I learned that it was a waste of my life.

wow

Hey, no discussing other mmorpgs!

I met a bunch of nice people, and even though many of them left Graal long ago and stopped all contact, I still hang around with some pretty cool ex Graalians. Quite a few of them moved on to more interesting things and dragged me along, too.

I am with osrs on the "learned English but it probably sucks" thing. I also learned GScript, but considering the way Graal is going, one of these skills will be totally useless in the future, while the other might have got me into programming.

GScript was the first programming language with remotely C-style notation I learned, so I adapted quite a bunch of code formatting style from Stefan, though I am phasing that out in favour of more C++ std::-like things. Stefan also thinks too much Delphi.

While GScript taints my programming style up to today, the informatively sheer stupidity of a lot of Graal scripters certainly improved my vision for retarded ideas of what is safe or secure. Graal scripting was kind of a mini universe of the internet. A pretty stupid internet.

The Graal forums probably also turned me into the internet troll that I am these days, and taught me how to not run a community.

Am I supposed to add some more whining about devoting so much time and skillful effort into the game of the dude who eventually dropped my account because his minions do not like me?
I suppose growing up with Graal was quite useful.

Also, wannabe geek from above in the thread, go with Ruby. It is better for your sanity than your current career plans.

I researched many things as a result of Graal's influence. At first, I taught myself HTML to make my own graal fan sute becasue at the time the official site sucked (citca 1998). After that I taught myself PHP and SQL becasue graal's still sucked, so I made it better. Project/team management was also touched on. Plus it was a nice sociology experiment.

Whether or not it actually had any influence on where I am today is still up for debate. Today I am in charge of IT for 4 facilities in 3 states.

Bah! No, Python! :P

I started with Clonk and C4Script, which was way better than GScript2 is now 5-6 years ago, and is even better now (I guess, aren't doing much with it these days), then got to Graal and GScript after a while, and like everyone else, Graal itself didn't do anything for me, whereas GScript changed pretty much; it made me getting more interested in Math and remove lots of retarded-ness.

Yes, No Python.

Back in Vietnam I was ordered to grenade a family of circus midgets. Stefan was supposed to lay cover fire but he had fled, leaving me stranded in a monsoon of gunfire. I lost both my arms and legs but I learned an important lesson and decided to play Graal. That is where I started scripting.

Python is totally unbetter than Ruby >:(

I learned how to properly roffle.

As a GP, I put up with players wanting instant gratification for every problem and their relentless dramatic crap.

I feel this matured my outlook on the average person and developed a patience within me that helped cope with working as a retail clerk and experiencing first hand that people are really, truly, stupid.

Please Graal, LEARN from these years! Do NOT become a creditcard-weilding adult with the same mentality you have now!

Joined, became a level maker, doesn't help in life.
Started to learn Gscript and Gscript2, passed my school course, got into college, taking an advanced A'level course in programming, learned HTML, learning Delphi, thinking about php & mysql.
On graal, I learned to animate, code, manage and respect.
If it wasn't for Graal, I wouldn't have learned to use Photoshop, Flash, PSP, Image Ready and paint. Graal made me look into those things.

Graal is probably the reason my brother and I are into other MMORPGs now, but I think it was a pretty good place to start. Most people here are about the same age, or started playing at about the same age, while most MUDs (etc.) are populated with people in their early-late 20s.

everyone gotta start from somwhere, in graal u learn the hard way. thats y no one ****s with us

graal made me to start making gfx.
remember I realy wanted to be in the graphics administration team so I started to play in ms paint =P
and got accepted to it coz kawi liked my uber ugly pixel dragon
^-^
graal pwns

Got me into stupid freestyle drawing and web design.

Also let me vent anger when needed.

I once made a few levels for a spanish project. I still have the levels...somewhere XD
Graal got me hooked, and helped my spanish grade, how many other games can claim that?

Oh fallen comrade, you were the greatest of us all. I remember watching Stefan flee, I watched with a burning hatred as the vietcong shot you up, and I remember being too ***** to help, but thus was the life of the rich white male who failed at dodging the draft.

Graal's the reason I buy and sell Gold on WoW.

I love you Graal.

Just made me laugh, thanks mate. Ur a big joke, cheers.
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I was introduced to Graal from a friend, game name "Juno (M®. Z)" and well needless to say I became addicted, wasting hundreds upon hundreds of hours of my childhood, with cyber-thugs. I do admit that it was fun while it lasted, but people move on to bigger and better things...

Graal did the following:
-Taught me how to type at a proficent speed (you can't flame someone when you are a slow typer)
-the rest, will need to be continued; I am drawing a blank