Where/When/How did you find out about ECGNetwork?

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Postby FarginMofo » Mon Jun 30, 2003 3:10 pm

Got the game a short while after release. I liked the 48+ people games so I searched for servers that met this. Always a short list. Played a few EA/Nvidia servers and some others and eventually found OC48. The server was always full, lots of good play on it, take no bull admins, and my connection was good so I made this my BF1942 home away from home.
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Postby Rule of Wrist » Mon Jun 30, 2003 3:24 pm

Finally broke down and got a broadband connection last fall... after that, started to do some online gaming (RTCW NOV '02)...

Once on that game for a little while, found the OC48 24/7 beach... and became hopelessly addicted... after a while, found the forums and then stats... stats was the big thing for me at the time, but after I saw all of the ways they could be manipulated, they don't hold much weight anymore... although, I do think it would be cool if that style of stat system could be put into BF 1942...

Now, am a semi-forum whore and full-fledged wisenheimer :D

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Postby SHWoff » Mon Jun 30, 2003 3:46 pm

Played the multiplayer demo when it first came out. Then bought the game on day 1.

Started looking for servers with 30+ people. Played on EA and nVidia servers for awhile. Then, I found one called OC48 that had friendly fire on and alot of players. Played it for awhile and got into an argument with an admin then a kick. Found the website and was about to post a bitch. Started reading the forums and server rules and realized that I wasn't on EA/nVidia anymore. Got back on the server, played with a more team-oriented style, and got to know who-was-who. Started listening in on TS and got a kick out of it. Been here ever since...
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Postby Homestar_Runner » Mon Jun 30, 2003 3:55 pm

I almost gave up the game before finding OC48/ECGN. I played on the EA servers because I didnt know any better and thought that this was the dumbest game ever. Don't really know how I came across the server, but I'm glad I did. Oh, and I also won a photoshop contest and was given a $50 gift certificate by the OC48 Boys, so I decided to stick around.

Darnoc

Postby Darnoc » Mon Jun 30, 2003 3:59 pm

I had no idea OC48 and ECGN were one and the same. I found OC48 due to ping and player #'s then started playing ECGN for same reason. Finally joined forum for BOTA!!!!!

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Postby BladeRunner » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:37 pm

i found out about oc48gaming in a place far far away and a
time long long ago in a RTCW forum some here know as
Charter Communications Miami.
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Postby s.s. one person » Mon Jun 30, 2003 6:16 pm

hey what ever happened to motherfucker? ive seen him around here before

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Postby {CN}Doomfarer » Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:08 pm

MuthaFucka = Casus.

I found the BF server in November last year. Was desperately searching for a large (48+ players) server, FF on, and the death cam set to free mode. Played the game my way in a fairly stable environment for a few weeks. Met GOOD for the first time playing OMG, when the little SOB had parachuted onto a roof top near the middle flag. Finally went scout and killed his ass, and immediately called him a lame dickhead, just as the map ended. Next map loads: YOU SHOULDN'T CALL AN ADMIN A DICKHEAD *BOOT*. I rejoin the server, and ended up BSing with him for most of that game session. Still didn't notice the TS info or the website then...

Then I ran into HIM (Kristov) early in December, playing Iwo Jima. Long story short, he kicked me and then preceeded to piss me off when I asked for an explanation in game. So much so that I came to the forums and posted in an already present thread that was bitching about Kristov the admin (imagine that). Since that time I have come to change my opinion of his admin style. We argue back and forth in the forums for a couple of days, and I end staying on the forums from then on... Took me another couple of weeks to bother with TS, the gaming world has yet to recover from that.

Like Camel I was amazed that they hadn't gotten rid of me... Then it dawned on me, they were getting revenge by making me an admin. The sneaky SOB's.

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Postby Camel toe joe » Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:10 pm

Originally posted by s.s. one person
hey what ever happened to motherfucker? ive seen him around here before


we have plenty of motherf@ckers around here what are you talking about?

Actually Motherfucka spawned his cocoon and emerged a beautiful butterfly by the name of Casus....:lol:

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Postby Evan » Mon Jun 30, 2003 7:11 pm

Originally posted by {CN}Doomfarer
MuthaFucka = Casus.

I found the BF server in November last year. Was desperately searching for a large (48+ players) server, FF on, and the death cam set to free mode. Played the game my way in a fairly stable environment for a few weeks. Met GOOD for the first time playing OMG, when the little SOB had parachuted onto a roof top near the middle flag. Finally went scout and killed his ass, and immediately called him a lame dickhead, just as the map ended. Next map loads: YOU SHOULDN'T CALL AN ADMIN A DICKHEAD *BOOT*. I rejoin the server, and ended up BSing with him for most of that game session. Still didn't notice the TS info or the website then...

Then I ran into HIM (Kristov) early in December, playing Iwo Jima. Long story short, he kicked me and then preceeded to piss me off when I asked for an explanation in game. So much so that I came to the forums and posted in an already present thread that was bitching about Kristov the admin (imagine that). Since that time I have come to change my opinion of his admin style. We argue back and forth in the forums for a couple of days, and I end staying on the forums from then on... Took me another couple of weeks to bother with TS, the gaming world has yet to recover from that.

Like Camel I was amazed that they hadn't gotten rid of me... Then it dawned on me, they were getting revenge by making me an admin. The sneaky SOB's.


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Postby Ryan » Mon Jun 30, 2003 8:07 pm

Like Evan, i also was searching for a CS server for my friends and I. Were going to run one out of his basement on Cable connection, but didnt have the money to build a server. I Found a website listing some server providers. Most of the links on that website were dead, but the only one that worked was ECGN. I found they had an IRC server, and not knowing a damn thing about IRC, connected and found their channel. Well, i bugged the hell out of them. I became a customer, and was always active in the community. The forums were small, and the IRC channel was usually empty, i did everything possible to help out. After about a month of posting in the forums, and being constantly active in IRC, one of their Technicians quit. I took my chances, and applied for the posistion. I talked to Nate (company president at the time) and he accepted me into the posistion.

And here I am today! Im sure you all are thrilled after reading my story.. heh.

NightStalker453

Postby NightStalker453 » Mon Jun 30, 2003 8:35 pm

I found ECGN a very different way. I was searching the net for latest DC version to download and came across ECGN, since i live on the east coast i gave it a try and well u see what happened after that

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Postby shockwave203 » Mon Jun 30, 2003 9:08 pm

I bought BF1942 1st day of release, but couldn't really play on a server with a high number of players because thenetcode BLEW. Few months later, after netcode was improved, I found OC48 server and played on that for a while.

Read the little message that pops up whenever you join a server, followed the link and it brought me here!

This is the best place to play BF, nothing else can hold a candle to it, well, I did play with WOG (or OWG or somethign like that) but I like this place the best.

AnimalCracka

Postby AnimalCracka » Mon Jun 30, 2003 9:32 pm

Well lets see..............I bought bf in December and started playing on the ea and nvidia servers. I got relly tired of the idiocy that went with those servers but I really loved the game (bf being the first multiplayer fps game that I ever played). I thought it would be cool if there was some kind of voice comm. to go with the game. To get away from the ea idiots, I started trying different servers, thats when I found OC48. Started playing here almost exclusively and while playing with Krisyov one day, I saw him mention something about TS. Started talking to him about it, he told me to go to the forums and get the link. (one of the main reasons why I didnt like seeing Kristov leave was that he was the one that got me started using TS..........thanks Kristov) Anyway Ive been here ever since.

COL.BUKKAKE

Postby COL.BUKKAKE » Mon Jun 30, 2003 10:17 pm

Bought a computer August 2002, bought RTCW Sept 2002, found I liked beach best and if you like beach, how can you pass up Muthafucka beach. Especially if your name is Bukkake :D

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