I actually started playing around 2001 (and also started on GOW BNE/F), and you had already been playing EF for a year or two. 
I had a winning record on viruz around that time as well (I don't think I was better, I think my style just matched up well with his)
No, I officially started EF when .ru came out because the transition to .ru wiped out the vast majority of the fastest community, and so I was left with having to learn EF. At first I was very reluctant, and disliked EF's slowness with a passion, but I didn't want to quit war2 and so I played EF and fell in love with it within a few months. But that's beside the point. Our roughly 30-40 games against each other we're all during the first year of .ru, which was my first real year of EF - I played maybe 150~ games (that's a generous guess) of EF prior to .ru throughout the six years or so, most notably in the first festival where I lost to Valkrie 1-2 in the finals or semi finals.
Viruz, bara, jakes, lux and more can all vouche that I didn't transition to EF until .ru.
I am not trying to discredit you though, that's not what this is about. I was always very honest about our record, and I was the one that let you know originally that you are the only other player besides ruz who has a roughly 50/50 record vs me on EF. I'm not saying you weren't good, because you clearly were, but after that time frame when you and I used to play a lot I improved substantially on EF. I actually think you are one of the most underrated players by far as well and were a solid 2ser too.
