Who was your teacher.

[Dragoen Link]

Ok,I'm asking everyone who there tao teacher was,like who taught then the basics how to play and crap,and have you surpassed them? :P

Like for me it was Melekiev and yes ive surpassed him :D

[dirka dirka]

Warcow taught me most of my good behavioral skills, and some of my turtling skill. The entire clan "The Elite," along with Warcow, taught me all of my turtling skills. Aside for that, the entire community.

[insignifiGant]

Nobody... I've learned through playing.

'Course my gold game is still pretty weak :)

[mushroom_girl]

Army Man. I met him in my first 5 minutes when I jumped him. Heh, he was gold. And Wardog taught me something. They're both gone now :(

My game isn't all that good though, I always get disconnected and I'm gold. :dry:

[S_K_O_F]

I pretty much learned through experience. Of course, when I started playing, there weren't many who were more experienced than I was.

[T3 Terminater]

Lord Kalamady taught me a thing or two back in the day when I was a goldie.

[Lord Shinok]

Swiftness and HardcoreKillers aka HardcoreReborn. They didn't teach me exactly, but they helped me learn to think and play carefully in grey games. Also, helped me learn LOS, some strategies, and to play anyone whenever asked in the lobby.

[EleMENTAL]

Well, I learned from my brother, DARKSMILE2.

[insignifiGant]

I pretty much learned through experience. Of course, when I started playing, there weren't many who were more experienced than I was.
Yeah.. I remember back when I used to play a completely front line grey rush.

And actually was pretty much undefeated.

Ahh the old days.

[legolas77]

Noone just started playing and kept on jumping golds lol. :fire:

[lostandconfused]

Oh, my teachers definitely own all of your teachers.

I learned everything I know from wolfman and ominiss. :cool:

[tyu]

I learned some stuff from monkus.

[Krome]

I learnt basically through game. stuart_chant helped me a lot in general game play and Bottle helped me out a lot with turtling.

[sub the hendrix]

I'll try and accredit pretty much everyone here. I'm proud to say I have a lot of influences, so, in order:

Primary Target: For teaching me grey, and introducing me to chanty.

motegimr22: For letting me into my first decent clan, TDC, a great place for newbies who wanted too learn.

Monkus, Cavour, Shiny Flors, and Zzzaacckk, for helping me out with turtling when I turned gold, and Cavour for bugging me to re-gold for at least a month (didn't work).

[Godmic18]

Waittz, Aza, My First Date

[Krome]

aza isnt a bad player.

[Wayfaerer]

Warcow taught me most of my good behavioral skills, and some of my turtling skill.
He didn't do a very good job :cool:

I didn't really have one, ICevil got me into my first nub clan and I learned a lot from scrubbin' around with da1n, but it wasn't really a teacher student thing.

And Waittz was a purebred Soil champ :cool:

[dirka dirka]

He didn't do a very good job :cool:

Uhm... yes, he did. You still haven't learned anything, so why bother posting here?

[Krome]

I see Wayfnub is back with his old banner tricks.

[Lord Shinok]

Bottle helped me out a lot with turtling.
He didn't do a good job. Muwah! :p

[Wayfaerer]

Uhm... yes, he did. You still haven't learned anything, so why bother posting here?

Still such an arguementative smartass. Cut it out already, damn. :dry:

[CRX687]

Learned the grey game by myself... jumped around PR, DA, and SW in the old days... then learned to pwn golds with a few screw around games against *zeus*.

As for the gold game... got a few freestyle lessons from rantzu (actually, he just kept pwning me and made me learn from my mistakes) and fry. Wack, aza, and wuffers split the turtle teaching (wuffer's gave me the form and demonstrated how it works)

[dirka dirka]

Still such an arguementative smartass. Cut it out already, damn. :dry:
Me? You need to shut the hell up. This was a nice thread, you don't need to insult anybody. NOBODY NEEDS TO INSULT ANYBODY

[max2k106]

I mostly learned from experience, but my mentor was Ultraexactzz . . . if anyone remembers him from way back.

[andalite]

I learned most of grey-v-grey by playing people and reading nad's LOS site (but still need to work on learning some of the harder trick shots through experience). Gold-v-grey, generally just Monkus, phoenixofflames, and whatever random fishers/challenge games I find :)
[/distraction]
Edit: Nevermind about the distraction, max got there first ;)

[Wayfaerer]

I need to insult you! It gets me through the day.

Oh, and I forgot to mention Stone. He showed me afew tricks too :cool:

[dirka dirka]

I need to insult you! It gets me through the day.
No, you're just an asshole, end of story.

[mushroom_girl]

Now now, children. Be nice. :)
(Yeah, right.)

[WaCk-HeAd]

Nomar

[Dragoen Link]

WOAWW...no crapping up my thread OK!..jeez grow up...anyways,wow this thread filled up fast!Nice to see everyones teachers,i was only taught as a grey then i became gold and no one taught me,i just learned from my mistakes and then i went off...lol

[Megabyte]

nobody, i'm just cool like that :p and i started in the early days, when people were still learning the game and training other's wasn't even a concept yet.

[Dragoen Link]

I wasent gold back then so it didnt matter lol

[Hoolwath]

I played alone back in the day, for about three months. I read nads LOS, got invincible. Read Bottles guide as light reading and I am the teacher now. :cool2:

[Doctor Love]

I don't think he really meant to teach me anything, well a couple times he did, but from all the losses I've had to Snarr when we were in Dragonfire he probably taught me the most.

[Punishment Co.]

Xerent and Sir Vilhelm. Vinny handed me one of my most embarassing losses in Rev and I guess humility comes in odd forms.

Back in the days of Outkast, there was an inter-clan tourney run by -=Z=- and all the members of Outkast squared off. I think I faced RoR, and got stomped mercilessly. Snarr then went on to the finals to face RoR as well, and I believe lost too.

I remember this one time I was fighting Xe's gold with my grey, and for the life of me couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. He, or should I say 'she' at the time, taught me move-per-move what to do and what to sacrifice. It looked like a slaughterhouse, but since then I managed to learn what would soon become my entire game plan.

[Megabyte]

yeah..original RoR and -=z=-...they were scary. I hated playing them. Wolfman too..i hate him with a passion!! *shakes trout menacingly at wolf*

[ReTodd]

CRX was more of an advisor than a teacher for me. Nads taught me to use chanty and scout with his excellent strategy guides. Zzzaacckk's strategy was helpful also.

[Lipsoidal.]

Swiftness and HardcoreKillers aka HardcoreReborn. They didn't teach me exactly, but they helped me learn to think and play carefully in grey games. Also, helped me learn LOS, some strategies, and to play anyone whenever asked in the lobby.

What about me, freak? God, i taught u most.

Lets see, Orlandy, Roody Poo, and Frylock mainly. Wolfman and Flowne taught me snippits too. Wow, thats sad. SI hasnt taught me too much...

[Pixel]

My teacher is Twelve. Leader of the greatest TAO clan... Netjak!

[Cavour]

I pretty much taught myself both Grey and Gold, but picked up some tricks from people. A solid Grey rival I had in the early days was a Banff Gold names Poopsmith. I doubt anyone remembers him. I'm pretty sure he was top 5 or something. Anyways, I jumped his Grey, llamaic, not knowing it was him, and he registered me my first loss with his retro-ass duel Witch setup. We fought quite a bit afterwards, and he helped me tone up. I will say that Puni influenced me to learn Scout LOS when he raped me with his Scout in the GL vs. Army Grey tourney way back when. Gold I pretty much taught myself, but was helped along by a lot of the BGers that had been Gold before me, and those old school Elite players were a lot of fun to whoop up on. :wink2:

[Wolfman]

well.. talking about coaching.... i wanna thank all old-outkast members for the tactics sharing n old snarr for LOS.

wolfy

[zzzaacckk]

No one really taught me... i learned from xperiance mainly... I guess the MOST helpfull thing was NADS and other people teaching me LOS and TCBB's strategy guide.

[dirka dirka]

I taught zack everything he doesn't know.

[The Prophet]

KWarrior and Ozamj were my mentors when I first started

[Jolly Rancher]

BoosterJuice taught me mostly, he also showed me the game, even though I ended up beating him the first time I played him :p

[Shiny Flors]

I think I mostly learned by myself but there were a few games I remember that really helped me shape up. There were a few games with plusminus and DuBious early in my TAO career I learned from, a few games with Tecibbar recently, and then a bunch of greys on GL that helped me sharpen my skills, Primary Target, Applesauce, Scoutblade, Melekiev, that one guy in that clan Pirates, Jinx, Cephas, and I'm sure a few others. My only grey game with the burning in the last grey tag tourney was a real wakeup, I learned that I need to stick with my game plan better.

[devast8]

I can't even remember. I had a lot of great friends back when I started.

I'm not really sure, and it's been a while since we've chatted, but I believe Ozmaj85 would be considered as my teacher.

Oh, and KWarrior. Thanks for that one, Prophet. Jay was one of the best teamates I ever had. (KwOzmaj forever!)

[20 Point]

Yubar, back in the day. Before these servers were a wet dream.

BTW, why the f ck do people post just to say no one or I cant remember?

Why do I ask. People just love to blather on I (see all 20 point posts for example). The mods should make a button that when pressed posts the following to the thread:

"I have nothing to say but I like to read my own posts"

[cs_zero]

Shaman, and Mega helped me alot.

Now i trout-slap both of 'em...*hides*

[Godmic18]

No, you're just an asshole, end of story.

Now Dirkster, there's quite a big difference between an asshole and a smartass, wouldn't you say? :cool:

[Hellblazer]

I guess the closest thing I had to a teacher was army man. He no longer comes on, though.

[Punishment Co.]

well.. talking about coaching.... i wanna thank all old-outkast members for the tactics sharing n old snarr for LOS.

wolfy

Emphasis on old there, since he pretty much sucks now

*cough cough* (http://img176.echo.cx/my.php?image=untitled6aq.jpg)

You have much to learn, young padawan. gg :D

[WaCk-HeAd]

I won! It was 35-15 in my favor! Then I retired.

Making me your teacher, young padanoob!! :D

[Swartzstrom]

Tie between Jeffery, -regdar, and Cephas. Cephas taught me the value of friendship and loyalty. reggy taught me how cool chicks were without looking at them in a perverted way. Jeffery taught me how to act more mature...in his own, strange way...

[Twelve]

After I was taught chess at the age of 8 by a man named "Pastor Dave", I became obsessed with turn-based strategy of all sorts.

After playing games like Shining Force, Master of Monsters, Warsong, Advance Wars, Final Fantasy Tactics and the like, TAO was pretty much already learned by the time I got to it.

12

[Swartzstrom]

Shining Force was awesome. I have it for the Sega Smash Pack Volume 1. I still haven't beaten that game. I've always gotten bored, but I know what you're talking about.

[Warcow]

I pretty much learned through experience. Of course, when I started playing, there weren't many who were more experienced than I was.

Exactly.

[Warcow]

I pretty much taught myself both Grey and Gold, but picked up some tricks from people. A solid Grey rival I had in the early days was a Banff Gold names Poopsmith. I doubt anyone remembers him. I'm pretty sure he was top 5 or something. Anyways, I jumped his Grey, llamaic, not knowing it was him, and he registered me my first loss with his retro-ass duel Witch setup. We fought quite a bit afterwards, and he helped me tone up. I will say that Puni influenced me to learn Scout LOS when he raped me with his Scout in the GL vs. Army Grey tourney way back when. Gold I pretty much taught myself, but was helped along by a lot of the BGers that had been Gold before me, and those old school Elite players were a lot of fun to whoop up on. :wink2:

Pfft, BG back then was a running joke in the Elite :cool: When you guys fell apart we were devastated, I mean after all, you were our easiest stat pools out of everyone :p.

[Swartzstrom]

I pretty much learned all of my old skills from many old-school members of BG. Then there are random members: reggy, Cephas, Melekiev, Arkantos, ~Dark_Rain~, Link7(Dragoen Link), 247d...

I say 'old' because I'm just a Retired Old Warhorse.

[axident]

Aside from a couple of things I read at these very forums (most notably scout LOS), only OmegaShin has offered a helpful pointer. Everything else I learned through playing the game.

[xerent]

You flatter me, Puni!

I never had anyone really teach me. I've played enough strategy type games to the point where I could pick things up when the game first came out.

And I don't consider myself and teaching anyone. You can point out mechanics, you can tell people the differences between HP and True HP, Threats, Implied threats, etc... but that's not teaching. Teaching is style, and I've never taught anyone to play in a specific style.

[Megabyte]

Yubar, back in the day. Before these servers were a wet dream.

BTW, why the f ck do people post just to say no one or I cant remember?

Why do I ask. People just love to blather on I (see all 20 point posts for example). The mods should make a button that when pressed posts the following to the thread:

"I have nothing to say but I like to read my own posts"


when someone makes a reminiscing thread, expect ppl to remininse. Really, "why the f ck" are some people so literal? Get over it.

For that matter "why the f ck" do people type "why the f ck?"
Do you like to pretend that your not swearing, and that your not stuck in some 4'th grade language level? Either say the damn word, or avoid using it all.

[Cavour]

Pfft, BG back then was a running joke in the Elite :cool: When you guys fell apart we were devastated, I mean after all, you were our easiest stat pools out of everyone :p.
Psssh. Maybe the other BGers had some trouble with you clowns, but you were my first loss when it came to The Elites. I evened the score down the road anyway. :cool:

[dirka dirka]

Cavour taught me how to read over the internet.

[Kyir]

Spitfire and warcow i guess, though warcow more taught me how to get owned more then anytihng =P

[dirka dirka]

Exactly, I taught myself the basics. Then Warcow's in-clan ownings taught me the rest. Warcow is so damn SEXY!!!

[actgfin1234]

I learned a lot from battling Warcow every chance I could when I was in The Elite. He basically taught me how to turtle. Aro taught me Scout LOS, that was a fun game =). lord ducki taught me a LOT before he left. :( Learned lots from netjak, from Fry to Twelve, to Wack.

I learned my grey game from battling Leigh.

[Punishment Co.]

Bah, you can blush your little rosy cheeks all you want but it still happened. It was a same side match, my usual three witch/dual cleric at the time against your turtle. I couldn't figure out whether to destone or to hit which unit or to sit and look pretty beside my LW.

Teaching doesn't necessarily limit it's capacity to influencing someone's style; simply telling a person what "this move does" and why "this move is bad" and "which unit is better to hit this unit" is enough. The threats and implied threats were a huge thing, but I don't think I picked up on it later than when Outkast took a plunge.

[finalfantasyt]

I need a teacher...I've managed to play for a year without getting any better. :(

[MinishSprite]

I was taught how to play by a guy named bonzo, and was further taught by [†]DARK-PROPHET[†]. I taught myself how to use bomb formations and i am now taking turtling lessons form LonelyTylenol

[Dragoen Link]

In all tao,LT is the person i trust the most.He is a good turtler and teacher,anyone who needs teaching,should go to him. :D

[Elektra]

i taught myself, which is why i'm so terribly good!!

cough

check out tom cruise's cumshot on his face in my sig!

[finalfantasyt]

i taught myself, which is why i'm so terribly good!!

cough

check out tom cruise's cumshot on his face in my sig!
Your signature still scares me.

[Warcow]

i taught myself, which is why i'm so terribly good!!

cough

check out tom cruise's cumshot on his face in my sig!

Sorry chick, but that is horribly innapropriate . . . the banner is enough, but you can't just drop stuff like that in here, we've got little 'uns about.

[Merdoc.]

cody is an idol, and that cumshot to the face is awsome hahaha

[Megabyte]

if u kids need some help figuring whats appropiate, i suggest you head to the noob zone and read this: http://www.tacticsarenaonline.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15291

[roamingstorm]

monkus, data, mixedbizz, cavour, and a few others, and not ive only surpassed like two

[Clacker]

12, Frylock, Wack, CRX (and all of Netjak), Warcow were my main teachers. I am still learning... :cool:

[Hydrant]

I taught myself

and im too afraid to go gold because i dont think i could teach myslef to be gold

[Dragoen Link]

Its a totally different game when ur gold...when ur soo use to being grey.

[ryan56]

I pretty much taught myself, that may be the reason why i suck so much :)

[nads]

When I started we were all learning. I learned LOS from Seed's screenie, then experimented a lot by playing myself (NEVER ONCE FOR STATS!!!) On fake accounts so I could set up different shots. I learned patience from playing all the original SI and Kwozmaj members. Those were the days of 2 or 3 AM sessions. I think I finally learned the most from an SI member who doesn't come on anymore named Cobra9. We used to play greys a lot and he showed me an idea he had for a grey on gold turtle buster. That was my first introduction to thinking a formation through and analyzing the results. From that day on I never played the same.

As for all the people naming my site as a good teacher, thank you, I am flattered. When I wrote those sites, I hoped they would be helpful in breeding better competition, but I never could have imagined the response I have since received.

Teachers outside the battlefield were Meletus, on how to run a clan, Hugh Junit on how to be a fun person to be around, and Medemia on how the thrill of the game is worth more than the stats next to your name.

[storm raider]

I was taught by Anarchy1, but i doubt anybody knows who i am, i play under diffrent grey names now.

[Punishment Co.]

and Medemia on how the thrill of the game is worth more than the stats next to your name.

Amen my "blood brother"!

[Merdoc.]

haha thats funny jon always thinking about the noobs :bigsmile:

[FryLock]

Office_Shredder. With my help, he pioneered and dominated, using one of the first "rush" (as opposed to "bomb") forms on fps.

He taught me how to play it, but I modified it. Someday, when I retire, I will post all my setups and demonstrate the evolution of the "modern" rush. I don't claim to be the inventor or anything like that...but for quite a while, most rushes looked a lot like mine. ;)

But it wouldn't have happened without O_S. He was a good teacher and a good buddy.

[Jeffery]

Office_Shredder. With my help, he pioneered and dominated, using one of the first "rush" (as opposed to "bomb") forms on fps.

He taught me how to play it, but I modified it. Someday, when I retire, I will post all my setups and demonstrate the evolution of the "modern" rush. I don't claim to be the inventor or anything like that...but for quite a while, most rushes looked a lot like mine. ;)

But it wouldn't have happened without O_S. He was a good teacher and a good buddy.
Wow. That means I had a hand in teaching Frylock!

O_S used me as a test subject on those early voyages.....

[_Thunder_]

Wow. That means I had a hand in teaching Frylock!.....
Thats kind of scary.

[FryLock]

Scary, but true. After O_S trained me in rush, I'd often spend time using Jeff as a punching bag, testing out different things.

Before I even went gold though, Jeff showed me some stuff about grey tactics and showed me my 1st scout LOS shot.

And I suppose I'd feel remiss if I didn't thank all of netjak, too. By the time I got there, I was already pretty accomplished, so they didn't teach me anything "new", per se, but they were just all such good players, and having practice games with them forced me to improve mine.

But in the end, O_S was the father of the rush. I'm just the one who whored it around. :cool:

[_Thunder_]

O i know its true.. but... scary. *chuckles*

[Rogue_Wolf]

Asheron
bigmikeasdf
BoBo The Fool
chilledsake
Cobra9
Cuathon
demonicgod
DrHarley06
DWarrior
iL_ti0
John the Don
kospades
KuBrick
meletus
mercurycyanide
MikeIsGod
MinigunSniper
nads
orthodox
Ravus Rhin
Rescorlian
sam toet

My old Si buddies. Not as much as my teachers, we learned from each other. I guess I'm in the same demographic as many others; When I started, no one was really teaching. You got better by playing, whether in clan games, or versus other golds/greys. Back when you had to be skilled to win, not because you had first turn, or have your GA in the perfect place. When TAO was at its best.

-Rogue_Wolf

[Megabyte]

Office_Shredder. With my help, he pioneered and dominated, using one of the first "rush" (as opposed to "bomb") forms on fps.

He taught me how to play it, but I modified it. Someday, when I retire, I will post all my setups and demonstrate the evolution of the "modern" rush. I don't claim to be the inventor or anything like that...but for quite a while, most rushes looked a lot like mine. ;)

But it wouldn't have happened without O_S. He was a good teacher and a good buddy.


Your rush bumped me out of the first TAO tourney I remember, like in the third round i think...which reminds me...I'll hunt you to the ends of the earth for that insullt!!!!

[bludhoundz]

Meh, early on I just played anyone good who I could find. Mostly Draquist and Darq, however I could own them now :p.

After that, I pretty much developed my own skill by playing more SIers and netjakers.

Eventually I played Bottle about 50 times and I won a few (woot, although he only admits 1 loss, how Bottle-ish). Thats when I got really good, and I've been rusty since.

[Merdoc.]

my old teachers were from GL

SpiritKnight
Cokeman
DarkGolem
Warcow
and from banff hugh junit

[Cephas]

I can't really say I had a grey mentor me. I did get some very sound advice from DuBious on how to play golds, following which, I joined the Gold Jumpers under Squiggly on Banff and learned some more.

I try pay back those favours every time I encounter a newer player interested in sound advice. My goal has always been to make TAO better.

[The Last Saint]

LonelyTylenol has taught me everything. Well, Gryph AKA Cara Grystorm taught me some stuff, too. Of course I didn't think I was bad until LonelyTylenol came in. He taught me LoS, how to turtle, just everything I know now. Thanks LT! :) -EDIT- Sheesh, I almost forgot to add Cavour! Cavour has taught me the humor that I now have.

[roody poo]

I will just have to echo what many others have said already. I never had a specific teacher, I just gained experience through certain people.

With grey...I have to say I can't put this on one person. However I would be wrong if I didn't give a special shout to Medemia and DKR for helping me to realize the full potential of the enchantress. Before their influence I never used her.

Gold... I have to give 12 much credit in giving me good base forms to work off of. I would go on to later do the same with Frylock. Speaking of Fry, he helped me the most in becoming a better grey, not by teaching but by motivation to win. Throw Wolfy and Orlandy in on the motivation to win line also.

But without NJ as a whole, I wouldn't be where I am today in skill and sportsmanship. Honorable mentions go to.... Wack, Ducki, and Dark-Death.

[S_K_O_F]

I will just have to echo what many others have said already. I never had a specific teacher, I just gained experience through certain people.

With grey...I have to say I can't put this on one person. However I would be wrong if I didn't give a special shout to Medemia and DKR for helping me to realize the full potential of the enchantress. Before their influence I never used her.

Gold... I have to give 12 much credit in giving me good base forms to work off of. I would go on to later do the same with Frylock. Speaking of Fry, he helped me the most in becoming a better grey, not by teaching but by motivation to win. Throw Wolfy and Orlandy in on the motivation to win line also.

But without NJ as a whole, I wouldn't be where I am today in skill and sportsmanship. Honorable mentions go to.... Wack, Ducki, and Dark-Death.

not to bring back old drama, but I never knew Ducki to be all that great of a sportmans.

[WaCk-HeAd]

Then you never really knew Ducki.

Even though I definitely see Nomar as my tutor, since he spend A LOT of time as a Gold teaching me how to play, but Ducki was definitely a big influence, ESPECIALLY in the area of passing your knowledge to others.

Of course Netjak as a whole helped me to bring my level at the point as it is now, but no need to state the obvious.

[Hoolwath]

I still seek a teacher.

[roody poo]

not to bring back old drama, but I never knew Ducki to be all that great of a sportmans.

I liked the guy, I won't fly his banner the way some people here do. However, he challenged me on more of the skillful level. He had a short fuse. I wouldn't call him a bad sport. He always handled defeat with class when I was involved.

[Warcow]

I liked the guy, I won't fly his banner the way some people here do. However, he challenged me on more of the skillful level. He had a short fuse. I wouldn't call him a bad sport. He always handled defeat with class when I was involved.

Ick, from my point of view, that was never once true. He was an extremely poor loser when I was involved, and thats why we had it out back in the day. I harbour no I'll will for him now though.

[roody poo]

Ick, from my point of view, that was never once true. He was an extremely poor loser when I was involved, and thats why we had it out back in the day. I harbour no I'll will for him now though.

Like I say, I only know what I saw. However that doesn't mean I don't believe others didn't have run ins with him. I am just trying to pay my honest respect to those that deserve it.

[Kyir]

my old teachers were from GL

SpiritKnight
Cokeman
DarkGolem
Warcow
and from banff hugh junit

man, i miss Dark golem, why did everyone have to drive him off...

[Warcow]

man, i miss Dark golem, why did everyone have to drive him off...

He was caught cheating, and DR reset his stats, so he left.

[Kyir]

Fine, but he was still a nice guy

[Dragoen Link]

He was a nice guy,but he also was obsessed with his pressious stats...witch can be anoying.

[+He 4th 4sight]

Kubrick and then later on Office_Shredder

[Forest_Archer]

Bludhoundz trained me a little, Imagination did too, and all the clan members that I've played.

[banditto]

I showed max2k106 :) vv00t, and zzzaacckk helped me along with TN. But it was mostly just playing for 2 years.

[finalfantasyt]

I showed max2k106 :) vv00t, and zzzaacckk helped me along with TN. But it was mostly just playing for 2 years.
The game hasn't been out for two years, rofl.

[KBHoleN1]

Gray: I basically taught myself (I actually read about the units and formulated a strategy). But I got better playing people like IQ back in the day - my 3 witch spreads owned back then :bigsmile: .

Gold: The very first time I signed on my gold account, which was a long time after I started as a gray, I was in SI. Bottle asked me if I wanted some help and he taught me about turtling, which is why I love it so much. And with SI golds as opponents, I was bound to pick up some great techniques.

[wolf rayne {D}]

Ok,I'm asking everyone who there tao teacher was,like who taught then the basics how to play and crap,and have you surpassed them? :P

Like for me it was Melekiev and yes ive surpassed him :D
mine was untouchable legend, he has left the game.

[Liquid Swordsman]

The old *Zeus*

[Moose]

Never really had a big time teacher, usually just taught myself, the one person however i did turn to for advice had to be Dragonscall.

[Glamdring]

h()()t taught me everything I know.

By the way link, I seem to recall a game looooong ago where I taught you a thing or two... but that probably doesn't count, seeing as it was just one game, and forever and a day ago ;)

[zzzaacckk]

I helped duffy learn to use a gold account when he was made a mod.

[sub the hendrix]

ZZ, don't deny you learned much from the times I pawned you.

Yeah, um, you remember those times, right? Play along zz... aww who am I kidding?

[+He 4th 4sight]

The game hasn't been out for two years, rofl.
.... Legends beta was

[finalfantasyt]

.... Legends beta was
It was? Hmm. I've been wondering, when did Legends come out? I've never really been quite sure. :huh:

[+He 4th 4sight]

[ October 29th, 2003 ]
TAO goes online!
There is only one multiplayer server right now, and it has a limit of 50 simultaneous connections. FREE accounts are automatically logged out after each game to free up connections. If there is still room, you can just log right back in.



I guess it has been 1 year and a half

[gelshp]

Shortna

[russian]

cipher1

[Dragoen Link]

h()()t taught me everything I know.

By the way link, I seem to recall a game looooong ago where I taught you a thing or two... but that probably doesn't count, seeing as it was just one game, and forever and a day ago ;)

Yea glam,you did teach me stuff.You taught me exacly what gold units do so i could fight them as a grey because i didnt have access to a gold account,so i had no clue what the units did.Thank you for that :)and yes it was a longgg time ago :P lets c...i joined in november 03....hmm.. it was probably in like feb or march o4.

[Medemia]

not to bring back old drama, but I never knew Ducki to be all that great of a sportmans.
As someone I would have actually called a friend, ducki was a good guy but really was competitive in every way. He would usually beat me but said I gave him a headache because he had to think. Even when we both started the gold jumpers, he went in a way different than I ever would. He was the ego, I was the calm. I do miss the guy though. It was ironic he chose the name Selah which means peace when his persona for that account was so unpeaceful. But ducki has a good head on his shoulders, he's a great player, and loyal beyond compare.

Med

P.s., the point of this thread:
My mentors: I wouldn't say they were mentors but more peers who we learned from each other. Rouge_wolf, Bottle, nomar, ducki, roody, nads. Good group of us old fogies :)

[Office_Shredder]

Yo dawg! I learned on da streets!

[Link9]

in the game: the instructions

in the forum: i learn from many flames, specialy the ones that talk about my english

[Megabyte]

in the forum: i learn from many flames, specialy the ones that talk about my english

*teary eyes*
its hard watching them grow up

[Office_Shredder]

*teary eyes*
its hard watching them grow up

ain't that right n00b :p

[Kyir]

He was a nice guy,but he also was obsessed with his pressious stats...witch can be anoying.

well, guess thats one thing I damn well learned from him

I picked up all my mad provoking skills from real life

[Dragoen Link]

I bet you hes under a secret account RIGHT NOW!...cause we all know,no one leaves TAO...EVER! :p

[razor2007]

My grey game I picked up myself, but my gold game, that was all meat.eater. I dunno if i've surpassed him or not, maybe. Bludz taught me to turt too. And Fry taught us all that the GA was the devil.

[Link9]

yes people leave, they die or they get married

[Kyir]

I bet you hes under a secret account RIGHT NOW!...cause we all know,no one leaves TAO...EVER! :p

no noe listen, he's obviously crazy :shiftyeyes:

[Megabyte]

ain't that right n00b :p

pff, didn't u join in Febuary? noob :p

[Terps rock]

When I started, I just played enjoyed the game picked up on a few things from random peps. I then was turned down by Primary Target, who was my first bad stomping. He showed me some cool basics. I then joined Final Fantasy,and learned alot by facing my rival himeimei777 orTripleSeven We played alot, and taught each other many things.
I then joined SI for a short time, didn't quite pick up too much. I then was looking to rejoin when I saw himeimei777 again. I decided to join him in The Arcadian Legends We then battled alot, and again just played. I then went gold, and just continued playing him, trying out new things.

I then left awhile after Stupid was leader. And Created my own clan. It lasted 4 months, quite impressive. I think I was a great teacher to many greys as well as a rival to other greys. I no longer had the time for it, and passed it to my most active english speaking gold, Ryu.

I then while waiting to join New Jersey or NJ, I had games with Legit Penguin and Amaroth

Amaroth told me that I could no longer become any better at rushing, unless I learned the game a different way and learned to turtle. I have now done this, and am pleased with the result.

Legit, was the one, who told my some of my favorite tips, which I shall not release.

I have joined New Jersey, and am trying to learn to be... Whats the word... mature? w/e that is.

I

[sooner4life]

in the forum: i learn from many flames, specialy the ones that talk about my englishsame

in the game noone helped me with anything (probably cause I never asked)

[Red Fire]

An answer to the very first post . . .
Machin Shin taught me a lot, but BG (mostly Ach and Cavv) taught me the other stuff . . . like the press F5 trick and what not ;)

[h()()t]

I pretty much learned through experience. Of course, when I started playing, there weren't many who were more experienced than I was.

I can double that. Say what? helped me alot, but max was the best teacher I had...but I never turned into a really really good player. I could hold my own but never really good, so i blame that on max :p

[Dragoen Link]

This turned out to be a better thread than i thought :)

[Hatchet Warrior]

Lord Ducki
I also had help from : 12, monkus, warcow, bottle, allstar and actgfin.

[Cuathon]

i pretty much learned myself with a little help from my SI homies.

[ChingyDTP]

Dark_ash_h50 and Lord Kalamady.

[Coffin Fedder]

Hatchet warrior
also help from: 12,lord bahamut,crx,lord ducki, and Leigh

[actgfin1234]

Lord Ducki
I also had help from : 12, monkus, warcow, bottle, allstar and actgfin.
-.^ really? I hadn't realized people had learned something from me... :confused:

[Hatchet Warrior]

-.^ really? I hadn't realized people had learned something from me... :confused:
You helped me out a bit when I first went gold :P

[axident]

mine was untouchable legend, he has left the game.

not if he is the same Untouchable Legend as the one on Legends

[Dove]

Cyrus Bloodbane.

Nah, just kiddin' ya fools! I picked it up mostly from the game... playing around, though there was a guy that helped me to understand the basic controls better and for that I am eternally grateful.

I picked up a lot from Wayf, but that was after I was somewhat decent (redundance... maybe). His example taught me a lot about the stone turtle game... though I maintain that my grey skills are comparably stronger than my gold skills to this day.

[22woger22]

I was my teacher. I learnt some things from myself, and I gave myself spankings when I was a naughty boy :(.

-22-

[X-Takhisis]

I would hav to say, X-Prime and a few members from the X-Factor clan before the merge.

[Zahmet]

After I was taught chess at the age of 8 by a man named "Pastor Dave", I became obsessed with turn-based strategy of all sorts.

After playing games like Shining Force, Master of Monsters, Warsong, Advance Wars, Final Fantasy Tactics and the like, TAO was pretty much already learned by the time I got to it.

12

This sounds more or less like me, I didnt have a Pastor Dave to teach me chess, but I started play it in my young days, got founded of it, played in some tournies then just like 12 I started to play lots of tactical games, love Shining Force (both I and II) FFT, FFTA, Tactics Ogre, just to name a few.

Well Im still grey and new so I guess there is still things to learn, I have to learn to beat grey jumpers for once only got jumped twice so far, one was my secound game so he killed my cleric when I thought I had blocked LOS for his scout (I now know better how his LOS works...) and the other grey jump I almost got him...

[Jigga Man]

I just played really strong people until they were no longer stronger then me, i learned pretty fast by doing that. But gold is something completely different, and i'm not a real good gold yet, i like playing grey games still once in a while.