Hello, newbie reporting :)

[Sissl]

Hello all,

I was encouraged to drop by here by Zed-F. I figure his recommendation has to count for something, since he's my brother.

A bit about myself:
As any of you who have actually bothered to come in through the front door may notice, there's an excellent interview a couple years back with Zed-F that gives some interesting details about his life, and mentions me -- so I might as well start there.

I'm a game collector by heart, and I enjoy playing many different types of games, from MMORPG's to shooters, to RTS games. If I particularly like a game, I usually end up recommending or loaning it to Zed-F. Lately it's been the former, as since meeting my wife who lured me down to Texas, the opportunities for family to get together have been fewer, and the last time I was able to visit with my brother we were all too busy for gaming!

I'm looking forward to hanging out with all of you folks, though I have a slightly different gaming philosophy than my brother, whereas he is a glutton for punishment, and a masochist when it comes to how hobbled he can make his variants (and we love him for it) I have always been drawn to the 'efficiency in builds' aspect of games like diablo / diablo 2, and in every MMORPG that I've played that supports it, I've been drawn to the high end raiding aspect of the game. While I was playing Everquest, I was a member in the #1 ranked guild on the server, until a server merge brought a higher ranked guild onto the server and we dropped to #2. I enjoy 'high end' play rather than intentional limitation -- but that brings it's own challenges. When you have a 'tight' family and you're all geared to the 'nines' so to speak, you start to try to challenge youself in other ways.... adds? sure bring them, more for us.... a 8-pull that would wipe any other group? WHY NOT? Sometimes the crazy stuff my friends would bring back would get us all killed, but we would generally laugh it off, and when we actually lived through the chaos that followed -- that is it's own reward. While my brother and I approach the RB philosophy from different angles, in the end I really don't think we are that far apart.

As far as real life goes, I'm an Escalation Engineer for a network security company. Likely if any of you are firewall administrators you either use or are familliar with the product. I met my wife at an Everquest Fan Faire in Las Vegas, so like my brother, gaming runs in the family. I look forward to having an opportunity to join yours.

Current games playing:
Bioshock
Civ IV BTS
Hellgate London
World of Warcraft
HL2: Orange Box (completed portal, working on ep.2)

Sissl

[ShadowHM]

Hail, brother of Zed!

I am somewhat envious. It seems all the gaming genes got concentrated in me, in my family. On the bright side, that meant that my children got a generous measure too.

I look forward to the opportunity to meet you in a game one day.

[KingOfPain]

We need to do more interviews!

I enjoy 'high end' play rather than intentional limitation

What are you saying, you are high end and we are bottom of the barrel, scum? Oh right, we are variant scum

but that brings it's own challenges.

Nod. The few times I had the "pleasure" to group with pubbies I am often amused how fast they can go go go. That is not a bad thing, it takes certain degree/kind of game knowledge, reflex and mentality to be able to keep pace, and in its own weird sort of way, co-op.

May see you tomorrow then

KoP

[Occhidiangela]

Hello all,

I look forward to having an opportunity to join yours.

Current games playing:
Bioshock
Civ IV BTS
Hellgate London
World of Warcraft
HL2: Orange Box (completed portal, working on ep.2)

Sissl

Hi:

You said Texas.

Where? (PM me if that is the appropriate way to respond.)

As to Canada, we have been blessed with glorious, clean, cool Canadian air down here in the Coastal Bend for the past two weeks.

Occhi

[ShadowHM]

As to Canada, we have been blessed with glorious, clean, cool Canadian air down here in the Coastal Bend for the past two weeks.

Occhi

And the storm that brought us 25 cm of snow yesterday was described on the news as originating in Texas.

[KingOfPain]

Canadian air Not so clean anymore
I have noticed, since I took up photography again, this Valley of Heaven In the Okanagan (yep that's our postal code - VoH It0) is plague with smog - Many a photo-op ruined by pollution, can't get no clear shot of the scenery

It always saddens me that bottled water can be such a huge industry in Canada. What's that saying about a good salesman can sell a refridgerator to an Eskimo?


KoP