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FFF'99
Player Interview - Meet TankGirl
July 27, 1999
Twenty-eight year old
Angela West (aka TankGirl) from Hamilton, Ohio is a long
time id-game fan. For the FFF event, she is fragging her
way through the HPB East divison of the FFF event! If your
a west coast girl (or you just enjoy staying up all night)
, you'll most likely run into this night owl!
[FFF.com]
How long have you been playing "id games" ?
[TankGirl]:
The first "id
games" I played were Doom and Wolfenstein3D. A couple of
my friends setup a lan in a spare room. Vipros would throw
these wild parties every other weekend and three of us
would disappear to the computer room to play deathmatch;
leaving his girlfriend with all the guests. We still get
together on occasion and play Duke Nukem and Quake2. And
yeah he has a new girlfriend now <grin>. When the Quake
demo was released I decided it was time to build my own
computer or risk not seeing my husband. These days I
mostly play Q2 CTF and Rocket Arena.
[FFF.com]
What other games do you play?
[TankGirl]:
A lot of UnReal,
I'm currently working on new maps which will be a trilogy
of an anime storyline I saw 2 minutes of like 18 years
ago. hmm I know that sounds strange but sometimes we just
gotta wait till technology catches up to needs. My newest
game is MechWarrior3. Which is great for building
strategy........between spending quality time with my
daughter who shares a pc next to mine and UnRealED ....I
might beat this game =)
[FFF.com]
Are you in a Quake Clan? If so, tell us a bit about your
clan.
[TankGirl]:
A couple years ago
I probably would have laughed at the idea of joining a
clan. Loyalty is not something easily given or received
but is necessary in a team environment. Last year I joined
Psycho Men Slayers to get an opportunity to play with
other women who enjoyed playing Q2 as much as I do. One of
the better decisions I have made imho. After joining I
soon learned how to play Rocket Arena by BostonChick who
taught me the strategy of the game and a better way to
rocket jump without a script. (If you haven't tried this
mod out yet you should it is worth it.) Although we play
Q2 and other games together PMS is much more than getting
together and fragging. We share friendships that are more
like family. I now plan my vacations to travel 200-500+
miles a year to visit and play on a 20 ping with my
sisters.
[FFF.com]
What do you enjoy most about playing Quake II?
[TankGirl]:
Most definitely the
adrenaline rush that hits while grabbing the flag out of
an enemy base or rocket jumping off your opponents head in
Rocket Arena leaving gib and that funny looking skull that
sits in mid-air defying Q2 gravity.
[FFF.com]
What is your favorite MOD?
[TankGirl]:
CTF!! what? there
are others!?
[FFF.com]
Want to share a tip or strategy of yours for any Quake II
level?
[TankGirl]:
While playing on
q2dm1 you can rocket jump and hide in the invisable room
above........
[FFF.com]
If you could change any one thing in Quake II, or add
something what would it be?
[TankGirl]:
Quake2 models could
definately use an update from the default stone statue
look. And it may just be me but I find it disturbing they
have no faces *shudders*.
[FFF.com]
Why did you decide to join the FFF'99?
[TankGirl]:
Mix Quake2 and add
a bunch of women who prefer terms like "fragfest" over
"that's cute" how could it not be fun?
[FFF.com]
So far, what do you think of the tourney? Are you meeting
any new Quake girls?
[TankGirl]:
I have no reason to
complain, info was laid out clear and I like the no BS (refering
to the underage problem on bbs) accepted attitude by our
hosts running the tourney and FFF players. I've met a few
in irc and on the heat servers. Being a nite-owl I've met
mostly west coast ladies.
[FFF.com]
What do you think your chances are of making it to the top
6 finalists?
[TankGirl]:
*TankGirl duct
tapes ACiDbaby's hands and mouth shutting her in a locked
closet*
Much better chance now.
[FFF.com]
Any words of wisdom you'd like to share with other FFF'99
players?
[TankGirl]:
Working hard to get
a competative edge is fun but when it comes time to
compete take that time to have fun. Egos and tournaments
don't play well together.
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