Any people still around from a decade ago?

[Nicadean33]

Not sure if anyone will remember me but I joined way back in 2011/2012 and played for a few years. I still remember searching for a Minecraft server to play on and SFT was the first and only one I ever played. Basically played my entire middle school and early high school days. I miss those times. It's crazy how fast time goes by.

This name rings a bell a little! You would have been pretty well established by the time I came along (2013), which is why I think I remember it. Glad to hear from you again, hope to see you online sometime soon!

[cravend]

I haven't been on in a while, but every once in a while I think about SFT... hi guys

[SuperJK]

I might've bumped this thread but today I just hopped onto SFT after years of not playing/revisiting my embarrassing tween years. Sometimes I randomly think about it and decide to join and have a look at the server to see how it has been going.

It's also pretty cool to see that Steve Co. and Slimefun are still used in Survival! Those two plugins were one of my favourite parts of SFT apart from the amazing community of course.

[tman6698]

Still here.... lurking

[Nicadean33]

Still here.... lurking

Love to see your name tman!

[xJ9_]

Teehee still kickin it in survival here and there

[UntrustedAlly]

Still kicking it. Good to see so many familiar faces

[Nicadean33]

Still kicking it. Good to see so many familiar faces

Good to hear from you! Glad to know you're still around, you're a name I can remember from long ago!

[darknuju]

Wow. Even just typing here in this little box gives me nostalgia.

I joined in 2011, so nearly 15 years. I haven't really played on the server in a while. Tow still has me on Discord, so I haven't been far. Even joined a couple games of Smash and Mario Kart with him and some others from time to time.

Recently was thinking about the forum and decided to have a look around. I remember when I used to keep this site open perpetually in my browser (which I think led to me being one of the users with the most uptime on the forums. Don't remember how to check that, but am curious if I am still near the top). I hope everybody is doing well, and am happy to see that it's all still here.

This server and community was my life for a while, and I have such fond memories. I wish I still had the time and energy to commit. Unfortunately I went from not even being a teenager, to now being an adult with a job, a house, and other responsibilities. But I wouldn't have any of those things if it wasn't for SFT. I got interested in Minecraft plugins and Java due to this server, and learned a lot developing plugins here. I now work a professional job writing Java code (for better or for worse ). That job has enabled me to move out of my parents house and afford many nice things I could only dream about when I was a kid. In large part thanks to this community, my experiences serving it, the things I learned, and the personal encouragement of Towelie, who pushed my aspirations just a bit higher when I was nearing the end of highschool. I am so grateful to him and this place.

I felt a bit guilty for many years that I kind of let my life pull me away from here. I genuinely feel like I owe so much to this place, but I spent less and less time here. I eventually came to realize that it's just the way life is. I just wasn't in a place where I could hang out on SFT like I used to. I certainly hope that Tow, the other devs, or anybody else doesn't feel like I ever abandoned them.

I could go on about many things I appreciate. From learning social skills as a fledgling teenager to how I am on track to be married to the love of my life soon. But, this post is getting long. SFT will always hold an incredibly special place in my heart, and I hope to keep contact, even if sparse, for as long as I can.

Thank you to Towelie and everybody else who has made SFT so special over the years.

Feel free to reach out on Discord if anybody feels like it.

 

P.S. I am also sorry to anybody I ever annoyed. I could be incredibly cringe as a teenager 

[one227]

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