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[Rice]

This doesn't really have any importance to it but I was looking back at old threads and felt the need to express myself to you guys.

Where to start....ah.

It's 2012 now. I can't believe I joined this site more than 7 years ago. When I first joined and started posting daily, I was just a confused, prepubescent kid trying gain attention. I had no idea what I was getting myself into. My immaturity was expressed dramatically through the eyes of the regular members. (Shadow, Mavs, Spartan) to name a few.

Anyways, I'm so glad I chose to dedicate most of my middle school (and some of High School) life to this site and Ygo in general. I learned a lot. I can't express this enough. I basically grew up on this forum and eventually matured because of this forum. I met some amazing people along the way. People who not only affected me online, but in real life as well.

I was a shy, and non-sociable kid. I had few friends (irl) and made the most of my time sitting at home on my computer. Ygo and this forum interested me because I could have been anyone I wanted to be, say what I wanted to say and knew that my words were being read. It gave me a sense of belonging. Eventually, I somehow (no idea how tbh lol) made a name for myself here. I matured a little, post more often, talked to more ygo-ers.

Everyone that was involved in the community, helped me tremendously in teaching me how to be more sociable irl etc. I would not be the person I am now if it wasn't for ygoetc. I still can't believe you guys experience Kiet growing up on these boards. Kiet learning and maturing. Ah.

Achilles, I hope you somehow managed to read this man. Looking back at old posts and such, I just want to say that I really admire what you did for the community, and especially for me. Not only did you better me as a person, but you made me strive irl too. I know I can't be half the genius like you are, but I want to be somewhere close to that. I always had a sense of superiority over everyone on these boards, but with you, I think I've learned to accept that you beat me on many aspects. You taught me a lot. You're an amazing person, and I hope one day the success you're striving for come to you, Aayush.

For everyone else that knows who I am: :P I am not putting Achilles over you guys or anything. I love you guys the same!! We had so many memories on these boards. NICK JULES ETC

I do regret one thing though. I wish that when I played ygo that I could have the mindset that I have now. I played ygo too recklessly. Now, I realized how ygo should have been played. And ygo was not the reason why I kept coming back here. It was the things that surrounds it. The people, the knowledge, and the excitement. I miss it all.

Keep the legacy alive guys. This was my childhood home. Years later, at 18 years old, I'm still back where I first started.

ps I suck at grammar and writing irl. hate eng lol. see you guys soon.

Edited by Rice, 15 January 2012 - 12:20 AM.

[Nomad]

You rock. :)


#ETCKiet

[Rice]

You are awesome too!

Despite being so interested in ygo, I never told anyone about my "double life" when I played.

The first person I told was my best friend of now 7 years, and now turned out to be my girlfriend of a year.

She even thought it was cool and interesting. ha. I just wished I had the opportunity to play irl and experience what the environment of competitive irl ygo feels like. Oh well.

[Ira Aeterna]

Rice, on 15 January 2012 - 02:03 PM, said:

You are awesome too!

Despite being so interested in ygo, I never told anyone about my "double life" when I played.

The first person I told was my best friend of now 7 years, and now turned out to be my girlfriend of a year.

She even thought it was cool and interesting. ha. I just wished I had the opportunity to play irl and experience what the environment of competitive irl ygo feels like. Oh well.

I'll give you a deck if you play.

[Rice]

Haha I wouldn't even know where to start now man. The new cards and effects are way beyond what I already know. The rulings are the most crucial part of ygo, and I have no idea what new rulings are out. Thanks though!

[Apollo]

True icon of ETC. A lot of times when people think of ETC, and especially with warring, Kiet is the first person that comes to mind.

This is my 8th year here @.@ and I feel the same way that you do. Grew up a lot here, met a ton of people that I consider friends. It was never as much about yugioh as it was about the forum and the people and the experience behind it.

[Chid0x]

csb

[Love. Hate. Cherish.]

I remember wanting to get better so I could beat you. Also the sole reason I downloaded YVD was to play you.

[Faint]

sooooooo many memories!

Congrats on the stone and such, we've both seen some fucking amazing times here, and we must've played at least 100 games of yugioh!

its been a real pleasure knowing you talking to you and playing yugioh with you, hope you stick around for a lot longer :)

[Faint]

KIET REMEMBER THIS EPIC THREAD HAHAHAHAHAHA

http://duelistground...opic=58241&st=0

best e-fight ive ever witnessed

[Bonzai]

♥ @u

[Rice]

Geez Apollo, you're giving me too much credit. I did much as the next guy haha.
You've grew so much with this forums too. I remember back when you rarely said a thing, but now you have over 11000 posts!!

Ira: you get respect for having Man from Nowhere sig and avvy.

Patrick: Wow dude, I vaguely remember the first time I talked/dueled you. It was fun and I was pretty into it. I honestly didn't expect much from you, but you grew into a very good player. Props Pat.

Faint: man, I don't even want to click that link. Reading my ignorant and obnoxious posts back then makes me feel weird xD Definitely though man. A lot of great memories. Fun fun fun times.

BONZAIIIIIIIIII one of the few people who was here when I first started.

[Achilles]

Oh man, this reminded me of a lot too. Thanks for the kind words, and I could say a lot about you as well. When I was a kid too many people told me I was smart/genius/blahblah and a lot of things were too easy for me. I became inflexible and if I wasn't good at something I would just quit it and assume it's not good enough for me. There's actually research today that shows that complimenting kids too much is a detriment to their growth and it hurts them in the long run.

Luckily for me, ETC was here to remind me that there were people better than me at something. I remember playing you a lot/seeing your games and thinking that I could be just as good too, and all the arguments we had and plum we gave each other always kept me sorta sane I think. It's like I had someone to compete with finally. I mean there were other good players, but you had the best rep as an etc player, and I felt I could top you. That really helped me grow as a person because I learned how to change my game, think more deeply, adapt really, and that's something 99% of the people in the world can't do. I think you put it real well - you beat me in many aspects as well, but in the end, the experience of our interactions was invaluable.

It was a real pleasure knowing you buddy. I'm glad I could help a little, and I know you're going to do big things in life too.

[Tyrant]

Kiet + Irak + Charlie

♥

[Rice]

Oh Achilles...haha. I always look forward to your words on this forum. I guess ETC and YGO was an escape for you too. You and I basically stemmed from real life frustrations and managed to use it to fuel our determination. Flattering words, bro. I remember when I first saw your posts and thought to myself "what a noob." haha. I didn't expect much from you. I didn't expect you to actually get into trivial arguments with me. Eventually, we turned our arguments into positive criticisms and the journey started from there. It was a great road for us both. I agree so much on how you said the experience of our interaction was invaluable. We started off rough, but eventually we saw eye to eye. Despite our mindset and personality being so different, we are also similar in many many ways. I thank you again for also being and still being the role model that I never had.

You helped a lot haha. Now you're chilling at Yale being a Yalien. :)

CHARLIEEEEE- ♥

ah, where is Jules? He was a great inspiration to me. Jules and I talked and dueled everyday. literally lol

[Tyrant]

I haven't heard from Julian in a long time.

[Bonzai]

I have him on Facebook...I think Jules is off pimping it up wherever he is.

And yeah, Kiet, I've been here for...7 year this April.

[Tyrant]

If I make it to a decade, I'm throwing an e-party.

[Bonzai]

irl party plz

[Tyrant]

That would be so fun, and so ridiculously nerdy at the same time.