One thing is that internet connections weren't as solid back in 99-01. Pings on average would have been much higher based on client side connections but also the servers and the server load would have been less ideal than what we experience today. Combine that with less historic knowledge of game mechanics and it creates a scenario where this would have just been very rare behavior in era even with the game mechanics working identically it would really be something that only the most innovative players would have attempted and likely with a much lower success rate.
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