TOG - The Older Gamers

Taurondir · 5th February 2007, 01:01 PM

Im 38. I work 50+ hours week in a computer store, trying ot get people on the phone to click on the Start Bar. And people wonder why I play GW at night and wipe out entire regions of red dots ...

I run a local LAN group and its there we play all the RTS and FPS, but online these days its just been GW. I aquired a total of 5 accounts from really bored ex-players hoping id get my LAN group to play. Even had a bored Guild Leader pass Guild Hall control to me. One night, without telling me. Tried playing with "locals" online, but everyone seems to be busy being busy. Hell, I even offered money ...

The guild my primary toon is in is "locals" (again) but you all know how it is, it sounds easy in theory, then RL makes it impossible, hell I been offline 3 months in the last 6 when my ISP played silly buggers with me. Lack of people online and the fact that im bored (after 20 months) of soloing means I needed another angle.

Anyway, quick search on Google, you guys came up. I thought, hell, this looks interesting, maybe I can even convince them that Mechwarrior 4 is "The Game" ...

EDIT:

I re-read the faqs, and noticed the bright red bit mentioning "state you understand the conditions". Answer is "yes I have", and its probably the only "EULA" i had actually actually ever read in months (i skip the MS ones).

Note: For goodness sake, please dont think this is critical of me, im just making an observation:

My vision, is screwy. one eye is so bad that if i shut the good one, I cant even read what im typing right now, my 3D is screwed, and even LCD brightness levels will eventually give me bad headaches; in the FAQ you have, mixing in lots of bright colours, to me, cause almost instant insanity, its really hard to focus on the flow, as no normal document is ever formatted that way, If I made it pink on yellow to you guys it might have the same effect. Im about to cut-paste all the FAQs, strip the colour and re-read them. I should have done that before, cuase its still possible I missed something. if I did, expect an "EDIT 2".

mayday · 5th February 2007, 03:49 PM

G'day and welcome to TOG.

You're application looks ok to me, not much else for you to do at the moment except relax. An Admin/Mod type person will be around sooner or later with their magic TOG wand to stamp your application. Once membership has been granted, you'll have access to the TOG forums. Have fun.

CannonFodda · 5th February 2007, 04:35 PM

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

You will now have full access to all parts of the TOG website
• All TOG member only forums
• All member only areas of the website
Undoubtedly you want to get started and the best place to start is to visit the main forum for the game in which you are interested, have a read of the sticky posts and other threads that catch your attention.

Introduce yourself and ask any further questions you may have.
You will find other TOG members most helpful if you take the time to ask any questions you may have.

The social heart of TOG can be found in “The Lounge Room”, where any topic is being discussed and debated. If you want to know the other TOG members across the whole of TOG visit the Lounge Room.
Want to know when the next real life get together is of TOG members, again the lounge room is the place to be.

We sincerely hope that you enjoy TOG for as long as you choose too, 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!

Taurondir · 5th February 2007, 04:53 PM

Thank you. I'll do just that. From work. When noone is watching

Bor@c · 5th February 2007, 05:08 PM

Welcome to TOG! Please stop by the COD division forums, check in with the peeps there, and find out what COD is all about and what the really really dark side of TOG is playing. JK. You will be more than welcome to stop by and say hello. Once again welcome.

ozbrat · 5th February 2007, 05:59 PM

Welcome aboard TOG and Welcome to TOG GW. Stop by the forums, have a look around and find which guild ( and there is now 4) is in your area.
Australia is Temple of Older Gamers of TOG2

Looking forward to seeing you in game