After buying TF2 (but not having a computer with the specs to run it) my friends informed me that they'd played on the greatest TF2 server ever, and that they had showed them the magic of Fishhead McKenzie. After I finally got a rig that could run it, the rest became history. (I believe I joined the forums officially in '09, strange that I didn't know there was an actual website for the longest time)
Rob (GHoosdum) was telling me about this Icrontic site, and how it got defaced or hacked or something, and a few members of that now destroyed site were making a new community. I liked the idea of being in on the beginning of a new community, since everything else I'd been doing on the internet, I never seemed to fit in because everyone else in the community was already established. It was an opportunity to be a sort of charter member, and that was appealing, even if I didn't really know the people yet. It was a bonus that it was a community who were really into building PCs, which I was into at the time, and a super bonus that they turned out to be such great dudes.
I joined sometime in early 2001. Would have been right around the Apu's Hardware to Icrontic change. I was getting an Abit KT7 for my first computer build while I was in high school. It was THE place for info at the time.
ah yes, I had a KT7-Raid and later a KT7A-Raid. Icrontic WAS the place for everything concerning that motherboard.
I think the folding@home team back then kept me hanging around a lot
About 4 years ago while part of another Awesome Power Community, Pirateninja, the guy that hosted the site, AKA Primesuspect, came on one day and said "Oh hey, you guys play TF2? You should play on our server!"
Came for hardware debugging via an OG friend of mine from college. This was back in... '04 or so. I lurked for a while after that, then just fell in and joined discussions.
Error, Quady and I found the "crazy drunk people" server on TF2, and it was on our favorites within the hour. Took us a month or so to go to the site - Quady first, then me and Error. Never looked back. (This might be the summer we show at EPIC! Maybe.)
ah yes, I had a KT7-Raid and later a KT7A-Raid. Icrontic WAS the place for everything concerning that motherboard.
There was something called Paul's KT7 Guide hosted on Icrontic circa 2000, IIRC. I must've had to ask some questions about it or something. It was the first computer I built.
Once upon a time Icrontic had renegade Counter-Strike coverage. A kick arse not 100% law-compliant must-have downloads section. Over-the-top OCers and egotastic Abit Motherboard fanboys. Ghetto-fabulous hardware 8====D.
I was a stalker back in the Apus Hardware days and I stuck around to help learn about the latest technology. After reading about the KT7, I chose to buy the KG7-RAID board and then joined Icrontic after being very happy with the KG7... that was 2002 and I chose QCH2002 as my user name. I was here for Icrontic, the crash, Short-Media's birth (ID#167), and then the re-birth/ merge with Icrontic.
Your first appearance at ICHQ was bringing me a strawberry pie on my birthday!
It was not an official Icrontic event, but it was an amazing celebration. I won Brian's heart over with that pie. Brian and I danced at a bar where Reggie's band played, and I also came up with my WagsFTW username at Original Pancake House.
I stumbled upon Icrontic magically while playing TF2 a year or so back. Thanks to the warm community (namely Preacher and others) I finally got on the forums a few months ago.
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ah yes, I had a KT7-Raid and later a KT7A-Raid. Icrontic WAS the place for everything concerning that motherboard.
I think the folding@home team back then kept me hanging around a lot
That day my Icrontic journey began.
There was something called Paul's KT7 Guide hosted on Icrontic circa 2000, IIRC. I must've had to ask some questions about it or something. It was the first computer I built.
My first event was Oktoberfest 2008, and I fell in love with the people of this unique and inviting community. Some great friendships evolved.
I'm actually pretty happy with the quality of people I have introduced to Icrontic. Even Koreish
It was not an official Icrontic event, but it was an amazing celebration. I won Brian's heart over with that pie. Brian and I danced at a bar where Reggie's band played, and I also came up with my WagsFTW username at Original Pancake House.
Winfrey is the plague spreader of Icrontic Influenza.
You also brought in Idiot_Slayer and Cafran though they don't post anymore.
That does bring down the quality of winfrey's recommended people quite a bit.
Still being dicks :P
They're around, just not on Icrontic much. I want to try and get them to EPIC once, they'd have a blast.
You are my anti-anchor, dear Charlotte.
Yay, I'm a balloon!