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Old Fart Fans [message #78759]

Sun, 11 April 2004 14:45

Creed3020
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Registered: February 2003
Location: Toronto, Canada

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sniper12345

TheGunrun

Started playing after the demo came out. Joined the comunity during renegade's heyday and lived though the 'go fuck a maple tree' age. Boy time flys way to damn fast...

lol...

Does anyone remember the arrow?

w00t!!! The Arrow...The pain, sorrow and happiness it had brought over the years... Very Happy

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Old Fart Fans [message #78764]

Sun, 11 April 2004 14:54

Lord Worm
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Registered: April 2004

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Been around since the multiplayer demo, played the game flat out for over a year then left when it started to die. I just installed it again a couple of weeks ago for a bit of fun this game will always be a favourite!

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Old Fart Fans [message #78786]

Sun, 11 April 2004 17:13

Crimson
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Registered: February 2003
Location: Phoenix, AZ

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A friend told me about signups for the beta test in November 2001. He said "Ever play C&C? They have a beta test signup tomorrow."... So I signed up, was chosen for Phase 1 of the beta. I loved the game, so did my brother. I was pretty active in the beta test forum.

I bought the game about 2 days after it came out (there wasn't a huge priority to buy it since the beta servers were still up but I wanted to play in off-hours). I became pretty active in the General forums after that. (My user number was 859 I think)

I started n00bstories.com when a thread started where people were writing a bunch of their stories. I offered to make a site for us to store stories and vote on them. People liked the idea, and hence n00bstories.com was born.

In February 2003, EA announced the Westwood Studios was going to be closed down and Virtual Ted (one of the top Westwood guys) posted for people to volunteer to take over hosting the Official Forums. Many sites applied and it eventually came down to n00bstories or RenEvo. I bought the renegadeforums.com domain and told everyone that if I ran the forums, they would be separate from the n00bstories site and wouldn't have the same staff. Obviously I ended up being chosen and the rest is history. Smile

Oh yeah, and a little bit of history for those who haven't been around as long... Blazer and I met right on these very forums (while Westwood still ran them)... isn't it a strange twist of fate that we now run them? Smile

I'm the bawss.

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Old Fart Fans [message #78788]

Sun, 11 April 2004 17:16

smwScott
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Registered: February 2003

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I guess since about 3-4 months before the public beta, although I wasn't in the beta.

-smwScott

47% of all statistics are made up on the spot.

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Old Fart Fans [message #78789]

Sun, 11 April 2004 17:20

cheesesoda
Messages: 6507
Registered: March 2003
Location: Jackson, Michigan

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I've been here a while, but I never knew that you two met on these forums. I had always guessed at you two knew each other and the both of you loved this game.

whoa.

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Old Fart Fans [message #78809]

Sun, 11 April 2004 18:33

Aircraftkiller
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Registered: February 2003

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No. Blazer fell in love with Crimson online and eventually he flew over to meet her after he broke up with his old girlfriend.

And the rest is history.

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Old Fart Fans [message #78811]

Sun, 11 April 2004 18:39

cheesesoda
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Location: Jackson, Michigan

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Such a pertyful stowy! Very Happy

whoa.

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Old Fart Fans [message #78920]

Sun, 11 April 2004 20:48

DarkDemin
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Registered: March 2003

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I have been here since.... the game came out Shocked

http://www.tiberiumforums.net/sig/tiberiumforumssig.jpg

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Old Fart Fans [message #78927]

Sun, 11 April 2004 21:15

frijud
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Registered: February 2003
Location: Washington

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I have been here sense the beginning. I remember the WS forum thred that started n00bstories, and remember ACK when he was Aircraftkiller2001 from the RA2 forums (he was a good RA2/YR map maker too).

[Trivia question...who made the first banner for n00bstories.com?]

I rememember Dev and all the fun we had in his "house". I was not a beta tester, but I got the game when it came out, and was a memeber of the WS forums before that.

This is a great game, and as long as there are servers for me to play on...I will be here.

Member number ~1700 on the forums when WS ran them.

http://www.renevo.com/wol_stats/?nick=frijud&img=0

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Old Fart Fans [message #79166]

Mon, 12 April 2004 11:34

MrBob
Messages: 474
Registered: February 2003
Location: Virginia, USA

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Commander

Oh Crimson, I still don't see OFF in the Groups list. Wink

God is the "0wnage". Plain and Simple.

Visit http://www.theoriginalmrbob.com

"If there's one freak to be, it's a Jesus freak"

All your base are belong to us.

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Old Fart Fans [message #79175]

Mon, 12 April 2004 11:51

cheesesoda
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Registered: March 2003
Location: Jackson, Michigan

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I am the one who got DarkDemin into Renegade, I appologize to the entire community for that. Razz

whoa.

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Old Fart Fans [message #79189]

Mon, 12 April 2004 12:37

U927
Messages: 709
Registered: February 2003
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Colonel

Good lord, I'm beginning to feel nostalgic...

Ah, the great events that shocked and dazzled the Renegade community...

I don't know the dates, but someone can put it in chronological order, most likely the [EoE] members.

- Renegade Revolutions announced.
- Westwood shut down by Electronic Arts.
- Revolutions closed, Evolutions begun
- n00bstories opens its first AOW server
- Death of Trey Dornieden, best known as [DOM]TreyD
- Breakdown of Dominion Guild, birth of Forces of Diversion.
- Havocman Spazz captured on TeamSpeak, possibly one of the funniest moments in Renegade history.
- Death of Lynne Stevenson, known as Lynne6000 in WOL, also known as Aircraftkiller's girlfriend.
- Open beta of RenAlert announced, followed by patches which marked Renegade Alert as a totally separate game.
- First cheaters caught, cheats begin invasion of WOL servers.
- Renguard announced in progress, a program to stop cheaters from entering servers protected by Renguard.
- Breakdown of Forces of Diversion, birth or End of Evolution.
- Blackhand Studios announced, consisting of some of the greatest minds the Renegade community has to offer.
- Petroglyph Studios announced, consisting of ex-Westwood employees.
- Lynne Stevenson returns, proclaiming that her siter had faked her death.
- Renguard released.

Feel free to add the dates or add other events I forgot.

EDIT: I just had a thought. I believe that these forums are going to be the birthplace of something extraordinary. Blackhand Studios IS going to be the next big thing, as Aircraftkiller already implied that they have the Renegade source code to work with. Plus, with Renegade Alert getting better by the day, and Reborn showing obvious signs of improvement, it is in my humble opinion that something very big will happen in less than a year.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle

8-Bit Theatre. The power of evil compels you!

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Old Fart Fans [message #79199]

Mon, 12 April 2004 12:55

KIRBY098
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Registered: February 2003

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Oh I have been around awhile.

Long enough to remember the frustration of not being able to register on the boards, and only be able to watch in vain....

I also remember trying to get into HS way back, and the frustration of Beacon-Leave exploits, as well as the giddiness of the flying patch coming out with those two extra maps. Surprised

And then there was that whole -WL- thing.... :rolleyes:

I also remember when Shane the pain established the pitts as a response to the beacon-leave, and asked for a core group of members to help report, and moderate a clean server. I was one of those founding members. Think I was #6 or so. I haven't been back since it turned into a huge site.

I remember Raveshaw, and Duke ruining many a topic....

And I remember Blazer's Dusty Black car.......

Yeah, I have been around a while.

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Old Fart Fans [message #79203]

Mon, 12 April 2004 13:13

Gizbotvas
Messages: 172
Registered: February 2003
Location: Madison, WI

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Yeah,
I recognize most of you ol farts!

My college roommate, BRUUPO, introduced me to Renegade on his rig, and it was the first FPS I had ever played. I was alread 30 years old and never really played computer games.
I went out and bought a computer JUST to play Renegade! To this day it is the only FPS game I play, and the primary reason for my comp at home.
The original Renegade Forums were the first forum boards I had ever visited.

I guess you can indeed teach an old dog new tricks.

PS: Hello to those of you I havent seen in a long long time.

Remember when other forum folks could "rank" you? LOL.
Remember when running backwards to the ob was the biggest cheat in the game? LOL.
Remember when nodmama and blkwasp were the only couple who played?

"Everyone relax...Gizbotvas is here"
Pits moderator
n00bserver moderator

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Old Fart Fans [message #79211]

Mon, 12 April 2004 13:28

U927
Messages: 709
Registered: February 2003
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Colonel

Ah, and who can ever forget this?

Thanks to Javaxcx for copying and pasting the whole thing before it was locked/deleted.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act but a habit. - Aristotle

8-Bit Theatre. The power of evil compels you!

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Old Fart Fans [message #79230]

Mon, 12 April 2004 14:25

Crimson
Messages: 7429
Registered: February 2003
Location: Phoenix, AZ

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General (5 Stars)
ADMINISTRATOR

Yes, ranking was one of the features I wish i could have implemented when you all moved over here. I certainly don't forget spending two straight days modifying a phpBB template to look like our old home.

Then there was R. Daneel Olivaw, a short lived disliked member... PlanetShaun.co.ck, Devinoch, Dirty Delphi Sex (and many variations)... PlanetShaun.co.uk who had to put >> in front of any topic he started :rolleyes:... The Aircraft beta where ACK and I started the "shoot another building with your buggy when you rush another" tactic and won like 3 maps in a row. (and the birth of "ownage, plain and simple")

Oh, what else... EARepSegue, TOS violations, "ANTI" which was an anti-n00b club similar to NFD....

I'm the bawss.

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Old Fart Fans [message #79235]

Mon, 12 April 2004 14:30

cheesesoda
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Registered: March 2003
Location: Jackson, Michigan

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I don't remember ANTI. I do remember the whole thing about -WL-.

I remember one time there was this HUGE LONG thread debating against 2 clans. It was -WL- and i THINK it was HoA or AoA. I don't remember...I was reading a little bit from it a few months ago, I somehow found a few sheets that I printed off to read it.

Edit: I also remember [AoA]Emperor. What ever happened to him? He still here? I never really paid as much attention as I could have.

whoa.

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Old Fart Fans [message #79252]

Mon, 12 April 2004 14:57

Crimson
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Location: Phoenix, AZ

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-WL- was the number one clan for like 3 months in a row when Renegade first came out. It was mostly comprised of beta testers like myself. There wasn't really a clan that DIDN'T hate us! Smile

I'm the bawss.

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Old Fart Fans [message #79256]

Mon, 12 April 2004 14:58

cheesesoda
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Registered: March 2003
Location: Jackson, Michigan

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what was that one long thread that lasted for about 10 or so pages where you guys were fighting with another clan, or was it two or so clans?

whoa.

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Old Fart Fans [message #79257]

Mon, 12 April 2004 14:59

Creed3020
Messages: 1438
Registered: February 2003
Location: Toronto, Canada

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Umbral_DelaFlare

Ah, and who can ever forget this?

Thanks to Javaxcx for copying and pasting the whole thing before it was locked/deleted.

That thread has posts from my alternate nick Creed3022, which I had to use after getting my main name banned of the Ren forums...lol

I never saw that ban coming... Laughing

Great timeline there. I remember all those moments. Very Happy

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Old Fart Fans [message #79272]

Mon, 12 April 2004 15:15

bigejoe14
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Registered: February 2003

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I remember when I was an actual forum n00b. Back on the Official Renegade Forums when Westwood was still running.

I had no idea what the purpose of the forums were for. So I spammed my way to 800+ post. I'd be surprised of anyone remembers that. I'd be surprised if any one even remembers me.

WHATEVER, FAGGOT

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