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    Funcom employee A Heartfelt Goodbye

    I'm not really a fan of beating around the bush, much like Joel, so I'm just going to go ahead and say it. July 5th is going to come around, and, well, I’m not going to be here anymore. That’s right, as of July 5th, I will no longer be working for Funcom or be your Community Manager. I know my time with you guys was short, and I am sad that some ideas will not be realized now, but I hope you know that I will miss this community.

    First and foremost, it’s of my own choosing! No worries that something crazy went on behind the scenes or anything like that. I totally didn’t have some sort of controversial fling with someone in the office in a leet costume. *cough* So stop thinking about that. I have actually been offered a very cool position on the community team at The Gamer Nation, a company that specializes in YouTube gaming channels, and I have decided that I want to take it and try something new. Instead of focusing on a few games, I can focus on all of the games! And that truly is where my passion lies – not the creation of games, but the support of games and the gaming industry. I can’t code to save my life, but I can support the coders! :P

    While I have enjoyed my time at Funcom immensely, and that is the reason this decision was so hard, I feel it is my time to go and try something new. I have a great opportunity to help build another community, and I want to take it. This choice did not come lightly, however, as I have made more friends at this company than I think I’ve ever had in my entire life.

    Besides, you guys are just fine without me. You run tons of events without my help and throw great in-game parties while listening to awesome radio stations. But, since I will be gone, and I know I helped support many events, if you are looking for support for your event, you will want to contact Tarib for support from now on. Please understand that with my leaving, he may not be able to respond to requests right away, so no bombarding him! I know that you are being left in very capable hands, and that the Funcom team is going to take awesome care of you. The AO developers are all over the place on these forums – far more than I’ve seen on other MMO forums. You have a great community here, and a great game. And it’s going to continue being great for years to come.

    On a sad note, there will be no "Your Voice" this month, and it is discontinued for the foreseeable future.

    And with that, I am off on another adventure. Don’t you worry, I’ll be around! Just not as often as before, and not in an official capacity, but definitely around. I would love to get some coverage for Anarchy Online once that new engine comes out and the game's lookin' all pretty.
    Last edited by Morteia; Jul 3rd, 2013 at 21:32:18.
    Amber "Morteia" Grant
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    Wish you lots of luck in the new company and the new position. New stuff can be a lot of fun.

    I think we can handle the Q&A ourselves. The pattern has been established for many years. The people change but the message is all the same.

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    Go help spread the love of AO from a new portal and good luck with the new beginnings
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    It`s always hard to see ppl leaving but I understand your need to try something new.

    I hope you will stop by once in a while when you have some chances

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    no pls
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    /sarcasm on

    we can take a hint, u got canned because u asked to many questions that weren't supposed to be asked about the game, such as.. 99% of the ones from Your Voice.

    /sarcasm off

    Good Luck with your new job, im sure anywhere u go its better then here so congrats on the new opportunity.
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    Good luck on your new pursuit! I'm sure it is very exciting!

    I'm actually sad to see 'Your Voice' suddenly going away. I was happy to read people's thoughts.
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    Good blessings on a new path.
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    well that's sad, sorry to see you leaving, but wish you all the best with your new Endeavour.

    I hope the discontinuation of the your voice does not mean we won't at least get last months questions answered. (crosses fingers)
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    nothing interesting here

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    higher turnover rate than an IHOP
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    Good luck Morteia at your new job! I wish the Your Voice questions werent discontinued, but its not your fault
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    Good luck Morteia!

    I enjoyed what little chats we have and can only hope someone else can pick up what plans we made
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    We all are going to miss you. Don't be a stranger.
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    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! T.T

    Good look at your new job, and dont forget us!!!
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    Sad to see you go, but good to hear where to find you next Looking forward to TGN.
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    Good luck on y our future endeavours Don't be a stranger!
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    Am I the only one noticing that the only thing getting faster at Funcom is the times before employees change?

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    Good luck with the Gamer Nation thing.
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