…must come to an end.

The linkshell known as lolCats is dead.  It had a good run, and although I’ll miss it, I can’t be sad that it’s ending.

Essentially most of the core members vaporized.  It was sudden.  It was unexpected.  It wasn’t for any terrible reason.

Simply put, most of the leadership quit FFXI.  Of those there were a couple unfortunate circumstances (accounts getting hacked, PC’s bursting into flames.), but most left the game to pursue exciting real life things (like school, foreign countries, relationships). And when those members left, many of them took their real life partners with them.

A few, like myself, simply got too busy to play the game regularly.

An even smaller number joined shells that required most of their in-game time.

If your linkshell is going to fail, having it be because most of leaders think “Real Life > FFXI” is EXACTLY what you want.

It’s damn near impossible for a shell to survive without anyone in a leadership position (including the pearl holder), and a significant chunk (lets say 50%) of the population suddenly gone.  So I made the call to end it, and made arrangements with another linkshell leader to adopt the lolCats who wanted a shell to relocate to.

So it’s the end of the lolCats, but I’ve got some fond memories.   In particular the shell pulling together for Rank runs and AF fights.  The Promyvions were the best learning experience I’ve had.

The blog continues, however.

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