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Dear CCP,
I have been playing this game for 13 years (joined during Revelations 2). I first started playing when I was 10 years old. I love EVE Online. I first started playing because my parents got divorced when I was pretty young, and my dad and I would play WoW together when it came out and talk to each other for hours on Skype. I once went to visit him for Christmas on the other side of the country, and saw him playing this crazy looking space game called EVE. I asked him about it, and he told me the game was probably too mature and complicated for me at that age (I didn't know how right he was until years later, some of my early days in the game were spent, well, f*cking up, a lot, kind of all the time). Determined to prove him wrong, I went home and created my first trial account. I fell in love immediately. I rationed whatever money was given to me for birthdays or I made picking up dog poop in people's yards (people pay good money for that, nobody wants to do it) and have subbed that account for the better part of these 13 years. I literally grew up playing this amazing game we all came to love (yes even you reddit warriors that claim to hate the game but still post here 24/7 to show how much you "don't care", you loved it at some point). It has shaped my life in unforeseen ways; I have made countless friends (and enemies, of course), real-life connections I never thought possible, life-changing decisions, and so much more. I am finally pursuing a dream that EVE has fueled for more than a decade, and am on my way to a Masters of Aerospace Engineering. Some of the best moments of my life have been at Vegas and Fanfest, being able to finally pay my way to both after dreaming of going throughout all of my teen years. Iceland is a place of incredible beauty, and so is EVE. I have shared thousands of unforgettable memories with my fellow capsuleers. There are many things I wish I could go back and do differently, bridges I wish I hadn't burned, but man did this game teach me about the value of loyalty and integrity. There is nothing else like EVE Online. I have forged friendships that will last well beyond the last downtime we'll experience together. Thank you for everything this game has meant to me, and my family, and my life. Thank you to every single player I've encountered along the way, and please believe that I mean that sincerely. I am using a throwaway account to write this letter, so that I am slightly less embarrassed to tell you how much this game has meant to me, and how heartbroken I am that it's time for me to move on. I honestly thought I would have more to say when I started typing this, but... I don't. I will never forget any of you.
Love,
A kid whose life you changed, and inspired to shoot for the stars, literally (can't think of anything less clichéd)