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To my fellow community.

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It is a sad day when we all leave this game that we have called home for the past year, but everyone knew it was going to come, and I have been dreading it for the longest of times. This community has stuck steady through UBI's prolongings of Demo's and patches, and mistakes, and this community has ridden the reigns of this horse for longer than they should have been rode. For the past few weeks I have been toiling in education matters, and have not found time to do what I love so much, which is complaining about having a slow computer, and being killed way to often on this game. During these few weeks I have realized how much I will miss this community, and how much it has already fallen to such a low level. I wish that as one whole we could all migrate to another multiplayer game, and make it as we made this one.. Fun. But that is just a dream of a simple child. We will all split, and we will all caress other games as much as we have loved and adored this one. Although the end is not quite upon us I would like to just recall all the memories. So here my Ravenshield story is.

I was posting on a Paintball forum one day when a friend of mine from the forums told me about a new demo that was out.. So I checked the demo out because I missed having something to do. The first second of the demo I was hooked, although I was a terrible player with my wonderful RPD I had fun. For the first few weeks I played around with a friend of mine, and got to learn the game, and got better at the game. Sooner or later I noticed that people started wearing tags in front of their names, and I began to want one. So I went into a clan server, and asked if I could join. They tried me out, and I passed, and that was where I became a member of Reign of Anarchy. This is where I spend the next 6 monthes. Towards the end of the demo we had sprung into the top ten of BQL, and as we all remember the key target in BQL was KRN and SMAK. In my days of RoA so far we had only matched SMAK once, and had lost 0-3, 0-3. So of course when the challenge came up again we were going to take it, and once again we lost. We matched SMAK at least ten times before we dethroned them, and this was a day of sheer join throughout our clan. that was a month before I was kicked out from the clan for not blending with the team as a player, and a person. The night I was removed I was allowed into SMAKS locked server, and this is where I became the player I am today. Throughout the next 3 months I played, became better, and matured with SMAK. I had made friends with the community, and made a name for myself, or at least I had hoped I did. After three months had passed I decided that it was a great time to try and join SMAK. Well I was denied twice to be exact, not for who I was, and not because I was disliked, mostly because I did not blend well with the players, and I wasn't up to par with them skillwise. So once again I packed up and headed to another clan, Ð12 is where I truly found my home. Silverback an old RoA friend was the newest Ð12 member, and he introduced me to the clan. I made friends quickly, and instantly wanted to be in the clan. Although I didn't make my decisions public just yet I had a yearning too. For the next few weeks I played with Ð12 and learned who everyone was and how everyone played. To me this seemed like the perfect place for me.. So I decided to give them a try. This was a hard time for Ð12 because something had just happened in the clan making them uneasy about new recruits. So I was denied. Here is where I went on my tangent, and joined the clan gL. I played for a week with gL, and decided it wasn't where I belonged so I left them and returned to trying at Ð12, and that is where I sit today.

So now that you have read my RavenShield story, I would like to read yours.
That just makes me wanna cry.



Email: Chilly@teamwarfare.com
MSN: Chilly@kiclan.com AIM: KI Chilly IRC: #twl_cod
I don't know why we would all be leaving this game...pb just game out and it is finally getting interesting!
I started playing in December. I always played on the |Gx| server (crappiest server ever, crashed after every map yet myself and others kept coming back). I met 0v3rkill (Sting, DisNteGraTe) there and he asked me if I wanted to make a clan with him. I said sure and walla, we have |F2|. We've gone thru our times and yet are still here. Can't wait for CoD, though.
played game liked demo bought retail killed a whole bunch of folks on one map "thus the name folks" got picked up by clan waiting for athena sword well thats about the short of it hey ggs bro.
I downloaded the rvs demo the 2nd day it was released, been playin ever since
needed something beyond the ANGER that is CS.

Heared about the demo, downloaded it, gave it a shot. OMG. It was all over then. Considering it was a free demo (good thing) and was pretty decent demo with a large community building (good thing again) and lotsa competition (good good), i couldn't stop playing it. I musta played 5-7 hours a day when it first released. It was that addicting. We got all our guys to switch over, some new guys to join...and here we are.

I've met some amazing guys over the last while, and i can honestly say if it hadn't been for rvs, i probably would not know the people i know today...

Like others tho, when the final release came out, things started to change. Crappy patches, unforgivable bugs, the rampant cheating accusations that went on, and the worse performance i get with every single patch, has made me extrememly bitter towards this game.

Anyone who really wants to see something interesting should all go download the demo again and see how it runs. It's "interesting" to say the least...

but i'm here, and we're not going anywhere. And hell, patch 1.41 almost ("almost") restored my faith in the future of rvs...

maybe 1.42 will bring me another 60fps, new free official maps, guns, a $20 money "we're sorry for the crappy patches" pay off, flat of beer and 3 pizza's, the ability to turn of the fricken ava maria on island, and the mp demo for rainbow six 4: fraggin it, and then i could die happy?
i knew cash and glad from shogo, and cash had known i played the first r6, and one day in mirc he asked me dl the demo. I played it and liked it but with my shitty comp at the time i decided to go back to shogo for a month. glad then joined f2 and then coerced me to stop playing shogo and get back into rvs. Joined f2 Nubbed it for a few months, got good finally and now leading F2 after cash went all cisco study like on us lol.
Post edited by |F2|Wong at 10/5/2003 3:25:34 PM
It will be sad when i finally quit this game, but i am sure that day is far from near for me. I still think there are a few good moments left in this game. Maybe the details of my story could be interesting too. Some of you may have heard rumors about me in the past, some of you have no idea who i am, and some of you who dont know a ladder outside of TWL mistake me for LZ5|CareBearKlr. Either way its all good, cuz your part of the game i love also.

It started on a cold september last year when i didn't feel like playing basketball and my friends came over. Bored as fuck with madden broke, they decided to dl a game on the internet. The sims demo, or cs, were all possibilities. But then something caught their eye on RvS. I thought it sounded stupid and i wanted to play madden but they DL'ed it on my computer. they played it and it seemed fun. They being the more competitive were at first better, but since it was located at my house, i slowly improved more than them. Then it became to the point when all i did was play the game. I lost my athletic and social life for it. But I didnt care because it was so addicting and so fun. Then like Stilletto, i also envisioned of having a clan, to belong to a group. So I started going into many clan servers searching for one to be good at. I ended up finding an old GR clan name Ghost Squad. Sure we werent great, but it was a clan. After a while we decided to sign up for a ladder and we chose BQL. I soon teamed up with a good friend name Synapse, or later known as Mental1ty. Me, him, and Sauron played together in our early days. Our first match ever was a win to RoA, and then we lost a close one to CpD. We lost again to RoA, and i dont remember the other matches because they were nightly. I do remember beating RDS alot, and also idolizing SMAK and KRN. We played KRN once and i think Sauron killed maybe 1 person. We played SMAK and actually brought it to match point for both. We played S|N about 11 times and lost every single one of them. Yet every single one of the went down to the wire for both. Then again, the S|N we played almost every match consisted of Wrath Grim Tainted and Sully, so pretty much the founders of what was CxB.(long winded speech) Retail came out, GS left except, so me and synapse were bored. We got in a little clan called iLL. who had just started out on CL. We owned a bunch of noob clans then like ACTF and such yet theyve gotten alot better. Ill always remember Load3r and Nemesix, if u guys ever read this give me a page. We also recruited OBA from KRN who could "run and gun w/ a machine gun, because he said he could shoot and the bullets would lag them out" (before i knew about hacks), he also helped us take out ambiences using play binded to walk, and then he tried to give us no recoil. I knew something was up so i got rid of all that. Also, a known cheater named Exedite was in the clan for a short period of time, yet he sucked back then. Then i left iLL for me sauron and mental1ty. We got on CL and started climbing the ladder, until Mental1ty got caught cheating(bgz.=/) We got back on the ladder, and started going again. We slowly rose to rank 6. Then in the top 6 weekend tourney we took it all the way to first, before getting kicked off again. Then i hanged out w/ proph and fear and groov. We played in many fun games for weeks. CaL unbanned em, so we quickly formed a clan RS for CAL and TWL, and have been recruiting ever since. Weve picked up alot of good players and it is shaping up to be a nice clan. Visit our server anytime, !Clan RS| Slaughter House /// http://www.remorseless-soldiers.com
That is where i am now and i look forward to laddering on TWL and CAL on the future. Should be ggs...


I'll prob only "leave" this game when Rainbow Six 4 comes out until then this is only game I play online.

I got mono about 4 years ago and started playing Rouge Spear (Rainbow Six 2) on the internet (I was always a fan of SP in the series but really didnt start multiplayer till I got sick). After only a few months I joined the starting clan m0ney after playing with them almost everyday. It has been quite a long time since than but m0ney has almost all of the original members from when I joined and we have been addicted to this series ever since. My friendships with my teamates has grown beyond just someone to shoot around with and even if I ever leave this game those people will always be an active part of my life. Raven Shield is more than just a game to me.

OctaNe
I dodged ern's fraggs and got in m0ney

thats my story
lol nice story zeppy. Dodging ern's frags is truly a feat.

My story: Played the demo at a friend's house, was hooked. Built a PC that would run Rvs since my shitty Dell wasn't good enough. Played in the SMAK server for many months, since they were the best of the best during the demo. And what better way to get good at the game then to play against the best players? After many months I finally proved I was able to hang as "one of the guys" and got into SMAK. SMAK is now my immediate family for gaming. The rest of you are like red headed step children. jk

Sadly we shall soon be leaving Ravenshield for hopefully bigger and better games to conquer. It was a blast, though mostly.
~~ "Willheim: SMAK = Single Males And Kimi" ~~

Many thanks to Fuhrer for the sweet sig
Actually amazed that this thread has lasted at all considering the ruthlessness of some of the posters here...

Here's my story...

Got high speed internet for the first time (off campus, that is) a year ago. I had an old beaten up Pentium 133 at the time and hadn't considered doing anything other than speeding along the internet at mach 1. Then, I got into a car accident and decided to take the $3000+ made from the wreck and buy a computer. So, I bought a 2.0Ghz Dell 4550 and decided that I needed a game to play. I have been a fan of Tom Clancy's books for the last many years I remembered seeing ads for Red Storm Entertainment. I went looking for games and came across Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield. Downloaded the demo and started playing. I was hooked.

After playing for a while, I started frequenting =DLR= Dallas and got to know some of the guys. They let me on their TeamSpeak and I got to know them even better. After a while, I was given the little DLR tags and then matured to the full status player. I played with DLR through the demo and left DLR to start my own clan (AIT|) shortly after the retail version came out.

AIT went well for a while, but with the rampant cheating, many members left for other games. Left with only 3 active members, AIT disbanded and I joined ]eVe[. Having played with ]eVe[ on their server, I had gotten to know the members quite well and respected them. I asked if I could join and was accepted immediately. It wasn't long after that that the heads of ]eVe[ asked me to take over the RvS division and I did. Since then, ]eVe[ has risen to the top 15 on the 4v4 TWL ladder and has also seen similar success on Squadgames.com ladders.

This game will die just like most do. Better games with better graphics will come out and we will most likel all move on to other games. I love the friends that I've made and am glad that my '94 Explorer got broad-sided by that 2002 Chevy Impala. Without it, I wouldn't have the two machines that I have now.


]eVe[GENESIS

Bustin' through the walls of your nightmare...
WAKE UP! TIME TO DIE!

Well, my story isn't as cheerful as everyone else's, but I'll put it in a nutshell for ya...

3 days before the demo was released, I heard about this game. I downloaded it on release day, and logged into some unknown server. Screwing around with the weapons/equipment, the round started with me having a RPD. Little can you say, I died horribly...

Fast forward...

Lost friends...
Lost friends...
Lost friends...

All to stupid Soap Opera bullshit. My RvS life used to be fun, but now I'm mentally exhasted by it. In anycase, I'll get Athena Sword, but I won't rush out to the stores to get it.

Hopefully things will change, and I won't have to worry about crap happening again, and just play the game for what it is. A game...
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If god created Adam and Eve, and they bore two sons, Cain and Able, then who did Cain marry to continue the family line? Think hard on that one...
I will agree with Care|Bear...because while he is constantly mistaken for me, I am constantly mistaken for him. However, I think all of that adds in to the fun of the game and the community.

As for my story...well... so there was was, just a wee little lad... ok... anyways.. My friend Jay and I used to play Starcraft online together, as well as Jedi Outcast, and Diablo II. We were tired of the same thing and he started looking for something new. One night while I was at school and talking on AIM, Jay told me I had to DL a new demo...RavenShield. Well the crummy laptop i had from school didn't like to run it, so I had to wait until I got home. Eventually I got the demo and Jay told me where to go to play. I joined a server "Pistol PROs ONLY" which is wher Jay was playing...Also where I found his usual online nickname, LoneWolf. I of course Played as CareBear-Killer. I learned the pistol thing kind of quickly, but i still sucked at it. However, I met some groovy people like Vash, Kimi, and Akeshi. Eventually, I wanted to experience the rest of RvS...like the rifles. I played on some undedicated server and did nothing but died, so I left. I then joined the LZ5 EVERYONE WELCOME server. Needless to say, because I was a scared noob on my own, I was affraid to really go after these guys, because they were just owning the green team..so I camped the prison tower...then the balcony over red spawn. Needless to say they booted me a couple times. However, just watching these guys cover eachother and always back up one another, it really drove me to get good. They were once a #1 clan, as well as a constant top 10clan in other RS games, and this also helped to push me to get better. Eventually I got LoneWolf to play with me there, and we played there constantly for many months. They picked him up afte ronly a couple months, and I waited another two months, working to get in, off my own accord, and not with any help from my friend. I eventually was told to tag up. And well, this is still where I find home to be. Friends have come and gone from this team, but overall, I'm here for fun and teamwork, not to worry and stress out over being a #1 rated team. Sure it would be nice, but we're all here for fun and games, and to relax from the daily grind. ....I also consider the pistol to be my best in-game friend. I learned to live by it, and I will kill and die by it.

As for everyone else, It will be sad when we all move on form this game. I enjoy the community as a whole, and I too wish we could all just follow suit to the next game. Who knows, at the very least. Maybe We'll all meet back up in the next RS game?
In the begining I was a skinny little ...... Oh wrong story lol. Let me see I had never played any online games exept oh I duuno Spades on MSN. Then my buddy Casabauneco, introduced me to Rouge Spear and Unreal tournament. OMG I was hooked. So I played Rouge spear and got everypatch and Mod and add-on and youname it I could on the game. damn I was like a madman. then it came THE DEMO.. wow I was in luv again. the rush the thrill of dropping a frag under someones a$$ and watching it blow them out a window. I am Raven shield (rouge spear) Rainbow six to the bone. I will get AS this week and I will play and I will Kill and I will Die. But make no mistake I will be there. yes I will be there. I am In =Top= now and I am very happy with everyone in this group. I had been solo till then. They share a bond of.... I guess you could say brotherhood that is unparalled to most real life families. so i think I am rambling like I do alot so I will close.

Just my 2 cents take it for what it's worth...
Well I got tired of playing MOHAA and kept hearing about this new Rainbow Six 3 game that was coming out. So as soon as it hit the net we had it. We being SMAK played the demo almost every hour of every day that we could stay up. And after many of hours playing, broken keyboards from hitting them after our death, cussing to the top of our lungs and even making up a few words, and a bunch of cases of beer we are still here for now or until October 29th. Then if CoD is anything like we expect we will be moving over to that game..
heard about the new r6 game, after having played rs, so i d/l the demo, play alot...liked to use the tar-21

got the full game the day after it came out, played ever since...joined dunz sometime, idk, gonna get AS

btw when does AS come out?
My story :

I had been playing rogue spear for about 3 years now, and i heard about this demo. I was on top of the ladders on rogue , clan shellbacks, and quit it for ravenshield. I played the demo day in and day out. I was awsome, id go in a server and kill half the team . Then, i met up wit the clan Ghost Squad. Played with them for 1 day and Jeckolo called me a cheater . Next day im playing and they tell me im too young and there are "too many questions". Very upsetting. I then pubbed and got into DLR, they said iw as too immature. I was very upset. Skill met nothing to anyone. Long time goes by,retail comes along. When retail hits, my dad doesnt play demo with me any more. He now is doing team again (he is color blind). Me and him were awsome. I get into F3, startt o do REALLY BAD for soem reason. This slump lasted about 3 weeks. I get out, and stuff ahppens. I feel i grew up with this community. I am on ventrilo with Fatal Force and Dunz all day. I am extremely good at thsi game now, alot can account for. I woulda been a Ti| but damn school is really being harsh on me. Many clans ask, i am set for one . Last Chance i am playing with and owning beside thema nd i am mature now. I think i may have found my home.

I have lost MANY friends playing this game. Soemtimes there were points where i didnt even want to live anymore. GF stuff and it all just piled. One person helped me and its mostly clear from here. gg'z

This is my story , please dont comments neg. (-)
Post edited by iLegacyi at 10/6/2003 8:43:59 PM
My story......
After getting pissed off at other games i heard about the RvS demo and immediatly downloaded it. I was owned terribly when i hopped on my first public server. After a while of playing them demo myself and a few others decided we'd all spend the 50$ to buy the game. So after about 200$ we were all set, and playing on the internet. But it wasnt enuf.... You see, we all get a "high" from playing games, but we need more, because the old high isnt good enough anymore. So, we all went and upgraded, new video cards, better sound, and set up some comms. About this time we took notice of twl, and all the mega-fun you guys have around here, so we decided to make a team. It was known as Poopie clan (you might remember that). We got up to rank 19 or so on the 4v4 ladder. But still, even with moderate sucess the addiction was not properly served. I decided to talk to a friend of mine who owns an ISP south of town, and we put up a dedicated there, and started the new clan [BoRG]. Now i'm forced to give handjobs on the street for money to support the game, and all the fees associated with having a public server. I'm a decrepid, homeless smelly gaming addict who does sexual favors to support his gaming, and it's only been a few months. I just want you all to be warned.... it CAN happen to YOU!
My story...
woo woo!

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