lol you changed it.
sometimes my debugger doesnt help at all
I think Iāve decided to leave the Forums. It was fun for a while but I kind of feel like maybe I should make some friends in the physical world instead. It was cool to see all the achievements of everyone here and even become a part of the community but itās hard for me to truly befriend anyone I canāt see.
Thank you @randomuser for being very kind to me, @TheEarth for paying attention to the stuff I posted even though I was a new user, @RoboVacDev for commenting on my games, @MeatballDev for filling each topic with jokes, and @CopySprite for providing blunt, practical advice on each of my games. @redSprite as well.
Itās been a pleasure knowing you all. Sorry for how sudden all this has been.
I will be releasing all versions of MyCraft on āAbout MyCraftā.
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Waitā¦ leave? You just joined. And yet youāre leaving. Already. Am I not your friend? Well, Iāll remember you to this day. Youāll hold one of those special places in my heart. See you on the other side @MyCraft_Steve.
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this honestly is so sweet thanks so much
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Itās no problem, Iām glad the forums was fun for a bit and hope you find success! 
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Itās not that I donāt think youāre a good person, just that itās very hard for me to consider people I donāt physically know as my friends. I guess that sounds pretty harsh but it really has been good knowing you and Iām glad to have met you. See you on the other side then.
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Thanks, you as well!
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I am taking a break from making topics, as of the direct is soon, i need to get prepared for it. so thatās why, but Iām still goanna reply so, No I am not quitting the forums, i just taking a break from making new topics.
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Hey guys,
So, uh, yeah. This is a post Iāve been drafting in my head for weeks, and Iām finally just gonna type it out and hit post before I overthink it.
First off, Iām so, so sorry for basically ghosting the forums. I know I just kinda vanished right as the Heist Jam was kicking off, and Iāve been pretty quiet while Coder King 5 has been heating up.
It kills me to say this (ESPECIALLY WHEN I SAW THAT POLL), but Iām not going to be able to submit a game for either.
Typing that out genuinely sucks. The Heist Jam theme was so cool, and I had this insane idea for it! I made a procedurally generating map and everything and then I justā¦ yeah. And then Coder King 5ā¦ man. That one really hurts. Like I seriously didnāt want to miss it.
I feel like Iām letting you all down, and Iām especially letting down the guys who voted for me on the poll. I am genuinely, properly upset about it. Like seriously, Iām actually so sorry.
So, the inevitable question is where the have I been?
The short, boring answer is School. Iām getting absolutely obliterated by my final year of secondary school. Weāre talking a tsunami of exams, projects, and deadlines that has completely consumed my life. My brain is so fried by the end of the day that even thinking about opening MakeCode feels impossible.
But thatās only half the story. And this is the part thatās a little wild and kinda fun.
Ok, this feels kinda dumb to say, but you know how Iām the āstorytelling guyā? Well, a story idea hit me a while back, and itā¦ it just wouldnāt let go. It started as a cool concept for a game, but it quickly grew into this massive, unwieldy, complex beast. I kept trying to shrink it down into a jam-sized game, but I felt like I was butchering it. It just demanded more time than anything allows.
So, I made a tough call. I decided to justā¦ write it, just as a pure story. A book, I guess? Itās creepy cuz I donāt have a name for it yet, and itās very meta. Like you know how TMF3 was all meta and about how the characters know their in a game? Wellā¦ itās like that. Iāve realised Iām REALLY GOOD AT WRITING METANARRATIVE STORIES.
Anyway, this storyā¦ itās big. Like it is BIG. Itās the most ambitious and personal thing Iāve ever worked on. Iāve been spending every spare second Iām not studying just pouring this thing out into a doc. Itās all I can think about. Itās my escape from the school stress, but itās also the reason Iāve had zero mental bandwidth for anything else.
I know itās not a game. And I know thatās what this community is all about. But this story is the core of what I want to build one day. Iām not abandoning game dev, far from it. My dream is to eventually become a full-fledged game dev, and this story is the first, giant step toward that. Iām going to make this story into a game when I grow up. So itās like the foundational lore for a future project Iām insanely passionate about.
So, I had an idea.
I might post this story on the forums when itās finished. Itāll be a series of posts (cuz it might go above character limit), but I want you all to be the first to see it.
For now, though, I need to survive school and finish writing this monster.
Iām so sorry again for my silence and for missing these incredible jams. Please go make some absolutely legendary games for the Heist Jam and Coder King 5. Iāll be lurking and cheering you all on from the sidelines, feeling a massive wave of FOMO, but hey.
Thanks for understanding. Youāre all the best.
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School comes first. You hang in there, Chimbro, and knock this last school year out of the park. Keep us posted on how youāre doing. When youāve started on the book, feel free to give me a shout if you need help with posting and/or publishing.
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Hi guys, so ive been looking for a different engine latley because makecode has not been satisfying my irl devs, so i decided i can still make games on here with other ppl like @Hulahoop and the rest of my team,
But just recently, all of my code got DELETED for a game ive been working on for a long time,
So yeah, im DONE with makecode this has happened to many times. So ill still be maybe a little active on the forums, but do not expect more project from me anytime soon, MAYBE i will be a little active,
Goodbye 
Thank you
@Hulahoop
@Allegory_Cheese
@Danny_Devention
@randomuser
@WoofWoof
@PixelDoodle
@C0d3r
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Canāt wait to see the book when itās done!
omg this is so real tho im in the exact same boat which is why the weekly art has been so patchy
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! donāt leave me! us! but donāt worry! ill take care of papercut studios! please stay with us even if your not making games tho!
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School takes all the real ones
On another note, Iām a writer too and cant wait to see your project! Besides fitting it into a forum post, you could just send the google docs link. (share tab top right)
And you do not have to appologize for letting us down! I honeslty voted for you because you were the most popular LOL.
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Bye 
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RIP. you will be missed.
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Thatās completely valid, you should pursue what makes you happy!! I love the stories in your games, so Iām thrilled youāre actually making a book, thatās so cool! 
As everyone else has said, weāll be here if you want to share
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RIP @JtSpeedRun
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I may as well just say this, as I have basically quit the forums.
I have been growing apart from the forums. You might have noticed me posting less, or not. Between a few users leaving, and a lot of new users joining who are definitely possibly too young to be on the forums, the quality of the forums has gone WAY down. I donāt want to say anything nasty and get banned, but I am really frustrated. This was such a good community when I joined, but I am finding myself muting users just to cut through the endless noise.
I have had this up on my profile for a few weeks, but I am not surprised no one saw it, as I havenāt even posted in days. Please consider trying to make the forum a better place if you havenāt already. Bye all 
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