This is a little off topic but I felt the need to say all of this- sorry
Real talk though:
I know I joined this forum after all of the drama with Badspot and everything, but I love Badspot and his general presence.
He's almost like a mythical creature the way he pops up every once in a while to add a small comment or make clarification. He will say a single thing and then vanish. The following comments are typically people just saying "OMG BADSPOT". Sometimes he'll appear on a server, say nothing, lurk for a moment and then vanish once more. Again, following that, people will freak out.
He's almost omnipotent in the way he does things. Need to know if someone is an alt? Badspot will pop up and tell you- clearly and concisely- and then vanish for the entirety of the thread.
Everything he says is iconic- it's pure gold. He's just the right amount of apathetic, as though he knows what he's created and he's accepted it for what it is.
That's another thing I love about Badspot- he's fully accepted the monster he's created. I think we tend to forget what this game and forum were intended to be. A fun little game and a forum for people who enjoyed it. And, instead, he got this.
I have never experienced anything like the blockland forums. There is nothing like this place in existence anywhere else. The community is small enough that we all know each other. You know people you love and people you don't love so much, and yet you really do know EVERYONE.
Every time someone visits me I revel in the fact that Badspot has no idea what he's done for me in my life. If he hadn't created this Lego game, I wouldn't have my best friend. Isn't that crazy? I never would have met him in my entire life. If it wasn't for this little Lego game, I would never have met Rooged- who flew here from Florida just to hang out with me. Hell, Badspot made it possible for me to meet Rusty who flew here from an entirely different country! And he has no idea. He has no clue that he is the reason I have almost all of the most important people in my life.
TL; DR Badspot changed my life and he has absolutely no idea
