First off I would like to say that I&#039;ve never held any malice toward the league and whatever direction it took. I have always welcomed the thought of new blood. Every season I played I was always trying to step a side to allow others to have the spot. <br /><br />To think Chewy would be mentioned and not someone who stepped up on several occasions to captain when the captain&#039;s pool was looking and I quote &quot;unbalanced&quot;. Or was always around to give advice when asked and still is for that matter. <br /><br />But that isn&#039;t the point of this thread. What is is why &quot;veterans&quot; aren&#039;t signing up I guess. For me like Hate I feel I have done my part in the actual playing in the IDL. It is well known how I feel about Odamex as a place for competitive play, but that was only a small miniscule portion of why I have decided to not sign up. <br /><br />The fact is 10 years is a long time to be doing anything. We all know getting burnt out is natural. But having the feeling of being under appreciated or forgotten shouldn&#039;t. Who would have thought Kilgore was right. I reap what I sow. Being the father of egos (thanks Mass ;)) I was bound to harvest dead crops.<br /><br />For those that know me you know I take everything with a smile. I hope the IDL stays its course and continues to thrive. Continue to flourish as the old guard changes and I can only hope that anything I said or did that was positive for the league sticks and all the bad was taken with a grain of salt and not taken seriously.<br /><br />So in closing as a player in the IDL this is my end beautiful friends. It has been a lot of fun. I like to thank everyone that put up with my shenanigans on their team over the seasons. Hopefully I left you with some good memories. So until when or if I come out of retirement stay gold.&nbsp; <br /><br /><br />BANG!