Some days ago I resigned from Strife HQ. Not just as a community manager, but as a whole. I've been getting a lot of questions since my departure and I'd like to take a moment here to explain the reasons that led to me leaving the team.
To anyone reading this hoping for something spicy, you're out of luck I'm afraid. I've left on good standing with TheOpt, Fett and the rest of the team. I also stayed in the team chat for a while, just to make sure that I was available should there still be some issues to address. I will also continue hosting Strife HQ for free, because that's what's beneficial for the community.
I'm sorry
When I made the choice to join Strife HQ it felt like an amazing opportunity at the time. Just think of where this could take Strife Talk!?! Next level shit for sure, yo. In retrospect it was the wrong choice and I'm sorry.
Why are you sorry Vex? Well, because of the negativity I displayed to the community. I should have quit earlier, looking back there were so much indications that Strife HQ wasn't the place for me. But... Stubborn as I am I decided I could fix it. Towards the end it felt like I had a second job and not the one where you drive to with a smile on your face.
I took all of that negativity and reflected it onto Strife and its community. I went from this kid who posts regular updates and is happy to talk about Strife all day, to a BM player. No bueno. No excuse. Be the change you want to see.
A sudden realization
When I had been silent for well over two weeks I got a message on Reddit from a fellow Strife player. A player I consider a friend. I hopped on GameVox and we talked for almost two hours. Many of my own feelings were validated during that talk, such as the passion no longer being present in Strife Talk. It became clear to me at that point that I had to make a choice. I could either do Strife Talk or Strife HQ, but not both.
I slept on it for a night and woke up full of resolve. I was going to leave Strife HQ and focus my energy on Strife Talk. I resigned the same evening.
A new beginning
Ever since my departure it feels like a huge burden has been lifted. It didn't take long for me to revert back to that energetic, happy, silly strife nerd boy. I've refrained from posting any updates on Strife Talk until I was certain I could deliver it with the punch it needed. And that moment is now! Coming Friday 23:00 CET we will be back! That's right, STRIFE TALK IS BACK BABY!
But wait... There's more! Three days after I announced resigning from Strife HQ I was contacted by... People... I we have things in the works. I can't really elaborate any further on that right now, but someone will make a announcement on that soon(TM)! I'm quite confident you guys will like what is going to pop up!
