Players of Lordaeron,
Hello. Some of you may know me. Some of you may not know me. Even if you do "know me" chances are you do not know the real me. I am a level 80 Night Elf Druid who currently plays Restoration talent specialization. You may have seen me in what is known as the "global" channel. Maybe I have said things you agree with, maybe I have said things that you do not agree with. This letter is specifically addressed to those who typically do not agree with the things I say. Last night on the 23rd of October 2016 I was verbally abused by multiple players of my own faction. This letter is not to look for sympathy though. I understand a lot of the verbal abuse I have taken is brought on by myself for speaking my mind and saying things that are typically contrary to the popular opinion. That said, the verbal abuse was so bad last night that I considered doing something I thought I would never do. I considered leaving the Alliance and going to the Horde. I looked up the cost of how much it would be to change my faction to become a Tauren Druid and saw it would be thirty coins. Thirty coins would be the equivalent to thirty-two United States dollars. I had the money in my bank account and I made up my mind right then that I would be changing factions. I looked at it as a fresh start, a new beginning. I figured I would go to the Horde and just be "normal" and not start trouble in the global channel. So that was it, I had decided. I put in my credit card information and tried to donate for the coins when to my suprise the transaction would not go through. At first I thought I must of made a mistake so I tried three more times to purchase my thirty coins to carry out my faction change, still nothing. I was very upset at first because I figured if I could not donate and change my faction and I would have to stay on the Alliance and play with players who generally despise me. The same players who see me running around and type /spit or the same players who ask me for a Battle Resurrection in raids and when I ask them for a Resurrection after the fight they have me on ignore (Londos). Needless to say I was pretty upset at this thought. But after logging off for a bit and doing a little bit of reflection on the situation I realized I could not run away. I realized when I made the choice to create my Night Elf Druid on the 26th of May 2016 that I made a commitment. I realized this commitment was bigger than any one player, even myself. So I decided instead of changing factions I would change myself. The more I thought about it the more I realized it would not be easy, but I knew it would be worth it. So starting from today you will see a new and improved version of me. No longer will I post my senseless ramblings in the global chat. No longer will I be hostile to my own faction. When I see someone playing good, I will compliment them. When I see someone playing bad, I will try to help them improve. No longer will I treat my fellow Alliance brothers and sisters as the enemy. I will be more gracious. When we win a battleground I will not say things like "get carried" I will say things like "good job team." I realize for some people my change has come too late. I know a lot of people already have me on ignore. I know a lot of people already have their minds made up about the type of person I am. I also realize those are things that are out of my control. The only thing I can do is change myself for the better and hope that people realize I am not the same person I once was. I ask if you have me on your ignore list you remove me. Let us start over and not focus on the things we do not share in common and focus on the things that unite us. I ask if you would not normally talk to me because you do not like my personality to let us "reset" if you will. Let us chat, maybe we will find out we are not so different after all. Lastly, if you are someone who feels the need to insult me because of the person I was please give me one more chance. I will do the same. Sorry for rambling for so long but I wanted to express how much this apology means to me. So for all my past transgressions I truly am sorry. I hope you will forgive me.
Sincerely Yours,
Remzae