RaGEZONE.com History

On a side note to the actual thread, it seems RaGEZONE.com went up November 2001 as a Wrestling site and a week later became a Mir Site.

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Ragezone.com seems to be online for 9 years and 2 months (since Nov 13, 2001).

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I came at the very off-set of a private server which was hosted by AnDy, who was a monumental cock but he was our host nontheless.

My first encounter with RaGEZONE was back when it was typed as RageZone, so long long time ago. I was invited by a guy who some will know and many will not, but he is the true epitome of a legend, Mr Vanderberghe himself, DeadlyEagle. We where casual mates on the Legend of Mir Phoenix Server. He'd heard of RaGEZONE, checked it out and invited me along for the ride. I've been here since that day pretty much.

Back then the community was pretty small, and I say about 50-100 people played or visited the site maximum, but before long we got some regulars and legends joining the ranks, among them Capricorn and Morphix - Newcastles Greatest PvP'ers. Speedhorn666, metal god from Manchester, VAN, the Italian Stallion and many many more.

RaGEZONE soon became the server people played, the official servers pretty much died out and everyone came flocking here. In this time I was promoted first to Moderator then to GamesMaster by MentaL, along with DeadlyEagle, VAN and eventually Makaveli.

Soon, we got ourselves a new more reliable server host, our Portugese Pornstar, Johnyl1. Thats when the servers really took off, I mean we had 250-400 people playing at any one time! Remember this was a time when Broadband seemed like something out of Star Wars or something. So we had our fun times, a few server resets here and there and life went on happily.

During that period, the forums went down due to some real life issues with MentaL, and a few of us created some shite freeboard to help keep the community together until MentaL's eventual return. Which he did, with a bang.

vBulletin! We had a proper forum now, with flashy lights and everything. Soon after we got back up and running, MentaL the crafty little git got some little servers files from some little country called China for some little game called MU. Suddenly, hundreds of thousands of people flocked to RaGEZONE for these files since we were the only people to have them. That's when RaGEZONE changed from a Legend of Mir 2 server to a MMORPG Development Forum, a change for the better.

So life carried on, more and more server files got released and more and more servers came and went. Members started to stick around and develop new files and Emu's, whilst others - like myself - stayed around mainly for the community.

Although I see myself as a community guy, I ran RaGEZONE Lineage II for about a year, which was one of the more fruitful times at RaGEZONE. I played with friends, on a game I loved, and ran it for the community I love. Eventually the server went down due to then lack of interest and I moved on.

Then here I am today, I've been with RaGEZONE from the beginning till now. I've enjoyed most of it, I've not enjoyed some of it. I used to be a bastard, still am sometimes but mostly I always tried to act for the community.

That is my recollection of RaGEZONE, some may remember different but this is how I remember it.

Regards,

DTB

Nice write up man! People often forget that I was actually really involved within the MMORPG development scene and was one of the real people who actually obtained files and released. Awesome post!

It was supposed to be more, but I don't even think I could do it justice in something less than an essay. I might do one of these days however, with pics and shit.

I didn't even mention how members of this community travelled continents to meet up with each other. Thats Epic.

awasome post,sir.really awasome

DTB is a true legend in RaGEZONE. Nice post!

Very nice post, I was one of the many who came here with the flocks of MU fans back in 2004 (I think), played it for a good few years, and eventually the RZ Myth of Soma server, haven't played either of these games in a while.

Not that I was here during that time, but maybe this will make you guys walk down memory lane... refer to the "similar threads"

http://forum.ragezone.com/f10/galler...agezone-17950/

:)


OffTopic: I feel kinda bad that I've been here like 1/4 of the time you have DTB and have more posts than most of the Legends... post whore FTL -_-

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Originally Posted by Shawn

OffTopic: I feel kinda bad that I've been here like 1/4 of the time you have DTB and have more posts than most of the Legends... post whore FTL -_-

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Just as long as nothing you post is stupid you're fine.

Ragezone has really evolved, for better and for worse. The good times were and are great, and the shitty times really smelled...shitty. the time the muppets were here was funny and tonto and ffb. I mean thank god those to chavs are gone. Oh how the times have changed.

thats a nice story pretty cool

i learned a lot from this forum

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Originally Posted by Bonitão

thats a nice story pretty cool

i learned a lot from this forum

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I'm glad to hear that :thumbup:

Nice background of RZ, I would of never thought of it to start off like that!

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Originally Posted by DonTonberry

It was supposed to be more, but I don't even think I could do it justice in something less than an essay. I might do one of these days however, with pics and shit.

I didn't even mention how members of this community travelled continents to meet up with each other. Thats Epic.

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you forgot me D:
haha i kid, im not that involved at all part from that mir is what brought me here.
and the fact that my last for boyfriends all played ragezone mir -.-
thats rather wierd :S

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Originally Posted by hackerz10001

Nice background of RZ, I would of never thought of it to start off like that!

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Everything has to start somewhere!

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Originally Posted by Shawn

Not that I was here during that time, but maybe this will make you guys walk down memory lane... refer to the "similar threads"

http://forum.ragezone.com/f10/galler...agezone-17950/

:)

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Dont wonna bump, so mental, if you are still looking for some, i think i have some screenies on my external HDD if you are intrested? my start up my old desktop see whats on there :)


(FUCK ME I MISS MIR i will totally play it if it is brought back)

I'm unsure how I came about RaGEZONE although I'm pretty sure it was through the developing of the Legend Of Mir files.

great to read this :) mu is why i came here lol

i came here back in 2006 when i never really even heard of a private server, was playing mu when i heard about this great site

Great post I came here playing mir, not the most active posting person here but always like to watch whats going on.

P.S I agree with lilkaos bring back mir! haha

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Originally Posted by RobertRyan91

Great post I came here playing mir, not the most active posting person here but always like to watch whats going on.

P.S I agree with lilkaos bring back mir! haha

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Yeah I think your along the same lines as me then, lawl.

I came to this site back in 2006/2005 registered since 2007 I think.
My English was so bad back in those days. (I was like 10? when I created my first private server with some help of other people xD!)
that I didn't want to register in 2005/2006 (A)
So later on I was getting questions in 2007 than I started registering.
and been here for some time now.
I only stick around for community and helping others nowadays.
I do not Develop anymore in Private Servers lately.

I came here in 2005, I was a perfect example of a mutard.

"Only" 8 months more and it's been 10 years! I wonder what then will happen.

I've been here since 2008, my English was crappy. Interesting how RaGEZONE learned me English. And how i found my first MapleStory private server.

learned you english? interesting...

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Originally Posted by Gooblelips

I've been here since 2008, my English was crappy. Interesting how RaGEZONE learned me English. And how i found my first MapleStory private server.

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That's awesome!

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Originally Posted by DonTonberry

Back then the community was pretty small, and I say about 50-100 people played or visited the site maximum, but before long we got some regulars and legends joining the ranks, among them Capricorn and Morphix - Newcastles Greatest PvP'ers. Speedhorn666, metal god from Manchester, VAN, the Italian Stallion and many many more.

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Speedhorn didn't join until much later, he's from April 2003, people like myself and Exy joined long before that.
As for VAN, while a Legend on Phoenix, was hardly around for a long time on RZ.

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Originally Posted by DonTonberry

RaGEZONE soon became the server people played, the official servers pretty much died out and everyone came flocking here. In this time I was promoted first to Moderator then to GamesMaster by MentaL, along with DeadlyEagle, VAN and eventually Makaveli.

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I beat you to being a Mod though. ;)
Maka was a funny GM, especially with him creating items for a girl iirc. ;) Was fun to catch him in the act. :D

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Originally Posted by DonTonberry

Soon, we got ourselves a new more reliable server host, our Portugese Pornstar, Johnyl1. Thats when the servers really took off, I mean we had 250-400 people playing at any one time! Remember this was a time when Broadband seemed like something out of Star Wars or something. So we had our fun times, a few server resets here and there and life went on happily.

During that period, the forums went down due to some real life issues with MentaL, and a few of us created some shite freeboard to help keep the community together until MentaL's eventual return. Which he did, with a bang.

vBulletin! We had a proper forum now, with flashy lights and everything. Soon after we got back up and running, MentaL the crafty little git got some little servers files from some little country called China for some little game called MU. Suddenly, hundreds of thousands of people flocked to RaGEZONE for these files since we were the only people to have them. That's when RaGEZONE changed from a Legend of Mir 2 server to a MMORPG Development Forum, a change for the better.

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Seriously got your timeline mixed up there.
We didn't make that free forum before we had the vB forums up. Also at the point Johnyl1 been hosting the server for atleast half a year.

On top of that he didn't get the MU files until 2004, at which point we had been running on vB well over a year.

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Originally Posted by DonTonberry

Then here I am today, I've been with RaGEZONE from the beginning till now. I've enjoyed most of it, I've not enjoyed some of it. I used to be a bastard, still am sometimes but mostly I always tried to act for the community.

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You definitely were, add me to the mix and add to that either 1 of us being a mod (or neither - which was fun aswell... :P) and hell broke loose. :P



It's quite strange to be so long on a site, I've been around for more then a third of my life on this site. It makes me wonder if I will have been around this site for half my life at some point, which would take roughly another 8 years.

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Originally Posted by .:JaredT:.

learned you english? interesting...

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you don't have to be a dick.

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Originally Posted by Ron

you don't have to be a dick.

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Shut up Ron, no one asked you.

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Originally Posted by .:JaredT:.

Shut up Ron, no one asked you.

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Its pretty fucked up to make fun of someone offering their appreciation for this forum.

Who said I was making fun of the dude? I didn't. Your assumption isn't fact.

Wow, I never knew much about the history..only what it looked like from that web archive site :P

I actually came to RaGEZONE about 3 months before joining, but I just couldn't get the help so I registered and the nice community helped me out! I've been here since 2007 and still active to help the new people with what I have learned over the years! :D

You got here a month after me :O

Gasp, why don't I know you.

Great write up man.

I was a Moo moo kiddy as well. Joined in 04, been around ever sense.

Pretty cool how RaGEZONE has helped someone learn English, that is pretty much life changing and obviously enjoyable at the same time as he done it while browsing a forum. +1!

Really i was here in 08' but didn't decide to register till 10' because i feel as if the forum i would never use/need but here i am today. Great story bro.

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Originally Posted by CraiG^

Pretty cool how RaGEZONE has helped someone learn English, that is pretty much life changing and obviously enjoyable at the same time as he done it while browsing a forum. +1!

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Check back upon my most early thread within ragezone. You will notice a great improvement in my spelling and writing too! I still struggle to spell words for whatever reason that is unknown to me but thankfully the spell-checker fixes that right up! Aside from that... I'm rather flawless and am gifted with a "beautiful mind".

Hohoho.

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Originally Posted by MentaL

Check back upon my most early thread within ragezone. You will notice a great improvement in my spelling and writing too! I still struggle to spell words for whatever reason that is unknown to me but thankfully the spell-checker fixes that right up! Aside from that... I'm rather flawless and am gifted with a "beautiful mind".

Hohoho.

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Excellent, a proud moment for you then MentaL.

I came to ragezone to play helbreath servers and some MU and to meet a ton of great people (especially akaruz, your the man and miss you) a long ancient time ago and now we have games like oblivion, world of warcraft and dragon age!