Holy Shit.....TEN YEARS!?

[CastNuri]

A whole decade!! More than that now I think, 'cause this was an '07 topic.

Happy Belated birthday RPGFan, regardless. I can't recall how long I've been visiting this board but I used to be really active at one point. I feel like such an irregular poster now. :P

Love y'all loads, had some of my most interesting conversations during my adolescence over here. I remember when the Chronologist was active and how I used to avoid the board drama out of pure fear of being flamed.  Oh, and Neal-- I'll always remember you as Blademaster Dezo!

[Dincrest]

Everyone remembers me as Blademaster Dezo.  And why not? 

October 2009... man, this month is my personal 10 year anniversary with RPGFan.  October 1999 is when I first joined up and my first topic was asking about the Japanese/English names in FF6.  Somehow I stuck around through the drama, the board wipes, the server changes...

[Daggerstrike]

I don't remember what month I joined but the year was 1999. It was a simpler time.

[Eusis]

I think I actively posted in 1998, at least I recall being convinced to get Xenogears by reviews here at that time despite being grotesquely underwhelmed by the demo. I recall seeing the site around when it started too, but I didn't pay too much attention at first.

[mr. nails]

happy belated congrats for 12 years +

[Dade]

TOPIC BUMP!

The site isnt at a milestone birthday or anything, but I'm being nostalgic and realized I've been coming to RPGFan/OriginalLunarNet for the better part of 14 years.

What the shit.

I've known some of you douchebags longer than some of my best friends....God I was a prick back in the early days. DR...what happened to me? I got soft....

[Ramza]

Dade I love your fluffy softness.

[D-Rider]

DR...what happened to me? I got soft....

We all got soft, man.  Could it be...maturity?

Nah, fuck that.

[Losfer]

Dunno how anyone could go soft around here, I'm as turgid as bratwurst injected with methamphetamines.

[Dincrest]

I've been here since 1999 and I know I've changed a lot.  In my 20s, I tried to be all mature and a paragon of proper decorum.  Now in my 30s, I'm like "eff that" and I gladly point and laugh along with the peanut gallery and embrace my inner 8 year-old. 

Some of us became well-adjusted over the years.  Some of us became maladjusted. 

[GrimReality]

Yeah, I have to say that Todd has changed quite a bit from way back then. I remember you being pretty much nothing more than a troll. Or at least not very prone to mature conversation and discussion.
My only real change is that I hardly ever get to play all the games being discussed. And most certainly not any classic-type rpgs. That whole responsibility thing. Or different priorities, anyway.
Nowadays, unless a review extolls the virtues of a games brevity I chalk it up as yet another game I'll never play.

[Dincrest]

When I used to frequent a bass players' forum, I used to get GAS like crazy.  GAS= Gear Acquisition Syndrome.  When I stopped posting there and started playing more, the GAS subsided.  I still like gear, but I don't always have to covet it and get it. 

I wonder if RPGFan has that same effect on people.  GAS= Game Acquisition Syndrome.  Would our gaming lives be happier without RPGFan?  Ignorance is bliss and all that? 

I don't think so.  I like my quirky underground stuff too much. 

[Tooker]

I have played a few stinkers writing for the site, but I must say that I've learned about a ton of really great games and soundtracks that I would have missed if I did not come here too.  More positives than negatives by a mile.

[Dincrest]

Cleanup crew's had its share of dumpster diving treasures.  If it weren't for "taking one for the team," I wouldn't have played the Naruto: Path of the Ninja games, which were actually good!

[Aurian]

Thank you for playing the stinkers so the rest of us can avoid them.