What brought you to the Escapist?

[Olie Warr]

I was looking for 'funny reviews of games' and Zero Puncuation came up for a Sonic review.

 

[Neaco]

unforgotten realms, man that stuff was funny. too bad the creator quit.

 

[EeveeElectro]

I saw soem people talking about Yahtzee, so I checked out his YouTube vids and his video about the Escapist. I can't remember signing up, but obviously I did.
I'm glad I did, I've met some of the best people ever on here.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

I remember the day vividly.

The escapist was in turmoil, millions were dying everyday, it was terrible.

I watched from the heavens, unable to help my children, the rights of my summoning had not been completed.

When suddenly, a lone poster cried out in desperation, 'Daystar! Save us!'.

And then it was so.

I descended from the heavens, bathed in etheral light, and saved you all.


You're welcome.

Well, you didn't save us all.
You shot my Speckled Jim, for example.

OT: I was linked here, I stayed.
I regret something but not sure what.

Stupid pidgeon had it coming.

I'm sitting here, stuck in a trench for six months and the pidgeon can just bail on us? No fucking way.

 

[legendp]

Zero punctuation, been watching it since the youtube videos, but I didn't create an account on the escapist until much later and I also watched extra credits a lot. I read the forums a lot, but don't post that much because by the time I have they are usually almost a dead thread.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

From what I can remember, I came for Yahtzee, and stayed for the forums.

 

[sshakespeare]

one of rebecca mayes muses, think it was plants vs zombies

 

[tin_man_B5]

What brought me to the Escapist, eh?

Let's see...

Zero Punctuation, Jimquisition and the forums.

Edit: I forgot Unskippable and Feed Dump

 

[Whitevoice]

Zero Punctuation.

Zero punctuation, been watching it since the youtube videos, but I didn't create an account on the escapist until much later and I also watched extra credits a lot. I read the forums a lot, but don't post that much because by the time I have they are usually almost a dead thread.

Just switch out "much later" for "now".

 

[Dectomax]

I was linked to a thread about the Sydney funnel web spider...and it was hilarious, after a few weeks of lurking I decided to create an account to post my opinion on things and then...well, I've been here pretty much everyday since!

Alas, after searching for a little while I found the very thread! I'm not sure if this is against the rules, but it's more than worth a read!

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.118413-The-Sydney-Funnel-Web-Unfair

 

[staika]

I used to be addicted to X-Play and they used to play little minute sneak peaks of the new ZP episodes. After a few weeks of watching it I finally gave in and visited the escapist after the oblivion review and I came to love ZP and loathe X-Play for various reasons. After awhile I discovered the forums and I joined out of curiosity but never posted until November of 2010 and many posts later and here I am.

 

[SadisticBrownie]

I remember the day vividly.

The escapist was in turmoil, millions were dying everyday, it was terrible.

I watched from the heavens, unable to help my children, the rights of my summoning had not been completed.

When suddenly, a lone poster cried out in desperation, 'Daystar! Save us!'.

And then it was so.

I descended from the heavens, bathed in etheral light, and saved you all.


You're welcome.

Well, you didn't save us all.
You shot my Speckled Jim, for example.

OT: I was linked here, I stayed.
I regret something but not sure what.

+1 for Blackadder reference.
OT: The same as many really. Saw ZP, eventually joined.

 

[JochemHippie]

A friend, because I like ponies.

Otherwise it's very well possible I knew ZP before that, but never stood still that it might have been a fun site.

 

[Psychedelic Spartan]

It was a few years ago that a friend showed me Zero Punctuation's review of Halo: Reach. After coming here every day I eventually made an account.

 

[unstabLized]

My friend linked me to a review by Yahtzee, and I kept watching his videos every Wednesday. When March Madness came up,i wanted to vote, so I made an account, and since TODAY I've started posting on forums. Yes,I'm new. Don't gang up on me!

 

[Azure-Supernova]

It was a particular episode of Zero Punctuation. I'd been watching it on and off but the inFamous vs Prototype episode made me sign up here. I'll never forget how I laughed at that 'emo Peter Pan' line.

 

[Zen Toombs]

This one is amused by the sheer number of "Zero Punctuation was my gateway drug" responses.

....So anyway, Zero Punctuation was my gateway drug.

 

[Waaghpowa]

I was promised hookers and blow.
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Still waiting.

 

[Matt Dellar]

I was sitting in the college computer lab one day discussing the value of good female characters with some friends I was trying to make a game with. So I Googled "female characters in games" or something similar. Extra Credits came up. Within a day, I'd watched every single one of their videos (that was late 2010 or early 2011). I found Yahtzee a few days later and didn't like him at first, but I warmed up to him.

Then Extra Credits left the Escapist, and I stopped posting for the most part and spend more time on Extra Credits' new site. I do occasionally drop by for Yahtzee and Jim and just recently, Moviebob for his Hunger Games review. Sometimes there are interesting threads too.

So the order of stuff I came here for:

1. Extra Credits (75%)
2. Zero Punctuation (10%)
3. Jimquisition (10%)
4. Other (5%)

 

[ThePS1Fan]

I was on TV Tropes reading the page on SSBB for some reason and I got to the page for the trope "Marth Deduted In Smash Bros." and the page quote was

Who the fuck is Marth, and why is unlocking him considered a reward?

I then looked up Zero Punctuation and found the Mincraft review on YouTube. After that I came to The Escapist to watch more and I've been here since.