The Group Thing
Win Left 4 Dead 2
In the first competition running between now and the release of Valves Left 4 Dead 2, TGT is giving away a copy of the much anticipated zombie shooter Left 4 Dead 2.
The challenge is to write a balanced, planned and well rounded essay for publication on the TGT main site on how gaming has changed your life for the better.
The essay will be no less than 1500 words and no more than 3000 and should cover your personal experiences of online gaming, games and camaraderie. Pictures, videos and screenshots are not allowed, you have to use words entirely to convey your thoughts and concepts.
To enter the competition you must be a member of TGT, active on the TGT forums, be capable of writing a well planned essay and be legally able to own the game in your country.
Once submitted your essay will be judged by a panel of three judges all of whom are experienced writers and published authors.
The competition closes on Wednesday 18th October at 18.00hrs (6pm) GMT, the winner will be announced on...
In the first competition running between now and the release of Valves Left 4 Dead 2, TGT is giving away a copy of the much anticipated zombie shooter Left 4 Dead 2.
The challenge is to write a balanced, planned and well rounded essay for publication on the TGT main site on how gaming has changed your life for the better.
The essay will be no less than 1500 words and no more than 3000 and should cover your personal experiences of online gaming, games and camaraderie. Pictures, videos and screenshots are not allowed, you have to use words entirely to convey your thoughts and concepts.
To enter the competition you must be a member of TGT, active on the TGT forums, be capable of writing a well planned essay and be legally able to own the game in your country.
Once submitted your essay will be judged by a panel of three judges all of whom are experienced writers and published authors.
The competition closes on Wednesday 18th October at 18.00hrs (6pm) GMT, the winner will be announced on...
Left 4 Dead 2 - Pre-Order Quad Pack
L4D 2 will be available as a demo for steam pre-orders ar Haloween, several TGT members are organising to buy it together as a quad pack to save money, visit this thread on our forums to see who's interested:
http://www.thegroupthing.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=1011&p=11606#p11606
As always, remember not to post personal financial information on the forums
L4D 2 will be available as a demo for steam pre-orders ar Haloween, several TGT members are organising to buy it together as a quad pack to save money, visit this thread on our forums to see who's interested:
http://www.thegroupthing.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=90&t=1011&p=11606#p11606
As always, remember not to post personal financial information on the forums
New Members
Hi People!
Could anyone coming across new members, either joining the TGT clans or independants please ask them to register on the forums and introduce themselves.
We have had 3 servers hacked recently which while easy to sort is still time and effort, so I'm going to be implementing a ban on sight policy when I see players I don't know using the password protected match/practice servers.
I'm happy for them to be used, I WANT them to be used, and all it takes is the courtesy of introducing themselves on the forums, joining the x-fire/steam groups and making themselves known.
YOu can register here: http://www.thegroupthing.org/ by clicking the top right corner where it says "Member Login".
Register, post in an appropriate section and introduce yourself, the community is very welcoming.
TGT isn't about insular groups which refuse to become involved or integrated in the larger group, if they want to do that then I suggest they rent a private server from Alpha Networks, we can...
Hi People!
Could anyone coming across new members, either joining the TGT clans or independants please ask them to register on the forums and introduce themselves.
We have had 3 servers hacked recently which while easy to sort is still time and effort, so I'm going to be implementing a ban on sight policy when I see players I don't know using the password protected match/practice servers.
I'm happy for them to be used, I WANT them to be used, and all it takes is the courtesy of introducing themselves on the forums, joining the x-fire/steam groups and making themselves known.
YOu can register here: http://www.thegroupthing.org/ by clicking the top right corner where it says "Member Login".
Register, post in an appropriate section and introduce yourself, the community is very welcoming.
TGT isn't about insular groups which refuse to become involved or integrated in the larger group, if they want to do that then I suggest they rent a private server from Alpha Networks, we can...
Website Downtime
As part of their move to new premises, Alpha Networks has advised us that our site will experience downtime from around 9pm tonight untill Midnight.
I'd also like to remind everyone that with the move to new premises and hosting, all of our servers will be offline from 11pm Saturday 29th until the morning of Monday 30th.
If you have any queries or concerns please adddress them to Canine
- Tsuji.
As part of their move to new premises, Alpha Networks has advised us that our site will experience downtime from around 9pm tonight untill Midnight.
I'd also like to remind everyone that with the move to new premises and hosting, all of our servers will be offline from 11pm Saturday 29th until the morning of Monday 30th.
If you have any queries or concerns please adddress them to Canine
- Tsuji.
Servers down for maintenance.
Would all TGT members and associates take note that our servers will all be offline from 11pm next Saturday until around 6pm Sunday Morning.
This is due to our GSP Sponsor, Alpha Networks moving from one datacentre to another, a move which will give us better speeds, reliability and the added functionality of being able to manually perform a hardware restart on our dedi.
We will obviously attempt to have our servers up and running as soon as they become available to use and we ask that you are all patient during the changeover.
- Tsujigiri
Would all TGT members and associates take note that our servers will all be offline from 11pm next Saturday until around 6pm Sunday Morning.
This is due to our GSP Sponsor, Alpha Networks moving from one datacentre to another, a move which will give us better speeds, reliability and the added functionality of being able to manually perform a hardware restart on our dedi.
We will obviously attempt to have our servers up and running as soon as they become available to use and we ask that you are all patient during the changeover.
- Tsujigiri
TGT New Community Portal - ONLINE NOW!
The Group Thing is excited to announce the launch of our new Community Portal. The new website has been in design for several months, and is finally ready for all of you to visit and enjoy.
Our new fully featured site offers greater functionality for all our members, and member clans, with an exciting new look!
Come and check it out, join up if you haven’t already, let us know what you think and offer a big thanks to Hangman and Mustang who have worked hard to get it all up and running.
http://www.thegroupthing.org
The Group Thing is excited to announce the launch of our new Community Portal. The new website has been in design for several months, and is finally ready for all of you to visit and enjoy.
Our new fully featured site offers greater functionality for all our members, and member clans, with an exciting new look!
Come and check it out, join up if you haven’t already, let us know what you think and offer a big thanks to Hangman and Mustang who have worked hard to get it all up and running.
http://www.thegroupthing.org
Dragon Rising
As a fair few members of eQ have expressed an interest in Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, we will be hosting a server for the game.
If you're not sure what it is, here a youtube vid for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv9XUsG8zy0
The E3 presentation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-odAncq8bI
and a link to the pre-order on amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Operation-Flashpoint-Dragon-Rising-DVD/dp/B001VMAU2O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1247823517&sr=8-1
This brings the new mainstream games we're focusing on to:
Modern Warfare 2
Dragon Rising
Wolfenstein
Left 4 Dead 2
As a fair few members of eQ have expressed an interest in Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising, we will be hosting a server for the game.
If you're not sure what it is, here a youtube vid for you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv9XUsG8zy0
The E3 presentation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-odAncq8bI
and a link to the pre-order on amazon.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Operation-Flashpoint-Dragon-Rising-DVD/dp/B001VMAU2O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1247823517&sr=8-1
This brings the new mainstream games we're focusing on to:
Modern Warfare 2
Dragon Rising
Wolfenstein
Left 4 Dead 2
TGT Group Sites
If you enjoy The Group Thing, then take a moment to join in with all our groups, keep up with organised gathers & games, catch the latest chat and special offers from the net.
Forums, News & Reviews: http://www.thegroupthing.org
Steam Community: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/thegroupthing
X-Fire Cult Page: http://www.xfire.com/clans/groupthing/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=78680755289&ref=ts
Twitter: http://twitter.com/thegroupthing
Clan Servers: http://www.alpha-networks.co.uk/index.php (Mention TGT when ordering!)
Join up and become part of one of the best gaming communities on the Internet!
If you enjoy The Group Thing, then take a moment to join in with all our groups, keep up with organised gathers & games, catch the latest chat and special offers from the net.
Forums, News & Reviews: http://www.thegroupthing.org
Steam Community: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/thegroupthing
X-Fire Cult Page: http://www.xfire.com/clans/groupthing/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=78680755289&ref=ts
Twitter: http://twitter.com/thegroupthing
Clan Servers: http://www.alpha-networks.co.uk/index.php (Mention TGT when ordering!)
Join up and become part of one of the best gaming communities on the Internet!
Summer Nights
It’s Summer warm long days and pleasant nights. Gamers everywhere are venturing to the huge room outside their houses, the one with the blue ceiling that sometimes goes dark.
The Group Thing is preparing for when the evenings grow closer, it’s not as far away as you think and with it come several exciting new games.
We will be hosting servers for the long awaited Wolfenstein, Operation Flashpoint 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and the much hyped Modern Warfare 2.
Our leagues are ready to launch, and we in the process of arranging major sponsorship for media coverage, network syndication and impressive prizes for the winners.
We are growing as a community, with the new addition of clan =BAD= to the TGT fold as well as many independent players joining.
To cater for the leagues and growing community we have been donated an 8 core Xeon 2.6 GHz beast of a server, which will be hosted and sponsored by Alpha Networks, watch this space for details.
Every 3 months we go on our quarterly drive to gather funds,...
It’s Summer warm long days and pleasant nights. Gamers everywhere are venturing to the huge room outside their houses, the one with the blue ceiling that sometimes goes dark.
The Group Thing is preparing for when the evenings grow closer, it’s not as far away as you think and with it come several exciting new games.
We will be hosting servers for the long awaited Wolfenstein, Operation Flashpoint 2, Left 4 Dead 2 and the much hyped Modern Warfare 2.
Our leagues are ready to launch, and we in the process of arranging major sponsorship for media coverage, network syndication and impressive prizes for the winners.
We are growing as a community, with the new addition of clan =BAD= to the TGT fold as well as many independent players joining.
To cater for the leagues and growing community we have been donated an 8 core Xeon 2.6 GHz beast of a server, which will be hosted and sponsored by Alpha Networks, watch this space for details.
Every 3 months we go on our quarterly drive to gather funds,...
The Group Thing May News & Call to Donate!
As most of you know, The Group Thing was founded last year with the intention of providing grief free gaming, as well as league gaming and support for the mod communities.
We have been very successful in doing all of these things. Our new dedicated server now hosts:
12 – Left 4 Dead Servers
10 - Killing Floor Servers
1 - 24 Slot Hardcore CoD 4 Server
1 - 32 Slot ET:QW Gather Server
1 - 24 Slot TF2 Server
1 - 14 Slot CSS GunGame Server
1 - 14 Slot W:ET – ET
ro server
Plus a very large selection of bookable and league servers installed to cater for our competitive teams and upcoming leagues.
Our servers were the first Killing Floor servers to go online and remain in the global top 50 running at 96% capacity all day, and our L4D servers hosting Haunted Mod are popular all hours of the day and night with players from around the world.
With the release of the Left 4 Dead beta Development Kit our mod developers are already looking into how to improve Haunted mod, and we will...
As most of you know, The Group Thing was founded last year with the intention of providing grief free gaming, as well as league gaming and support for the mod communities.
We have been very successful in doing all of these things. Our new dedicated server now hosts:
12 – Left 4 Dead Servers
10 - Killing Floor Servers
1 - 24 Slot Hardcore CoD 4 Server
1 - 32 Slot ET:QW Gather Server
1 - 24 Slot TF2 Server
1 - 14 Slot CSS GunGame Server
1 - 14 Slot W:ET – ET
ro serverPlus a very large selection of bookable and league servers installed to cater for our competitive teams and upcoming leagues.
Our servers were the first Killing Floor servers to go online and remain in the global top 50 running at 96% capacity all day, and our L4D servers hosting Haunted Mod are popular all hours of the day and night with players from around the world.
With the release of the Left 4 Dead beta Development Kit our mod developers are already looking into how to improve Haunted mod, and we will...
