Looking for Shinies » sunset | Seeking and savoring distractions in gaming http://lookingforshinies.com Seeking and savoring distractions in gaming Sat, 17 May 2025 03:21:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 And now you know — Bye bye Massively http://lookingforshinies.com/2015/01/30/and-now-you-know-bye-bye-massively/ http://lookingforshinies.com/2015/01/30/and-now-you-know-bye-bye-massively/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2015 20:00:42 +0000 http://lookingforshinies.com/?p=2662 bye bye massively
The cat is finally out of the bag. You know that Massively.com, the place that got me into this whole writing-about-games gig (not to mention got me playing more game than I can count!) is shutting down on February 3rd. Yah.

As I stewed in this news for this past week, I had intended to write a long, touching, heartfelt post about my experiences there — all the things I learned, the amazing experiences I had, and the awesome people I met. But I hope you’ll forgive me that I just can’t do it yet. Words are failing me. It’s not that I am super depressed; I am actually excited for the upcoming changes. Instead, I just can’t seem to compress all that stuff in my head and in my heart into a single set of prose. I am sure I will eulogize at some point, but for now just know that I never go down without a fight and I certainly never give up. I’ll be looking for shinies in games until the day they pull the plug on the net!

]]> http://lookingforshinies.com/2015/01/30/and-now-you-know-bye-bye-massively/feed/ 9 Vanguard: Farewell, old friend http://lookingforshinies.com/2014/07/31/vanguard-farewell-old-friend/ http://lookingforshinies.com/2014/07/31/vanguard-farewell-old-friend/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2014 01:00:48 +0000 http://lookingforshinies.com/?p=2478 bye vanguard
After an evening of spending some quality time together, a dear old friend has left this world. Now is not the time for dwelling, even on the good times: It’s simply all too fresh. Later we’ll share more memories. But for now, I am simple saying adieu. Farewell Vanguard; you will certainly be missed!

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