Druggy Goes To WCG Malaysia 2008!

I have returned! Free from the shackles of work (albeit temporary only) I am now able to update this blog which has been neglected for so long.

The first question I ask myself is "What would be worthwhile to update on this blog?" Looking through the 419 replay archives so gratiously provided by Raz- 6 megabytes in total, I found that there were plenty of good replays (mostly featuring GAME and Raz in their unstoppable quest for dominance over 419) but I needed one that commensurates with the revival of the blog. It had to be neutral and unbiased. Dismayed, I stopped thinking and headed towards Midvalley Mall in Bangsar. After hours of walking around aimlessly, I caught glimpse of an A3 poster . The title of the poster? - "World Cyber Games Malaysia 2008, Midvalley Convention Centre, 15 to 17 August 2008". What a fortunate turn of events! Now I can tell 419-ers how WCG felt like. Imagine the real, raw and powerful experience of elite Malaysian cyber game players in action!

Surprisingly though, WCG was not really that crowded (even better!). Walking past the entrance, there were people giving out flyers for online multiplayer games and auction sites. What would have really attracted some 419-ers were the cosplayers handing out the competition entry forms - Blue haired Samsung models (Sorry fellas, no photography allowed here). To entice more contestants in the competiton, they were handing out a free stress ball to the first 500 entries - I manage to get 2 : ).

Further down the convention centre was a plethora of gadgets and computer peripherals. Pip would have loved this event for there were computer peripherals of many kinds. The main attraction was none other than a driving seat for an F1 car (for PC). Guitar Hero was also shown at the convention centre and visitors were allowed 5 minutes worth of demo. Speaking of guitars, there was also a live band playing at the background.

But on to the main event, which was none other than multiplayer games. The main hall of the convention was equipped with loads of PCs apparatus. Yet, I was a bit curious when some of the PC's were without keyboards. The answer soon came with a player carrying his very own customizable keyboard. -_-. I arrived just in time to see who was the winner for the semi finals of SC. Apparently, SC is still pretty popular - a total of 128 players out of 132 players participated.

Well, what a memorable event. To further commemorate my visit to WCG, I manage to get a souveneir and several memoribilias. The host was kind enough to provide more freebies too - : )

The Battle for The Supremacy of 419

"You and Pip can NEVER push with Siege Tanks "

-The Great Akira MikE-

In the midst of the pandemonium of my peak work period, I finally found solace to update this blog. Much have since changed since the dormancy of the Blog . GAME and Raz are now battling for supremacy over Starcraft while Pip and myself had tried to remain neutral. The balance of power has since shifted with GAME struggling to remain in power while Raz slowly growing in terms of gosuness. Worse yet, Pip remains in denial over the spate between GAME and Raz. Honor was no longer relevant for Pip - what mattered now was just protecting one's self.

Me? I remain silent now at the moment despite accusations of spitefulness hurled at me. What remained my interest now are more towards how GAME, Raz and Pip will turn on each other. I remain observant in my replays. Interestingly, I notice several new strategies being deployed by the three powerhouses. GAME still remains the all-rounder jack of all trades, Raz has stopped his nuking strategy and has started training by watching Gomutv.net (or was it Gosutv.net?) and Pip has started using his fake, harmless self to inflict massive surprise counter attacks.

Yet, time and time again I ask myself these questions:-

• Has 419 become a battle ground for supremacy for GAME, Pip and Raz?
• Will there ever be peace between the powerhouses?
• Ultimately, which house will win?
• Will I survive the onslaught of all three powerhouses?
  

Friday nights will no longer remain the same again.