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THAT guy...
Topic Started: Jun 20 2015, 04:56 AM (292 Views)
Dias Blade
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Hmm... Reckon I'll just toss up what I wrote elsewhere.

Mm. Makes me feel old.

20+ years at this point in life. My Dad actually was the reason for me getting into it. He was really huge on computers and technology, having gone to school for it before becoming a mechanic instead. Granted, he was also drafted into the service and became the Chief Engineer for the USS America, Navy Aircraft Carrier. But anyways, so the internet was actually around for a while but I wasn't exactly too into it, unlike him. He had designed a few games of his own for the computer, and THAT is what really drew my interest.

Then AOL (HOLY SHIT RIGHT!? LOL!) had what I guess is like the first ever MMORPG in history called Neverwinter Nights from D&D, which my Dad was hardcore into all that stuff. So obviously he introduced me to the game and I started playing it, which got me involved in being on the computer. Now, bare in mind this way like back in 1994, so we're talking YEARS here. One thing lead to another and I got involved in some actual D&D stuff, but that whole stats crap never really took off with me. What DID, however, were the stories and all the creative aspects of it. So I got into writing and some other friends at the time took an active interest is just playing the game that way without the need for pieces or a board or even the rulebooks cause we were all pretty damn broke back then. (Our family did alright, but nothing to really brag about. Christmas time, Dad would let me pick from a big bag of hand-me-down G.I. Joe action figures he had collected over the years)

But anyways, so while we were RPing together by "primitive standards" ( Haha? ) I was still playing that online game. Then shit started to get a lot more connected with new features being released. AIM was the new big thing and I got into that. It opened up a larger world to connect with. Eventually, while RPing with others through that method, I ended up getting lead into the grand wide world of Yahoo! Groups and GeoCities. Never got too serious with anything involving MySpace since for me the place to be was the old RPS (RolePlay Society) which sadly, like many other things from back then, no longer exist...

But yeah. The rest is history.

I would normally leave out the rest, but considering the point is to get a better bearing on me I suppose I should.

To list all of the places I have been to would be ridiculous, not to mention nearly impossible at this point. I'd say, collectively, I have been in some odd 4,000-5,000 battles if you include all the Clan Wars stuff. I have nearly 200 characters, not including NPCs and have likewise participated in the first and second "Tournament of Ages" (Took 1st Place in the first tourney), the "Dark Martial Arts Tournament" (Yes, same one from Yu Yu Hakusho ^_^ ), the "Tournament of Legends" and a few others that I wouldn't really deem worth calling tournaments even if others felt different. By old league standards set by RPS and all affiliated RPNetwork sites, I was registered as an S Rank in the Arena and a certified RP Trainer for newbies or those seeking to enter the Apprentice Program as I did. My Mentor was "Dark One" aka "Lanford D'Linux", Commander of the Azure Knight Squad for the Tyril Kingdom (Clan).

List of Clans: (The following is a list of all the Clans I have been apart of, in order from oldest to most recent going top to bottom)
-The Tyril Kingdom / TTK [Home Site: RP Society]
-AVALANCHE [Home Site: Final Fantasy Lounge]
-LEGION [Home Site: Final Fantasy Lounge]
-The Fenril Knights (Founder) [Home Site: FENRIL KNIGHTS]
-Kingdom of Wu [Home Site: Legend of Dynasty Warriors]
-Shinra Inc. [Home Site: AnimeLeague]
-The Aethera State / TAS (Founder) [Home Site: AnimeLeague]
-The Soul Society [Home Site: AnimeLeague]
-SOF Crimson Knights / CK (Founder) [Home Site: AnimeLeague / FFLounge]

I am currently still the leader of the Crimson Knights which is located at the revived FFL: http://z15.invisionfree.com/fflounge/index.php?

ALL THE FORMAL SHIT ASIDE... x_x

Yeah, I honestly stopped caring about it a long while back. I've had to "prove" myself so many times that at some point, the whole reputation thing and desire to get respect from total strangers just sorta went out the window. So everything written above are things I generally tend to keep to myself since then you get to deal with all the annoying "fyte me bitch!" cracks that just make me facepalm half the time. So how about something that is ACTUALLY worthwhile, hm? ^_^

I'm 29 years old, going on 30. I'm married to a beautiful woman who also happens to be an RPer (Ferra at FFL) and a Gamer (And a Manager at Gamestop as well, which she and I are very proud of). I am not currently working right now due to a back injury which required surgery to fix. I suffered a large herniated disc between the L4 and L5, with a microdiscectomy being done to remove the herniated portion of the disc. I have been going through physical therapy since. My Major is in Video Game Design and I have been working on and off with Indie Developers. I know various Martial Arts and have 6 years of Kenjutsu under my belt and 7 years Fencing in the Dueling Club. (Obviously long before the back injury >_< ) I am also a hardcore fan of Strategy Games and RPGs and my oldest console is an Atari 7800 that I got from my Dad.

I'm a rather laid back person and its typically not easy to make me angry. I can be very patient with people, although once I've decided I no longer wish to associate with someone I simply stop caring they exist. I don't respond to self-entitled behavior like people demanding my attention or that I take them seriously regardless. I'm sure everyone has, at one point or another, come across that type of person who likes to talk big and just get in your face and lay down challenges to ya like its going out of style. At most they might get a laugh out of me, assuming I'm actually bothering to read what they are saying.

I respect everyone I meet as an equal. Period. Unless shown otherwise. Once someone loses that respect, its really hard to earn it back with me. For the record, I don't respect someone less for losing a fight, either. For me respect is based solely on a person's actions and behavior, as it should be. I am also a firm believer that personal experience is not king. I've seen guys who have been RPing for as long as myself lose to folks who were only playing for like a couple years. RP Fighting is a game in which two minds go head to head. There are plenty of people in the world who are just gifted with a brilliant mind suited to a game of wits. Natural Talent, basically.

Also, personal disclaimer, while my posts have a tendency to come out somewhat long at times, I am NOT of the opinion that posts NEED to be long. I actually hate when people get over wordy with their posts like they're in a Fanfic Contest or some "Best Writer" competition. I don't care about flashbacks, don't give two shits how super awesome red a dude's tie is or the 5 paragraphs about how powerful he is that how dare anyone think they stand a chance against him. I like people who are able to keep their posts on point and clean, give only what is ACTUALLY NEEDED and who aren't doing a half million things with their character in a single post that half of which will likely be rendered invalid anyways cause I decided why in the hell would I be stupid enough to let them do all of that in the first place.

That more or less sums me up. Now. DANCE TIME! D:<

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You forgot your time at RPG Palace ;P
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