I could understand this sort of pre-emptive vigilance if the game community in question was new, or at risk of being inundated with young players, but that simply is not the case with W:A and never will be. I personally couldn't care less if the off-topic forum gets removed, but I do think it would be a shame because it's probably the most interesting sub-forum on this site because it's not all about Worms.

Regarding what I've personally said: I simply don't care if anyone gets offended or not. In fact, I think that being genuinely 'offended' by something you read on the internet is a hallmark of a weak person. We are communicating to each other internationally using aliases and avatars on a game forum dedicated to a 20+ year old game of cartoon worms blowing each other up with ridiculous weapons. If you get offended by anything you read on this site, I find that ridiculously pathetic.

"Wokeism" is trash and needs to end. People have different opinions, and just because *your* opinions might currently be on the side of what is socially acceptable (as promoted by the media / social media), that doesn't mean they are any more valid than those of another. People also love to jump to conclusions and accuse people of this and that based upon their knee-jerk reactions to what someone says, and I find it all so nauseating and dumb. Morals and values are not universal.

I don't mind innovating when it comes to gaming, but to keep that innovation locked away behind proprietary consoles really sucks, especially when the consoles are lacking in power compared to other offerings, and also when a lot of the 'innovations' aren't really that great. I'd much rather be able to buy Nintendo titles on Playstation (my preferred platform) and purchase accessories if necessary. A lot of the innovations that Nintendo have implemented are gimmicky and not very good in general, and I say that having owned most of them at one point or another.

I don't necessarily want an 'adult gaming experience' from my console/games - I just want quality games that are fun to play and have a good replay value. Nintendo's games are great... I just hate their consoles. The Switch is a total piece of shit, hardware-wise. The joycons in particular are so fragile and prone to breakage that you might as well buy a replacement pair the moment you buy a Switch. It also just feels awkward as hell playing a Switch. It's not ergonomic at all, everything feels tiny (at least for adult hands) and the screen quality isn't very good. The Wii U was a joke. The original Wii was interesting when it first came out but for me the novelty factor wore off quickly. It was pretty fun for casual 4 player local gameplay, like if you are hanging out and drinking with friends or whatever... but for more serious gaming? Nah. The Gamecube had some decent games on it but for idiotic reasons Nintendo decided to not go with a standard DVD format and chose these tiny discs and weird controllers instead. The last decent console Nintendo made IMO was the N64, but even by then their main competitors had adopted CD-ROM as their format, which meant much better audio quality and more storage space for textures and whatnot. N64 was cool when it first came out but it has not aged as well as, say, the PS1 IMO. (PS1 also has vastly more good titles available for it.)

All that isn't even getting into the true handhelds and the gimmicks wrapped up therein. I have a soft spot in my heart for Nintendo but in recent years I've learned more and more about how they suck as a company (there's so many YouTube videos on this) and that combined with the gimmicks and games that never go on sale is enough to keep me away. Nintendo's online gaming service is also absolute garbage compared to Sony or Microsoft. Right now the best value in gaming is a used PS4, hands down.

If anyone feels the need to play WWP for whatever reason, they should only play the original. DO NOT bother with the 'remastered' version on Steam. It is a buggy pile of crap.

I have first-hand experience with this and I think it would appeal to kids but for adult gamers it's not worth it at all. In order to get the most out of it you really, really need to enjoy trying to think of course ideas in your home, setting them up, fine tuning the track and obstacles, etc. The gameplay itself isn't as fun as normal Mario Kart. The whole experience is a cool novelty, but the novelty factor wears off really fast; at least it did for me. It's basically like playing with a RC car with some Mario Kart flavor.

I used to really love Nintendo but these days I just can't support them. I like most of their 1st party IPs and games but I can't stand the company itself. The games hardly ever go on sale (if at all), the Switch itself is a total piece of crap in several ways, and Nintendo is always focusing on dumb gimmicks rather than trying to put out a system that can compete. There's many other valid reasons as to why people shouldn't support Nintendo nowadays but I won't bother. I wish Nintendo would just stop making systems altogether and release games for all platforms, even if that would require buying gimmicky peripherals.

Tattoos are lame. A long time ago they were cool and edgy and rebellious (like early 90's and before), but these days they are as trendy as it gets. They used to be for legit badasses, like gangsters, soldiers, sailors, and bikers. Where I live it is more common for someone to have at least 1 tattoo than to not have any, as long as they are under the age of ~45 or so, and especially if they are in their 20's / 30's... and the overwhelming majority of people who have tattoos are just normal people who aren't badass in any way.

I don't have any tattoos and probably will never get one. I think they look horrible on women and they make them look like trashy skanks. Tattoos ruin the natural beauty of a woman. I suspect that people get them primarily because they have low self-esteem and they think that getting tattooed will make them look 'cool' or 'sexy' or 'edgy.' It doesn't, at all. It's just makes them bandwagon-riding trendsters who are willing to undergo permanent body modifications in hopes of being liked more. It's kinda sad, really.

While we're on the topic of body modifications, I think most piercings are dumb too. In my city, septum piercings are *incredibly* common, especially amongst women in their 20's / 30's. They look f@#!ing horrible and I want to grab it and rip it out every time I see one.

Yeah Komito I remember alot of those people.
When I think about worms when I started it was juvenile with a clan VVV. Then it was just a tornado of amazing people. From clans like eif to hos to ac. I made so many dear friends that who knows where they went lol. What a awesome time that was. I couldn't even tell you who I roped with to tell you the truth. Link, maxdamage,omega,missingman,ganstas,cassius,psydome,jmoberg,herm,raven,the rest of the ac crew lol,chicken,dfwu guy,the know... I honestly think I could go on and on. Each one of them awesome in their own way.

The DFWU guy was Erod. Me and him and Goaty used to play together allllll the time.

And yes, 'pinball' is the 'FaTaL dance.' He's the one that figured it out and he's the one who started using it way before anyone else.

WA's best years were definitely 99-07. There was a time where the community was a bit split between WA and WWP but the crazy thing was we had enough players to actually support that. Neither game suffered from low population during that time, from what I remember. I am one of those players who adopted WWP almost instantly and it wasn't until quite a bit later, after WA had received some nice updates, that I went back to WA exclusively.

There's so many awesome and fun players who have been a part of this community over the years, and it kinda sucks that I forget a lot of their names until someone else mentions them and all of a sudden I am flooded with memories.

On the topic of Volcom - he was incredibly good at the start because I am pretty sure he was a hardcore W2 player. He had a big head start compared to people who started on WA. I remember he seemed absolutely amazing for those first few years but eventually other people's skills started to catch up and all of a sudden he didn't seem so amazing anymore. I'm not putting the guy down - he was a great roper - but the skill gap narrowed significantly after a while. He was a Mexican dude and there was another Mexican guy who went by co0L, I believe. He was a really good roper too.

In the *very* early days of WA, the best overall player was a Brazilian dude named BadCereal. I am talking about the first year, maybe a bit more... at least that's what my memory is telling me.

I haven't watched it. I'm going to wait until there's more to binge. The sequel trilogy left such a horrible impression on me that at this point I say f@#! Star Wars, and I say that as a lifelong superfan. I've heard good things about it but given how Disney has f@#!ed up again and again I don't have any hope for it. The new canon is complete dog shit.