One rainy day, in August 2013, I was looking around for various servers to try out. Eventually, after consulting the Minecraft Server List, I arrived at listing #13: EcoCityCraft: #1 Minecraft Economy Server. Little did I know how much fun it would be...

According to the forums, I joined ECC on August 26, 2013, but I joined the server itself around this time; someday in mid-August. In fact, it was the first server I remained for longer than 2 weeks. This year has been a lot of fun, playing on EcoCityCraft has been quite an interesting experience. However, without the encouragement and help of so many people, I would not have enjoyed myself as much as I do.

I'm not going to list my entire story since there will be lots of sections I forget to mention :bag:

So, first, I would like to thank the entire ECC community for making my time so wonderful!
There are also several players in particular I'd like to mention who made ECC that much better:

@Falconaire You deserve the first spot on the list for so many reasons. I first joined your town, Aquila, back in September, and you eventually became one of my best online friends. You have answered my endless questions, both as a player and a moderator, and willingly help both myself and lots of other players through your contributions in-game and on the forums. I hope this friendship will last into the future.

@Iticip I first met you in a forum pm that said "Department of Towns: America". You are extremely generous and often go out of your way to assist others, including me. I'm glad we became friends :)

@Caitlin_Crime I first met you when I joined remmington in September as a nooby, vulnerable builder. You kindly guided me into my ECC journey and our discussions in /ch remmington were always quite intriguing. Despite not being in touch for many months, I'm glad we ended up together in America :)

@Kato1995 I know you quit ECC long, long ago, but you were my very first mayor and sold me my first plot. Although I haven't used it for nearly 10 months, it was my gateway to a successful journey.

@SparklyPotato2 You have always been my go-to person for any building needs. You are an absolutely wonderful builder and person, and are always kind to everyone! Thank you for making my experience that much more positive :thumbsup:

@DiamondDesire I only met you in May, when I began the monotonous task of demolishing your town. You have become a good friend of mine, and I hope it stays that way! :laugh:

@officepwnz123 I don't know you particularly well, but I'd like to acknowledge you for your actions shortly before you quit ECC for a few months. During that time, you donated 20k towards my mayorship fund, and I never gave you enough credit for that. Without your help, there is no guarantee I would have ever decided to get mayor, or stay on ECC for as long as I have. 4 words: Thank You So Much! :oops: Also: Offush!

@xpurexcorex Your quirky sense of humor and your "lyrics" in /ch america always brighten my day, no matter how I was feeling earlier. I hope your IRL issues have been sorted out, or will be resolved soon. :troll:

@nicoviacava1210 You are one of the nicest members on ECC I have met, and almost always greet my ECC day with "Hi will!" I'm thankful for having the opportunity to work with you in Aquila, PandaNation, AND America! :happy:

@Pdegnan1 You 'technically' gave me my first job as a dirt collector. The business unfortunately fell apart when the town was evicted, but getting to know you was a gateway to joining Aquila and being apart of the once-active /ch aquila. I hope that one day, you will elect to rejoin ECC for good.

@konan200x You are super nice, and always seek to bring a smile to my face. <3

@thomasku11 You sold me my first (and currently only) farm perm, which I still use occasionally to this day! Thanks for being open to doing a payment plan with a resident $ donator :)

@TheN00BISHPanda You are a n00bish panda, but you are still quite helpful and kind to me. Thanks!

There are also several other players who have had an impact on me: (please reply if I forget to tag you)

@OnSceneReporter @Yokeby52 @MCHelix3000 @Maco20047 @Chundi_Jr @Avowin @Nyancats33 @PiBeta @WhiteSoxFan123 @pat2100 @zardgyer @Skylexia @appleprocucling @Joliver1998 @outerlocal@314

@eccstaff - Thanks for making this server welcoming to everyone and taking time out of your day to make gameplay so enjoyable! ;)

@@EcoCityCraft / AndrewKM - Thank you so much for creating an amazing server, one that has remained popular for the course of almost 3.5 years! I'm sure I'm not the only one who has had an amazing time playing ECC, and without you, this could not have happened. I hope to continue enjoying it for another year to come!

Now, using the current staff list and the staff guidebook (latter created by blowtube123), I'd like to thank for following staff members in particular for being so dedicated that they were consistently on the staff team from before I joined ECC to this current day. Those staff members are (will not tag due to potential spam-tagging staff):

@@revanrose6
@@unknownrider
@@physicistsmom
@@clou44
@@core_diver
@@khobbits

Interestingly enough, all of the above were either supermods or game admins when I joined. (except khobbits, who has been a developer for a LONG time ;P)

Now, as a general FYI: I will be away beginning this Thursday, August 21, returning on the 31st. If I have locks in your town, I kindly request that you leave them and not evict me (if I have perms), but send me a /mail if you need them removed. Thanks for understanding! :)