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This topic has been inside my head, popping in and out and around every so often and I thought that it was about time I posted this far overdue thread.

Thank you.

To those who do not know much about me and my history with this game, I joined Hawken last year at it's Steam release, however I have been keeping tabs on the game long before that when it was released all the way back on the 12/12/2012. It took me so long to get to playing the game because my computer (or laptop) was not good enough to run the game on it's initial release as it was more demanding back then. Anyways, I was told about the initial release from my friend DM30 (aka Drunken Monkey 30), and I cannot be more thankful about his recommendation after all these years.

Ever since I saw that initial trailer and loaded up the main menu around a year ago, I knew that this was not a game that I was not going to lose interest on and this was only further emphasised as I was absolutely wrecked in my first mech the Predator, over and over and over and over again. Normally, I would feel disheartened by this, but at the time, this initial beginning was the beginning of a long road filled with a lot of suffering and lot of determination and a lot of fun! It took me a month or two until I joined the Steam forums - my first gaming forum, and began discussing this and that about this game that I was/sorta am addicted to. Another month later, I got fed up with the Steam forum's negativity and moved on to the, what I referred to at the time, the "main forums". This was when I met a lot of you and the negativity from the Steam forums seemed to edge back a bit in this "new one". Unfortunately, this was also around the time Adhensive Games began to go a bit quiet so I missed their activity on the forums.

As time moved by, my passion for the game also dissipated as no updates went up, people was screaming out "Herken is ded" and I got more and more mechs, which I had realised that I was not all that good with. My enthusiasm for the game faded and almost went out completely as the months went by without an update and the community savaging for info about what happened to the old devs and if the game is truly dead. But then came the month of December (or around that time) when everyone's faith seemed to be at an all time low when I looked at the forums and saw an event. I can't remember the specific event name but it was basically called "The Hawken Birthday Party". The event was basically the "to go out with a bang of Hawken" - or at least that's how I interpreted it. With my faith with the game at an all time low, and with me feeling like I was part of the community, I thought of doing the one thing that I have not done at all in my entire life of video gaming:

Unmute my mic

I know - shock, gasp; but I feel like I'm a very flawed human being and at the time my voice is probably the most "flawed" part of me. This was literally the biggest challenge I did in my gaming career and it meant a lot to me when I did have the courage to unmute my mic in the event. It meant a lot more to me that no one judged me on my lisp.

The event was a massive success and I was grinning from ear-to-ear the entire time, laughing, smiling as the first community I was a part of partied and...laughed, it was super fun and was the probably the highlight of my entire holidays. This was also around the time when we played what I call "The Word Game" and we came up with silly sentences like "Spagetti is Beer" and "The Salty player was shooting himself into a dark sweaty mech", which by the way was a hilarious way to end the event. XD

This was the NA event that I was a part of and enjoyed every second of it - if you want to see the word game where we made the really weird sentences, it is around 17:20:

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I would like to thank you guys though for that. I never thought that I would ever be confident and relaxed enough to openly talk to people via voice through the internet - most of which are people that I barely know. Despite some of the comments that have been occuring lately, this is a very good community and I just wanted to say a massive thank you for making me feel so confident now on the internet, and feel like I can be myself when talking to you all of you. :)

 

I'd also like to thank the new devs. This game has changed me - let it be for better or worse - and I am so glad that it did not die by fading into oblivion with no one telling us what's up or what went wrong. Keep up the great work Reloaded Games/Josh and Tiggs. :D

 

That's enough from me - I don't want this wall of text to extend any further. XD

 

Remember, Spagetti is Beer guys and I'll see you on the Battlefield! :D


Edited by Dawn_of_Ash, 08 July 2015 - 08:30 PM.

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Great post and we're lucky to have such a great community. How the fuzzy bunny did that happen!? :D

 

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You should talk more on teamspeak instead of being that one mute player who just listens in on our conversations :D


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You should talk more on teamspeak instead of being that one mute player who just listens in on our conversations :D

 

It's not that I don't want to talk, it's just the fact how long it takes to set something like that up. Every time I do talk, I have to move this laptop to somewhere else to avoid other people coming out of the TS. If we had a set event, then I'd be more inclined on talking.



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It's not him that's not talking. It's me. Ssshhhh I'm gathering intel. :yes:


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The First Annual Hawkenniversary Party. (If this game is around then, there will be a second - and we will get Reloaded's backing, I don't even care if Josh is in labor or something. And it will be just as awesome.)

 

Spaghetti is beer. The salty player was shooting himself into a dark sweaty mech while stabbing ganja lightly underneath penises however it was pickles.

 

 

 

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Ganja actually refers to "ggganja man" or however you say his damn name, and a couple words in there were from an old ADH dev that was in attendance. I'm pretty sure LE said penises or ganja. One or the other.

 

That was a hell of a night and I'm glad it all came together - and I am hell of glad to see a gaming community have a positive effect on its players. (Dude, that was back when I was still operating out of TAW's TeamSpeak and I needed to hand out a guest password in order for people to be able to join. Jesus.)


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Dude you're great, glad that you're part of the community. Btw push to talk is a thing, don't know if that helps your communication situation at all. I know that finding push to talk made me way more active on TS because I live in a fraternity house with ~25 dudes.

 

Also we should do that rematch duel soon, sorry work and clan stuff have been keeping me busy. Unfortunately I haven't had much Hawken time lately aside from tpg stuff.


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The First Annual Hawkenniversary Party. (If this game is around then, there will be a second - and we will get Reloaded's backing, I don't even care if Josh is in labor or something. And it will be just as awesome.)

 

Spaghetti is beer. The salty player was shooting himself into a dark sweaty mech while stabbing ganja lightly underneath penises however it was pickles.

 

 

 

<33333

 

 

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Ganja actually refers to "ggganja man" or however you say his damn name, and a couple words in there were from an old ADH dev that was in attendance. I'm pretty sure LE said penises or ganja. One or the other.

 

That was a hell of a night and I'm glad it all came together - and I am hell of glad to see a gaming community have a positive effect on its players. (Dude, that was back when I was still operating out of TAW's TeamSpeak and I needed to hand out a guest password in order for people to be able to join. Jesus.)

 

I knew about that second part, Tickle. I was just trying to keep the thread as PG as I could. x)

 

I'm glad to hear that another would likely be coming. :D It's likely going to be another time where I talk with my mic so be prepared for my awful voice! x)

 

 

Dude you're great, glad that you're part of the community. Btw push to talk is a thing, don't know if that helps your communication situation at all. I know that finding push to talk made me way more active on TS because I live in a fraternity house with ~25 dudes.

 

Also we should do that rematch duel soon, sorry work and clan stuff have been keeping me busy. Unfortunately I haven't had much Hawken time lately aside from tpg stuff.

 

Problem is that these people do not want to be heard. They would rather remain quiet than be heard talking - which is the main reason, I don't want to restrict their speech. 

 

The duel can wait for as long you need...aside from late next week - end of my holidays. ^^; I'm good with any time right now, just message me.



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I knew about that second part, Tickle. I was just trying to keep the thread as PG as I could. x)

 

I'm glad to hear that another would likely be coming. :D It's likely going to be another time where I talk with my mic so be prepared for my awful voice! x)

 

You are 100% of the reason I wish Australia had a bigger playerbase.


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Problem is that these people do not want to be heard. They would rather remain quiet than be heard talking - which is the main reason, I don't want to restrict their speech. 

Honestly, I am 100% confused. I don't understand what you're saying, sorry. They want to be silent, so you won't restrict their speech? Huh?


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You are 100% of the reason I wish Australia had a bigger playerbase.

 

What about me or even Rob. Now that guy is the real reason you want the bigger player base. Yes



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You are 100% of the reason I wish Australia had a bigger playerbase.

 

Wow...that's a really nice thing to say. Thank you. :D

 

 

Honestly, I am 100% confused. I don't understand what you're saying, sorry. They want to be silent, so you won't restrict their speech? Huh?

 

Kinda. They do not want to be heard, so they don't talk when I'm on TS. To allow them to talk, I move away from the main area of our home so they can speak freely. Make sense?


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OMG , these days , i can't forget .



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OMG , these days , i can't forget .

 

Whilst my original post was "my story", I am so glad that yourself and other people can also get some nostalgic value from some of the events I had mentioned in the original post. Sort of like a trip down memory lane. 

 

I'm just so glad that other people get some nostalgic value from this thread. :)



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It reads like my own story of Hawken: Started in August 2014, became addicted. Grinding, dying, flying in the dark for several months. Then a post by Fawkenawesome: Server activity, someone's maintaining the backend, several weeks in the dark again. Couple of days after my birthday: Takeover by Reloaded, best birthday present so far. This game and its friendly and intelligent community changed me, too. Thank you Reloaded for keeping this pearl of online games alive and bringing it back on track.

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Thank you Reloaded for keeping this pearl of online games alive and bringing it back on track.

 

So well said. It's a great thing and this sounds geeky AF but to me this is more than just a game. I'm sure there are so many others who feel this way. That's why there was still a small yet solid playerbase around when it was almost buried in terms of maintenance.


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So well said. It's a great thing and this sounds geeky AF but to me this is more than just a game.

 


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So well said. It's a great thing and this sounds geeky AF but to me this is more than just a game. I'm sure there are so many others who feel this way. That's why there was still a small yet solid playerbase around when it was almost buried in terms of maintenance.

Same here. Love the game and the peeps that play it. 

 

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May your enemies get stuck on geometry,

 

Found the under-rated comment. Seriously though, what a great hawken complement/insult. "I hope you get stuck on the walls every match". That's like on par with saying I hope your pillow is always warm on both sides


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Great post and I have a voice that sounds like Ernie from Sesamie Street.


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Cool beans Dawn of Ash.  Thanks for sharing.  I'll FR you next time you kill me.


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Great post and I have a voice that sounds like Ernie from Sesamie Street.

 

Nice, you can do an accurate Ernie impersonation! x)

 

 

It reads like my own story of Hawken: Started in August 2014, became addicted. Grinding, dying, flying in the dark for several months. Then a post by Fawkenawesome: Server activity, someone's maintaining the backend, several weeks in the dark again. Couple of days after my birthday: Takeover by Reloaded, best brithday present so far. This game and its friendly and intelligent community changed me, too. Thank you Reloaded for keeping this pearl of online games alive and bringing it back on track.

 

I am so glad that at least another person experienced something similar to what I have. :) I agree with you in all fronts - this community is just so great.

 

I'm ashamed that I didn't mention FawkenAwesome in my original post - he was the massive reason why the playerbase kept on growing due to his massive social-media advertisement in the dark times when everyone was giving up. 


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Urglblughrhul Fawken! Where has he been! Seriously though I don't think Reloaded understands what he did for the community. It was almost like he vanished once they took over; "My job is done here" and then poof. Note to Reloaded: if you reward anyone for their efforts during the silence, reward Fawken(/Burnshot).


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Urglblughrhul Fawken! Where has he been! Seriously though I don't think Reloaded understands what he did for the community. It was almost like he vanished once they took over; "My job is done here" and then poof. Note to Reloaded: if you reward anyone for their efforts during the silence, reward Fawken(/Burnshot).

 

FawkenAwesome was not his first account, but the one which he did all the social media is. I always guessed that he just returned to his original account, but it could have been anything!


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Hawken was big for me. Was. While the game can be fun when entering a balanced match with friends, however that is also the problem in my situation. Either I end up in a server where I will get my arse handed to me on a silver plate, or I will enter a server so low that I come out dominating, or at least high up. And if I want to play with my friends, it will not be enjoyable for me as getting my arse handed to me on a silver plate does not sound so tempting more often than not.

 

However it would be a lie to say it was all worth for nothing. I have met many nice chaps and chappettes on here (and some not so nice..) and learnt a lot about online culture and how communities work. And while I do got my grudges to more than a couple things with us, mostly I will say we are at least decent people. Maybe over the average sometimes even. 


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FawkenAwesome was not his first account, but the one which he did all the social media is. I always guessed that he just returned to his original account, but it could have been anything!

 

 

You really have me craving some type of Hawken event! However it seems every time I really really want to play or plan on playing, the real world gets in the way.


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