Thanks for the kind words, guys. I appreciate it.
I might be a pain in the ass at times, and a bit harsh on people but I think I'm hardest on myself. I have a tendency to whine a bit more than I should, but often times there's a slight humor to my rantings...nothing I say is ever completely serious. I’m a screw-ball at heart, and I’m glad
most of you seem to get that.
The interesting thing about Wolfenstein, or any competitive, skill-based activity, is that when you get a group of competitors together there are bound to be scraps, disagreements and a lot of head-butting. I've had battles with Killer Mike, a few ASH guys and some of my own S.S. guys before the joined us but this is the way it’s always going to be. Shrinking violets never rise to the occasion, and they never make a mark.
Col. Bukkake put up with a lot of shit from me before he came into the S.S. fold, but the guy can downright play, and I respect that. When his entry into the S.S. was first mentioned I put all the "bad blood" between him and I behind us and welcomed him. For him to be man enough to respect me and my game (despite our previous battles) showed to me that he was mature and level headed enough to make rational decisions.
As far as I'm concerned, all the S.S. guys play a "team first" game. Playing a team game on a server that can handle as many players as OC48 might seem like an impossibility, but the S.S. guys make a conscious effort to do what it takes to win.
The whole S.S. Clan idea was Elite's, and he deserves most of the praise for picking some serious, kick-ass players. I hope I'm as good a judge of talent.
Phoenix is a great player, and I'm sorry he couldn't stay with us. We still hook up in-game for some kick ass fun...and throw some semi-serious jabs when we're on opposite sides, but the guy is a blast to blast with. Our "Continuous Flamer" experiment still has me pissing my pants laughing...it seems like it should work, but we can never seem to get through a game in one piece doing it.
Burningwick, same sentiments. It's good to see he feels at home with the S.S. tags when he's on the OC48 server.
As a clan, I think we're separating ourselves from the riff-raff and getting the opportunity to play with some other great clans, GFU, ASH, OWS, TBAR. The wanna-bes and the pre-pube clan bashers will always be there, but I think that's the price you pay when you're making a name for yourselves.
Now that I’m also a Junior Level admin, I’m feeling that I’m a definite part of something good here. I’m going to be the same ZOG, though…a little authority won’t change the fact that I can be a whiney, trash-talking, foul-mouthed snake-in-the-grass.
Thanks for everything guys…