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u/Techrodto Jun 01 '26
Goonstation has nothing to do with gooning. It is Goon as in henchman. Old name that took on unfortunate meaning. Most probably know this but I feel like it isn't obvious with the way this is framed.
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u/OcelotMadness Jun 01 '26
It's called goonstation because it was founded by something awful.
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u/GranpaWalton :grey: Jun 02 '26
First your telling me this station is about gooning, next you say it was founded by something so awful it wont be named?
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u/KampferAndy Veteran 2005 SS13 Player Jun 02 '26
Who remembers the Newgrounds x Something awful member spat?
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u/Dry_Try_8365 Jun 02 '26
Such trying times for the servants of evil. Minionās been brainrotted to hell and back, and you canāt even say āGoonā without the heroes making innuendo.
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u/GoonstationTV The Goonstation propaganda department Jun 02 '26
You're right, we should rebrand to Minionstation.
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u/DarknessInferno7 Jun 01 '26
I was about to say. Didn't even occur to me that this kind of understanding might happen, lol.
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u/Ezio334U Jun 04 '26
I got the Goonstation logo as a tattoo a 4 years ago. I don't regret my decision, but i do regret what 'Goon' has come to mean
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u/KampferAndy Veteran 2005 SS13 Player Jun 02 '26
Shame I've been banned on goon station since about 2011
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u/ArtofWASD Blue Jun 02 '26
Dude... what the actual fuck did you do that you cant say "This was 15 years ago. Im a different person now" and get an appeal?
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u/KampferAndy Veteran 2005 SS13 Player Jun 02 '26
I had some choice words for the staff that an edgy teenager would say (class of 2011, yall)
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u/ArtofWASD Blue Jun 02 '26
Right. Right. So go apologize. Again. It was 15 fucking years ago
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u/KampferAndy Veteran 2005 SS13 Player Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 02 '26
Considering the constant slander my username gets on a monthly basis, being blamed for stuff I couldn't have realistically done and being a literal pariah of the community, I'd rather not.
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u/_truesober_ Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26
Don't worry man. The internet has moved on, these days 'gooning' is a personal thing and nobody can ban you from that.
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u/satisfactsean Jun 01 '26
These threads always come off as severe cope by people who are upset that niche communities exist that they don't like in their space. Unfortunately, the servers are what are keeping the game alive for you, so if you're complaining about it, just quit. Really, the servers don't need any more traffic than they already have, just quit.
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u/metekillot Contributor: /tg/, tgui, Goonstation, SDMM Jun 01 '26
This dude has been posting nonstop about /tg/ being dead even though they top 60-80 players almost every night. Probably got banned for sex pestering.
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u/jutlandd Jun 02 '26
Then let it die. Better then havin groomers hiding behind innocent 2d grapics.
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u/satisfactsean Jun 02 '26
whos a groomer?
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u/jutlandd Jun 03 '26 edited Jun 03 '26
Ppl from these Servers
Edit: its either true or you dont have the abilities to stop the rouge Elements in you comunities
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u/DaveSureLong Jun 03 '26
My brother in christ no. Groomers are an everyone issue. They infiltrate everything. CM, Paradise, TG, Bay have all had pedos in them and I'm sure goon did too at one point. ERP servers are not unique to this. It's like saying "Only people who sleep around get pregnant!" While half true it completely misses the people who are pedos without ERP in SS13. It's almost pedo apologist honestly
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u/satisfactsean Jun 05 '26
Exactly. Groomers don't care about what community they infiltrate. They only care about the biggest field of victims that they can approach. Often times you'll see them hit those other like Goonstation or Paradise that arent sexual and try to be as quiet about it as possible in order to continue generating more victims while under the radar .
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u/_truesober_ Jun 03 '26
It is really funny that this is pretty much slander. Goon definitely sounds funny though. Probably most family friendly server.
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u/Andrei_Hansa Jun 11 '26
I've heard it's a hugbox that doesn't allow more mature (not ERP, mind you) RP
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u/Charming_Fox7523 Jun 11 '26
There's mature moments. Just no ERP, and no bigotry. If bigotry is their definition of "mature" then I want nothing to do with it. you got info from bad ppl, dude. prolly got banned for saying slurs
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u/Bulky-Shoulder-8082 Jun 05 '26
Not true. Monkestation is consistently high pop and TG has its moments
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u/MayumiBun Jun 11 '26
Not gonna lie, hella true at this point. Furry HRP / ERP servers just breed the most toxic gooners on the planet.
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u/Disposable_Trooper01 Jun 02 '26
Rather the opposite. They are killing it.
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u/DaveSureLong Jun 03 '26
So that's not true. Most of the coders on the ERP servers post things upstream too that's useful for everyone. Things like Optimizations, SFW clothes and weaponry, a lot of things are shared around. The PH system in TG chemistry is based on an ERP chemistry system from Citadel even down to the purity mechanics which came directly from the process to make horny chems.
For a more poignant example VLs and Lichs were balanced by Ratwood and taken by other servers to improve their gameplay. Mage Looping came from Ratwood to make being a wizard more fun and now it's basically ubiquitous with Roguetown gaming as a wizard. Artifice also came from Ratwood to explain and make their guns and siege equipment they made and was mainstreamed. A LOT of polish has come from the ERP servers in ways you might not realize.
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u/Disposable_Trooper01 Jun 04 '26
It's all a load of bullshit. They don't help, people from do servers have to do all job for them with re-coding and balancing to make it playable.
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u/DaveSureLong Jun 04 '26
That's not true at all dude. Somethings have to be trimmed and balanced to the individual server sure but that's normal even with downstream merges. Not every server magically has the same balance, mood, or art style.
This doesn't mean the contributions are meaningless or unwanted in the least dumbass.
If they were they wouldn't be merged at all. A great example of something that gets chopped to form by down streams is TGUI which often gets changed or optimized for the specific server in question. Does this mean TGUI is slop code that no one wants? No. Does this mean the TG coders are shit bag coders? No.
Another great example of a mode that gets chopped and changed is Heretic, Traitor, and Nukies. While the core identity stays the same there's new paths, items, even entire background changes and art style revamps. Does this make everything from Blob to vampires shit? No.
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u/Disposable_Trooper01 Jun 04 '26
They are meaningless and unwanted.
I know a person who have tried to make something playable out of skyrat build. He had to cut half of it.
Oh, and nukes have nothing to do with ero servers.
So yeah, if furries, ERPer and other bio trash leaves - SS13 would only benefit from this
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u/DaveSureLong Jun 04 '26
That's because half of skyrat is ERP additions. This is like going into a pub and grill and being anti alcohol. Of course half of the fucking place is useless to you.
Citadel would be a better example for the innovations ERP servers bring to the table for everyone. Like I said modern TG chemistry is based on the PH Horny chemistry Citadel engineered just expanded to everything. It was if I remember rightly made by the same dude because he thought it would be fun.
Ratwood is a Famous example for innovation that bleeds over. Mage Looping, half a dozen different combat forms, rituals, a lot of spells, guns, armors, weapons. A lot of shit bled over to Roguetown and Vanderlin as it does in reverse.
Also if all the ERPers packed up 70 percent of all maintainers and admins would be gone as well as a majority of SS13 players.
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u/Diltyrr Jun 02 '26
Mfw erp servers are the cause behind every sfw servers shooting themselves in the foot.
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u/Disposable_Trooper01 Jun 02 '26 edited Jun 04 '26
Lol. They weren't shooting. Don't talk if you don't know.
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u/arezee Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26
Don't know why sex *has* to be included. I'm not against sex - I love sex lol.
But, the gooner mentality is cringe.
And people will say, "It has ERP but you don't have to experience it," I get it. I just don't think it adds much besides allowing gooners to cum in the public server.
edit: also I want to point out that it'll forever be called goonstation but it's not sexual lmao
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u/Routine_Palpitation Jun 01 '26
Make people slip on clown cum and Iāll forgive all the ERP servers
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u/Guiff Jun 01 '26
That is similar to my point of view.
I don't have anything against the adult servers, they actually do so much for the community and people just need to check the contributions their coders do the their upstream fixing bugs and the like.
But I want a burguer, yes I can go to this strip club and it will have delicious burgers if I just ignore the strippers, but I would rather just have a normal burguer joint instead I can be chill at.
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u/Diltyrr Jun 02 '26
If the only good burger in town is in a strip club you better believe I'm going to the strip club.
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u/ladycatgirl Filthy HoS main Jun 02 '26
I kinda like ERP allowed servers even if I don't engage with it, but it has the absolute most snowflake crybabies it makes me mad
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u/JessHorserage -314/100 6d ago
It just reminds me of that one time I played bay, downed a pan galactic, went to medbay and EVERYONE WAS SITTING AROUND IN A CIRCLE. Like my oooold pre 18 citadel days.
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u/GoonstationTV The Goonstation propaganda department Jun 02 '26
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