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Garrbear

Post by Irongron » Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:41 am

Hard to know where to start this one...

Our developer, Garrbear, who together with Aniel brought us classes such as Swashbuckler, Hexblade, and much more content besides decided last night to step back from staff, and back into the world as a player.

Arelith development can be really taxing, and while I was aware he had been ruminating on this decision for some months, it still comes as something of a blow.

It's out of the ordinary for any volunteer developer to have so large an impact on our server, not only with his own extensive body of work, but as a level-headed gatekeeper on so much else, while to cap it off, he made for hugely enjoyable company who simply made those Arelith staff channels a more enjoyable place to pass the day.

Of course we have a huge pool of staff left over, with some recent fantastic additions, but I can't help but feel, that we all just got a good deal dumber without the benefit of his intellect and insight.

All the best for whatever project you take up next - don't let those talents go to waste.

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Re: Garrbear

Post by Skarain » Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:47 am

Thank you for your contribution to the server, Garrbear. o7 *Salute*

May the green player pastures welcome you wholeheartedly.

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Re: Garrbear

Post by Mythic » Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:55 am

Going to miss seeing the amazing work you did devside Garr. Hope to catch you as a player someday
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Re: Garrbear

Post by Sincra » Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:13 am

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Re: Garrbear

Post by dominantdrowess » Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:22 pm

Thanks, Garrbear! Hope to see you in the game! =)

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Re: Garrbear

Post by Watchful Glare » Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:45 pm

It's a terrible day for rain.

Thank you for being such a dedicated developer for the time you were, I remember coming back to Arelith and seeing all those new classes and being hyped. On the flip side, it'll be great to run into one of your characters again. Be seeing you in game!
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Re: Garrbear

Post by Aradin » Mon Jan 24, 2022 1:42 pm

Really nice work on all the new classes and toys for old ones. Hope you enjoy your playtime!

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Re: Garrbear

Post by Morgy » Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:01 pm

Thank you for all your work here. You've helped to bring so many stories to life with your work. Good luck.


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Re: Garrbear

Post by Archnon » Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:31 pm

Sad to lose such an amazing developer. Excited that you get to enjoy your work and excited at the potential of running into you as a character!

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Re: Garrbear

Post by LichBait » Mon Jan 24, 2022 7:53 pm

Always bittersweet when a Dev goes. Hope you get to enjoy some of what you helped make!

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Re: Garrbear

Post by Hadals » Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:48 pm

Big kudos for the dedication and effort. See you on the server!

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Re: Garrbear

Post by Good Character » Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:37 am

Champion of the people. Making the hard decisions when others struggled to.

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Re: Garrbear

Post by Aellowyn » Tue Jan 25, 2022 2:56 am

You've done some good work! Hope you have fun in game.

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Re: Garrbear

Post by godhand- » Tue Jan 25, 2022 4:05 am

Thanks for all your amazing work. You've done a great job.
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Re: Garrbear

Post by D4wN » Tue Jan 25, 2022 8:15 am

Thanks for all your hard work! It's really been appreciated. Enjoy the time playing again! :)

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Re: Garrbear

Post by Kenji » Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:42 am

Garrbear was a great dev who did not let emotions nor public opinions sway his mind towards the meta balance of the server. His clarity and sound judgment should be applauded. He was also a great friend.

Wish I hadn't put all that silly balancing stress on you. Let's hang out both in-game and IRL soon bro.
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Re: Garrbear

Post by AstralUniverse » Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:14 pm

A wonderful human being and a galaxy brain, great developer and a person I would surely hang out with IRL if we were in the same area but for now cya in game Garr <3
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Re: Garrbear

Post by magistrasa » Sun Jul 10, 2022 3:41 pm

Garrbear made the server a better place, and I appreciate the heck out of that.

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Re: Garrbear

Post by Memes at its finest » Sun Jul 10, 2022 7:41 pm

excuse me garrbear, get back to coding

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