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level1nobody
Super Regular
Cold Giver

P: 12/13/2021 14:03 EST
E: 12/13/2021 14:08 EST
    Most people in IT know a time in their career when they worked more hours than they were compensated for. And they've had plenty of "busman's holidays," where they've spent their leisure time fixing computers for family and friends.

I've been here long enough (since 2004) to know how much of their leisure time Drippy and the admins commit to keeping this server on the rails (no pun intended). The server maintenance and backups, working on the mods, tweaking the balancer logic even though we'll never all be happy with it, handling reports and otherwise being more or less on-call for something that's fun and free to us.

Looking at the tally of donations and server hosting fees, it seems like we've always kept a slight net positive balance. I'm still gonna try to get a few bucks sent in this year. Because I'd be totally fine for any extra to fall into a "slush fund" of sorts to benefit Drippy and the longtime admins.

If I'm way off-base with my assessment of all that, let me know. But it just feels right to acknowledge D2F for always being around to let me blow off steam (still no pun intended) when I was at my most asocial and needed a break from reality.
  
kyree
Super Regular
Killer Scout

P: 12/13/2021 16:42 EST
E: 12/13/2021 16:44 EST
    I have personally met a few people from this community, and I am so glad to have D2f to come back for MANY years...I have been here longer than Ralphy I believe...before stats..before pregame, when nail exploits still existed
People in this community have gone above and beyond to help each other in times of need...whether it be financially, or just a person to bounce ideas off...
I am so thankful for steam and the ability to download any of the games I own...because let's face it...I lost that cd years ago

At first we hated Steam, because we feared change...I remember the day D2F switched from WON to Steam...and teleporters arrived...
for a game from 1999, this motherfucking server has stood the test of time
Shit if I remember correctly, this server was run from a pc where drippy worked...and I'm pretty sure drippy's 2 was also run from the same situation...

we watched friends drop off because of WOW...we've watched our Brothers and Sisters pass...Curt/Kalani (RIP)...
People here have opened their homes, and wallets just to go that extra mile...I have made lifelong friends here...I can't imagine how shitty my life would be without this server!

Thank you drippy, and all those that continue to contribute..either financially, or just populating the server...CHEERS!

8,286 days
  
Backalleybuttlove
Super Regular
Crack-Powered Capper

P: 12/14/2021 05:40 EST
    I'm glad I had my CD lying around otherwise I'd have to buy all my games again. The email the account was tied to, the website went down so I had no way to get the confirmation codes. I emailed steam about this and they asked for a picture of the CD key which I miraculously had after all these years. So crazy that CDs are pretty much obsolete media. Starcraft II started running not so good on my computer and I was feeling nostalgic for some old school CS, this was around 2017 when I had my steam account reactivated.

I remember the transition from WON to steam. Steam simply would not run on my system and I was very spiteful and butthurt. Used to play on WON2 servers which had a niche community like the current TFC community.

I had a large chunk of my gamer social network drop like flies because of WOW.

  
Ignorant_Florist
Daycare Manager
Pipebomb Monkey

P: 12/15/2021 15:25 EST
E: 12/15/2021 15:26 EST
   
kyree wrote:
I have personally met a few people from this community, and I am so glad to have D2f to come back for MANY years...I have been here longer than Ralphy I believe...before stats..before pregame, when nail exploits still existed
People in this community have gone above and beyond to help each other in times of need...whether it be financially, or just a person to bounce ideas off...
I am so thankful for steam and the ability to download any of the games I own...because let's face it...I lost that cd years ago

At first we hated Steam, because we feared change...I remember the day D2F switched from WON to Steam...and teleporters arrived...
for a game from 1999, this motherfucking server has stood the test of time
Shit if I remember correctly, this server was run from a pc where drippy worked...and I'm pretty sure drippy's 2 was also run from the same situation...

we watched friends drop off because of WOW...we've watched our Brothers and Sisters pass...Curt/Kalani (RIP)...
People here have opened their homes, and wallets just to go that extra mile...I have made lifelong friends here...I can't imagine how shitty my life would be without this server!

Thank you drippy, and all those that continue to contribute..either financially, or just populating the server...CHEERS!

8,286 days
QFMFT!

I barely remember Kalani, but I do remember Curt, who I had on my Facebook Friends list.

I remember when Cybergunn and IHMHI came to my house after Rose died, just to spend time with me and make sure I was okay.

You can't BUY friends like this.

This community has rallied around those of us who have been down and out, to help bring us back up.

If anyone wonders why I accepted, and will remain an Admin until the day I die, there's your reason. I will do whatever I can to protect and serve this server and community.

My wife has been instructed to let Drippy- and this community(and the few others I'm on) know should something happen to me.

But just know how much everyone here means to me.
  
angry_salad
Super Regular
Medic Capping
Service

P: 12/15/2021 19:52 EST
    I remember Kalani, she had an annoying habit of standing at the first spiral turn and sniping folks entering the spiral. Especially me.  
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