A Little History, 21-30

I can't say that we had any kind of expectation for the show. We really didn't. So when site traffic was up and listeners were well over a couple thousand (back then, that was a lot), it was a little hard to believe. Oddly enough, the site got way more traffic than the show had listeners (according to different tracking metrics we were using), so I don't think we'll ever really know how many people actually heard us. It doesn't really matter, either. Especially not now.

For me, the best memory I have of the site was the brief rivalry with Podtacular. They were another Halo podcast that had come out a little bit before we did, and they're still around. They would have members of their site bomb our site, and we would retaliate, all of this culminating in a series of Halo 2 tournaments. Personally, I didn't like their show, and I'll admit that part of it (but only partly) was that they were getting acknowledgement from Microsoft in the form of Larry "MajorNelson" Hyrb, who had appeared on the show. We knew that we would never get any kind of nod because of our content, but in the spirit of competition, it was annoying. The other reason I didn't like the show, and mainly, is because I just thought it was unfunny. That's really a matter of taste, I know. Also, I think Major Nelson's show sucks too. I'm not a fan of marketing that masquerades as entertainment. I haven't listened to his show in years, and I don't know if he still does it.

I listen to a lot of podcasts, but I can't bring myself to listen to any gaming podcasts. I mean, I've heard some, and subscribed to a couple, like 1UpYours, back when Garnett Lee was still with them. I don't know, I guess I'm still looking for something that appeals to me in the way that we tried to make DropShock - irreverent, original and genuinely funny. In my opinion, we were.


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