IJzzo 1,072 Report post Posted May 30, 2020 On the 20th may 2020, it was IceOps Gaming's 10 Year anniversary of being open. It was 10 years ago I (IJzzo) started IceOps in the beginning under the name Blue-Clan [Blu]. We started with multiple servers but two became very popular, Softcore mixed and Hardcore TDM. After few month we did a merge our clan with few other players who had a clan called iPower. However we ended this relationship already after 1 week because there were (maybe unjustified) doubts they are clean players. From here we had to rename again and used IceOps as our name for the past 9 and a half years. We added the mods Obscurity and Deathrun on our servers which became very popular and rose the interest in the IceOps community significantly. With the shutdown of the back then most popular Obscurity server "Retox Squad", our clan became the most interesting one for the Obscurity community and we got our second oldest member @Kenai who is still around today with us. I can not remember all the members we had before, over the years they were a lot, so I won't name any here. When you have played on IceOps before 2015 then you are maybe interested in something we have prepared. The Xfire screenshots token by our players on our servers can be viewed now in the gallery under these links: Obscurity + Zom DB Deathrun Deathrun#2 + Openwarfare custom maps Hardcore TDM Softcore Mixed Openwarfare custom maps + (early)Deathrun Sniperserver + Openwarfare2 Sniperserver + Deathrun#2 Promod Zombies ZomDB Time had been sometimes very hard with major internal conflicts, from today's point of few I had done some things different, but today we are still here and alive. Over the time there has surely been some ups and downs. This could be from people leaving that were truly cherished at IceOps, to server updates and even brand new systems put in place for the better of the community like Sourcebans for example. Speaking now on behalf of the IceOps staff and myself, we would all like to say a huge thank you for continuing to be here. Running a community for so long has had its toll on the member count, but for the ones that are still here, you are not forgotten at all. We will surely be staying here running as long as you are here with us. Much Love IceOps Staff [Credits: Mighty Jayster + IJzzo] 12 3 1 FoxBao, DavidO, Tyrannos and 13 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milad 71 Report post Posted May 30, 2020 Congratulations to everyone Happy to be part of the family. Spoiler Looking forward to 20th May 2030 2 CROdator and Kenai reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenai 349 Report post Posted May 30, 2020 Happy Belated Birthday IceOps and the Community! Loved this clan and Community since joining and it's still kicking even after a decade! Spoiler And here's looking towards another Ten Years! P.S; Lot's of nostalgia from those Xfire Screenshots, Makes me wish Obscurity was as popular as it was back in those days, Even the Zom DB was fun when I played. -Kenai 4 1 CROdator, VanZy, FoxBao and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CROdator 310 Report post Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) Well I'll be damned, I have checked trough quite some screenshots and found some names I haven't heard in a loooong time.. Apparently @Kenai invented RTX graphics Spoiler Even found myself xD sad thing is, my ping was better back then hahah Spoiler Is it possible to find out the date when this was taken? I think this is one of the earliest times that I've played on obs. Spoiler You can even see the evolution of my name (HR-Mario > [CRO]Predator > CROdator) few evolutions are missing but still :DLooking forward for more Edited May 30, 2020 by CROdator Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IJzzo 1,072 Report post Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, CROdator said: Is it possible to find out the date when this was taken? I think this is one of the earliest times that I've played on obs. Unfortunately nope. Jpeg files contain no date. Jpeg files are numbered by a counting serial, so they are in order but this serial number does not give any hints when it was taken. If you can make several specific screenshots fixed to a date, well then you can interpolate the date between the serial numbers. But that is a lot of work. Btw. credits for saving the screenshots from the XFire-data-shredder are by NNJ (who hasn't been here anymore for ages) 1 CROdator reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IJzzo 1,072 Report post Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Kenai said: P.S; Lot's of nostalgia from those Xfire Screenshots, Makes me wish Obscurity was as popular as it was back in those days, Even the Zom DB was fun when I played. Well even when that should become popular again, we would have to nerf our Kenai, otherwise everyone is running away. 3 1 Milad, Kenai, CROdator and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenai 349 Report post Posted May 30, 2020 1 minute ago, IJzzo said: Well even when that should become popular again, we would have to nerf our Kenai, otherwise everyone is running away. I do agree with this, Make it so I only do like 1/4 of the normal damage as a Survivor and 1/3 as the Obscurity xD 2 CROdator and VanZy reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Milad 71 Report post Posted May 30, 2020 1 minute ago, Kenai said: I do agree with this, Make it so I only do like 1/4 of the normal damage as a Survivor and 1/3 as the Obscurity xD wouldn't make much of a difference xD 1 1 Kenai and CROdator reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duck 72 Report post Posted May 30, 2020 The names, the memories, oh it's all rushing back! It's amazing that IceOps is still chugging along when so many other CoD4 clans and communities have disappeared, but I'm glad to see it's still going after all this time. 2 VanZy and CROdator reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Behemoth 343 Report post Posted May 30, 2020 maybe in 2030 i'll see my memories xD http://prntscr.com/ekw6x7 http://prntscr.com/ekw7a2 http://prntscr.com/ekw7gn http://prntscr.com/ekw7ua http://prntscr.com/ekw83k i missed those days tbh xD for people wondering this is a nuke you get it at 40 kill streak oh god how i miss the nuke and people reaction to it xD 1 1 CROdator and Tyrannos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IJzzo 1,072 Report post Posted May 31, 2020 This must have been in January 2011: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenai 349 Report post Posted May 31, 2020 Spoiler 1 hour ago, IJzzo said: This must have been in January 2011: Must be, Because I wasn't playing xD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tyrannos 134 Report post Posted May 31, 2020 Congratulations to all my brothers! We are a good team! I'm proud to be here! 3 VanZy, Behemoth and CROdator reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hexenx 5 Report post Posted May 31, 2020 Never actually played on IceOps as I'm not able to, But congrats to everyone who has helped IceOps grow to where it is today. 10 Years is an amazing milestone. 1 CROdator reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VanZy 123 Report post Posted June 1, 2020 Really nostalgic screenshots. I remember a lot of good players, which, in turn, created a pleasant atmosphere of the game. Congratulations to IceOps on the anniversary! This is a really strong date. I am proud that I am part of this community, that we are at least somehow developing. We are a large and multi-ethnic family, I love you all 2 Tyrannos and CROdator reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FoxBao 133 Report post Posted June 1, 2020 Congrats everyone, I’m also proud to be a part of IceOps! Many Thanks to @IJzzo for building this amazing community, and thanks to those who are here since the begining and made IceOps growing 2 Tyrannos and CROdator reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vanost 47 Report post Posted June 3, 2020 Congrats on birthday, consistency and development of the IceOps community to the highest of the standards. Keep it going guys! 4 IJzzo, CROdator, FoxBao and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
was stu 14 Report post Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) happy birthday im late as hell i need to revive the dr server(s?) i cant believe its been 8 years on my part Edit: after reviewing the screenshots (all 4 DR ss links) i actually think its been more than 8 years. I lost memory of pretty much everything except what happened online and before i was 12, which was longer than 8 years ago. i dont exactly remember how long the "early" versions of dr lasted (i dont even remember playing before 1.1), or blur, 4x3, me just being an asshole as a child because i was bad at the game and i can only blame others for it, accidently trolling gawley, and I changed my name every 30 minutes because i created edgyness before it was relevant. thats about all i can think of. Edited June 6, 2020 by Stu epilepsy is a pain. I don't know how to say things without sounding insulting. 2 IJzzo and CROdator reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IJzzo 1,072 Report post Posted June 8, 2020 I believe we were very early with creating a deathrun server. Which version it was I don't know. But it was something with "1" at the end. If that was was 1.01 or 1.1 no clue. What I remember however is that Retox Squard created a deathrun server as well in its last weeks of its existance. That was shortly after our server was up. So it was likely May 2011 when we created ours. However "Blur" was our server given into other hands for a rent. Because I was seriously fed up with dealing with that kids at one point. But that must have been later than the shutdown of Xfire, unless you can find screenshots where it writes "Blur Deathrun" onto them. 1 was stu reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ares 3 Report post Posted June 9, 2020 Hey guys, It's been a while :) Just popped in to say congratulations on the 10 year anniversary. It was fun being a part of the clan. Wish I could post some of my screenshots but they're on a hard drive in a different city Good job on keeping one of the best games ever alive, and keep it going for another 10 years :P 3 Duck, CROdator and IJzzo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CROdator 310 Report post Posted June 9, 2020 uuu Hello @Ares Hope you are doing well. 1 Ares reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites