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.
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
Currently playing: Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition (PC), Far Cry 4 (PC), FIFA 23 (Series X)
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
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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.
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.
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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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.
Cletus wrote:
lexo wrote: 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?