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8 November 2008

As the Quake moon waxes and wanes, I'm loth to observe that some of the regulars have been neglecting QW. But contrariwise I'm sex to observe the influx of newbs and reborn old players being thrown at the AusQW battlements and seeing which ones stick! Too many to keep track of! Unfortunately of course a lot of them swiftly get the fuck out, after they recognise the investment required, or lack the patience to configure an acceptable set up.

Where do they come from?; Quakers' activity in Team Fortress 2- povohat, shadow, savage, terrorhead etc.; Frag movies on youtube; references in CPMA, Warsow, esreality.com communities; word of mouth? Dunno, But something needs to be done to consolidate them and get them soliciting their mates to come get themselves the fuck fragged.

Something like a duel tournament beginning with an FFA en masse to divide the skilled if varied enough. Hopefully along with a duel/2on2 comp for the established, to display the elite collective edifice of 12 years of Quake skill.

The uni semester is about to end so this ought to happen in a few weeks. What's that? You say we're too negligent, lazy, and responsible for this to happen? Well let's try anyway.

If you're interested in participating, or in need of some help configuring your setup or finding opponents of comparable skill email me, or add me to msn: yofoe.runamok @ gmail.com

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by foe


8 November 2008

also please comment here if youre interested and tell your last academic commitments for the year, or other suggestions...

by foe

8 November 2008

I'm done with exams on the 21st. I'll be free until about x-mas and onwards :)

by Inertia

10 November 2008

I'm back, and I'm not going anywhere. I want to be a part of everything that still is qw, and everything that is going to happen. This game is not dead, never will be... I tried getting klintz back, but that didnt work... dont talk to many of the people i used to quake with, and everyone who is 'new' to the game, gets fragged so badly they leave... no loss..i'm happy to keep our little community... we need to take ourselves interstate. to me it feels as if we are all geelong (me) and melbourne (everyone else).. what about the old sydney players and the perth players... if we could get 10 from each, that is a big enough community to keep it exciting!

Out!

by Gravity

10 November 2008

I'd love to participate, I've been quite inactive for the last month or so because of the undesirable 400+ pings I get on literally all IPGN servers. So if you've been wondering where I've been, there you go.

by Phobos

10 November 2008

I've 35 people on my list who I hope will play, ten have shown interest, another ten I'm sure will be keen, the other fifteen I haven't spoken with.

Hey Gravity, klintz said he likes the idea of a comp for newbs and returned old players, and a massive FFA or two to divide the players into groups so that everyone will have comparable opponents.

klintz -'i dont want to come back if all im going to get is smashed, i dont have the time...'

This is probably the cause of all inactive players' reluctance to play. Hopefully after this comp, everyone will know everyone else, and have contact, which should provide a solid contingent of rookies.

Hey Phobos, damn :(!

by foe

10 November 2008

They are server issues though, so I'm hoping wm sorts that out hopefully soon... sorry if you thought I went off into the world of terrible power hungry 30 fps capped slow tactical long spawns hackers games, hahah.

by Phobos

10 November 2008

People could post their e-mail addresses as a comment in this news item.

by Phobos

10 November 2008

Phobos, probably not in wm's control, I'd wager it is the same routing issue thats causing optus users to have shit pings to IPGN.

They could but some people may have a problem with putting their email address in public to get raped by spam bots. It's easy enough to just email me.

by foe

11 November 2008

Currently my goal for the Rookie tournament is 32 players. I've 37 in my sights, ten who've shown interest, another ten who I'm sure will be keen, the rest I've not spoken with yet but how could they resist?! Is there anyone out there who can get me in contact with: Battery, Beserk, Talk Show Host, Stez or Matrix?

Tentative start date is 8pm, Sunday 23rd, that night as many of the players as possible will play an FFA or two, and the outcome of that will divide them into two groups of sixteen who will play 7 rounds of double elimination with a tentative deadline of 3 days per round. Map pool is dm2, dm4, dm6, aerowalk, ztndm3, and skull. Normal duel settings, best of three, dmm3, 10 minutes, 3 minutes overtime. And I'm hoping to get 16 teams for a 2on2 comp which will be open to established players and rookies alike, preferably one of each category on one team.

by foe

11 November 2008

ive asked a few people to come back including frognuker, choc, wacked and 3 other oldies hopefully things work out

by slayer

11 November 2008

oh and not to mention a few nz players back and hopefully some returning were 2 of them were in the server today, and wacked has asked dillusion and saturn to return

by slayer

11 November 2008

That's good man thanks. Hmm with players like choc, and dlsn, sure they've been fairly inactive but they come on a few times a month; dlsn, when there's a tasty ffa going; and choc to duel hatem or play 2on2s with him. These two I think I'd bar from the duel comp, but they're welcome to play in the 2on2 comp of course, choc n' hate are a good team.

Let me just reiterate: the purpose of the rookie comp is fun! that is to say, to have all rookies, and even complete newbs, all playing in the same time frame, and all in permanent contact with each other. To make finding opponents of comparable skill easy.

Don't forget this game was still a thrill when we were all shit cunts. Ask your mates, cousins, younger brothers people!

by foe

11 November 2008

everyone i know has a short temper, or are married and under the thumb! haha...

by Gravity

12 November 2008

Help! I have recently moved into Cranbourne in the Brooklyn Greens estate and I'm told that I can only get wireless internet there. My brother inlaw is using telstra wireless.

I'm keen to know if this is the fastest available and secondly how to share it amongst 2 computers? Doesn't seem to work.

This is all with the major goal of playing Q again... :) any help would be hugely appreciated and sexual favours may be granted. shaun@repeatproducts.com.au - cheers

by dracs

12 November 2008

Hi foe + all.

This is a great idea - I know a few oldies who will be interested in this. I'll be passing the word around :) foe you have my email - send me some details when you have them :)

Cheers

by Scorpion

13 November 2008

i guess months of checking this site only to find it dead everytime have finally paid of. :) your site looks very sexy :O

by deus

13 November 2008

Here are the players that are keen to compete:

quoll
Sam
b
Sine
Terra-Stalka
guardian
Scorpion
Fierus
Phobos
wacked
Diablo
Pincus
Inertia
Gravity
klintz
twi
krusha


Email me and I'll put you in contact with them.

by foe

14 November 2008

should I fix my video card and make a comeback? -_^

by Darky

14 November 2008

Another day, another few fellows making the right choice ;). (Many more undetermined...)

Enforcer
The Fuzz
c0ntagi0us

by foe

14 November 2008

All the noobs are prob playing Cod

by pc9630

15 November 2008

Sounds good Foe, count me in man. I must be a rookie because I don't know any of these old names you guys are talking about.

my email - gmorriss@gmail.com

by morr1e

15 November 2008

Sifnt Darky!, adopt a rookie for the 2on2 comp too :)!.

pc, :( mmm point and click, spray and pray games, where even a mouth-breathing brain trauma victim can make a frag, oh I'm sorry 'kill' cause we all want to simulate American grunt warfare, their god forbid we enjoy an abstract game with strategy, forethought, and skills higher than our most basic automated processes. Ok that may be a tad hyperbolic : ).

alright morrie you're in, but if you're too good I'll kick ya :)

by foe

17 November 2008

yes i need competition some on end :}

by quakeguy

18 November 2008

hey guyz just checkin in

by povohat

18 November 2008

Hey povo, will you adopt a rookie for the 2on2 comp : )?

25 sign ups so far! another seven would be really convenient :)

Maggoo
Moddy
Mo_Girks
Enforcer
The Fuzz
quoll
Sam
Sine
Terra-Stalka
c0ntagi0us
b
guardian
Scorpion
Fierus
Phobos
wacked
Diablo
Pincus
Morr1e
Inertia
Phelon aka Dorsy (the mischeif maker)
Gravity
klintz
twi
krusha

dunno if this is gonna happen unfortunately: 2on2 teams:

foe, Terra-Stalka
Wacked, Insane aka The Pineapple Express
Slayer, Gravity

Great to see 23/25 of the players have been playing a fair bit, and getting to know each other.

If anyone would like some help with their configuration or learning to bunny hop, hit me up on msn. fyi this is what my quake looks like: http://users.tpg.com.au/althor/ezquakesshots/

by foe

18 November 2008

'dunno if this is gonna happen unfortunately:' Just to be clear I'm only referring to the 2on2 comp : ).

by foe

19 November 2008

Wow besmella facelift.. nice :>

I still stank the servers as anonfag but sign me up \o/ Kudos to you foe!
STANKER

by psi

19 November 2008

wtf your mouse has 8 buttons?

by hennipaste

19 November 2008

Darky fix ya shit so I can thrash your vigin ass on end again

by skwt

20 November 2008

Hey psikaar, dunno if you qualify as rookie : ), is the line getting a bit arbitrary? I think you'd certainly win if you were in it, correct me if I'm wrong.

I've decided to drop the (mandatory) adopt a rookie format for the 2on2 comp, And it will begin in 2 weeks, unless I get an overwhelming amount of teams it will probably be limited to eight to make it convenient, and short.

by foe

21 November 2008

I'm down to play, when does it start?

I'll need help setting up though, im not sure i have any of my old scripts backed up n e more!

I remember the days when the QW folder was the first thing i'd backup before a format.

Gravity, did you used to have a clan called [s9] ??

If not..sorry..wrong Gravity!

The memories!

by Spawn

21 November 2008

What ever happend to that guy called "Die-Na-Mite" that guy was crazy in Aerowalk i remember!

by Spawn

21 November 2008

haha yes Spawn, that is me :) ... s9 was me, klintz, xplode, jazz, iguana :) ... give your msn to foe and he will be able to get you all of ours so you can join the community :)

Gravity.

by Gravity

21 November 2008

lots of names - any action yet?

by pc9630

22 November 2008

hey pc, sure there's action, pretty much all the players signed have been playing.

The FFA match with everyone on death32c that decides the seedings, will be Sunday 8pm (23rd) those that can't make it will be hand picked basewd on what I've seen.

Hey Spawn, give me an email or add me to your MSN list: yofoe.runamok at gmail.com , and I'll help you with your config.

by foe

22 November 2008

.. asif rookie division, sorry I probably should've read shit before posting.

I like the idea of adopt a rookie 2v2 comp tho :>

by psi

22 November 2008

hey psi, unfortunately you seem to be one of the few that like the idea of adopt a rookie, so I've decide to just make it unconditional 2on2 comp, starting two or three weeks from now.

by foe

25 November 2008

hey povo, adopt me as your 2on2 newb partner. Take me under that gentle sexy wing of yours. mmm

by Electro

25 November 2008

Hey Electro, how's fatherhood? You still working on 'shockbot'?

by foe

26 November 2008

ello foe, fatherhood is good fun! ... but not the first 3 months, too little sleep and too much stress.
Yeah shockbot is still in progress, started from scratch before bub was born, and slowly chipping away at it - http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=qhUl0eRZ1ZY

by Electro