Oerwinde Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I'm not even that old. Was just a young un when I joined the BIS boards though., was like 14 years ago I think. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 (edited) I'm not even that old. Was just a young un when I joined the BIS boards though., was like 14 years ago I think. That's nothin! I'm talking Interplays old threaded "mess"age boards. Edit: Forgot to add 'son' at the end. Edited September 16, 2012 by Arkan 1 "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammael Posted September 16, 2012 Author Share Posted September 16, 2012 I originally joined 14 years ago. There are no doors in Jefferson that are "special game locked" doors. There are no characters in that game that you can kill that will result in the game ending prematurely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leferd Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 I'm not even that old. Was just a young un when I joined the BIS boards though., was like 14 years ago I think. That's nothin! I'm talking Interplays old threaded "mess"age boards. Edit: Forgot to add 'son' at the end. Egads! I remember those days. My very first post there was in ALL CAPS. Still smarting from the flame. First boards I ever frequented. "Things are funny...are comedic, because they mix the real with the absurd." - Buzz Aldrin."P-O-T-A-T-O-E" - Dan Quayle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionavar Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Ah - the old dial-up days from the Roost I'm not even that old. Was just a young un when I joined the BIS boards though., was like 14 years ago I think. That's nothin! I'm talking Interplays old threaded "mess"age boards. Edit: Forgot to add 'son' at the end. The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyCrimson Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 (edited) That's nothin! I'm talking Interplays old threaded "mess"age boards. I was on those. I think. It had a dark background...so long ago can't remember if it was Interplay or not, or what my nickname was. But definitely for BG1. If I thought about it hard enough I might remember some of the names of the folk there. But I didn't go the "newer" boards once they changed from the old threaded one. (Edit: or maybe I did, but didn't stay long...sheesh can't remember) Edited September 16, 2012 by LadyCrimson “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I remember when the BIS boards were closed and went to the new Interplay board, and some Interplay employee decided to get the ban hammer out or something like that. Fun times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanoid Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Lord Jim - I and probably a fair few others likely still have a few screencaps of that incident. I was a relative latecomer, joined the BIS boards around the beginning of the IWD2 development cycle - mainly because I had nothing else to do between lectures at university. L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 What was the board most of the WOT guys migrated to after BIS closed? Is it still around? The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Wasn't that Missy's Lair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanoid Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 It was, and is no longer. But it does sort of explain my relatively low post count here - I'm not proud of it, but I think I had one of the highest tallies on the IPLY boards. L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I remember posting about 20 posts on Missy's Lair and then stopped posting altogether due to moving to another state with the job I had at the time. Three years later I changed jobs, moved back home to Sydney and noticed Missy's Lair was gone. Would've been good if there was a database stored somewhere from the old BIS forums. There was some great stuff on it. I've mellowed out since the BIS forums. When looking back, one thing I realise now is the years of arguments by the forumites in the Poltical Forum pretty much amounted to nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oerwinde Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I don't remember much from back then, but I imagine my posts in the political topics must have been absolute genius, being 16 and all. 1 The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigranes Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I was a bit young for the BIS heyday, I lurked every now and then. I remember Rex Exitium, does that count? 1 Let's Play: Icewind Dale Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Icewind Dale II Ironman (Complete) Let's Play: Divinity II (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG1 (Complete) Let's Play: Baldur's Gate Trilogy Ironman - BG2 (In Progress) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deraldin Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) The most recent version of the lair is technically still up, but other than a "this place is dead" nothing has happened in months. Only a few people came back and joined, but not enough to sustain a community. And dammit Humanoid and your member ID # crap! Sadly I stuck around Interplay for a few extra months before making the migration over here so I didn't get one of those really low numbers. Edited September 17, 2012 by Deraldin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tale Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I wasn't around in those days, but I have no shame about lying and saying that I was. Wait, I'm doing this wrong. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Lord Jim - I and probably a fair few others likely still have a few screencaps of that incident. Great memory. I would never have remembered his name. That was funny back then and the whole community was in an uproar over that. I remember taking a screen shot of the incident as well. Wouldn't be surprised if I still had it stored with some old files that I have. More than likely I've lost it. And dammit Humanoid and your member ID # crap! Sadly I stuck around Interplay for a few extra months before making the migration over here so I didn't get one of those really low numbers. I was debating whether to comeback and decided to after a couple of months. But I mostly lurk now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 And dammit Humanoid and your member ID # crap! Sadly I stuck around Interplay for a few extra months before making the migration over here so I didn't get one of those really low numbers. Yeah, lets not get started on member numbers... Sadly I missed the train. Used to lurk a lot on the Interplay forums the last year of BIS' existence, but I never saw the original BIS boards (other than on the internet wayback machine). When I had gathered enough courage to register, BIS got closed the day before, so I didn't bother. “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I originally joined 14 years ago. I joined in 2000 or maybe 2001 I think, if that makes me an oldie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte Carlo Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 It might have been earlier, thinking about it. I got a couple of interesting anonymous emails at the time of the Interplay CRisIS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionavar Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Yep ... Wasn't that Missy's Lair? The universe is change; your life is what our thoughts make it - Marcus Aurelius (161) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 'ello. ;-) 1 "Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humodour Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Hello Missy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humanoid Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Threads along this theme tend to pop up semi-regularly here but usually don't quite evoke as much nostalgia - somewhat fortuitous timing I guess with the peak in interest around the new project and all. And hey stealthymiss. L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammael Posted September 17, 2012 Author Share Posted September 17, 2012 Remember when someone hacked the forum software and took over the admin account? And then got to wear a certain avatar for a while? There are no doors in Jefferson that are "special game locked" doors. There are no characters in that game that you can kill that will result in the game ending prematurely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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