Figured I'd post this where anyone who doesn't have access to main forums can still read it.
I've decided to give AZ a shot. Probably my closest friend in the game and long time farming buddy is in there, which has been a major factor in my decision.
I've had a few friends try and convince me to try AZ for a long time, though early on it was pretty easy to turn down those offers. There were a few times that some huge fights in guild left a bad taste in my mouth, and I seriously considered moving for about a day. I know I'm passive, and don't get involved in fights, even ones I probably should. I still felt shitty after seeing people I know fight. But after a day or so, those shitty feelings always went away, and I went back to loving OC.
For the last month or so that I've been back though, due to the lack of new applicants and playing times, I found myself on alone at night a lot. The guild I knew pretty much became DDS and Kira. And instead of being proud of what the tag over my head meant, I was proud of what it once meant.
I started thinking that if I hit 70, instead of asking where the pvp was all the time, or asking what bosses were up when, it would make more sense to join a guild with people who were active in endgame pvp. I'm a person of habit, and would have tried staying in OC while attending bosses, but I realized there was a decent chance that after a while, I'd just think it more natural to be in AZ
And then BL was formed, and the people left in OC who made it what it was to me began trickling over. And I decided that if I was going to join a new guild, I'd try AZ, the place I'd been considering for a while.
Some may think my reasoning is kind of stupid, because BL is essentially the old OC. Just know this wasn't a snap decision. And I dunno, maybe the reasoning is stupid, but that's just how I feel.
So I'll be off in AZ trying to make it work. Maybe I find half the guild intolerable, and join BL in a few weeks. But maybe not, so I'll say this goodbye now.
I still love you guys. I got a few names added to my friends list at the last GRB, and I plan to add more of you BL peeps to it when I can. I'll have a few boss obligations in AZ, but if you ever need an OI DD, or are on late and can't find a party for that last few %, or need a 69 soon to be 70 bguard for whatever reason, shoot me a pm. I'm going to AZ, but I don't plan to lose touch.