After having played 'virtually' every game out there, I was turned on to Half-Life by my uncle who also turned me on to Action Half-Life.
I downloaded Hammer and started mapping with my brother who introduced me to DoD (which I fell in love with immediately).
Then Valve blew my mind by bringing it into the 21st century with Source and I haven't looked back since.
Comparatively speaking, before joining the 1st, my DoD experience was random and rudderless.
Very happy and proud to be a part of something so special.
The sleeper has awakened!