Spoiler alert: This is a long post... but like I give a shit.
I recently took some time off for real life related issues and I came back to find the Slip account set for deletion and a forum full of flamage. For the record, I took a break before the last op started. By the time I returned, it was too late to try and salvage the account. I could tell that Zeah was gutted by what had happened. I know for a fact that she wanted to win this world more than any other world and tbh, she probably deserved it. Her stats were impressive:
Rank 1 in ODD... by a mile
Rank 10 in ODA
She was always in a war and she would never give up.
She may not be the best attacker, but damn... she knew how to defend...!!
What concerns me is the disrespect in this forum from both sides. I'd like to remind everyone of something that we sometimes forget - We all have friends in this game and one person's perception of an individual can be completely different to another person's opinion (who is usually an enemy, or a rival poster in the externals).
Zeah and I first met in W58. I always found her to be a very friendly person and I always enjoyed chatting to her when I had the chance. It took a while to get her into a voice chat and it was in one of these chats that I was lucky enough to meet the real Zeah. What you see in the game and in mails/skype is not what you get in real life. As I got to know Zeah, I could never understand why people hated her so much in the game. As we chatted over the years, we always knew our boundaries and we never crossed them. I had many opportunities to be sleazy and I could have tried a few lines on her, but Zeah deserved better. If anything, I'd consider her to be my little sister that lived on the other side of the world. Ultimately, I would do anything for her.
With this said, I feel that her recent posts are a reflection of recent events. Zeah just lost what she has loved so dearly - the slip account. I think everyone should try to remember that this is a game and let's limit the hatred on the externals.
Congratulations to -ND- for taking down the #1 defending account in this world. This is not a trivial thing and -ND- should be extremely proud of this achievement. Zeah was an elemental force in this world and maybe everyone should try to bury the hatchet for just a few moments and look at what she achieved. She gave you the wars you crave, why else would you play this game??
Z... love ya work.
Farewell W73.