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Guitar Hero/nostalgia thread?; The game that brought us together.
Topic Started: Jul 31 2014, 09:34 AM (1,185 Views)
LifeAgainstDeath
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Pretty sure the first one you joined, Volt, was either VII or VI. And we were all pissed, because most of us got up the next day, say 20 new pages of posts, and none of it was relevant to the game.

Also, another bit of GHH nostalgia, that was where I first came out as pansexual too. There was a thread (which is still there) about how GH should get all songs for imports like RB does. I said "inb4AngelsEyestalksaboutRBimportsontheWii", who you may remember as a resident Wii player and criticizer of the RB Wii versions. He responds "I love you", and I jokingly go "A gay guy loves me...should I be concerned? :P" Both him and Archangel (who y'all may remember as the "I'd buy a song even if it was terrible as long as it's difficult on guitar" guy) respond that I shouldn't, with Archangel bringing up about how he was asked out by a guy once. Then the exact coming out post was in response, saying, "Never had that happen to me (though one of my bi friends said I was cute), but it's probably because I have a "straight" vibe about me (although I prefer to say I'm a pansexual)."

Was the first time I ever said it to anyone, and it actually felt pretty good. Honestly, coming out to y'all really helped me to take a risk and come out IRL. It may have taken a few years, but it still happened either way. :P
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There have been a lot of posts here about the Community's Guitar Hero. I didn't realize it had that much of an impact on us or a lot of the people here. That's awesome
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If you think about it, it's not all that surprising that we've had such a big impact on each other here. A lot of us have known each other for almost seven years now, which is quite a long time to know someone. Add to that internet anonymity, which allows us to divulge more personal information and ask more personal questions, and I'd say we know each other pretty well and are in potentially better positions to actually know each other more than some other friends in real life. I know I've had conversations with some people here that I almost certainly would not have had with the majority of my friends. Some of those have definitely provided me with insight into myself and affected me. Some have allowed me to understand other people and their perspectives more. And, of course, some of them are just lulz and have had barely any impact on me whatsoever.
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^ I agree. I feel like we're also more willing to criticize people here too (in a good way), while IRL if I disagree with a friend, I'll probably be "polite" and just nod or say "sure" or something, depending on who I'm talking to, usually because they're not too interested in other opinions anyway. But people listen/respect other opinions here, which is cool. It's not that my IRL friends don't, but I dunno, discussing opinions IRL always feels more sensitive for some reason.
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My turn. I got into Guitar Hero with WT. I hated most of the set list, but it was amazing fun to play. Me and my brothers enjoyed it so much that, for a while, it was the only thing we played. I got insane at guitar while my older brother loved the drums. Eventually I got in to the drums as well. We skipped GH5 because we hated the songs that was on it, but when WOR was announced I was enthralled. It finally launched and I was in love with that game, for weeks and months it was the only thing I played. My musical tastes evolved so much with guitar hero, I am sad that they have decided not to make more. I hardly play now, being 21 and going to college full time and working full time. When I do play, I am playing more serious games. I would be totally interested in a revival of guitar hero, however.

So how did I meet you guys? Well, after WOR came out I wanted to link my account online. It told me I could sign up for a forum too to join the community, which I was already checking out because I thought the DLC prediction threads were interesting. So, I decided to join the forum and start talking to the community. If WOR released in 2010, that must mean that I was 17 at the time I joined. Admittedly, I was a completely immature person with no idea how to interact with people. I had been homeschooled since kinder, so I was alone with my brothers growing up.

I was ridiculed and scrutinized and targeted on the GHH. I was devastated. My first foray into "the outside world" and everyone hated me. I got kind of depressed, so I told myself I'm done posting. But, I was determined to have people like me, I wanted that so much. Olinea was the first person I remember being nice to me, we PM'd a couple times and he made me feel like I am a likable person, so thank you Olinea. KRISTOFFA, thunder curls, even BigMac and kmr would post things that made me feel like crap, pointing out all my insecurities. You don't know someone's situation, so to assume that I'm a POS isn't right, I was just so nervous and intimidated. Long story short, when the GHH died, I was like well that was a failure. Then I saw a PM telling me about this place and I recognized a ton of you guys from the GHH. I was told that this was a private forum and such, and it made me feel good that you guys wanted me here.

Some of the worst bullies on the GHH were here, however. I hated that. I was criticized unnecessarily by huge online trolls, and it was awful. I felt like my views and opinions were unpopular, so I was immediately disliked. It wasn't until I took a little break to focus on school (my situation is very similar to Oli's) and then returning did I feel like I belonged here.

I credit you guys that are still here for so much, you don't even know. You guys were my first friends, you guys were my sounding board when bad things were happening. You guys opened my mind and showed me new things and ideas. Im thankful to guitar hero for the fun, but more so for the relationships I developed from it. I feel like you guys are honest just as I'm honest with all you guys. Thank you all for teaching me things even when you didn't have any clue that's what you were doing. I'm a better person for it; I believe you guys have seen me grow not just as some poster, but as a person. I love you guys and you'll always be my friends.
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Admittedly, I was a completely immature person with no idea how to interact with people. I had been homeschooled since kinder, so I was alone with my brothers growing up.

We've all definitely noticed that since you've gone to college, you've learned how to socialize better. Chalk this up to, you know, being exposed to other people and other ideas. You still have your ideas/beliefs and are willing to express them, but you seem a lot more accepting that there are other worldviews out there, and that's helped you get on a lot better with us.
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Aug 1 2014, 09:29 PM
KRISTOFFA, thunder curls, even BigMac and kmr would post things that made me feel like crap, pointing out all my insecurities.
I was 15 at the time, and still relatively new to this community. Even though I somehow managed to get on SPV2 a month before the move happened, I was still trying to find my place here. At the same time IRL I was a freshman in high school. I came in without many friends, despite knowing a decent amount of people, so I was trying to adjust to the new environment and find my place there as well. So I suppose in every facet of my life back then, I was in a "do what you can to be accepted" mindset", which obviously includes here.

You were a guy who appeared to like different things (now we know that is not completely true), had different opinions, and had not a lot of contact with the outside world. You also said some things and did some things that didn't really help your cause out. However this was no excuse for me to be an asshole towards you. I'm sure there were other reasons behind me being an asshole, but I'll chalk it up just me being an immature 15 year old who was also trying to establish himself in this community. Because of this I was mean to the guy who other established members were also mean to. I noticed all the differences between us and never bothered identifying the similarities we had. We were both just kids trying to be a part of this community.

I'm still a teenager (Almost 1 year away from exiting the teen years!) so I still have some immaturity left in me by definition. But I've grown, had some experiences, and matured enough to realize what I did was not okay. No excuses. These days I do the best I can to understand people that are different than me instead of being an asshole towards them. We're all not perfect but we have to do the best we can to be decent towards one another. I should have helped you out in learning how to interact with others. I'm glad college did a lot for you though in helping with that and opening you up to other things. Sorry for being such an asshole.
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Aug 1 2014, 09:29 PM

I was ridiculed and scrutinized and targeted on the GHH. I was devastated. My first foray into "the outside world" and everyone hated me. I got kind of depressed, so I told myself I'm done posting. But, I was determined to have people like me, I wanted that so much. Olinea was the first person I remember being nice to me, we PM'd a couple times and he made me feel like I am a likable person, so thank you Olinea. KRISTOFFA, thunder curls, even BigMac and kmr would post things that made me feel like crap, pointing out all my insecurities. You don't know someone's situation, so to assume that I'm a POS isn't right, I was just so nervous and intimidated. Long story short, when the GHH died, I was like well that was a failure. Then I saw a PM telling me about this place and I recognized a ton of you guys from the GHH. I was told that this was a private forum and such, and it made me feel good that you guys wanted me here.
I was probably the biggest rudest asshole to you. You have no idea how absolutely sorry I am. I think I've explained to everyone before my situation when iw as younger and even today. I regret everything I have ever done to make you or anyone I know dislike me or hate me. anything that pushed people to the edge, or even to suicidal thoughts. It sickens me to think I may have ever done something to someone that puts them in the position I am in today.


We love you, man.
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While we're at it, I know that steelfire comes here kind of periodically to check in on the DOTA 2 thread, but if he ever reads this thread I want him to see this. Looking back at some of my GHH posts I was a complete dick to him, and I don't really remember why. I'll chalk that up to being a insensitive asshole of a child who also was trying to find his way in the same medium, so really I should have had some empathy for him. Looking at some prior posts, I had no reason to be a dick. He would just post and I'd lash out like he'd done something wrong. So steel, if you ever read this, know that I am truly sorry for any hard times that I have put you through in the past.
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DucksFAN93
Aug 1 2014, 09:29 PM
KRISTOFFA, thunder curls, even BigMac and kmr would post things that made me feel like crap, pointing out all my insecurities.
I think I was on my break from the site when you started, so I can't say I know what you were treated like. Kris and TC were major dickbags to practically everyone (especially Kris), but it does sound like everyone still here who posted crap about you does feel bad about it. I think we've all matured a lot from a few years ago, which is great.
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@kmr I never *held* anything against you all this time. I appreciate your apology, it means a lot to me. I haven't held anything against you all this time, but I think deep down I never wanted to get to know you better because I was still somewhat hurt by how much I was belittled back in the day. We grow with time and experience, so it's all good in my books, my friend. If I ever did anything that upset you, for that I apologize as well.

@ghost Oh, yes, you definitely hurt my feelings on more than one occasion. Again, I haven't been holding anything against you all this time, but like with kmr, I never really engaged with your posts or anything because deep down I was still kinda stung by how you treated me back in the day. Apology accepted man.

@Romanticide I have grown, and while I still hold to my core beliefs, I have grown to realize not everyone needs to have my worldview. You have yours, I have mine; it is what makes the world so interesting. I learn and challenge my thinking by what you guys think and say, and I like to think that it goes the other way around as well.

All of you guys have made an impact on me, each in your own way. Olinea, Granskjeg, Ro, ghost, kmr, Freshey, LAD, paige, dwestfan, csrocker, and all of you guys...thank you! :)
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Asfan
Aug 2 2014, 01:38 AM
DucksFAN93
Aug 1 2014, 09:29 PM
KRISTOFFA, thunder curls, even BigMac and kmr would post things that made me feel like crap, pointing out all my insecurities.
I think I was on my break from the site when you started, so I can't say I know what you were treated like. Kris and TC were major dickbags to practically everyone (especially Kris), but it does sound like everyone still here who posted crap about you does feel bad about it. I think we've all matured a lot from a few years ago, which is great.
TC was a douche for sure. Kris was too, but not so much to those he liked.
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Alright. Lets do this.

So it all started October 11, 2008. Well actually it didn't, I tried to join in May/April of that year, but somehow it didn't work. So I tried again later in October, and there I suddenly was. 14 minutes later I suddenly got a pm from DOIT, leader from Around The Globe. He asked me to join his Tour Group and although I had no idea what that was, it seemed cool and DOIT seemed like a nice person.

It didn't take long before I started to feel at home, I soon learnt what 'bumping' means and loved helping out the Tour Group (TG) and friend TG's as much as I could. I met lots of new people who became great friends like Sharky (Sharkslayer) from Mechanical Mayhem, Rover8680, Peanut24, OKPEEPS and Frank73300 from NASCAR Rockers, Mini76 from The Nomads, and all those guys at Old and In the Way. And of course OogyBoogyMan, Tiff from Moms Rock (?) and Djjazz, Blondie1973 and her daughter Auzziechick96 from The Vehement.

I suddenly met all those new people who were all so nice and all seemed so happy. It was like everyone had known each other for years and they accepted me, a new one, with a smile and open arms.

DOIT worked in Japan at the time but despite the timezone difference we talked every day through pms and he taught me everything I needed to know about the community. We talked a lot about our lives and the problems we faced. I just entered high school a month before I joined, and started to find out who I actually am as a person, and DOIT helped out a lot and I somehow helped him out a lot as well. He was my first real friend. And my best friend for a long, long time. In March he went home to California, US, back to his family. We didn't talk much after that, I don't know.. somehow he felt pretty down I suppose. I still have him on Facebook and I think in the end he is now very happy, which makes me really glad.

So the TG thing, that was absolutely fantastic. I soon became Co-leader and although it sounds so silly, it really felt like I meant something and gave me the feeling people trusted me and I needed to be responsible. It was one of the greatest feelings I ever had. I even became a leader of both Around The Globe/The Vehement when both DOIT and Djjazz (Leader of the Vehement) were busy. It was such an honor to me, but I never felt as a leader because I looked up to them a lot. To me they would always be my leaders.

In November I started to explore the rest of the GHC, mainly off-topic because I saw some of my TG friends posting there every now and then (although most of them only stayed in the TG bump threads). Wow, I was a bit overwhelmed, again. So many people and so many posts about, basically anything you could imagine. Seeing manga porn at the age of 12 wasn't the best thing, but I met some other great people there such as Tims1491, Gitrmstr, DarkFlashLight, Ghost, Ziger824, Wiiman95, Smileyreily and Rowtheboat (ahem, okay that last person was awful, didn't take long for him to get banned, Darkie you might remember him.) I always loved all those "Rate ..." things, especially Rate the person above you, where most people would just go 10/10 all the time. That's also where I had lots of fun with my friend Binman, who I still have on Facebook and although we don't talk, at each other's birthday we still always say 10/10. Soon I also met ParanoidPaal, which I luckily got on msn just in time before he was supposed to take a break from the GHC (although, who actually could?) and through a msn conversation I later met MrMarill who soon became my best friend and one of the closest friends I've ever had.

*takes a peek at my old nostalgia post from 2010 or so which I might or might not post here because it's insanely long as well* Ah, and to name some more "banned" people, what about Cartmanrocks who made (almost literally) 100 accounts and Estemshorn.. now he was annoying at times :P

I used to have a lot of chat conversations with Tims, Gitrmstr, Ziger and Wiiman, we'd talk for hours and Tims was such a funny guy. Mostly appearing like someone else in the chat (with usernames like Obama etc.), and then we didn't know who he was until he revealed himself or we slowly found out. Man.. those were some of the funniest times I'll always remember.

Rover started to become more and more popular, almost reaching the popularity of the "mighty" NikkiLove and just before Rover became a moderator Lew95, who was an amazing friend as well, made this tribute site for him: (Omg I didn't think it'd still exist.. this is amazing..) http://roverfanclub.webs.com/

Meanwhile, while the Guitar Hero Aerosmith layout was long gone, ATG, now Around The Globe/The Vehement, had their own Tour Group tournaments which were so much fun. LAD, me and two others formed a band as well, called Mouth of Madness (with a creepy yellow smiley face as our logo). It was the time of GHWT, and although many people had formed online bands, it seemed that on Wii it was impossible to play online with more than 1 person. So yeah, that was definitely too bad.

An important day for me was February 2, 2009. That's when I posted in the thread "Anything haunted ever happened to you" where I talked to three people I hadn't really talked a lot to before. Those people were AaronMETAL, Killershane and Whittaa. Although that first conversation was awkward at times, they became good friends. Aaron was a big black metal fan and talked about it a lot, and since he had Gorgoroth's Funeral Procession as a favourite on Youtube I decided to check it out. Man.. never gotten a headache this quickly lol. But now (mainly because of Paal) it's one of my favourite music genres. Whittaa and Killershane became close friends as well and I still talk to Killershane regularly. It's amazing what one conversation in one thread can mean in your life.

TLDR;

This is only a bit of all those great memories I have of the Guitar Hero Community. To me, it was like another world where everything was better. Sure its people had their own problems and looking back many of us weren't having the best time of their life, but it was a place you could escape to and relax with people who have the same interests as you. I wonder if I'll ever have this feeling again, being a part of the community was one of the best feelings I've ever had and I miss it a lot.

I know I've mostly been lurking here, for years I've only read posts and barely posted anything. It's because of the great rants with you know who and the decline of friendship with another what made it hard for me to post here. For the longest time I was really mad, but missed all of you at the same time. Now for almost a year or so I've been trying to "make my comeback" but as you know it's not working out. I don't feel at home here, yet I do. Am I the weird bitch or do you think I'm the weird bitch. It's a very strange feeling, and doesn't make any sense.

Conclusion: I'm still so thankful that you guys are still here, I wouldn't know what to do if this place didn't exist. My high school time, from 2008 till 2013, was the worst time in my life. Yet, it was also the time I was active on the GHC, which really, because of all the amazing people I met, kept me alive. Yes, often I'm still the depressive loner with no friends in my own country, but through all the people I've met here I've learnt to be patient, have confidence and most of all hope.
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Seeing manga porn at the age of 12 wasn't the best thing


I fail to see how this is a bad thing
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Seeing manga porn at the age of 12 wasn't the best thing


I fail to see how this is a bad thing
Such a late bloomer. (Actually, I think that might have been around the age I started finding that stuff)


EDIT: To address the second to last paragraph, I, for one, have always been fairly fond of you as a person. Never thought you were a "weird bitch" or anything like that. You and I have never really talked a whole lot like some of the others, but, all the same.
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