Intro Haldo: The Redux

Whelp, I’m gonna have a lot to say, so sit back, ‘cause this will take a while.

This day is special to me for many reasons right now. First off, it is Pi Day, being sort of a math nut I really love this day. Also, if anyone did not notice, because I was sort of quiet about it, but my computer has actually been broken for about three and a half weeks, and it took that long for it to get repaired. Took long enough, and I was irritated I had to be out of staff duty for that long, but, there was nothing that could have been done, and that is over now.

And, for what few people may have noticed me say, today is also my one-year anniversary of this community. I have been anticipating this day for many weeks, writing and conceptualizing what I have to say, because I really do. In fact, I have spent these few weeks writing in a notebook about what I have to say here. This is really more my giant thank you to this entire community because, without you, this past year would have been drastically different and much more monotonous.

I’mma start with me a little. In a slight contrast to how I function on the forums, I am a very quiet, secluded person. In my high school, I am one of those people who tend to prefer to be with themselves. This is due to myself being not that talkative, and that factor of ponies included doesn’t help that much either. But with all this, I don’t mind it. I really like to sit and think to myself, either fantasizing or conceptualizing, and I find it soothing to listen to my own voice in my head. Now, in contrast to how a forums works, this was very foreign to me. But let’s start back a year ago. In addition to being reserved, I play a lot of video games. I mean a LOT. It is usually how I spend my free time, other than ponies, but other than that, that’s all I usually did. With this, of course, considering how I ended up here, I played Minecraft. I would play it a little at a day, with some build here or there like any other player, seldom diving into anything multiplayer, or any multiplayer experience for that matter, because I just feel to foreign to even consider joining. Joining random survival servers didn’t interest me that much, because I didn’t know many people, and there wasn’t that many people, so I didn’t get an incentive to participate. I would only do the occasional ShotBow game, even though they didn’t pique my interest much, just something to do a little a day. This went on for some months.

Then, by some chance, I happened to find a video of MC-War, just like most other player who makes an intro here. Nothing special, but Call of Duty, and FPS games in general, always interested me. I just never could because of parents not allowing me to partake in them. So when I say a server, in Minecraft, I could play a game with ACTUAL guns? This seemed like a dream come true for me. Believe me, it was. I was skeptical at first, but a year ago today, I joined the MC-War community. These next few weeks were filled with wonder. I would dedicate all my spare time to grinding, getting in all the experience I could, because I knew this server was something special. Every single thing I did felt gratifying. 2-5? Who cares? First infected? I’mma zombie now, I get to punch people. This was the most addictive thing I have ever partaken in. In only six weeks, I was prestige, and had a shiny yellow name to show off with (back when prestige was still sort-of unseen, at least in high number servers).

From there, I was “dominating” (with an isolator, no donations for a LONG time) players, and actually had a short-of nice clan to go with my name. Still, there was a problem. There were a lot of unbehaving players, and there was not much I could do about them. That was when I, stupidly for taking a long time to realize, that I could actually report players in order to discipline them. From there, I had an incentive to join the website. This was around the beginning of June, and I would go on there once in a while to do a report or two, and feeling good that something was being done and I didn’t feel helpless not being able to do something. It wasn’t until July, then the site updated and a new forum was created, that I actually decided to look around. From this point, I felt accustomed to the servers, so I thought it would be neat to interact with other players on the forums as well. Then it dawned upon me. “****, I still got the ollie name”. For some peeps who haven’t been here last year, my IGN was olliesyd. Back then, and still now, I am not too fond of it. I dealt with it, even though I would really like it to be changed since peeps are gonna refer to me by it, but I digress. I had truly become a member at that point.

The forums were so much fun. Every morning I would wake up, and see some notifications, letting me know something was happening, and today I still feel happy seeing that little number telling me something is going on, it was with this that I started to become a forum stalker, playing MC-War and occasionally refreshing the forums page to see if anything new was happening. I feel like I need to stress this. This is why I am grateful for this community. Before this, days would be lackluster, with some playing video games here and there. But at the summer, I actually had something to wake up to. A community of people I could talk to, and a still-to-this day addicting game to play to go with it.

This was all nice, until August came around. Again, new forums were up, but there was one difference. The staff applications were reviewed by the entire community as well. This was a huge opportunity. The only real way I could think of showing my appreciation to this community was to give back, and go for staff. I knew that there were many players to be looked after. I felt it was my obligation to apply, since this please was, and is, my life. With the support of the community, @Mitchell gave the green light, and I could not have been happier. Being staff seemed like a far-off thing, where you had to only hope of getting there, but I somehow did it. I would like to stress, SOMEHOW did it. Don’t believe me? Read this: https://www.brawl.com/threads/418/ Yeah, I’m ashamed of it as well. If I had not waited to apply, and went for when our standards were extremely low, I don’t think I would have had a chance today. That is why I am very grateful to Mitchell, for he gave me my one chance, and for some reason people think I do a good job at it (at the very least, I think I do decent).

Everything after that was history. I have met so many fantastic people that I can’t even fathom the situation I am in. I have things to say about many people as well, since they are a huge part of my life here.

@BrawlerAce_
Let me say this, for I have never said this to anyone, I didn’t even know who you were until you got promoted in July. Somehow I didn’t even know you existed. Weird. But now, you have become one of my favorite staff members here. For some reason I seem to have good chemistry with you. But I digress. I always felt you were one of the more active members on the forums, despite you and I never really going on ts3. You. Keep up the good work.

@rainywolvess
Hands down, nicest person I have met here. When I said it, I really meant it. I am really glad you were promoted here. I personally envy people who can draw, because I really never had the patience for it, so seeing someone who would draw for people here is a great thing to see. You are also a very friendly person, even on TF2 (freakin’ pyro).

@Sonicluke2000
You were the first member I have met of this community. At least, of the forums. By that I have met you before I came to the website. Back there, you were that weird silent Rainbow Dash that would be online for a minute and leave. Now, I enjoy your humor of not really giving a **** about anything (completely unrelated to your avatar) and the most hilarious gif poster I have seen here.

@Tac42
Keeping it short, cause he’s no gonna see this nor care. Point being, I extremely enjoyed your time here, and that’s really it.

@PigOiler
This one is special. I have known for a LONG time. Longer than Sonic, but Pig isn’t the biggest forum-goer so he doesn’t count. (My logic makes sense, right?) Basically, you looked up to me as a mentor for months, and have been the closes member I have known, so it was sad to see you go. Basically, I enjoyed being your teacher for that time, and it will always have been special for myself.

Now, for the big question. Or at least, a big one. Will I retire? Hell. No. I don’t see why. Frankly, I have nothing else to really move onward to. For as long as I can, I will continue to support this community, and never once had I an inkling about leaving. And mark my works. I WILL see this community through to its death. Even if I have to retire due to life, I will still try to keep in touch here, because this place really means a lot to me.

Now, after a nice 1700 word paper, I’mma let you guys ask me stuff, as long as I find it not too personal in this thread. I am really curious about what people think of me. Bottom line, this past year has been the most fantastic I have ever had, and I have every single one of you to thank for letting me be a part of this community. I hope this has given people some insight on who I am.

~ollie <3

 

Written and revised over the course of three weeks, and took about an hour to type up.
Thank you <3