RE: Good-bye Steemmonsters, I've Had Enough With This Last Tourney Twist (HAPPILY UPDATED!)
Yes it saddens me too @beeyou... You are the bestpartnerever and I'm so sorry that it has come to this. I know we've been in there from the beginning as partners and done everything from buying together before there was no stats, to sharing decks to help others play the game. On top of that, we've talked tons of strategies and imagined how the game could improve and grow.
I hate to say it is all wasted, but I think I was wrong. I'm sorry for getting you involved and sorry for having an overenthusiastic influence over people's perception of their credibility. We've all seen the fuckups and I've been the first to say "cut them a break". After all we both have tons of respect for @yabapmatt as a generous individual.
But he doesn't control this part of the company and leaves that all to Aggy.
I completely agree with the 20-40 people in the money while everyone else gradually leaves... I have thought they would listen to people like me and you, but with this new change on fees and the reply from @aggroed to me on their thread, it is clear that it will be a long time until they ever deviate from this course. (if ever)...
I'm sorry for dragging you into this and for being part of you spending right along with me. I made a mistake and for that you will pay along with me. It wasn't my intention and I do feel bad about it.
Thanks for being there though and for being a great friend the whole time here, I too have learned some lessons from this experience and its not all bad. I've learned that you are the best partner anyone could ever have, you pull your weight and even take time off from vacations whenever needed! ;)
Enjoy your evening and have a wonderful week!!!
You have no reason to apologize @davemccoy, to me or anyone. We individually invested time and/or money into SM for our own reasons. You were excited, I was excited, we all were excited at this cool opportunity to be an early adopter. You are not to blame and you did not let anyone down.
As like you, I was surprised when I saw that Steem Monsters had entry fees for tournaments. I had the impression from the start that tourneys offered by SM would be free to play, and only tourneys created by communities would charge as they deemed appropriate. I know the "small" fee is nominal, but there has to be other ways of creating a "barrier of entry". As you already suggested, associating entry with league ranking is one way of doing so. Just like card values go up and down, we've seen game rules also ever-changing. The rules made today will change as the game itself changes. Let's see if this one will change.
You are still my best.partner.ever. I am going to think of you as taking a well-deserved vacation yourself, not of you saying goodbye to this game. Let the game take its course, make mistakes, correct their trajectory, and come back stronger. We've been on this journey from the start, seen ups and downs, and no way am I letting you give up this easily.
I hope to see it change and you are level headed as always... ;)
I would say that as my partner, you are the nice half for sure!
And thank you for the kind words and for the comment about me being responsible, I hope like hell they do the right thing going forward for everyone of us and the community at large.
Have a wonderful day and thanks for giving me a vacation!
I can tell you for sure that you don't want to be on @beeyou bad side. She is a savage.