While this is now old news, I apologize to my guys for being so late on this announcement. Sure the events leading me to take time off from gaming has kept me busy, but as with all things that are important to oneself, it's sometimes hard to let go and I just kept putting it off even when I had free moments to make this post.

My teammates who know me best will acknowledge right away that text is an uncommon way for me to communicate, if I need to talk to you, I talk to you in ventrilo, if I need to yell at you, I yell at you in ventrilo, if I don't know you and I need to yell at you, I give you our ventrilo info, then yell at you in ventrilo. I'll do my best to put this in writing and keep it short.

Conquest is now officially on break from gaming again with our departure from competitive Warcraft. We've been around for nine years now and over five of those have been in World of Warcraft, other games we have competed in are Everquest and Dark Age of Camelot, our records there will speak for themselves. Officially we started in alpha with Itzlegend as GM and founder, and ended with the completion of Yogg Saron/Alone in the Darkness with me as GM. Although we are on break, all the friendships, teammates, and camaraderie formed over years of gaming has immortalized Conquest within ourselves; when you join us, you're with us forever.

You'll still see some of our guys running around in Warcraft, be nice to them, they've had a hard life under me. You'll also see some of my guys raiding in new places, I encouraged anyone who still had it in them to play Warcraft to keep going, but they certainly don't need any endorsement or motivation from me. Strong gamers with a desire to compete will always find their way to the top, keep your eye on them.

In my time, I can say that i've walked with giants, which is something few others in the now vast ocean of MMO gamers can affirm. To all our friends, thanks for all your support throughout all our days in Warcraft together, you made the wins that much sweeter; hope to see you again down the road. To all our critics, thanks for making the wins ever so much more satisfying; let me know down the road when you've accomplished anything, anywhere. So to keep it short, Conquest will see you again in the next big thing out there! Maybe I can go back to casting spells, melee is for the birds.

- Zav