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A letter to my beloved family of Forum 44

I don't know how many of you will actually see this thread.

It's been a long time since Basil's sudden change many years ago, which led to me being unable to log on nor make an account. I tried one last time today, and to my surprise, I was able to finally log on to my account for the first time in a long time. However, by now, most of us (myself included) have already moved on from our Basiler lives. I am aware that you have formed a Skype group to keep in touch, so I'm honestly glad.

I just wanted to let everybody know how I've been doing in case you were wondering.

I still play Maple (shocker, I know!) and will probably still be playing this game until it dies.

During the time I've been away, I did run into Alice and Shinku online, though I am fairly certain you two have probably quit Maple by now. I've never revealed by gender to you guys, so I didn't correct you when you all believed me to be a woman. To avoid confusion, I just want to let you know that I am a male. I told both Alice and Shinku when I met them online, and both were equally surprised.

I initially job changed to a Paladin after the heavy drain nerfs, intending to cycle between Pally/Dark Knight depending on my mood; but as time went on and changes came along, I was drawn more and more towards the Paladin life. I am now a Paladin, and will probably remain one indefinitely. Despite this, I will always be a Dark Knight in my heart (so a masochist).

I no longer use Basil, but I've attached myself to another Maplestory community, that is the Reddit based Maplestory Discord. I love my friends at the Maple Discord and probably spend too much time talking to them. >.>

Now I just wanna talk about my experience on Forum 44:
I love each and every single one of you. In the years I spent in the past as part of the Basilmarket community, you've been a family to me. My high school years were emotionally challenging, but you were always there for me to talk to. We had fun actually having legitimate conversations about anything inside/outside the game; we would occasionally argue with idiots; we would do an avatar swap to fool around people; we would fight over every 1k mark on the Achievement thread. Forum 44 is my home and regardless of if I leave or not, it will always be.

We may never talk to each other again, and you probably won't even see this thread. But if you do, please know that all of you will forever have a special place in my heart.

love from,
iChosenDream/ICD (Though I go by Dianette now. Seriously the old name was waaay too long)