Anyway, as promised, pics from the WCG. Hey, it's late, but better than never, yeah? Because I don't want to break your puny little 56k modem, all images open in a new window.
The Finals in LA.
The Finals in LA, Part II.
Shuttle thingy to the WCG.
Layout of the warzone. Calm and pristine before all the inevitable spillage of blood and gore. That is a heck lot of computers. :p
Ooh, mamak stall screenies! I want that banner.
Boy, these sure are more impressive when lighted up. I take back the mamak stall comment because, well, purple owns.
Flashy graphics on the giant screenies!
What's better than flashy graphics on a giant screenie? Why, more flashy graphics on a giant screenie, of course!
And fugly teal heralds the beginning of the competition. At least, I think that's what it's doing.
This should be the warm-up period.
Notice the same guy standing there. :)
StarCraft!
Darkness. Must be exciting. Here's a word of advice though, don't do it with Doom 3 unless you actually like having the bejesus scared out of you. You sicko.
More darkness.
Yet more darkness.
Again with the giant screens. Thought it was over, did ya?
Spectators. Or cheerleaders, minus some spirit and pom-poms.
More spectators. Guy in black looks official-like though. Crowd control, maybe?
Either it's really late or the WCG isn't that exciting after all. :p
Misc pics of gamers doing their thang.
I wonder if they ever get annoyed by the flashes and swat photographers away like you'd swat a fly...?
City of San Francisco.
Spot the Cloakie! :D
Ok, I have no idea what this is. Looks kinda football-ish though.
The awarding of medals. Bloody Yanks. :)
That looks like a mock check. Anyway, this pic is nicer than the one above, cos of the Roman-esque pillar thingy on top.
One of those boring sleep-through-it speech things.
The Aftermath.
The Aftermath, Part Deux. Hmm...someone must have hidden the weed. *grins*
What's a little LAN party without booze? *grins* At least you get drunk in style.
There's a reason for this truck being here. [hint]above 3 pics[/hint]
Throw a bunch of guys together and they play...strip poker? From the right, the second guy standing looks familiar, yes? A gamer who looks a bit like Jake Gyllenhaal...yummy. Btw, this pic is the reason why Jake's name is on the title. Don't you suddenly feel so cheated? :)
Now, to give credit where credit is due, all pics (blurriness and all) are property of Shaun "Redcloak" Skelton, the occasionally-caustic-but-always-funny admin of Blizzforums. He even offered me some higher quality pics to put here, but I politely declined. As you can see, he is an all-round cool guy. :) If you feel a need to demonstrate your gratefulness, RC never says no to good porn.
All commentaries are property of myself, so if there're any mistakes or inappropriate comments, it's all my brain's fault. From the pics, it looks like a pretty successful WCG.
That's it for 2004. See you all in Singapore!
1 comment:
I actually refered to the guy in black who's standing next to the guy in white as the Jake-Gyllenhaal lookalike. For some reason I lumped the bunch of people standing by the side as one person. Must've been drinking again. :)
Anyways, I was just telling it as it is, nothing about being friendly here. :) Thanks for clearing up the stuff I wrote, and if any of your friends are offended, tell them I meant it all in jest.
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