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Growing up.

Yup. It happens. We all grow up. Everything changes.

Do you remember the couple of months you had off during summer as a kid? You could do whatever you wanted. You could stay up all night, worry free.
No tests. No studying. No homework. No job. No stress. Nada. Sadly, but part of life, we grow up. It's not a bad thing, it just happens.. it's expected. It's respected. It's required.

College. Job. Girlfriend/Boyfriend. Marriage. Kids. Retirement. Death. This is the order of things after you become an adult. But there are literally years and decades between those stepping stones.
And you know what? During that time you can enjoy some of the thrills of your years past.

I wasn't a huge social butterfly as a child. I had a number of friends, and we were all equally as computer-techy-nerdy-driven. Loved it.
A great friday night for me was playing the only game I had ever played at that point. Weapons Factory, and soon after Weapons Factory Arena. I sucked.
I still suck. But it's comforting. It was, and still is, amazing, and my favorite game ever. I would love to see it come back.

The WF/A community has tried to bring it back.
But it didn't, or rather, hasn't worked thus far.

Why?

Growing up? A poor excuse. Valid, but poor in the big picture. Life happens 24/7. No getting around that. We grow up every day, more and more.
But our passion, hobbies, and distractions remain the same. What's wrong with being 27 [soon to be 28] and yearning for an hour long session of heart racing fast moving gaming fun with genuine people who share the same passion?

Not a damned fucking thing.

I work daily Monday through Friday. I have stresses. I have bills. Life gets in the way, but you can't let life get in the way of you having fun.
WFA was my outlet [not the blowing people up thing; i'm not a nutcase.].. but the drive.. the passion.. the warmth of the community.

There were hundreds of players, and while the engine WFA was created on what is now "outdated" technology, nothing I have played since brings the same interaction, skill, and fun that I had with WFA.

Some of your fellow WFA players have died. If you're like me, when you read about it, you pause for a moment. You reflect. Why? It's just a game isn't it?
You don't really know that person.. You've never shaken that person's hand... and yet.. you have.. either through conversation online, through playing WFA,
or maybe you were fortunate enough to meet that person at a convention or other social gathering.

This community, which sadly seems to move further and further into the back of some people's minds, was a huge part of all of our lives.
I didn't code any of it. I didn't make any artwork for it. But I loved it. Because of the action, and because of the interaction.

Yes, it's just a game, but it's also just a part of our lives.
So hear this, fellow gamers: Once a gamer, always a gamer. We all grow up, it's life, but we can all still connect and enjoy a common thread that brought us to an online community that grew up with you

Live it up. Enjoy it. We won't be here forever, and after losing 6 family members unexpectedly in the last 9 years, I advise that you find some time to enjoy the childhood thrills you had before reality set in.

Love the community. Love the game. Long live WFA.

-rawkit/fuzion

Required Files:

WFA 3.5 Full Installer

Optiona/Misc Files:

PunkBuster - If you're getting pbags.dll errors just get this

Bob's WFA Config Builder v2.36

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