First and only other server was Terranova. Had no prior experience with RP servers on Gmod.
First day I started with that sweet civvie whitelist. Walked about for a bit, talked with a OOC friend who showed me about the place, teaching me basic commands and such. Talked with some other people IC and before you knew it, I was on my first CWU work cycle.
We were brought to a factory that was across some active train tracks. We were lined up by CP's against a fence (And not shot to my surprise) and searched for any contraband. We were cleared, and the factories bay door opened, revealing two bullsquids trapped within the building behind a chain-link fence. Our job was simple: Lure the bullsquids out of the 'pen' so CP's could deal with them. Why they thought this was a good idea, I do not know, but TN was wild like that. I believe one person got, predictably, assailed by a bullsquid so we were pulled out of the building, and just sort of stood around in the open waiting for further orders.
Next thing you know, bullets start clanking against the bay door and burying themselves in the dirt all around us. A bunch of rebels with automatic weapons were shooting at all CWU, MPF, and Civilians present on the work shift. It was at this moment, I got my first taste of the unironic antagonists of the server. One civilian got hit and we all dragged him over to a corner, half dead, praying the CP's dealt with the rebels before they killed all of us.
Rebels fell back after a bit, and the civilian was rushed to the JCH and the work shift was completely called off. I then had a nice can of Breen water and sat on a bench, looking up at the C17 citadel, cooling off from the experience IC. Also had to wash the fellow civvies blood off of me.
That was my first hour or so of HL2RP.
10/10 would call rebels terrorists again.