I'm nearly in the same boat as Mcguyver minus the Markov part.
I have probably missed more then a year of game time but i've palyed since i think 2 weeks after retail.
Rough start for me since i could onlu play every other week and only like 10 hours a week at that.
Hard to get out of a n00b stage with those hours. =/
Anyway, some random guy named Dragonmasta sent me this invite and i wondered why i wasn't in a squad.
Wasn't very involved in the outfit for some time, but then i finally came to my senses and started in november i think. But, before that, i was kicked by DG and actually had some friends over i was showing PS when it happened. I went over to click the tE thing and it wasn't there. Soon after Road sent me a reinvite. Lost 4 frigging K in OP.
I first got on TS in late december and asked myself how i ever played without it. Also, that first night i had the best teaching me. ddbq, Damaen, Dragon, even Ego was there. From there, it is pretty much history. Last summer was more or less my coming out party and this summer i look to try and make a name for myself being one of the heads of tE.
Mcguyver and me are probably the 2 best TR MAX users in the game right now and have proven it time and again.