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[Remf]

If an ex-muser corp does happen, I'll volunteer ta "host" (i.e. fund, totally virtually this time tho, there's great services available now) a vent/teamspeak/mumble/whatever server and maybe a webpage and bboard or something... just for old time's sake. No time, interest or ability for organizing unfortunately... but I'm all about providing infrastructure to those who can.

[CKell]

I'm good to contribute financially as well, happy to help pull some of it together over the next couple of weeks as well.

[Fuzzbox]

I can still remember my first fight ever on a MU*, it was on 3034. As one of few with strange playing times I got the honour to keep a BJ and a GRF ocupied in my JVN while some repairs where undergoing. Got a fluke head crit on the BJ on my second srm volley, and managed to dodge the GRF until my backup was ready. That was fun, unfortunatly the scenario ended shortly after that, and I don't recollect any specific people. The only thing I remember was an Awesome dubbed to BananaBoat in the hangar.

3056 I played for a long time, greetings Kanji, Galavon, Alaric, and Galen, Bey checking in. CSV will prevail.
I still remember this battle: http://hornerhouse.net/csv/next.html (thanks for the writeup Galavon)

I played on one server more (Varxis?), but it was just some harrasing during slow hours.

If people want to have a vent server I have one lying around, I set it up for SWTOR but has been abandoned for a few months.

Edited by Ingrid, 27 June 2012 - 07:58 AM.

[Marcus Hazen]

Ah Tomans, that and creating a TO&E for the AFFC at around the same time stressed Victor_S-Davion (Mark Skyfire). Thousands of Mechs to distribute in the appropiate percentages of techlevels, taking into account the reputations of the units, let alone the insane number of tanks.
i think he ended up creating a bunch of standard unit templates, split by LAAF and AFFS, copying those many times, checking the percentages, and modyfying for the right numbers. The end result was an impressive number of Commandos and PXHs.

Edited by Marcus Hazen, 28 June 2012 - 01:19 AM.

[JediMindGorilla]

So, do we think we have enough folks to do this? I'll help organize it.

I want to hear from Bianca, since she started this thread. You up for doing a clan or have one already?

I have time, but I have a ranch and I tend to go there in the winter months due to hunting season That is generally on the weekends, so still a lot of time available.

I am CST in Texas and work 4-30-4pm.

I say let's get a name picked and start forming up and gathering folks together.

Who can make a site?

Who wants to host it? I have a host if need be, but if you can host AND make it.. all the better.

Do we want to get a TS going so we can all say hello etc? heh

I play a lot of WoT right now, that is about it.

Let me know!

[Remf]

Here's a decent list of hosting sites http://www.wowwiki.c...bsite_utilities
Anyone have particularly good/bad experiences with any of them? I'll do a bit more research too, but firsthand experience >>> google-fu hearsay.

I'm thinking webpage/blog, bboard, and some type of voice server? Anything else needed?

p.s. leaning toward Enjin ultimate, if there is sufficient interest, any input appreciated. Waiting to hear back from them about MWO support (templates, in game client, etc.)

Edited by Remf, 28 June 2012 - 08:57 AM.

[CKell]

I'm happy to put together a starting site for us on one of the guild hosting services, like enjin.com. I have no html skills but it comes with things like forums, no advertising if you pay a fee per month, free mumble server etc to get us started. I'll check out a few others to see what they offer as well.

I'm playing a little bit of SWTOR and GW2, with a guild called Æos that uses the service and it's a pretty good service.

We can use the Æos mumble now to say hi and get organised until we get our own one going - the details can be found on www.aeos.enjin.com and click on mumble setup. I'll get a room created for us tonight.

Should we try to figure out a time to get on the server and get things going?

[JediMindGorilla]

Okay, bought my Elite pkg. I decided against the Legendary simply because my wife would freak and well.. I hate when she freaks

Seriously though, I decided that time divided between 4 mechs would not be as valuable as all of it spent on one mech. I chose the Atlas.

Anyway, I will be out at the ranch tomorrow through late Sunday, but yea, we should all get together and see if this is going to get enough traction. If it is, I'll step up and help organize or we can pick someone and I am a-okay with that too.

Pick a night next week and let's gather on a teamspeak or something.

[JediMindGorilla]

Okay, I spoke to DeputyDog on the phone, he is in. He stated he would help do graphics for the website also.

[CKell]

Cool, sounds like we're getting going.

Pretty much any night next week works for me after 8pm ET - Monday is probably best, but pretty good flexibility.

Some of the guys from Æos will be interested in joining the unit as well, though I don't have a count yet.

[JediMindGorilla]

lol! someone suggested "The Expendables" ...lol.. a bunch of old fart mercs!

[CKell]

lol, that works pretty well! Though I'm normally a fan of more serious/cannon names, I can see the merit in that...

[JediMindGorilla]

Okay, we need to hear from Null and Bianca and some of the other guys. Who else is in?

Sound off guys:

Null
Bianca
Scip
Kelly
Tak
Roh
Grei
Yakko
Akira
Ryder
VP
Syxx
Darby
Tam
Lance
Dirk
Torg
Bravo
Galen
Alex
Cort
Cadmann
Brit
Robo
Daeron
Frye
Jock
Nick
Jasin
Alaric
Ethaniel
Sho
Fey
Belldandy
Xela
Zoom
Daena
Rand
Calvell
Ronas
Nick D
Sten
Marcus
Kell (I know you are in.. heh)
DeputyDog (he is in)
Veretax
Telemon
Keledar
Orbz
Rudolph
Thardon
Happy
Kanji
Dub
Bob
Maxwell
Shar
Tene
Xeno

Okay.. who the hell did I miss?

[Remf]

Me? Offer still stands to fund a site, i don't particularly care to manage it but will if needed. Enjin looked like it had the best set of features, but I've no particular experience w/ them or any other hosting site. Skeet's interested too (another old btech3056 alum)

Let me know if ya want me to get it started up, etc., or if Kell or UMCE wants to handle that, I'd be happy to chip in instead.

[JediMindGorilla]

Well, if we get enough traction on the name The Expendables.. I say we go with that. DDog likes it too.. heh.. he is on vacation and was in Utah when I called.

Once we have the name, Remf.. we'll get someone to manage it, heck, a group of us can...if you wanna start it up, great. We will get ol DDog to help us maintain it when he gets back and I am betting we have plenty of nerds here like us that can spiff it up

Any votes for a different name?

Anyone flat out hate the name?

Come up with a name if you do not like it and we can throw it up to the folks.

[Belldandy Morisato]

Haha! Time to change allegience icons when I get a chance I see

[CKell]

Btw Remf, just realized you are Yer..I remember you keeping the server for us on 56 - weren't you working for Intel in Japan at that point?

[deputydog]

Yea Im in. On vacation. UCME just called me.
Ill help with graphics and using all these btech manuals on my shelf lol.

Just call it MUX - and dont tell what it stands for. could be anything.

[Remf]

Yep, back in the states for the last decade or so, but still with chipzilla.

So I went ahead and got a site started, sent DD a message on the board here since he's volunteered ta do the site setup, right?

mux.enjin.com, at least for now... can be changed easily if needed later, but i liked the sound of it, and it's nice an short.
Very flexible site/host, I prefunded it for 3 months to start out.

[JediMindGorilla]

Okay,

I sent out PMs to everyone on the list I had on my friends list.. I might have missed some folks, but if I did, here is the site:

http://mux.enjin.com

Not too worried about the name, but if we want to grow, we need a name that is not restricted to knowing wth a MUX is.. lol and it has to be somewhat cool, so we can get some folks to like it that were not part of the old crowd.. *cough* older...

We can talk about the name next week though.

For now, we need to yak about a few things HOWEVER.. (lol) there is always one of those

I will be out of town this weekend at my ranch, so I figured to list a couple things in the forums on that site, so once I get permissions, I'll throw them up there.

Hope everyone joins us! I think we can kick some butt with the major experience we have here.. either way, will be a hell of a lot of fun with the oldER crowd from the MU**