I was reading Aselins post about getting an Xbox One controller to work with FFXI and had to restart my PC. Searching for Aselin brought me to this post :(
I am very saddened by this news. People who never played with him truly missed out. I remember Aselin from way way back in the day. Around the CoP/ToAU days Aselin would AFK at the Nyzul Isle staging point in the Undersea ruins with his Wyvern. So thats where I would leave my character as well. Just two strangers chilling around the staging point. Once we started seeing each other in town it was simply a /wave or a /salute as we passed. Once I got to chatting with him however is when I really found out what a great person they were. They were always first in line to help me out to get caught up with the current times. We would joke around about taking long breaks and coming back basically not remembering how to play.
It was always heartening to see Aselin's random wave to you after a long break from the game. Words cant really express how I felt running into an old familiar name like Aselin's. I'm an old soul in FFXI and I cherish all the old familiar faces from back in the day. Brings back great memories of all the time I've spent with this game.
Farewell and /salute my friend. You will be missed.
(Sorry for the necro but I had to say this stuff)