Random 6 month update. Y'all still ain't funny it seems, but I haven't paid a great deal of attention. My disdain for the Fire Emblem community and the person I was has affected my ability to enjoy the mainline games. And because of that, I have had no reason to enter either this subreddit or the Heroes subreddit in a long time.

I had some struggles the first few months, checking the Heroes subreddit every time a new banner came around, but I stopped doing that sometime in January, and haven't felt the urge to go back since.

I never did make a post about leaving on the Heroes subreddit, and I regret that. The few times I've glanced, things only looked to be getting worse and worse for the game. Monetization looks to be out of control. I have to imagine there are a lot of people still there who need a reason to let go.

I really like Engage, but I can't bring myself to play it through. Not because of anything with the game itself, I sincerely love the gameplay. But Fire Emblem just holds too much negative space in my brain right now. I did a run with my aunt and brother to chapter 11, and a personal run to chapter 5. I know I'll come back to it eventually, but right now I just can't.

Monetary issues kinda hit a head after I quit, so I'm still broke lol, but I'm less broke than when I was pulling for PNGs. My mental health has also gotten significantly better... or at least, I'm not using gambling as a coping mechanism anymore, and thus I'm not feeling worse about my problems every time I open my phone.

I don't expect anyone to read this update. It's mostly just for me, to get this off my chest, and it's very rambly as a result lol. I plan on checking back in in another six months and give another update. I'm confident things will be looking enough.

In closing, my thoughts in this thread all still hold true. And once again, thank you for being unfunny. You guys gave me exactly what I needed to move on. : )