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Title: Strong experiences
Post by: Golem on March 05, 2016, 09:18:46 pm
What are your strongest experiences, something that really got stuck in your memory.

We were in this old hut. Me and two of my friends. I said something, one of them repeated half of it and the other one finished the sentence. Then we all bursted into maniacal laughter. We've done this for about half an hour, with the same words and same reaction everytime. Also we were about four hours in on a mushroom trip.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Casul on March 05, 2016, 09:28:08 pm
When I rekt GTX with a Great Maul and humiliated his corps with kicks before he "fuck off lowbie retards" - rq's
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Malaclypse on March 05, 2016, 10:12:11 pm
Also we were about four hours in on a mushroom trip.

Sounds about right haha. I'd have to say my strongest experience was also induced by a hallucinogenic. But even recalling it is going to be harmful to my emotional, spiritual, and mental well being lol
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Golem on March 05, 2016, 11:30:01 pm
Sounds about right haha. I'd have to say my strongest experience was also induced by a hallucinogenic. But even recalling it is going to be harmful to my emotional, spiritual, and mental well being lol
Bad trip? I had two of them. One time, I thought I was in a TV show, but that wore off in about 5 mins and was followed by beautiful fractals, the other time, I don't know how long lasted, but I was completely gone, only seeing hellish images, which I don't want to go into, because it's kindof personal.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: SixThumbs on March 06, 2016, 12:42:34 am
I stripped naked twice at a festival, an ambulance ride the first time and a cop car ride the second.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Golem on March 06, 2016, 01:02:57 am
I stripped naked twice at a festival, an ambulance ride the first time and a cop car ride the second.
Was it the same festival?
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Leshma on March 06, 2016, 01:10:59 am
Let's see...

- my tummy hurt very bad when I was like 4 years old. Ate roasted pig for first time methinks
- one winter my close cousin was toying with gasoline and matches, end result was me running around and screaming because my jacket caught fire. Thank god for my older brother having composure to catch me and drop me in the snow...
- my grandpa dies but my parents won't tell me, figured it out myself
- while drawing Leonardo (my favorite TMNT) my mom barged in my room and told me to come with her because war has started in our town and we were among last families to evacuate
- being in shelter at nearby town, with 1000s of desperate people, babies crying and bombs falling
- sleeping as a kid in unfinished house without roof
- crying myself silly first day in school
- shitting my pants in first grade, then running home
- while visiting friends relatives in countryside, we got dirty and his mother had to clean me up...
- picking a fight with bigger kid who was alpha, getting slapped but ultimately doing nothing, half wussy move
- beating up one of my friends in school for taunting me, unintentionally hitting another friend who tried to get us apart
- figuring out that world is cruel while watching poor man at no man's land while waiting for permission to enter territory where my relatives live
- playing football outside while NATO bombers were scouting the area above us
- being in atomic shelter with few hundred people
- watching our window shatter after nearby military base hidden in a hill was hit by a bomb
- hearing my brother was in car accident with his friend
- my sister got hit by car
- drowning in a lake at sunset, giving up, then in last moment being pulled up by my friends and fighting on my own to reach shore, spitting water for few minutes feeling beaten
- my best friend's cousin dies in her sleep at home after her brother found her waking up, cause unknown
- my mom's mom dies of diabetes
- my dad's mom dies of cancer
- my father gets diabetes
- my not so close friend dies in diabetic coma at home
- my mom has severe case of arrhythmia, pre cardiac arrest, spends night at intensive care
- my best friend's mother dies of cancer
- experiencing sleep paralysis during three months, true nightmares
- my father has elevated cancer markers, hides it from us for few weeks
- having my first panic attack after two months of being ill, severe constipation, vomiting, fever, inability to digest food and abnormal heart rate, spending few days at doctors office
my brother has surgery

That's it, so far.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: SixThumbs on March 06, 2016, 01:23:52 am
Was it the same festival?

Same festival, same day.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Asheram on March 06, 2016, 01:29:12 am
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 but slipped and fell on it like it was a horse. My nutz were not happy, that was a strong experience.
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Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Berserkadin on March 06, 2016, 01:48:18 am
The orgasm after 15 hours of wanking high on speed.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Sir_Hans on March 06, 2016, 01:14:58 pm
Where do you live Leshma?

I had sleep paralysis twice. Got horrible dark foreboding feeling that some villanous threat was going to walk into the room while I was paralyzed and like take one of my organs or like an alien would abduct me...
Yeah when I was a kid I wasn't scared of monsters, ghosts or anything like that. My greatest fear was alien abductions, swear to christ...

One time when I was home alone for a short period of time, I must have been around 7ish??? I found a new action figure that I never recognized before, it wasn't one of my toys... I literally became dizzy with fear feeling like I would pass out because I was so terrified that aliens planted this toy in my house in some kind of scheme to lure me into their spaceship. I actually ran out of the house and straight to the neighbors across the street and screamed for help pounding on their door. I don't remember what I said but it must have gone something like "Whats wrong little child? whats wrong?!"  "ALIENS THERE'S ALIENS AFTER ME!" lmao... looking back on it, its pretty hilarious :D
I blame all those TV shows about alien abductions, the hunt for aliens etc... and x-files in like mid n early nineties :P
The toy was an action figure of wolverine from x-men. My mom got it from a friend who was getting rid of some of her kid's toys and she just threw it in with my other toys without telling me.

I remember the first time I smoked weed... I didn't know you had to inhale to smoke so I just put the pipe to my lips and lit the lighter above the pipe but nothing happened.

Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Butan on March 06, 2016, 02:31:36 pm
Southern France, it was summer, atop a hill surrounded by vineyard, where a little abandonned church was. I used to hike/climb to the top of this hill every day. Then I drank water, enjoyed the superb view and climbed down: it was the reward. There was several paths available from base to top, and from top to base, so it was always a different "quest".
I once jogged down the fastest and steepest path down this hill, a bit too fast. Inertia built up in a matter of seconds, I was too fast to ever stop before I touched even ground.

Problem was, the even ground was straight ~400 meters down. Not to add that there was several "floors" to the vineyard which acted like launching freaking ramp.
Sprinting like an uncontrollable maniac down a sandy/rocky lane at the speed of light, all I could do was try to not lose my balance or break a leg with all the G's thrown at me.

I remember the air pounding around my ears and the feeling like I was flying, and also fear of not making it to the end.


My brothers were looking at me from the top of this hill, they still think today that it was all planned and I wasnt afraid even one second.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Uther Pendragon on March 06, 2016, 10:44:37 pm
When I was a kid sometime in primary school years, I woke up REALLY lagged, not just sleepy.

On my way to school, I always left with my dad - he would catch the train and I'd go across the street and to school. He always walked me through the crossing because from our house to the train station there were only a couple minutes of moderate-speed walk, so he was never in a hurry.

That particular day, my brain turned off for a moment and I started walking towards the road crossing with cars still driving, and I am only typing this here now because dad caught me by the hood of my jacket. I wasn't really phased by it because, as I said, I was lagged as hell at that time, but when I reached school and sat down under my classroom, it hit me what the fuck happened. Dad didn't mention it at home, probably didn't want my mom to do to me what the car didn't do :lol:
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Teeth on March 06, 2016, 11:03:28 pm
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Sometimes I forget that some people I can play video games with have had an actual war in their country just two decades ago.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Falka on March 06, 2016, 11:41:09 pm
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Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: the real god emperor on March 06, 2016, 11:43:56 pm
Leshma has some deep stuff over there.
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My dad leaving for 6 months to England for PhD, having to go to a pre-school with abusive staff. I cried some nights but didn't tell my mother since she had all the shit on her head while we were staying at my grandparents' place.

Falling into a pit with my bicycle, I waited straight 20 mins till someone heard me shouting.
 
My father taking a fight with a guy in the middle of the street. The guy had a big ass knife even lol

Moving to Çanakkale thinking everything's gonna be shittier it turns out to be best place in the world.

Picking a fight with my best friend in the shore then we both step on sea urchins.

Starting high school thinking everything will be different it doesn't.

Picking a fight with a second grader turns out I am not a good fighter. He was a big butthole, seeing him failing College Entrance Exams 2 years in a row made me feel g00d.

Once in a football game with the teams as Oldies vs Children by Oldies I mean my father and his co-workers against other kids from the block we were doing that every few weeks(we used to live in a corporation housing) my friend slided and injured the leg of the Manager the guy couldn't attend at work for a few days oh that shit was hilarious



Getting beaten the shit out of in second grade because I talked thrash about İslam and government, principal blames me.

Principal cuts my hair because it is too long apparently?

My brother is born, he didn't breathe/cry for a few moments only my father was waiting at the doors when I went to check everything out I saw him legit crying for the first time oh my shit I can't tell you how devastated I was, I thought my brother was born dead or smth like that

Getting my first girlfriend in third grade, not counting all the times I got rejected before.Everyone thought she wasn't pretty but idk I didn't agree.

Oh yeah, moving to İstanbul and getting mugged by transgenders. I even posted my picture after they beaten me up.

Being accused of stealing first aid bands from a store -lol- I felt so bad I couldn't sleep for a few weeks but I didn't even steal anything.

Picking a fight with a random dude in the street because I bumped him accidentally one week before College Entrance, I mean I am already fucked up mentally so please give me a break, but that was the first time I really kicked someone's ass normally when I fight someone I usually feel bad like "why didn't I do it like that" style but this time it wasn't like that I did everything correctly.

trying to be as chronological as possible but might be wrong
tbc...



Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Golem on March 07, 2016, 08:47:17 am
This quickly escalated into a depression log...

- 4 years old, dad goes to hospital for a few months
- 4 years old, getting my curly milk blonde hair cut, while in an inflatable childrens pool and being distracted by keys (apparently I was so fascinated by keys at that time of my life, I even made up a word for them, 'Goggli, goggli! ', semibrown, straight hair for the rest of my life

- 5 years old, walking down a slope, shoes with big, thick sole, road was rough asphalt with jagged rocks sticking out, getting pulled by gravity so start running, uncle tries to stop me, but is to far away so he gets the genious idea to say there, there's a bird's nest with a bird in it! turn my head round, shoes get stuck on the asphalt, lift them before falling back on the ground, knees first, blood everywhere

- 6 years old, witnessing a fight between older boys, bloody nose on one, before kindergarden teacher decides to break it up, first time I saw someone hurt somebody else, innocence gone

- 6 years old, we have to hold hands whenever we go out on a walk everyday, someone tells on me that I did something to him, don't know what, nonetheless I got separated from my best friend and go on walks in the iron grip of and old bitch till the end of the year

- 7 years, get asked at the end of kindergarden if I want to start playing an instrument when I go to 1st grade, eyes lit up and I say guitar, mom says that I probably meant it as a joke, I agree out of compliance, regret it to this day

- 7 years old, having a huge chunk of concrete held high over my head by an older kid, while another one held me down on my back, turns out they didn't want to kill me, but enjoy seeing someone scared

- 8 years old, end of school, get into a fight with a tard in the locker room, smashed his head multiple times on the thing you hang clothes on, it was pretty sharp, storm out of there leaving a flinching body on the floor of the locker room, noone saw the fight, few days before that, the same guy threw a heavy metal trash can, almost hit my face, also throws chairs at the teacher and scissors at other kids, made a scar on my arm with a key chain, I don't like keys anymore

- 8 years old, grandpa dies, found out a year later, first time I repress an emotion

- 9 years old, my cousin's fiancee with whom I was very close dies, because of a mishap during a trivial surgery

TBC
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Golem on March 07, 2016, 08:51:41 am
Southern France, it was summer, atop a hill surrounded by vineyard, where a little abandonned church was. I used to hike/climb to the top of this hill every day. Then I drank water, enjoyed the superb view and climbed down: it was the reward. There was several paths available from base to top, and from top to base, so it was always a different "quest".
I once jogged down the fastest and steepest path down this hill, a bit too fast. Inertia built up in a matter of seconds, I was too fast to ever stop before I touched even ground.

Problem was, the even ground was straight ~400 meters down. Not to add that there was several "floors" to the vineyard which acted like launching freaking ramp.
Sprinting like an uncontrollable maniac down a sandy/rocky lane at the speed of light, all I could do was try to not lose my balance or break a leg with all the G's thrown at me.

I remember the air pounding around my ears and the feeling like I was flying, and also fear of not making it to the end.


My brothers were looking at me from the top of this hill, they still think today that it was all planned and I wasnt afraid even one second.

I love running down hills!
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Kafein on March 07, 2016, 06:46:00 pm
That one day I had a 25% salary increase and I realized something similar would most likely happen again, but not through salary.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Panos_ on March 07, 2016, 06:49:54 pm
When I saw my alcoholic deadbeat dad hitting my mom, I knew that I would never drink in my life.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gurgumul on March 08, 2016, 09:10:24 pm
Happened yesterday:
I left my car at a workshop for a checkup and to replace the oil and filters. It took a lot longer than it should because apparently my car is built funky and they couldn't figure out how to fit a new cabin air filter in there. So I was waiting for over 2 hours with nothing to do, until they finally finished. I took the car, happy that it was finally finished, payed them a hefty sum and drove home. Right before I got home, the car started overheating and I heard quiet popping/cracking from under the hood. Turned off the engine, opened the hood and there was coolant boiling and steaming from under the cap, everything around it was wet.
Today I checked the coolant level and there was about 1 liter missing, so I added it. Started the engine and drove for a few minutes until the car started overheating again, this time the temperature went much higher, up to the red zone, so I had to stop and let it cool down in the middle of a highway. After it got to a safe level I drove it again for a few minutes and had to stop. Repeat a few times, whole trip back home took me over an hour when it would normally be 10 minutes. It never happened before, only yesterday and today after leaving the car in that workshop. The oil temperature always stayed perfectly in the middle of the gauge, but now it overheats like crazy. I hope it's just something minor, like a stuck thermostat or air in the cooling system, but if it's serious like a blown head gasket or even warped cylinders/pistons/anything from the heat, I'm going to fucking Rodger that workshop.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Kafein on March 08, 2016, 09:22:50 pm
When I saw my alcoholic deadbeat dad hitting my mom, I knew that I would never drink in my life.

You're missing out on a whole range of marvelous tastes.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gurgumul on March 08, 2016, 09:36:46 pm
Yup. It's the people that kill beat, not guns alcohol.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 09, 2016, 12:24:13 am
My friend finding a shiny Groudon in pokemon ruby, getting a shiny is like 1 in 8000, and that one being a legendary? pretty rare, of course i was going to trade it with him for some junk but ultimately we accidentally kill it, and i blame my friend for not saving before (wouldnt have made a difference anyways, wouldnt have been shiny after loading the save anyways)

Building beyblades out of lego (heads being the bottom, spun pretty well and was epic when they smashed eachother to piecec) in early years of school, chinese guy in class made it cute puppy shaped without knowing what it is, i tell teachers but its k because pretty much no one knows what it was at that point anyways.

Playing GoGo's, pretty much the best around at school, play against the big sort of stereotypical bully guy in school, he wants to play his rarest gogo (the mini shark we called it) think i also played a rare one. I end up winning, but on the last hit he tells me i stretched my arm out too far, so it didnt count. Then he goes ahead and wins. At least i have 2 of them now, being a jew trader.

Snowball wars in school, 2 sides with walls of snow built earlier. Hit previously mentioned bully in the head, felt pretty good. No later impact, just felt good because no one really challenged him or whatever.


In general i nostalgia hard about my early school days pretty much every day. Shit was pretty cash, 10+ people playing pokemans on gameboys, untill teachers sent us outside, so we kept playing outside instead. Or someone getting a new toy, then basically everyone has similar toys and battle eachother. Beyblades were the shit, i remember some chinese kids getting some 1 meter long pulley things that kept breaking every pull untill they were the same lenght as everyone elses.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Panos_ on March 09, 2016, 01:04:43 am
You're missing out on a whole range of marvelous tastes.

Straight edge and proud my friend.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Golem on March 09, 2016, 01:52:51 pm
i remember some chinese kids getting some 1 meter long pulley things that kept breaking every pull untill they were the same lenght as everyone elses.

I had one of those, lasted pretty long. Prolly, cause I am not chinese. Idk.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: IR_Kuoin on March 09, 2016, 02:39:25 pm
First thing that comes to mind was when I saw my dead grandma lying in her bed when we went to visit her, think I was around  8 - 10.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 09, 2016, 02:44:48 pm
I had one of those, lasted pretty long. Prolly, cause I am not chinese. Idk.

Either way, they were intimidating, but way too long to actually be useful. God i want to find my beyblades now.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Panos_ on March 09, 2016, 04:18:41 pm
First thing that comes to mind was when I saw my dead grandma lying in her bed when we went to visit her, think I was around  8 - 10.

Did you banged her?
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Molly on March 09, 2016, 04:35:49 pm
2012. Sudden death of my dad and 10 days later my brother going into coma, dying roughly 2 weeks later on my fucking birthday.
Yep, day of my brother's death and my own birth are the same now.

Thanks God  ..!..
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 09, 2016, 07:48:36 pm
Jesus christ, are there no memorable happy experiences in your lives? This thread took a full turn into FeelsBadMan-ville. Maybe negative experiences are more interesting though, more relateable even.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Golem on March 09, 2016, 08:56:03 pm
First thing that comes to mind was when I saw my dead grandma lying in her bed when we went to visit her, think I was around  8 - 10.

I went to visit a grand uncle for the first time, he was a cool dude, I guess, but was basically a skeleton. I will never forget that iron grip skell handshake. Brrrrr
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Mr_Oujamaflip on March 09, 2016, 08:57:30 pm
Jesus christ, are there no memorable happy experiences in your lives? This thread took a full turn into FeelsBadMan-ville. Maybe negative experiences are more interesting though, more relateable even.

You're generally more likely to remember the bad.

I have two, one on each side. When I was about 13 my brother was being horrible to my mum for weeks just cos he was a cunt and my dad refused to accept it until one day he did it in front of my dad, my dad took a knife to his throat and threatened to kill him if he said stuff like that again. My brother legged it and didn't reappear for a few weeks. He was still pretty damn cuntish for a few years after until he eventually grew up.

The better one was I had a pretty bad depression spell at school but one day we played a really good game of football after school during March and it was the first warm day for a few months and I remember walking home feeling happy for the first time in a while. It was a great feeling over something so trivial as playing football.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Kafein on March 09, 2016, 09:02:32 pm
Jesus christ, are there no memorable happy experiences in your lives? This thread took a full turn into FeelsBadMan-ville. Maybe negative experiences are more interesting though, more relateable even.

What I tried to do, but it ended up being straight bragging like always.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Jambi on March 09, 2016, 09:33:35 pm
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gmnotutoo on March 09, 2016, 09:34:15 pm
I'll post a few good ones and skip over the bad stuff:

First experience on mushrooms was life changing and put me in touch with the universe. It is really hard to describe what that means.

Meeting Bret Hart and Mr. T.

During a soccer/football game in the semi-finals our team only had 10 people with no subs and I was the goalie. 80% of the game was played on our side of the field. During the last quarter the other team was down and they played full offensive, everyone except the goalie was on our side and it was a constant stream of shot attempts until the end of the game. It was raining and at night time, but we pulled through and won 2-1. I remember when the whistle blew I dropped down to lay in a puddle of mud/water completely exhausted. I was mobbed by my team shortly after. :) We have the game recorded on vhs.

Winning a large 60 person MTG tournament and walking out with a ton of swag.

Anytime I'm around my 3 childhood friends, 25 years and still going strong.

Nate Diaz beating Conor Mcgregor. I fucking went ballistic.

Playing through Kotor 1 the first time.

Getting my first puppy, black and white border collie named Rocky. I miss him a lot but its a happy sadness.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Casul on March 09, 2016, 09:37:47 pm
Maybe negative experiences are more interesting though, more relateable even.

2012: downloaded cRPG the first time, immune system was strong and I was clean again after 2 weeks.

2014: suffered a 2nd time

2016: doctors say it doesnt look good
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gurgumul on March 09, 2016, 09:46:24 pm
That's why I always let off the feelings in locked toilets.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Leshma on March 09, 2016, 10:22:14 pm
Jesus christ, are there no memorable happy experiences in your lives? This thread took a full turn into FeelsBadMan-ville. Maybe negative experiences are more interesting though, more relateable even.

If my happy experiences revolved around playing Pokemon on Gameboy with my fellow nerds, I would probably kill myself by now.

PS. It was Diablo II.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 10, 2016, 12:14:37 am

Winning a large 60 person MTG tournament and walking out with a ton of swag.


Sweet, what kinda deck? im quite scrubbish on the MTG, started a bit more than half a year ago, playing with friends only though. Rocking a Colorless sultai deck, pretty fun, allthough still needs tinkering.

If my happy experiences revolved around playing Pokemon on Gameboy with my fellow nerds, I would probably kill myself by now.

PS. It was Diablo II.

Childhood memories are something to cherish id say, but from your post it seems we had a bit of a different childhood.

PS. Diablo stinks, its all about the portable gameboys, we had lans all day err day
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Krave on March 10, 2016, 12:17:31 am
I played MTG like ten years ago. You think cards gain value over time?  :D
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 10, 2016, 12:18:56 am
I played MTG like ten years ago. You think cards gain value over time?  :D

It really depends on the expansions i believe, theres always a couple of cards of value, lands mostly, but other than that you want the very first expansions for value, and i think thats like 20 years ago +.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Yeldur on March 10, 2016, 01:00:30 am
this 1 time i ate a kitkat at some sailing club


ty 4 read

vote donlad drimp 4 presdadident
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Leshma on March 10, 2016, 01:10:02 am
Childhood memories are something to cherish id say, but from your post it seems we had a bit of a different childhood.

I've had Game Boy as a little kid. Played Mario, Megaman, TMNT, MK, Contra and games that came on compilation catridges. Think that I've had few of standalones, my favorite being Wario Land. Around 1995. I've lost interest in GB. Got my first PC instead of Playstation (thank god and my father for that). My interest was occupied by different brand of games, for mature audience. Games like that never existed on my SNES, Mega Drive or Game Boy. Because of that I really feel for children and teens who were raised on console games. They are simplified on purpose to reach larger audience, and that wasn't the case for games that were made for Windows during golden decade (1995-2005).

By the time Pokemon became popular, I was already too mature for it.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 10, 2016, 01:16:59 am
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The thing with them being simplified though is that they reach more audiences who otherwise would turn away. And then those that want more complex shit, have that to chose from still. So it really doesnt change anything but make more people play vidya.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Xant on March 10, 2016, 01:17:02 am
Nate Diaz beating Conor Mcgregor. I fucking went ballistic.
Worst day of my life
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Leshma on March 10, 2016, 01:31:29 am
The thing with them being simplified though is that they reach more audiences who otherwise would turn away. And then those that want more complex shit, have that to chose from still. So it really doesnt change anything but make more people play vidya.

IHDGAF how many people play vidya. When my dad bought our first PC, there was like 3 of them with latest generation hardware in five km radius... I was perfectly happy being one of ten having Internet connection two years later. Didn't play games to hang out with other people and discuss with them about vidya. That came later but I was never into it. For me, video games will always be exit from harsh reality we're living. Whenever some bad shit happened in our town, whichever that town may be atm, I was playing video games. School not working for half a year during NATO aggression. No worries, there are quality video games to kill time. For me video games are something personal, not thing I'll share with other people. Honestly no idea how I ended up playing multiplayer games. Probably has something to do with few of them being awesome. I really don't play mainstream shit, never did. Other than CS, but that was too big and unique to pass on. Happily avoided Dota and clones and will do the same with this new generation of action MOBAs like Overlord. Tried WoW, didn't stick on me. Crap mechanic and graphic style.

That is why I like people like those crazy loons from 80s and 90s who made games as great they could and didn't give a fuck about commercial success. Maybe they weren't played by as many people like some Pokemon game but I honestly don't care. They were great to me.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 10, 2016, 02:08:08 am
IHDGAF how many people play vidya. When my dad bought our first PC, there was like 3 of them with latest generation hardware in five km radius... I was perfectly happy being one of ten having Internet connection two years later. Didn't play games to hang out with other people and discuss with them about vidya. That came later but I was never into it. For me, video games will always be exit from harsh reality we're living. Whenever some bad shit happened in our town, whichever that town may be atm, I was playing video games. School not working for half a year during NATO aggression. No worries, there are quality video games to kill time. For me video games are something personal, not thing I'll share with other people. Honestly no idea how I ended up playing multiplayer games. Probably has something to do with few of them being awesome. I really don't play mainstream shit, never did. Other than CS, but that was too big and unique to pass on. Happily avoided Dota and clones and will do the same with this new generation of action MOBAs like Overlord. Tried WoW, didn't stick on me. Crap mechanic and graphic style.

That is why I like people like those crazy loons from 80s and 90s who made games as great they could and didn't give a fuck about commercial success. Maybe they weren't played by as many people like some Pokemon game but I honestly don't care. They were great to me.

I dont like your opinions.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: the real god emperor on March 10, 2016, 12:12:37 pm
I have a happy memory for Gravoth;

In elementary school, we used to play with Pokemon,Megaman,Footballer cards etc. There were various game styles for those and if you gave enough cards to someone you could make them pay your lunch. They were worthy.

And I, was the Mafia of this thing. Yeah, I was the head of whole organization, there were some officers giving out loans and bringing more and when someone refused to pay back, he would find all of his cards stolen in one lunch break. I was also the bank, carried all the cards in a metal chocolate box.

We expanded so big, that we got attention from other groups. 4th graders had the same kind of organization. They complained about how we stole their potential preys and challenged us. Did Don Kratos accept such a challenge? Ofc I did, in the lunch break, all of the 3rd and 4th graders were watching this show. Even some teachers showed up thinking there was a fight,both sides had 3 cards in the beginning and it was duels of "Front or Back" till someone ran out of cards. -if you never done this in your childhood it is basically when you say front, both cards' upper sides need to face front when they hit the ground -

So he immediately said "Back" , however I wanted the back side, as it always was lucky for me. I lost the first one, at this point he was cheating, he had a card that had 2 back sides, glued to each other. I lost the second one as well and got a little angry, so with my last card I struck a little harder, it split his glued cards apart, dropping three cards on the floor. They were caught while cheating, and they handed their stash to us , we were the only big organization now. I had enormous amount of cards, I still have a part of the stash sitting in a locker.

Good times.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Molly on March 10, 2016, 12:20:23 pm
To equalize the dark zone entry earlier, I do have an happy experience I can share:

2009, I believe, I went with my dad on motorbikes to Norway for 10 days.
Probably had the best biking day of my life while there.

They drive from the sea level part upwards, we came from the other direction tho.
One of the bigger roads in Norway, we turned left and then spent over 2hours on a plateau around 900m high, early June, still snow at the side of the road, water puddles having this icy blue, down on the normal road the temperature was around 18°C, up there I froze my ass off at around 5°C.
The road was brilliant... narrow, winding like a snake, constantly changing direction, accelarate, brake, turn, accelerate... it was just freaking awesome.
Bike was brilliant, working underneath, making nice sounds.

Best motorbike experience I've had yet. My dad leading the way. A memory which will accompany me for the rest of my life. \o/

Might be hard to understand for people who never sat on a motorbike before and lack that certain connection to it.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gravoth_iii on March 10, 2016, 02:19:32 pm
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My dad is pretty much a biker, in a biker club, owns a Harley etc. Very small club, they get together and do fun shit like drive through europe, and have done some charity runs (allthough the money didnt get accepted because every biker is a criminal apparently). Anyways ive had the pleasure of getting to ride around with him casually since i was a kid. Its a very nice experience taking long bike trips through the country sides of sweden. I might get a motorcycle license at some point aswell, seems well worth it.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Molly on March 10, 2016, 02:47:33 pm
Not much a friend of chopper myself since they take away and limit a huge part of one of the factors which make motorbikes so special:
the dynamic of driving...
...that said, I can relate to the fascination they create for a lot of folks.

My dad used to take part in offroad/motorcross competitions when he was young and basically introduced me to bike at a very early age.
First time I rode a bike, I was 6 years old, sitting in front of my dad on the tank...
...he even let me drive for a moment, taking away his hands completely, me holding the bars :D

Such things imprint themselves heavily in a childs mind, I guess. I couldn't live without bikes anymore.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Xant on March 10, 2016, 10:26:07 pm
Yup. It's the people that kill beat, not guns alcohol.
Why do you drink that shit? So as to escape from reality? Me, I don’t need that shit. I am reality. There’s the way it ought to be. And there’s the way it is.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gurgumul on March 10, 2016, 10:59:48 pm
it's fun
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Kafein on March 10, 2016, 11:04:38 pm
Why do you drink that shit? So as to escape from reality? Me, I don’t need that shit. I am reality. There’s the way it ought to be. And there’s the way it is.

Drinking doesn't necessarily mean getting drunk. Although I would imagine that for you the distinction is not clear.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Golem on March 10, 2016, 11:27:57 pm
Why do you drink that shit? So as to escape from reality? Me, I don’t need that shit. I am reality. There’s the way it ought to be. And there’s the way it is.
If you think anyone is able to escape reality, by any means...I...I just don't...even
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Leshma on March 10, 2016, 11:46:58 pm
Drinking doesn't necessarily mean getting drunk. Although I would imagine that for you the distinction is not clear.

To get drunk you need to work on it. It's not some magical thing that happens without permission. You need to drink a lot of alcohol in short amount of time. People who get heavily drunk do it on purpose. So yeah, fear of alcohol that seems strong in our friend Panos is irrational. I've avoided drinking when younger for similar reason (my grandpa died from complications of drinking heavily for decades, he wasn't aggressive like some but his liver couldn't take it anymore).

But I've also stopped drinking alcohol, just like I have stopped consuming chocolate and some other substances. Yeah, flavor is great but I prefer being healthy.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Armpit_Sweat on March 11, 2016, 01:05:50 am
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There was this time, over 10 years ago, when i used to hang out with some easy living young people, and i kind of "lost my way" back then, and i somehow ended up having random people at my place round the clock.
There was this guy, all of a sudden, who was constantly smoking bong and playing on my old back-up pc several days a week, and that other dude who "had to crash somewhere for a day or two". And these two fine gentlemen decided to make some cash by selling off some speed in smaller portions, cheating with weight, mixing it and whatnot...
Anyways, this crashing-for-a-day guy brought a gas-beretta in his bag one evening, he was rather drunk already. So we all three were playing with this gas-gun, taking speed, smoking bong, drinking jack daniels and taking gangsta' selfies - the whole shebang, hehe.
Being the host, i had to keep my eyes reasonably open, since we all three were rather irresponsible individuals etc. So before we got all too high and drunk, i took the magazine out and hid it away. But! As it turned out, there was one sitting in the chamber, or how you call that, the fact was, that one of the guys discharged the gun in the face of the other, just by cocking it.
The room got filled with that gas-crap, there was very loud gun-shot noise, so the neighbors heard it no doubt, and i had over 50g of speed in the freezer. Not to mention that we got bongs, half-smoked joints, half-finished lines, hash and weed on all of us and all over the place :)
I sent one of the guys out to keep the eyes on the road, packed the gun and speed in a plastic bag - ready to throw the whole thing out of the window if the police shows up, and the last guy, who brought the gun and discharged it, was too wasted to reason, and he kept mumbling that I can't throw that bag out, cause he didn't pay for any of that shit yet, etc.

Luckily for us, it all ended up with nothing. May be my neighbors didn't want to get involved, or no one was home.
Still, that evening is in my top 10 on a stress scale.

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Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Prpavi on March 11, 2016, 02:55:31 am
Day I met my wife, she changed my life and makes me a better person every day.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Sir_Hans on March 11, 2016, 04:07:47 am
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Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Gmnotutoo on March 11, 2016, 08:38:43 am
Sweet, what kinda deck? im quite scrubbish on the MTG, started a bit more than half a year ago, playing with friends only though. Rocking a Colorless sultai deck, pretty fun, allthough still needs tinkering.
I've made a ton of random decks over the years, I've been playing since..1995? Maybe even earlier. The tournament I won was a sealed draft which means everyone gets 6 packs and makes a deck with their cards, no trading allowed. In my experience it is the cheapest way to be competitive. I've done the constructed deck tournaments and did well/won, but its a huge money sink.

I played MTG like ten years ago. You think cards gain value over time?  :D

Oh god yes. Go through each card you have before giving them away or selling. I think I have a 5k collection because of my childhood.
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: Rico on March 11, 2016, 05:14:34 pm
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The way you're talking about it means you've come to terms with your past?
Title: Re: Strong experiences
Post by: sF_Guardian on March 13, 2016, 12:13:24 pm
My first hiking tour with my father in the vosges, alsace. I was pretty interested in WW I stuff back then and felt amazed by all the bunkers and trenches around the lingekopf, reichsackerkopf and all the other places of major trenchwars in that area. It was just an overall great experience to explore all theese places and feel the history written in the countryside. From today's point of view i was very naive back then  (not abnormal for a 9 year old boy), even tho my father also showed me two giant graveyards, one from each side to teach me it wasn't fun, games and heroism back then.
I also have very bad memories from this tour, specifically seeing a grave of a 12 year old soldier. It was very hard to understand how someone could be so desperate to send a guy barely a few years older than me into a dirty, cruel and deadly war.

Another really great memory is my first self planned tour on the Sormlandsleden in Sweden. It was just me and 5 friends, all around 14-15 year old. I felt amazing the whole 2 weeks, walking around 20-25 km every day and finding great places to sleep in a tent and make a campfire every evening. I still do at least 1 hiking tour every summer, can't miss the feeling of total freedom and being a bit of a vagabond. Being a pretty heavy smoker I always enjoy the few weeks of not feeling the need to smoke while being on a hiking trip.

I had a grat and happy childhood, there's barely any bad memory I can think of. The only time I felt really bad for a longer period was when I started to go to university and just felt bad and bored the whole time. That made me realise I'm not the type of person that enjoys sitting in clumsy rooms with bad air and unnatural white light all day. I enjoy working outside and am really happy with my job where I build gardens for people (there doesn't seem to be a good translation for the German name "Garten- und Landschaftsbauer"). Of course it is hard, sometimes connected to alot of stress and can be dammn annoying during winter or in heavy rain but it's honest work and I never had a customer that was unhappy with the results I create.

Hope that braught a bit of light into this dark thread ;-)