I am proud to present the article below, written by Karmus, our runner up in our in our article writing contest. Please share this article with your fellow players and let us know what you think in the comments section.
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I would readily classify myself as a gamer. I’ve been playing long enough to have my own magic blowing technique to get those pesky NES cartridges to work on the first try. I’ve sunk an untold amount of hours into “pwning nubs” on de_dust2, while having a laugh (and a few drinks) over Ventrilo.Xbox Live I’ve even ventured into the depths of Molten Core to take my shot at some epic loot. Rarely has there been a game that I could even remotely classify as perfect, but despite the inherent flaws, its that unconditional love that makes me a true gamer. What upsets me, however, is when a game can be perfect, it has the potential, but for whatever reason it falls short because of what I can only assume to be laziness. just so happens to be one of these games. Read more