Numbers Guys: The origin

[Ghosth]

Both answers actually I think are correct.

Other than that I'll put my money on Lusche, I've seldom seen him proven wrong.

[Max]

Think that was a H2H thing...there were always plenty of NewU's there.

[Dadsguns]

I thought it had something to do with the pure excitement of getting onto the game and not taking the time to think of a good handle,  sort of like a kid on Christmas morning opening a gift and immediately start playing with it before the parents can get those darn wire ties off of it............

[4440]

Ended up backwards & for my first 2 years of AH

Ditto

[Lusche]

I thought it had something to do with the pure excitement of getting onto the game and not taking the time to think of a good handle,  sort of like a kid on Christmas morning opening a gift and immediately start playing with it before the parents can get those darn wire ties off of it............

   good comparison!

[Wingnutt]

It is "B."  I remember signing up and reading that if you don't put in an ID, you get one assigned.

The only complaint I have about numbers guys is giving them check 6's is a pita...

its also harder to berate them privatley..

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[JB11]

Please, just call me "Eleven".  

  11

[BigR]

Please, just call me "Eleven".   

  11

Damn, and to think all these years I've been calling you "one one" 

[Getback]

Damn, and to think all these years I've been calling you "one one" 

I've been calling him bogey.

[C h e c k S i x]

I don't think its either of those.
In my mind most of the numbers guys are free trials.
Not meaning that there new however.
In February of 07 I only played AH2 by free trial for about two months
before setting up a monthly account.
As long as you change your IP address between trials you get
another free one.
You can even register them all to the same email.
So in my mind its just "free trial lifers" who would
rather use numbers for 2 weeks and blend then constantly make names.
C h e c k S i x

[999000]

Sir Getback, your right I was 9900 back in the early 90's ..if I can remember that far back......after Aw demise played very breifly fighter ace? and a bit of Red barron that was actually not a bad game....Been 999000 in aces high long long time.....not sure how one can check starting date ...but would be fun to know....at any rate been here long enouph  to be shot down and owned by everyone!
<S>999000

[999000]

Rumor has it I was 1000000......but as the story goes on my very first flight .....I was taking a formation of B17's off..I was barley wheels up when BAM!!!!...Never saw what hit me!....all I remember was the System message ..you been killed by SHAWK!...my handle immediatly dropped to 999000...........
<S> 999000

[macleod01]

Sir Getback, your right I was 9900 back in the early 90's ..if I can remember that far back......after Aw demise played very breifly fighter ace? and a bit of Red barron that was actually not a bad game....Been 999000 in aces high long long time.....not sure how one can check starting date ...but would be fun to know....at any rate been here long enouph  to be shot down and owned by everyone!
<S>999000

Thats a lie sir! Every single time I run into your B17's, I get a free express ticket to the tower, no Tax or VAT.

[PhantomBarron]

I remember being asked for a login I.D: JAB116
and a game I.D: Hellrasr
Ended up backwards & for my first 2 years of AH, had to go with JAB116

Dito, Same thing happened to me. I think I was so excided to see what all the hoopla was about that I didnt read the instructions thourally.

[Allen Rune]

Well for me it was A. I remember it said something about entering a number for identification, so I took 0100 off the top of my head and there I was.

As for NewU's I'm not entirely sure but I think they were exclusive to H2H, perhaps before they entered the info for the 2 week trial?

Funny thing, I remember there was even an option in the arena settings to force stall limmiter on NewU players.