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FFF'99
Player Interview - Meet VAIO
August 1, 1999
Thirty-five year old
Robin Gomboy (aka VAIO) from West Palm Beach, Florida is
pretty new to the FPS genre of games. For the FFF event,
she is fragging her way through the HPB East division on
her 56k modem! Living on a boat without electricity and a
phone shows this lady can deal with just about anything
tossed her way!
[FFF.com]
How long have you been playing id
Software games ?
[VAIO]:
I haven't been playing ID
games long enough...maybe a year if that....but I love
them now and won't stop playing them...I used to play
games like 7th Guest, Realms of the Haunting, and any
other puzzle game till I found ID.....
[FFF.com]
If you could change any one thing
in Quake II, or add something what would it be?
[VAIO]:
Really I have to say none at
this point..I haven't been playing long enough to even
know where the mega health is on DM3 Fragpipe...I
discovered it by watching demos from some of the other
girls..sad huh?
[FFF.com]
What other games do you play?
[VAIO]:
Well, now I play just about
any FPS...I really enjoy playing Unreal and Unreal return
to Napali because the graphics are so awesome...I'll
cruise through Unreal in easy mode just to look at the
architecture of the game, it is so beautiful, but for game
play I turn to Quake 2 now, also Halflife and Quake 3
Arena..
I can't wait till
Q3 comes out ....Oh and I sometimes (when I have 6 or 7
hours to kill) play Warzone 2100 with my hubby and his
friends
[FFF.com]
I've heard an interesting story
about you being kind of "Adventure girl on the high sea".
Want to share your experiences of living on a sailboat?
[VAIO]:
Ahh...the simple life...My
husband and I bought an old wooden sailboat shortly after
we both met and realized that we both had the same
dream..that dream was to live and travel on a sailboat.
So we bought our boat about 8 years ago worked on it for
about 6 months to get it livable (not what most people
call livable) and since then we have lived on her and
restored her while doing so. For the first year we didn't
even have electricity...and for 7 years we had no phone...ahhh
to not be bothered by the phone....we did travel a bit
but the storms scared us too bad and we stick close to
shore now..but we did go to the Bahamas for a while and
even made it to the Virgin Islands.
Now that we are
starting our own Internet Cafe we have so little time for
the boat that she is now in overhaul and out of the
water...our 1936 Block Island Schooner will travel again
in the near future but for now she needs a break from
the water as do we....
[FFF.com]
Are you in a Quake Clan?
[VAIO]:
I have no clan affiliations
at this time, but since being in this tourney I have to
say that I love the camaraderie of the girls and gaming.
So now I will be looking into joining a clan. Anyone know
of any in the Florida area?
[FFF.com]
What do you enjoy most about
playing Quake II?
[VAIO]:
I might say the adrenaline
rush...I love that feel because it reminds me of the
feelings I would get in the middle of a big storm on the
boat...only in Quake 2. I am not actually taking my life
in my hands like on the boat in a storm.....
[FFF.com]
What is your favorite MOD?
[VAIO]:
Until this tourney I hadn't
even heard of a mod...so I can't actually answer that
question....cause I haven't tried any except deathmatch,
but I like deathmatch....
[FFF.com]
Who is the toughest opponent you've
faced so far in the event?
[VAIO]:
MsDead....she kicked my
butt...and taught me a few things too...she even agreed to
let me be her Grasshopper...tee hee
[FFF.com]
Why did you decide to join the
FFF'99?
[VAIO]:
My hubby was surfing on the
web and ran across mention of the tourney on AGN, I
followed the links and said "what the hell, I'll give it a
try" and here I am meeting some really cool ladies and
making friends...
[FFF.com]
So far, what do you think of the
tourney? Is it what you expected it to be?
[VAIO]:
I'm loving the tourney...I
know I'm new to the game and have a lot to learn (like
where the mega health is on all the maps, dah) but this is
really fun and through the tourney I have acquired some
new friends and that is the best part...
[FFF.com]
What do you think your chances are
of making it to the finals?
[VAIO]:
LOL...ROFL..you gotta be
kidding..I'm lucky I made it this far...
[FFF.com]
Any words of wisdom you'd like to
share with other FFF'99 players?
[VAIO]:
Words of wisdom? Ummmm....my
dad used to say "Life is not a game" but I beg to
differ with him....Life is a game so you need to enjoy it
as much as possible and only do the things that make you
happy....cause in the end the things you remember are the
things that made you happy...and always follow your
dreams....
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