BabyHeadCrab
The Freeman
- Joined
- Dec 2, 2003
- Messages
- 23
- Reaction score
- 602
Half-Life 2 dot net was a wonderful community to begin with, they emphisized loyalty to the game makers, the latest un-biased news, and coverage of all things valve and beyond. Regulars had a blast and outright mod hostility was few and far between if any. Spam was laughed at locked and the un-informed were kindly in informed with no hassle and threats. People promoted a healthy atmosphere and didnt constantly bicker for pages on end. Fun threads that were a tad off color were not sent to hell after two slightly off comments. I made a post long ago called "something special about halflife2.net".
It is to my dismay the only thing special about it anymore is the still closely knit community of early regulars. Mods seem obliged dispite warning to power trip over witty comments snide remarks and outright mocking of people that have been here from the beginning. Before you ask for examples just try to tell anyone that has been here from the beginning that this place hasent changed, i'm pretty sure you will get pretty consistent results. I dont know if some of this is because we want Half-Life 2 so desperately or if it is because of the flood of the mis and un-informed, but I believe this to be no reason by any means to act the way certain people have acted as of late.
Mis-informed people are literally flamed in every thread they post or make, newbies are treated like garbage for posting anything slightly unreasonable, mods sometimes do little to nothing and but add to the flame fest with an authorative "this is over" flame. Nothing about this place is special to me anymore and I have no desire to stay here, theres plenty of gaming communities out there less hostile and totalatarian.
There are decent folks out there even if they have acted less then acceptable on one to many occasions. What hl2.net seems to have a problem with is that people are human and shit happens even if it makes you mad, this is an online game forum not a shooting range for your anger and power tripping.
I know most of you will scream attention whore and not another good-bye thread but I have been wanting to say this for too long and before I left it had to leave me. An opinion in here is no longer acceptable if it dosent fit the minds of moderators and regulars, the shit flys like never before and people like Timmy are living examples of the reaction to it. Next time you must post a sarcastic mean spirited comment on the message board ask yourself if you dont have something better to be doing outside of the online world.
I'm out,
Headcrab
It is to my dismay the only thing special about it anymore is the still closely knit community of early regulars. Mods seem obliged dispite warning to power trip over witty comments snide remarks and outright mocking of people that have been here from the beginning. Before you ask for examples just try to tell anyone that has been here from the beginning that this place hasent changed, i'm pretty sure you will get pretty consistent results. I dont know if some of this is because we want Half-Life 2 so desperately or if it is because of the flood of the mis and un-informed, but I believe this to be no reason by any means to act the way certain people have acted as of late.
Mis-informed people are literally flamed in every thread they post or make, newbies are treated like garbage for posting anything slightly unreasonable, mods sometimes do little to nothing and but add to the flame fest with an authorative "this is over" flame. Nothing about this place is special to me anymore and I have no desire to stay here, theres plenty of gaming communities out there less hostile and totalatarian.
There are decent folks out there even if they have acted less then acceptable on one to many occasions. What hl2.net seems to have a problem with is that people are human and shit happens even if it makes you mad, this is an online game forum not a shooting range for your anger and power tripping.
I know most of you will scream attention whore and not another good-bye thread but I have been wanting to say this for too long and before I left it had to leave me. An opinion in here is no longer acceptable if it dosent fit the minds of moderators and regulars, the shit flys like never before and people like Timmy are living examples of the reaction to it. Next time you must post a sarcastic mean spirited comment on the message board ask yourself if you dont have something better to be doing outside of the online world.
I'm out,
Headcrab
;(
