Posted by Kim on December 16, 2012, 3:56pm
Like so many of you, I spent a big chunk of my childhood, teenage years and adulthood getting my RP fix through Furcadia. And today, they have reached 16 years old, perhaps the longest running MMO in the world. Congrats Furcadia, on both your birthday and in reaching your kickstarter goal!Since such a huge portion of our community originates from Furcadia, I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge their major achievement. What's your favorite Furcadian memories?
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Me? I owe it all to Furcadia! It's where I took my first steps into Role-playing...and that train hasn't yet to slow down a lick since 2004. Don't think it will be stopping for a very long time either.
EdtheNeko
December 18, 2012
11:01am
I played it when I was younger, I found myself immersed within the game, it seemed to never end, always new places to explore and new people to meet and talk to (even If I struggled with typing at the time), however due to a lack of a pc for awhile, I forgot about it for awhile, but then rediscovered it once more a few years later. I manged to rp on Furcadia, talk to people, be a bit more social then usual, and also create many different things from dreams, ds, patches, ect. I enjoy Furcadia for what it let me do, thinking its 16 years old now....just makes me wonder where the time went by, I think we can see Furcadia living on much longer as it lets you do whatever you want to do. If you want to rp it someone might be there ot share that with, there might be a dream similar to what you want, or you can make one. Besides all the other ooc games I used to play when I had a decent keyboard, it was a lot of fun. Furcadia helped me with my writing, my thinking, my creativity and problem solving skills. It became my home away from home, even gave me hope for the future.
So here is to you Furcadia, may you never change... but if you do, may it only be for the better. Cheers everyone!
So here is to you Furcadia, may you never change... but if you do, may it only be for the better. Cheers everyone!
I wouldn't have met a lot of significant people like Darth, I might not have rekindled my interest in programming, and I certainly would have never realized the kind of need players had for something like the RPR!
Sanne, I too met my significant other through Furcadia, but we met a year later in 2008. If it weren't for that game, the two of us would likely be far worse off than we are now. ...And we still play, haha.
It's really shocking to me that I've been playing it for a decade.
It's really shocking to me that I've been playing it for a decade.
I got a tie for favorite Furcadia memory. Having been around off and on it for about 14 of the 16 years it's been around I've had plenty of time to make furc memories. But here's my two favorite.
1: When he was still a rough idea but playable character, my own Kyle Lockhart was a member of this one dream. Called Lunar Kingdom if I recall correctly. But he was a part of the security forces there and managed to discover a bit of inner kingdom conspiracies afoot. Though no one believed him, he managed to get the innocents out before commencing a one man raid on the kingdom which ended with him bringing down a massive tornado upon the castle. The portion in which all the combat happened lasted approximately 10 hours.
Memory 2: I had a fire elemental character who I was playing as. That character has long since gone away though and I can't even recall his name. But anyways, using him, me and a buddy of mine had ourselves a little spar. Fire elemental vs fire elemental. This spar, I can't recall how long it lasted but what I do know is that the final attack between both me and him was a 10 prep technique with each prep post being at least 3 paragraphs long and because of this and how detailed we were making it, took about 2 hours by itself to do. The fight ended in a draw with both of our characters rendered unconscious and some onlookers we had acquired during the spar demanding we negate the characters being unconscious and continue due to their enjoying it so much. Instead of going with their demands we arranged a date and time to do it again so an audience could be there from start to finish to enjoy the show.
1: When he was still a rough idea but playable character, my own Kyle Lockhart was a member of this one dream. Called Lunar Kingdom if I recall correctly. But he was a part of the security forces there and managed to discover a bit of inner kingdom conspiracies afoot. Though no one believed him, he managed to get the innocents out before commencing a one man raid on the kingdom which ended with him bringing down a massive tornado upon the castle. The portion in which all the combat happened lasted approximately 10 hours.
Memory 2: I had a fire elemental character who I was playing as. That character has long since gone away though and I can't even recall his name. But anyways, using him, me and a buddy of mine had ourselves a little spar. Fire elemental vs fire elemental. This spar, I can't recall how long it lasted but what I do know is that the final attack between both me and him was a 10 prep technique with each prep post being at least 3 paragraphs long and because of this and how detailed we were making it, took about 2 hours by itself to do. The fight ended in a draw with both of our characters rendered unconscious and some onlookers we had acquired during the spar demanding we negate the characters being unconscious and continue due to their enjoying it so much. Instead of going with their demands we arranged a date and time to do it again so an audience could be there from start to finish to enjoy the show.
Furcadia has been my main rp home since the day I began to rp. I've been in many wonderful dreams and met many wonderful friends there. I don't think I even have that many friends who weren't somehow linked to furcadia.
I'm glad it's still going strong after so long, and I hope it continues as second dreaming for years to come!
I'm glad it's still going strong after so long, and I hope it continues as second dreaming for years to come!
I've played this game since my early teen years, and it taught me much throughout. I am glad to see it has continued to thrive and grow, and I can only hope it has 16 more years under its belt.
Mermaid
December 16, 2012
8:29pm
My biggest memory is that Furcadia saved my life, when I could escape to anther persona in another world and be someone else for a while. At the time, I was visiting Fur City when they were bustling. During that time, I was suicidal. I actually had attempted, but failed. After that, I buried myself in Furcadia, where artwork and writing better helped me as an outlet, and then I found TSC where I could really let my dark side out. I was able to direct my inner turmoil to Furcadia as a character rather than take it out on myself. In the meantime I made several friends, even if they come and go they do help.
I want to thank Furcadia for getting me through the last 10 years of my life, I don't honestly think I would be here without you. Here's to 16 more years, and another 16, and another...
I want to thank Furcadia for getting me through the last 10 years of my life, I don't honestly think I would be here without you. Here's to 16 more years, and another 16, and another...
Seeri
December 16, 2012
6:53pm
I'll always cherish the memories of first learning to Dragonspeak and Dreamweave. Being able to express myself through a colorful anthropomorphic animal was a plus, too. 
Although I've moved on from a lot of them, I've met many a good friend there, which ultimately led me to find my first real mate! He became more than just a big part of my life and my favorite memories would have to consist of when he and I used to stay up late RPing, sharing music or just talking.
I'm not as social as I once was, but within the last year I've earned my Beekin Guardian badge. My journey on there has been a long and fruitful one!
Although I've moved on from a lot of them, I've met many a good friend there, which ultimately led me to find my first real mate! He became more than just a big part of my life and my favorite memories would have to consist of when he and I used to stay up late RPing, sharing music or just talking.
I'm not as social as I once was, but within the last year I've earned my Beekin Guardian badge. My journey on there has been a long and fruitful one!
I remember the early days of Furcadia, when I joined it was about four months old. Back then it would be possible to log in and find no one else there at all and the server would struggle with 30 people. It's come a long way since then.
There's far too much to write here but lets just say that simple act of downloading Furcadia in April 1997 had such a huge impact on my life that I'm not even sure where I'd be if I hadn't.
There's far too much to write here but lets just say that simple act of downloading Furcadia in April 1997 had such a huge impact on my life that I'm not even sure where I'd be if I hadn't.
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I've met a good deal of really fantastic friends through Furcadia, and I've had many more who I've introduced to the game! It's fantastic to see it thriving for this long, even if I've only been around since 2004. Happy birthday, Furcadia, and congrats on the kickstarter! 
The day I met my fiance, 23rd July 2007, was on Furcadia. Neither one of us really plays anymore, but I doubt we'd have found each other if it wasn't for that game. 
Pineapple
December 20, 2012
11:26am