I wonder what you came here to read about, but o.k. here is a little insight.
I started bzflag as 2ndLt.CarwoodLipton and moved on to Romulus. I had that callsign for quite a while and had multiple names after that. The one that most ppl know me as is TheRisingSun. 11 out of 10 ppl say it's the best callsign I ever had and so I stick with it. If you know: Achilles, HighVoltage, Cr4zyToma7oe, 3Inches Of Snow, 5th Wheel, aNiMaL_MoThEr, BlackBaron2, ConductiveMaterial, ConflictedMind, Genesis, TheJudge, V4Vendetta, VengeanceMonkey, YouEsBee, then that was me also :)
I have had a hard time with this game for a while, I was out for points and respect as player and did not do very well with it. Now I just play for pure fun and PWN again. Some ppl are afraid now, lol?
In all my time as online gamer I have NEVER cheated or even attempted it. I don't use mods or blacklisted settings, enhancements or helpers.
I started playing the game in 2001 with my bother in LAN games. 2003 I started playing online and joined the GU league 2005. I made a name by pwning pretty good back then already. Wayney still says I am the reason he got good so fast (he hated me killing him all the time :D) and worked hard on himself ever since.
I took roughly 2-6 months breaks every year and will not do that again :D I am not sure what I do so different than other players, but I try to get the toughest matches and players to grow on. I played around with my config and I doubt anybody could play with it, other than me.
Jumping was my big handicap, BUT NO MORE! I have mastered the basics and get better on a weekly basis, so watch out!
I have played 2 "Riker cups" and 2 "Chesval cups" so far and enjoyed them all. I am on YouTube as "ObsessionPC"
My next goal is to make a video collection of me playing and shut up those (very rare) cheat accusations. I am sorry if you suck and can't bare the fact that some 1 is be better than you WITHOUT cheats ;)