My name is Abbie, and as you can tell from the blog, I was the GM of Omniscience back in February of this year. If you didnāt know, Omni is currently over and has been for a couple months - Iāve been running a sequel, but itās not really connected and I doubt some of you would want to know.Ā
But I did want to talk about Omni for a few seconds, if youāre willing to spare me that. Running, creating and developing that ARG was one of the best things Iāve ever done in my life to improve it. Thanks to the people who joined, my mental health increased and I actually had a reason to get up in the morning. But, as predicted, making this thing go live and actually starting it was harder than I thought, and the fallout from hitting āpostā and sharing those links was insane.Ā
Over the course of the ARG, I received around 25-30 pieces of anon hate. People told me I was stealing from other servers, or that my community wasĀ ātoxic. Iād like to shut that down. At no point during the entire course of the story was I ever toxic, nor did I encourage people to be. Iāve seen people blaming me for the hate sent to other ARGs, and the idea makes me feel sick; what twisted image must you have of me to believe thatās something I would encourage? I understand if you didnāt like it. An ARG isnāt for everyone. But there were people who we had to kick out, and Iām sorry for that.
Because what people donāt tell you is about why they were removed. Why, in their eyes, this toxicity is so prevalent. We had a gamejacker about halfway through the game. They pretended they werenāt in Omni, but said they knew all of our details, our names, where we were from. I played along at first, wanted to figure it out - like a little mystery - but it started getting uncomfortable. I asked them to back down, and suddenly it was my fault - someone told me that if said gamejacker committed suicide, then it would be because of me. They didnāt know I was stopping them because of the multiple panic attacks theyād caused that night. I wasnāt being an asshole; I was looking after my players. The moment they caused anyone harm, they no longer qualified.Ā
Iām sure those people are reading this right now, so Iām sorry. Iām sorry it didnāt work out for you guys. But what I got in return for trying to salvage a crumbling activity rate as you left was horrible. Iāve been told to kill myself because of my story. Iāve been told I should die because of myĀ ātoxicā nature, but they didnāt know what was going on behind the scenes. And I am so, so tired. So Iām deleting this blog. Once and for all.
But before I go; a reminder. What you see, hear and read about things arenāt always true. Iām sorry that my image was twisted to the point where lies and rumours where considered believable. My only hope is that I did something. Brought a family together, the same family Iām still close to - who havenāt given up on me, not yet. To you - thank you. On this crazy rollercoaster, every single one of you are the ups.
So...this is it. Stay mindful.
- goodbye.
