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A Thanks to the RND Community

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Tiger Guy:
For those who know me, you would probably assume that it would be out of place for me to make a post like this. But I feel like making one since it's been looming on my mind for a few months now.

I would like to thank everyone in the RND community. Even the people that I didn't like at one point. You guys helped define my late childhood/early adulthood.

Before I got into the RND community, I was a total newbie as this whole computer gaming/gaming community thing. I honestly did not know what I was getting myself into when I first opened up GMOD six years ago. The only experience I had of it was of a friend at school telling me about it.

I hopped around a few servers, but none really caught my eye. It wasn't until I joined the RND ZS server that I discovered a server that I enjoyed for the gameplay and the people in it. I might still have the piece of paper I wrote the forum URL on in my room, unless if my mom threw it away.

When I joined the forum and became a regular on the servers, I discovered a place that I truly loved. This place was pretty much my only hangout spot throughout 8th grade and most of high school. Even if I did not have many friends to talk to at school, I was not lonely since I knew that my online friends would be on and ready to game.

This place is where I discovered the true internet. I got used to the trolls/minges, interacting with 'interesting' people, and seeing how weird the internet can be at times. In the past I was somewhat scared of the internet, since I had an outside view in. Once I got in, I realized that the internet was not as bad as advertised.

I have had my issues with various users that were VERY publicized in the past. Part of me regrets playing such a huge part of something so silly, but another part of me is glad I did. Not because I did it, but because it taught me how NOT to engage situations in were you think something fishy was going on.

I've seen hundreds of people on here that I knew by username come and go in the past, and it's kind of heartbreaking. I wish they could have stayed, but they have free will and can do whatever they want. It might seem that I kind of drifted away from here too, but I still am here. I just do not interact with people on here as much. I am still up for playing el video juegos with you guys (especially CSGO) if I have the time for it.

Even if I use other sites now way more than this one, the RND forums still holds a special place. It was the first community website that I frequented daily for years. It helped me get used to how people communicated on the internet and how to talk to others. I do not know what I would be doing right now if I did not ever discover this place.

Many people see playing video games as a waste of time, but I see it the other way. I see it as time earned; or time spent doing something I enjoy. I see my hours in GMOD, and think "Damn, I really spent around 2000 hours having fun with my RND peeps". I do not regret any of those thousands of hours playing or talking with you guys, maybe except when I had conflicts with some of you.

I would like to thank coolz for making all of this possible, and the community for existing. It may not seem like it, but you guys were a huge part of my teenage years. If I were to do it again, I would only play on the RND servers more. I believe that I would be a different person for the worse if I never discovered this community. It really opened up my mind to different things. Six years ago I was a 13 year old with like two RL friends that only could really connect to people if I talked about sports. Now I am a 20 year old that's into many things like anime or competitive CS, but has a group of friends despite being a huge nerd. I also learned that I had to stand up for myself if I wanted to get anything in life.

I might not be in the best of times right now, but I know that I had most of them in the past with you guys. I might have only went to one party in high school/college, but the amount of times I have hanged with you guys and raised hell in GMOD/other games is worth it.

I hope it was not too hard to read what I said above, since I do have a weird way of wording things. To put it in a short paragraph;

I am really glad I spent my teenage years with you guys and would do it again if I could. This is not a goodbye, but a thank you letter to the whole community. I will more than likely be here in a few months/years and if coolz tries another server comeback. If I ever become stupid rich, I will make Yomocorp a reality and help coolz & yomo end ddos and minges for good.

YomoFox:
Your welcome

ٶȻhriʂ:
his welcome

Cable:

yoshi:
No problem.

also, same.

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