[DONE] TOG membership app

[Bam Stroker]

Gents,

Games playing now: BF3, Starcraft 2, Eve Online, LoL, TF2, Civ5, CoD2, UT2k4, STO, Minecraft and probably about 5 others that don't come immediately to mind. Looking forward to Diablo 3 and Mass Effect 3.

First games machine: An Atari 2600 clone my parents got me for Christmas when I was about 5 years old. The only game I got with it was Q-Bert and I played the arse off it. My favourite platform of all time would be the venerable C64 and I still like to fire up an emu from time to time and play some classic games or just listen to SID files.

Why TOG?: I'd been playing Eve Online on and off since 2004. About two years ago I just wasn't having any fun with the game and was about to give it away entirely. That's when by chance I discovered a player-run corp that was intended for older gamers. Their philosophy was: fun but mature gamesmanship combined with a relaxed culture and the understanding that real-life came first. When I joined at 30 I was one of the youngest guys in the corp and I found I really enjoyed the atmosphere that playing with older, more respectful gamers created.

So that brings me to a couple of days ago when I was idly looking through servers on BF3 and I saw the name "The Older Gamers". My interest was piqued and I did some Googling thinking I might be on to something similar. Sure enough; it was like discovering that awesome corp I still fly with in Eve Online all over again, only instead of that one game, TOG plays just about every game I love!

About me: I'm a 32 year old guy living in Adelaide, originally from Darwin. Unashamed nerd and a gamer. Over the years I've seen many of my former gaming buddies succumb to marriage, mortgage and children and these days I find it hard to really enjoy myself playing online among the unwashed masses of Tourettes/ADD suffering 13 year olds.

I definitely have a sweet tooth for some classic games and will occasionally be overwhelmed by sudden urges to play things like C&C1, Doom, Homeworld, UT or MOO2 and try to find as many people as possible to play them with me.

[Ninja Gizmosis]

Welcome to TOG. Eve has a great divison here that you can step into, as well as the BF divisions.

A moderator will be along shortly to check your application

[Bam Stroker]

Hi Ninja. I see you're in Adelaide as well. Try joining the channel Adelaide Crew next time you're in-game. We're slowly pulling together Adelaide Eve players and we've had several meet-ups.

[Buff]

Bam Stroker,

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-together, 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 49,000 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

[Bam Stroker]

Chaws! o7

[Buff]