Positives of vmk closing news?

[BayKid]

I know a lot of ppl are very sad (some EXTREMELY so) about the end of vmk...i admit that even though i've been ready for it to end and was wondering when that day would come, i feel a bit sad too. BUT, i have to say there was a positive about the closing info that i wanted to share, and was curious if any of you felt a similar thing...

today i was visited by a lot of friends on vmk that i have not seen in a while or spent time with. i think we have all kind of got wrapped up in our own things and the news of vmk closing has hit us. there's some sadness for sure, u can FEEL it on vmk. BUT, i spent a lot of time with buddies today remembering the GOOD times, laughing about the first times we met, and just hanging out. it's been a while since i did that! in fact, i and a couple friends reverted back to the way we looked a few years ago when vmk started just for fun, and it really brought back some fun times...dreams, geggy, cat, red, justcallmesilly, mistey and others, thanks for the fun times today

i had some ppl in fireworks that i played against but were not friends with come up to me and say hello, and they told me how fun it has been playing fireworks against each other these years...that was really nice, and made me wish i had made friends with more ppl over the years. ppl that i would always see in the fireworks lobby but took for granted (u know who u are )....

anyway, for me the news of vmk closing has made the game MORE enjoyable as i catch up with old friends and remember the good times had. and i can't think of a better way to end my gaming experience on vmk--to go out with a roar instead of a whimper! i hope to really enjoy my last month on vmk and hope all of you can too

~SillyKid

 

[BayKid]

bump....no thoughts, no similarities anyone?

 

[Sillyup2]

I do not see ANY positive's when it comes to the closure of VMK. I know we all want to be happy in all but VMK means a lot to me. So for now I will not talk about any positive things about VMK and stick on sending out letters.

 

[anya.sparrow]

I really love how generous everyone has been to each other. I had great luck with TDM this month, so I jumped in and I gifted 3 pairs of dream ears today, and it felt wonderful.

 

[MissAriel]

I agree.
Just hanging with your virtual buddies makes you feel tons better believe it or not. Now that VMK is closing, it seems like everyone is just trying to make the best out of it. For the past few days, I've made quite a few new buddies on VMK that I enjoy hanging with. I'm glad to know that it's not all sadness for me.
I'm going to try to end with a bang too. It seems like the closing of VMK, to me, is bringing more people together. Everyone is feeling the love!

 

[xominnieox2]

I agree.
Just hanging with your virtual buddies makes you feel tons better believe it or not. Now that VMK is closing, it seems like everyone is just trying to make the best out of it. For the past few days, I've made quite a few new buddies on VMK that I enjoy hanging with. I'm glad to know that it's not all sadness for me.
I'm going to try to end with a bang too. It seems like the closing of VMK, to me, is bringing more people together. Everyone is feeling the love!

Took the words right out of my mouth.

 

[BayKid]

I really love how generous everyone has been to each other. I had great luck with TDM this month, so I jumped in and I gifted 3 pairs of dream ears today, and it felt wonderful.

very nice of you, i say we all spread the same kind of cheer and end vmk on a good note

 

[DisPlayer]

42 days left, enjoy it! Play all the games again, laugh with old friends, make new ones even! Take pictures of your rooms, or your avatar, and have some fun!

 

[BayKid]

I agree.
Just hanging with your virtual buddies makes you feel tons better believe it or not. Now that VMK is closing, it seems like everyone is just trying to make the best out of it. For the past few days, I've made quite a few new buddies on VMK that I enjoy hanging with. I'm glad to know that it's not all sadness for me.
I'm going to try to end with a bang too. It seems like the closing of VMK, to me, is bringing more people together. Everyone is feeling the love!

yes, totally agree! i think of it as coming full circle in the game. when i started out i spent most of my time with friends and just hanging out ppl watching in street party with them....somewhere along the way a lot of us lost that fun as vmk grew bigger and more complicated...i think we're all feeling a little nostalgic and its fun to end the game on the same note as we began the game....its bittersweet for sure, but its sweet nonetheless (man that sounded corny lol!)

 

[redshoe]

I held my heartbroken son as he sobbed himself to sleep last night. He's losing a world he loves, and items that he worked so hard for and truly cherishes.

I'm sorry, but no, I don't see any positives here.

 

[taz]

I see none, except that I will have more free time... until I find another game

 

[TheLillie]

I'm going to have to 100% agree with you, BayKid. The change in a lot of people is evident, and I've especially noticed it in myself. I feel like people are more willing to just spend time with each other lately. We aren't as motivated by getting credits or getting the high score in Jungle Cruise (or whatever it may be). I've noticed people are just hanging out in each other's guest rooms, reminiscing and socializing.

People have also come to be much more generous as they realize that there isn't much time left, and I think that's healthy. True there's sort of a sad undertone to all of this, but idea remains the same. "You don't know what you'e got till it's gone." We're not taking advantage of the time we have in the game, but coming to value it more. I think everybody is especially taking the extra time to spend time with their friends and not take them for granted either. In some ways the closing of VMK is showing the best sides of people

 

[Bugdozer]

I held my heartbroken son as he sobbed himself to sleep last night. He's losing a world he loves, and items that he worked so hard for and truly cherishes.

I'm sorry, but no, I don't see any positives here.

Hugs to you I know what you mean. I have hugged mine (and he's not so young) and we have cried together. With 3 people that play at our house and are Disney fanatics that we are it has brought down a huge cloud of sorrow over our household. Yes we will get over it as they say but it does not take away the feelings we have at the moment. Does not take much nowadays to set us off. A VMK card on a desk, the pictures on the shelf a look at each other and the reality that our little people will be lost forever. The sad thing for me is after a year of planing our very first trip to Disneyland and the final chapter in Ink's list he made when he was ill since the announcement has been made they boys have not uttered the word Disneyland. No talk of it nothing and we leave in 2 weeks. The sparkle in our eyes have been replaced with tears.

Hugs to all with heart broken children at home that learned so much and had such enjoyment. Hugs to the "big people" who have help make a community on line a fun place to be.

I see no positives at the moment.

Bug

 

[redshoe]

Hugs to you I know what you mean. I have hugged mine (and he's not so young) and we have cried together. With 3 people that play at our house and are Disney fanatics that we are it has brought down a huge cloud of sorrow over our household. Yes we will get over it as they say but it does not take away the feelings we have at the moment. Does not take much nowadays to set us off. A VMK card on a desk, the pictures on the shelf a look at each other and the reality that our little people will be lost forever. The sad thing for me is after a year of planing our very first trip to Disneyland and the final chapter in Ink's list he made when he was ill since the announcement has been made they boys have not uttered the word Disneyland. No talk of it nothing and we leave in 2 weeks. The sparkle in our eyes have been replaced with tears.

Hugs to all with heart broken children at home that learned so much and had such enjoyment. Hugs to the "big people" who have help make a community on line a fun place to be.

I see no positives at the moment.

Bug

Ours is exactly the same. It's like a funeral atmosphere.

A commercial for WDW came on last night. Usually I'm absolutely rapt, but this time I left the room. I know we'll get over it, and I know that my son will eventually move on to other interests. I know that he will still love the Disney parks, but I don't believe they will ever be quite the same for me again. Rational or not, I think it will always be in the back of my mind that Disney was responsible for my sweet, generous, trusting baby's first real taste of heartbreak and disillusionment, and I don't know that I can fully forgive that.

 

[BayKid]

I'm going to have to 100% agree with you, BayKid. The change in a lot of people is evident, and I've especially noticed it in myself. I feel like people are more willing to just spend time with each other lately. We aren't as motivated by getting credits or getting the high score in Jungle Cruise (or whatever it may be). I've noticed people are just hanging out in each other's guest rooms, reminiscing and socializing.

People have also come to be much more generous as they realize that there isn't much time left, and I think that's healthy. True there's sort of a sad undertone to all of this, but idea remains the same. "You don't know what you'e got till it's gone." We're not taking advantage of the time we have in the game, but coming to value it more. I think everybody is especially taking the extra time to spend time with their friends and not take them for granted either. In some ways the closing of VMK is showing the best sides of people

very well said! this was the REAL purpose of VMK i think, not the acquisition of rare stuff or the building of "best guest" rooms, it was to socialize make friends and enjoy the disney spirit...ppl forgot about that i think and are now realizing this game was supposed to end someday, and are now facing it and want to spend quality time on VMK.....better late than never

 

[BayKid]

I held my heartbroken son as he sobbed himself to sleep last night. He's losing a world he loves, and items that he worked so hard for and truly cherishes.

I'm sorry, but no, I don't see any positives here.

i do understand the feelings shoe, and i respect other ppl's thoughts that this is nothing but a bad thing. i don't necessarily agree but i DO know that ppl are upset for sure.....maybe it's a perfect opportunity to speak to the little kids about change and growing with it, and the disappointments in life can make us all stronger (yes, catholic school has been good to me lol....)....but yeah, it won't be easy for some.

 

[Narnian_Princess]

It's been all I can do to feel somewhat normal... and I'm in college. I can't blame children or younger siblings for this feeling of overrunning sadness; it is my own. I want to be on VMK as much as possible when not studying, and I find myself going into random guest rooms or hanging out with people from the DIS who I've never really seen in-game before. I just... need to be with people on there. But even the biggest silliness that would before have made me laugh out loud just barely makes me crack a smile. It's true, it is a funeral. We're preparing for our other selves and our friends other selves to die.

 

[cteddiesgirl]

It's been all I can do to feel somewhat normal... and I'm in college. I can't blame children or younger siblings for this feeling of overrunning sadness; it is my own. I want to be on VMK as much as possible when not studying, and I find myself going into random guest rooms or hanging out with people from the DIS who I've never really seen in-game before. I just... need to be with people on there. But even the biggest silliness that would before have made me laugh out loud just barely makes me crack a smile. It's true, it is a funeral. We're preparing for our other selves and our friends other selves to die.

Exactly.

Yes. People may be spending more time with each other. But it's only because VMK is closing. That's just like in real life when people don't see each other except at funerals. But, at least in real life people can arrange to see each other afterwards. On VMK, that's not possible unless everyone knows each other on various boards.

In many ways, I feel like I'm watching my mother die like I did almost 8 years ago. The entire family gathered at the hospital just waiting for her to die.
Now we are all gathering on VMK just to watch it die.

Did anything positive happen to me because my mother died? No.
Will anything positive happen to me because VMK dies? I doubt it.
We won't be losing just 1 friend or family member. We are losing thousands. All at the same time.

Disney might as well be destroying an entire city.

How can there be anything positive about Disney closing any one of it's parks? Even a virtual one?

 

[VMK_Mouse]

Silly kid, your attitude is great!!

Change of any kind is a challenge for most ppl. I do not see that closing VMK is positive, per se, but I do feel that something good comes from all situations. In this, I will spend less time in front of the computer and more time in my bible, with my family and have more time to work on my scrapbooks.

I really like VMK and would prefer to see it go pay-to-play instead of closing, but I do not see this as a death or anything sad overall. It is a game that pulls me away from other things I should be doing.

So, I choose to be positive.

 

[GoofyGeggy]

I have definitely enjoyed the time to hang out with friends more. For me, though, I was already starting to do that after the Blackheart Quest. ...not because of anything negative - that quest allowed me to not have to be so credit-hungry all the time. I know others didn't have that benefit, but I can only speak from my own perspective.

That's one of the things that has been irritating to me - we finally get to a place that we can hang out with friends more again, we get and/or were getting long-awaited items/magics, we finally get true Disney virtual items that are beautiful...and then Disney corp slams the virtual doors on us, albeit slowly.

I have thoroughly enjoyed the last few days catching up with friends - old and new! It makes me even sadder, however, to know that in a month I will lose the comradery of so many.

GG