oh man do i ever sympathize with the "lost the spark" feelings. i've loved whm since i started the game as a galka whm and gave it up to play as a hume whm. made many friends, had many good adventures, helped more people than i can remember, raised 52432356235383474623 newbies in the dunes, and reached my goal of 75. i was very happy and things were great.... then a lot of things turned sour. i went on as whm even though it wasn't as fun to me as when i was less experienced. now, after more things simply turned to complete sh*t... i've retired whm and lost much of my fondness for vanadiel. i play thf, and it is moderately enjoyable to me. the only real reason i've stayed is for the friends i've made over the last 2 years and the experiences we've shared. i think people really do need to step back and realize it's just a game. also try and understand that people are all different, and they make mistakes(from which they hopefully learn). i've been taking this game too seriously for a long time. i let myself get too close to people i only knew in a virtual world, and i've had my feelings hurt a few times by people and groups i deeply cared about. after everything is said and done, i wanna thank bodil, tiarrin, jbot, valkis, lucavi, and the other guys from VanadielsElite for being true friends and backing me since i was a newb galka with no sub.
p.s. i really hope TaU reignites the spark for me too. i've looked at the website and like what i've seen.