I came to Facepunch from a forum called halflife2.net (called Valve Time now I think) actually a few years before I joined. I was young and a pretty shitty poster there for many years and I was told once to "go back to Facepunch" and had not the foggiest clue what it was. Eventually I googled it and was lead here and lurked for a fair time before forgetting about it and eventually joining up under a different account that got banned when I posted a picture of a dude fucking a goat i think in the original LMAO pics thread or one of the ancient ones because at the time I found it hilarious.
After that, I bailed for a while but came back under this account, I don't even remember the name or password to my old one nor do I care to know. That aside, Facepunch helped me through High School. I'd have a bad day, come home, boot up my computer and dive into the various threads I frequented at the time. I remember all the meltdowns and mod changes and the old mod lineup like Gurrant and Dav0r. Man. I've been here a long time now that I think about it. I've gone through some pretty terrible and fucked up things these past four years and also my fair share of good times and happy days but regardless, at the end of it all, I always end up back here.
I love you guys.
[editline]5th November 2014[/editline]
[QUOTE=fredstin22;46414162]Give me a fucking break, it's an Internet forum[/QUOTE]
You can fuck right off this instant.
i came to facepunch because i loved hl2 mods. i downloaded all the hl2 mods. remember antlion troopers deuce? that is still on my steam account even though it doesn't even run independently anymore.
Been here since I was around 14, now 23. It's not so much that this is the most amazingest place ever, it's just become such a deeply-ingrained habit; it's something that seems like i've always done it, and don't fancy the thought of not doing anymore. Not exactly a brilliant way to spend one's younger years, but beats having even less things to do.
[QUOTE=Arc Nova;46414149]its very very different, needs a good ol purge. wouldn't mind stricter rules again[/QUOTE]A few days of even just the instaban would be hilarious to watch.
[QUOTE=InvaderNouga;46414603]I remember being too afraid to make an account because the 05'ers and mods were very harsh and felt hostile towards younger users (like myself). Eventually made an account but I was one of those "fucking 06'ers"[/QUOTE]
join date elitism is one of the things i miss. it was pretty fun and pretty much harmless and it made a game out of waiting for the next year's batch of users
Yeah, that was fun, because there where only 2 people who could beat me at that.
[QUOTE=CheeseMan;46414804]join date elitism is one of the things i miss. it was pretty fun and pretty much harmless and it made a game out of waiting for the next year's batch of users[/QUOTE]
Yeah, it sucked being a part of that new wave but after the year was up you felt like you could kick back and chill with the bro's a little more now that your year was over. Those little things I miss very much.
I was trying to get into gmod again recently and I came across a user who was 13 and it was like shit bro, you were 5 years old when I discovered this game. Makes me feel really old. But I really grew up with this forum, as the user above was saying it's a habit to come to Facepunch now. Whenever I'm at work and I don't have anything to look at on my phone I'll just type in facepunch.com like its muscle memory.
If it weren't for FP I probably wouldn't ever have started reading the news or giving a fuck about world events. Whether by dramashit or actual humor you guys make it worth reading
[QUOTE=Aetna;46413418]I feel you dude. It's habit to check facepunch multiple times a day. While my interests have changed and warped over time, I've always felt home here. Whether that be video games, computers, electronics, cars, creativity, cooking, you name it - there's a place for everyone. I'm proud to be a part of such a diverse, ever growing, adapting community of young and old alike. I love you guys, you fucks, for everything you are.[/QUOTE]
I love you too. <3
Remember Destination: Facepunch? Half-Left? Airblast? I've been here as long as I remember doing all kinds of retarded shit projects that ended up embarassing and mentally scarring me for life. I was like twelve when I joined up, curious about Gmod 9.0.4 and the community here - ended up forming little teams of people to work on shitty mods all ending terribly in failure and shame. I think Half-Left had an over 120 page thread before garry shut it down with "this is a waste of time" as the lock message.
I remember having a grudge against an user called CamperJoe and a burning hatred for PacificV2, a mod at the time. They were always posting shit about me all over the boards.
Well it all ended on a happy note, I become a freelance web & graphic designer and just this year I was employed in a game development studio helping out with marketing and getting to design my own game :) I believe Facepunch really gave me some good influence and showed me what wonderful communities the internet could spawn.
what was half-left
it sounds like some kind of an extremally nerdy political movement
When I joined, I did for the DAAS. Reading all the stupid shit people from deviantart do and how Tom Preston was an idiot taught me what not to do as an artist. I've gotten loads better since then. I've also become more educated on controversal subjects I won't mention to avoid a possible derail.
Other interesting shit I got into on FP includes the creepy unexplained broadcasts thread, the videogame urban legends thread, and various interesting fandoms.
love you all but some of yas are seriously f'd in the A
I can't believe I've still been coming to this place for years. I've been posting on facepunch from middle school up to college now and I'll probably still be coming here for years to come.
[IMG]http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120510221729/unanything/images/8/80/Don't_forget_you're_here_forever.jpg[/IMG]
It really makes this picture you see on 4chan resonate with you.
The Minecraft General here was pretty much my childhood. I still remember the night that I made my account.
I was so happy to get Gold, but I think that they made it 5 years rather than 2 a bit before my 2nd Facepunch Anniversary. I'll be there soon! Only a month or so left!
The weird thing about FP has become that i know most of you guys, being it from how you post to what kind of person you are just by judging by your posts.
I also had a few Facepunch meet-ups and even went to Gamescom with a few Dutch FP'ers and over at Gamescom i once again met some FP'ers.
Funny thing is that most people i know or meet hate FP for its hostile community. :v:
We're only mostly hostile towards non-Facepunchers though, and of course the Rust subsection, but that place, we do not talk about it. We forget and deny its existance.
And the occasional shitposter, of course :v:
Facepunch is probably the best forum i have been on in years, i use to type like this: LOLZ XD LMAO but due to me getting into shit for it here, Facepunch helped me type properly and i am thankful for that.
I drop by SA occasionally for a binge read or show off projects for epeen but most of my time is on Facepunch because this place is easier to track because smaller + I know most of you people
I dont see myself ever leaving this forum.
You guys will stick around right? I just have a bad feeling this forum will die eventually and i'll be left alone like that guy who talked to himself in a forum for years.
Ah yes, the good old days when enough poor grammar in one post could result in an insta-ban.
it's crazy to go look at my 05 account and read the posts my 12 year-old self made
the internet is weird
[QUOTE=Alec W;46420019]it's crazy to go look at my 05 account and read the posts my 12 year-old self made
the internet is weird[/QUOTE]
This. I go back through my old posts on the older forums I visited and I can tell which point in my life I was at and exactly when I grew up.
I had been lurking around '08 before my register and I remember things were quite different. Stricter rules, but everyone loved those stupid memes we all despise now so I'm not sure if I miss those days. The culls were nice, though.
I remember I registered here, as you can see, in 2009 only to ask a question about GMod and when I checked out 3-4 years later what the fuck did I just write, I cringed myself to death.
Then I kinda lurked a little and just got attached, eventually starting to post. I love these forums because the most important thing here is the 'common sense', not a strict load of bullshit posting rules the other forums provide.
I came here because it's better than spuf. In fact, my first account there was made back in 2011 was when I was 13 or so I believe. I could care less about giving out my age at this point, I'm 17 now.
Anyway, here's the first post on my first forum account ever:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/1G0BLNn.png[/IMG]
AAAAaaaaawww, i come back to the sweetest thread ever!
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[img]http://i.imgur.com/aXJ30JH.png[/img]
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Wow that welcome message is so nice and polite. When I arrived here I got greeted with "YOU'RE GONNA GET BANNED"
everything was so much better in 2006
Gmod 7 beta was my first go. Twas a good time I'll say
This is the thread that brought me here via Google:
[URL]http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=486509[/URL]
Still a pretty decently fun little tech demo. I used to post a lot more but I mostly just lurk now, six years is a pretty long time but it really hasn't felt that long.
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