Hello all, I'm still fairly active around here even though I don't play WoW. You may see me in the Other Games forum, or congratulating people on good tames, etc. The Petopia community has been a part of my life for years now, and I don't see myself leaving any time soon.
I find myself feeling conflicted sometimes, though. I quit playing WoW for many reasons. In a general sense, I don't like the direction the game and the company are headed. I know everyone has opinions and there are obviously still millions of people who love the game, and I won't bash or make fun of them for that. But for me, personally, there are just things about it that I have a hard time looking past and I don't want to get into them here.
However, there is still one aspect of it that I really miss - the hunter community. You guys. I was reading through the Pet Appreciation threads that Wassa created, and it stirred something in me. I really do miss those feelings of accomplishment when I tamed something. I miss wandering aimlessly with my furry friends. I miss sharing my stories: my triumphs, my defeats, my anger, my joy, etc. I miss the thrill of finding a bond with a pet I never expected, and sharing it with people who actually get it. I miss hearing your similar stories.
It's difficult for me sometimes because I still just can't justify paying a subscription for this game. Even with all of those things above that I miss, I still can't spend the $15 a month on it, and that is very saddening to me. If it offered a F2P model, even a watered-down one like SWTOR's, I'd probably jump on it in a heartbeat (not trying to start a debate on F2P vs sub, btw). But it's like the things I miss aren't enough to outweigh the things I disagree with.
I was excited for WoD in the beginning (and I haven't been able to say I was excited about anything of Blizzard's in a long time), but the more I read about it, the more I feel disappointed again. Again, I'm not going to try to bash it, these are just my opinions. But it's a bit frustrating because I was actually going to buy the expansion and come back, and now I don't think I'm going to.
It just makes me sad because I still have a hard time letting go of that hunter experience, the one that brings us all together as a community. Maybe if I had more money, I'd be okay with it. But I'm leaving my company of eight years this year to go back to school and pursue something else. Money's going to be tight, so I just can't justify it.
Anyway, I'm sorry if I rambled and please don't take offense to my opinions of WoW. Like I said, I'm not trying to bash it and I hope it didn't come across that way. I just miss being a true part of Petopia, rather than a has-been, that's all.
<3(This is literally the last screen shot I took: me with my favorite pet, Tetsusaiga; mini-pet, the sprite darter hatchling; and location, Darnassus. Darnassus is where it all began, when my brother and I were new to the game, both with female nelf hunters, starting our adventures in Azeroth. It was so long ago..... It seemed fitting that Darnassus is where it'd end. Ack! *tear*)
We miss you too! I always think of Tetsusaiga when I see the white lions. 
It's my logic, doesn't have to make sense to anyone else but myself, hehe. 
I go back when I can afford a 2 month sub, but its mostly for nostalgic reasons. IDK when I'll quit. Probably after WoD. It's so hard since I've played since Vanilla and it's a childhood game of mine along with Warcraft III and Pokemon ( 
) and my main has been my main since I started so I'm attached to her and her pets and my mounts, but...I play in random spurts so my subs end up going to waste. Who knows, maybe I'll play a lot more this summer when I don't have College getting in the way
