PHUCKITMAN

Let start with your clan name? Roody
   Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? In former times "Ans" later sometimes "FreakFunk"
    When and where were you born? My son claims that I should have met the dinosaurs. Grrrrrr
But it was 1972 Oct. In a small city named Gelnhausen (Germany)
    When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Drummer in a rockband, better metalband.
    Where have you lived? My whole life in a small village near Frankfurt. In the middle of the dark woods.
    What got you into gaming? My neighbour and his two COMPETITION PRO joysticks plugged in the C64
    Your first game you played? Xerons
    And what do you play now? Xerons and COD4
    Why did you join XI? The name "xtreme idiots" catched me. My humor! And I was addicted by the freezetag server from xi. Very funny mod.
    What do you get from being in this clan? I can no longer be kicked from a full server. Meet incredible crazy people from all around the world
    What is your favorite hobby? See my son laughing, freezing some old guys, repairing notebooks and personal computers, my dog, mountainbiking
    What is your favorite travel destination? acores, la gomera
    Are you married? Yep. Nearly 20 years now. Hard time for my wife.
    Do you have children? A wonderful son ("Cpt. Rex" on COD4 ft Server)
    What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? A black cat called "Shadow" und a black dog named "Sky"
    Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Hallenhalma and Tabletennis. Timo Boll is my fav sportsman
    What causes are you passionate about? Helping helpless people. For example refugees from ukraine, disabled persons and much more. Respect for all people
    Do you volunteer? If so, where? I'm member in school parents council. And in DLRG (german lifesaving society). There I train swimming for kids
    What is an interesting fact about you? My shoe size is 10
    Did you belong to any professional organizations? yes
    What is your current job title? system engineer
    Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? It's a great swimming award in germany called "Seepferdchen"
    Where do you work? In Frankfurt at a big broadcaster
    What other job titles have you had in your career? Carer for disabled persons, communications electronics engineer spezialiced in telecommunications, sound engineer.
    Where else have you worked? Hanau, Gelnhausen
    Why did you choose to work in your industry? Make my hobby to my job
    Why do you like your job? Money. Canteen. Get to know lots of people. Get to know lots of new technical features
    How would you describe your career? chaotic
    What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? I'm proud of a Unplugged-CD-recording with Amy Macdonald as sound engineer
    If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Don't do anything you don't like to do!
    What is your favorite sport? Hallenhalma, etreme couching, Tabletennis, Mountainbiking
   
    If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? Let it rain brains for humanity!

I've been busy all week so I have not had the chance to check in on this one. I am glad that the changes we have trialled went well on Sunday, and I am all for seeing how it goes over an entire weekend.
If anything crops up that comes to attention, I am hoping that it can be addressed swiftly and without issue!

Look,you are never too old to play again....I don't know how old you are but I didn't get back in to it until my two grown sons hauled the paintball guns out of storage 3 years ago hadn't played since about 13 years before that. I'm 58 and not as fast as I was...haha not fast at all and with my gear on.....old slow but still deadly. Magfed today is a lot like playing single pump the way you guys played it.limited ammo but in a different platform, military like with the mags but there are some who run box mags(roundball only)it's a hopper that feed the gun from the bottom like a magazine but not many of those.I like the Milsim aspect because it's really like training with my real AR same platform and well, look at the picture and my rifle.It is very tactical and as you know good communication is key.I have a whole back up kit with my back up marker, a Tippmann TMC Elite and plate carrier vest to hold the mags even a mask...so let me know.... One thing I live by...." just get out there and do it ! "  IT referring to anything you want to do.... 

Looks like a load of fun was had by all. I started playing Paintball in So. Cal. in the mid 80's on some old TV Show locations like M.A.S.H., "A" Team and Baa Baa Black Sheep/Tour of Duty. Those fields were cool and each was different. MASH was in the hills near Simi Valley on the same Canyon Property that was used to film the Lone Ranger, Cisco Kid and other westerns and was know for lots of house size or larger granite boulders and lots of trails and scrub brush. The A Team property had lots of sandbag bunkers and downed aircraft and wooden towers and huts and exploded cars and was in a canyon outside of Burbank in the foothills that probably have homes on them now. The Tour of Duty/BBBS field was my Favorite because it was alike the A Team one but with more Structures, no cars, and palm trees and was in a canyon in the Malibu area so the ocean air kept you cool even in the heat of summer. We started out using Nelspot Markers and wearing whatever and only old shop goggles for eye protection. Single shot pump action with 10 rounds and a 12gr cartridge. CTF games and lots of missed kills or shots at point black in the back. It was fun but it was a lot of hiding and then someone grabbing the flag and sprinting since hunting players was tough with that equipment. Then we figured out that we could get camo cheap at surplus stores, better eye, face and body protection in motocross magazines and found the Sheridan Markers and that frame changed it all for us. A guy who was on our team that formed at the MASH field "my first" and made props for the movies learned how to replace the barrel with a 24 inch barrel that was just a C hair smaller than the balls and added a shoulder stock that held a 10oz Co2 canister and for a few of us he even made noise suppressors that made the pop a little puff. These guns changed the game since you could hit almost anything you aimed at up to about 100 feet and with the added hopper feeder you didn't run out of paint in a fire fight. I still always carried a stock Sheridan in a shoulder holster because it stayed out of the way, protected my forward chest area and if I had a ball bust in the barrel I could still fight since my pockets were filled with 8-10 10 balls tubes of paint to reload the hopper or pistol on the run. The Team at MASH field was called "Havok" and I was the right flank gunner so my job was at the start of each game to run as fast as possible up the right boundary and get to at least mid field before engaging the other team and hold that edge and push. We were featured in a magazine that came out in 88 all about paintball and products since we were the second best team in Calif and 4th in the nation even without going to Nationals. We were even sponsored by Oakley and O'Neil and they provided us with eye wear, gear bags, clothes, and footwear as well as paying our fees for games and paint. Several of my teammates went on to become stars in the game and did endorsements and were in the mags. When I moved to No. Carolina in 90 I found a team that had a great field and a good group of guys who couldn't play worth a damn. I asked about joining the team after a few weeks and they said go out on the field and wait for 3 guys to find you. Once the first shot is fired you have to live for 5 minutes to make the team. I found a old Deer stand about 15ft up and hid there and soon the 3 guys walked down the trail toward me only 1 after the other with very little spread  in a straight line. I rose up slowly and shot the one in the back of their line and the middle guy and finally the lead guy all before they even knew where I was. I went up to the staging area and someone told me I was supposed to run after that first shot and avoid the other guys. I went to my truck and pulled out my old Havoc Field Jacket with my patches and put it on and explained to them if you kill the other team you win and walk the flag back. That started the run that Allied Special Forces enjoyed for years after we won our first State title that year after they finished last the year before I showed them how the game was played. The game had changed many times since then and will continue to change but the RUSH is still the same and the lesson is still the same. If you are in a situation where you can get shot you will and if you get shot you will die. So I avoid real guns but still love playing bang bang and knowing when I have hit something instead of hearing my little brother claim I missed lol. Thanks @Streetcleaner for sharing your current set-up and how the game has changed since the humble days when I remember it getting started on a bigtime scale aka the olden days

Let start with your clan name? SweeperMan
    Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? Boner, AssBlaster
    When and where were you born? Northern. Illinois, USA
    When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Paleontologist
    
    Where have you lived? Mutiple places in Northern Illinois, Upper Peninsula Michigan (Yooper). Yellowstone National Park, Denver Co., Oklahoma
    Your first game you played?  Doom, then Quake, the one with Gordon in it...
    And what do you play now? COD WAW freeze tag, COD 4 freeze tag,
    Why did you join XI? was playing on our servers for years and finally decide to become a certified IDIOT
    What do you get from being in this clan? fun,fun,fun and lots of stress relief!
    What is your favorite hobby? Judge KCBS BBQ competitions, gaming, riding Harley, camping, shooting real guns, car shows and cruise nights, ebiking
    Are you married?  No...I'm allergic to it...
    Do you have children? No
    What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? 1 cat named Bella...I really want a Black Lab!!!!
    Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Greenbay Packers (Shareholder), Chicago Cubs, Rockford IceHogs hockey team
    What causes are you passionate about? Salvation Army, Mission Zero helping sucidial veterans out
    What is an interesting fact about you? I was an outlaw biker once and then become a cop
    What is your current job title? Mechanical Senior Designer, design the world's oldest street sweepers
    Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? High honors in college, finished 1st in my police academy class
    Where do you work? Elgin, Illinois at Elgin Sweeper
    Where else have you worked?  Union Special designing and making industrial sewing machines, Sheriff dept, Milkman.
    Why did you choose to work in your industry? Because I know the CAD software and they paid money!
    Why do you like your job? Cleaning up the world one street at a time
    How would you describe your career? It pays for play time!
    What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? Designing the 1st all Electric street sweeper
    Describe a time that your career was rewarding. When customers are happy with thing sweeper and when I do CAD demos for prospective customers and explain our design process
    If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Learn a trade or skill. finish school, hang with like minded people, be an IDIOT!
    
    What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? Purpose and cleaning the world up abit
    What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? Work is a means, enjoy life
    What do you hope to accomplish in your career? Retire!!!
    Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? Master Judge for Kansas City BBQ society, County chair of county zoning/planning commission, Chapter Prez of local motorcycle rights origination ABATE
    What is your favorite sport? Real football, ebiking, playing pinball, Freeze tag
    If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? more wishes!!! no wait peace, lower taxes, no corruption, more gaming time, Twix bars were healthy for me, more camping time, not to be dyslexic, cure for dementia.
 
 

@SweeperMan Thanks for sharing, its was a great read except for the Packers part lol(Vikings fan here)
 

Pain,
Today, on the TDM server it worked well as we discussed.  Our hope is that it works better for all on the server.  It will make a big inpact for the CTF maps for sure.  Of course there may (will) be people trying to test the will, but as we said there will always be recourse if needed.  Nice work Pain!

Good evening folks, 
Just passing this your way but I am going to try a couple of things in the server as a trial

I want to look at fixing the issue we have with Auto Balance. Currently, the server sets people into teams as soon as they join the server, and then scrambles it again in the next map; auto selecting peoples teams, even the spectators. What this means is that the server will try to auto balance spectators.
The idea that I propose is to turn off the team auto-select, meaning that you can now choose your own teams. This stops the server from giving you a team automatically, and it should then stop the auto-balance not moving people around. However, there is a down-side to this; this will invite team stacking. People want to play with their mates, which is great and all but it can end up with teams being 6-4 etc. I would like to think that people have the decency to still choose auto select. 
To combat this inevitability, the server will check every 15 seconds if the teams are balanced and if not, it will move someone. Again, if it moves someone and they move themselves back to where they used to be, I will warn you. If you do it again, I will kick you. It may end up moving people all the time, but this is something I want to try out at least. 
This will be live for tomorrow, and will run for tomorrow to see how it goes. 
I have also added some new sniper maps to the server, which will break it up a bit more because I was using old maps from old rotations. 
Hope to see you all tomorrow!  
 

Moved from cod2 appeal to cod5 appeal by me.

Moved to cod5 ban appeals by me.

I just did 2 different reaction tests and very happy to say that at my advanced age I posted a 241ms and 232ms. So when I am playing COD2 tomorrow morning I will will be comforted in the knowledge that I suck not because of my PC or Monitor or Reaction Time. I just suck because I can't hit anything I am aiming at. Enjoy your new Monitor. I am having a blast with the 35 inch curved wide screen monitor my Wife bought me for Christmas 4 months ago.

You did warned me than my bad i didnt saw the message so i wont do it again

Im the Banning Admin you were Banned for shooting from Water i gave you a warning in game then you did it again. Just to make it clear we do not allow Shooting from Under Water everyone knows this on our server and the ones that dont usually get told when they get caught i will give you another chance Just DONT kill from the Water  ill wait for your Reply to this post then ill lift the ban
i just want to make sure you will never do it again

It's arrived and it's a beauty. 
It runs Cod4 4k 120hz no problem.
144hz didn't look as good so I backed it down a bit 
The monitor itself is 160hz
 

Hopefully in the next few hours

I've just pulled the trigger on this monitor whilst it's on special offer.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-MAG-323UPF-Freesync-Adjustable/dp/B09Y54ZPW7?th=1&psc=1
Hopefully it's as good as the spec looks to be

That's what she said.

I am a big fan of Acer; I have an acer 165hz monitor that costs around $200 USD, but they have cheaper options that can still have 165hz.  Also, with some Acers' you can enable a crosshair and mess with other settings for your monitor.  They also will typically come with AMD freesync that syncs your systems min and max refresh rates.  
Also a tip for people with monitors.  Some systems do not automatically have your display set to the highest setting that you can achieve.  Going into your settings and then display will allow you to change your refresh rate to the maximum that your monitor allows to improve your experience.

About 11 years ago when our Son was 30 and he had helped his Mom my Wife take care of his grandfather during his final days because he wanted to stay in his house. Our Son realized just how much he disliked his job as a Sr. Service Advisor at the local Rolls Royce, Bentley, Lambo dealer and how much he felt good about himself while helping someone who really needed him was. He went to a school here in the States that had a fast track program to become a CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) and was working in less then 9 months. He loves it and the Dr.'s and Nurses who he works with have all encouraged him to become a Nurse. Empathy is unfortunately not a trait everyone is born with and Nurses are special people. I say if that is something you can make a living doing and it makes you feel good about you and your best life then do it. People change careers all the time now. Plus the Medical field is always going to be hiring as we age but seem to live longer with all sorts of shit going on with our bodies. Good Luck to you, YOU GOT THIS. PS don't enjoy giving the sponge bathes too much or you may get in trouble lmao

You think IT is stressful...
A computer won't piss, spit, puke, or bleed on you.
Nor will it try biting or punching you.

Congrats @Cookie.  This change may result in the most demanding, most challenging and most rewarding thing you have ever done.
Jump in with both feet and go make a difference!!

Thank you for all the well wishes everyone!
 
As for the below:
Thanks for sharing your experience in healthcare; it definitely gives me some food for thought.
When it comes to my IT job, I totally get where you're coming from with the stress. For me, it's not just the deadlines where customers and managers have unrealistic expectations but also trying to keep up with the lightning-fast changes in technology. It feels like a never-ending race sometimes.
Transitioning to healthcare might bring different challenges, but I'm hopeful it'll be a change for the better. Here's to hoping for a bit more balance and fulfilment in my career path. Thanks again for your insights and well encouragement.

Best of luck with your new job!

Change can be good. Leaving a stressful career is good. Health care can be stressful as well but very rewarding. At a young 28 you will likely change your career at least 1 or 2 more times. It may simply be a promotion to a management position but it will happen. Change is good it refreshes your energy. 
Welcome any career change with an open mind.
Weed

Chase a purpose in life, one that has a greater meaning and is to the benefit of all, even in a small way. You will find contentment. 

You Are still young, do what makes you happy and you will be happy for the rest of your life!