Hello fellow Zarpers,
It has been over a year and I have come a long way but today the 28th of July 2019 I have decided to step down from all of the ranks that I’m currently holding within Zarp. I will focus on TTT here tho because it’s the gamemode I have played the most and been most involved with.
I have thought about this for quite a considerable amount of time and have been on the edge of doing it beforehand. This is quite frankly not an easy step for me to take as I have put my time, heart and soul into this project and do deeply care for it. I also may or may not have shed a tear or two while typing this up and going through some of my memories ngl..
Just before anyone asks: I’m unsure whether I’ll return at some point. I’ll surely hop on the server and visit the forums from time to time but we’ll see.
Anyways let's move on..
There are various reasons for this but the main one is that I’m lacking motivation to do stuff in terms of some bigger updates that I’ve had planned but never came around to actually do, play the gamemode itself & to get on TeamSpeak. I don’t want to dive into why exactly that is so let’s just keep it at that.
All of this are things that I disliked about previous Server Owners and I’m ashamed of myself that I’ve gone down the same path.
In hindsight I do understand why they behaved like this but it’s still not an excuse in my opinion.
Apart from all of this it is safe to say that, despite some headache, it was a great and fun year for me. I’ve met some really kind and unique people in this community which I’d consider as friends at this point. In addition to that it has been an honor for me to be chosen to manage and lead a server of this size and popularity.
Being in charge and taking care of so many staff members and users was a great experience which I am going to miss.
I am very pleased with the overall performance of the staff team which has led to what I’d consider the crowning achievement of my time as Server Owner: bringing back TTT to the higher ranks on Gametracker, going as far as being the worldwide second most popular TTT server while holding the #1 spot in EU terms since over half a year.
This is getting hardly ever mentioned and I am guilty myself of not doing it more often but it’s a fact that without
all of you guys investing their free time into helping out on the server voluntarily we would not have this nice gaming environment that we have right now and wouldn’t be even near any top ranking spot. I am very thankful to all of the people who helped keeping the server clean. It truly amazes me that there are so many people who are willingly doing this job, even if their motivation might be a bit different from mine.
I wish all the best for TTT and the rest of Zarp. I have faith that with Henny and Nina in the Head Admin positions, the server and staff team will stay healthy, stable and continue to grow.
Now for an old fashioned thank you list..
Big boy thank you’s
Big men Chute & Dead, thank you for making the community as a whole possible. Without you, all of this wouldn’t exist and I would’ve never met many of the people that I now know.
Chute and Clarky, you have always been very approachable about anything I threw at you and have helped me out with a couple of issues, thank you for that.
Dead, although we’ve had some difficulties down the line, I’d like to think that we came along good overall and I highly appreciate and value your coding work. I know how time consuming it is and you still did it despite being pretty busy with your life so thank you for that.
You two were the Server Owners at the time I initially joined TTT and made the server into what me and many others enjoyed playing, so without you I perhaps would not have stayed here.
In addition to that you advised me when I had some trouble so thanks for that as well.
Working alongside with all of you as Head Admins has been a great, if not the best, experience from all of the time I had here in Zarp.
All of you are very kind, approachable and keen on keeping the server and the staff in order.
Although Luki & Nep have resigned long ago, you Henny & Nina are still here and there is no shred of doubt in my mind that you are more than capable of leading the staff team.
I have offered both of you to be promoted to my position so that TTT doesn’t end up without an Owner again but unfortunately none of you wanted it.
Nonetheless I believe in you and your skills, I was always able to rely on all of you which has helped me to a very big extend and I’m very thankful for that.
All the best for you.
Both of you did a good job as Super Admins and I like both of you.
The thing that you both have in common and that I especially value about you is that you’ll straight up voice your own and honest opinions without throwing shit which is a critical thing to have if one wants to get true feedback on whatever it is they’re doing. I hope you’ll keep this characteristic of yours.
Johnler, you were the first Head Admin I’ve talked to when arriving here. We came along very good, you saw my potential & capabilities and have pushed me to go to where I am today and in addition to that have trained me for all the ranks from Moderator to Head Admin. Thanks for that Master and I hope everything works out well with your studies and that girl you told me about.
Chienmann, to me you’re a pretty big meme and I like you for that you baguette.
Also:
Small boy thank you’s
Tom
Minijean
TheXnator
Rulebreaker
Turtle
EMP
Tyler
Taylor
BossComic
Eddie
Gin
Loli
Longshot
Prestige Invalid
Dr. Richard
Onion Rings
uzi
Lotto_Totto
Martin
Raeker
ImTooFastForYou
Sally
DrConor
A general thank you to everybody who has been alongside with me on my journey.
I guess this is a goodbye then.
Sincerely
Dr. House