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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2906 Joined: 10 Apr 2008     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1129 Joined: 11 Dec 2007    |
I am here because of excellent reviews and other peoples opinions on how amzingly awesome I am, although, there have been a lack of the latter. edit: hit post accidentally, i shall continue on: What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? none, I initially came here because of zero punctuation which a friend recommended, and I stayed after I saw the content of the website, so in terms of stacking up, quite good compared to nothing Is there any story behind your avatar/name? I believe it was close to the time where the hype of SSBB was closing in on ridiculous when I joined(and I am sad to say I was swept away in this) so I put a character in that I think would mop up in the game. I am not religious in any way, and apologize if anyone religious thinks my name is a heathenistic stab into their belief system. My pic is just of Steve Zissou, put it in there because I really enjoy that movie, so nothing special. If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) Saskatchewan Canada, and it is BLOODY COLD! |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 621 Joined: 21 Aug 2008    | I came because of Yahtzee and I stayed because I love this community, it feels more like a bunch of friends kindof, a support system and somewhere to just talk and share your opinions. I haven't really spent a large amount of time on any other forum. Why would I want to go anywhere else? It's my name.. I wasn't feeling particularly imaginative the day I joined. I live in New South Wales in Australia. I've never lived anywhere else, but one day I'd love to live in England. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1160 Joined: 29 Jan 2008    | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? Came to kill some trollx, stuck around for the laughs we've had. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Just wcnews an wcsaga Is there any story behind your avatar/name? If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) |
On the Record  Posts: 5777 Joined: 9 Jul 2008    | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? Just discussion, nice to talk to some sane people. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? GameFAQS, its better than some other sites, but really not that good (GF, I mean). I'd rate the Escapist high, it truly is one of the last bastions of sanity on the internet. Is there any story behind your avatar/name? Avatar:I love Mass Effect, and Nihlus is cool (I'm thinking of changing it to the N7 from Shepard's uniform, good idea, bad, what do you think?). If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) The USA...don't judge me. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3587 Joined: 6 Aug 2008  | Why are you on the escapist? What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Is there any story behind your avatar name? If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) |
On the Record Posts: 5777 Joined: 9 Jul 2008 |
I think a wampa was that ice monster in Starwars Episode V. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3587 Joined: 6 Aug 2008 |
Cincinnati/Columbus vernacular; slang, adj. describing a person, place, thing, situation, event, or idea that is highly upsetting or unfavorable; Urban dictionary. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1933 Joined: 31 Jan 2008 | Why are you on the escapist? What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Is there any story behind your avatar name? If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 737 Joined: 23 Jan 2008    | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Is there any story behind your avatar/name? My avatar is from Dark Cloud 2, I found the render online and had to make a signature of it, then I made an avatar out of that signature. Dark Cloud 2 was a very fun game to me, though it's not in my top 10. If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2906 Joined: 10 Apr 2008 |
I'm pretty sure I've given you props for your user name/avatar in the past but i'll do it again this time. I think my favorite discworld novel is Small Gods, but my favorite character is definatly Death or Rincewind. Two certainties in life: Death & The fact that rincewind will run away if given a choice. Wompa rings a bell, i think it was like a swamp or tatooine beast from starwars |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 962 Joined: 6 Aug 2008     | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? Came for yahtzee, stayed for the conversation. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Is there any story behind your avatar/name? If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) Ohio. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2245 Joined: 5 Jan 2008 | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? There seems to be a much more secure stigma of respect, grammatical correctness, and humour than on nearly every other forum. It's simply fun and I appreciate the intellectual contention and stimulation that is sparse in most other places. It's tightly moderated so that the undesirables are filtered out and as the members who carry a lot of weight, I end up getting a good impression of them. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? I've also been on the Bioware forums; they're quite excellent, as well. I hope to join the Mirror's Edge official forums once their site is working again. I've posted once or twice on IGN. Overall, besides the occasional...troll? Is that what you kids call them these days? Is there any story behind your avatar/name? Well, Mass Effect is my favorite game ever, much like good ol' Orannis up there. Garrus was by far my favourite character; he was bad-ass and renegade, yet his demeanour was one of Turian-like respect and discipline. As for my name, they're cool words, and the alliteration angle kicks ass in my opinion (plus, it's capitalized, so it sticks out). If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) The USA. If you ignore the majority of people, ignore the sensationalized politics and ignore all the copies of Twilight and The Secret and Eragon clogging up the bookstores, you'll find it a ecent enough place to live. |
Vault Legend  Posts: 2205 Joined: 30 Jul 2008    | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion?When I first joined, I was convinced I would stay only in the User Reviews section. Since then, I've branched out and made the Off-Topic section my home as well. I also frequent the Forum Games and RP section, but I don't post as often as I lurk while I'm there. I stuck around for the review community, which I've become quite attached to, and the articles and news posts. The Escapist has become my home away from home. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist?I've been to several other forums across many years, but never quite found any of them to my liking. The Escapist has a community closer to my interests, and a lot of individuals I'm happy to spent my time with. Is there any story behind your avatar/name?Not really. I've been using this username for some period of time now, stemming from an oxymoron that I liked. As far as the avatar, there's no real trick to it. I've changed my avatar pretty regularly, but they all have a robot theme. This is probably the most human avatar I've had to date. But I'm happy with it, so I may end up keeping it. If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world?Louisiana. Although if I ever move, it will likely be out of country, either north toward Canada, or across an ocean like Europe, New Zealand, or Australia. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 549 Joined: 3 Jan 2009   | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? All of the above. Well written articles, hilarious content, and really open community. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? I've been on GamerArena in Aus and the PurePwnage forums when I was in High School. They were fun, but were empty of any thought-provoking content. Escapist is both engaging and entertaining. Is there any story behind your avatar/name? My RTS gamer-tag, and DDT was taken. If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) Perth, Western Australia. But I want to go back to England to work. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1195 Joined: 31 Jul 2008   | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? User Reviews and the odd article. I'd like to be a professional film critic one day, but I also review the occasional game. Unforgotten Realms is also pretty sweet. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Ultimate Guitar for the bands and artists community. I've been there for seven years... I'm not too happy about it either. The Escapist is pretty sweet. Definitely my favourite forum, largely because of the neat design. I flicker between User Reviews and Off-Topic almost daily, and occasionally pop into Game discussion. Is there any story behind your avatar/name? For The Birds is my favourite Pixar animated short. I just love Pixar in general. If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) Toronto, Canada. I'll probably end up in the Mediterranean area one day in the future since it coincides with my studies. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1129 Joined: 9 Oct 2008    | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? the zp videos and i like the "atmosphere" of the escapist forums What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? other forums: neoseeker, my opinion on the escapist: its a really good forum i'd say 7/10 (due to the lack of useful information) Is there any story behind your avatar/name? avatar: i like yin-yang symbols, name: partial love for guns, partial mortal kombat fan i live in U.S. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2787 Joined: 5 Aug 2008   | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? I am here, because I found something here, that is nearly impossible to find in the outside world; people I like. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? I used to post on GameFAQs, but The Escapist is so perfect, I can never leave this place. Is there any story behind your avatar/name? I found the Termi-Smiley while browsing on an avatar website, and the amazing Fanboy animated it. The name is random, plain and simple. If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) Illinois, USA. In a small, suburban town, with absolutely NOTHING to do. |
On the Record  Posts: 5491 Joined: 13 Aug 2008 | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? It's Safe Here. Is there any story behind your avatar/name? If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1083 Joined: 11 May 2008  | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? Admittedly I came for ZP, but I stayed on the forums and the site for everything else What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Several, including the ill fated Gundam.com forums forever ago...I had different handles back then. This however is by far the most intelligent and tolerable place I've ever frequented Is there any story behind your avatar/name? Isaac Dodgson: Isaac was one of the names my folks almost went with (Along with James, Patrick which became my middle name, and Peter) before my mother on the table decided she hated all those names, and opted for Sean a good week and a half after I was born...Dodgson is from Charles Dodgson, and my slight obsession with anything wonderland/looking glass related. If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) Sadly, I live in New Hampshire, and have never been outside of the eastern seaboard, never mind the country. The second I get the chance I'm going to at least visit some place far away, probably Australia, as when I was younger me and my family almost moved there |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 59 Joined: 4 Dec 2008     | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? I came because of Zero Punctuation, then later became interested in the forums and gaming news. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? I used Facepunch Studios before and I rate the Escapist as great because has a lot of intelligent people ready to talk respectfully about gaming where as Facepunch was a contest for who could masturbate the fastest. (ewwwwwww) Is there any story behind your avatar/name? My last name is Duffy and my nickname is Duffer so I made account for Runescape called Dufferking75 back when I thought Runescape was not retarded and I have used it since. If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) Minnesota, United States of America |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 4229 Joined: 27 Apr 2008  | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Is there any story behind your avatar/name? If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) |
On the Record Posts: 5491 Joined: 13 Aug 2008 | I'm starting to discover that more Gonzos live in the US than I thought before... this is pretty useful information actually. |
On the Record  Posts: 6532 Joined: 8 Nov 2008  | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? To experiment with the community(you shall see) And I was looking for some RPing to do. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? The only other forum I've spent any amount of time on is WarCry Is there any story behind your avatar/name? Yes. If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) Central California.
I have a lot of relatives in Colorado. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3664 Joined: 21 Jan 2008   | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? I first came here because of Zero Punctuation, but a thread caught my attention, compelling me to sign up an account. Since then, I've regularly come to The Escapist, using it for gaming news, interesting articles and a general source of entertainment. I've even made it my homepage (as I'm sure some other among you lot have as well). I usually end up spending most of my time in Off-Topic, but from time to time, I'll visit Gaming and User Reviews. I tend to avoid the RP section... I'm just not interested in role-playing on the Internet, I suppose. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? I've been to several other gaming forums, like the Bungie.net one, and the Mass Effect one. They were great, and I did enjoy myself, but I tended to ghost the forums quite a bit and not post much, and, well, they didn't hold my attention for too long, unlike The Escapist. Of course, I've been to the Gamespot and Gametrailers forums, but I've never actually signed up... Is there any story behind your avatar/name? 'Stompy' is a random name used on Halo PC online, when more than one player has the username 'New 001' (for the lazy people who can't be bothered to change their usernames, like me). I dunno why, but I really enjoyed that game, and ended up in this excellent duel with another player. Ever since then, I tended to use the name Stompy. As for the display picture, that changes from interest to interest. Right now, it's an Elite Combine solider. If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Nice place, and I have no qualms about living here, but I'd lie to travel a bit, see a few place, like the US and Europe. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2108 Joined: 13 Dec 2007 | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Is there any story behind your avatar/name? If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1061 Joined: 23 Dec 2008  | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? First came to my attention through Yahtzee and his syndicated, animated game review show, Zero Punctuated. After a few weeks of just watching all the episodes I had no idea existed, I thought I'd take a look around and low and behold I decided to join the Escapist for discussion on games and just things in general. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Oh I've been to quite a few forums. Marvel.com, Empire.com, Mickey's Tavern, Comicvine, Freerunning Australia.com etc Is there any story behind your avatar/name? Well my name is actually Adam. The Jenson part is simply a tribute to Jim Henson (whom I used to pronounce Jenson. My Avatar is a character named Ben Hargreeves from the comic book series Umbrella Academy written by Gerard Way, the frontman for My Chemical Romance. If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) Australia, NSW, around Sydney(ish) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1077 Joined: 26 Apr 2008   | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Is there any story behind your avatar/name? The name, yes, there's a story but it's very stupid really. It's just kinda stuck and I like it a lot better than my old "tag". If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2108 Joined: 13 Dec 2007 | EDIT Oh god! Rain's haxored my account! Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? I'm here mostly to party and chew gum. But I'm all out of wine. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? I was once on Empire Magazine on the Australian boards. Though I forgot my password. I'm much better for it. This place has more class and less emoticons. Is there any story behind your avatar/name? Rain's purple. He's the Prince of Eenina. Get it? If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) Very comfortable at the moment. Vancouver rocks! Plus there's a particular person here that makes me feel very special. I think he's name is Gary. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2062 Joined: 14 Oct 2008 | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Is there any story behind your avatar/name? If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2663 Joined: 20 Jul 2008     | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? They see me trollin'.
Trolls paradise but ever so risky.
Tis a troll succeeding.
Albury-Wodonga is one of the worst places to live in Australia apparently, in my opinion, it's awesome. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 2906 Joined: 10 Apr 2008 |
Immmmm guessing the love of your life has green eyes |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3364 Joined: 23 Oct 2007 | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? Came originally for Zero Punctuation, but joined the forums after a Linux distro discussion broke out. Didn't do much on the forums until I noticed the User Reviews forum, where I proceeded to post a few of my reviews. At this point, Gigantor took notice of my work, giving me a lot of advice which helped decidedly in my writing style, and other people's reviews helped me get a hold on efficient, entertaining writing. At this point in time, I'm here largely for User Reviews, where I write reviews on computer games (in my Comprehensive and Retrospective Review series), movies (in my Cinematic Reviews series) and technology (in my Technological Review series). I've had an article and a review published by The Escapist, as well as a considerable number of Letters to the Editor. The Featured Content and News Room forums are other occasional haunts of mine, and I'm almost always up for a technological argument, particularly on computer hardware, mobile phones and operating systems. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Too many to count. Prominent ones that I've spent time on include the Steam Forums and the Newspeak Dictionary Forums. All in all, the Escapist combines a great community with intelligent discussion. I wish it had a User Creations forum, but that's a nitpick. Is there any story behind your avatar/name? The name was merely created as a placeholder back when I was playing Diablo II, because the simple "RAK" was not available, but the avatar is quite interesting. It is a fragment of a highly modified picture of myself, which depicts the stylistic design of the RAK Mobile Autonomous Intelligence. If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) I was born and have lived all of my life in Dublin, in Ireland. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2621 Joined: 27 Aug 2008  | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? Started off watching Zero Punctuation then during a slow month at work decided to check out the forums. Generally prefer the off-topic board. I normally read 2-3 of the articles each week with varying interest. What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Imdb's which is full of idiots. I really like the Escpaist's it seems a well moderated and generally pretty sharp bunch. Is there any story behind your avatar/name? Ross (me) atdi (At the Drive-In; favourite band). If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) London, England. Lived in Edinburgh for 3 years and Ohio for 1. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 160 Joined: 1 Jan 2009  | Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion? What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist? Is there any story behind your avatar/name? If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly) |
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It's the dawning of a new year.
We're recovering from new years hangovers (yes it took me 5 days), we're making new year's resuolutions, and we're starting to think about getting back into the nitty gritty of a whole new year of forum posting.
Let's get a census going, introduce yourself:
Why are you on the Escapist? Games? Articles? Off-Topic discussion?
Came to post my opinions, stayed to address other people's opinions.
What other forums have you been on? How do you rate the Escapist?
I've been on gamespot and IGN; I prefer the escapist for it's simple design and relatively agreeable community
Is there any story behind your avatar/name?
Banjo & Kazooie was the first console game I ever played, and remains my favorite in that genre (albiet tied with Conker Live & Reloaded)
If you feel comfortable with it; where do you live in the world? (roughly)
I'm currently in Australia, but I lived in Beijing for four years until almost a month ago. Before Beijing I lived in different parts of Europe for almost all of my life. Soon I'll move to Singapore or Tokyo.