In 2005, I used to be in a Battlefield 2 online community with game servers, SMF Forums, and ventrilo for VOIP. I used to play pretty regularly, but when not pl

In 2005, I used to be in a Battlefield 2 online community with game servers, SMF Forums, and ventrilo for VOIP. I used to play pretty regularly, but when not playing we would all talk and learn from each other. There were maybe 30 people at most from age 15 to 50 years old. The way we sustained the servers was everyone pitching in to pay maybe $5 to $15 per month. Moderation and Adminstratuon was volunteer based and people who donated had priority. We eventually became some of the most popular BF2 servers and it made for interesting social interaction when the admins had to come together to make a decision if someone was cheating or just really good. I’m sure communities like that still exist but I haven’t played many online games since then. Those were the days :)