At 2/8/04 03:09 AM, James0 wrote: Ahhhh... Master Sergeant. Now there's a rank I can say with pride. One of the best-sounding ranks for a long time, if not yet...

James, does this mean you just reached the rank or you get a cheap thrill out of saying the name?

Congrats buddy!!

At 2/8/04 02:43 AM, biteme2514 wrote: So, according to the information you've given, you were away from your computer on trips and vacations for roughly three or four weeks and that's the reason that it took you so long to get to Lv. 12, right? Well, back in March, I was away for eighteen days on a school trip to Italy and France and during the summer, I was away for two and a half weeks because I was off in Japan and China with my mom and brother. That's already more than a month right there. And as if that wasn't enough, you also joined NG more than a month before I did. Yet, I'm Lv. 13 and you're not. You and your silly excuses. Besides, depositing only takes a maximum of about five minutes a day. You're just lazy, that's all. Oh, and to keep with the dancing theme, here's an inebriated rodent doing what he does best. Trying to take over the world. Narf.

well. soccer season i didn't deposite pretty much three times a week every week for 3 months. track was about 2 times a week for 3 months. indoor soccer really took its tole on me because by the time i got out of there it was 10pm and i had to get some sleep because i was tired.

so i bet if you caculate it all up theres a good month and a half of that. hell just by going to the mountains on weekends and holidays, i've arleady been there for 32 days. so i bet that could be the type of problem i have.

and i am a lazy little bastard too. and with my 56k, it takes a while for me to deposite. unless i'm feeling mean and just look for movies that can load fast and will probably just get blammed

Wow. I just flew by 14,000 blams. If thisisasignin doesn't start voting I could jump into the 7th spot without any trouble. Hope beyond all hope Gandalf!

At 2/8/04 09:47 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Wow. I just flew by 14,000 blams. If thisisasignin doesn't start voting I could jump into the 7th spot without any trouble. Hope beyond all hope Gandalf!

Who knows though, at this rate maybe you can take fixits number 1 spot! Your on fire!

Today was one of the best
blam/save days I have had in a while, so many movies.

Mike

At 2/8/04 02:49 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: James, does this mean you just reached the rank or you get a cheap thrill out of saying the name?

Both my good friend!

Congrats buddy!!

Thanks. Congrats on your 14,000 blams too!

At 2/8/04 07:53 PM, MALforPresident wrote: and i am a lazy little bastard too. and with my 56k, it takes a while for me to deposite.

STFU n00b! I've been using 56k my entire NG life and I've managed fine! But I guess all that means is I'm more patient than you and/or less lazy.

At 2/9/04 12:15 AM, Baron_Von_Bad_Guy wrote: Today was one of the best
blam/save days I have had in a while, so many movies.

Same here, I got at least 100 blams/saves yesterday if not more. (probably more) I don't know why I decided to start voting again but I've gotten quite a few over the past week.

At 2/9/04 01:12 AM, TheJoe324 wrote: Same here, I got at least 100 blams/saves yesterday if not more. (probably more) I don't know why I decided to start voting again but I've gotten quite a few over the past week.

To bad it seems to be moving slow now :/ I hope it will pick up in a little bit!

Mike

At 2/9/04 01:12 AM, TheJoe324 wrote:

At 2/9/04 12:15 AM, Baron_Von_Bad_Guy wrote: Today was one of the best
blam/save days I have had in a while, so many movies.

Same here, I got at least 100 blams/saves yesterday if not more. (probably more) I don't know why I decided to start voting again but I've gotten quite a few over the past week.

Maybe it's for the better Joe. Although I do plan on slowing down once I reach 30,000 points I have absolutely no intention of quitting. Even if you can't increase your voting power any further there's no way I'm gonna sit on my laurels and let some young upstart pass me by. I made a few incorrect (hasty) decisions on the portal tonight but still managed to snag 112 points so far (and I have one more hour to go). Coffee time!!

At 2/9/04 01:12 AM, TheJoe324 wrote: Same here, I got at least 100 blams/saves yesterday if not more. (probably more) I don't know why I decided to start voting again but I've gotten quite a few over the past week.

must have been getting bored i don't think i will ever stop but i will slow down a lot when (if) i get to 30.000 points.

At 2/9/04 08:53 AM, _lightning_ wrote: must have been getting bored i don't think i will ever stop but i will slow down a lot when (if) i get to 30.000 points.

Me too.. unless NG has by then got heaps of new ranks (well, that's not possible, because they would have to be fictionate. Anoter posiblity is larger gaps between ranks, but also a higer VP bonus), and the rat-race countinues... for ever! Arfg..
I won't be as mad when missing points then as now, that's for sure!
Actually, I MIGHT want to stop at EGG, because the EGSC looks really crappy, I think. I hate that badge. Well, maybe not..
I'd like to be allowed to re-design the EGSC badge, maiking it green and gold, because that looks soo much better... but that's just a dream, probably.

At 2/9/04 01:12 AM, TheJoe324 wrote:

At 2/9/04 12:15 AM, Baron_Von_Bad_Guy wrote: Today was one of the best
blam/save days I have had in a while, so many movies.

Same here, I got at least 100 blams/saves yesterday if not more. (probably more) I don't know why I decided to start voting again but I've gotten quite a few over the past week.

I think yesterday was a huge day for everyone - I've got 80 since I posted that 5,555 pic at 5pm local yesterday, and I had a stack before that. Jumped three places to 92, nice. And the top 50 now requires 9,000 points, only seemed like yesterday it clocked over to 8,000!

Also, as I noted in the NG Army topic, the WI/HT club is very close to a group total of 200,000 blams and protects. Which is a lot.

At 2/9/04 02:25 AM, Recon_Rebel wrote: and let some young upstart pass me by.

I made that mistake almost a year ago and let fixit pass me before I got to 30,000. I figured it out, and if I didn't only get 600 points those 2 months, I would have gotten to 30,000 a few weeks before him.

At 2/9/04 02:14 PM, jonthomson wrote: Also, as I noted in the NG Army topic, the WI/HT club is very close to a group total of 200,000 blams and protects. Which is a lot.

sure is all most more then the clockcrew i think =P

At 2/9/04 02:14 PM, jonthomson wrote: I think yesterday was a huge day for everyone - I've got 80 since I posted that 5,555 pic at 5pm local yesterday, and I had a stack before that.

Indeed, managed to bag myself a respevtable 109 points yesterday. Still, didn't even dent the difference between DOGMA and i, which was frustrating.

I've wanted to make a flash movie for ages now, but the FlashStudio thing on Macromedia.com takes too long to download! I have a 36.6k dial-up, but my ISP d/c after 4 hours, so I don't have time to dowload it. Anywhere else I might be able to download a free smaller version?

At 2/9/04 03:47 PM, RiZzOmAn_WhIgFeD wrote: I've wanted to make a flash movie for ages now, but the FlashStudio thing on Macromedia.com takes too long to download! I have a 36.6k dial-up, but my ISP d/c after 4 hours, so I don't have time to dowload it. Anywhere else I might be able to download a free smaller version?

Wrong topic Junior, but as far as I know, even with a 56 k it would take forever to download any type of flash software, so your better off saving up your money to get a cable modem.

Mike

At 2/9/04 06:31 PM, Baron_Von_Bad_Guy wrote:

At 2/9/04 03:47 PM, RiZzOmAn_WhIgFeD wrote: I've wanted to make a flash movie for ages now, but the FlashStudio thing on Macromedia.com takes too long to download! I have a 36.6k dial-up, but my ISP d/c after 4 hours, so I don't have time to dowload it. Anywhere else I might be able to download a free smaller version?

Wrong topic Junior, but as far as I know, even with a 56 k it would take forever to download any type of flash software, so your better off saving up your money to get a cable modem.

Mike

Not really. I have a simple solution for you. Keep the download running over night as you sleep and when you wake up, BAM you have macromedia flash MX!

At 2/9/04 09:34 PM, Toocool100 wrote: Not really. I have a simple solution for you. Keep the download running over night as you sleep and when you wake up, BAM you have macromedia flash MX!

A good idea if it weren't for the fact that his connection is cut after 4 consecutive hours.

I guess his options are either buy the program or get a better internet connection. I've never experienced 36k before but it must be hell - even us 56k'ers complain!

At 2/10/04 01:16 AM, Hycran wrote: i levelled up
wewt 13

Judging by the angry face, you don't like the baseball bat. And/or you don't want the level 14 pipe that's coming up. If you were meant to use the smilely face, congrats. If not, just don't deposit and you'll have the glove again in no time.
BTW, I leveled up to Elite Guard Staff Sergeant(YAY!). I do know that my sig pic is completely outdated, but that will be gone eventually. And now a question, how many people have been EGSS within 3 months of signing up? Probably TheJoe, fixit and Chrono, but was there anyone else?

At 2/10/04 02:37 AM, MrX2003 wrote:

And now a question, how many people have been EGSS within 3 months of signing up? Probably TheJoe, fixit and Chrono, but was there anyone else?

Congrats to the both of you, I am pretty sure LiveCorpse reached it with in less then three months.

Mike

At 2/10/04 01:16 AM, Hycran wrote: i levelled up
wewt 13

Congrats Hycran. If the 13 generation is this big while we're here, it should be gimoungous in a few months/a year!

At 2/10/04 02:37 AM, MrX2003 wrote: And now a question, how many people have been EGSS within 3 months of signing up? Probably TheJoe, fixit and Chrono, but was there anyone else?

No idea, but I'd probably chuck ramagi in there, she flew through the points at an alarming rate.

At 2/10/04 03:21 AM, James0 wrote:

At 2/10/04 01:16 AM, Hycran wrote: i levelled up
wewt 13

Congrats Hycran. If the 13 generation is this big while we're here, it should be gimoungous in a few months/a year!

i remember back when half the site was overrunned by people who joined up last winter, and we were all level 9s. it was crazy

then some people kinda fell away. and some got to level 10. and then they all got to 11.

now i'm just staying at 12. i dont like 13, and i dont see much point in going further if i dont even care much for the levels. i'll just rack up blam/protection points

At 2/6/04 03:58 AM, MrX2003 wrote: Thank you gfoxcook for telling me that. I thought I would be depositing for a long time only to be a level 24 forever. I hope they add some more levels because that 28,000+ EXP points to last (I hope it's the last one) secret is a bit ridicious (over 7 years?!!) and the gaps between levels will be too much for new users.

More levels would be nice, yes.

Anyway, the last secret used to be around 10,000 exp, but they moved it up 2 or 3 times... presumably because so many people were crossing over teh 10k exp mark. I think 20k would have been a better place to put it, IMO, than 30k, but oh well.

as for the gaps, they're fast approaching 700 exp now. By the time they get to 1000 exp apart, then yes... it will be time for SOME sort of change to the system. Or not.

At 2/6/04 04:03 AM, KoRnFreakeR wrote:

At 2/6/04 03:04 AM, gfoxcook wrote: Congrats to biteme and to you for teh ugly pipzors.

Hehe, little mistake there :)

Biteme just got the baseball bat ;)

Er... maybe I was thinking of another recently turned level 14, then? Anywho, sorry to whoever I left out, but it's really a shitty icon, so... congrats aren't really that in order anyway. #;-}>

At 2/6/04 04:19 AM, James0 wrote:

At 2/6/04 03:58 AM, MrX2003 wrote:

I think humantarget had access to it at one stage, when the requirement was much lower. The amount of times they have changed the exp requirement is incredible.

more than just him.

secret is a bit ridicious (over 7 years?!!)

8.2 years. Ridiculous indeed.

no kidding. They might as well have made it 36,500 so it'd take an even 10 years of work to get to it. O_o

At 2/7/04 12:21 AM, Mr_Pop_Alot wrote: Level ups are so rewarding, congrats. I actually can't wait to be the bat. The first weapon you hold.

well, technically... the lollypop is the first weapon you hold. #;-}>

At 2/7/04 02:30 AM, biteme2514 wrote: Yeah, Lost In Translation is a great film. There's still a few parts that I have yet to fully understand (something involving a toy machine gun and a bunch of drunk Japanese guys) but hey, the movie's kind of designed to be weird. Kind of dreamlike; somnambulistic, if you will. Which makes sense, considering the fact that both Murray and Johansson play characters trapped in a state of perpetual insomnia throughout almost the entire film. It's just not exactly a feel-good flick. Chances are, after watching it, you'll come out a little depressed. It's not exactly a bad thing though. I mean, it could end with a cliche, but this is one of the most original films that I've seen in a while. That, and I'm a fan of Johansson's work, so I suppose that added to the experience. That having been said, I just rented Ghost World to see tomorrow afternoon. Guess who's in it. Yep, Scarlett Johansson. It's just a phase though. I went through the exact same thing with Kate Beckinsale and Liv Tyler. Not to mention about a hundred other attractive actresses.

They're BOTH insomniacs? How does that work? Sheer coincidence or... they joined a "gaijin in Japan with insomnia!" support group or something? O_o

anyway, you never commented on Rushmore or Groundhog Day. Seen either? You should, if you likes teh Bill Murray. Rushmore was filmed in several neighborhoods nearby where I live here in Houston, too. And it is teh nifty funny movie. I wouldn't put it in my 3 movie list in my profile if it wasn't! #;-}>

At 2/7/04 04:03 AM, merc_insanity wrote: hit Elite Guard Praporshchik and 4000 exp in the same day. pretty nice

Congrats, man. I'm keepin' track of you for the top 50 blam and saves lists. You should make it someday.

BTW, I hit EG Praporshchik and level 12 within 24 hours of each other back in May 2003. #;-}>

At 2/7/04 05:21 PM, jonthomson wrote: The whole forum's been quiet to be honest, not just today but over the past week it's just seemed to be lacking in many posts. Perhaps that's something to do with there being four list updates on the 1st and nothing since then, or something else. Dunno really.

Methinks it's because teh postwar between Brainy, Rebel40000, and myself has pretty much ended. #;-}>

At 2/8/04 03:09 AM, James0 wrote:

At 2/8/04 02:43 AM, biteme2514 wrote: Sounds complicated, but it's easy to figure out if you use more than just one site.

Eh, too much to go through just to understand a sentence in somebody's post...

it's nice that someone's complaining about one of biteme's posts for a change, instead of one of mine. Ahhhhhhhhhh... :::kicks up feet on a stool and relaxes:::

Ahhhh... Master Sergeant. Now there's a rank I can say with pride. One of the best-sounding ranks for a long time, if not yet...

congrats on teh rankup, James! Sergeant First Class ain't too shabby of a name, though, is it? Certainly better than Staff Sergeant.

At 2/8/04 01:15 PM, KoRnFreakeR wrote: Yay! I reached Elite Guard Sergeant Major yesterday :) Nice looking badge!

Congrats to you, Freaker. Good job on teh 7000.

At 2/8/04 09:47 PM, Recon_Rebel wrote: Wow. I just flew by 14,000 blams. If thisisasignin doesn't start voting I could jump into the 7th spot without any trouble. Hope beyond all hope Gandalf!

And congrats as well, Recon. thisisasignin, I'm afraid, is teh donefor. #;-}> Congrats on securing #7.

At 2/9/04 01:12 AM, TheJoe324 wrote:

At 2/9/04 12:15 AM, Baron_Von_Bad_Guy wrote: Today was one of the best
blam/save days I have had in a while, so many movies.

Same here, I got at least 100 blams/saves yesterday if not more. (probably more) I don't know why I decided to start voting again but I've gotten quite a few over the past week.

I dunno either, but it's pretty nifty! Since liljim changed the lists to only update once daily, I noticed you jumped like 125 or so points between one update and the next. Impressiveness!

At 2/9/04 11:58 AM, Sturmpanzerwagen wrote: Me too.. unless NG has by then got heaps of new ranks (well, that's not possible, because they would have to be fictionate. Anoter posiblity is larger gaps between ranks, but also a higer VP bonus), and the rat-race countinues... for ever! Arfg..
I won't be as mad when missing points then as now, that's for sure!
Actually, I MIGHT want to stop at EGG, because the EGSC looks really crappy, I think. I hate that badge. Well, maybe not..
I'd like to be allowed to re-design the EGSC badge, maiking it green and gold, because that looks soo much better... but that's just a dream, probably.

I'd personally love for a system with ranks up to 40,000 points and VP bonuses up to 75% or more to be introduced. Perhaps after teh 60% at 30,000, there could be 65% at 34,500 and then 75% at 40,000. Mmmmm yeah.

At 2/9/04 02:42 PM, _lightning_ wrote:

At 2/9/04 02:14 PM, jonthomson wrote: Also, as I noted in the NG Army topic, the WI/HT club is very close to a group total of 200,000 blams and protects. Which is a lot.

sure is all most more then the clockcrew i think =P

More than any group on NG except the Blam Club, I'd wager.

At 2/10/04 12:50 AM, James0 wrote: I guess his options are either buy the program or get a better internet connection. I've never experienced 36k before but it must be hell - even us 56k'ers complain!

I guess 33.6 was before your time, eh? And 28.8... and 14.4...

I started out with a 14.4 modem in 1994. I know there are people who started out with even slower ones before me, though... I've heard tale of the ancient 9,600 baud modem... and the presumably mythical 2,300 baud modem! (gasp)

At 2/10/04 01:16 AM, Hycran wrote: i levelled up
wewt 13

congrats on level 13. Enjoy it while it lasts, for teh dreaded 14 is next!

At 2/10/04 03:21 AM, James0 wrote:

At 2/10/04 02:37 AM, MrX2003 wrote: And now a question, how many people have been EGSS within 3 months of signing up? Probably TheJoe, fixit and Chrono, but was there anyone else?

No idea, but I'd probably chuck ramagi in there, she flew through the points at an alarming rate.

ramagi's signup date is 04/06/01, though.

The current b/p system wasn't in place until 10/??/02, I believe. Thus, there's no way she was already to 4000 b/p by... uh... 07/06/01.

Same goes for fixit. 10/05/01 signup. And Joe... 06/20/01...

Crono maybe. He didn't signup until 07/27/02. And RyoHahn on 06/02/02... since they signed up in 2002, it's at least possible.

Most likely, though, is thisisasignin, who signed up in 10/03/02.

I don't remember when I first checked out teh top 50 b/p list... probably January of 2003, so maybe 2.5 months or so later, but he was already above SS then, so...

thisisasignin is the only one I can say, with perfect sureness, hit 4000 b/p before 3 months into his account's life.

Sadly, I can't have since I signed up in 2000, BUT... I started getting points on January 10th of 2003, and I was at EGSS on March 22nd of 2003, so it took me about 2.5 months to get from 0 to 4000. Just not at the beginning of my account's life, that's all. #;-}>

At 2/10/04 08:30 AM, MALforPresident wrote: i remember back when half the site was overrunned by people who joined up last winter, and we were all level 9s. it was crazy

then some people kinda fell away. and some got to level 10. and then they all got to 11.

now i'm just staying at 12. i dont like 13, and i dont see much point in going further if i dont even care much for the levels. i'll just rack up blam/protection points

I hear ya, man.

There isn't much point if you don't like the levels, true (how can you not like 16, though?), but... there IS Voting Power.

b/p will only work for increasing VP for so long... then you gotta let the exp do the musclework...

At 2/10/04 10:52 AM, gfoxcook wrote: I hear ya, man.

There isn't much point if you don't like the levels, true (how can you not like 16, though?), but... there IS Voting Power.

b/p will only work for increasing VP for so long... then you gotta let the exp do the musclework...

well. i dontl ike most of the levels up untill about 15-16. those are cool. and since it took me about half a year to get out of level 11. its gonna be a long time before i see any new level i like

EG Staff Sergeant and top 150 b/p today (147).
Prediction/Goal: I'll roll into March as EGSFC.

You still got you deposits in didn't you?

At 2/10/04 02:23 PM, Dobio wrote: Yeah.

Just wasn't posting/blamming at all.

So..are the dreams of reaching the 10000 posts before anyone else shattered?

At 2/10/04 03:25 PM, Dobio wrote: Let's just call it a burn out.

I know the feeling....