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Stephen "Vitrolic" White, a local journo, AK extraordinaire and captain for Brazen has put together this small preview for this weekends upcoming competition. It was written before hearing about Peri's Hoes and was meant to be tongue in cheek. So please enjoy the read. Anyone who isn't living under an e-rock in the CoD4 community will know that this weekend MPLD will be hosting another one of its legendary CoD4 tournaments.
The numbers are impressive for a small monthly LAN, with a total of ten teams already registered online and a few more to possibly enter at the event. The first place prize is already sitting on R2500 assuming all the teams pitch and it could go up if we get more entries. The tournament will almost definitely be double-elimination and will follow the general standards of ProMOD Live, S&D e.t.c.
More importantly, some of the top players from around the country will be there trying to prove that they're just as unhittable on LAN as they are online.
First up for discussion are Area 52, who are the strongest team on paper or at least online. Boasting a full lineup with yours truly substituting in for Speedy in the role of AK, most would say that this team should win. They recently finished second in leg 2 of the Do Gaming league and are looking really strong. In addition to this they have the unstoppable father-son combo of GG[noob]+ Vitrolic, assuming that I don't get raped and killed before I get there because I'm going up by bus and then getting a lift with qu1k, alone, just me and him. Seriously though, I'd just like to say a massive thank you to Trevor for assisting me, I feel really fortunate and grateful. I definitely owe you some sort of favour, sexual or otherwise.
Area 52 Lineup will be:
Jayden "Phatnoob" Schroder Luca "RoBoHoBo" Tucconi Emile "GG[noob]"Haughton © Max "fAiTH" Mclaughlin Stephen "Vitrolic" White [Bravado Gaming] No pictures of Area 52 yet as they are a new team
So while Area 52 are the favourites, it would be foolish to not think of the roguish xiR's Pimps as serious competition. xP, which is purely a LAN mix team, has a track record of putting the top online teams to shame and will be looking to cause an upset for what must be the umpteenth time. Their confident attitude and hangovers work in their favour and if they get momentum they tend to end up winning. Filling in for the side will be Pantheon's pride, Greg "Rora" Van Der Spy who will most likely take up the SMG class. If this team can hit their straps and not get completely hammered on Saturday night then they could easily prove too much for Area 52 to deal with.
xiR's Pimps will be:
Rynier "Cranky" Schoeman Trevor "qu1k" Henry © Andrew "xiR" Harper Craig "CrAiGiSh" Dodd Greg "Rora" Van Der Spy [Pantheon Gaming]
xiR's Pimps with a pregnant qu1k, from left: xiR, qu1k, Bont@, Cranky, CrAiGiSh
And while these are the two teams that most would predict to end up in the final, there are two dark horses which definitely deserve a mention. |
Gaming online and offline has a few promising things coming in the coming months. First and foremost Incredible Connection is going to be working together with as many players in the gaming market as possible to get more events, make them more attractive to Corporates and then get those corporates to give more prizes and events back to the community.