Around The World...Again 11/14 FFF Recap
Sat Nov 15, 2008 at 05:45:21 AM EST
It's 4:30 AM. I just got done playing Horde, Warzone, Submission, Meatflag, Wingman and then even MORE Horde. A journey that started around 10 PM CST and ended SIX hours later.
THIS IS FRAGFEST!!!
I played just about every gametype Gears 2 had to offer with David, Jason, JayFresh and more hailing from California representing the 1UP Community. Also by my side for the night was our good friend N'Gai Croal from Newsweek's LevelUp blog and my Wingman partner 'till the end, Chantal who kept me company for the hour or so we tried to get Xbox Live to work. (And who left me ammo-less ;)
This was a night of laughs, stolen ammo, 28 rounds of Horde on hardcore, bloody locusts and broken internetz...Truly, only Avatars could have made this experience more enjoyable.
But the best part was going to bed around 4:30 AM and still seeing 14 GearHeads online playing Gears 2. Oooooh yeaah baby!
I've got some hilarious stories and cool pics from the night inside.
So, what's your story?
As I said, there was a host of 1UP staff that joined in on the FragFest mix (whether they knew it or not) as we played almost every gametype available. The cool thing was there wasn't a single match I didn't like. Not a match, not a map and not a game type. It was all fun and unique in it's own way.
While Chantal and I spent most of the beginning of the night reviving each other (and then getting blown up seconds later) we seemed to hit a groove later in the night and while we lost our Wingman match, our strategy of hiding and setting traps will be used for years and years to come!
Also, Chantal's friend Vegas joined us for the evening and added to the fun with his own skills.
But what kept me playing Gears 2 until the wee hours of the morning was a game of Horde on Gridlock. N'Gai, GV Jason, mincish, thirtywoutside and I all teamed up to take on the Horde on the hardcore difficulty. By staying in a side tower and using the shields to our advantage we not only survived, but thrived. And to survive is the thrive, right?
We finally had to get off because of pure exhaustion from the night (It was after 5 N'Gai's time!) but the memories of stuck Tickers, sweet headshots and defeating 28 rounds of Locusts will not soon be forgotten. Thanks for the memories, guys!
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(written with little sleep...apologies for anything that doesn't make sense!)
