Outro My time has come, it's been fun you guys.

Hi McBrawl! It's LukenDan here, and I have come to tell you that my time here at McBrawl is finished. It has been super fun, but my time is done. I would like to thank each and every one of you for taking me in, and the experiences I've shared with others (Though not all of them have been good). My time here has been unlike any other, but I must say I am done with McBrawl, and largely Minecraft in general. I will explain to you very in depth why I am leaving, and what will become of me.

Why am I leaving?
Reason #1:
Well, I am leaving for quite a few reasons, to be honest. The biggest I will now explain. For me, school starts this Wednesday, and I have extremely high goals for myself. You see, I have never gotten anything but Straight A's throughout all of my years of schooling, and I feel like that will not last. I have however, set a goal for myself, and that is to achieve a 4.0 GPA for all of elementary and middle school. This will require that I give school my undivided attention, and that I am always focused and aware of my grades. I simply cannot have a game such as Minecraft soaking up all of the time it has. I have EASILY spend 100+ hours on McBrawl, and over 250 total (I had a server I spent the majority of my time on, but it more or less shut down. This is what led me to McBrawl.) This is far too much, in my opinion, to lead a healthy lifestyle. In addition to that, my parents believe in top notch performance in academics, so during the school year, I am not allowed to really interact with electronics at all, unless it is Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. I will have my phone however, which will allow me to use the forums, but not nearly as much as I used to.
Reason #2:
The community. Yes, I said it. There are many, MANY people who have provided me with an AMAZING experience here at McBrawl, but some who seem determined to ruin it. I certainly will not mention names. No, certainly not. But I will say that a select few, around 15, to be precise, who will constantly insult others, call them names, and make them feel horrible inside. I know, here and there, I have called a few people some things I wouldn't like to repeat, and no matter how big ones ego gets, (And I admit, I do act pretty jerkish sometimes because of my ego.) you cannot deny that. It simply isn't right. I always try to stay away from using terms such as "eZ" or "skid", because there is 1 thing, I think 40% of the people on the internet do not understand. Those people you talk to like that? Those are real people, with real emotions. What you say has a consequence. Everything you do has an effect on people, whether it is good or bad. Some of the actions I have seen are simply appalling.

Spoiler: {DDoS talk. Please keep this up.}

{Those of you who DDoS? I want you to understand something. I do not CARE how annoying people get. Distributed-Denial-of-Service is NEVER the answer. It is illegal. It is immoral. It is overall just wrong. How would you feel to be the family of that person? What if the dad, or mom, were in an EXTREMELY important skype call for a job interview that could change the life of the person being DDoSed? That person, now thanks to you, may to never have that chance again. Just because what? You lost some pixels on a screen from someone miles away? Is that really an excuse? You might say “Oh, that won’t affect me”. Not only is that wrong, and EXTREMELY selfish to say, you might just be wrong. Perhaps someone was about to discover a cure for a lethal disease, but since the internet cut out, they will lose all of their research. Then, later in life, you catch that disease, and die from it. Maybe the chances of that happening are one in a million, but it could still happen. I am sorry if this goes against forum rules, but it had to be said. I don’t think deleting it would solve anything, because this needs to be out there.}

And to anyone I have hurt? I am sorry. I am truly sorry. I have no excuse for doing what I did. Even if you wronged me in some way, hurting someone emotionally is never acceptable. I know some of you see me say “ez” or “skid”, but most of the time, I am playing around with my team. But there are times when I used those words with a harmful intent, and that is not acceptable. You don’t deserve it, and I shouldn’t have said it.
But still, I am not invulnerable to comments from other people. I know that their messages are words on a screen, and I know that I shouldn’t care, but those words being typed? Those were written by real people, somewhere miles away. They have a legitimate opinion. And the fact that they dislike me that much? That just makes me sick to my stomach, and I cannot bear knowing that any longer. That is reason number two why I must (for the most part), leave this community.
Reason #3:
I want a life. I want to get stronger. I am in love with swimming, and at my age, and at my area, the competition is really tough. I have swum against someone who, at the age of 14, come within 2 seconds of Olympic times. That is crazy! And what happens to me? I get humiliated. Now, even in those races I can finish with a strong 2nd or 3rd, but still, I look like a simple child against these machines. I want to change that. I need to get better. And right now, for me the problem is strength. I am, debatably, relatively strong for my age. At 13, I can do somewhere between 30-40 push-ups in a row, assuming I am fully rested and full of energy. This is a huge improvement from last year, where I could only do somewhere around 15, but that still isn’t enough. Butterfly, my weakest stroke, requires either extreme lightness (Allowing you to float on top of the water, instead of go through it), or incredible strength (Allowing you to speed through the water, ignoring it’s resistance.). I plan on spending the majority of my time that I WOULD have spent on Minecraft, outside, playing with friends more, and getting stronger, and faster, both in the water, and out. Of course, I won’t come close to those Olympic swimmers I must face, but maybe I could come within 1.5 lengths of the pool. (1.5, because my main event is the 100 yard Individual Medley, which is 4 lengths.)

What will happen to me?
*Note: This section will be pretty short, considering it is not that complicated*
After I leave McBrawl, I will still be around, sort of. You may see me in game once or twice, but I will spend most of my time browsing the forums on my phone, instead of sitting in front of the computer all day. My enderchest will be distributed to my teammates, but be forewarned, it most likely will not have ALL that much. My MVP runs out on September 14th, which means that after that point, I will not really be ingame at all, except for the occasional Mc-Warfare game.

Tags, for the people who made my time here great.

@nicolecacola : Leader of TKP. Without TKP, I probably never would have stayed in Brawl as long as I did. Now that it is being shut down, I must go. Stay ez skid, and kick some butt out there, will ya? You lead the best team in WarZ. Keep dominating for me?
@ehvahn : The person who first got me into Brawl. After you-know-what shut down, I was probably gonna quit Minecraft, which I now, ironically, am now pretty much doing. Also, I know you IRL, so, swag.
@Jingca2012 : Co-leader of TKP. You and Nicole are, in my opinion, the two best people on WarZ. Keep wrecking people for me? There were times when you were the only reason I stayed on Brawl, but unfortunately, you cannot stop me now. Have fun with those 90 days of MVP I bought you. Keep on killing in WarZ, ok?
@edin61265 @followhenis @NMHRODMANISBEST @thwer : This group of people here was the group I could always count on to make me laugh, or to lighten my mood. Together, we almost never lost. Keep getting those full diamond kills without me, ok?
@xgen42 @athena530 : You guys. Ooooh you guys. I don't think we ever lost a fight when it was just us, did we? Of course, it was always you two leading the charge, getting the kills, and I always stayed behind, being the full leather I was. I know xgen resigned, so it'll be up to you Athena. Stay cool bro.
@tallscot : Always a cool guy to hand out around. Never a mean person, always seeing the best in people. One of the nicest people here.
@Krcoon : Only got to know you towards the end, but you were always super fun to talk to. Lieutenant Daaaan, iceee creeaaaaam.
@Pikmin_Hunter @rainywolvess @cuddlemonster09 @camo_unicorn : I know I never really got you know you guys all that well, but in my opinion, you are the 3 nicest people here. You never laughed at people, you never made fun of them. You were always willing to stop what you were doing to help me out. For that, I thank you guys.
@iErebos : Funniest person I know. Also, I know you IRL too. So uh, swag.
Please write if you read all of this. I want to know who cares enough to.

I am 100% sure I forgot to tag at least like, 15 people. If you would like to be tagged, or I remember that I should have tagged you, I will.


Well, that is about it for me guys.

If you wish to add me on Steam, which I will play every now and then, PM me with your information. My last regret is that I didn't get to get to know a lot of you better. Maybe I'll get to do that, but who knows?





NOTE: I will play for another week or so, but my activity will be winding down, and fast.

It is with a heavy heart that I post this thread, but it must be done.

 

Aw, gee thanks. Just another guy leaving. >.>

Added tags: @thwer for being supah amazingly awesome. @iErebos for being the funniest person I know.

 

I know, I was kidding around.

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