What's your MGSF story?

[BigBrother]

I figured I'd post something here, as much for myself to piece together my history of being on MGSF as far as I remember it. I joined MGSF in 07 as the hype for MGS4 was ramping up. First post I was basically messaging in txt speak and Tam (who was one of the mods), gave me a nudge to not speak in txt speak. This said, pretty sure in that first post I called Big Boss returning in MGS4! I think my initial username might've been Liquidous Snake (Liquid Fox? I know that I just went by Mikey for a bit too, but I'm not 16 anymore so that nickname has been lost to time!)

I applied for a few orgs, and if I recall correctly I was the first person to join FH (the version that stuck around) with Gene - still remember us coming up with the initial graphics via paint on MSN messenger! FH was quite cool - I think there was some hesitancy from the more established members (again, if I recall correctly) because we were newer and weren't led by any long term members - but we made it work. I still remember doing the FH podcast where me, Gene, Blueblob and a few others were playing Crash Bandicoot together; a gaming session which ended when BlueBlob suggested the great hall; queue the rest of us shouting at him on voice chat as we literally couldn't play it because we didn't have the gems!

I left FH to try join DC, which I think was when Gary was still about but after Tam had flounced off the site? It was a little bit after DC at it's zenith, but it was still a great group of people as I remember it. I ended up spending less time on MGSF because I just sort of went off MGS in all honesty - the whole series centring around the legacy of the Boss made it less interesting (which might be another topic for another thread down the road). I also think the influx of newbies and newer fans sorta turned me off - not a slight on them, but I think I fell into the sorta - 'I'm older than these guys, why am I sharing a space with them when we can't really have an in depth conversation? Again, a failure on my behalf. I've a ton of fond memories of that site and that time on the internet though; I think I still have a bunch of Queens Of The Stone Age CDs after Wayno (?) recommended them to me. Didn't really get them but I still have the discs.

Also....um....apologies for the SEES hate way back when. Persona is fucking awesome, I now realise the error of my ways.