Finding VUIn 2015 I joined Skywars DM server (I played VC:MP before but can't remember anything important so I guess my story starts here), when I joined all I wanted was to drive a tank. You needed $5000 to use a tank and the server gave you $3500 after register if I remember correctly, every kill granted you $300, I just needed 5 kills without dying to drive my precious Rhino but I was too noob for that. After several attempts I just registered another account and gave myself the money just to get killed while driving the tank
. But leaving my story in Skywars for another post, I met some VUs there (Most of them aren't VUs anymore) Gohan, Bart, Hotdogcat, Angela, Sevrin and Freak. I was wondering what the [VU] thing in their nicks was but didn't even need to ask because someone (I don't remember who) mentioned a clan thing.
Trying to joinIn january 2016 after a little research I found VU forum, the first thing I did was creating an account (I had to ask Hotdogcat about the Haxor, Noob and Charley question
) and then I applied using Google Translator, got denied because I wasn't ready. Tried a week later and I wasn't ready yet (Saying it this way seems like something funny to me). Even when I was a noob who didn't really know people from VU apart from hotdogcat, I decided that it was the clan I wanted to join. The first thing I need to do was...
Meeting VUsI tried to look for the server where most VUs played and found Evolution A/D. I started playing there but my english was too bad to talk with someone so I decided to play with them silently (I used to take the RC plane every round
). I met Wilson, Veteran, Jokah, Shawn and Ferrari but couldn't even talk with them. After a month, I decided to apply again (It was march). I got 2 positive votes and then Ferrari tried to meet me ingame, we tried to have a talk but I couldn't really understand what he was saying and it seems the same was happening to him. My app got denied again but I didn't feel bad because, I had made a progress.
ImprovingI remember that year, my parents were trying to convince me to learn english saying it would be useful for my future. I didn't want to do it because I thought it was useless. After getting denied in VU for the third time, I understood that I needed to learn english if I wanted to be able to communicate with most of VUs. I decided to start taking lessons with a friend of mine who's studying to be an english professor (He's actually 8 years older than me). After 3 months, I decided to apply again in June, this time I got 7 trainee and 11 Deny. My app got denied again but I knew that time would be the last.
Getting acceptedAfter 2 months of english lessons and playing in A/D and LW, I decided to apply again. In July 27, 2016 I got accepted. I felt really happy, I could finally be part of the clan I was being loyal even before being a member. It was just the start of a story I should leave for another post. I'll just say that I learned a lot of things after joining VU.
Thanks to VU, I understood the importance of learning english (and I would like to learn other languages too). Now I get 10/10 in every exam at school, I even decided to take a Cambridge exam getting 155/170 in the PET, now I'm heading for the First Certificate. I made a lot of friends and met a lot of people. Learnt that it wasn't about age but attitude and maturity (I lied about my age when applied
). Learnt some things about responsibility and honesty. (I have learnt more things but I don't want to make a list about it.)
I also wanted to help the community and within the things I could do, I started translating VW information topics to spanish. I don't know why but since the day I joined VU, I feel I have completed a lot more goals I had compared to the time before it happened so I feel like it has helped me a lot.
The only thing left for him to do now is to teach us how to speak Spanish .
I haven't forgotten about this, it just got a bit too much delayed. I'm on holidays now so I'll start working on the guide again.
Proud to be VU!