>played on PSO2 JP
>joined when Episode 2 launched
>took it way too seriously, but had a grand old time
>joined a team (guild)
>got bullied endlessly
>rose through the ranks
>hung out every day with them for years in our secret clubhouse
>earned the respect of my peers and eventually made guild leader with a peaceful transition of power
>managed to keep everyone together when a great schism occurred
>prevented a few suicides from overdramatic teenagers
>learned firsthand what ERP means (it did nothing for me, i dont get why people are so into it)
>held a tower by myself in mining base defense 3
>passed every "hard mode" gear check
>took tons of memorable photos
>made up my own lore for my characters
>owned likely over 200m worth of cosmetics and lobby actions
>played up until the great sunsetting occurred with the launch of global and NGS
>team starts drifting apart due to lack of interest and content
>pass on the guild leader role to my trusted 2nd in command and wish them well
>take a break from the game
>receive an e-mail saying that my account is banned because they discovered i was a foreigner
>look back at my old photos and wonder where my old teammates are now
>hope they're doing all right
>reflect on how the absolute best years of my life were in an action RPG made by SEGA
yeah it was okay.