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So, my partner and I decided to open presents at midnight instead of in the morning....
Below is my main present.
A sealed, brand new, GuildWars 2 Collectors Edition SIGNED BY EVERY DEV and the CEO of Arena Net.
I was shocked. I cried. A LOT.
You guys and girls out there will get it but for context, Guildwars was a game that entered my life on release in 2005 and I was hooked from day one. I then got my Dad into playing it and before we knew it, it was 2012 and this collectors edition for the second version of the game came out, landed on my doormat purchased for me by dad not long after Mum passing away and it is still the current version of the game 12 years on that we still play.
Now when I say I played both versions of this game daily, I mean multiple hours a day type daily. I'd wake up, do what I had to do, dual run 2 different accounts at once from 2 PC's sitting next to each other and I'd play all day and through the night until the sun came up.
I've met some of my closest friends through the game, met friends from all over the world, travelled to Sweden and England to meet people I know through it and in the toughest times of my life, the game kept me sane.
I hadn't played much in the past 2 years as my PC was dying on its backside (which Ed also sorted for my Christmas) and now I'm back online and gaming again.
Opening this was just......mind blowing. My God, my man outdone himself and that is saying something.
Every Developer is on there and the CEO Mike O.
This box and all the names on there represent my life of gaming and one of the things that's given me so many fond memories with my dad, amazing memories with friends, allowed me to travel and meet new people....it's not just a game. It's been part of my life and who I am. It's tattooed not just on my arm but on my heart.
Each signature on this box is someone who contributed towards laughs, smiles, happiness, elation, sorrow, sadness, grief, frustration (mainly at JP's), endless memories and countless evenings of me having my own little corner of the world that makes sense.
Ed warned me I would cry but I didn't quite believe it....how wrong was I.
Gamers will understand. Anyone with a passion for anything will understand just how meaningful this is and why I cried.
PS - My partner doesn't even play PC games! He just knows how much it means to me. Where's green flag guy??
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