Gather around friends!
Pull up a chair, put your feet up on the coffee table (It's not mine anyway), help yourself to any drink you fancy - HEY! No smoking in the house! - what was I saying?
...Ahh yes! Spare a moment to get comfortable, reflect momentarily and share your story of how The Escapist has enriched your life.
-Made a few friends you would never meet elsewhere?
-Have the forums provided the opportunity for you to vent your frustrations?
-Has your perspective on gaming (whether it be the culture, game design, introduction to other genre's, etc) shifted?
-Discovered new ideas?
-Or is The Escapist a friendly place where you can relax and flame each other to hell and back have interesting discussions with like-minded individuals?
Anything really!!!
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"Well what about you OP!?" I hear you ask...
Well, my fellow Escapees, I originally suffered from forum-anxiety, (totally a real thing. You get little blue pills to fix the problem.) so it was difficult to find my little haven on this site. Now I have been a long-time lurker, yet a recent addition to the ranks, but I found myself (surprisingly) taking a stab at improving my writing skills through the Role-Playing section of the forums.
And it has certainly been a wonderful experience, especially talking and collaborating with some extremely interesting and funny individuals!
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So, the question still stands: How has The Escapist enriched your life?
(Bonus points if you submit your favorite gif you also discovered through The Escapist)
:D