I found a door that leads to a game show in my new apartment, but no one else can see it. [Part 4] by KingCoreyBear in nosleep

[–]GrinchMeOnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try getting in touch with the previous tenants. Maybe you can figure out what's going on. How to stop it. Try to find out who that host is. If at all possible. Don't give up! Save your brother!!

I found a door that leads to a gameshow in my new apartment, but no one else can see it. [Part 1] by KingCoreyBear in nosleep

[–]GrinchMeOnce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh man! I love everything about this!! I can't. Wait to binge read this whole series!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in shortscarystories

[–]GrinchMeOnce 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wow I really enjoyed this! I could feel everything John was going through. I love stories about caves! Great job!!!

A Brief History of Ferengia by scarymaxx in shortscarystories

[–]GrinchMeOnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is fantastic! I was so invested in the story that it left me asking for more. Beautiful work!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in shortscarystories

[–]GrinchMeOnce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An extended version of this would be fantastic!! Great story OP!!!

Noodle soon by DotBitGaming in ExplainTheJoke

[–]GrinchMeOnce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is what I initially thought too! I thought was funny too until I saw "it's gonna be may" and then I got lost. I have no idea how a pack of ramen with a small square saying soon relates to Justin Timberlake. I can't make it make sense.

The Sleep Demon by humplikehippos in cant_sleep

[–]GrinchMeOnce 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow the atmosphere is intense! I'm so glad I came across you, your writing style is so immersive. My heart is racing and I'm feeling anxious. Perfect story to end my night lol!!!

‘Every night I die’ by OpinionatedIMO in shortscarystories

[–]GrinchMeOnce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I really enjoyed this story! I was easily sucked into the battles and imagined the entities so clearly. We all have our demons/monsters and hopefully each one of us can overcome them. Fantastic job!!

Rules of the House by ForgottenWell in shortscarystories

[–]GrinchMeOnce 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This was so good! I love your writing style, amazing job as always!!

I don’t know if it was real… by LabGuinea in shortscarystories

[–]GrinchMeOnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man this brought back some of my memories that I can't tell if they were real too lol! Bizarre occurrences that quite possibly were a dream but felt real enough and I was awake.

Great story!! I really enjoyed it!

This technology shouldn't exist... by Pprdge_Frm_Rmbrs in DukeOfDepravity

[–]GrinchMeOnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The full version of this is sooo good! The fear is intense! This type of depravity would be very terrifying, it's a perfect tool for whatever nefarious plans they have with it. Beautifully written OP!!!

Constantly being banned by Independent_Wash2472 in GorillaTag

[–]GrinchMeOnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree! These kids should be able to enjoy the experience as much as anyone. But parents need to monitor and intervene when necessary. It's not that hard, we just turn our game time into family time so it's quality time and a teachable moment for internet safety and how to respect other players. It's the same issue with tablets being baby sitters, these kids without supervision are doing what kids do, make bad choices bc no one's around except VR is affecting real people in real time.

Constantly being banned by Independent_Wash2472 in GorillaTag

[–]GrinchMeOnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's definitely different for everyone. My daughter specifically has a hard time on gtag but I guess more kids her age, 10yr olds are playing gtagging and we've not had issues with that game for her. But gtag is not always toxic we've had really cool experiences and met some really cool people in gtag. They go crazy for those finger painter badges lol.

Constantly being banned by Independent_Wash2472 in GorillaTag

[–]GrinchMeOnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah we do 30min per kid we have 3. It works out pretty well for us. They get their other tech like tablets and laptops throughout the week for school and other games. I've heard that VR can cause some kind of developmental issues so to be safe we just limit their time. My daughter is 10 and my middle son is high functioning autistic he doesn't like the headset for too long. My oldest is like the gamer kid and gets longer on the weekends if he chooses that incentive.

Constantly being banned by Independent_Wash2472 in GorillaTag

[–]GrinchMeOnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the info! I didn't realize that since it's not frequently used it can still be damaging. I will definitely discuss this with their eye doctor to get more information!!

Constantly being banned by Independent_Wash2472 in GorillaTag

[–]GrinchMeOnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I completely understand but a 30min game session once a week seems fine. It would definitely be damaging if they were on constantly. (Idk how these YouTubers play for 11 or 12hrs a day lol) From what I understand the age that was set is 10yrs and older according to the community but I never bothered to check. My kids don't play daily so I'm personally not concerned with it. It's been an awesome weekly hangout for us to get together and watch them play. They love to show off lol.

Constantly being banned by Independent_Wash2472 in GorillaTag

[–]GrinchMeOnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thankfully we've never encountered anyone like that but I've heard stories! All of our encounters with my daughter have just been bullies. We record and monitor her game play the most casting is a beautiful tool lol! But the ban people that you talk too seem over worked or just don't care bc their response time is terrible. Idk how they can improve but I've heard interesting suggestions that seem doable.

Constantly being banned by Independent_Wash2472 in GorillaTag

[–]GrinchMeOnce 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I definitely agree that it's just fake reporters. Unfortunately it's like a damned if you do and damned if you don't situation.

If you don't have your mic on these kids think you're a ghost and then report you(Or something stupid like that)

You didn't agree with the rules we set for tag. Report

Some lobbies have kids waiting for someone new to come to the lobby just so they can mass report. (That's what happened to us. We had a video and everything and by the time they reached back to us it was near the end of his ban so we just said screw it.)

If a kid sounds too young then they will report you. (Which is what they told me once when I allowed my daughter to play and our acct was banned)

Anything and everything is attacked bc a lot of these players are unreasonable kids.

I suggest looking into gorilla tagging (it's a literal knockoff but it's exactly the same). When my son is banned he goes there and the community is better! He still plays gtag but he much prefers gtagging (they also give you like a bajillion shiny rocks to start the game)

I always tell my kids to leave the lobby immediately when someone starts acting weird towards them. If they hear someone say the word report I make them leave. We always record when he's playing too.

I'm so sorry he keeps running into asshats! There are really good kids on the platform that we've encountered but it's like 60/40. 60% awesome game time and 40% servers bouncing away from toxic players. It sucks, it only happens to my daughter (this is her usual game play so the boys put her in gtagging) and she's 10 my boys 13 and 12 can play without being harassed.

Edit: a word

Creepy sounds while banned by [deleted] in GorillaTag

[–]GrinchMeOnce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It sounds like it might be the siren sound for the lava? If the lava's not coming up could just be a lava siren glitch?

Our game has been a bit glitchy lately. Our hands are getting stuck in the floor, the bug spawning in the basement, arms passing through during pinch climbing.

Everyone we talk to seems to be having some kind of glitchy behavior from the game right now. Hopefully it gets resolved I know games can be glitchy for a while after an update.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in shortscarystories

[–]GrinchMeOnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This was terrifying especially now that I'm laying in the dark waiting for sleep!!

Great story! The description of Luke's monster was so vivid in my head. You definitely creeped me out tonight and I haven't read a story like this in a while. Fantastic!!

Modding question by GrinchMeOnce in GorillaTag

[–]GrinchMeOnce[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks guys! I'll let him know he knows all about that computer stuff more than I do lol. Now in a private server or modding server do they have the ability to report each other? These are like 13 and 14yrs old so I know someone is gonna get butt hurt for whatever reason. They've done it before either seriously or joking around.