Embrace

DI was (or seemed to be) realistically a one-man show with you at the helm throughout its lifespan. Naturally it would make sense that you burned out twice, taking DI with you both times to the surprise of its members. You say that a lot of others helped run the clan, and that they made a great leadership team to have by your side.

Why didn't you delegate more to those around you when you started to feel the weight of responsibility?

What functions exactly did roles like Advisor and Council actually serve?

What did they do for the day-to-day of DI to help you?

In OSRS DI it mainly always felt like Council did absolutely nothing, but I assume what they did was behind closed doors. Advisor seemed to be a step up from that, but it was still obvious that you were the Leader and you were the final stop for anything and everything.

Thoughts on Diablo games? Will you be played Resurrected?

Do you think any of the guys who were great pkers back in the day at MB would be any decent today, given time to learn the meta? The only names I can really remember being good were Slashiroth and H A 12 D, and I could be wrong about them being good. MB pking was simpler and slower paced, I just know I could never compete with the 16-way switch tribrid pking today.

Did the release of World of Warcraft/its expansions have a noticeable effect on DI? 

How long did you play World of Warcraft for, and how far did you get within the game? Any interest in still trying it today?

How enjoyable on a scale of 1-10 was being linked to a BBC?

How did you feel initially about the ladder being replaced by a lever at MB?

19 hours ago, Brian said:

Was related to DI forums getting hacked. Gave them a load of IP addresses etc. That was enough to recover my account. It was some guy Edward### from Australian Army that had the hacked carried out by like a hacking group of some sort.

Did you know then who it was? Or did it only come to light recently? He was still active on DI forums well into 2013, I would have figured you would have flushed him.

We eat breakfast for dinner maybe once every 2 weeks, my kids love it.

Do you think OSRS DI could have done what Tempest does now if we had changed our focus around? We had a lot of full-time workers who might have benefitted from a more laid-back approach to attendance. Most No's on our signups I remember were usually no relating to work, at least mine were.

Or were the extraordinary circumstances surrounding the pandemic a much bigger part of the formation of Tempest than just boomers getting together to make a clan?

What's the criteria to join Tempest and what are the expectations set on you while being an Applicant?

How well did you do in school balancing keeping your marks up and leading DI?

What computer certifications do you have?

I got on Classic a few times before the end, and I know you played it occasionally as well before its shutdown. Do you miss it?

Did you have any noteworthy items on Classic when it was shut down?

What happened to the wealth you had in early RS2? 

Have you ever done any RWT?

First celebrity crush?

Favorite James Bond? Favorite James Bond film?

Favorite comedian?

Favorite genre of movie?

Did you and Darealkelly e-date? 

Was that your first online relationship? Was it your last?

What do you think could have kept you driven and wanting to lead DI both in 2009 and during the OSRS era?

3 hours ago, Brian said:

This for sure must have been after the DS war (24th of September 2005).

Interesting, surprised that Junior wasn't DI yet at this time when the Devils shitshow happened around Feb of 2005. 

From what you know or remember of her, what's the likelihood Mocha Chino groomed me as a kid? Lmao. I think she is done serving time now, I have no clue though.

The Devils Clan in late 2004, early 2005. I found Gladz first I think, but I saw Devils and I think that sounded cooler to my young 13 year old brain. 

Where is the thread about Skullator and his sister? Has it been purged to preserve the archive's integrity or am I just blind?

Time and time again, DI (and clans in general), suffered from people thinking they could do it better. Many people left to try and start their own clans, and it never worked out in the long term. Why do you think these clans never made it? What were these people lacking, or what do you think is the proper recipe for success for starting a clan?

When (roughly) would you say this photo was taken? I'm having trouble placing it because some that I knew to be members for a long time aren't members yet per this photo. 

When did Oergg join DI? What was his journey with DI like? I see him with an administrator rank on the old 2005 invisionfree forums, but in the photo above he is just a guest. 

Plenty of fun to be had

On 9/18/2021 at 9:33 AM, Daniela said:

why the fuck are they polling it AFTER developing it anyways, like wtf is the idiotic thought process behind that? i mean theyve always been dumb about these things and the way the polls are set up is shit but this is just massively stupid overall. 

Didn't they do the same with stuff like sailing and warding? They spend a ton of dev time just to let the mouthbreathers on reddit decide whether or not something passes. No other company operates like this.

Almost been hit by a few cars, and a bus once. I was a stupid kid that refused to use crosswalks.

Red Bull

Half-Life. Yes I know there's Black Mesa but it went a little too far into 'remake' territory.

Top 3 things you would tell your younger self to do differently? RS related or not. 

Ever think about visiting the USA? What/where would you most like to see? 

What do you mainly do in the day-to-day for Tempest? 

Did Charlie 187 have brain damage?

What did you think of Charlie and characters like him in the early days of 2005?

Did anyone ever really give Charlie their phone number?

In relation to an earlier mention of Kulrich possibly grooming younger guys:

Was this something you were aware of at the time? 

Did other things of this magnitude/seriousness ever come to your attention as leader? 

Did the Devils clan ever stand a chance to beat DI if we had managed to actually have everyone there that day? If I recall, member numbers were pretty similar but our average combat level was a bit lower.

Do you know why Mikey or Eric never showed up to lead us that day?

Is there any other clan that competes with Devils in terms of providing DI some of the most influential and important members of its history? (Not counting the obvious pre-DI disenfranchised RSD members that created DI to begin with, but considering any that joined after the clan began)

Would you agree with what I said in my question above; that ex-Devils members were some of the best members overall that DI had?