Hey everyone. Haven't made an announcement in a good long while. For better or for worse.
And no, the title is not a clickbait. I'm done.
I'm tired and I'm frustrated. In the short break I had, I realized some things that I can't exactly un-realize.
I'm not happy. I'm not happy about the current state of affairs, the world is falling apart around us, and Ninpocho, a place I once called the greatest form of escapism, better than video games or books, a universe that I found entertaining beyond movies, I'd catch myself sitting with my laptop next to friends or family watching a movie, and all I'd be doing is working on some RP thread with fellow Ninjas, much more exciting than anything a movie could show me.
But in the recent years the cracks that were already showing from day one has grown to earth-shattering lengths, depths and wideness. We as a community have seen hundreds if not thousands of moments where some of us thought "This is what will change the site!" Or "This will totally be the future of the site!" or "This is what's gonna fix the site!"...
But change didn't come, the fixes were slow moving, and the big movements that tried to re-invigorate the setting or create something big and shiny for the community came and went again.
It feels like a slow moving train heading straight to the painting of a tunnel on the mountain side, and everyone that understood, could just stand and look and wait until the eventual crash might occur.
And I'm done. I'm cancelling that crash, I'm decommissioning the line and I'm halting all forms of progress.
The sheer amount of drama, the sheer amount of self-righteousness, the atrocity of seeing the lack of compassion between other community members and excessive bemoaning of every little thing that doesn't fit their perfect little ideas of the world, we're filled to the brim, and as much as it may not seem obvious to some, but we're bloated, and I am unable to see a future where this community can in any way move forward, regardless of whoever could potentially take the reigns from me. It is an animal suffering from ailments for which there is no cure. I've felt the dust and the grime thrown at me, the mudslinging, and I've seen my closest friends and allies get their proverbial teeth kicked in for the simple act of trying to help. I've seen it happen again, and again, and again, I've seen people touted as the greatest member to ever exist on the site, who rallied entire villages behind them to only vanish after their attempts to help the community, but only getting denials, delays or massive backlash.
Whatever you do with your time, or your energy after this. Best of luck. I wish you the best.
What's happening?
I'm closing the site. Eternally and completely. Shutting the servers, deleting the database.
When is this happening?
In approximately 2 months time. (No exact date)
Why is this happening?
As described above, I'm done.
The deadline being 2 months in the future is to give you, and everyone else time to take what you deem necessary, copy what you want, keep what you want, and savor what you can until the final time hits.
I don't want to aggrandize the moment, or do a countdown or anything like that. Just let it fade, quietly into the dark.
What's the plan?
I don't have a plan, not beyond closing everything, in it's place will be a commemoration. A simple page dedicated to the memory of Ninpocho Chronicles.
What about the Discord?
It will remain as is, for the time being. Until the moment the site closes, I may end up leaving it in the hands of someone else, enabling you all to gather your thoughts, ideas and possibly discuss where or what you'll be doing with your time and where you might congregate in the future.
And no, the title is not a clickbait. I'm done.
I'm tired and I'm frustrated. In the short break I had, I realized some things that I can't exactly un-realize.
I'm not happy. I'm not happy about the current state of affairs, the world is falling apart around us, and Ninpocho, a place I once called the greatest form of escapism, better than video games or books, a universe that I found entertaining beyond movies, I'd catch myself sitting with my laptop next to friends or family watching a movie, and all I'd be doing is working on some RP thread with fellow Ninjas, much more exciting than anything a movie could show me.
But in the recent years the cracks that were already showing from day one has grown to earth-shattering lengths, depths and wideness. We as a community have seen hundreds if not thousands of moments where some of us thought "This is what will change the site!" Or "This will totally be the future of the site!" or "This is what's gonna fix the site!"...
But change didn't come, the fixes were slow moving, and the big movements that tried to re-invigorate the setting or create something big and shiny for the community came and went again.
It feels like a slow moving train heading straight to the painting of a tunnel on the mountain side, and everyone that understood, could just stand and look and wait until the eventual crash might occur.
And I'm done. I'm cancelling that crash, I'm decommissioning the line and I'm halting all forms of progress.
The sheer amount of drama, the sheer amount of self-righteousness, the atrocity of seeing the lack of compassion between other community members and excessive bemoaning of every little thing that doesn't fit their perfect little ideas of the world, we're filled to the brim, and as much as it may not seem obvious to some, but we're bloated, and I am unable to see a future where this community can in any way move forward, regardless of whoever could potentially take the reigns from me. It is an animal suffering from ailments for which there is no cure. I've felt the dust and the grime thrown at me, the mudslinging, and I've seen my closest friends and allies get their proverbial teeth kicked in for the simple act of trying to help. I've seen it happen again, and again, and again, I've seen people touted as the greatest member to ever exist on the site, who rallied entire villages behind them to only vanish after their attempts to help the community, but only getting denials, delays or massive backlash.
Whatever you do with your time, or your energy after this. Best of luck. I wish you the best.
What's happening?
I'm closing the site. Eternally and completely. Shutting the servers, deleting the database.
When is this happening?
In approximately 2 months time. (No exact date)
Why is this happening?
As described above, I'm done.
The deadline being 2 months in the future is to give you, and everyone else time to take what you deem necessary, copy what you want, keep what you want, and savor what you can until the final time hits.
I don't want to aggrandize the moment, or do a countdown or anything like that. Just let it fade, quietly into the dark.
What's the plan?
I don't have a plan, not beyond closing everything, in it's place will be a commemoration. A simple page dedicated to the memory of Ninpocho Chronicles.
What about the Discord?
It will remain as is, for the time being. Until the moment the site closes, I may end up leaving it in the hands of someone else, enabling you all to gather your thoughts, ideas and possibly discuss where or what you'll be doing with your time and where you might congregate in the future.
