UKTerrorist

Dartagnan: I started playing CS back in 6.6, when I instantly formed SLDR with 2 friends, quite a successful team, with an infamous reputation. Sadly it came to the end, and 3 of us went to join some friends in a Noc. Had a great year there winning pretty much every UK tournament. Then Joined I-eS a few months ago.

Myers: I first started playing Counter-Strike in beta 1, but thought it was a bit crap, so deleted it, then around beta 4 got back into it thx to 'Korn' and we formed a clan together, R@GE, however I lost my decent connection like a year ago so have been writing about CS, rather than playing, managed a couple of teams like proZac, Infinity-eSports and Team-UK.

Elem: Been part of UKLA for many years now since way back in the early betas, have played cs for fun, while trying to win games, took part in the csnations last year in which UK did less well.

Myers: Norway did top a group that included Germany and France, and feature the likes of Xeqtr from NiP so will be a very tough team to beat. However judging by Team-UK's performance against Sweden I have no doubt we'll give it our best shot.

Dartagnan: I think we can do very well. Everyone is over-rating Norway. Yes they're good, but not better than Sweden. We played very well vs Sweden under bad conditions with no practice. If we prepare, and get a fair server, we can take them :P

Elem: Sadly I've recently had to stop playing CS for a while to allow for exams and travelling to Ghana (soon), but I think the boys will win. Norway have some big names, but so did Sweden, and it will be an interesting match.

AnNuM: Norway are a very good side, they have show this in beating Germany (last years finalists) they are going to be tough but I am sure that we can play well and get a result against them.

Dartagnan: Polls mean nothing, everyone just votes for their own country, or for Sweden in that poll :P Not sure if we'll get many practice games, I think Team-NL want some. However our players are good enough to come together and win. I doubt Norway will do any preparation. It's only a fun tournament, and with Dallas looming, players have little time to play outside of their teams.

Myers: Before the game will play several pcws to ensure that we are prepared for the game, we believe that Norway will choose Dust2 as their map so we will praccy that and marc(liquid) will sort out the taccies and pick the team long beforehand

Elem: I suspect the voting irregularity is due to a lack of UK traffic to that page, compared to other countries in the competition. Of course everyone will be practicing, but the details are on a need to know basis ;)

Elem: It also favours the UK to be underdogs, as earlier in the competition Sweden were probably surprised at not getting an easier win.

AnNuM: Hopefully we can get a few practices in before the game just to refresh our memories on what to do/not do.

Myers: Well actually that poll does work out...10 players in team-uk, each voting 5 times..52..votes...yup works out ;)

You have to remember that all the players have experience at playing at such a high level with their own clans and quickly adapt to tactics laid forth by liquid.

Myers: I wasn't in the first team and had no involvement then, so I can't comment.

Dartagnan: don't think you can really compare the 2 team-uk's, last 1 was a CO tournament wasn’t it? So tactics would be completely different...

Elem: Last year the tactics were less practiced than this year. The csnations tournament then was really in fledgling stages, and it is not seen as worthy of time as it is this year I think, so preparation this year is better (more pcws).

Dartagnan: umm...don't think we've had anything go particularly wrong.

Elem: Don't let b0b talk in game, his mic is truly awful ;)

AnNuM: Is it?

Elem: It was last year ;)

Dartagnan: And you can't understand that Scottish accent anyway :P

AnNuM: I always brush my teeth before I stat a match.. does that count?

AnNuM: Like wanking?

AnNuM: lol, oh yeh.

Myers: Is this where I say something lame and totally not funny like I eat brown bread?

Elem Doesn't Marc listen to heavy metal before important games?

AnNuM: Whoever we play, I’m sure we can put up a good performance and beat them. My bet is on Finland but Denmark could put up a good fight against them and maybe win.

Elem: I think taking one game at a time is enough, especially when the first opponent is Norway. UK beat Finland last year, albeit under unusual circumstances, but that doesn’t make it any easier this year.

Myers: I think we'd be able to beat them and go on into the finals vs Sweden. I consider Norway at present to be a stronger team. However the Finland do have players from the likes of Ewoks and Exousia (ex ec champs) so would be a tough game. Denmark also have SoA..well...not any more but those players have lost none of their skill so I'd expect a tough game either way. However as Elem says, one game at a time, best not to think that far ahead.

Dartagnan: Well, don't know I'd rather play. If it was forced CPL configs, then Finland, cause they're terrible without configs, but as it's not, I'd rather face Denmark.

AnNuM: Netherlands.

Myers: Before the Sweden game I would've said them, however many people have a technical problem with the Dutch that makes them hard to play against. But imo at the moment Norway ;)

Dartagnan: Tbh, the team I'd like to play least probably is Holland. Firstly playing against Darth would suck. But there's so much dodgy a3ding and configging in the Dutch team :P

Elem: The UK team operate the UK TACTICAL COORDINATION SYSTEM, which involves a complicated procedure of finding another 5 people with mice and keyboards to join a server with for an hour.

AnNuM: No, we just rape them when we play them.

Myers: Our victory as PHB would be quick to point out might not have been so if all of dNC could play. However the 2 players per clan rules affects Ireland more than it does uk, however I think we would've won anyway.

AnNuM: Dunno .

Elem: You cant really have rivals in a cup, the biggest rival
at the moment is norway.

Myers: As team-uk: win this and all other future
competitions. Individually the UK CPL qualifiers on 6th July.

Elem: I think the guys would like to win the competition. It's really a once a year tournament, with the best players from clans meeting up for a "fun tournament", so until next year, these players probably won't play together again.

AnNuM: Chris0

Elem: The logs of them picking the team would be most
interesting ;).

Myers: Me and Chris0 asked the 'elite' of the uk cs community and picked the team based from their opinions, as well as our own.

Myers: Chris0 sadly is very busy as of late, so it needs the two of us for not only picking the team, but also arranging the games, pcws and servers etc. Also ensuring the team conducts themselves as if they are representing their country at an international level.

AnNuM: Forbidden, or, RUSH BP1 !!!!!!!

Dartagnan: A bomb site would be chosen as to where we would aim to go, and we'd send certain numbers to different areas and try and pick them off. Having killed some, move to where they are.

Dartagnan: Yeh, and on comms they can say where they are.

Elem: I think sometime towards the end of May 2002, oh hang on, it’s happened already ;)

Myers: Well there seems to be a time when people go to university they quit gaming at the same time. Personally I can't see myself ever quitting I'm in a bit too deep these days so I'd rather keep going and see how deep the rabbit hole of esports goes ;)

Dartagnan: Some know I play CS for the best team in uk but not for uk-team.

Myers: Only the people online know I'm involved with gaming, but saying that I've made some great friends online and go on to meet them in real life and had a great time.

Myers: heh, I can usually find time for my real life mates, however if I'm going to a LAN I use the old family reason excuses.

Elem: They don’t really know about CS. I mean they all play a bit, and when we play together in small lans of 5-8 I get handicapped, but they don't really know.

Dartagnan: They're not happy with me playing during my exams but they don't mind otherwise - I'm getting free trips round the world :P.

Myers: My parents are beginning to come round to what involvement with gaming can achieve. They'd rather I put the effort into my education though.

Dartagnan: I've always been good at like any game I've played, I never realised gaming could get this serious though, I was always played for fun, now I’m set to be competing in world championships.

Myers: I started TFC for fun with my clan [SM] ages ago

Elem: I held a top 10 position in the world for a few months at Starcraft (original) on battle.net, so I've always been competitive when playing games, but like most people I only started playing cs because it was really fun, especially in the early betas of CS, nobody imagined the game would become so big.

Myers: no, not really, I'd like to think I have a lot to offer the UK gaming scene. However I'm no Sujoy and don't think I can ever expect to be, occasional recognition of stuff like running tournaments and being manager of top teams is nice though ;).

Elem: lol, no.

Myers: Hmm. The more you practise the better you will be, I never feel you can reach a peak of which you can never improve. However I don't presently play CS so when I do I'll be set my sights on one specific target.

Elem: India and Pakistan are on the brink of nuclear war

Elem: Oh, and Lucy 0wns you ;)

Elem: No matter how much brown bread Myers gets through, he'll
never get his model looks!