The Metaverse is dead and everyone who was waiting with
baited breath has received their loot. Except for the souls too small in level
to receive the Guardian mech and must wait until they level enough.
I have been dealing with health struggles for the last 3-4
months that has made it very difficult to do much but try to keep food on the
table for my family and stay on the right side of the ground. It was hard
enough to just play in the last few Clan Wars so I was not able to take part in
the Metaverse and missed out on a chance for one of those sweet 105T foe
crushing monsters to my sadness.
Like just about everything MG this event was no stranger to
joy, sadness, anger, frustration or controversies. For every pilot who loved it
you could find one who had issues with it for some reason. The Player’s Page on
Facebook goes through cycles of quiet and then intense 100+ replies to a post
that causes a lot of us to quickly pick a side and go on the attack. On one topic,
a pilot might be a calm voice of reason and on another quickly get so involved
with defending a point of view that both sides stop listening and things can
get ugly. We are all human and at times struggle to stay on the high road while
we are talking with others on something we are passionate about and they have a
divergent view point. MG is not alone in this. We have all encountered issues
playing other games that fast evolves into a public flame war.
Thinking about my own health challenges this last week I
remembered one topic on the Player’s Page that has always brought out the best
in every member over the years. When there is large need that is brought forth
to the community like precious little Hattie and her family we all put aside
our differences and rally around those in need. This is the only game community
I have ever been a part of that does something like this. Where we as players join
forces with and Nick and his team and set aside our differences and show one of
the best traits of humanity. The act of care and concern for others and the
gift of charity. So, the next time you find yourself locked in mortal combat
with someone on the Player’s Page and are tempted to write them off, remember this is just a game and in real life
where it counts we are all on the same team and do some wonderful things together.
~John Ringo