A blast from the past

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I stole the playnow.com.au domain name 100% legitimately using auDA policy! :D

We got the domain name so we're the real PlayNOW! :P
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DJ Fusion, did he end up joining this forum?
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Its been close to a decade for me. I think even longer for most others. DJ signed up here and i see him at OCAU mostly.

I liked WoW, defended it and ilce bans me anyway...crazy.
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Rorschach wrote:Funny how I have spent most of my adult life chatting with the same people here yet I've never met anyone face to face.
:lol: Yeah I know what you mean. I think I started lurking PlayNOW! when I was around 17 or so when it had a proper website and stuff, I joined a few years later and now I'm turning 25 this month! Crazy!

And I still don't get the whole personal hate thing on a videogame forum :lol:
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I was 20 when I signed up at the ODWF (March 2000 I think it was). I remember hearing about Playnow from the 'Wars' and signed up there in the same year (September for sure). At first I acted like a prick but grew out of that when I realised that once you got past the fanboys it was good to talk to people about games. Most of my real life friends 'grew out' of gaming after the Super Nintendo so the late 90's were a solitary experience gaming-wise. I still have fond memories of the early days (particularly the trading forums at the ODWF, PN and even Gamenation) but The Games Ranch is the best of all worlds - almost everyone is mature, the forum is practically self moderating and no one takes themselves too seriously :up:
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I've been around since the Dreamcast was first announced back in late '97 or whenever it was
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I was having a look around before to find when I joined PlayNow! (since this thread has turned into this) and I cannot find it. All I know is that it was quite some time ago now - the only thing I could find it that I registered at 4BG around seven years back when something happened at PN (crash or hack?).

Going through the "way back machine" I saw names that I haven't seen in a good ten years. I can't believe how much I have forgotten over that time.
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I signed up at PN around 2000, 2001 when someone linked me to a Lamby thread. I coudln't resist taking digs at him. Actually, he kinda reminds me of Candy except for the grammar. :D
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K.T.Shoe[BMs] wrote:DJ Fusion, did he end up joining this forum?
After much fanfare, then proceeded to make about half a dozen posts and was never heard from again.
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Cool thanks for the info guys, really informative.
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I think I speak for everyone when I say that it was worth waiting 5 years for you to thank us for our time.
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Maybe he's just a really slow reader.
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Has it been that long? Swear I only posted this up a few weeks ago.
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Symbiote wrote:Has it been that long? Swear I only posted this up a few weeks ago.
Get off WoW.
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All I'll say is it looks like PN guild fell apart in no time without ilce's iron fisted rule
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Symbiote, have you met GameHED? You should tell GameHED about it.
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Scullibundo wrote:
Symbiote wrote:Has it been that long? Swear I only posted this up a few weeks ago.
Get off WoW.

And the crack :D
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Symbiote wrote:All I'll say is it looks like PN guild fell apart in no time without ilce's iron fisted rule
You always did love a good fisting!
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:lol: amazing thread bump
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:lol: Gold.

I miss Talez.
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Re: A blast from the past

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Hey guys, thought I would give you all an update since it has been a while.

I've moved on in my life and had some highs and lows over the years.

Not much of a gamer anymore, I've become a dirty casual.

Made a few quick bucks as a bitcoin entrepeneur back in 2014 and cashed out at the peak. Bought a house, long term girlfriend and all the rest. Took a few big promotions, bring in about $250k a year. No kids yet, but maybe in a couple of years. Sydney is a bitch to get ahead in even when you're doing well.

So I guess things turned out ok, but I still miss the good old days of PlayNOW, and Ilce, some of the greatest moments were had.

Being a bit more mature now and looking back, I think Ilce was facing some personal issues that caused him to be emotionally reactive, and while he behaved badlly, I think if we saw his life as a whole around that time, we would understand and forgive him, and wish him well today.

-Scrote.
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Jesus, you do like bumping old threads!
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so it was scrote? I vaguely think I suspected as much. Or was that revealed earlier? I'm not rereading the thread.

fuck it, it didn't take long to look back...page 3.
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lexo wrote::lol: the only person I know from the WoW guild who was actually there throughout the downfall of it all, or consistent member of the forums around the time Ilce blew them up who would actually blame it on anyone/anything besides Ilce, would be Ilce. Ilce?
Scrote. You missed scrote.
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So is this guy ilce?
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