I played
Ourworld from its release in 2008 till it was shut down just in 2021.
I saved my money and got fiend eyes at level 30 or so, after 2 years of playing. I had many 'breaks' from the game but checked my account every so often and see what rare clothes were available. In 2018 I was at home a lot and played Ourworld all day everyday. I reached level 150 and owned over 3000 rares or super rares.
After I rejoined in 2018 I noticed how many players had clicks, and picked on noobs. So I started a crew named 'No Bully Zone'. I had like 70 members and gifted people for joining. I welcomed people in the crew, of all levels and they posted their name, age, and thanks for the friendly vibe. However, players would mock this crew, like I would enter a condo and everyone would start picking on me, or my crewmates (
those dang OWGods) which caused crew members to report the alleged bullies.
My actual personal account got banned for a week. And the mods deleted my crew. Apparently they received hundreds of reports from players in my crew. So I kind of see how this was my fault, but I had good intentions, why ban my personal account? Delete the crew sure, but it was my 1st strike so w.e (Apparently we only got 3 strikes)
So then I made a discord for the game, and had around 170 members in it. The discord was fun, I made friends and had loads of nerdy fun. One time, me and a few others found a girl at the Pier, went to her condo, and posted the eye ball decal like allllll over her place, it was freaky! And hilarious.. I gave items away that people
(noobs) would have no chance in earning.
(Unless they spent real $$)
I bought yearly memberships, played poker with all the regulars, and bought multiples of every rares, collected and sold at peak prices.
Ooh!! And fashion shows. I would host fashion shows for other collectors, usually 10-20 contestants in my condo. And i would give 1st 2nd and 3rd place prizes (most people gave 1 prize)
It was my escape from so much in my life. I met someone I cared for deep,y in the poker room, I traveled over 3000 miles to meet him and then back again 3 times, he visited me too and we dated for 3 years. Him and I also met another friend we met on the game. He took me to his hometown in Florida USA, we saw the hockey team Lightenings, went scalloping on his church buddies boat, and also went to busch gardens. I showed him basically all of British Columbia Canada, from the goats-on-the-roof ice cream shop on Vancouver Island, to Canada's highest suspension bridge in the rockies. Then COVID, and we simply grew apart. Also Ourworld shut down
I am kind of happy it's not a thing anymore because I spent like a chunk of my life on it, even while I slept I'd keep it on.
But while typing this out I can feel the equity I could have had in all my rares if they were still there...