Those Were The Days...
The Damned People
21-10-2003, 02:47
Who was ever in the UPC, WMNK, or CAF? (Those are in chronological order). Those were the good days.
-Nik
The Eastern Bloc
21-10-2003, 02:48
<---- One of the original WMNK members
Yes... those were the days indeed. :cry:
The Resi Corporation
21-10-2003, 02:49
Bah, stop reminising about the good old days. Although NS is swamped with n00bs, the truly stupid ones are few and far between, and there are still several million good RPs out there.
And just because I can't think of one off the top of my head... :P
New Genoa
21-10-2003, 02:51
Active CAF member
Inactive WMNK member
<---- Didn't learn how to roleplay well until July. Sigh.
Still, the GDODAD actually being feared, Nanakaland, the endless stream of WMNK copycats (CAGED)... those were the days.
Applied for CAF, then CAF went pfft before I got approved.
New Genoa
21-10-2003, 02:52
Bah, stop reminising about the good old days. Although NS is swamped with n00bs, the truly stupid ones are few and far between, and there are still several million good RPs out there.
And just because I can't think of one off the top of my head... :PLately, I've seen quite a few good newbies churning out from Oct. 17 to Oct. 19. Or are they all puppets of older nations?
The Resi Corporation
21-10-2003, 02:53
I agree that we need another GDODAD, but who would be the founder? Melkor's gone for a while, so nothing can come of that...
The Eastern Bloc
21-10-2003, 02:55
I agree that we need another GDODAD, but who would be the founder? Melkor's gone for a while, so nothing can come of that...
Well AMF descended into the pits of Hell itself... he may manage to get something... scary together.
The Damned People
21-10-2003, 02:58
AMF is still here.
Anyway, it's nice to see I got so many replies so quickly.
The CAF no longer exists, it's NATO now.
And I:
-Was the founder of the UPC.
-Was one of the first ever WMNK members.
-Founded the CAF as well.
:P
-Nik
I am in Lodoss, which is better than all other regions combined.
New Genoa
21-10-2003, 03:00
And you obsessed yourself with WW5, though you never participated...
So why not start up a new alliance?
Nik, you did a good job with the others, I'm sure you've got room for one more.
I'd definitely join.
I have just begun my intervention of NS, but im glad to hear such alliances were possible
The Damned People
21-10-2003, 03:07
Who are you, Cav? Sorry if my memory for all the names on here sucks...
-Nik
Who are you, Cav? Sorry if my memory for all the names on here sucks...
-Nik
It's ok. Not many people know me. I've been silently acquiring an empire for the most part. I haven't taken a big part in RPs, but I am starting to get into doing them (now that I've gotten to be massive :twisted: ).
AAaah the good ol days when you could leave your door open :P
The Damned People
21-10-2003, 03:11
Oh. Ok. And Raevyn, don't you have some retirement home to go to?
-Nik
Yes, and now the forums suck. Doesn't mean I'm leaivng- too stubborn to give the people who hate me (80% of the forums) the satisfaction.
Sigma Octavus
21-10-2003, 03:35
I was allied with the WMNK........
Crimmond
21-10-2003, 03:41
<<< Was one of the main GDODAD nations at it's height and semi-active WMNK member, VERY short term CAGED member(literially, I stayed in less than 24 hours...) after the WMNK collapsed.
Good times, good times.
Dark Terror, they sucked back then too... but that was because of technical problems, not nations RPing skills...
Mushroomius
21-10-2003, 03:51
I remember a bit... I arrived around the "good time," but I still think there are good RP's out there.
Still, my biggest pet peeve is the lack of good open RP's. I got involved in a good one (during the good times)... not sure if anyone remembers the Xolistan incident... hoo that was fun.
But now it's all... wierd stuff... and while I don't mind creativity, I think I speak for everyone when I say there's nothing like a good war RP.
Automagfreek
21-10-2003, 16:01
<---Creator of WMNK.
not sure if anyone remembers the Xolistan incident... hoo that was fun.
Yep, I ended that conflict single handedly with 1 MOAB!
Mushroomius
21-10-2003, 16:17
I love MOABs.
You gotta love MOABs.
Syskeyia
21-10-2003, 16:20
I remember when I started, waaaay back in December... I remember when Demonness was a major superpower (now she's Lodoss-only) and was invaded by the Gretzlanders... I remember the military glory that was Darkskye... I recall the time Trenton, NYNJ was nuked by a rouge St. Dominic submarine... I fought with Chimaea, Aerigia and others in the Amerigan Slaver War, only to look on with horror at the atrocities of Iesus Christi... I remember konwing next to nothing about the Ieno-Iesus conflict, having given up NS for Lent :) ... and many other thing I can remember.
I've been here a long time.
God bless,
The Republic of Syskeyia
The Damned People
21-10-2003, 17:54
One thing though, the boards DON'T suck now. The experience that we had back around the time that we joined is the same one that the new nations are having now. It may seem like things are worse, but that's only because the overall picture has broadened and zoomed out, we have grown older, and the sparkle and shine of this place has faded. We have been here long enough to see trends repeat and the same thing be posted time over time. It seems to be wearing down into never-ending repetitivity, and this bothers us because we're so old that we can see it clearly. So we obsess ourselves over the little things like this, while new nations still think of this place as something new. Remember the feeling of exploration and adventure that you first had when you came here, and everything was new to you? That's what the new guys are feeling right now. These are their golden days.
-Nik
Syskeyia
21-10-2003, 19:02
One thing though, the boards DON'T suck now. The experience that we had back around the time that we joined is the same one that the new nations are having now. It may seem like things are worse, but that's only because the overall picture has broadened and zoomed out, we have grown older, and the sparkle and shine of this place has faded. We have been here long enough to see trends repeat and the same thing be posted time over time. It seems to be wearing down into never-ending repetitivity, and this bothers us because we're so old that we can see it clearly. So we obsess ourselves over the little things like this, while new nations still think of this place as something new. Remember the feeling of exploration and adventure that you first had when you came here, and everything was new to you? That's what the new guys are feeling right now. These are their golden days.
-Nik
Amen.
I just wish max Barry and/or Violet would stop deleting old threads. But that's a topic for a different thread.
God bless,
The Republic of Syskeyia
Yes- its gotten worse. My region, at least (half the reason I go to NS).
The Damned People
21-10-2003, 21:07
Well, considering that you were Bisons...
Anyway... bump.
And yeah, I wish the first threads and posts ever were still around. Then I could look for info on WWI and stuff. And everytime I drag up an old thread, they close it because I was 'gravedigging'. Damn it.
-Nik
I remeber that I joined the forums aroud 2 months after creation and by strange coincidence that was the night that the infamous never-ending thread(now ended) started and I got in a huge flame war wth bisconia. TDP helped me there. That was also the night of the simulation rP with tDP and sniper country. Now that was the day.
The Damned People
21-10-2003, 21:52
I remeber that I joined the forums aroud 2 months after creation and by strange coincidence that was the night that the infamous never-ending thread(now ended) started and I got in a huge flame war wth bisconia. TDP helped me there. That was also the night of the simulation rP with tDP and sniper country. Now that was the day.
Oh yeah. Bisconia... that was one hell of a fight. And that was one of my first ever RPs. What ever happened to Sniper Country?
-Nik
Crimmond
21-10-2003, 22:27
What ever happened to Sniper Country?
-NikHe's gone. He announced he was leaving a couple days ago and hasn't been seen since.
Mushroomius
21-10-2003, 22:51
What ever happened to Sniper Country?
-NikHe's gone. He announced he was leaving a couple days ago and hasn't been seen since.
As for Sniper Country, he was a great RPer. He was the first one I ever fought in my first big war... he defended Xolistan.
Hm.
Oh well.
I remember when Demoness was a major superpower (now she's Lodoss-only)
And I weas her dearest ally. 8)
I remember the military glory that was Darkskye...
I miss my sweet, sweet Darkskye. The last I saw of him was on Lodoss's boards when we were telling him he couldn't have half of his population in the military. :|
New Genoa
22-10-2003, 02:57
Oh, those were the days... but MEH. At least the forums work now. :D
The SLAGLands
22-10-2003, 03:00
Dude, I practically ran the goddamn WMNK... and times have never been better for me. ;)
Sniplidia
22-10-2003, 03:02
I'm giving NationStates an honest shot. I'm seeing what would happen if I was actually running a country, not how many invisible nukes I can launch at every nation. I just hope I can do a halfway decent job at RPing. Here's to the n00bs like me who want to play.
<<tag for tons of reminiscing and ranting I don't have time to do right now>>
Well, CAF is now in NATO. Problem was, after TDP left CAF dwindled. NATO salvaged what was left of it, and SCORE, and soon to be NPA (N00bie Protection Agency).
A lot of NATO's success if contributed to TDP assisting our decision not to enter the Drum Gods vs. FluffyWuffy wars. We built our standards after that.
The Damned People
22-10-2003, 03:25
I'm giving NationStates an honest shot. I'm seeing what would happen if I was actually running a country, not how many invisible nukes I can launch at every nation. I just hope I can do a halfway decent job at RPing. Here's to the n00bs like me who want to play.
N00bs are irresponsible idiot players. You're a newb, meaning you're just new.
-Nik
Crimmond
22-10-2003, 03:26
As for Sniper Country, he was a great RPer. He was the first one I ever fought in my first big war... he defended Xolistan.
Hm.
Oh well.His teams couldn't be beat. They took down an Apache with a 12-gauge once.
Sniplidia
22-10-2003, 03:27
I'm giving NationStates an honest shot. I'm seeing what would happen if I was actually running a country, not how many invisible nukes I can launch at every nation. I just hope I can do a halfway decent job at RPing. Here's to the n00bs like me who want to play.
N00bs are irresponsible idiot players. You're a newb, meaning you're just new.
-Nik
Oh. Forgive my horrible internet lingo.
Crimmond
22-10-2003, 03:30
I'm giving NationStates an honest shot. I'm seeing what would happen if I was actually running a country, not how many invisible nukes I can launch at every nation. I just hope I can do a halfway decent job at RPing. Here's to the n00bs like me who want to play.
N00bs are irresponsible idiot players. You're a newb, meaning you're just new.
-Nik
Newb/Newbie: New player.
n00bie: New player that isn't getting the hang of the game or is making the same mistakes many times.
n00b: New player that has become a pain in the ass and never ceases to annoy good RPers.
Reverted n00b: An older player who's RPing skils suddenly go down the tubes to n00b level.
http://www.nationstates.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=83867
Goobergunchia
22-10-2003, 03:46
^kick^
Sigma Octavus
22-10-2003, 03:48
Heh, Midnight was back then. Got me started out on the right track.
The Damned People
22-10-2003, 20:56
Midnight, Anti-Ragnarok, Midnight Incorporated Empire, Ragnarok...
-Nik
GDODAD, UAAOT version 1, GUDA (whatever the hell that was), Moscow Pact,... etc.
Crimmond
22-10-2003, 21:13
And.... EVERYONE was a puppet master. You were an easy target if you didn't have at least 10 nations.
And, best part IMO: there were only 10 or so space tech nations.
The Damned People
23-10-2003, 01:52
I've never had more than 3 puppets...
-Nik
Copiosa Scotia
23-10-2003, 02:35
CAF member here. Some of my best war posts were wasted on GDODAD members who quit in the face of my overwhelming barrage.
And.... EVERYONE was a puppet master. You were an easy target if you didn't have at least 10 nations.
Not like in November/December, where nobody abused puppets. :D
I actually never had a puppet, but then again i didn't start posting on the forums till mid feburary, then kinda jus sat back and watched the world wars, the GDODAD vs. the world and maybe one or two store threads pop up. heheh im an older nation but not that many people know me.
Garrison II
23-10-2003, 03:03
Bah Nuclear Wankfest.... those were the days :?
The Damned People
23-10-2003, 03:08
The Underwater Bubble. Amerigan Slave Crisis... or did I say that? We need to teach these people their history. There should be an RP history thread somewhere with everything from the beginning of time in it.
-Nik
heh, i remember The Underwater Bubble, how many nukes did someone say they fired at it? only to find out you couldn't pop it...somehow
Copiosa Scotia
24-10-2003, 02:56
heh, i remember The Underwater Bubble, how many nukes did someone say they fired at it? only to find out you couldn't pop it...somehow
Just one nuke, actually, and the reason it couldn't be popped was that it was godmoded and never existed in the first place. Had it existed, the hole created by the nuke would have caused it to collapse.
The Trojan Empire
24-10-2003, 03:00
heh, i remember The Underwater Bubble, how many nukes did someone say they fired at it? only to find out you couldn't pop it...somehow
Just one nuke, actually, and the reason it couldn't be popped was that it was godmoded and never existed in the first place. Had it existed, the hole created by the nuke would have caused it to collapse.Detonated by Camdean.
Crimmond
25-10-2003, 21:21
heh, i remember The Underwater Bubble, how many nukes did someone say they fired at it? only to find out you couldn't pop it...somehow
Just one nuke, actually, and the reason it couldn't be popped was that it was godmoded and never existed in the first place. Had it existed, the hole created by the nuke would have caused it to collapse.Detonated by Camdean.From inside the bubble so as to avoid the outer defenses.
That was two days before I resigned from the GDODAD... I actually beat the rats off the sinking ship...