I started playing the series with "Fire&Sword" and I liked playing Mount&Musket some months before NW released but I didn't quite understand how mods work so after some reinstalling I couldn't figure how to start the mod again...then I went back to Fire&Sword, even though I remember the Chat being so racist and political that I was always a bit repelled.
Then NW released and I was happy to play something like MM again. Bought it on release date, played on NW_Official_EU1 (at least I think it was, not 100% sure, but it was my favourite server) and got recruited by Nr59's best recruiter back then 2 days later.
I still know that I lied about my age XD I thought 12 was a bit too young so I said 13 or 14. But looking back, it feels like most people were about that age lol. The guy who recruited me told me he was just 12, so I quickly corrected myself, feeling a bit better.
I also still play with people who were there when I joined the regiment from time to time. Many of my members have been friends of mine for multiple years now.
The rest is material for hundreds of pages of gaming history! In a few months, I will have my 10 year anniversary in the regiment.