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**unclepear** · 15-06-12, 07:20

"it`s been a long time crossing the bridge of sighs".

Long time lurker, saw the mod many years ago, before the trailers, the misfires and the trollings. Witness of the developer`s dedications and patience, but also of unjustified hostility and general assholery on both sides of the boards.

Might as well spread the word, now that "the event" is closing in...

Long live BlackMesa.

**Dotard** · 15-06-12, 15:44

I have been following BMS since before the Orange Box switch "_"

**bur** · 15-06-12, 16:27

I've been following it since 2005

**Artic Xiongmao** · 15-06-12, 21:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by bur

I've been following it since 2005

Ditto. I was 13. Now I'm 20. It's sort of a big deal for my lifespan.

But I never bought into the "I have been waiting for years" argument anyway. No: we haven't been waiting for years; years have passed and we've thought about how much we want BM it in between those years. We use a certain amount of our monthly, weekly or even daily time to the forums, hence thinking about how much we want to play it. It is a big difference. Technically, and honestly practically too, no one has spent "years waiting for this mod".

At least, I hope so -If someone has literally spent years thinking about this mod apart from the developers, they have a big problem.

**Bloodshot** · 15-06-12, 21:37

The only way anyone would qualify for having "waited for years" is if they literally sat in front of the computer every day, every hour, minute, and second of that day over and over again for years checking for media updates and not getting up or going out except to eat and shit.

If that was true for anyone, I don't know whether to feel bad you waited so long, or to feel bad for how incomprehensibly retarded you are

**Artic Xiongmao** · 15-06-12, 21:56

Exactly that I meant. Couldn't have said it better myself. And I didn't xD

**bur** · 16-06-12, 00:01

i think it speaks for itself that it isn't meant literally

**Artic Xiongmao** · 16-06-12, 00:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by bur

i think it speaks for itself that it isn't meant literally

Yeah... and that's precisely my point? If you mean it figuratively, you haven't actually been waiting for that long, so being as frustrated as some complainers are does not make sense. It's a great mod, a great game, but it's just that. Those people should get a life.

**Madcat1030** · 16-06-12, 02:06

...and speaking figuratively is a perfectly acceptable thing to do. People who make that argument are basically making the (albeit unfounded) argument that because it has been such a long time and they still haven't gotten their free candy, that whoever is making that candy should be responsible and feel real bad. even though they didn't pay for it, they didn't ask for it, and the people making the candy are doing it out of the love for what they're doing, not just for you.

**bur** · 16-06-12, 04:15

my point was that there's no point in pointing it's figurative, because it speaks for itself... but whatever

(point).

**Nightblade+--** · 16-06-12, 16:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by bur

i think it speaks for itself that it isn't meant literally

I have literally been waiting for BMS for years.
They've just been ant years is all.

**k3nny1550** · 16-06-12, 19:00

I had an account on the original forums, I'm pretty sure. I started to follow the mod pretty much when it coalesced into a full project- one of my good friends told me about the project and I followed it for a while. I think I took a year or two's break from the forums (No, I didn't get banned) before coming back. It was still before they made the orange box switch, I think.

So yeah, I've followed this mod for a damn long time. Since I've started following this mod I've:

- Gone through high school
- Gotten a job, lost it due to the store closing
- Gotten into two relationships in college so far (Surprised me too)
- Bought a Playstation 3, a PSP with my own money, and bought a Wii for my mom
- Gone from a FPS aficionado to an RPG junkie due to a greater appreciation of story
- Attempted to make my own Source Mod (currently in a state of limbo)
- Wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a TV style espionage drama currently in post production due to a similarly protracted schedule to Black Mesa
- Said "fuck" approximately 12,000,000 times

**CPU** · 16-06-12, 22:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by k3nny1550

Since I've started following this mod I've:

- Gone through high school
- Gotten a job, lost it due to the store closing
- Gotten into two relationships in college so far (Surprised me too)
- Bought a Playstation 3, a PSP with my own money, and bought a Wii for my mom
- Gone from a FPS aficionado to an RPG junkie due to a greater appreciation of story
- Attempted to make my own Source Mod (currently in a state of limbo)
- Wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a TV style espionage drama currently in post production due to a similarly protracted schedule to Black Mesa
- Said "fuck" approximately 12,000,000 times

WOW.........we've shared a lot of similar experiences in that time! I had an account on the original forums too.

Since I've started following this mod I've:

- Found that I don't even remember going to high school.
- Lost a job.
- Stayed in the same relationship.
- Bought a Wii for my wife.
- Gone from a Margarita aficionado to a gin and tonic junkie due to a greater appreciation of getting drunker faster.
- Attempted to make the bed a number of times.
- Wrote, produced, directed and starred in a home made porn movie.
- Said "when will FF out?" approximately 12,000 times.

**k3nny1550** · 17-06-12, 00:47

Versus XIII will be released alongside BM and Starcraft: Ghost.

**sersoft** · 19-06-12, 01:43

Since I started following the mod I,

Went to 3 highschools, dropped out.
Became a stoner.
Tripped on Mush, Speed, Salvia, E and that smell of socks when they have been in your room since the 1st iteration of BM forums.
Was arrested at least 20 times.
Did 2 years of adult school and passed highschool.
Got 5 jobs and got fired at every single one.
Was betrayed by 3 close friends.
Met over 9000 new people.
Created 3 BM forum accounts, never under a different name.
Moved 4 times.
Got laid.
Died.
Was resurrected via internet search algorythms.
MFW I don't exist.

**Disturbulator** · 19-06-12, 03:42

I Fused myself with a Machine so that I could live to see the day this Modification's release.

**k3nny1550** · 19-06-12, 05:03

Distrubulator is Helios.

**Disturbulator** · 19-06-12, 05:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by k3nny1550

Distrubulator is Helios.

Err.. No

http://translate.google.com/#la|en|D...20ul%20ator%0A

I just find comfort in being Enigmatic.

**Dr Zoidcrab** · 21-06-12, 09:09

hi
i have been following this mod since before it was realised in the developers minds...

**~~TehBoxNoob~~** · 21-06-12, 19:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr Zoidcrab

hi
i have been following this mod since before it was realised in the developers minds...

People realise mods?
I think more they come up with ideas.

15-06-12, 07:20	#1181
unclepear Cockroach Join Date: 15th June, 2012 Posts: 2	"it`s been a long time crossing the bridge of sighs". Long time lurker, saw the mod many years ago, before the trailers, the misfires and the trollings. Witness of the developer`s dedications and patience, but also of unjustified hostility and general assholery on both sides of the boards. Might as well spread the word, now that "the event" is closing in... Long live BlackMesa.

15-06-12, 15:44	#1182
Dotard Vortigaunt Join Date: 5th May, 2009 Posts: 1,219	I have been following BMS since before the Orange Box switch "_"

15-06-12, 16:27	#1183
bur Alien Grunt Join Date: 2nd May, 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,744	I've been following it since 2005

15-06-12, 21:37	#1185
Bloodshot Alien Grunt Join Date: 12th July, 2010 Posts: 2,873	The only way anyone would qualify for having "waited for years" is if they literally sat in front of the computer every day, every hour, minute, and second of that day over and over again for years checking for media updates and not getting up or going out except to eat and shit. If that was true for anyone, I don't know whether to feel bad you waited so long, or to feel bad for how incomprehensibly retarded you are

15-06-12, 21:56	#1186
Artic Xiongmao Zombie Join Date: 25th June, 2009 Posts: 324	Exactly that I meant. Couldn't have said it better myself. And I didn't xD

16-06-12, 00:01	#1187
bur Alien Grunt Join Date: 2nd May, 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,744	i think it speaks for itself that it isn't meant literally

16-06-12, 02:06	#1189
Madcat1030 Houndeye Join Date: 5th May, 2009 Location: R.I.T. Posts: 881	...and speaking figuratively is a perfectly acceptable thing to do. People who make that argument are basically making the (albeit unfounded) argument that because it has been such a long time and they still haven't gotten their free candy, that whoever is making that candy should be responsible and feel real bad. even though they didn't pay for it, they didn't ask for it, and the people making the candy are doing it out of the love for what they're doing, not just for you.

16-06-12, 04:15	#1190
bur Alien Grunt Join Date: 2nd May, 2009 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,744	my point was that there's no point in pointing it's figurative, because it speaks for itself... but whatever (point).

16-06-12, 19:00	#1192
k3nny1550 Alien Grunt Join Date: 27th May, 2009 Posts: 2,116	I had an account on the original forums, I'm pretty sure. I started to follow the mod pretty much when it coalesced into a full project- one of my good friends told me about the project and I followed it for a while. I think I took a year or two's break from the forums (No, I didn't get banned) before coming back. It was still before they made the orange box switch, I think. So yeah, I've followed this mod for a damn long time. Since I've started following this mod I've: - Gone through high school - Gotten a job, lost it due to the store closing - Gotten into two relationships in college so far (Surprised me too) - Bought a Playstation 3, a PSP with my own money, and bought a Wii for my mom - Gone from a FPS aficionado to an RPG junkie due to a greater appreciation of story - Attempted to make my own Source Mod (currently in a state of limbo) - Wrote, produced, directed, and starred in a TV style espionage drama currently in post production due to a similarly protracted schedule to Black Mesa - Said "fuck" approximately 12,000,000 times

17-06-12, 00:47	#1194
k3nny1550 Alien Grunt Join Date: 27th May, 2009 Posts: 2,116	Versus XIII will be released alongside BM and Starcraft: Ghost.

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19-06-12, 01:43	#1195
sersoft Alien Grunt Join Date: 2nd May, 2009 Location: Montreal suburbs Posts: 4,577	Since I started following the mod I, Went to 3 highschools, dropped out. Became a stoner. Tripped on Mush, Speed, Salvia, E and that smell of socks when they have been in your room since the 1st iteration of BM forums. Was arrested at least 20 times. Did 2 years of adult school and passed highschool. Got 5 jobs and got fired at every single one. Was betrayed by 3 close friends. Met over 9000 new people. Created 3 BM forum accounts, never under a different name. Moved 4 times. Got laid. Died. Was resurrected via internet search algorythms. MFW I don't exist.

19-06-12, 03:42	#1196
Disturbulator Houndeye Join Date: 2nd January, 2011 Location: Inside a shell of Biosynthetic Armor Posts: 954	I Fused myself with a Machine so that I could live to see the day this Modification's release.

19-06-12, 05:03	#1197
k3nny1550 Alien Grunt Join Date: 27th May, 2009 Posts: 2,116	Distrubulator is Helios.

21-06-12, 09:09	#1199
Dr Zoidcrab Cockroach Join Date: 15th June, 2012 Posts: 18	hi i have been following this mod since before it was realised in the developers minds...