So I think I was in the middle of some conversation about typical match and clan sizes in DP at the time. Most clans were very small and constantly changed. Most of these clans played 2v2 and claimed them as legit matches (DOM did too, but only because everyone else did - but we didn't do that many and we tried very hard to only match 3-3 or higher.) I even noticed 1v1 matches being counted in clan win totals. So the comment I was making was probably about how these spur-of-the-moment, 3-person clans who match 2v2 and 1v1 aren't real clans nor real matches. They certainly don't compare to clans who regularly match 4v4. Playing in a small map 2v2 requires almost no skill or teamwork on your part - it ends up being mostly luck or who has the least lag. But playing 4v4 or more on a larger map requires actual teamwork on each clans part. This was a typical point of contention between DOM and the majority of DP during those days.
IC
[R4ZZ] i'll tell yaa
[Antilles] lol
[mYsTiCaL] GAY SONG AND GAY ARTIST
[Antilles] (R4ZZ): it is hard and long
[R4ZZ] you meet me in real pball
[Antilles] hah hahn
[RoyaLBlooD] but i know some ppl are using them as matches
[BoPo] but why does that make dp have less people ?
[Fembot] thsi is a TEAM mod
[RoyaLBlooD] no point in having teams if you dont play as a team in matches
[RoyaLBlooD] if you dont need teams, you dont need a lot of ppl
[BoPo] oh right right got ya
[BoPo] dp makes me mad
[RoyaLBlooD] a lot of ppl dont play any more cuz they are disgusted about that
[BoPo] everyone is CAMPER NOW
[RoyaLBlooD] ppl thinking they are so bad cuz they can spam a lot of kills
[RoyaLBlooD] can do ok in a 1v1 or a 2v2 match
[Wishy] nous possédons la lune
[BoPo] even hwole clans camp out whole matches and it makes it so noring and i dont care iof its a legal stradegy it make the mod gay
[RoyaLBlooD] but cant do shit except complain if you try to do a 4v4
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[BoPo] 4v4's kick fucking ass
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[Wishy] anything under 4v4 should be called a match
[BoPo] wtf are you talking about
[Antilles] SHOULDNT
[BoPo] where is everyone
[mYsTiCaL] why not
[mYsTiCaL] is should be considered a match
[Antilles] anything under 4v4 takes no skill
[BoPo] people in dp jump too high and run too fast
[BoPo] it should be slowewr moveing
=== (join\#paintball) R4ZZ[DarkSide@HSE-London-ppp196085.sympatico.ca] @[04:41:55pm]
[Antilles] yes bopo
[Antilles] i told cal to do that
[BoPo] me too
[Antilles] wouldnt that be cool if, when you fall and it makes the CRUNCH sound, you drop your gun and some paint and other stuff
[BoPo] it should move like cs
[Antilles] thatd be funny
[BoPo] hmmm i dont know
[R4ZZ] are you still talking about thsat anti
[BoPo] maybe if you lost a little paint it would be good
[Antilles] hehhe razz
[RoyaLBlooD] well thats more differences in games
[Antilles] drop your gun
[R4ZZ] :)
[Antilles] yes rb
[RoyaLBlooD] half life is naturally slower than quake2
[Antilles] and more realistic
[Antilles] who the hell can jump over paint?
[BoPo] guns should float in mid air ya know
[BoPo] shouldnt i mean
[Antilles] yeah
[R4ZZ] you cn't in HL
[BoPo] slow movement requires beter aim and patience
[BoPo] its goood
[RoyaLBlooD] half life is more realistic yah, but it loses a lot of funness due to that
[BoPo] no
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[Antilles] no
[Antilles] it lasts longer
[BoPo] then why is CS the most played mod ever
[RoyaLBlooD] at the same time you can say, aiming while running requires skill
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[BoPo] not in dp when you have 300 piant and you odnt have to reload
[Antilles] HL is the most played online game
[BoPo] so people just randomly spray and get kills
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[][-INsaNE-][] u don't reload in real paintball
[R4ZZ] CS isn't that great
[][-INsaNE-][] why should u in dp
[mYsTiCaL] yea
=== (part\#paintball) DPsurfer[~java@12.77.146.236] @[04:45:14pm]
[RoyaLBlooD] yah, cs is probably the most overrated mod
[R4ZZ] you reload in pball
[RoyaLBlooD] its definately good, but its not really that fun
[BoPo] yeha but in real paintball you dont find paint on the ghrpound so otyu conserver idiot
[][-INsaNE-][] when ur outta paint
[R4ZZ] i guess you don'y shoot enough bub
[Antilles] and how can you empty c02, and pick up a c02 and it fills it up
[R4ZZ] lol
[R4ZZ] well you have to remember
[R4ZZ] i imagine
[Wishy] i wannnnnnnnnaaaaa be a anarchy
[R4ZZ] it is hard and long
[Antilles] its impossible to make a realistic game
[RoyaLBlooD] i like how ppl complain about camping in almost every mod
[Antilles] (R4ZZ): it is hard and long [- GROSS RAZZ
[R4ZZ] process to implement all those things
[BoPo] wishy goi bake to england
[Antilles] YOU SICK BASTARD
[RoyaLBlooD] yet they love a mod like cs which IS camping
[R4ZZ] lol
[][-INsaNE-][] lol
[Wishy] in the city
[R4ZZ] it is hard and long
[R4ZZ] process to implement all those things
[R4ZZ] :)
[R4ZZ] sheesh
[BoPo] royal good cs players dont camp
ù Antilles randomly plays
[R4ZZ] your ass will not be coming out in the open
[BoPo] sex pistols blow english nut sac
[Wishy] u suck
[R4ZZ] now are you a camper
[mYsTiCaL] RAP kicks ASS
[R4ZZ] there are no camper in pball
ù ][-INsaNE-][ --] I'm playing -[ Cypress Hill - Hits From The Bong.mp3 ]- | [] INsaNE MP3 []
[Wishy] sex pistols own your fruit boot music
[Wishy] whore
[BoPo] thats a good song right there
[mYsTiCaL] yea baby sweet music
[][-INsaNE-][] 8)
[R4ZZ] i've played real pball almost as long as some of you's been born
[BoPo] i dont listen to too much rap any more though
[mYsTiCaL] m etoo
[][-INsaNE-][] how long would that be
[R4ZZ] ahhh i started in 1985
[RoyaLBlooD] i dont think anyone wants to here you r4zz
[Antilles] i was born than
[Antilles] hehe
[R4ZZ] ahh rb
[R4ZZ] fu
ù Antilles randomly plays
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Jballz Dominating Sandtrap
Here are some screenshots of Jballz dominating a DP session on the map Sandtrap. This map was a DP favorite because of it's small size and simple layout, which allowed for high kill totals, even by those who aren't any good. To get a high kill score while having very low deaths, as Jballz demonstrated here, takes skill.
I am also going to act as commentator on these screenshots and pretend that I know what is happening. At the very least, it will make the post more interesting.
We see Jballz get's off to a quick start, scoring 11 kills to 0 deaths within the first three minutes. His team is up 6-0 as well, no doubt, carried almost entirely by him. Given the score, and the fact that Jballz had 1 grab, it has likely been 4 rounds completed so far. Rounds complete fast in Sandtrap. Note that Sharon from clan XP is on the other team and represents Jballz main competition.
Jballz continues to dominate and lead his team, now up 13-4. The other team even has more players to try to balance the skill between the two teams, but it doesn't seem to be working. The only affect has been to pad Jballz kill total. Note that Sharon from XP isn't playing too well.
Now I am not sure what the original intention of this screenshot was. But I can guess. I imagine it was to show Sharon from XP quitting not even half way through the map because of poor play. Sharon was supposedly a great player, but really only seemed to put up high kill totals against newbs on small maps like this one. The fact that he or she was so thoroughly destroyed against a legitimately skilled player that it made him or her quit so quickly was maybe amusing to mr. Jballz. Just a guess.
And naturally, we conclude with the final score. Jballz is head and shoulders above everyone else with an impressive personal score of 75-15, which is an 83.3% efficiency rating or 5-1 kill/death ratio. Given the apparent team size, that means that for every round, Jballz pretty much took out the entire opposing team himself. For whatever reason he is on the red team now instead of the blue team which he was on in the other three screenshots. Maybe he was trying to help even the teams and make red come back. Given how lop-sided the score is though, he must have did this very late and not had a chance.
Overall nice performance by Jballz. Granted it seems most of these players were chumps, but for at least the first nine minutes, there was at least one, supposedly, good player in Sharon on the opposing team, thus it should have been even. But it wasn't and Jballz dominated. Not surprising since this is what DOM did in those days. Nice to still have documentation to prove that these days. Hope I can find more.
I am also going to act as commentator on these screenshots and pretend that I know what is happening. At the very least, it will make the post more interesting.
We see Jballz get's off to a quick start, scoring 11 kills to 0 deaths within the first three minutes. His team is up 6-0 as well, no doubt, carried almost entirely by him. Given the score, and the fact that Jballz had 1 grab, it has likely been 4 rounds completed so far. Rounds complete fast in Sandtrap. Note that Sharon from clan XP is on the other team and represents Jballz main competition.
Jballz continues to dominate and lead his team, now up 13-4. The other team even has more players to try to balance the skill between the two teams, but it doesn't seem to be working. The only affect has been to pad Jballz kill total. Note that Sharon from XP isn't playing too well.
Now I am not sure what the original intention of this screenshot was. But I can guess. I imagine it was to show Sharon from XP quitting not even half way through the map because of poor play. Sharon was supposedly a great player, but really only seemed to put up high kill totals against newbs on small maps like this one. The fact that he or she was so thoroughly destroyed against a legitimately skilled player that it made him or her quit so quickly was maybe amusing to mr. Jballz. Just a guess.
And naturally, we conclude with the final score. Jballz is head and shoulders above everyone else with an impressive personal score of 75-15, which is an 83.3% efficiency rating or 5-1 kill/death ratio. Given the apparent team size, that means that for every round, Jballz pretty much took out the entire opposing team himself. For whatever reason he is on the red team now instead of the blue team which he was on in the other three screenshots. Maybe he was trying to help even the teams and make red come back. Given how lop-sided the score is though, he must have did this very late and not had a chance.Overall nice performance by Jballz. Granted it seems most of these players were chumps, but for at least the first nine minutes, there was at least one, supposedly, good player in Sharon on the opposing team, thus it should have been even. But it wasn't and Jballz dominated. Not surprising since this is what DOM did in those days. Nice to still have documentation to prove that these days. Hope I can find more.
Friday, July 18, 2008
Random Moments in #domsquad (volume 3)
Interesting thing about this excerpt is that it includes a statement about opening the log file at both date and time - the first I have noticed of any specific mentions of a date. The date, which I bolded in the text, is given as Oct 20, 2000. This was during our TFC days.
[XCoNvicT] yep
[XCoNvicT] what kind of beatz you makin
[RoyaLBlooD] something phat and psycho
[XCoNvicT] "phat" ?
[XCoNvicT] too broad
[XCoNvicT] let me ask you....
[XCoNvicT] what are you doin right now
[RoyaLBlooD] talking to you
[RoyaLBlooD] waiting for ppl to get situated and come over
[XCoNvicT] it seems like a great deal of lag from me talkin and you talkin
[XCoNvicT] whos comin over
[RoyaLBlooD] not sure
[XCoNvicT] what occasion
[RoyaLBlooD] mark, joel, mike for sure
[RoyaLBlooD] maybe Paul and ruth
[XCoNvicT] lol
[RoyaLBlooD] maybe the rest of Mikes band
[RoyaLBlooD] thats probably it at the most
[XCoNvicT] you went out with ruth.....
[XCoNvicT] lol
[XCoNvicT] damn this cookie is gummy
[XCoNvicT] too many chews'
[RoyaLBlooD] i hope you got NHL 2001, cuz im gunna totally dominate
[XCoNvicT] for the ps2 I am
[RoyaLBlooD] its godly
[RoyaLBlooD] you can even make your own graphics for created players
[RoyaLBlooD] so you could try to make your own face
[XCoNvicT] Madden, SSX, Timesplitters, and Star Wars Starfighter
[XCoNvicT] well for PS2 also
[XCoNvicT] you just need digi cam
[RoyaLBlooD] we'll see, PS2 is looking like it might be a big dissapointment from a gaming perspective
[XCoNvicT] I'll have at least 10 games for PS2 by the year end
[XCoNvicT] well, I don't see how
[XCoNvicT] PS2 only has the best launch in history
[XCoNvicT] 28 games
[XCoNvicT] and about 10 of them are really good
[RoyaLBlooD] but the games sold like shit actually
[RoyaLBlooD] in japan that is
[RoyaLBlooD] system sold good, games sold terrible
[XCoNvicT] well thas Japan
[XCoNvicT] so did Dreamcast games
[RoyaLBlooD] PS2 will be successfull no doubt
[XCoNvicT] and N64 sold horribly over at first
[RoyaLBlooD] but more cuz of its DVD capabilties
[XCoNvicT] yah, but you have Madden which looks gorgeous
[XCoNvicT] SSX which is the best snowboarding game of all-time
[RoyaLBlooD] for now, yah
[XCoNvicT] and tony hawk, gran turismo
[XCoNvicT] medalgear
[RoyaLBlooD] thats over a year away
[XCoNvicT] so....
[RoyaLBlooD] year without delays, which you know it will have a lot of delays
[XCoNvicT] its awesome
[XCoNvicT] nah
[RoyaLBlooD] i wouldnt doubt it if it takes 2 years
[XCoNvicT] it'll be out fall- 2001
[RoyaLBlooD] cuz the PS2 is a bitch to develop for
[XCoNvicT] it's already playable
[XCoNvicT] that it is...
[XCoNvicT] but....
[RoyaLBlooD] and since gamecube would be coming out around when MGS2 comes out, they would want to make sure MGS2 is at its bst
[RoyaLBlooD] so itll get delayed to make sure its awesome
[XCoNvicT] people will find actually how powerful it is
[RoyaLBlooD] its not really all that powerfull though
[XCoNvicT] gamcube....
[XCoNvicT] garbage
[RoyaLBlooD] some parts of N64 are more powerfull than PS2
[XCoNvicT] I like Xbox and PS2
[XCoNvicT] no....
[RoyaLBlooD] N64 anti-aliasing engine is a lot better than PS2
[XCoNvicT] no it's not...
[RoyaLBlooD] so PS2 graphics suffer a lot of zig-zagging
[XCoNvicT] it just takes gettin used to
[RoyaLBlooD] yah it is
[RoyaLBlooD] the PS2 anti-aliasing is almost non-existant
[XCoNvicT] because it got too strong components
[XCoNvicT] no it isn't
[RoyaLBlooD] wait till you get it
[XCoNvicT] have you read anything
[RoyaLBlooD] yes
[RoyaLBlooD] dreamcast is way better
[RoyaLBlooD] PS2 totally sucks in that area
[XCoNvicT] nope Dead or alive has full screen anti-aliasing
[RoyaLBlooD] Tekken Tag Tourny has really really bad aliasing
[RoyaLBlooD] full by PS2 standards
[RoyaLBlooD] thats what im saying, they cheaped out on that
[RoyaLBlooD] they recognize their anti-aliasing as something else
[RoyaLBlooD] they define it different, they way they do it isnt good
[XCoNvicT] madden
[XCoNvicT] ssx
[XCoNvicT] look at star wars
[XCoNvicT] it's just the first games are suffering, mainly the japaneese games
[XCoNvicT] no
[RoyaLBlooD] well dreamcast would suffer too in its first round of games
[RoyaLBlooD] but Dreamcast's first round of games are a lot smoother than PS2's
[RoyaLBlooD] cuz it has better anti-aliasing, heh
[RoyaLBlooD] PS2 has outstanding CGI elements
[RoyaLBlooD] half their previews are of that
[XCoNvicT] dreamcast is easier to develope for
[XCoNvicT] yah
[XCoNvicT] but PS2 is better
[XCoNvicT] just wait
[RoyaLBlooD] id say PS2 is better only cuz its not sega
[RoyaLBlooD] but Gamecube will so own all of them
[XCoNvicT] I have dreamcast
[XCoNvicT] and NFL2k1 isn't even close to Madden
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[RoyaLBlooD] PS2 has a lot of advanced new technolgies in its engine
[RoyaLBlooD] but powerwise, its not all that more than N64 was
=== (signoff\#domsquad) XCoNvicT[~java@199.108.50.51] @[03:37:35pm] [Connection reset by peer]
[RoyaLBlooD] same amount of video ram, anti-aliasing its about the same
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=== (part\#domsquad) PonYPoweR[PonY@liverpool-40.comnetcom.net] @[03:37:41pm]
[RoyaLBlooD] same amount of video ram, anti-aliasing its about the same
[XCoNvicT] nick/ XCoNvicT
[XCoNvicT] lol
[XCoNvicT] you reapested that
[RoyaLBlooD] you pinged out before i said it
[XCoNvicT] hey ...
[XCoNvicT] PS2 is wayyy better
[XCoNvicT] N64 is blurry
[XCoNvicT] overdone in anti-aliasing
[XCoNvicT] thas why
[XCoNvicT] the system memory is more N64
[XCoNvicT] *than
[RoyaLBlooD] not the video memory though
[RoyaLBlooD] both 4 megs
[XCoNvicT] ok...the Vram isn't enough but thas just for the textures
[XCoNvicT] and the textures I saw so far are top notch
[RoyaLBlooD] yah they are
[RoyaLBlooD] but they dont run smoothly, thats the main thing
[XCoNvicT] it still has raw pollygon muscle
[XCoNvicT] -l
[RoyaLBlooD] on the games with a lot of action, youll see the problem
[XCoNvicT] nah
[XCoNvicT] Dynasty Warriors has about 10 people on screen at once
[XCoNvicT] and it run 60 fps
[XCoNvicT] smooth
[XCoNvicT] so....thas impressive
[RoyaLBlooD] animation is smooth
[RoyaLBlooD] polys are jagged thouhg
[RoyaLBlooD] compared to the same level machines
[RoyaLBlooD] Dreamcast, Gamebox
[XCoNvicT] the bouncer has about 8 people at once with alot of polys and effects
[XCoNvicT] Dreamcast has some games that PS2 has also
[XCoNvicT] and PS2 looks better
[XCoNvicT] dualshock is arguably the best controller of all-time
[XCoNvicT] and the expandabilty is great
[XCoNvicT] Hard-drive possibly a memory add-on
[RoyaLBlooD] exactly
[RoyaLBlooD] PS2 has a lot of technology, too much
[RoyaLBlooD] developers hate it already
[XCoNvicT] uhm....whereas Nintendo is goin for the conventional gaming experience
[RoyaLBlooD] itll be successfull till Gamecube, then itll be like a SNES vs Genesis thing
[XCoNvicT] well....they'll love once they can tap into it
[RoyaLBlooD] thats what Nintendo said about N64...
[XCoNvicT] well genesis out sold nintendo
[XCoNvicT] and playstation
[RoyaLBlooD] no
[RoyaLBlooD] playstation sold the most of them
[XCoNvicT] and even though N64 came afterwards it still lost
[XCoNvicT] N64 was almost 3-times as powerful as the PS
[RoyaLBlooD] but hard to develop for
[XCoNvicT] and it still lost
[RoyaLBlooD] now its reversed
[RoyaLBlooD] PS2 is the bitch to work with, Gamecube is the one everyone will love to develop on
[XCoNvicT] well, only thing is this
[XCoNvicT] Nintendo are after the pre-teen market
[XCoNvicT] no DVD
[XCoNvicT] no plans for internet
[XCoNvicT] no EA
[RoyaLBlooD] actually they have the most original and created ideas planned
[RoyaLBlooD] with the gameboy advanced and all
[XCoNvicT] they do, I agree
[XCoNvicT] Nintendo is heavy on game development
[RoyaLBlooD] they also have a better disc
[XCoNvicT] no....
[RoyaLBlooD] DVD holds more, thats all
[XCoNvicT] how's it better
[RoyaLBlooD] the disc they are using is expected to be the new standard
[XCoNvicT] well correct
[XCoNvicT] no....
[XCoNvicT] how
[RoyaLBlooD] well thats what the industry is already thinking
[RoyaLBlooD] its more compact
[XCoNvicT] more room is what you want
[RoyaLBlooD] nintendos disc is plenty of room
[XCoNvicT] so you don't need that much compact for the house
[XCoNvicT] unless it's for portable
[RoyaLBlooD] its for both
[RoyaLBlooD] home system and portable
[RoyaLBlooD] might be cheaper too i think
[XCoNvicT] well at home you could use records or fuckin laser discs
[RoyaLBlooD] im not sure though
[RoyaLBlooD] you could but you would be stupid to use something like a laser disc, that was such a bust
[XCoNvicT] you don't need anything small
[RoyaLBlooD] no one wants a huge disc
[XCoNvicT] Im just sayin about the size
[XCoNvicT] just an example
[XCoNvicT] at the crib, cd size it compact enough
[XCoNvicT] you don't mini disc and all this other shit
[XCoNvicT] unless it has more storage space
[XCoNvicT] but if I have a DVD which is already compact
[XCoNvicT] and it holds more than 3 -times the space
[XCoNvicT] I'd choose DVD everytime
[XCoNvicT] DVD isnt goin anywhere
[RoyaLBlooD] SNES outsold Genesis by the way
[RoyaLBlooD] just wanted to point that out
[XCoNvicT] well genesis was known as the own hero then
[RoyaLBlooD] it came out first thats all
[XCoNvicT] gave Nintendo a run for its money
[RoyaLBlooD] ppl got it first and some ppl chose to remain loyal to it no matter what
[XCoNvicT] and....Nintendo come to find out, started that whole violence in gaming shit in congress
[XCoNvicT] so it could slow down the genesis
[XCoNvicT] they were so scared
[XCoNvicT] thas why I don't like Nintendo
[RoyaLBlooD] cuz they actually make quality without needing to resort to cheap tactics
[XCoNvicT] they're like the geeks that call the police after you haze em
[RoyaLBlooD] stuff like resident evil, mortal kombat, etc
[XCoNvicT] actually thas a cheap tactic
[RoyaLBlooD] popular purely cuz of the blood parts
[XCoNvicT] well RE was that bad
[RoyaLBlooD] they would have been popular no matter what, but not as much
[XCoNvicT] mortal Kombat 1 and 2 were good
[XCoNvicT] anyways the point is......Sony is awesome
[RoyaLBlooD] and stupid at the same time
[XCoNvicT] they were rookies in the game and blew the bootz off Sega and Nintendo
[XCoNvicT] easily
[RoyaLBlooD] biggest reason PSX was successfull is cuz N64 was a bitch to work with so developers got fed up and left
[RoyaLBlooD] now they go and make a system even harder to develop for than N64 was
[XCoNvicT] they kinda got too far in tech department
[XCoNvicT] thas alright
[RoyaLBlooD] DVD player is a smart move
[RoyaLBlooD] lots of ppl will get it just for that
[XCoNvicT] because the middleware will handle that
[RoyaLBlooD] the system is gunna sell like hell
[XCoNvicT] well of course
[RoyaLBlooD] but the games i dont see them moving as well as Gamecube's will eventually
[XCoNvicT] tha swhy developer will stay with the system
[XCoNvicT] hey matt I'll BB in 10 minutes we'll finish this discussion
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Log Opened: Fri Oct 20 16:10:01 2000
=== (join\#domsquad) RoyaLBlooD[royalblood@ro04-204-210-184-47.ce.mediaone.net] @[04:10:02pm]
[XCoNvicT] yep
[XCoNvicT] what kind of beatz you makin
[RoyaLBlooD] something phat and psycho
[XCoNvicT] "phat" ?
[XCoNvicT] too broad
[XCoNvicT] let me ask you....
[XCoNvicT] what are you doin right now
[RoyaLBlooD] talking to you
[RoyaLBlooD] waiting for ppl to get situated and come over
[XCoNvicT] it seems like a great deal of lag from me talkin and you talkin
[XCoNvicT] whos comin over
[RoyaLBlooD] not sure
[XCoNvicT] what occasion
[RoyaLBlooD] mark, joel, mike for sure
[RoyaLBlooD] maybe Paul and ruth
[XCoNvicT] lol
[RoyaLBlooD] maybe the rest of Mikes band
[RoyaLBlooD] thats probably it at the most
[XCoNvicT] you went out with ruth.....
[XCoNvicT] lol
[XCoNvicT] damn this cookie is gummy
[XCoNvicT] too many chews'
[RoyaLBlooD] i hope you got NHL 2001, cuz im gunna totally dominate
[XCoNvicT] for the ps2 I am
[RoyaLBlooD] its godly
[RoyaLBlooD] you can even make your own graphics for created players
[RoyaLBlooD] so you could try to make your own face
[XCoNvicT] Madden, SSX, Timesplitters, and Star Wars Starfighter
[XCoNvicT] well for PS2 also
[XCoNvicT] you just need digi cam
[RoyaLBlooD] we'll see, PS2 is looking like it might be a big dissapointment from a gaming perspective
[XCoNvicT] I'll have at least 10 games for PS2 by the year end
[XCoNvicT] well, I don't see how
[XCoNvicT] PS2 only has the best launch in history
[XCoNvicT] 28 games
[XCoNvicT] and about 10 of them are really good
[RoyaLBlooD] but the games sold like shit actually
[RoyaLBlooD] in japan that is
[RoyaLBlooD] system sold good, games sold terrible
[XCoNvicT] well thas Japan
[XCoNvicT] so did Dreamcast games
[RoyaLBlooD] PS2 will be successfull no doubt
[XCoNvicT] and N64 sold horribly over at first
[RoyaLBlooD] but more cuz of its DVD capabilties
[XCoNvicT] yah, but you have Madden which looks gorgeous
[XCoNvicT] SSX which is the best snowboarding game of all-time
[RoyaLBlooD] for now, yah
[XCoNvicT] and tony hawk, gran turismo
[XCoNvicT] medalgear
[RoyaLBlooD] thats over a year away
[XCoNvicT] so....
[RoyaLBlooD] year without delays, which you know it will have a lot of delays
[XCoNvicT] its awesome
[XCoNvicT] nah
[RoyaLBlooD] i wouldnt doubt it if it takes 2 years
[XCoNvicT] it'll be out fall- 2001
[RoyaLBlooD] cuz the PS2 is a bitch to develop for
[XCoNvicT] it's already playable
[XCoNvicT] that it is...
[XCoNvicT] but....
[RoyaLBlooD] and since gamecube would be coming out around when MGS2 comes out, they would want to make sure MGS2 is at its bst
[RoyaLBlooD] so itll get delayed to make sure its awesome
[XCoNvicT] people will find actually how powerful it is
[RoyaLBlooD] its not really all that powerfull though
[XCoNvicT] gamcube....
[XCoNvicT] garbage
[RoyaLBlooD] some parts of N64 are more powerfull than PS2
[XCoNvicT] I like Xbox and PS2
[XCoNvicT] no....
[RoyaLBlooD] N64 anti-aliasing engine is a lot better than PS2
[XCoNvicT] no it's not...
[RoyaLBlooD] so PS2 graphics suffer a lot of zig-zagging
[XCoNvicT] it just takes gettin used to
[RoyaLBlooD] yah it is
[RoyaLBlooD] the PS2 anti-aliasing is almost non-existant
[XCoNvicT] because it got too strong components
[XCoNvicT] no it isn't
[RoyaLBlooD] wait till you get it
[XCoNvicT] have you read anything
[RoyaLBlooD] yes
[RoyaLBlooD] dreamcast is way better
[RoyaLBlooD] PS2 totally sucks in that area
[XCoNvicT] nope Dead or alive has full screen anti-aliasing
[RoyaLBlooD] Tekken Tag Tourny has really really bad aliasing
[RoyaLBlooD] full by PS2 standards
[RoyaLBlooD] thats what im saying, they cheaped out on that
[RoyaLBlooD] they recognize their anti-aliasing as something else
[RoyaLBlooD] they define it different, they way they do it isnt good
[XCoNvicT] madden
[XCoNvicT] ssx
[XCoNvicT] look at star wars
[XCoNvicT] it's just the first games are suffering, mainly the japaneese games
[XCoNvicT] no
[RoyaLBlooD] well dreamcast would suffer too in its first round of games
[RoyaLBlooD] but Dreamcast's first round of games are a lot smoother than PS2's
[RoyaLBlooD] cuz it has better anti-aliasing, heh
[RoyaLBlooD] PS2 has outstanding CGI elements
[RoyaLBlooD] half their previews are of that
[XCoNvicT] dreamcast is easier to develope for
[XCoNvicT] yah
[XCoNvicT] but PS2 is better
[XCoNvicT] just wait
[RoyaLBlooD] id say PS2 is better only cuz its not sega
[RoyaLBlooD] but Gamecube will so own all of them
[XCoNvicT] I have dreamcast
[XCoNvicT] and NFL2k1 isn't even close to Madden
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[RoyaLBlooD] PS2 has a lot of advanced new technolgies in its engine
[RoyaLBlooD] but powerwise, its not all that more than N64 was
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[RoyaLBlooD] same amount of video ram, anti-aliasing its about the same
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[RoyaLBlooD] same amount of video ram, anti-aliasing its about the same
[XCoNvicT] nick/ XCoNvicT
[XCoNvicT] lol
[XCoNvicT] you reapested that
[RoyaLBlooD] you pinged out before i said it
[XCoNvicT] hey ...
[XCoNvicT] PS2 is wayyy better
[XCoNvicT] N64 is blurry
[XCoNvicT] overdone in anti-aliasing
[XCoNvicT] thas why
[XCoNvicT] the system memory is more N64
[XCoNvicT] *than
[RoyaLBlooD] not the video memory though
[RoyaLBlooD] both 4 megs
[XCoNvicT] ok...the Vram isn't enough but thas just for the textures
[XCoNvicT] and the textures I saw so far are top notch
[RoyaLBlooD] yah they are
[RoyaLBlooD] but they dont run smoothly, thats the main thing
[XCoNvicT] it still has raw pollygon muscle
[XCoNvicT] -l
[RoyaLBlooD] on the games with a lot of action, youll see the problem
[XCoNvicT] nah
[XCoNvicT] Dynasty Warriors has about 10 people on screen at once
[XCoNvicT] and it run 60 fps
[XCoNvicT] smooth
[XCoNvicT] so....thas impressive
[RoyaLBlooD] animation is smooth
[RoyaLBlooD] polys are jagged thouhg
[RoyaLBlooD] compared to the same level machines
[RoyaLBlooD] Dreamcast, Gamebox
[XCoNvicT] the bouncer has about 8 people at once with alot of polys and effects
[XCoNvicT] Dreamcast has some games that PS2 has also
[XCoNvicT] and PS2 looks better
[XCoNvicT] dualshock is arguably the best controller of all-time
[XCoNvicT] and the expandabilty is great
[XCoNvicT] Hard-drive possibly a memory add-on
[RoyaLBlooD] exactly
[RoyaLBlooD] PS2 has a lot of technology, too much
[RoyaLBlooD] developers hate it already
[XCoNvicT] uhm....whereas Nintendo is goin for the conventional gaming experience
[RoyaLBlooD] itll be successfull till Gamecube, then itll be like a SNES vs Genesis thing
[XCoNvicT] well....they'll love once they can tap into it
[RoyaLBlooD] thats what Nintendo said about N64...
[XCoNvicT] well genesis out sold nintendo
[XCoNvicT] and playstation
[RoyaLBlooD] no
[RoyaLBlooD] playstation sold the most of them
[XCoNvicT] and even though N64 came afterwards it still lost
[XCoNvicT] N64 was almost 3-times as powerful as the PS
[RoyaLBlooD] but hard to develop for
[XCoNvicT] and it still lost
[RoyaLBlooD] now its reversed
[RoyaLBlooD] PS2 is the bitch to work with, Gamecube is the one everyone will love to develop on
[XCoNvicT] well, only thing is this
[XCoNvicT] Nintendo are after the pre-teen market
[XCoNvicT] no DVD
[XCoNvicT] no plans for internet
[XCoNvicT] no EA
[RoyaLBlooD] actually they have the most original and created ideas planned
[RoyaLBlooD] with the gameboy advanced and all
[XCoNvicT] they do, I agree
[XCoNvicT] Nintendo is heavy on game development
[RoyaLBlooD] they also have a better disc
[XCoNvicT] no....
[RoyaLBlooD] DVD holds more, thats all
[XCoNvicT] how's it better
[RoyaLBlooD] the disc they are using is expected to be the new standard
[XCoNvicT] well correct
[XCoNvicT] no....
[XCoNvicT] how
[RoyaLBlooD] well thats what the industry is already thinking
[RoyaLBlooD] its more compact
[XCoNvicT] more room is what you want
[RoyaLBlooD] nintendos disc is plenty of room
[XCoNvicT] so you don't need that much compact for the house
[XCoNvicT] unless it's for portable
[RoyaLBlooD] its for both
[RoyaLBlooD] home system and portable
[RoyaLBlooD] might be cheaper too i think
[XCoNvicT] well at home you could use records or fuckin laser discs
[RoyaLBlooD] im not sure though
[RoyaLBlooD] you could but you would be stupid to use something like a laser disc, that was such a bust
[XCoNvicT] you don't need anything small
[RoyaLBlooD] no one wants a huge disc
[XCoNvicT] Im just sayin about the size
[XCoNvicT] just an example
[XCoNvicT] at the crib, cd size it compact enough
[XCoNvicT] you don't mini disc and all this other shit
[XCoNvicT] unless it has more storage space
[XCoNvicT] but if I have a DVD which is already compact
[XCoNvicT] and it holds more than 3 -times the space
[XCoNvicT] I'd choose DVD everytime
[XCoNvicT] DVD isnt goin anywhere
[RoyaLBlooD] SNES outsold Genesis by the way
[RoyaLBlooD] just wanted to point that out
[XCoNvicT] well genesis was known as the own hero then
[RoyaLBlooD] it came out first thats all
[XCoNvicT] gave Nintendo a run for its money
[RoyaLBlooD] ppl got it first and some ppl chose to remain loyal to it no matter what
[XCoNvicT] and....Nintendo come to find out, started that whole violence in gaming shit in congress
[XCoNvicT] so it could slow down the genesis
[XCoNvicT] they were so scared
[XCoNvicT] thas why I don't like Nintendo
[RoyaLBlooD] cuz they actually make quality without needing to resort to cheap tactics
[XCoNvicT] they're like the geeks that call the police after you haze em
[RoyaLBlooD] stuff like resident evil, mortal kombat, etc
[XCoNvicT] actually thas a cheap tactic
[RoyaLBlooD] popular purely cuz of the blood parts
[XCoNvicT] well RE was that bad
[RoyaLBlooD] they would have been popular no matter what, but not as much
[XCoNvicT] mortal Kombat 1 and 2 were good
[XCoNvicT] anyways the point is......Sony is awesome
[RoyaLBlooD] and stupid at the same time
[XCoNvicT] they were rookies in the game and blew the bootz off Sega and Nintendo
[XCoNvicT] easily
[RoyaLBlooD] biggest reason PSX was successfull is cuz N64 was a bitch to work with so developers got fed up and left
[RoyaLBlooD] now they go and make a system even harder to develop for than N64 was
[XCoNvicT] they kinda got too far in tech department
[XCoNvicT] thas alright
[RoyaLBlooD] DVD player is a smart move
[RoyaLBlooD] lots of ppl will get it just for that
[XCoNvicT] because the middleware will handle that
[RoyaLBlooD] the system is gunna sell like hell
[XCoNvicT] well of course
[RoyaLBlooD] but the games i dont see them moving as well as Gamecube's will eventually
[XCoNvicT] tha swhy developer will stay with the system
[XCoNvicT] hey matt I'll BB in 10 minutes we'll finish this discussion
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Some DOMsquad Logo
This is more or less a test for inserting graphics. This was a logo that we used at one time. Don't ask me when we used it - some time in the April 2000-July 2000 era I would guess - but if I remember correctly, vj made it.
I have a lot of screenshots of match results as well as some other interesting screenshots and some various graphics to share in the upcoming weeks. Much too many to host here, so I'll have to find somewhere to host them all. More importantly though, I have to manually go through them all and rename them. With some effort I could match them up with the match results and kinda-sorta recreate a full match history.
Finally, here is some other DOM logo, that I think was created for the clan by someone in the clan (not sure if it was also vj or someone else's attempt) that I am certain we did not actually use. It certainly doesn't seem familiar enough to me to have been something we used anyhow.
Clan Members
I wanted to list all the members that were part of the clan some where. I have a list of every member in the clan (which should be at least 99% right), but that isn't all that useful or interesting. There were many eras during the history of the clan: when we were just getting started, when we were matching almost every day, when we were the best clan in DP, when we weren't so good, etc. And not every member was equal in contribution to the clan. Some members were regularly matching every day while others only made it 10% of the time. Some members were in the clan for months and years while others were in it for a week. So it is more interesting, at least to me, to acknowledge the different eras of the clan and who were the main members associated with those eras. I would love to list the exact dates of membership for everyone, but that would be impossible for many reasons. In any case, here are the members that made up the DOM clan (and it's RiP predecessor).
RiP (precursor to DOM)
Royalblood
Polishplaya
Braendead
Staypuff
Kornaddict
Osiris
Other RiP Members:
ICP, Babyruth, JoJo, Violent-J, KDog, DogSoldier, Daisaku, Robit, Crazy8, Antigov, SoulBlighter, Carcoal, Spy109, Mr.Coffee, Soultaker, Prophet, Bradley-GZ-, CyberPredator, X-pac, SS, Renagade, Dr.Killemoff, Renegade, DogChow, Sunspot, Mayhem, Wiesco, Zombie
DOM - Beginning (May 1999 - August 1999)
Royalblood
Polishplaya
Acid
Warlobster
Adrenaline
Byle
DOM - Middle Ages (September 1999 - February 2000)
Royalblood
Polishplaya
Fury
Jballz
Adrenaline
DOM - 1st Unretirement (April 2000 - July 2000)
Royalblood
Fury
Jballz
vj (formerly Violent-J)
Adrenaline
Brewsky
DOM - TFC/CS (August 2000 - ?? 2001)
Royalblood
Fury
Jballz
vj
Adrenaline
Credawg
Brewsky
DOM - 2nd Unretirement (April 2004 - June 2004)
Royalblood
Fury
Jballz
vj
Manic
Dru
SWK
Other Members (DP only)
Wiesco, Braendead, Wvsoulja, Stalker, Rokan, Wintermarine, Verminaal, Dobe
The thing about DOM though is that it was more than just a matching clan, we were also friends and spent hours chatting on IRC every day. We enjoyed talking about sports, music, other games, etc. Even after DOM ended, I still played Anarchy Online, World of Warcraft, and Age of Conan with Fury. It was a family atmosphere. We argued and bickered a lot, but never in a way where any of the "essential" members got angry with one another. We also did not have any cumbersome leadership roles or any special rules. I trusted all our essential members to set and accept matches as if they were clan leaders. We were all equals.
So to me, DOM was two parts - one the competitive part that matched other clans and held one of the best (real and provable, at that time at least) records in DP of its time and the other family and friends part. To have been an essential member of DOM, in my mind, was to have been essential in both areas.
To that end, and I hesitate to even do this because it might upset someone... actually barely anyone is going to be reading this anyway so I don't care. These are the absolute essential DOM members - the members that made DOM special, the members that immediately come to mind when I think about DOM, and the members that, should we be able to "come back" yet again in full force, that I would ideally want back. This is DOM!
Absolute-Special-Essentials of DOM
Royalblood (Founder, main organizer, example-setter, unofficial-but-generally-acknowledged-leader)
Polishplaya/Methane (Co-founder and unofficial 2nd-in-command during his time)
Adrenaline (The guy that at times was not able to match as regularly as he would like, but who was always a blast to chat with online)
Fury (Arguably DOM's most skilled and active)
Jballz (Essential part of DOM's glory days when we were without-doubt the best clan in DP)
vj (Been with me in both RiP and DOM)
This is meant as no offense to any other former DOM members who were left off the list. These are just the most active and longest lasting members, with whom we formed a special bond together during our playing days.
RiP (precursor to DOM)
Royalblood
Polishplaya
Braendead
Staypuff
Kornaddict
Osiris
Other RiP Members:
ICP, Babyruth, JoJo, Violent-J, KDog, DogSoldier, Daisaku, Robit, Crazy8, Antigov, SoulBlighter, Carcoal, Spy109, Mr.Coffee, Soultaker, Prophet, Bradley-GZ-, CyberPredator, X-pac, SS, Renagade, Dr.Killemoff, Renegade, DogChow, Sunspot, Mayhem, Wiesco, Zombie
DOM - Beginning (May 1999 - August 1999)
Royalblood
Polishplaya
Acid
Warlobster
Adrenaline
Byle
DOM - Middle Ages (September 1999 - February 2000)
Royalblood
Polishplaya
Fury
Jballz
Adrenaline
DOM - 1st Unretirement (April 2000 - July 2000)
Royalblood
Fury
Jballz
vj (formerly Violent-J)
Adrenaline
Brewsky
DOM - TFC/CS (August 2000 - ?? 2001)
Royalblood
Fury
Jballz
vj
Adrenaline
Credawg
Brewsky
DOM - 2nd Unretirement (April 2004 - June 2004)
Royalblood
Fury
Jballz
vj
Manic
Dru
SWK
Other Members (DP only)
Wiesco, Braendead, Wvsoulja, Stalker, Rokan, Wintermarine, Verminaal, Dobe
The thing about DOM though is that it was more than just a matching clan, we were also friends and spent hours chatting on IRC every day. We enjoyed talking about sports, music, other games, etc. Even after DOM ended, I still played Anarchy Online, World of Warcraft, and Age of Conan with Fury. It was a family atmosphere. We argued and bickered a lot, but never in a way where any of the "essential" members got angry with one another. We also did not have any cumbersome leadership roles or any special rules. I trusted all our essential members to set and accept matches as if they were clan leaders. We were all equals.
So to me, DOM was two parts - one the competitive part that matched other clans and held one of the best (real and provable, at that time at least) records in DP of its time and the other family and friends part. To have been an essential member of DOM, in my mind, was to have been essential in both areas.
To that end, and I hesitate to even do this because it might upset someone... actually barely anyone is going to be reading this anyway so I don't care. These are the absolute essential DOM members - the members that made DOM special, the members that immediately come to mind when I think about DOM, and the members that, should we be able to "come back" yet again in full force, that I would ideally want back. This is DOM!
Absolute-Special-Essentials of DOM
Royalblood (Founder, main organizer, example-setter, unofficial-but-generally-acknowledged-leader)
Polishplaya/Methane (Co-founder and unofficial 2nd-in-command during his time)
Adrenaline (The guy that at times was not able to match as regularly as he would like, but who was always a blast to chat with online)
Fury (Arguably DOM's most skilled and active)
Jballz (Essential part of DOM's glory days when we were without-doubt the best clan in DP)
vj (Been with me in both RiP and DOM)
This is meant as no offense to any other former DOM members who were left off the list. These are just the most active and longest lasting members, with whom we formed a special bond together during our playing days.
Mission Statements and Codes of Conduct
There were several incarnations of the DOM website over the years, probably as many as five. As a result, there were also different incarnations of our mission statement, code of conduct, and other similar information. The following is three separate "Information" pages in chronological order from earliest to latest. As you can see each one built upon the previous one so that the final one contained the most information and was the most polished.
Information
Mission: DOM is a competitive clan that will put good sportsmanship and having fun above wins and loses by playing as a team and working together to improve each members skills.
Foundation: DOM was founded by RoyaLBlood and PolishPlaya around May 7, 1999. Both of them have considerable Digital Paint experience. Royal and Polish founded the RIP clan and were major members of other clans as well as helping the Digital Paint community by participating/hosting tourneys and assisting a hand in how to play the game through their web site The Paintstop. DOM was created as redemption for Royal because of what happened to RIP.
IRC Channel: You can find us in #DOM on irc.gamenode.net. Check us out if you want to chat or are interesting in matching us or joining us or anything else.
Information
Origin: The DOMsquad was created in May 1999 by RoyaLBlooD. It was originally started as a Q2 clan for the Digital Paint mod.
IRC: You can find The DOMsquad on irc.enterthegame.com in #domsquad. Stop by if you want set up a match, are interested in joining, or simply just want to chat.
Contact: If you wish to contact the clan for any reason like setting up matches, joining, etc., please email matthewh@mediaone.net.
Mission
The DOMsquad was created to be a clan of the highest quality - both a blend of top-notch competitiveness and great sportsmanship while maintaining a level of funness. The goal of the clan is to play a clean fair game of Quake and be as successfull as we possibly can. To do this we will practice, develop teamwork, strategize, and bond as a team. In the end The DOMsquad won't have to demand respect, we will earn it.
Code of Conduct
All clan members are expected to present themselves in a highly respectful manner. This goes for while your participating with the clan as well as while your not within the clan. At all times you are playing Quake or chatting on IRC you are representing the clan and shall do so according to these guidelines.
Peronal Conduct
All members are expected to act in a mature and respectable manner at all times. Every member is expected to respect each fellow clan member. Members should be competitive, honest, and loyal.
IRC Conduct
Everyone is expected to participate in IRC so we can get to know each other and bond as a team. While on IRC everyone should act mature and respectful. Unnecessary scripts or bots are frowned upon. All members have permission to use any op powers such as kicking as long as it is necessary.
Practice Conduct
Everyone is encouraged to participate in as many practices as they can. If you can't make a practice, you are expected to notify a leader. During practices everyone must be aware of what is going on and follow directions. Practices must be taken seriously for them to have any impact.
Match Conduct
Outside of leader - leader talk, the only communication should be in team talk only. Non-friendly trash talking before and after matches is looked down upon. Cheating of any kind is absolutely not tolerated. Members are expected to accept the outcome of the match with dignity and without complaint. We will pride ourselves on the ability to accept lose when the need arises. On the other hand, when we win we won't rub it in to the other clan.
INFORMATION
About the Clan
Mission Statement
Code of Conduct
FAQ
About the Clan
The DOMsquad is a Digital Paint Paintball 2 clan. The DOMsquad was created to be a clan of the highest quality - both a blend of top-notch competitiveness and great sportsmanship while maintaining a level of funness. The goal of the clan is to play a clean fair game and be as successfull as we possibly can. To do this we will practice, develop teamwork, strategize, and bond as a team. We will set an example by maintaining a high level of classiness on and off the field. In the end The DOMsquad won't have to demand respect, we will have earned it.
Mission Statement
Lame. That is what describes the majority of the online gaming clan scene. Not to say that all clans are lame, or even that most clans are lame, but when you look at the clan scene as a whole, its lameness that you see.
Ever since Quake reinvented multiplayer gaming, gamers around the world have grouped together to form "clans". With gamers united together into these clans, a whole new way to play the game was born. Teamplay rapidly took off and became the main way to play the game. Mega-popular team mods, Capture the Flag and Team Fortress further expanded the concept of clans. Since then there have been numerous games and mods that have shaped today's clan scene.
The problem is that most gamers don't personally know their fellow clan member. Gamers can typically communicate with each other in different ways - by e-mail, over IRC, or through messaging services. But you never truly know each other. It is very easy to misinterpret what one is saying in type. This misinterpretation can cause one to appear lame or immature. Over time some gamers just gave up trying to act unlame. Other gamers get a kick out of spamming, trash talking with everyone, or other acts of lameness. Eventually the clan scene evolved into what it is now - a heaping pile of general lameness.
The DOMsquad is an unlame clan of the highest quality. As gamers, we are committed to maintaining a blend of both top-notch competitiveness and great sportsmanship. We do so for many reasons, mostly because it will ultimately lead to a much richer and more rewarding gaming experience.
Our mission directs us to:
- work with others, especially other clan-mates, to better each others' knowledge and skill in and out of the game.
- uphold the values important to successfull clans, in particular those expressed in the code of conduct.
- to be maintain a high level of competitiveness at all times, matches and non-matches alike, without sacrificing sportsmanship.
- set a good example to other players and clans on how a truly successfull clan operates.
Code of Conduct
All clan members are expected to present themselves in a highly respectful manner. This goes for while your participating with the clan as well as while your not within the clan. At all times you are playing in a game or chatting on IRC you are representing the clan and shall do so according to these guidelines.
Personal Conduct
All members are expected to act in a mature and respectable manner at all times. Every member is expected to respect each fellow clan member. Members should be competitive, honest, and loyal to the clan.IRC Conduct
Everyone is expected to participate in IRC so we can get to know each other and bond as a team. While on IRC everyone should act mature and respectful. Unnecessary scripts or bots are frowned upon. All members have permission to use any op powers such as kicking as long as it is necessary. This is expected while outside our personal clan channel. Act respectable and mature in other clan channels just in the same way that you are expected in our channel.Practice Conduct
Everyone is encouraged to participate in as many practices as they can. If you can't make a practice, you are expected to notify a leader. During practices everyone must be aware of what is going on and follow directions. Practices must be taken seriously for them to have any impact. While in practice, keep the talking and fooling around to an absolute minimum and listen and follow the leader's orders.Match Conduct
Outside of leader to leader talk, the only communication should be in team talk only. Non-friendly trash talking before and after matches is looked down upon. Cheating of any kind is absolutely not tolerated. Every member should respect and follow the acting leader's decisions without question. Giving up or quiting is absolutely untolerated. Everyone is expected to do their own part within the team structure with the goal of bettering the overall team score, not your individual score. Members are expected to accept the outcome of the match with dignity and without complaint. We will pride ourselves on the ability to accept loss when the need arises. On the other hand, when we win we won't rub it in to the other clan.Dealing With Opponents/Others
You are expected to treat your opponents with respect and dignity. There shall be no fighting with other clans. Should another clan start something with us, ignore them and we will take it up on the battlefield. Only leaders are allowed to organize and schedule matches with other clans. Direct other people to an available leader should there be one, or direct them to the clan site and have them fill out a form and we shall get back to them. This goes for matches, alliances, recruits, etc.
FAQ
What does DOM stand for?
- DOM doesn't stand for anything, it is just an abreviation of the full name - The DOMsquad.What does DOMsquad mean/come from?
- The word DOM comes from the word "domination" and basically takes the meaning of: When you dominate so much that you only need to say "DOM..!" and your opponent knows exactly what your talking about. So therefore "DOM!" is a battle cry of total domination and "DOMsquad" is a team who totally dominates.When was The DOMsquad created? / Who created DOM?
- The DOMsquad was created eccentially by RoyalBlood over the first week of May 1999. RoyalBlood and Methane (then known as PolishPlaya) were the original founders of the clan.
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
I Cant Believe I Said That
I just have to say that looking back at these chat excerpts from 8 years ago has been very interesting. It's history, like finding lost artifacts that help us to understand how things were back then. Even though I personally remember the events of that time, memory is not perfect and is prone to being remembered differently over the years, so it's neat revisiting the conversations that took place so long ago. In a way, in Internet years, it WAS a long time ago. The web was in its infancy in the mid-90's and most people did not have it yet. I was playing Doom at this time. By 2000, the web was growing at an exponential rate, but was still very primitive compared to now. Thus these chat excerpts are kind of analogous to looking back at the middle ages when compared the to history of human beings.
The other thing that strikes me about these chats is just how much has changed since then. I sound so much more immature and lame. I wasn't lame or immature at that time, but it kinda seems like it looking back at it now. Also, most noticeably is the fact that my tastes in music has GREATLY changed, for the better I would say. Most of those bands that I was talking about how cool they were, like Primer 55 or Soulfly, I think are horrible and lame now. I don't regret listening to them, but from reading these chats, it seems like I enjoyed them more than I am willing to acknowledge today. Much of this is just ignorance - I was only beginning to listen to metal and did not know of all the other music out there that is so much better. But it pains me to read that now.
Overall though, it is fun to reminisce. I can read these chats, completely haven forgotten that a particular conversation ever took place, and all of a sudden remember, if not exactly, at least part of what was going on at the time. Some of it is rather humorous too. I'm glad to have found them and hope I can keep finding more. I kind of wish I had been more vigorous about saving and backing up everything at the time so that I can dive into everything now, but I am happy to have what I have.
For the record, I now listen to black metal, folk or viking metal, and melodeath.
The other thing that strikes me about these chats is just how much has changed since then. I sound so much more immature and lame. I wasn't lame or immature at that time, but it kinda seems like it looking back at it now. Also, most noticeably is the fact that my tastes in music has GREATLY changed, for the better I would say. Most of those bands that I was talking about how cool they were, like Primer 55 or Soulfly, I think are horrible and lame now. I don't regret listening to them, but from reading these chats, it seems like I enjoyed them more than I am willing to acknowledge today. Much of this is just ignorance - I was only beginning to listen to metal and did not know of all the other music out there that is so much better. But it pains me to read that now.
Overall though, it is fun to reminisce. I can read these chats, completely haven forgotten that a particular conversation ever took place, and all of a sudden remember, if not exactly, at least part of what was going on at the time. Some of it is rather humorous too. I'm glad to have found them and hope I can keep finding more. I kind of wish I had been more vigorous about saving and backing up everything at the time so that I can dive into everything now, but I am happy to have what I have.
For the record, I now listen to black metal, folk or viking metal, and melodeath.
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