Topic: Welcome/Introduction Thread

@Wheelie-Gamer Welcome! Enjoy gaming, there are so many gems on the '4'. I'm not too up to date on what games are accessible, so I won't risk recommending you games that are hard to play for you. Do wonder what games you are planning on playing!

@Wheelie-Gamer Welcome aboard the boards!

@Wheelie-Gamer Welcome, and question. Do rabbits and cats socialize? You mentioned both, so I thought maybe you mean you have both at the same time. PS4 is a great time, I'm still catching up on a lot of that generation. There's a lot to see and do there, you'll be entertained for years.

... Yeah. I'm back 🫠

@HallowMoonshadow Woah… 😮 So happy to see you!

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@HallowMoonshadow

Heck yeah, you are! Welcome back!

@HallowMoonshadow nice to have you back, hopefully all is well.

I'm not gonna tag anyone in case they aren't interested but I'd been away from Push since December as all the negativity that permeates the community (Through the articles and such not here in the forums) was just getting to me and making me tired of it all.

Plus... Posting felt here in the forums had felt more like an obligation then something I actually really wanted to do for a long while. No fault of anyone mind you that was all me and the ol' brain worms.

Then in February as you know I just decided to pull the plug entirely and delete my account as it'd been 2 whole months and I was pretty content.

... I ended missing everyone though so... Here we are lol

I feel refreshed and I'll probably be ignoring the articles entirely. Just posting in the forums from here on~

It's nice to be back~

@HallowMoonshadow Real talk but ignoring the articles/comments is probably for the best, marority of them boil down to petty arguements and name calling...

Quoting for truth. This can happen a lot, and you're right, it's nobody's fault. I certainly don't post nearly as much or as frequently as I did before.

Never force yourself to log in and participate, even if you're regularly lurking and seeing discussions to which you could contribute. Your time is your own to spend however you see fit. Everybody (or at least, everybody worth talking to) understands this, and will be here if and when you're ready to reply.

I'm personally real glad you're back, but you gotta look after number one!

@HallowMoonshadow Good to see you back Foxy 👍

My experience is almost exactly like yours. I struggle with the relentless negativity and pettiness online and it really destroys my energy for connections, which I struggle enough with already in the real world, and just want to retreat.

Hope all is well anyway 😄

@AgentCooper Hey buddy! A warm ‘welcome back’ to you as well!

And I completely understand and jive with what you all have said. You and Foxy and Rog are absolute legends in my book and we’ve all seen a real shift in the internet over the last few years and it can be a real beatdown. As mentioned, it’s not limited to gaming, and in fact is probably much more prevalent in other spaces, with our little nook of gaming and nerd culture being the last shrinking bastion of reason and decency in the world! 😄 ….Ok, maybe that’s not a fair statement and I say that in jest, but sometimes it feels that way. 😜

Anyway, good to see your name pop up!

@Th3solution You flatter me good sir, most gracious. This is indeed the last bastion of reason and decency on the internet, without an inch of hyperbole 😉

Just need to remember to give the old limbic a clip round the earhole from time to time.

Quoted for truth.

I've had an... Interesting week with the ol' teaching but otherwise it's been rather good the past few months. Hope all's well on your end too Coop~

@HallowMoonshadow I have no doubt everyday is interesting in your profession, It takes enough energy not messing up my own 😅 Good to hear everything has been going well.

All is well in my little patch of the world thanks.

@AgentCooper @HallowMoonshadow Its good to have you back!

(I try to stay away from the articles mostly. I even hardly read them anyway, as it seems my interests and those of Push have grown apart somewhat.)

Thanks @Herculean! It's good to be back.

The incessant Gacha articles from Sammy have got on my pip over the past year or so before swearing 'em off but... Hey it's his website and it presumably gets the clicks so~ 🤷🏼‍♀️

@HallowMoonshadow I used to read everything about video games, but I struggle to care about PC ports or the price of GTA. But you just can't build a profitable website like PushSquare only around what I care about.

I get some of my news elsewhere these days, but I still love Push's review, though!

@Herculean Hey you, thanks, good to be back. It's reassuring you can be a serial quitter and still be accepted 😉

Hope you're well