monkie

Let start with your clan name? ScR1Pt3R>XI<
    Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? Warpy
    When and where were you born? July 65, Akron Oh
    When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? nuclear submarine engineer
    Where have you lived?Ohio: Akron, Portage Lakes, Uniontown, Hudson, Green, Kent, Stow, West Farmington, Cuyahoga FallsTexas: Zapata, Corpus ChristiTennessee: Memphis, Covington, Munford, Jackson, Henderson
    What got you into gaming?My buddy Dave, who was a ham radio operator, he tried to get me to get a computer and set up a TSC so we could send "emails" back and forth i asked him why? he showed me his setup, and when it dawned on me that i could build a computer and put in a disc, and play games, I was hooked.
    Your first game you played? a 5.25" floppy game - Jeopardy
    And what do you play now? COD4 is my main play, but i still love playing Quake and UT99
    Why did you join XI? i started hanging in the FT server, liked the people, liked the server.
    What do you get from being in this clan? Comradery.
    What is your favorite hobby? Riding my Harley.
    What is your favorite travel destination? Anywhere that is biker friendly
    Are you married? Yes
    Do you have children?Yes. 2 grown daughters, and 3 grown step kids
    What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? 1 goofy cat, named Kung Pau.
    Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? no professional sports, but I do love me some OSU Buckeye football..
    What is an interesting fact about you? I have been married 5 times. I refer to Sharon as my Chanel.
    Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind?
Yes, for my line of work is technical and specialized, i am continually training on our products as they develop new versions and hardware.
    Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? No..
    Did you belong to any professional organizations? No.
    What is your current job title? Lead Field Service Engineer
    Where do you work? BD Medical
    What other job titles have you had in your career? Field Service Engineer
    Where else have you worked? Myself as an affiliate tech for BD,
    Why did you choose to work in your industry? It is an industry that i find challenging to work in, and i get a lot of job satisfaction out of what i do.
    Why do you like your job? I know when i fix the machine, there is a patient somewhere that will have access to their meds quicker.
    How would you describe your career? 23 years of fun, and planning to retire from here!
    What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? Customer service excellence award, certified as a trainer on some of our products
    What is your favorite sport? Drag racing.
    If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for?
To be John Force's best friend. lol

i agree Larsin, was in before and its a big head target. just other another attempt to reduce spawn killing, we dont know these things if we dont try. 

The attempt here was to avoid attacking a spawning player, allow them to at least move from spawn, albeit some spawn shooting can be accidental, so after some conversation and the feedback here, the 'drop your weapon' punishment has been removed and spawn protection remains on for 4 sec.  We have though added the player icon when spawning so you'll see they are protected and to leave them to get out of spawn. But if they choose to sit, then they're fair game.
Feedback is welcome so if you have any, please leave it here, not in the game as it will likely not get heard.  Thank you.

I think for a run and gun server it's not practical , People run buy you and shot and lose you weapon , Had one person shooting me just as I spawned , I shot back and lost my weapon with a warning , I think they kinda got that reversed lol..

I personally hate this new addition. It can especially be a pain on DM3 where when there's like, 2-3 players, it's a tiny map, and then tons of people join, and then you just have this tomfoolery business where everyone's dropping their guns or  using the spawn protect to their advantage, effectively abusing it.

On top of that, half the time it doesn't work as intended. Players can shoot the gun out of your hand while you're spawn protected, and additionally;  sometimes the "drop your weapon" mechanic doesn't even work, they just sustain fire on you until it wears off. Overall not a very good feature. I understand why it exists, but overall I don't believe this is the correct approach, ultimately it's not working as intended half the time, I believe the best option would be to remove it rather than rework it. Overall, not a good fit.

On the topic of spawn camping, I really don't think it's that bad of a problem, at least in DM3. Yeah, it sucks, but usually you can get back up on your feet and reclaim your score from the kill pretty easily if you know what you're doing. Spawn protection just doesn't fit in an arcade-style approach to a free for all.

Dropping my weapon isn't so bad, if it wasn't for the fact I can't just pick it back up, I have to wait for the timer until i can pick it back up, instead of just picking it up and attempting to flee the engagement so I can attack from a different position.

So yeah, no, not a good idea one bit, and the implementation of it has been a failure, not a success.

 

right peps we have been running a spawn punishment for a week or two. ive had mixed reviews about the weapon drop when you spawn kill.
but can i say this has reduced the compliants we have to deal with. 
yes it can be a pain! ive dropped my weapon enough over the two weeks. but i get it and accept ive shot someone in spawn.
complaint i have now is: you pop up or run round a corner and shoot someone in spawn you then drop your weapon and they then kill you instead.
this is only a trial and we would like to hear everyones views or ideas

Not thrilled with it. Rather just go back to spawn protection for a few seconds. Vinimy (sic) is a map that you jump into a trench, shoot somebody, & loose your gun. They in turn, walk up & stab you. 😢

right peps we have been running a spawn punishment for a week or two. ive had mixed reviews about the weapon drop when you spawn kill.
but can i say this has reduced the compliants we have to deal with. 
yes it can be a pain! ive dropped my weapon enough over the two weeks. but i get it and accept ive shot someone in spawn.
complaint i have now is: you pop up or run round a corner and shoot someone in spawn you then drop your weapon and they then kill you instead.
this is only a trial and we would like to hear everyones views or ideas

black hawk down old game, love it was on the other day. my 1st real gun game 👌

great read😁
 

so sorry to hear about your sister
But ik looks like you got a very nice family, cherish that 🙂
 

Bad Monkey!!!!🙉  I heard Cartman from South Park say once in an episode...I laughed my arse off.....now you carry the torch

Thanks for sharing and nice pictures!

Top Marks Monk!
 

Thanks for sharing! 

opps I had put up wrong pics!!hahaha ok all right now!!!lol

Nice reading monkie !!!

Nice one Monkey! 🙂

Nice reading monkie !!!

Hey, just want to give a shout-out to @Markoff for creating a new sig.
Thanks Mark.  Cheers

All,
I hope you all had as wonderful Fathers Day as I did.  I have been waiting for a long time to hear this" YOU ARE GOING TO BE A GRANDFATHER"  They told me in my father's day card.
So happy,
Opto66

Let start with your clan name?
     >XI< Frags
    Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game?
    Oh I am sure I do, I just don't know what they are!
    When and where were you born?
     9-11-58 Pensacola Florida
    When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
     A Pilot
    Where have you lived?
    Florida, Texas, California, Maryland, Berlin, Hong Kong, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma.
     
    What got you into gaming?
     My father in law was a Sr. Electrical engineer that worked on the space shuttle. He built a computer, the first one I ever saw. It took up his whole living room. It had a teletype and we programed it to play a 3D game printed on paper, Star Trek, it was like Battleship, only 3D. When you told the computer that you fired and hit the enter button it took like 20 seconds before the printer would print out the results of your shot. We killed many trees playing that game.
    Your first game you played?
  The first store bought computer game was on a VIC 20, who knows what the game we loaded in that thing.
    And what do you play now?
  COD4 and COD5
    Why did you join XI?
 I was part of the original Breakfast club with Johnny Dos and he got me in the clan. At one point COD5 was all but dead and I made admin. The game survived but for a time I was not too sure it would.
    What do you get from being in this clan?
    Well, gaming with my friends!
    What is your favorite hobby?
    Flying my airplane, a Cessna 170a
    What is your favorite travel destination?
   Loved Austria, but here in the USA the Florida panhandle beaches.
    Are you married?
  Widowed, lost my wife Feb 2019
    Do you have children?
   5, 3 of my own and two step kids
    What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names?
   One dog, Jazz an old black lab. She keeps me company.
    Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team?
    Nope, hate sports ball of all types.
    What causes are you passionate about?
   I have a somewhat rare blood type, not the type but antibodies I don't have that kill will kill infants, I give a lot of blood. Gallons and gallons so far.
    Do you volunteer? If so, where?
    What is an interesting fact about you?
    I lived in Berlin in the early 70's, when I wanted to skip school I would ride the S bahn to East Germany, go through customs and hide in East Berlin all day. I figured nobody would find me there. As a result I hate all things communist! It might not have been too smart of a thing to do! lol

    Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind?
 I did not go to college, I have a technical license. I am an aircraft mechanic. Retired now, but am hoping to get my Inspection authorization which will allow me to sign off major type work on aircraft.
    Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college?
  Aircraft mechanic
    Did you belong to any professional organizations?
    What is your current job title?
  Retired bum!
    Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education?
    Where do you work?
   I don't
    What other job titles have you had in your career?
    Where else have you worked?
   I worked for American Airlines for 35 years, retired in 2020
    Why did you choose to work in your industry?
   Love aircraft
    Why do you like your job?
    How would you describe your career?
    What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career?
   I didn't kill myself.
    Describe a time that your career was rewarding.
   I loved working on aircraft, hated the airlines. The most rewarding day is the day I retired.
    If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be?
   Don't be a mechanic, be a pilot!
    What is your favorite thing about your career or industry?
  Airplanes!
    What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career?
  Doesn't matter how much you care at the airlines they will beat you down.
    What do you hope to accomplish in your career?
    Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations?
    What is your favorite sport?
    Do you play any sports?
    If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for?
   I could go back in time, I would have not gotten married so young and would have gone in the military.
    If you won a very large amount of money what would you do?
    Buy a faster airplane of course! Then buy a new house for all XI members!
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PainKiller>XI<ADM COD2
 
Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game?
PainKiller, Pain, Pain in my ass, Pain in the ass. PK.
When and where were you born?
South East England, 1994 babyyyy!
When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
I think it was a pilot, or work in the Royal Navy. Never did, so instead I pretend I do in video games
Where have you lived?
My hometown, then Farnham in Surry, and now Canterbury in Kent     
What got you into gaming?
Just something I started off really early as a kid, and its been something I have loved ever since!
Your first game you played?
I really can't remember but I have a lot of memories of Rayman on the PS1 and Command and Conquer on the PC. I have played so many I can't remember.
And what do you play now?
I play a LOT of things, I don't think I can put them all here but here are my top 5 that I play now:
    War Thunder
    CoD 2
    7 Days to Die
    Project Zomboid
    ARMA 3
Why did you join XI?
My dad used to be an Admin in CoD2 way back when I was a teenager. I was the first JR member - you can double check if you'd like but when he left, I had to go with as I was only a JR but when I hit 18 or so, I came back, told folks in CoD2 who I was, and the rest is history. I am now a well established member of the clan, and an admin for CoD2 - something I never thought I would get!
What do you get from being in this clan?
A wonderful group of idiots in CoD2 I call my extended family. I have known them for about 14 years, and I have a lot of fond memories of all of them. Loader has been someone close to me for a very long time, and helped me grow into who I am now in the clan.
What is your favorite hobby?
Gaming, duh! My Steam account keeps growing, but I also have GOG and Origin games on top of that!! I have recently gotten into Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 40k, and Magic the Gathering. Keeping me busy, and my bank account empty.
What is your favorite travel destination?
Bed, as I have never been abroad in my life, but I hope to change that one.
What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names?
I don't own pets, but through my life I have had cats, fish, a snake, a lizard and an owl. Currently, my parents have two dogs, who I love to pieces and wouldn't trade them for anything.
What is an interesting fact about you?
Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind?
I studied at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent, doing Digital Media. Before that I did some months doing a Games Design course but left that because mental health.
Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college?
Video games! But sadly, that has fallen to the wayside - but in the interim I am now in IT.
    

Yup - after many years of playing World at War play - Jakester77 has finally signed up!  As people know, I live in San Diego, CA, am married with two grown kids.  I've just turned 68, and I like to kick ass with everyone online. I'm everyone's favorite kill, unless I kill you first!  I will talk trash.....so......BRING IT!
ANY QUESTIONS?
Jakester (hobbies also include stocks, fantasy football, movies, books, travel). Worked in business sales for AT&T (37 years).
 

Let start with your clan name?
Biotech(-MOD)
    Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game?
personal no   in game they just call me bio
    When and where were you born?
3th december 1965 in a town called Genk ( Limburg, Belgium)
    When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Fighterpilot 
    Where have you lived?
     in the town i was born , Genk  (my family goes back to the 16hundreds in this town ) 
    What got you into gaming?
my first computer a VIC 20 back in early eighties
    Your first game you played?
i can't remember but i bet i played it for hours and hours 🙂
    And what do you play now?
CODWaW offcourse and then i like flying using my VR headset ( WW I fighters, microsoft flight sim, ilyushin sturmovic etc)
    Why did you join XI?
i have played for several years on the XI server, i liked the freezetag mod and the people playing it
    What do you get from being in this clan?
friendship and always a good time and chat
    What is your favorite hobby?
Electronics 
    What is your favorite travel destination?
I love the place i was born and raised, so i don't have a real desire to travel
    Are you married?
nope
    Do you have children?
nope
    What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names?
well i always had a dog, labradors  but after the passing of my last dog i can't stand loosing another one again
the last dog's name was Billy  ( after Billy the Kid because he was such a raskal )
    Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team?
nope
    What causes are you passionate about?
Elektronics 
    Do you volunteer? If so, where?
nope
    What is an interesting fact about you?
i don't have any, i gues i'm just boring 

    Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind?
ooo boy, don't get me started. after college i went to work for Philips industrial activities, i was the process analist for the CD RW so that took alot of extra training, then in the hospital i had to get several licenses in different medical equipment ( and they have the be renewed from time to time ) so it is a constant learning 
    Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college?
i wanted to design computersystems for robotics and automatisation ( which i also studied )
    Did you belong to any professional organizations?
i'm not really sure what you mean with this question. But like i said earlier i worked for Philips, and i work in one of the biggest hospitals in our country
    What is your current job title?
well they changed it into medical technologist but  i still prefer the title biotechnical engineer
    Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education?
yes , i won a prize at graduation for my thesis 
    Where do you work?
i work in the operatingrooms at a hospital
    What other job titles have you had in your career?
process analist 
    Where else have you worked?
i worked in my fathers firm for a few years, then Philips and the hospital ziekenhuis oost limburg
    Why did you choose to work in your industry?
after Philips i was fed up working for stockholders and wanted to do something more usefull
    Why do you like your job?
i can use my knowledge to help others
    How would you describe your career?
demanding, exciting, and you never know what the next day will be like
    What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career?
with Philips i did the initial tests on the first 1000 DVD recorders ever produced and i'm still proud of that.
in the hospital i designed and build a nursecall system for paralyzed persons.
    Describe a time that your career was rewarding.
when i'm called in the OR by a surgeon during operation to fix a problem
    If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be?
go with what you are good at, even if your parents or teachers want to push you in a different direction. Afterall , you will be doing that job for a long long time. So you better feel good about what you do
    What is your favorite thing about your career or industry?
teasing the nurses
    What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career?
do not tease nurses 
    What do you hope to accomplish in your career?
ehmmm  reaching my retirement ??
    Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations?
nope
    What is your favorite sport?
don't have one
    Do you play any sports?
nope
    If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for?
eternal happiness
    If you won a very large amount of money what would you do?
hide it from Essie  😜