I wasn't ready for this at all either but...
Chloe, words can't even express the amount of things you have done to effect the lives of the Other Metas community. You helped us out a lot and were one of the most hard-working members of our group. Not only that, you had a dream for this server! A dream that came true. You have established a community to side with OMs! The Anything Goes community!
Other Metas:
I remember when you were once Zangooser, a regular user in the Other Metas room. Times sure have changed haven't they? You were full circuited and ready to take on the challenge of holding OM leadership and have exceeded all of us in a quick flash even transforming from an OM roomvoice to an OM roomdriver within a two week time span and then eventually taking on two big OMs and reigning as their leader. I was overall highly impressed with what you have done and what you have given us. I doubt anybody here can fully replace you, and I feel it would take a while to adapt to you not being around, but I feel it's possible for people to take care of little segments of your work. You are certainly the BEST roomauth I have ever seen roam into the world of Pokemon Showdown and although it's sad to see you leave so soon, we'll try to get over it :(.
Anything Goes and personal:
Where do I even begin here....
Back on the first day Anything Goes was released on Showdown, I was one who just spammed 6 Darkrai with the exact same terrible movepool. For a while, I didn't think I'd do anything much with the metagame, as I during that time mostly played BH even though Anything Goes fits more as a metagame I would play. As several months passed, I decided to play AG more often and try out "good" offensive teams, playing on various accounts such as the famous Dem Kyogres. In that time period you have done your all to slowly establish a wonderful community I couldn't have imagined and it all eventually lead to the creation of the Anything Goes room. Because of how I respected this metagame in generation 6, I followed and attempted to help. When the Anything Goes Room was created, I was glad for its community and I wanted to stay, even though I wasn't really playing the metagame for several months prior to it. I somehow got roomdriver and then roommod after a bit. Since then, this is all a little surprising to some Anything Goes players but, I have been playing Anything Goes more than I have been playing anything else, but I never felt as if I was playing it right. Laddering it became more of a chore than actually fun so most of the time I laddered it I never really paid attention to what was going on in the match or thought about what to do and I don't have much self esteem for myself when playing it, as all my teams are adequate. I also end up thinking about how much of a purpose I have served in the Anything Goes community and I don't really think it's much, therefore I get a bit surprised when I discover that I'm still a roommod in such a room. I've told you this before but Anything Goes is the closest thing I have left to the metagame I initially loved the most on Showdown when I came on, but my personality towards it is kinda like a mood swing. There are times where I really like Anything Goes because of the cool players there such as Deep Fried Pigeon and bdov, and then there are times that make me regret playing, such as when I'm facing a team of 6 Smeargle or when I see thimo's psyspam team for the millionth time. When I see that roomauth I have, I about it and then I think to myself "I have a purpose here. I don't know what it is, but I have a purpose!" and I carry on. I want to establish new teams and try out new ideas but I have yet to learn how exactly to do such. People overrate me there and think I'm so good but in reality, I'm likely the most mediocre person out there. I hope in the future I can decide on what I want to do for this site and try helping others while fully enjoying it. You though were always so nice and so willing to do whatever it took to keep this metagame stable, which has inspired me a lot. To say that you were an important part of the Anything Goes community is a clear understatement, especially considering you gave birth to the great community you have at the moment and if it wasn't for you, I don't think I would've had a chance to play anything I can enjoy enough to keep playing on Showdown. Again, thank you for taking care of this meta and its community. There is no one who could've done it better.
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I've read your shoutout to me on your post and I have to say, don't worry. You had every reason to not appreciate me as much as you do with other users. You've done a ton more for this site and the Other Metas/Anything Goes community than I could ever imagine and part of it has made be see myself as overrated. You were a great person and a great friend to have on Showdown. I will miss having you here, just like everyone else. I am out of things to say, so I'll just say this. Have fun in the outside world, and stay healthy. Make sure you visit sometimes! I will greet you graciously. Take care... Goodbye friend!
Off Topic:
I've made a
really big post here. Just the work of Ransei!
