GAME CLOSURE

[vestigemods]

GAME CLOSURE

► TO MY WONDERFUL PLAYERS

It's with an incredibly heavy heart and months of delibreration that I've come to the decision to close Vestige.

In truth, it kind of just came down to the fact that even though I've cut down the amount of modwork I need to do - events and event posts every other month, not kicking my own ass to wax poetic on the Bulletins, etc - the cost-benefit ratio still just isn't enough. I'm writing these modposts for the 3-4 people at best who tag into them. I'm writing Bulletins and events for a number of people I can count on one hand. This isn't a fault of anyone in the playerbase, but just kind of the inevitable consequence of a tiny game geared toward folks with busy lives and slow tagging speed. That kind of game can survive with more people, but not like this. New folks who join have basically nobody to tag, so they go idle too.

I know that I've mentioned opening up no-invite apps later this month, but even though March was better than February, it just isn't at a sustainable level and I've run out of ideas for sparking engagement. I honestly just want to call it before this crosses over into actual burnout rather than just fatigue, for me as a mod and a person.

So this is it. As a playerbase, y'all may be small but you've always been just such a delight. Vestige's Discord has been like a little internet home for me for the better part of a year now, and I love everyone in this bar. I know that last time I mentioned potential closure, a lot of folks rushed to apologize for having a bad month and insist they'd do better/get more involved, and I want to say: This isn't on you. No one person (or small handful of people) should ever have to feel responsible for keeping a game afloat. Y'all have done your very best within your level of bandwidth, and I love you endlessly for it.

If folks think it would be beneficial to have proper closure ICly, I can toss up a quick network alert from the Technicians re: everyone being sent home for now, backdated to just before the end of March, and y'all can use the March catch-all to thread out closure threads? Just let me know.

And thank you all for a wonderful 10 months. All in all, I had a blast playing with you and modding for you, and I hope you've enjoyed your time here too.