Hello Everyone.
I've powered down a very small amount in the past, but I've never really needed to power down that much.
I feel like voting power is somewhat important on Steemit, and that's why I also feel the need to explain the reason why I'm powering down, so that people don't assume I'm bailing out. ^^;
I'm pretty much here to stay.
I'm not fully powering down. I plan to cancel it when I know that I have the amount of Steem that I need right now.
So, what do I need it for?
You might have noticed that most of my posts are about gaming, and you might have also noticed that most of the recent posts have been about VRChat or VR games. I'm in love with VR. VRChat is my favorite place to spend my evenings now. I spend hours and hours on there, and have made quite a few awesome friends.
I love to share my VRChat experiences, because virtual reality is so cool, and the experiences are really unique. So many exciting things happen when I'm on there.
So, what does this have to do with the power down?
While trying to enjoy VR, I've noticed that my computer doesn't really perform well. I have to stay in private rooms, with not very many people, or I'll lag so much that I can't move. This also makes you want to throw up when you have a headset on. I've also noticed problems with my computer in general. It seems like they are problems that a simple reformat will not fix.
When I really think about it, it has been a long time since I have updated my PC. I also plan on getting Windows 10 (I'm currently on win 7). My CPU is a million years old, and it just doesn't perform well enough for VR games.
I want to stream, make videos, and continue blogging about virtual reality, and the only way to do that is to upgrade my PC. I also want to upgrade before one of the parts actually fails. It's also just sad not being able to enter most rooms that my friends are hanging out in. I've missed out a lot of fun nights with them. ;-;
So, that's basically why I'm powering down a bit.
Do you think people should be open about their power downs, or do you think it's simply their business and doesn't matter? I'm curious. I plan to always be open about any changes to my Steemit account. ^^