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Just a question I want to ask you all. :) How has Feralheart changed your life?
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Nice Topic ~?
I'm going to be straightforward with this answer - Gets out a very tiny speech card -
One way Feral Heart changed my life mainly , was being able to be a bit more confident in what I enjoy doing. I've meet a lot of welcoming people , this community has been nothing but kind for me , in my opinion of course , and I've actually opened up more on both the virtual worlds and in real life. Of course , something like this develops overtime but with Feral Heart , it seems like it didn't take long & I usually come on the forums / game sometimes for a little relaxing moment. ?
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It changed me alot! I learnt how to speak english the way I do now :3 Gramma is waaaay easier to me now! I can understand almost everything and Mr. Google Translater is not a 'must have' anymore :) I met many kind and creative people who taught me how to code, make maps, presets. With FH people beside me, I improved my abilities in digital painting. My fursona was created and I found myself. It changed my views on many things. Like cats. I was more of a dog person before... But now I have a big dog pack several hamsters and one lil' kitten <3 If It wasn't FH, I would never have a real cat. I started to work with computers more and I have to say that I can repair my own computer now :P No need to ask adults anymore! FH forced me to work on myself and so, It gave me new chances :) Thanks for this topic, friend. -Nuzzles-
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I'd certainly say so.
Feral-Heart has changed it in such a way it close to has been my life for the last 5 years which is both a scary thought as it's interesting. Even though the last year or so has slowed down a little for my own sake giving some more time to reflect on the lifestyle of it, but this game has pretty much adjusted how I live my life and how I get around. Things like work, relationships with friends, hobbies and anything you'd really spend time on has been affected one way or another by this game.
If not speaking of the game itself and how it affects the every-day, it has changed a lot in how I see people on the internet, how they portray themselves and how you can never really be too certain about anything. Social and less social aspects of being in the place you are. Sometimes I kinda wish how I could go back quite some years to a more naive self, where things just felt more open and it was a tad bit easier to piledrive through whatever people might've thrown at you at the time, but I hope whatever experiences I'm given from this place will help me later down the road.
Since this game has been a part of my life during some quite eventful years and how it has managed to remain on my pedestal, I don't think I'd be honest with myself if I said that it has changed my life, but rather how it has shaped it(take that as you please). I've not really gone after a career, not really set any other goals or climbed up any ladders to really improve my life off the computer but rather aimed most of my time an dedication here, and I hope it can be remembered by not only myself. I'm simply a Feral-Heart nerd and if the day comes where my "break-up" with it comes it will not be easy.
How my life would look today if I never spent any time here I honestly cannot know, neither something I probably want to think about, the thought is quite daunting.
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I agree a lot with what Red said there.
Personally before I got around to being a part of this community I was always confident about myself and expressing myself but I feel like I am even more so since being here xD I am also a lot more comfortable with being my total self around people and not giving a heck about what anyone thinks about it ;)
I've gotten the privilege to meet so many interesting folks here and learn so many different types of personalities. As Red said it has been very interesting to see the way people behave online... some good most TERRIBLE :P So in a way it does make me dislike the online community since I feel like some people have a little too much mouth while hiding behind their screens lol.
...but I've met some of the most beautiful people out there as well and made some really beloved friends especially amongst the staff team.
I've dealt with some of the roughest pits in my life while in this community so this place has always been a second family and home to me in a way... it has been a place of refuge on my dark days.
Feral Heart has also helped me find my way into other medias like art programs, interest in game design & development, websites etc. I always have had an interest in working with games & game communities so this has furthered my interest to do so but on a larger career scale rather than just a hobby & fun place.
Feral Heart means a lot to me because well it has slowly become a part of my life. It is hard to explain the personal connection I get with this game & community... Basically I know that the memories I've gained here will be life long ones <3 & hopefully the friendships as well.
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I'd certainly say so.
Feral-Heart has changed it in such a way it close to has been my life for the last 5 years which is both a scary thought as it's interesting. Even though the last year or so has slowed down a little for my own sake giving some more time to reflect on the lifestyle of it, but this game has pretty much adjusted how I live my life and how I get around. Things like work, relationships with friends, hobbies and anything you'd really spend time on has been affected one way or another by this game.
If not speaking of the game itself and how it affects the every-day, it has changed a lot in how I see people on the internet, how they portray themselves and how you can never really be too certain about anything. Social and less social aspects of being in the place you are. Sometimes I kinda wish how I could go back quite some years to a more naive self, where things just felt more open and it was a tad bit easier to piledrive through whatever people might've thrown at you at the time, but I hope whatever experiences I'm given from this place will help me later down the road.
Since this game has been a part of my life during some quite eventful years and how it has managed to remain on my pedestal, I don't think I'd be honest with myself if I said that it has changed my life, but rather how it has shaped it(take that as you please). I've not really gone after a career, not really set any other goals or climbed up any ladders to really improve my life off the computer but rather aimed most of my time an dedication here, and I hope it can be remembered by not only myself. I'm simply a Feral-Heart nerd and if the day comes where my "break-up" with it comes it will not be easy.
How my life would look today if I never spent any time here I honestly cannot know, neither something I probably want to think about, the thought is quite daunting.
I agree a lot with what Red said there.
Personally before I got around to being a part of this community I was always confident about myself and expressing myself but I feel like I am even more so since being here xD I am also a lot more comfortable with being my total self around people and not giving a heck about what anyone thinks about it ;)
I've gotten the privilege to meet so many interesting folks here and learn so many different types of personalities. As Red said it has been very interesting to see the way people behave online... some good most TERRIBLE :P So in a way it does make me dislike the online community since I feel like some people have a little too much mouth while hiding behind their screens lol.
...but I've met some of the most beautiful people out there as well and made some really beloved friends especially amongst the staff team.
I've dealt with some of the roughest pits in my life while in this community so this place has always been a second family and home to me in a way... it has been a place of refuge on my dark days.
Feral Heart has also helped me find my way into other medias like art programs, interest in game design & development, websites etc. I always have had an interest in working with games & game communities so this has furthered my interest to do so but on a larger career scale rather than just a hobby & fun place.
Feral Heart means a lot to me because well it has slowly become a part of my life. It is hard to explain the personal connection I get with this game & community... Basically I know that the memories I've gained here will be life long ones <3 & hopefully the friendships as well.
You both had beautiful answers and they are very understanding. :)
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I've never been one for speeches, so mine is going to be kinda lame compared to everyone else here. ^^'
Before FeralHeart, I didn't have any friends. I was very quiet in school, and just overall very nervous around other people. I was a bookworm, and would rather read than converse with other people. That lead me to getting bullied a lot. It got worse when I failed a grade and all of my friends moved up ahead of me. And it got even worse after they graduated and moved on. I found FH around that time, and for the first bit, I really didn't get involved with anyone. But last fall, I took a 5 month hiatus, and when I came back, I made so many new friends. They helped me build my confidence, and they are the best friends a person could ask for. Without them, I would probably still be sitting in my room alone, with no one to talk to. I will always be grateful to FeralHeart for introducing me to such an amazing and friendly community. :)
*ducks away and hides*
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This is such a deep and interesting question, and everyone has had such great responses so far. It's so interesting to see just how much of an impact a little, simple game like Feral Heart can have on all of our lives.
For me, I think Feral heart was more of a motivation to keep doing what I love to do. Art and writing has always been a large part of my life, and Feral Heart gave me a place to express that, through role-play, preset making, map making, etc. It also opened me up to a whole new hobby of coding and a bunch of other things associated with video games, like creating mods and such. It kept fueling my creative side, even when I thought I'd had the worst art block or writer's block.
FH has also introduced me to some of the best internet friends I've ever had, and even though some of them aren't around nowadays, I still had some awesome, fun memories with them on this game, and I always love to look back on them. And to this day I continue to keep making amazing friends on this game, and I'm thankful that the community here is so warm and welcoming to everyone, whether you're a FH expert or just starting out here. I've never played another game with such a lovely community of floofs <3
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I must say, it's a very interesting question indeed - and quite frankly I can not form the words to come up with a complete answer; so I'm just going to try my best and hope it all makes sense to whoever reads it haha.
What FeralHeart has turned me out to be is a very confident person in-game and around the forums itself, as beforehand I was a very anxious lil' hooman with not a lot to do except doodle, browse other games, and have a bit of fun with friends.
After passing through Impressive World Entertainment games and growing bored after reaching max levels, going through a phase of having huge admiration for Dino Storm and then getting fed up of how their newest update works; FeralHeart has always been the number one game I've never left or grown bored of.
Sure, the game never gets updated and probably never will with Kovu's disappearance- however what keeps this game going is the community itself; without all of us we would be elsewhere trying to enjoy other games with an entirely different community and an entirely different gaming experience with a different attitude towards Staff and other people. What drives me back to this game and keeps me close with this family-like community is the enthusiasm and the thrill of being able to talk to anyone and grow more confident in myself by starting conversation and having lots of fun, even if I'm not having the best of days.
So in conclusion, FeralHeart has changed me in the sense that every single day the longer I spend with the friendly community, the more I feel both confident and comfortable with myself as a human being - and quite frankly I can not thank everyone enough for putting me in the position I am in right now. I actually wouldn't be here without FeralHeart, not without the amount of support I've had and the amount of kindness that has been giving down my lane; it's incredibly unsatisfying to know that I didn't find this game much earlier, back in the years, but hopefully those years I can make up for by being here forever more. <3
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Feral Heart has become a part of my life in ways I didn't expect. Much of what has been said before me, which I won't be able to repeat in the same wonderful way, I also can relate to.
Feral Heart has first and foremost been a home to me. It's strange to think about how such a small community compared to the masses of the earth can bring so many people together and weave into their lives. Feral Heart has been a childhood friend, but also a growing and (hopefully) long-lasting companion. Just as you learn about life and the world through and with a friend, I've learned a few of many things through the people I've met on the game- both good and bad, mixtures of reality and fiction, the darker things and the brightest. It hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but reflecting on how something like Feral Heart has affected you, personally, can really change your perspective on things. Seeing and hearing about how Feral Heart has affected the people around me has also, in turn, shaped my thoughts.
The entire experience of the game as well as the people I've met has always sort of intruiged me, which is one of the reasons why I think I have stayed for the length that I have. Some of the wonderful people that I've had the fortune to meet have become, in my eyes, friends- Kind people, encouraging people, similar people, dissimilar people, people I just want to be around.
In conclusion, I think I've learned a far greater deal than I intended to by entering into this game we know and love. I feel as though I have learned not only about the individual people who make the game what it is, but also life, in general- a knowledge and understanding of different people with different views and outlooks, the good and bad things about human society, how to learn to communicate and work with people who don't always share the same view as you do, and to be able to reflect on things beneath the bigger picture. In most ways, I think that it has also taught me about myself. At times you may ask yourself a question that you cannot answer, and sometimes the only way to find the answer is by deliberately not looking for it. Feral Heart has in a way been an answer I was never looking for. It's an odd concept, and one which I'm not too familiar with, but it has become one of my greatest friends.
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Honestly, FeralHeart not only changed my life, it's become my life for the past 4 or so years.
I've said this before and I'll say it again, I was in a very dark place before I found the game, and if I hadn't I honestly don't think I'd still be here. This game has taught me that there are people out there that care about me and that I wouldn't always be alone. I've met so many amazing people on this game that I never thought I would, including my best friend of 3 or so years, who've I actually finally met up with in the Summer of 2015.
This game is so important to me, it's pretty hard to describe with words. Even if I tend to go inactive once in a while, I don't think I'll ever end up leaving unless the game itself shuts down. FeralHeart has become a safe place, a second home, and the community, a second family. There are so many kind, unique people that I've run into on the game, and it surprises me every time I meet someone new that surely enough becomes another close friend of mine that I hop into Skype calls with almost every day.
Though in the negative aspect of this, with FeralHeart being such an important element in my life, it's been kind of harder to handle things offline rather than online. The game is kind of what started my 'internet addiction', if you will, and is the reason I barely get out anymore, which kind of blows. Though I'm still grateful to have the game in my life nonetheless.
So, yeah, FeralHeart has definitely changed my life in one way or another.
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You all had lovely answers. ^_^
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I honestly don't know how to put it into words...
Not only has this game changed my life tremendously, but it has helped me through so many situations.
For example: Let's say I had a run-in with my Dark Side again. I go onto one of my two accounts and am immediately met with one of my characters. I smile, thinking about what said character would do if she saw me upset. Just seeing Fire and the other residents of Inferno Park makes me happy, knowing about what they would do if they see me upset, and how they would help me.
It's not just my characters, though! Going onto the forums and seeing the community in their crazy shenanigans makes me smile, too!
Feral Heart has made me a lot better at keeping Dark at bay. One, because I don't want my characters to see me upset, and two, I don't want to see all the floofs upset! (I also don't want to snap at anyone lol)
So, yeah. Feral Heart has changed my life so much in the year I've played it. I'm a very Depressed kid, but all of my in-game friends help me through it!
To sum it all up, if I had never discovered Feral Heart, I would be waaaaay worse than I am now.
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FeralHeart has changed my life in some small ways. I've been playing it since I was a youngin, and was probably one of my first favorite games.
I've made way more friends on here than I ever have any where else, online or offline, and getting back to the game to talk with them is always something to look forward to at the end of the day, a light at the end of the tunnel. It's always felt like a sort of second home to me.
It hasn't really changed me personality-wise when I'm offline, but it's made me view people a lot differently when I'm in the game.
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My story might not be as well "good" or sappy as everyone else's but-
I have made some unforgettable friends on this game, some i probably won't see again, they have helped me through some bad times, and I appreciate it :). I have so many memories of this game, it's fun to look back on them all. Feral-heart has become my life now, and i can't imagine life without FH. Even though i haven't changed much offline, I have some friends i can tell my secrets to, unlike irl friends.
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I'd say, It changed my life - completely! I'm now a FeralHeart addict, said in other forum discussions. Meeting new friends, creating groups, advertising my friends to register. Best game I've EVER discovered. And yeah. Waking up every morning, playing feralheart. First thing I'm off my bus, Play feralheart. It's as if FeralHeart is like a magnet to me. I'm rarely off FeralHeart (Unless on vacations) As said, it's like me waking up everyday like it's Christmas - really. I literally have nothing to say, but it's an amazing game! cx ~ Unfounded <3
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Absolutely. This game was brought to my attention by an acquaintance, and thanks to bonding brought by shared interests revealed in our online interactions, became my best friend and local support network. I also met so many other AMAZING people (you know who you are <3) and was introduced to many other great games and websites too. I also would have never started digital art or animating or roleplaying the way I currently do without this wonderful game.
tl;dr this game DID affect my life majorly
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Feralheart's definitely changed my life. If it wasn't for Feralheart, I wouldn't have learned how to do so many things and met so many great people! Feralheart has taught me how to roleplay and better design characters, and even open up doors to things I wouldn't have previously heard of. And without Feralheart I probably wouldn't have met the people I know now or know the things I do now. Its odd how much a little furry game that isn't even updated anymore has affected my life.
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I had even more fun I wanted the game so badly I am now pretty happier than usual. Even those days I played boring 2D games with a mean community Feral heart really opened my eyes and taught me lots of things. I learned that saying no miss and no dodge is a very unfair way of roleplaying and many more. This one really raised me.
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For the better.
In all my travels, in all the things that I've experienced around the world (which is only a few countries but still..) this is the most profoundly positive experience I've had & I'm not sure why.
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Feral heart changed my life a lot, it inspired me to get out and think outside the box for once, i really enjoyed all of the groups, parties, Role Plays, ect. I love FH and will never change my opinion about it.The opinion is that feral heart is a great game. Thank you Kovu for creating a great game, FERAL HEART i used to play impressive title, but i was getting bored of it, then i found out about Feral heart, now that Kovu is not with us anymore, he must be making amazing games up there in the universe lol
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Oh yas. Feralheart was actually a big BADA BOOM in mh life. If I wouldn't met FH, I wouldn't love english that much, I WOULDN'T DRAW DIGITAL OHMEHGOD. I am who I am because of it.
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FH has definitely changed my life in a bit o' ways.
I've been playing since maybe a year after the game came out, and since then I have made some truly amazing friends. For example, I made my first online best friend on here. Even though a lot of them don't play anymore, I still make new ones every day and it amazes me how many great people come out of this game.
Another way that FH changed my life is that it improved my literary skills at a really fast rate. Because of being able to roleplay, my grammar grew tremendously, and I began to get better marks in my classes at school that involved writing. I really don't think that would of happened if it wasn't for this game. Also, because of roleplaying and chatting, I learned to type very fast on a keyboard without looking.
Finally, it changed my life because it opened me up to artwork, along with different styles of artwork. The people on here really inspired me to learn to draw better, and the game taught me more about animal anatomy. Now, I am satisfied with my art skills and digital art is one of my favorite things to work on.
I guess I could say I grew up with FH. Can't really imagine what my life would be like if I never joined.
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FeralHeart introduced me to some of the greatest people I've ever met. Before FeralHeart, I used to play an MMORPG called Mabinogi, which had a fine community up until 2010-2011 when it began to slow down and now it's a stagnant pond of people who stand around showing off their equipment or shy newbies who never speak a word. Now I only play it for grinding and to scratch that occasional itch I get to slay some dragons. I had my first FH account lent to me by a friend, and my auxiliary came later simply so I had an account I was fully in control of. I came across this game over a few obscure music videos on YouTube, and while most of them were dripping with edge or cringetastic to the max, the game itself intrigued me. I joined last summer some time in May or April. Fresh meat mmmmMMMM
I'll be honest, when I joined, I didn't even know roleplay was a thing. Since FH is just one big chat room, I wasn't sure what I was expecting out of it? All in all, FH is how I was first exposed to roleplay. Good god I ADORE writing and once I got into the groove of it there was just no stopping. That, and the people I've met on FeralHeart are the best people I've met in years online. I've had both my best and worst of friends here, and it gave me a chance to experience people of similar and different interests in many senses.
A last little drip I'd like to say that's a bit unrelated is that I like how FH isn't just stoic, serious roleplay. It isn't strict. You can mess around, have a nice little talk with friends, you know the works. You don't HAVE to have only the highest quality of RPs all the time, and I love that if you really want to, you can just hang out.
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FeralHeart has taught me how to be confident and open in what I'm most interested in and what I'm a part of. Before I joined FeralHeart I've always had trouble coming to terms with being say a "furry" (I dislike the term but I've adapted) or bisexual.
However joining FeralHeart I've met so many other people that was just as scared as I was, and we comforted each other in our times of accepting and discovery. I developed more as a person and not just some scared child.
This game and it's community has made me proud of being the human being I have become, to not be scared of trying out new things. To not hide away from what is a part of me.
But that's not all, I've met some amazing people through this game- some that has become one of my closest companions to this day, one of them being my current lover!
Though it disheartens me when I see who was once a good friend of mine no longer playing the game, it's always a rush of euphoria meeting new people and becoming a sort of temporary (or long-term) happiness in their daily life. I get to meet and talk with people that I would've never even talked to let alone seen unless I travelled.
Not only that, I've learnt a lot of "internet lingo" through this game (like the day-to-day emoji's or "omg, lmao" that sort of stuff), even learnt how to RP with confidence. At the start I didn't even know what role-playing was, and because of that I was often scared of talking to others because they'd see me as a nuisance or "attention-seeking". But there are some people in this community that are so willing to put whatever they are doing on standby just to help a newcomer get accustomed to the atmosphere of the game that it makes me get a bit teary-eyed knowing that such good-hearted people actually exist in the world.
It showed me how it's okay to rely on others sometimes, that it's okay to not always agree with someone's opinions or lifestyles. Heck, this game even made me confident into learning how to draw digital without being scared of poor feedback. I'm glad I found this game when I did because if I didn't, I highly doubt I would've gotten to where I am now.
So I want to say; thank you. To the staff of FeralHeart and all of the members in the community, thank you. You helped me discover myself and I cannot stop being grateful for it. <3
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It has changed me in so many ways! c:
It helped me become more creative, become more social, and helped me become more open and nice to animals! :)
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Feral-Heart was a big factor in my life for 2 years or so, and I still regularly return to it despite taking a hiatus for a few months (a while ago, though).
Mainly I remember during a bad time in my life where I'd lost my dad to cancer, I could come onto this game and be treated with positive words and experiences. Along with this, I'd dropped into cyber school instead of public school and was able to still have friends.
That's another thing besides positive experiences and friendly users, is friends in general. I have about 3-4 online friends I met on FH back in 2011/2012, that I still talk to even in this current year. They've never left my side.
So basically, long story short: Positive experiences and life-long friends.
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When i first joined i didn't knew nothing about it i didn't had alot of friends so i registered/joined, it was good looking and i had thoughts of making friends because why not? it was boring without friends to hangout and talk to with, anyways i met really weird people.. but i liked it because they were like me and stuff, so it was a little boring and i stopped playing for 5 months, but i came back and i can see the community changed alot.
After coming back i lost my friends, but it was easy making new ones, i had to download and restart my characters (a fresh start) after all it happened, before i made 2 friends but that's not alot. So i decided reloplaying and foruming was a great idea, after all these things i did i got alot of friends who supported me on my stress,depression,anxiety etc.. i called them my "besties" because of how much they were of help.
I also learned grammar/english because i was really bad at it back then i was having a hard time spelling and stuff which increased my grades and rep in school, i fought over the depression and anxiety i had with the help of my internet friends of FH.
Yes it changed my life
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I joined Feralheart a good couple of years ago. (Some time before General Chat was taken away..)
Feralheart was never 'just a game' to me. When I first started playing, my life at home and at school was no good. So Feralheart opened my eyes to an escape from reality that I didn't think I could ever comprehend. Whenever my family or school life would shatter I'd lock myself in my room and play Feralheart on my fat, old fashioned computer screen. My first account was 'FireEye' - and I still have it. ^_^
Feralheart gave me the ability to be someone or something else, in a new environment where I could restart over and over again no matter the situation at hand, and I got a little drunk off of that fact (figuratively of course..). Feralheart opened my nerves to the feeling of being appreciated and admired, as a friend and some times a leader - and opened my eyes to the reality of friendship and community, which is what Feralheart is. Feralheart is a large array of people from all over the world who come together over a single server to talk, laugh and play. Feralheart is a family.... and I will 'never' forget all of the times Feralheart has been there for me, and I will never forget Feralheart for that exact reason.
Even now, as I am grown, and I've moved out of my horrible life with someone I love very very dearly, Feralheart remains a glowing part of my life.
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I joined FeralHeart wayyyyy back when I was 12 years of age. Back then I was completely and totally immature, my grammar and sentence structure left a LOT to be desired. Honestly even though there's been some severe downs and drama during my time in FH, I don't regret it at all. It's taught me a lot, and I enjoy my time in-game roleplaying. I feel appreciated, listened to, and I've got the ability to start something brand new if I so choose to. I also firmly believe my literacy would be nowhere near the level it is today if I had not joined FeralHeart, in-fact I don't think I'd care about literacy at all.
Three cheers for FeralHeart lol!