Outside looking in?

[Le Ray [Q2C]]

Well, I've been out of commission for about a week now and I'm just sitting back and looking at everything that has gone on in the Cafe' and other places and I must say it is really pitiful. I announced my possible retirement from Q2 without much notice and all of this has really opened my eyes. I must say I'm really disappointed and kind of glad I've been able to look at this entire community from the outside. It makes things much easier for me.

[grieve[Q2C]]

Well, just talking for me, but you remember that I expressed in a PM that you should still sometimes look to this place, and you replied that you would do that.

So I never really considered you gone and out of this world. Also you sounded like not being able to access Quake 2 could be a temporary state and there could be a possiblity that this could change again.

Hope I didn't get this wrong. And since I am also present in the new YAK room, I didn't get the feeling of you being absent at all.

In short: I saw your announcement of retiring from this forum and the Quake 2 scene as a more unlikely possiblity.
Not as a fact.

[Le Ray [Q2C]]

Well, just talking for me, but you remember that I expressed in a PM that you should still sometimes look to this place, and you replied that you would do that.

Yes, I will always look in on the Cafe', as long as I keep it up and going.

So I never really considered you gone and out of this world. Also you sounded like not being able to access Quake 2 could be a temporary
state and there could be a possibility that this could change again.

It's looking pretty permanent. The only way I can see getting around it is to get an external hard drive. This is what makes it difficult. I'm just looking at all of this crap that's been going on and things that have been going on since I created this forum and I'm just wondering, would it be worth the effort to go out and purchase a hard drive? I'm just starting to feel that it may not be worth the effort. Honestly, I see too many mind games going on, we're all friends one week and then the next week we're enemies again. It's getting really old and I'm starting to really not care about it anymore. I'm not looking for pity, but I've always put 100% into this site and into my mapping, doing my best to keep Q2 alive and to be honest, I'm just starting to feel like it's not worth the effort. Maybe I'll feel different in a month or two. Like I mentioned before, maybe it's a good time to take a break. Just not sure if it's permanent or not.

Hope I didn't get this wrong. And since I am also present in the new YAK room, I didn't get the feeling of you being absent at all.
In short: I saw your announcement of retiring from this forum and the Quake 2 scene as a more unlikely possibility.
Not as a fact

I understand. Hope this clears it up for you. Thanks Grieve.