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commanderyes · 2 months

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The Commander Says Goodbye

I’m not going to lie, I’m extremely anxious as i’m writing this, out of what these news could mean to a lot of people, and my heart feels heavy enough it could drop down my ribcage any minute from now and squish all my other organs. But I’ve been dancing around this topic for a long time now, and I think i’ve finally reached a point where i can’t ignore it anymore, for my own sake.

I hereby announce Commander Yes has come to an end.

As I’ve mentioned plenty of times before, here and to many other people, when I began this comic all the way back in 2018 I was in a really bad, really low place in my life in every sense of the word, and it was a spur-of-the moment decision to cheer myself up, because Path of Fire had just released and my enjoyment of the game had reached fever pitch and I had been playing Guild Wars 2 alone since as far as launch, and none of my other friends had ever really gotten into it. I guess I just, dunno, cried out into the big maelstrom of the community, one voice amidst millions, because i wanted SOMEBODY to look at what i did and revel in the nerdery with me.

And somehow the snowball began to roll and people wanted more and more of what I could do, and I was being actively reached out to, and, well, some time after that I landed my first ever job, I discovered a lot of things about myself, and I found myself in communities that welcomed me with open arms, and many of the people in there have since become among the best friends I could’ve possibly encountered, kindred souls who i’ve shared joys and sorrows for many years and who I can’t imagine living without anymore.

And all the while I kept making the comics, and with every entry posted every week I’d keep having people stopping to comment on them, and whether they were dumb jokes or personal takes on the story, they’d all share how much what I do kept hitting them in the kokoro, and to this day whenever I play anywhere in the game I still get people who recognize me and thank me for doing what I do. It was wonderful, it IS wonderful, and seeing that response motivated me to keep going, because what did still mattered to people, out there.

But I did always say I planned to keep doing these comics until I ran out of energy for them, and I think i’ve finally reached that point.

Because ever since I actually landed that job I’m exhausted and sleep-deprived every other day, so much so that I only have time to work on the comic on saturdays and sundays, and it gets harder and harder to just sit and draw, and at that point it was just more work, and while I still enjoy and play Guild Wars 2 a lot, it no longer consumes my time and attention like I’ve used to and i’ve been having fun with more personal projects, and honestly the direction the story is taking these days does not sit right with me and it’s hard to find inspiration in that, and this might be borderline selfish but every year I find people care less and less about the comics and it really takes a hit to you motivation when hardly anybody responds after you’ve spent a whole weekend trying to squeeze a five-page comic out.

And, well, I have been doing these for six years straight, and I think that’s a good run. I’m tired, and ready to move on, at long last. Let it be someone else’s turn.

But that’s the beautiful thing about this community, isn’t it? Even if I’m hanging up the hat, there are a whole lot of fantastic artists out there, as we speak, still cranking out works of art, deserving of all the attention they can get. And think of all the artists yet to come! For every story that ends, another story is just about to begin!

The world keeps on spinning, one way or another.

I’ll be closing my patreon shortly after this, but the reddit archives and tumblr blog shall remain for people to browse whenever they feel like (or until they both go in flames, i guess, what social media isn’t about to these days)

I still don’t think I ever was that much of a big deal, but all the same, to everyone who’s ever supported me and helped me be the person I am right now, to everyone who’s been there from the beginning, to all the devs of this game that has captured us for nearly a decade now, to all my fellow players and artists out there

Thank you.

See you out there, fellow commanders. Still the stars find their way.

#guild wars 2 #guild wars 2 fan art #guild wars 2 fan submission #snargle gutslurper #commander yes #that's all folks #thank you for everything #keep loving yourselves okay? you're worth it #all of you #see you in the game :)

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jollycryptid · 1 month

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🐱CHARRTY TIME🐱

Characters belong to: @commanderhorncleaver (Gaius), @thatdogmagic (Lydia), @wilsons-journey (Wilson) & @wisp-enclosure (Lucasta)

#jolly's art #guild wars 2 #guild wars 2 fan submission #gw2 art #gw2 #charr #digital art #artists on tumblr #sketch #doodle #art #anthro

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merlinmoth · 3 months

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Live life well and fully, and waste nothing.

#gw2 #guild wars 2 fan submission #trahearne #sylvari #guild wars 2 #if i dont redraw this trahearne every few years i'll shrivel into dust #the only man who can cure art block

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yamikuruku · 20 days

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More Vesta ✌️

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ayyitsarlee · 22 days

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Caudecus's Manor photoshoot featuring my vampire specter. Lord Caudecus is dead, it's her house now >:3c

#gw2 #guild wars 2 #human #gif #guild wars 2 fan submission #gw2 screenshots #tieefa

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renvasart · 6 months

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“Come forth from death, my beauty! ”

My necromancer Nyx and her trusty bloodfiend 🩸

#guild wars 2 #guild wars art #gw2 #illustration #digital #creative partner #guild wars sylvari #guild wars 2 fan submission

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born-in-ascalon · 6 months

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Did I forget to post this here...? I did, didn't I...

The best charr OTP there is, Snarl Backdraft and Galina Edgecrusher. This is a bit of a precursor thought/piece to what eventually became a short comic.

Made for Wintersday Zine 2018.

#Guild Wars 2 #Guild Wars 2 fan submission #Snarl Backdraft #Galina Edgecrusher

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faehrnem · 10 months

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Busted out my watercolors and pencils last night

#gw2 #guild wars 2 #guild wars 2 fan submission #trahearne #i love him so much man. my malewife

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what-the-flux · 4 months

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One of my first pieces of 2024. Finally trying to get my dude Skrapp committed to paper since he's got some distinct design elements. I'm not quite pleased with this but hey it's just a first attempt anyway.

#GW2 #Guild Wars 2 #guild wars 2 fanart #guildwars2 #guild wars 2 fan submission #Asura #my art #my characters #Ironclaw Skrapp #made this guy over two years ago and I barely talk about him even though he's one of my faves on my EU account

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calendar-krewe · 4 months

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