AFTER TWO YEARS...

I'm doing Play or Pay again.

Two years. That's how long I've been away from PoP, and honestly, it went by faster than I expected.

The reason was simple: my backlog had become a mountain, and every giveaway win felt like adding another stone to the pile. I made a deliberate choice to step back, stop acquiring games I wasn't ready to play, and actually work through what I already had. No distractions, no guilt piles, just focused progress.

Life also shifted in a big way. Becoming a father changes your relationship with gaming entirely. The hours shrink, the sessions get interrupted, and suddenly every minute you do get feels precious. I wasn't willing to spend that time on games I wasn't genuinely excited about.

But here I am. The backlog is in a better place, my schedule has found a new rhythm, and I've missed being part of this community. It feels like the right time to return and actually show up here again properly.