Waw… Did you just target me and push the silence button? I didn’t know what to say while reading.

I hope you enjoy the free time you will now get! You changed a lot of Death Knights their playstyles, including mine (with succes!)
There will never be someone so dedicated to -accurately blogging about DKs ever again.

Thank you for all that you did for us, and what you’ve done for and will keep doing for Eleonor.

Suffer Well Brother!

Oh no, first BRK and now you! I can understand what you are saying though and personally I would like to thankyou for all the hard work you have put into the siteand I wish you well in whatever you choose to do.
Good Luck with the book.
Luv
Sensa =x=

Good luck in real life m8 and good decision, though Im really sick about it
I’ve seen many ppl leave and not come back , many ppl leave and come back but not with the same addictiveness and conviction and be better for it.
Long and short of it was that it became a job that once yu realise you HAVE to do it, something then the fun fades.
Thank you for all you have done and good luck from here in the UK.

Rock out, may the next adventure rocj as hard as the last.

I think I just died a little inside.
Thank you SJ for all your help in
learning about how to play my class
more efficiently.

Suffer well.

“So long and thanks for all the fish!”

Congratulations on deciding to make a change, I wish you the best with your next writing project. The site has quickly become one of my favorite Class destinations and I will sorely miss your work.

Good job rallying support for Eleanor, if only more people put their good intentions into action like you did we’d all be living in a better world.

P.S. Bronzebeard used to be my main server, so for me reading Skeletonjack is (was) like catching up on what’s happening back home. I even saw an old guild mate (a paladin) mentioned so that was somewhat amusing.

Dude,
It’s a tragedy indeed to see a writer and analyst of your stature and caliber leave the community. But I totally understand where you’re coming from. I celebrate your resolve in leaving wow behind and I hope for your sake that goal is met. I’m sure with the talent and ability you bring to the table, as well as the compassion you possess, as seen in what you did for the sick child, you’ll go far in whatever you choose to pursue. And dude, don’t be a stranger to the blog, let us know how you’re doing and stuff. good luck and good hunting

Aw heck….thanks for all the hard work you’ve put in to this web site. It really helped me out a lot. Best wishes in your real life. Take care!

Jeez sorry to see you up and go like this. But i’d like to thank you for all that you’ve done and contributed to the WoW community. You’ve helped us all a great deal, and i hope that you continue to update this blog frequently so we can all see where the great Skeletonjack will go. Again thanks for everything and best of luck with your future ventures!

Today is truly a sad day for all the DK’s out there, who were inspired by you SJ. I can only talk for myself, and believe me when I say you made a big difference for the whole concept that Death Knight’s all about. I’ve constantly checked your blog for tips and tricks, and I dare to say it took me to the top. You have taken head-scratching-cursed-hard-to-understand-mechanics down to a normal level, and it made me understand everything instantly. I can’t list all the good things you made here, but I think I talk for a lot of us when I say you’re one hell of a guy!

I understand your decision, and I wish you the best in the future! I will continue to drop by and see what’s going on on the site.

Regards /Nahz

All I can say is Thank you. You have taught me so much, without knowing so. as soon as I’m home I’d open this website before any other. You are one of the main 3 reasons which kept me playing DK, that’s for sure. I wanna thank you once again, for being who you are. wish you the best at life.

Thanks for all the info. Your site has been great. Have any DK blogs to point us to? Hopefully one that digests the millions of EJ posts and condenses them into something coherent.

Thank you. There are other DK sites, but they’re just not the same. I hope one of them can pick up the massive amount of slack you’re giving them.

I never gave my DK much attention until I came to your site and you inspired me to make him a badass. He’s not there yet, but you gave me the push to try something new.

Go and enjoy your re-found life raid. I wish you the very best!

I’m sad to hear about your decision, SJ!
But it’s not that I can’t understand it.

Just wanted to let you know, your site was a major source of information and inspiration to my game and I sent anyone who asked me how I do my damage straight to this page! So from me a really big, fat ‘Thank you!’ for all you’ve done, improving my performance and that of so many others!

I wish you all the best for you future plans!

Greetings from Germany
Grendlot

I had just started my DK about a month ago, when I had found this site. I used it daily and referred many people to it. Now I’m sure a great many will agree with me when I say this: you will be sorely missed.

I found your site to be very insightful, well put-together, and just a pleasure to read.

I wish you well in your future endeavours, and if your novels are anything like this site….you will most definately sell many.

All the best!!

It’s been great SJ, I’m going to keep this on my blogroll. Please post here if you have any updates on your novel

Thanks for all youve done. Let us know if you publish any good books, i wouldn’t mind a good read!

Good to hear the raffle reached over 5k. I hope my link to your post helped in any way.

Oh ya and btw…i’m pretty sure the death night motto is “Getting owned by paladins since creation we were created”

It’s sad to see you go. I can definitely say that you’ve got some quality information here and you have halped me top my guild’s DPS charts in half the gear of most of our raiders. I can only say I hope someone else takes up the banner and produces a site with the same level of info as Skeleton Jack.

Thanks and suffer well.

Ah bro, it’s sad to hear that. But hey, we can never play this game forever. It has to end somewhere.
But the good thing about this game is the people you meet a long the way! Some A holes, and some cool people.
It has been an honor to meet great people like you!
I hope everything goes well for you with your future endeavors!
Take care

Skeleton or Dessicated Body, I have come to rely on your blog for all things DK. I found the mountains of information you have amassed and the recommendations to be on target and totally useful. Being an old fart of 61 means I don’t have the rapid fire brain cells any more so your tutelage was very beneficial.

I wish you well in “real life” and I would welcome the chance to hear of your writing endeavors and look forward to seeing a published novel.

I cannot close without also acknowledging your humanity. Your embracing the opportunity to help a young child so tragically afflicted with cancer says more about who you are as an individual than any accomplishments in WOW. God speed and “We press on!”

om…effin…G!!!
SJ,
thank you so much for everything, you have helped so many, without complaining, ever.
what you did, was like an art my man, and i really do not know if we will ever see another that can do what you did, s well as you did.
i will miss you and your more then helpful explanation of anything to do with our class that makes us better DK’s.
your site without a doubt has made at least one guild on every server more powerful, by gearing their DK’s with the most important EPICS…. knowledge…. thank you so very much!
Suffer Well Brother!

-Ievil of Suramar

Everyone can blame me and my post here a short while ago…see #16 on http://www.skeletonjack.com/2009/05/05/dk-dps-the-stuff-of-legends/#comments

j/k of course, but maybe I did trigger something SJ? To quote myself: “…made me realize there is no end. Becoming the best you can be is futile \ temporary at best. I never, ever understood those who left the game before me, but now I do. One day it just happens.”

SJ, you left a positive impression on me beyond WoW because I continued to visit here each day despite being gone from the game. Please let me know if you continue something public beyond this blog and I will surely follow.

Best regards and welcome back to RL.

Good Luck Jack!

Wow, the past 6 months for Wow Bloggers has suuucked, Brk, Out of Mana, and now SJ. All I can do is say thank you Micky for making this in one of the better blogs/wow sites out there. The work you’ve put in was amazing really. For me, you’ve helped with my specs,been a laugh, gear and how to really play a DK. I always think its funny with bloggers because even though I never spoke to you or Brk. I consider you guys good wow buddies. So I do hope you continue the site with ever you feel like doing. Brk’s doing pretty well just as a normal blog. Best of luck Micky and have fun, where ever you are and whatever you do<3

Fraser.

NOOOOOOOOOOO, not another one damnit

must go kill this monster called irl…its eating all the cewl ppl

always appreciated what you did with this blog buddy. Enjoy life and all but you’ll be back there really is no quitting unless you sell your account and have no chance on getting it back.

Good luck man…and much more: have fun. Your site was inspiring me to build my dk and later being a tank. On one hand it’s sad that you leave, but on the other hand you just make my ideas of quitting come to reality.

At the day I will quit – It think a burden will be also lost. WoW is not alwways about fun. Most of the time, but not alway…damn…it’s a game.

Let’s see what the next month will bring to all of us.

Will check you blog further…I like your style.

GL – Gref

Skeletonjack,

Thank you for all the priceless work you made readily available week after week… month after month, I’m sure everyone feels the same way for you… we all really appreciate everything you have done dearly. Thank you for enriching the DeathKnight community in all the ways you did. Sorry i cannot bring forth a video like the BRK fans did =]. But i can wish you the best of luck from my behalf and all the other readers.

THANK YOU SJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’ll miss your site – Hope you find more interesting adventures in real life!

Thanks for your resource!
All the best.

Kossandra of Skywall

Just wanted to say thanks and that you will be missed. Your effort and work into this site was greatly appreciated and offered help to those of us wanting to contribute the most we could to our teamates. Sad to see you go but glad it is for a great reason. Good luck and suffer well.

Hey skeletonjack ive been reading this blog religiously and its sad that you gotta go but ive done it before and i always come back. haha well good luck on your novels i will read them. and cause of you i pull 5k+ dps =D thx alot man. gl man =D!

There is always a possibility to share WoW and the real life – my recipe is raiding maximum twice a week, but this is your decision and I understand it well. As all readers above me I would like to thank you for that blog, your personality and what have you done to help Eleonore. GL in real life, thanks once again.

It is a sad day for the Knights of the Ebon Blade… I truly wish you the best. Maybe you will one day return… you will be then welcomed as a hero… and if you don’t you will be known as a legend. I leave you with words of wisdom, words we sometimes forget…
“We are driven by a single purpose: retribution.”
“For us there is no peace, no rest.”
“All is not lost, not yet.”
“Harness your hate; make it useful.”
“We know much about sacrifice.”
“The Knights of the Ebon Blade will not falter.”
“We will see it through, to the bitter end.”
“We must forge our own destiny.”
“A shadow of hope remains.”
“We are eternal. We are unyielding.”

Wow! You are truly an inspiration! I found your site 2 months ago and was floored by all the material you have given us. I too realize that with my addictive personality will also have to delete Wow and move on. I suspect that with the kind of dedication you’ve had with this site ,that you will also have great success with your novel.
Thank you for your time! best wishes from the Coifang realm.

PeaCe out Brutha.

Id write a big long thank you and goodbye letter, but those sometimes make people stick around, and as much as you do for the DK community that would be good.

But I want to see you far away from WoW

Ciao mang

Gratz on a tough decision SJ. I wrestle with it myself constantly. At 40yrs old, ultimately the wife, kidz, work and the sunny SoCal weather will make my decision for me.
The DK and your site have thoroughly kept my attention over the past several months. It was truly a blast and a priveledge learning about this class from one of the very best.

Suffer well brother.

noooooo! first BRK! then another and another and now skeleton jack….the only decent condensed DK blog out there..good writing, good links.

Now i’ll have to go back to trawling through elitist jerks yet again….(not that most of the info was taken from there at all lol!)

sigh…..

who’s gonna take over the reins and write a decent DK blog apart from wowinsider’s lichbourne

anyway, all the best mate, i wish you luck in the future in all your enterprises and never forget
…
…..
……
…….suffer well!

Goodbye Elo, I wish you the best of luck in life.

- CrimsonBow

Its been real man. I will miss ya. Definately wont have anything to read at work now GL and have fun SJ

Nimbles- Darrowmere

Too late I stumbled on your page, but still, it became quickly a great source of ideas and little pushes into the right direction. Thanks A LOT.
Enjoy your freedom

i can say to u only a big thx ,im nabb and u have made my dps heavy.
gl for all the stuffs in your rl.i really hope someone can take in his hands your job for contiunue this fantastic dks tradition.thx again

SJ,
I can not say anything more then what has been said before for me. I will add that because of you and your blog, I have touched more deeply into my Death Knight then I ever could have with all your INT and EXP.
Thank you for everything.

Am looking forward to the first novel. . .

wow .my dk is what he is today because of your hard work and information.. i hope all your endeavors are a success. you will truely be missed

Thank you SJ. As you can see you were a leader in the DK world. Your ideas and methods will not be forgotten. Good luck in /rl with all you do. You will be missed.

/wave

SJ is without a shadow of doubt THE place I come for all thinks DK related. Your blog posts and fantastic info will be sorely missed.

Having said that I wish you all the best with whatever you decide to do away from the keyboard my friend.

Suffer well! ^_^

umm…
Can I put in a request that Geist open up her own blog? I mean, somebody has to take SJ’s place right?

I’d also like to read up on how she’s continuing to progress. Please Please?

Thank you so much for everything that you’ve done for all of us. I can’t tell you how helpful you’ve been and how much I appreciate all of the time you dedicated to your readers. I wish you the best in all you do.

Well you just got Death Gripped by LIFE.

Enjoy your new found freedom and best of luck.

Good luck SJ, just remember when you look back what you did with WoW to help someone in real life. Now get writing that novel!

It’s been emotional

SJ,

I was a lost DK before I found your site. Your dedication and passion to the DK community and more important Eleanor’s cause is admirable. Although I will miss your writings and observations, I applaud your decision. There are so many WOW players who take this game too seriously and in the end it is just a game. Best of luck and all the success you can handle in your future endeavors.

Wow, SJ, this is a great surprise — but totally understandable. Thank you for your site. It’s been of great help to myself and my guild.

It’s sad to see people who obviously love the game make it their life. When you do this you’re bound to get burnt out. It’s such a great game and I hate to see people over indulge and end up quitting. You should relax and enjoy what Blizzard has jumped through hoops trying to make more casual friendly. To bad you’ll miss all the great things yet to come.

“you’ll be back”, it’s in your blood. But more importantly, Eleanor’s blog hasn’t been updated since April. I hope there is good news there for her and her family.
And when you are ready to release your novel – let us all know. I enjoy your writings here, something tells me I will enjoy your book. (yes, I old skool – I read books – big heavy old printed books). Thank you for everything you taught to us.

I was wondering if before you go you could give us a guide on making our own specs and rotations? Because I’m pretty lost on that part.

Jack, you’re pretty much what turned me into the decent raider that I am. I gave up raiding, much like you’re giving up WOW, becuase I had no life otherwise, but have turned my DK into a PVPer, again because of your work. Thanks and I’ll miss your never ending fun. Enjoy.
-Jax

Thank you very much for all your time and suggestions. Also I hope you succes in RL as you succeded here. I wish you the best.

Love u SJ <3

R.I.P

Please come again, some needs your help still.

Sorry to see you go dude. Thanks to you and your site I wooped everyones *** in OS25 yesterday being at the top of the damagelist from first mob until Sarth down. You’ve got the Real Life Buff.. they say it’s important. Keep it up…

Thanks for all your help SJ. I’ve been here daily since i discovered your blog a few months back and it has really helped me a lot. Your expertise has given me an edge on the unenlightened but when the next patch comes I will be just another unholy DK…

I bet the next expansion will pull you back in. Until then -Suffer well brother

Thanks for a great time! This has helped ppl like me to get a better understanding about the Dk class. Its been a joy, Thanks.

I hope the life brings you what you wish and hopefully some day, some day you will join us back

Best regards

Sheraz

I am glad to see that you are able to put this behind you and move forward, but I am also a little disappointed that the site just appears to be dead. No Eleanor update, no Geist posts, not even a reply here and there in the comments section thanking people for their support in your future endeavors.

Hope all is well, take care.
Khayven

It was a Pleasure to read your Blog. Informative, a lot of humor…

I wish you all the best in your Life and i hope that you are never coming back. Not because i don`t like you, just because of WoW. Never let it get you again, there is so much more to explore an achieve in Life than Instances and Loots.

Best Wishes from Germany