Team Awesome

What happens when you get a group of awesome guys, laptops, and a hard drive to share games? A friggin Lan Party.

And an awesome one actually.

When I first met these guys, I honestly didn't have a clue they'd be awesome gamers. I knew they play video games, but I was like, "Yeah, they play games. Cool. Would be cool if we could play some day,". And we sure as hell did.

For the most part, I kept my gaming passion a secret, to hide from coming out as a nerdy geek kind of person. But around these great bunch of people, there's nothing to hide.

Meet, Team MS0901

From left to right: Joseph, Seran, Russel, Shawn, Aaron, Hakim, Me

Picture editted by me. Dubbed - Media Studies Rangers. Faces belong to Media Studies lecturers respectively. Lol.

Inbetween breaks, after classes, or even at home when we're bored. Someone will call out - "TF2", and everyone will go unanimously "Seetttt!!!". Before long, we're all gearing our laptops for game time.

Mouse? Check. Power socket? Check. Hamachi/Garena? Check. Host? Check. Go Go Go!

And when we play, we play. For real. Like our lives depend on it. We'd shout out orders, laugh at our enemy's demise and stupidity, congratulate each other after each victory, suck in defeats and jeer each other constantly. It's always a thrill to be behind that laptop and playing with these guys. Sometimes during the heat of the fight, we'll even be serious to the point that even the slightest of mistakes or annoyance could tick us off. That's how much we're into the game. It's awesome. I wouldn't have it any other way.

At first we started playing Counter Strike. A simple game for the most, but it got old, boring and repetitive after awhile. When Hakim and Me introduced the rest about the wonders of Team Fortress 2, the whole gaming fad became alive and strong once again. Now, I've been playing TF2 since, well, Day 1. So, you can say that I'm a veteran. Introducing these guys the game puts a smile on my face. With the help of Hakim and his ability to outsource the game from the Video Game dictator, that is Steam/Valve, we were able to get a copy of the game each .. free. It's not piracy if the game has been modified to be able to play on multiple computers now would it?

So after boot camp, the guys more or less now know how to fight and play. After the first hour, it was like taking crystal meth for them. Before you know it, the first session was over, and everyone was hungry for more. They got better, and everyone now know what to do in the game like the back of the hands. That's where the fun begins.

BLU ftw

So we'll play and play. The longest one we've ever played was after our final presentation. Deprived of gaming due to work constraints, it was refreshing to finally do battle once again. Heck, we were so desperate, we had played all the way into the night until the school library was closing. The longest and most epic battle we'd ever played. Sadly, my team lost. Gah.

In fact, we just ended a session a couple hours ago. What holds in store for us gaming media dudes? What other games will we jump into the fray? Will this gaming fad last all the way till we graduate? Only time will tell. Till then, I wouldn't have it any other way. Awesome.