40,000 Hours in Garry's Mod Milestone

Wow, what a journey it has been since I bought Garry's Mod at the end of 2010! I've experienced everything from intense NPC Wars to recreating Metal Slug gameplay in Gm_Construct against Combines til this very day. I realized that I've clocked in 40,000 hours of playtime. It seems I've outpaced most of my friends who also play Garry's Mod, though perhaps not as obsessively as I do
(I should probably rethink my life choices).

Garry's Mod holds a special place in my heart because it offers unparalleled freedom to its players. This aspect alone captivated me and drove me to purchase the game. Additionally, I was inspired by the people I grew up watching on YouTube, who used Garry's Mod for both gameplay and Stop Motion animations. I grew up in an era before SFM was available on Steam, and Garry's Mod stood out as an affordable game with endless possibilities. Currently, Garry's Mod is encountering issues with Nintendo, and the recent trend of Skibidi toilets has thankfully flopped. Throughout my experience, I encountered numerous challenges just to get the game up and running smoothly, only to be met with Addon issues and a clunky Steam Workshop in its early stages Yet here I stand, living, thriving, and inhaling the air of Gm_Construct and ragdolling in the skies of Roleplay maps.

Here's to reaching the next milestone of 50,000 hours!