Seven years.
Nine seasons.
Dozens of RPers, some bad, but most incredible.
Countless story arcs and storylines.
15,736 posts.
With that, we close the book on the Hype's most prolific and longest running RPGs. Some of my most fondest memories here on the hype have come in this RPG.
As we say goodbye, I just want to say my thanks to everyone. Thank you, for not only making sure this game held on as long as it could, but also thank you all for welcoming into this RPG when I was just a newbie who applied for Captain Atom.
This is the place where I cut my teeth, this is where I discovered my love for characters like Guy Gardner, Bart Allen, and Green Arrow. In this RPG, I was able to transport myself back to when I was seven and running around my house in a Batman cape, I got to relive that fantasy of being my favorite character for two years. It was in this RPG that I wrote scenes that genuinely scared me, showing me how depraved and sick I could be. You made me a better writer, and a better person.
But more than anything, it was in this RPG that I made friends I like to think I will always keep. From a like-minded Batman fan with an affinity for goats, to a slightly anal retentive Hispanic who may or may not yet have his greencard. To a very special lady who I fought, bicker, and cuss and yell at...and I'll never stop doing that because that's what I love about you...you crazy woman!
Thanks to her for being a good writing partner and being foolish enough to relinquish power to me.
Also, a big thanks to MB and Soze, two of the RPers I've worked well with throughout the years, regardless if our characters were working together or against each other, just working alongside the two of you forces me to up my game regularly.
Also, a big, big, big thanks to trusty and wieg. Some folks say I did an alright job as GM, but that's a bunch of ********. I was nowhere without you two. You two always had my back, picking up my slack. If I'm a good GM, then it's all thanks to my Roster ***** and List Nazi.
Finally, thanks to all of you who have a one time participated in this game. At the end of the season, we like to talk about who was that season's MVP, but at the end of this epic nine season run...each and everyone of you out there are this game's MVPs.
It was you who kept the game alive, you who wrote stories and characters so damn good we're slightly convinced DC has poached from this RPG more than once. Without you, there is no players, there is no epic stories, and there is no World of Heroes RPG.
So, my heart goes out to each and everyone of you. You are the heart and soul of this game, you made sure it beat along for as long as it did and for that, I will be forever grateful.
If this new RPG can even be half as successful as WoH's was, I will take it as a immense victory. While I was lucky enough to have a great time here, I was even luckier still because I found more than friends...I found family.
Thank you all, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Byrd
