The Final Encore

Dear
readers of my articles, this article is going to stand out a lot more
than any of my previous ones. Simply because this article has resolved
around a corner of Yu-Gi-Oh! that neither of you have explored,
otherwise you wouldn’t read this article.

I have been playing
this game for quite some time now, obviously a lot of people have been
playing this game longer. Seeing I only started to duel remotely
seriously around September 2009. Which on itself means good 2 years of
serious dueling. In those two years I have been trying to achieve a
goal; perfection. Now that is a hard challenge to set yourself at,
seeing this game a huge luck factor in it, which of course can be cut
down to a good 20% of the game via mathematics and actual dueling skill.
Now I came to learn the hard way that an individual duelist can never
reach perfection, seeing my definition of being perfect is never give a
duel away and by doing so winning all of your matches with a 2-0 score.
With the utter disappointment of having to realize that I could not
reach the goal I set out for myself, I started to set my goals for my
team(s) and mainly The Delta Knight better known as DLK.

Seeing
team wise you should be able to reach perfection, simply because if I
cannot handle an opponent one of my teammates will be able to for sure.
But slowly and surely I came to realize that were to radical for my
teammates and started to retreat themselves from my orders, which is
understandable how cowardly it may seem. Slowly but surely it came to me
that DLK should have never been my home base in the online Yu-Gi-Oh!
community and because of that I let it die a horrible death.

After
the decision of letting DLK meet his end I started to develop a certain
motivation to once more be a competitor in being the best the KCVDS
community had to offer, which once again turned out to be quit the
disappointment. Sadly enough not because of my own doing, seeing I
didn’t lack anything in those times, as a matter of fact I was
considered one of the best duelists out there. Yet I myself have never
thought I belonged to top of the KCVDS community, seeing I couldn’t even
reach the height I wanted, or have I just been demanding too much from
myself. I thought to myself, I should be to make a difference in this
community or even in the entire online Yu-Gi-Oh! world, and set myself a
new goal; changing the heart of people.

By trying to change
people I have putted myself into a dark corner, which actually isn’t all
that bad although I was aiming for the light. Besides that people were
actually trying to discredit me for my efforts seeing I hardly had
earned any credentials that would earn the respect from the top duelists
in the old KCVDS community which I needed in order to change the hearts
of people. So yet again it turned out as a disappointment. With that I
took a break from Yu-Gi-Oh! competitive play to re-evaluate myself and
the goals I would to achieve, and after a few weeks I had decided to not
give up on the people in our community or on any of my previous goals I
set out to achieve in Yu-Gi-Oh!.

With the crusade of trying to
reach up to my own ideals and goals I had eventually found myself in a
vicious circle which drove me nearly insane, and no this isn’t being
overly dramatic. I really tried to be the best I could be and never gave
up on my goals and kept fighting “fate” with the willpower and support
gained from the bonds of friendship with so many players out there such
as; Kiryu111, TamA, Amy Cool, Ryo Bakura, Sam-Tisdale and Kaizen. These
people have kept me on track in the darkest of times of my Yu-Gi-Oh!
career. Knowing that if these people wouldn’t have been there I would
have probably lost my faith a long time ago.

With renewed faith I
started to make a comeback, slowly beating my old rivals and slowly
gaining small credentials. With the hopes to become the best some time,
now that moment had been nearly a year ago, which could be a long time
but also be too short, I honestly do not know. After realizing that my
efforts have been yet again in vain I started to doubt my own abilities
and understanding of the game we all play. So I decided to write
articles not only to educate myself further but also to share my
thoughts and progress with the rest of the world, which I cannot say is a
disappointment. I have came a far way, from being the low-life smartass
in nearly every academy to the person I am today regarding Yu-Gi-Oh!.
However I haven’t come far enough in my honest opinion. Seeing I still
have a long way to go in order to claim I am one of the best the “KCVDS”
community has to offer. This realization gave birth to a question that
has been “tormenting” me ever since it came into my head; What have I
done, that has made an impact on this community?, the answer as I think
it is I; nothing!

So to sum it all up; I have failed to reach any
goal in Yu-Gi-Oh! that have set out for myself or for my team DLK. Now I
have the choice of either to give up and never to return to Yu-Gi-Oh!
which I am sure would suit a lot of people just fine, or to man up and
give it my best once more and see where it leads me and my team. The
goal to leave a legacy behind for those that deserve to witness the
legacy of The_Dutch_Prince and his team.


Now, let this be the start of my legacy!

lol really nice, but u know we all want to be the best, but we cant achive that.

But ur right at the team part, and im with u 100% bro, let the legacy of "The Delta Knights" was there in the start, and i will be there all they way :D were always there for you man :D

SupremeKing wrote:

If this is the part where I burst in tears, I'm not into it.
You need to man up and control the outcome of your games.
There isn't and there will never be perfection in this world.
Now I am sure this article was meant for people to support you,
tell you how good you are but you really need to know it yourself.
Now i might not have your skills, your knowledge or your experience
but i know I'm not a failure cause if i didn't, if i told myself i am
never going to achieve what i want then ill really never get there.
You see we all have something we want to achieve and as long as we
practice and work hard we know in the end its gonna work out cause
its all part of the plan (ain't it?).And when finally we get better
and everything starts to pay off its not enough.You wanna know why?
Because there will always be a person who will be better than us,
because everyone has their fight.I can say more on the topic but
this post will get way too long and its long as it is.

Overall i like the article,keep them coming.

To comment fully on your post, firstly I am not looking for sympathy or surporters that will cheer me on. If you got that out of the part earning credentials to earn respect from the top players in our community you misunerstoud. Respect as fellow top player is a lot more important to me than having a few cheerleaders, seeing if I wanted those I would already have them.

Furthermore if you would talk to people that are remotely close to me, you would know how I worked and how hard I worked, which isn't the point, seeing I obviously do not regret my hard work. My only regret or rather disapointment has been and in fact still is, that I have failed in inspiring other people to do the same. And of course not achieving my own personal goals.

Your interest is appreciated, and don't worry about the articles. Seeing they will always keep on coming.