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»CL6:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
»CL0: The Devotion Saga
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Written by»CL5: Darkus»CL6: of »CL5:IRIS
»CL0:Introduction
»CL1:With the release of the much
publicised Devotion #2, I'd previously
felt no pressure to discuss or write
any articles on the developments which
unfolded behind the scenes away from
your knowledge. However, after
conversing with several sceners, it
unexpectedly became apparent that they
had formulated some idea about »CLA:Wade
and I had become fierce enemies»CL1:.
Moreover, various misled people have
turned against Wade believing he went
behind my back. This article has been
composed solely to set the record
straight, and to ensure no blame is
misdirected.
»CL0: What About Magic?
»CL1:Before I dive any further, one must
clear the confusion Magic had so
kindly set up. It wasn't long before
my secret was out in the general
public that infact »CL8:I hadn't left the
scene, and only used this as an
attempt to cover up my plans to work
on Devotion #2»CL1:. I had planned it to be
a surprise for our unexpecting Amiga
scene. Somehow, somewhere down the
line Magic had grasped wind of this.
Moreover, finding out he no longer
had any association with the magazine
infuriated him, thus leading him to a
seriously dangerous volatile state.
I'd heard reports of Magic stealthily
using my nick on #amigascne begging
support for Devotion #2, where the
unexpecting supporters would infact be
sending their articles to his new
email address. Though failing in his
initial sabotage attempt, he began to
pester Mr.Tickle/Darkage asking for
the Devotion source code. Of course,
Mr.Tickle was already informed I was
working on a new issue and Magic was
promptly refused any access to the
Devotion source. Ultimately, Magic
sank to a disreputable level. He
announced he would create his own
magazine, and he'd name it "Devotion"
but not ONLY that, he claimed to
release it as "Devotion #2". »CLB:At this
point I'd obtained Magic had really
lost his mentality»CL1:. Fair enough, one
can maybe understand he was fairly
upset. Still, would you go as far as
he did? Concluding the matter, I at
least hope I've achieved my goal of
clearing a part of Magic's cloud over
Devotion. »CL6:Always remember that Magic
was infact removed from the Devotion
staff after releasing the debut issue.
»CL1:From that moment on, he had no
connection of any kind with the
magazine.
»PIC:3.iff»
»CL0: What About Wade?
»CL1:My initial idea was to create Devotion
#2 alone, obviously a smaller size
issue than the first release. »CL6:I'd
decided to eliminate various sections,
including: party reports, adverts and
so on»CL1:. I'd actually explained this to
Wade in multiple conversations and he
picked up some motivation along the
way, and with Magic out of the staff
he seemed genuinely interested.
Without expecting a positive answer,
I asked him to team up with me, and
he agreed. Everything was going better
than I had planned! Even further down
the line Sane followed Wade and teamed
up with me. Before I knew it, between
the three of us, we had created almost
an entire issue. I'd already collected
the majority of the modules and the
title picture. We were set to go.
However, when I initially started
working on the second issue, »CL8:I had
plenty of time on my hands while
unemployed»CL1:. A little way into making
the new issue I found myself a new
full-time job. Still I had time and
motivation. It wasn't until a few
weeks had passed everything began to
take its toll. Coming in from work, I
had time for my meal and a shower,
then I'd be out with my girlfriend and
son till late. As soon as I arrived
home again, I'd be so tired I just
wanted sleep, which is all one did.
Following this routine, I lost
complete interest in the scene and
computers in general. Hence neither
»CL6:Wade nor Sane received any life signs
from me over quite a long period of
time»CL1:. Following these events, Wade and
Sane decided enough was enough and
they went on without me. Mr.Tickle
passed the source over to Wade and he
had to start from scratch with only
articles from Sane and himself.
»CL0: Backstabbing?
»CL1:As you now know, there was no
backstabbing of any kind involved.
Infact I would've done the same if the
situation were reversed, and if any
bitter feelings remain against Wade,
always remember: "»CLC:If it wasn't for
Wade, Devotion #2 would still be
sitting half finished on Darkus' HD!»CL1:"
I haven't spoken to Sane since the
release of issue 2, however I'm
guessing we're still friendly. Wade
and I have no problems whatsoever with
each other. Just before my concluding
lines, »CL8:I would like to apologise to
everyone I let down within the
Devotion team»CL1:. Wade, Sane, Reed, Zaac
& Mr.Tickle. I hope they will once
again trust me in the future. I'll
close the article sending
congratulations to everyone involved
with Devotion #2, it was undoubtedly
the best magazine released over the
last few years. They have my deepest
respect.
»PIC:4.iff»