04-29-2003, 09:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 04-29-2003, 09:32 PM by _Acid_Head_.)
Ahh the good ol' days... here's my store:
I remember before I played on KAH, the very first server I played on was a 24/7 rc_user2 server, named WHO clan server (or some shit like that), I learned how to shoot over bars quickly and accurately there, that map is perfect for just that. When I started playing on KAH, it was a whole new way of looking at Ricochet for me, I never played rc_arena until then, being used to rc_user2... I never learned how to strafe in the air. My skill boomed when I learned how to strafe jump, people (even the more skilled players like Gemakk and Knightmare) told me that I had a very unique style, and potential to be a great RC player, that being told to me by several players, I kept on playing, kept getting better, and in about a month I was a worthy opponent against some of the best RC players, although I rarely won, I still knew I was lasting much longer, I craved more skill. I met a lot of other players there, some still play, some don't, Hylander (Johnny Kill) and I became great friends. Gemakk and Sinbad inspired me, I kept trying and trying, I was always looking for a way to beat people better than me, watching them play others, learning to avoid air shots, learning new jumps and new tricks. I loved ricochet a lot, it was the only challenging game other than EverQuest that I played. When APS came up, everybody moved to that server, it lasted a while, but later on the server started lagging too much, and a lot of people lost interest in ricochet for one reason or another. I can't read minds, but I'm pretty sure this whole time I was known as "that ###### that plays here".
When Holdout's came out, I had to get used to NOT being such an ######, it wasn't easy, but I did indeed change, although I still have trouble keeping myself under control when others try to regulate me, I seem to have dodged countless kicks/gags and two bans, still playing, still learning. About two months after playing on Holdout's I finally got broadband DSL, this helped me in a tremendous way. Soon after getting used to my new ping, I became (what I would consider) the best player in Ricochet, at that time RWS, Pique, RP2 weren't that good, and I took advantage of my good skill with a crappy ping. Things happened pretty fast after that, RP2 became the best, then RWS, then Pique. Playing g-boy has become a real challenge lately, I would rank him as the best player in the ricochet community as of this moment, at least I KNOW he's up there on the list. Lately I've been trying to better the game by encouraging the community to make some maps, post some topics on how to perform some tricks, I just wish more people would give Ricochet a chance, at first glance this game is a pos, but as you keep playing, and learning, it becomes one of the most unique and challenging games you will ever play. I'm SURE I left out a lot of my history in RC here, a lot of friendships, sorry if I did, you know who you are guys and gals =)
Whatever, I'm just rambling, had to speak out my thoughts some time. Love you all =)
except cloud...
I remember before I played on KAH, the very first server I played on was a 24/7 rc_user2 server, named WHO clan server (or some shit like that), I learned how to shoot over bars quickly and accurately there, that map is perfect for just that. When I started playing on KAH, it was a whole new way of looking at Ricochet for me, I never played rc_arena until then, being used to rc_user2... I never learned how to strafe in the air. My skill boomed when I learned how to strafe jump, people (even the more skilled players like Gemakk and Knightmare) told me that I had a very unique style, and potential to be a great RC player, that being told to me by several players, I kept on playing, kept getting better, and in about a month I was a worthy opponent against some of the best RC players, although I rarely won, I still knew I was lasting much longer, I craved more skill. I met a lot of other players there, some still play, some don't, Hylander (Johnny Kill) and I became great friends. Gemakk and Sinbad inspired me, I kept trying and trying, I was always looking for a way to beat people better than me, watching them play others, learning to avoid air shots, learning new jumps and new tricks. I loved ricochet a lot, it was the only challenging game other than EverQuest that I played. When APS came up, everybody moved to that server, it lasted a while, but later on the server started lagging too much, and a lot of people lost interest in ricochet for one reason or another. I can't read minds, but I'm pretty sure this whole time I was known as "that ###### that plays here".
When Holdout's came out, I had to get used to NOT being such an ######, it wasn't easy, but I did indeed change, although I still have trouble keeping myself under control when others try to regulate me, I seem to have dodged countless kicks/gags and two bans, still playing, still learning. About two months after playing on Holdout's I finally got broadband DSL, this helped me in a tremendous way. Soon after getting used to my new ping, I became (what I would consider) the best player in Ricochet, at that time RWS, Pique, RP2 weren't that good, and I took advantage of my good skill with a crappy ping. Things happened pretty fast after that, RP2 became the best, then RWS, then Pique. Playing g-boy has become a real challenge lately, I would rank him as the best player in the ricochet community as of this moment, at least I KNOW he's up there on the list. Lately I've been trying to better the game by encouraging the community to make some maps, post some topics on how to perform some tricks, I just wish more people would give Ricochet a chance, at first glance this game is a pos, but as you keep playing, and learning, it becomes one of the most unique and challenging games you will ever play. I'm SURE I left out a lot of my history in RC here, a lot of friendships, sorry if I did, you know who you are guys and gals =)
Whatever, I'm just rambling, had to speak out my thoughts some time. Love you all =)
except cloud...