welp.
guess I'm back from loa. I'm not any less busy than I was when I left, and those other things still take priority over this. but now we have some uh, vacancies.
fuck it. wasn't using my free time anyway.
that was a bit kneejerk on my part
sorry for getting indecisive but I'm gonna walk back on this. I've been doing this long enough to know that if I'm getting on begrudgingly at the verge of burnout, that's just gonna make me burn out faster. So, back on LOA I go, but I'd still like to help out where I can while still keeping my distance a bit; I'm not exactly fully recharged and I've been feeling dread ever since I made that post.
I'm gonna point back to this post because I think many people are feeling that same sense of dread.
we've had the foot on the accelerator since launch and now that we've eased off the gas a little, it hurts to see people act like the sky is falling after half a year of pretty regular activity
personally i think a part of it got to the point that a lot of good people couldn't keep up, and a few either needed to leave the team and focus on other aspects of their life or take an extended loa.
I think a better way to explain the kind of dread I'm talking about is to say it's a fear of missing out on something we all put a lot of sweat, blood, tears, heart into. we all feel that, but while not everyone is worn out, some are, and you can't keep the foot on the gas forever and keep redlining. You gotta stop for fuel, and once in a while you need to change your oil. Those of you that do feel like you need a break, take a break, and evaluate ways you can improve the experience for everyone while you are gone. That's what I'm planning on doing. I'm gonna try not to stress out about putting this on hold and you shouldn't either. If people aren't interested after a little break, they wouldn't have been interested in the story now. Oh well; things get left on the cutting room floor. For those of you not feeling exhausted, and still feeling a craving for the setting, don't let a population of 11 or 5 or 3 hold you back while we're in a lull. Tell smaller-scale stories.
That said, this week and next week I don't have students, so I will have a little more free time for a blip. Moreso next week than this coming week; I still have a lot of work for that time even if students are out. I left a few big stories unfinished when I dipped out for LOA, and if people are interested in picking up where I left off, I'm happy to come back for a short while and help tell a little more of those ongoing stories. If people aren't interested, no biggie, I might just stream a few games in discord for people instead; I've been wanting to do another playthrough of one of the Marathon games.
