Alright, I didn't see A2's response to my post until 2:50am, so if this is a moot post, oh well, I lose, I'll have to shell out the money.
I could make this entry a huge joke and talk about how I worship Synthlight or some other such nonsense that people come to expect from me in chat or in the gbin, but that wouldn't really do FFR justice. This site really does mean a lot to me. The game itself is only the beginning. I love seeing artists come together in nontraditional formats like seeing classically trained musicians improvising with jazz groups or video makers experimenting with graphic designers. In this case musicians can come together with stepfile artists. And it is an art. Compare Rebirth's files with... anyone's. The combination of these two art forms brings a unique type of enjoyment for me, especially with the added benefit of the art being completely interactive with the player. You feel like you are part of the song you are playing.
But that on it's own wouldn't make FFR anything but a computerized DDR.
Until recently, about 2 months ago to be exact, I never posted on the forums. For almost 3 years I was only a player, and a fairly infrequent one at that. In my boredom while studying for a final, I looked at the forums for the first time and made a few posts in those ridiculous "rate the person above you" threads. It was through postwhoring there for a bit that I began to see who was who on the forums, but it wasn't until I went through the "this looks shopped" thread that I really found my place here. It's by far the funniest thing I've ever seen. Seriously, think about how hilarious it would be for you if you just found it when it was 160 pages old and went through the whole thing in a few days. I learned more about the community and started posting stuff in the gbin and elsewhere. As long as you can take a joke and aren't an ignorant 14 year old (daman, engler, etc), people here are generally unbelievably nice. Although my literature posts don't get all that much attention, people seem to have nothing but nice things to say. I hate to sound cliched, but I really feel like I belong in this community, which means a lot to someone who was kind of an outcast throughout most of school (sob, whimper, tear, fellate). I treasure the many friends I've made here over the last two months. I want to be a subscriber to further show my appreciation for all of you.
There. It was extremely emo and long-winded, but that's actually why I keep coming to FFR every darn day. It's a great game, sure, but it's the community here that I've really latched onto. If I should have said something funny instead, oh well. Read my My Revelation thread for funny. Sincerity means much more than funny to me in this kind of context. And I care so much, I was willing to drop writing a paper proposal for the last paper I'll write at Northwestern to write this instead. I'm losing points for you, FFR.
I didn't read that but I think you should get one, but I noticed you said "If i don't win ill have to fish out the money myself" Well if you can buy it, then you shouldn't win, this is for people who can't afford it or don't have a creditcard.
However, I will soon, so I guess A2 and Hammy will have to keep that in mind while coming up with the winners. I don't remember seeing that statement as a requirement for winning, but it definitely makes sense. Also, I think most of the people who say "my parents won't buy me one" probably just never asked.
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