During the debut of a graphics-enhanced, all-new features added third beta of
Counter-Strike, the Special Forces Assault Squad (SFAS) was created. Even those who
created it, who aspired for it, and who strived to make a name in that jam-packed
community couldn’t have imagined what was in store for a clan that now seems
synonymous with the word “home.”

SFAS started as a clan based on order, rules, and harsh leadership. What nobody realized
until later was that all the matches, all the practices, and all the imperative goals were
extremely miniscule compared to what SFAS actually was in its heart.

As the server became more popular, more friends were made. It became a place where
people could go after a hard days work to simply relax and have a good time with good
company. We formed our own community as real as the cities we live in, and a server
that was originally simply a toy for the owner grew into a home for many.

I guess we all knew, when we went past scores and trash talk and clans, that Carbide was
really the heart of this. As a member of SFAS, he epitomized good nature, loyalty,
responsibility, and countless other things that adjectives couldn’t begin to describe.
Carbide was a friend to any and all, and was the epicenter of all that any of us could
aspire to be. None of us could, or even can now, describe the pure and true nature of him.
Carbide was Carbide, and we took comfort that he was with us.

SFAS went through leader changes, members quitting, fans, and trash talks from other
clans, but nobody really cared, so long as we still had our community, our good times,
and our home away from home. Eventually, SFAS retired from the world of
Counter-Strike, because it had simply run its course. It had a good time in the spotlight of
the Counter-Strike world, but it was time to be put to rest. After all, we still had each
other, our community survived even the collapse of the clan that founded it.

[SFAS]Carbide died on November 4th, 2000, shortly after
the retirement of SFAS.

IMOC was created from the remnants of a community that was eventually shattered once
it had lost its clan and the person who was the heart of it. Most are ex-SFAS members,
and some aren’t. It isn’t necessary to join the clan, because we only hope to bring the
spirit of what Carbide represented back into the world: Loyalty to your friends, ties to
your community, and giving us all something brighter than the light of a thousand
torches. Life, man.

And we will never forget our friend.