I still love Quake. Me and my buddies in the CRC Clan used to haul our computer towers to one of the computer labs at UBC that one of the guys was a system admin at so we could play on their T1 connection. A case of Jolt Cola and a couple of two for one pizzas and we’d be good till 3am. We used to have to carry our receipts for our computers with us so that security wouldn’t think we were boosting PC’s out the back door. We played quite a bit on Stanford.edu Quake servers against Evil Geniuses, Death Row and a couple other notable competitive clans. Got to help beta the early versions of CTF since Dave Kirsch (Zoid) played at the Internet cafes we frequented a bit. We got to do a four on four best of 3 against Death Row including Dennis Fong aka Thresh (first QuakeCon winner). Got rekt, but managed to get one frag on Thresh. To be fair it was mainly because he was fighting two other guys in a corridor and I got lucky during a warmup FFA. I wish I could reconnect with all the guys from CRC The CyberReich Clan again. Mike Ashley aka Fuhrer, Troy Dooley aka Rambo and Mark Leier aka Killa. I hope they are all Bitcoiners.
It's healthy for Nostriches to continue to talk about our other interests, as part of me #grownostr personal series, I've talked about outdoor activities and beer. For today's chat, we'll talk about video games.
Outdoor activities: nostr:nevent1qqsq753dk05n9225ccgyx6yagq3f30x0ke8u8kq9u6tp0wpluwgmw0s674tls
Beer: nostr:nevent1qqsfp9s3n2md3tzysvajzal9pgymqzx44jmzmd5wk4mfjtzceg63rdq34qh9a
I found computer games in the mid-1900's and never looked back. I stopped playing console games immediately. Back in the 90's Quake and StarCraft were my original gaming obsessions. I still remember the IP address of my old Quake server 😆
Fast forward a few years and I spent a lot of time playing Team Fortress Classic and BF2.
And then, my fiance did something silly. She bought me a game she heard me mention a few times called World of Warcraft. I played that game a lot. I mean a lot. Way too much. The addiction was real. That game has so many mini-games to do inside it from farming materials, to gaming money in the auction house, to hardcore raiding, to achievements and so much more. From 2006 to 2018, I played WoW. I quit for a couple years at a time when my kids were born.
Eventually, I got back to my roots and started playing a first person shooter again in 2017. I became obsessed with Overwatch and played it non-stop for a few years in the evenings after the kids went to bed. I played in and organized several e-sports teams and leagues. This was a lot of fun. The past couple of years though, I didn't play as much as I was focusing my free time on other things such as Bitcoin.
I played Overwatch 2 for a couple months when it came out last fall, but stopped in December when I found my latest obsession, Nostr.
I went to BlizzCon in 2019. It was fun, definitely an experience. I would never go again though.
Some gamers will play dozens of titles, constantly switching back and forth. Not me. I find one I like, obsess with it, and strive to become the best damned player there is for that game. I'm really competitive 😆
I don't see myself getting back into gaming at this time. I like to talk about the fond memories I had over the years, but at this time, I'd father focus my free time on other aspects of my life.
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