[DONE] Full member application - Pathologic

[Pathologic]

Hey everyone, nice to meet you. A friend recommended that I apply for TOG because it is a strong, friendly community for gaming, and that's what I am looking for at the moment. I have just finished with the Rift open beta as I assume a lot of you have, and I am looking forward to the head start in a few days.

I've come from a long background of MMORPGs primarily, with a dottering of RTS and FPS here and there, but I tend to try most games that come out. Most notably, I played FFXI for approximately 5 years, and WoW for about the same. In both cases I played in relatively hardcore progression type guilds, but I am not really after the same out of Rift - I don't have the same time or drive to stay up for late late nights and painful work days anymore. I also spent a couple of years in Neverwinter Nights 1 persistant realms, one big one in particular I played for over 2 years, though I can't remember it's name.

Prior to all that though, the first system I really played was the old NES, and as far as consoles go I have always been a Nintendo type of guy - duck hunt and zelda are my earliest game memories. I spent a number of highschool years playing various Games Workshop tabletop games as well; mostly necromunder and warhammer fantasy.

I played a lot of counterstrike when it was in its prime (1.3-1.6 sort of time), but besides that I never got into FPS much. I designed the original mIRC bot that is used in iPGN-comp pugs many many years ago, though I am sure it has gone through many iterations since then... I love RTS as well, though I would be the first to say I am not very good at them. I much prefer TD style maps in most of those type of games.

I want to join TOG because I am looking for a group of gamers that is mature and understands that life happens, and isn't guided by a hormone response that leads them to punch the closest wall if one doesn't get one's way. I am sure some adults respond in a similar fashion, but it seems much less likely. My friend speaks highly of the community here, and that is what I am really after from my online gaming experience now.

A little about me to end the post; my name is Duncan. I am from Melbourne.. mostly.. though I have spent a lot of time here and there. I was born in Canberra, moved to Melbourne at 3, have lived in Japan for a year, and Arnhem Land for a year, on an Island off the coast - an interesting experience. I am 28 years old, Christmas eve is my birthday. I have studied classical trombone at uni, as well as a degree in bummery (arts), Japanese and Sociology. I worked as a manager at an agricultural research company, as a teacher in Japan and Arnhemland, and now I am studying to become an enrolled nurse in Queensland with an aim to move on to Registered nursing. That's pretty much me in a nutshell! I get quickly bored doing the same thing, which translates into my gaming as well - in WoW for example, I really only played druid and paladin, because each of them could easily transition into other roles.

Since I live in Queensland, my time zone is AEST and we don't have daylight savings (grr). GMT+10, or something like that. Is it +9? Not sure.

[Markan]

Hi Pathologic ,

Welcome to TOG, your application has been reviewed and approved.

You now have full access to all parts of TOG including:

• All TOG member only Forums
• All TOG member only areas of the website
• All TOG member only game divisions
• All TOG game servers

Your membership also includes access to various get-togethers, events, contests, and other exclusives for this 25 and over only organisation.

For a complete list of everything your membership includes along with everything you might want to know in order to take advantage of your new membership, be sure to stop by to read the "New TOG Members' Guide"

Currently TOG consists of nearly 30 game divisions and over 44,000 registered members. There's also plenty of other cool stuff on TOG, so browse around & check it all out. We sincerely hope that you enjoy TOG for as long as you choose to. Feel free to spread the message to your friends and family who enjoy gaming and don't forget to have fun yourself!

All the best!

The Older Gamers