A Love Letter to The Settlers Online
Dear BB and all other players,
Today marks my 9th anniversary of playing this game. Back in 2011, I was 12 years old and a very different person. I started playing this game when it used to be Castle Empire and it was just a young game too. I am 21 now and I have logged on once a day for the last 3288 days and I still don't get bored. When it went onto Steam for the first time, I was excited because I could meet new players and the fanbase would grow to love the game as much as I did. Little did I know, the new community didn't have the same appreciation for the game as I did but I knew that I would still enjoy it. This game taught me how to be patient and how to manage many tasks at once. Grinding adventures to level up until I could maybe reach level 50 was hard work but I knew it would be worth it when I could build my first granite mine. Milestones came and went but the big one was my first gem pit. After many many months of saving, I purchased my first gem pit and I was ecstatic. The world was my oyster. I continued buying gem pits with the gems I produced and I could even buy things to help me with the game! The patience was worth it. Fast forward to about a year ago, I bought my last gem pit and I could feel the end my time on this experience coming to a close. After the news of Flash Player being removed at the end of 2020, my worst fears were realized. I fear for what December brings but I know that I will always cherish the memories I made playing this game and the countless Ali Baba and The Young Woodcutters I completed. I can only thank my brother p0tat0masher for showing me this game back in 2011 and for playing it alongside me everyday. 11/11/20 marks the 9th anniversary of our guild: Restless Souls (founded on 11/11/11) which has stayed 2 members strong for 9 years since it debuted on the front page ( :O ) of the guild list. I know that one day I will stop playing Settlers whether it be forced by the demise of Flash or if I forget to log on one too many days in a row. It will be a bittersweet day, I will cherish all of the memories made on this game but I hope my settlers will miss me as much as I will miss them. I want to thank everyone at Blue Byte for continuing to support us players over the years and even coming out with more content for us today! I hope every player who reads this had as great of an experience I did and I look forward to making more. Whatever happens at the end of 2020, happens. I hope all of you and your families are well during this stressful time and I look forward to seeing you in-game. Thank you.
-exarkun616
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