I've decided to retire from being the VU leader and in general from the VC:MP community. I still want to remain on the member list, as I will be ingame from time to time, but it will be only very occasionally.
There are a few reasons why. My position here takes a lot of effort and time, I've put a huge amount of work in here and I'm glad to see that many people have been able to enjoy its products. I don't really have that time anymore though, as university is starting to take up more and more of it. I want to pass the responsibility on to Veteran and the rest of the clan.
I could write an essay about the reasons why I'm not very fond of this community anymore, but it would serve no purpose. All I'll say is that I'm sick of all the egos and arrogance; and of all the people who are willing to criticise and bad mouth people's hard work, when they are willing to do none themselves.
Just one record I want to set straight: I never told anyone not to play XE. Not once did I tell anybody, in VU or not, not to play on the server that I wrote. I still consider that server more mine and the community's than anyone elses, so if people want to play on it then great! I want them to enjoy my script, even if those who are now in possession of it are complete fuckheads. For all those that criticise my work at XE, I'd like you just to think about the fact that there would be no XE if it weren't for me, and every time you play on it, every single command you use, you wouldn't be able to do it if it weren't for me
Before I left I wanted to give the community something again, so I wrote a new server called Wildstyle TDM. It is under the management of Cola, Newk and Veteran. Castagna will be doing script updates and Thijn will be helping out too (he's done a great job on a new forum).
I must stress, very strongly, that it is to be a community server. Not a VU server, not an MK server, not a DU server, but one run by and for everyone. I hope it's a success, but if it isn't then it's not the end of the world. They have the script and will launch it as, when and how they see fit. I really hope everyone can make it a great server that's friendly to newbies, equal in its treatment of players and a happy place to be.
Just wanted to say thanks to those who helped with VU, its event and whatever else. There are too many people to name but really, you guys make this community better.
See y'all around and good luck!
If you wanna stay in contact here's my email, as I won't be hanging around the forums much if at all after next week: charleyutton@yahoo.co.uk
P.S. I'm sorry for doing this after my period of summer inactivity, I just wanted to make the server before I did and I didn't get the chance to before summer started.