🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 16:21:51 -0500, "illusion"
<illusion@illsoftDOTcom> :

>basically youre implying that the formation of p0rn0finish started the
>downward spiral, which in my opinion is true to the dot...

I did not mean to come off like that exactly. Those comments were
directed at myself as much as anyone. I was thinking back to the OT
nonsense and the OT vs all crap. 

>when i first came to this NG, i wanted merely to get some tips and help with
>quake 3. except when i got here, something was going on that was a bit
>unexpected to me. there was a community. there were people that actually
>KNEW each other, played with each other, attended lans, and shared their
>situations with each other through the newsgroup.
>
>so i hopped right in. connected to PITS instagib and overkill servers, got
>to know some of the regulars, and started to feel comfortable talking in the
>newsgroup. some people wore the [AGQx] tag so others would know that they
>were from the NG. then, the clan arena overkill server was starting to get
>competitive. everyone was improving and the games were extremely fun.
>
>i believe it was cheet and a few others who had an idea to start up a clan
>based out of the NG to compete on some ladders. i think these people
>anticipated a split in the NG and i do remember that a lot of time was spent
>trying to make sure everyone was cool with it. many a post were made trying
>to keep the NG united while pF forked out into some ladders. despite me
>being around for some time, i still didnt feel like part of the community. i
>figured that this would be the best way for me to get involved more. i asked
>to join and they said, "sure why not"
>
>we played in matches and scrimmages and such and started to move our part of
>the AGQx community to IRC. pF sort of branched off and never looked back.
>people still had that competitive side of them and other clans were formed
>out of pF. many stopped coming to the NG (including myself).

You just got tired of railing everyone in the NG =P

>so here i am. 3 years later. back to the NG that basically nutured me
>throughout my early q3 days. looking back i guess i can say that im somewhat
>happy with what ive done in q3, somewhat sad that many NG people lost
>contact with me and i with them, but overall content with where i ended up.
>i think a lot of people just moved on to other things. i, for one, am very
>competitive by nature, and i wanted to play in ladder matches and such. i
>think as people progressed in the NG, they sort of "came to their own" and
>went in the direction that they felt fit.
>
>just my opinion.
>
>-illusion
>