Dude. . . this is a sad day. Each dedicated modder that walks away from this equates to hundreds or thousands of man hours spent modding this game over the next two to three years (how long I figure it will take to get it up to snuff and worth playing really).
Ducimus, have you considered . . . well you know. It shall remain unspoken.
Either way.
You will be missed. I just hope it won't be forever that you will be gone.