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Drunken Durfin
02-19-2010, 06:23 PM
Does anyone play GSIV who isn't a returning player from GSIII?

I thought this was a good question.



*Poll fail...forgot to uncheck anonymous.
audioserf
02-19-2010, 06:30 PM
This'll be interesting. Thanks for posting it.
BriarFox
02-19-2010, 06:36 PM
On a related note, I was just thinking back about the oldest version of the website I could remember. Unless something else pops into my head, the oldest one I can think of is the tan background with the jewel-shaped buttons.
GSKynthelig
02-19-2010, 06:37 PM
I have only been playing a bit short of two years now I think.
Elgrim
02-19-2010, 06:59 PM
Started playing right at the end of what was GS II. Played until the Genie bills were just too much to handle and had to stop. Came back when they moved to AOL and man, the population SOARED.

Its hard to believe what is $15-$50 today was $5-$8 an hour back in 91.
Mechwarrior1
02-19-2010, 07:21 PM
Started playing right at the end of what was GS II. Played until the Genie bills were just too much to handle and had to stop. Came back when they moved to AOL and man, the population SOARED.

Its hard to believe what is $15-$50 today was $5-$8 an hour back in 91.

Same boat. I did all of half a dozen hours on the pay to play, then went ape-shit on AOL when it was free. I remember populations well in excess of 3000 people during prime time and the lag was epic. The game interface looked like wordpad with a white screen, black text, and you had to cut and paste in long commands if you did not want to suck. Oh, and the noobism was rampant. "JOIN ME FOR TRAPDOOR!!!!!!1111". Then Icemule opened and all the morons went to the thyril swarms to be bothersome.
Sam
02-19-2010, 07:37 PM
I just messed around a bit when AOL was still on an hourly rate, because those free AOL discs were everywhere. Started pretty hardcore as soon as they went monthly and my parents could afford to subscribe.
SHAFT
02-19-2010, 08:11 PM
It's sad to think that there are billions of people in the world and simu can only get 3-400 people on at a time
Telfaahga
02-19-2010, 08:18 PM
I started out playing on prodigy way back in the day. 94 maybe?
The-Pwny-Express
02-19-2010, 08:44 PM
AOL? psh! MSN gaming zone represent!.......ehh...yeah
Mighty Nikkisaurus
02-19-2010, 09:59 PM
Ha, I found GSIII through the MSN Gaming zone.
waywardgs
02-19-2010, 10:13 PM
I was part of the AOL wave that made half of the genie folks leave because we were all jackasses. Yeah. One of those. Parents flipped when they saw a $500 aol bill, so they took my 9600 baud modem. I went and bought a 14.4 and they flipped again. Then it went monthly and I was a happy camper. And my grades went down. F u, gs!! :) Quit during college years, came back 3 years ago from the force of nostalgia and still love it despite it's downfalls.
Geshron
02-19-2010, 11:11 PM
I'm about an 8 year veteran or so. Definitely not as long as a good portion of regular posters, but was definitely around for GS3. Telfaagha is the one who got me into the game and I enjoyed it vicariously through him as a teenager haha.
Latrinsorm
02-19-2010, 11:21 PM
Its hard to believe what is $15-$50 today was $5-$8 an hour back in 91.
I remember populations well in excess of 3000 people during prime time and the lag was epic.I also played in 91, which should not be confused with '91, or 1991. I'm talking 91 AD, when Domitian ruled the eternal Empire. I have a clear and distinct memory of thousands of thousands of THOUSANDS of people on line (during prime hours) and paying thirty bars of gold bullion per second of access.
Skeeter
02-19-2010, 11:26 PM
I wonder how long it would take to organize a trap door party of random noobs now.
The-Pwny-Express
02-19-2010, 11:37 PM
I wonder how long it would take to organize a trap door party of random noobs now.

lol! bringin back the memories! Those were the good ol' days
Kuyuk
02-19-2010, 11:48 PM
haha, yeah, I remember the trap door parties as well.. good ol thyrils or whatever.
Sam
02-20-2010, 12:07 AM
haha, yeah i remember getting ditched down there in my first day or two.

and I remember going on my first trip to Icemule with Panthyr(sp), some sylvan sorcerer who used a morning star i think.. I also remember thinking he was an asshole. Probably because he'd been paying $8 an hour for his hobby and now a bunch of fucking kids were coming and ruining it for free.
The-Pwny-Express
02-20-2010, 12:18 AM
"oh damn!...that dudes holding vultite. I don't want to fuck with him" lol
Drunken Durfin
02-20-2010, 12:34 AM
"oh damn!...that dudes holding vultite. I don't want to fuck with him" lol

:rofl:
Askip
02-20-2010, 09:42 PM
<< oh damn!...that dudes holding vultite. >>

And old - look he's in his 70s!!!

:D
Drew
02-20-2010, 10:37 PM
<< oh damn!...that dudes holding vultite. >>

And old - look he's in his 70s!!!

:D

Not only did you try to get the best rolls when you created a character but the age was in a band too. I rolled up a character who started out as age 38 for some reason, all my friends were really jealous because I was level 5 and already "in his 40s".
SHAFT
02-21-2010, 01:15 AM
Remember the mangler? I'd spend a lot of time trying to get the perfect rolls
Gelston
02-21-2010, 01:17 AM
Not only did you try to get the best rolls when you created a character but the age was in a band too. I rolled up a character who started out as age 38 for some reason, all my friends were really jealous because I was level 5 and already "in his 40s".

I think starting age was tied to con or some shit. I did the same thing. It was awesome being like level 15 and being in my 50s.
LMingrone
02-21-2010, 03:25 AM
I need to find the old login picture for AOL. Had four characters with "Gemstone III" underneath them. I know someone has the old manual too, that damn thing led to everyone dropping cheese everywhere.
Drew
02-21-2010, 05:29 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/backwardhatclub/25.gif
Drew
02-21-2010, 05:30 AM
Actually this is probably the one you were thinking of:


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/backwardhatclub/oldgsaolpic.jpg
Drew
02-21-2010, 05:32 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v24/backwardhatclub/25.gif

This photo always bugged me back in the day because whoever made it clearly had no idea what classes were in GS.
Showal
02-21-2010, 01:54 PM
I need to find the old login picture for AOL. Had four characters with "Gemstone III" underneath them. I know someone has the old manual too, that damn thing led to everyone dropping cheese everywhere.

Why did everyone drop cheese? I remember doing it, but I don't remember why!
Askip
02-21-2010, 01:59 PM
<< Why did everyone drop cheese? I remember doing it, but I don't remember why! >>

To attract rats (chase!). Folks would also wave the cheese.

:D
Showal
02-21-2010, 02:08 PM
haha did it actually work?
Skeeter
02-21-2010, 02:27 PM
Some of my best memories in the game were the groups in arch wights before they ruined that area and tree parties... you know before they ruined that area too.

I don't know why the GMs at the time were so against promoting group hunting. I made friends in those areas that lasted the entire time I played.
EasternBrand
02-21-2010, 05:32 PM
haha did it actually work?

Only if you had remembered to hold a smooth stone while resting.
Elgrim
02-21-2010, 06:10 PM
Two words: Heavy Hide