What to say... It wasn't unexpected but it still was a big punch in guts, but I can't blame anyone for what's going on.
I was planning to do the same other people did although I hate talking about myself. Tell their stories when they first joined the server, I'll still do that regardless.
Let's begin by going back in time. Let's go back to 10th August, 2014. I was browsing trough the hosted tab on SA-MP 0.3e and ended up finding a server called eXtreme StuntinG which brought my attention because of the player count and I decided to join. Few seconds later, a "RoyalTrux" joined, around 4 PM UTC+1 (Server time). Most of you will know that that is my old nick which I used a while ago. I'm not going to go in detail with it as this is a post about my time here on eS, not the nickname. Started off doing something that I'm not proud of but it's okay since it slipped past unnoticed. I remember spawning at /d5. I immediately got into an RC Baron (Because spastic me somehow managed to spawn it), flew the Baron to the Hydra event location (Which still hasn't changed!) and shot at people because why not. They weren't dying and dumb me thought most of them were hacking so I started calling out most of the people there hackers in the main chat, but they actually just had godmode on. I remember two players in particular who were saying how I'm disturbing the event which were @Nicky and
Stefi, both were VIP's at the time. I saw their tags so I decided to get out of there after realizing what I was doing is wrong. I was flying around with the same Baron as I had no idea how to get out. I then realized both Nicky and Stefi were speaking the same language as me, so naturally I decided to say hi. They greeted me back and treated me like I was a regular player, I was really amazed with their kindness and it made me stay. I was given a personal vehicle (you could only own 1 at the time), a house in San Fierro, I still remember the location of it. It was just west of the San Fierro Police Department. I loved the location, I had a riced out Sultan that I loved for some reason and I wanted to continue playing with these guys and I did. Long story short, they gave me a small boost of trust as I was now friends with 2 VIP's. They started introducing me to other people, two of them being _BigMonster_ aka
Joker and @Fantom, who was a really good friend of mine. I haven't talked to him in ages though. I then met
Jxnc who was also a great friend of mine. I then started meeting players from other countries. I think the first player I met who wasn't speaking the same language as me was @Lenno. He was from Germany. I was pretty close to him, we were good friends. He left the sever a few months after. I also met Swat, back when he was a regular player. I slowly started meeting the VIPs and the Cops as I had plans of applying for both. Got an insight of the Cop role and I loved it. I then made a Cop application and I got accepted. Somehow. I do realize how retarded I was at the time, yes. I was a bad Cop, not gonna lie. I'd be triggered whenever someone who's not me would get a ticket/arrest. Had my first rank upgrade request denied, second one got accepted. I made my way all up to Sergeant before leaving the team.
I then got banned by
Samariah for insulting Swat as a joke, made an appeal and it was partly successful. Yes, I realize it's cringey. Yes, I realize it looks pathetic. Yes, I was 12. I was banned for 1 day, for apparently flooding and spamming which I really did not recall doing and still don't. I still think of this as an invalid ban but oh well. I'm actually fucking thankful to Sam, she made me go outside that day when I was addicted to the server. I considered that a bad thing back then, but here I am, looking back at it and realizing how useful that was (Note that I was 12 at the time, please dont bully me, I'll pay). I got unbanned, did my job as a Cop and eventually
applied for VIP, which got accepted as well?? I really do not know what the admins were thinking, but fuck you
Sucre (I'm joking please don't ban me again). On a real note, I understood Sucre's vote - we didn't really like each other back then and it might appear like we still don't but I can reassure you that Sucre's someone I like! You might be using minions but my judging is mostly a joke, there's no way in hell I'd attack anyone over their hobbies. Love you man, no homo. <3
Back to the story though, I got accepted as a VIP for some reason even though I was still immature as fuck and stubborn. I don't recall what I did as a VIP back then but I'm pretty sure I abused. (Probably, I really don't remember xd)
But yeah, then I slowly developed my English and stuff and became who I am today. Probably not a good change when it comes to my behaviour and I understand that, but I'll play a cheeky "Oh it's just puberty" card here. :^)
Enough about me now, I'll try to stay on topic now. eS was a great server, it really was. Still is! The community is one of the most friendliest communities I've seen in a while. I've been a part of 3 SA-MP communities over the 3 years of me playing, eS was WAY better when it comes to friendliness. Everyone was accepted, it's just crazy to imagine. Admins are easy to talk to, Owners are great as well. I'm really glad I was able to take place on this journey, I really am. I've met some amazing people over the years. I might have not made the best impression on any of you, but do know that if I appear to be mad, I'm mostly joking but I might have some rare events where I just snap, but still - do know it's temporary and that I'm really trying to fix this. I still can't believe how eS changed me as a person, I've gone from immature from well... Mature when I have to be. I might still appear to be a kiddo at some times but we all have that retarded side of ours! Now uhh, obviously... A big thank you to
denNorske. eS would have died in 2014 if it wasn't for him. Really, you made everything possible. I wouldn't have met these amazing people if it wasn't for you investing your own hard earned money for something that's not even necessary. You don't even earn money out of it, you're just the definition of a great guy. I'm not asslicking by the way, please don't bully me again. Not many servers make me stay and become a part of the community, especially for
3 years. Although I know den gets most of the love for the server being fun (Which is true, don't get me wrong) but we need to give attention to other people as well. The whole administration team. They're keeping the server and the forums clean. They do their best to enforce all the rules to make this a better place. If it wasn't for them, the server would be full of hackers runing the experience, people flaming 24/7 and it would just be horrible. So thank you too <3. Finally, the active players in this community. They play one of the biggest roles. Yes, regular players. Just because you're not a VIP or a Cop or w/e doesn't mean you're not doing anything good for the server. You are, actually. Just by being online, you increase the player count. If it wasn't for regular players in the community, I'd never join the server in the first place. I mean, without the players, it wouldn't be possible to own a successful server. This is a perfect example of that, unfortunately. It's normal for a server to have a low player count at night and stuff, but in the morning, people who are a part of the community will join. That creates a chain reaction and that's exactly why you guys made everything possible during eS' best stage. So thank you guys as well. Really mean it <3.
So thank you to everyone for providing me with this much fun. I'll really miss all the good times that happened in-game in the past but oh well... Things come and go and there's not much we can do about it.
Anyways, scrolling up made me realize how much I've written and no one's gonna bother reading this anyways.
TL;DR
I fucking love you all and thank you for making everything possible. I'd hug you all right now, seriously. This is one amazing community and you're the ones that made this possible. Thank you once again. <3
sorry for this much text, i think this is my new record xd
). If it weren't for you guys, having fun on this server alone would be meaningless and at a certain point boring, and everyone that plays here has their own way of seeking entertainment, and that's what always made eS interesting. Thank you all for all of the amazing memories, conversations and fun we've had in-game, because that will be remembered for sure. Hopefully we can still build a few more memories within the next few months, but I am certainly packed with great ones I can remember for a long time.
