where have the Vets gone?

Greg McCarty · Post by **Greg McCarty** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 4:06 am

Originally posted by Warrior:
Old vets never fade away, they just smell that way... from spending so many hours playing the game that they forget to shower. <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

That's Right! <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

Wild Bill · Post by **Wild Bill** » Thu Oct 18, 2001 7:25 am

That's a tough one, Richard. Pretty bloody, but then it was "Bloody Omaha!" Good hunting...WB

Major Destruction · Post by **Major Destruction** » Sun Oct 21, 2001 9:46 am

I think I still have version 1.0 stored away somewhere. <img src="tongue.gif" border="0">

Figmo · Post by **Figmo** » Sun Oct 21, 2001 6:34 pm

Present and accounted for!

I usually try to help the newbees but with so many Vets somebody seems to help them first - which says a lot for the forum. <img src="smile.gif" border="0">

Figmo

parusski · Post by **parusski** » Sun Oct 21, 2001 8:05 pm

I think most of us are just spending tooooo much time playing the game. At least that is what my wife thinks.

King__Thunder · Post by **King__Thunder** » Sun Oct 21, 2001 11:10 pm

What is a Veteran ?
A Veteran senses if he is observed.
A Veteran feels it in his bones if there is a ambush, before it happens.
A Veteran hears if he is heard.
A Veteran don`t bother one's head about the consequence of his aktions.
A Veteran has scars of experience.
I was a Veteran for a wile go.
Before that I was thrown out off this forum.
Before that I was observed and did not know it.
Before that I was ambushd and I did not feel it in my bones.
And I do care about the consequence of my aktions.
It happend like this, I "King__Thunder" without those 2__ lines was writing in this forum and was tired, my daughter was obsering me.
I went to sleep and I forgot to turn of my computer, my daughter did not turn off my computer, she heard me close the door and she ambush me.
I survived it and gaind experience with the scars, but lost my "status".
Dosn`t this prove that I am a veteran ?
<img src="confused.gif" border="0"> What is a Veteran ?

[ October 21, 2001: Message edited by: King__Thunder ]</p>

King__Thunder · Post by **King__Thunder** » Sun Oct 21, 2001 11:19 pm

Who is THE number 1 member here ?
Wild Bil is no 62.
Larry Holt is 33.

[ October 21, 2001: Message edited by: King__Thunder ]</p>

sven · Post by **sven** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 8:51 am

Originally posted by Resisti:
I think Sven being #17...
But he is prisoner of Art of wargaming forum,time being <img src="smile.gif" border="0">
And with some big problems at home,too <img src="frown.gif" border="0">

#15 and I am around more now. Been busy and wondering where we(the US) are going. Good to see you all.

sven

sven · Post by **sven** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 8:52 am

Originally posted by Charles_22:
Tommy: The current number assignments are meaningless. Think of it this way: If tomorrow another new registration was established, and you were member 10 and I was member 35, would that prove that you were around here longer than I? Well that's the situation with the current numbering. A good deal of us, Larry and I both, preceded the current registration. Even the number of posts can be deceptive, because in my case I had my old logonid was lost because I misunderstood how to use the what was then new registration, which required an email address, unlike before, so when I used the old account name, the password to that account was generated beyond my knowledge and sent to the none@none account that I specified. There is a member here called either 'Charles22' or 'Charles 22', but he's never posted a lick beyond when this forum changed registration methods, because that was my old account.

Those of us really around remember the old wargamer boards...

Tommy · Post by **Tommy** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 9:29 pm

Originally posted by King__Thunder:
Who is THE number 1 member here ?
Wild Bil is no 62.
Larry Holt is 33.

[ October 21, 2001: Message edited by: King__Thunder ]

OK Sven,
the 1 week waiting period is up; you're the oldest, highest ranking Vet left standing at #15.

You win. All bow!! <img src="tongue.gif" border="0">

Tommy

Mikimoto · Post by **Mikimoto** » Mon Oct 29, 2001 9:56 pm

Hi Sven.

I am a veteran, or not?
Believe me, this game makes me feel a newbie forever: There are always lessons to learn... <img src="tongue.gif" border="0">

Banjo · Post by **Banjo** » Tue Oct 30, 2001 5:03 am

I havn't played SPWAW in a month or two. I get sidetracked with Playing and writing music, and have recently tried to find time to learn 3d modeling on my pc. Also got sidetracked with Civilization, and with Civ3 due on the shelves tommorow, will be tied up with that for a while.

Spwaw is STILL one of my all time favorites and will continue to get back to it. It looks as if Matrix has some more games due in the future which have me drooling in anticipation.

So I hope that this post finds everyone well, and glad to see all of the new players. Will continue to lurk, and when the time is right will be spending much too much time playing this great game!!!

Pack Rat · Post by **Pack Rat** » Sun Nov 04, 2001 4:56 am

I pop to the forum every now and again to see what's up. The good people at Matrix very busy, as always, bringing us the best that ever was. I'm sure I'll be putting my Mega Camp CD back in it's worn spot soon. Give the "newbies" a taste of Pack Rats' dread Tigers <img src="wink.gif" border="0">

PR

[ November 03, 2001: Message edited by: Pack Rat ]</p>

gators · Post by **gators** » Sun Nov 04, 2001 5:13 am

Some of us are busy. Some of us get singed when we do post generally for posting ideas that are either impractical or unpopular. Some of us are busy playing SPwaw or something similar. We wait for the avalanche of pre christmas releases.

Grenadier · Post by **Grenadier** » Mon Nov 05, 2001 12:55 pm

Some of us are still stuck on the Eastern Front and it looks like we are never coming back <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">

color · Post by **color** » Tue Nov 06, 2001 11:32 pm

Originally posted by King__Thunder:
Who is THE number 1 member here ?
Wild Bil is no 62.
Larry Holt is 33.

[ October 21, 2001: Message edited by: King__Thunder ]

Ok, digging into the data gives the following information about the first 20 members:

# ID # posts
1. -
2. navaho 1
3. -
4. varjager 4
5. G van horne 40
6. Cody 0
7. BrutusBuk 1
8. Possum 124
9. O de B 140
10. Erik Rutins 75
11. Torqued182 6
12. NavigatLak 0
13. -
14. finnan 4
15. Sven 1817
16. -
17. -
18. -
19. David Heath 10405
20. Joe Osborne 390

ID '-' means the member does not exist.

THE number one member does not exist, so maybe you can ask for it <img src="biggrin.gif" border="0">
The lowest number active member that I have seen here on the SPWaW forum is #5, G van horne. He recently posted in another thread on this forum.
Next up would be Sven.

Any better than David Heath with 10405 posts??

Color

King__Thunder · Post by **King__Thunder** » Fri Nov 09, 2001 7:46 pm

Than you Cooler for your superb vet-info.
I have looked after those vets, espeasly for no:1 and found out that he should be cald no:x insted.
It would be cool if there would be an open link to ALL members of Matrixgames. <img src="cool.gif" border="0">

Christophe Jaureguiberry · Sun Nov 11, 2001 8:39 am

Well,

Dunno if I qualify as a "veteran" but I'm still hanging around. There's this annoying thing called "real life" that has forced me to suspend (or considerably slow down) my attendance to this forum and my playing of SPWAW (and all Computer Games for that matter).

Still haven't abandonned my "La Défence" campaign (France 1940 on the French side). 3.5 scenarios done, 8.5 to go! Wish me luck!

Christophe