in space what you think or believe.
I'm 18 years old, and graal wasn't mylife. I too went to the gym, met friends drank beer like crazy on the weekends. And worked a almost fulltime job along with school. But the reason that I'm quiting is that I can't be online a 100procent. I can't manage a server anymore. Because as it is right now, I do levels like once a week tops. And on that time, I need to be studing even more. I've a goal, I know what I want to be. Graal is a obstical in my path to follow my dream. I'd rather live on a freeway then going down a bumpy road.

And bla bla I'm paying for it and stuff. I will check in on graal every now and then. But not as a manager, not as a staffmember of anykind. Just as a regular player like 2-3 times a mounth tops.

I don't know how you have it, but my foks isn't rich. I've to pay to live home, I've to pay for everything in mylife all by myself. Including the driverslicence which happends to be extreamly expensive in Sweden. My instant course costs around 2000$. I don't want to quit graal, I just don't have a choice.

I will stick around the forums for a day or so longer.

You have a choice, you can quit going after things that are expensive. Did you need a license? Did you need you spend $2000 on an education? Don't say "Graal, you're in my way" say "Graal, I'm putting you in my way so I feel better about getting rid of you".

um im level 4 on GK and level 56 on zodiac

Ive been playing since I was seven, and I forget my level on GK and like level five on Zodiac ;(

I miss when people played to hang out in events or whatever. Now people play to work to be able to kill noobs to make them feel bad.

i mostly just trained with my friends on Zodiac, and wow, scince you were 7? wait, your 13, so youve played for 6 years.

I'm 13 aswell, ive been playing since i was around 9 or 10...

I'm not a conspiracy theorist ...

Lets rally together all the 12-13 year olds and attack Cyberjoueres HQ. I'll get Batman in on this if I can.

Am I?

See ya, you've done a tremendous amount of work on Ol' West and I thank you so much; my respect for you is infinite.

Graal is one of those games that Stefan and Unix probably get nervous over alot. When they started making this game that requires long term play because something new is always coming out and the player-developing side of graal, they must of thought that alot of people would be quitting because it would take up so much of there life.

Laek I do not blame you for leaving at all, I have quit graal but I did not do it because I said "I am quitting". It happened to me because after 8 or 9 years of playing I said "Hey I should cut it down a little this week to study some more", pretty soon I was addicted to the forums but not to graal at all. It is one of those long term things, almost everyone that quits graal ends up coming back (unless they get married ;) ).

So anyways I wish you the best of luck and hope you return some day, try to not get to drunk :)