Dr Pepper Ultimate Winter Break Ladder Update

 

The Dr Pepper Ultimate Winter Break Ladder is in full swing and has some impressive winning streaks heading into the final weeks. With most people playing CoD Modern Warfare 2 since it’s release, these players have been hard at work playing the Dr Pepper Ultimate Winter Break Ladder. With $2,000 on the line and a trip to the MLG Orlando Nation Championships, you can bet these players will be fighting for the top spots on the ladder until the playoffs begin on December 7th.

1st: Check my Anaheim Stats
EffinNinja is an 18-year-old college student from Grayslake, Illinois attending Silver Lake College. He is currently holding steady with a record of 77 wins and 2 losses and is in 1st place. He has a streak of 27 wins. Will he continue to stay on top until the playoffs begin? Only the other competitors can step up and say no.

“If I play a little a day I plan on holding the #1 seed to playoffs.” -EffinNinja

2nd: BIGGS
BIGGS tbsa is a 21 year old from Dallas, Texas. His current record is 81 wins and 17 losses and is in 2nd place. He has a streak of 12 wins. Even while dropping all the way to the 9th position earlier on the ladder, he has clawed his way back to the # 2 spot in the competition. With this kind of determination, I think we could be seeing BIGGS heading into the playoffs with the #2 seed.

“Drive. That’s the only thing in my mind on this ladder.” -BIGGS

3rd: 9/13/09 M<3E
c4 XLEK is a 15 year-old from Houston, Texas. His current record is 47 wins and 3 losses and he is in 3rd place. XLEK has a winning streak of 3 wins. We will have to see if XLEK can take the #2 spot heading into the playoffs.

“I know I can beat everyone above me.” -XLEK

4th: CAMO n GTFO
Chaos is EZ has a current record of 46 wins and 8 losses. He is currently in 4th place and has a winning streak of 8 wins. Will he take XLEK’s 3rd place spot? Only Chaos is EZ can change that fact. Lets wait and find out if he can do it!

5th: <3 Sarah
MaC BaBy’s record is 45 wins and 2 loss and is in 4th place. He has a streak of 2 losses. Unfortunately, he is currently locked from the ladder. All we can do is wait and see if he can salvage lost time in the final weeks of the ladder.

6th: Winds of Plague
K22 Vtec has a record of 25 wins and 2 losses. He is currently in 6th place and has a winning streak of 7 wins. Lets see what he can do before ladder play ends and playoffs begin.

7th: That girl is a Dime they say
Final Hunter has a record of 70 wins and 10 losses. He is currently in 7th place and has a winning streak of 2 wins. Lets see how far he can progress before playoffs.

8th: [Hydra] Gab
Gabriel has a record of 24 wins and 4 losses. He is currently in 8th place and has a streak of 1 win. He will let us know what he is capable of in just a few weeks!

With stats like this on the ladder thus far, playoffs are sure to be exciting for everyone that qualifies. The Dr. Pepper Ladder will conclude at the MLG National Championships in Orlando Florida. Be sure to tune in and see the 1st and 2nd place qualifiers battle it out for the $2,000 Grand prize and a shot at the 1st place crown of the Dr. Pepper Ultimate Winter Break on January 8th-10th. It is hard to tell who will head to Nationals. With the gameplay so far, we can see any of these hopeful competitors at the MLG National Championships!

 

*Please note, as this is a 1v1 winter ladder, standings will change constantly*

Happy Thanksgiving from MLGInsider

The staff at MLGInsider would like to wish you and your families a happy and safe Thanksgiving.  Gobble Gobble

A Turkey Day Poem:

T is for turkey on Thanksgiving Day,
H is for “Hurry, I’m hungry!” we say.
A is for Auntie, she works and she mends,
N is for Native American friends.
K is for kitchen, the oven’s on low,
S is for silverware, set in a row.
G is for Grandma, the one we love most,
I is for inside, where we’re warm as toast.
V is for vegetables, eat them we try,
I is for icecream on top of the pie.
N is for never do we have enough dressing,
G is for Grandpa, who gives thanks for our blessings.

~Unknown~

MLG Turkey Day:

T is for the thanks you give when you win the game.

H is for everyones new favorite MLG map.

A is the word you call the scrub, who just ran you over in a ghost.

N is for Neighbor, will you ever miss a shot.

K is for knowing, that guy was right behind you.

S is for calling out, the “The Sniper is up!”

G is for a call out, on a map forgotten.

I is for the lone Ogre, there use to be 2.
V is for the Vets, who know this game so well.

I is for Instinct, will you ever be on top?
N is for Canada, you finally have a team.
G is for Good Times, gone but never forgotten.

~Apollo~

Interview with Xtravagant

Whats up guys…I got a chacnce to sit down and talk to Xtravagant, the #1 Call of Duty team out there and a great group of guys.  Here’s what they had to say!

Apollo: Alright, so guys how does it feel to come from being a team that was kind of in the shadow of Fear and EnvyUs to a team that is #1 in the league and just won the National Event?

Rambo: It feels pretty good to be honest. Me and BigTymer never really got into the MLG scene till the 09 season so it was kind of hard for us to get a spotlight over those 2 teams who completely dominated the 08 season.

Bigtymr: We’ve always been around a top eight team in 09 but it feels great to finally break through to the top, and now carry that confidence into modern warfare 2.

Sharp: I was on fear so i don’t know how to answer that.

Apollo: Hahahaha alright, well how do you feel about out placing your old team?

Sharp: Pretty good considering they were predicted to win and people said we would come in 3rd

Apollo: So what do you guys think about MW2?

Apollo: So, if you guys could change 1 thing from Anaheim, what would it be?

Big: Personally, I think the gameplay is alot smoother, but the maps on Cod4 are hard to compete with when it comes to balance and competitive layouts.

Rambo: Fun game. New stuff to learn. Same gameplay. Its hard to tell down the road how it will be played in MLG, but i think it should be a pretty interesting game to watch and compete on.

Sharp: Some things need to be changed for it to be competitive so its not so noob friendly, but overall I think it will be better than COD4.

Apollo: What do you guys use class wise?

Sharp: Fahmas.

Rambo: Nukes.

Apollo: Rambo pullin out the big guns…What are your thoughts on the gun selection?

Big:  ACR is the best gun in the game, everyone will see in the near future

Sharp: Famas, ACR, M16, and the scar are the best so far.

Apollo: Cool, have you guys played Capture the Flag yet? If so how do you guys think it plays competitve wise?

Big: I think it is the new main gametype for competitive play in Modern Warfare. It takes tons of strategy and teamwork, and makes for some intense game play

Rambo: Yea definitely the funniest most competitive game type there is so far.

Apollo: So i hear you guys have been playing some GB, whats your record?

Big:  I think 25-1 at the moment, probably should be undefeated but we got caught up with some bad settings against a decent team

Apollo: I guess its better to be lucky then good then lol

Big: Sometimes hahaha.

Apollo: Have you guys been playing any privates with any other pro teams?

Rambo: : I played a custom with some of the XpL, nV and FeaR guys. No one really knows what they are doing yet… Once they come out with MLG variant settings we will most likely look into scrimming good teams.

Apollo: So, now that we have seen that there is no LAN lobby, do you see MW2 being at MLG events?

Big: Talked to a few guys from MLG, and unless IW fixes this problem, chances are that everyone will be playing pro circuit ladders once again….

Rambo: Well, according to insiders from MLG(Not MLGinsider), they already have been in contact with Infinity Ward about the problem. So right now its really up to IW and how much they want their game to be Lan compatible.

Apollo: So, if you guys could change 1 thing from Anahiem, what would it be?

Rambo:  Bowling match vs walshy…

Apollo: You bowled with Walshy?? I notice the dots? What ended up happening?

Rambo: Well we originally suppose to do it on thursday night. But we ended up waiting at the airport 5 hours for our sponsor and such so that didnt happen that night. We rescheduled the meeting for sunday night, so myself, punisher, bigt, fierce, hastro, sidroc,doubt and sloburn ended up going to the bowling center 3 blocks away from the venue. It ended up him not showing as some of his friends and mlg staff were also at the bowling center getting texts from his saying he had personal issues to deal with, so ill have to say he got scared! lol

Apollo:  OHHHH Big words…Takin on the Walsh…I want to see this bowling match lol

Apollo: So you guys are currently 17th on the gamebattles ladder, have you guys encountered any teams that show any sort of promise in MLG?

Rambo:  We scrimmed a couple of good teams so far, most of them are more interested in playing that Gamestop ladder. But on gb we havnt really played anyone worthy of a mention.

Apollo: Have you played against any known Rainbow 6 Vegas Pros?  If so how are they fairing against the vets

Rambo: Imo, some of them will be successful, but i doubt any of them end up being as good as everyone thought they would be. Rv6 and mw2 have completely different mentalities on how to win games and gun fights. I just don’t think the Rainbow players will have that great of a decision making skill that is needed to be pro on the cod scene.

Apollo: So how many total nukes have you dropped?

Rambo:  Big 0! haven’t even tried it yet. Pubs are pretty boring so i just played snd till 70

Apollo:   Alright, time for some rapid fire questions, are you ready?

Rambo: For sure, lets do this!

Apollo: FMAS or M16?

Rambo: FMAS.

Apollo: Tar-21 or SCAR?

Rambo: Tar 21.

Apollo: Modern Warfare or Modern Warfare 2

Rambo: Modern Warfare.

Apollo:  Search and Destroy or Domination?

Rambo: Domination.

Apollo: Favorite 2 weapon attachments?

Rambo:  Holographic Scope and Silencer.

Apollo: Favorite Movie?

Rambo: Forest Gump and Rambo.

Apollo: Last question, Favorite MW2 map

Rambo: Highrise.

Apollo: Any shoutouts before we finish up?

Rambo: All the frenchyz trying to go pro, its not impossible.

Apollo:  Alright dude, its been a blast doing the interview thanks a lot!

Xtravagant is an amazing group of guys and i wish them well in Modern Warfare 2.

WoW Racial Ability Breakdown

World of Warcraft lets players create a character from a choice of ten races. These ten races are split between the Horde and Alliance armies. The Horde consists of five races. The Blood Elves, Orcs, Tauren, Trolls, and Undead. The Alliance consists of the other five races. The Draenei, Dwarves, Gnomes, Humans, and Night Elves. Each race has certain racial abilities that are special to them and them alone.

Some of these racial abilities can help in battle, while others help in different ways. I am only going to explain the racial abilities of all ten races that help during player versus player or PvP. This is because the 3v3 Arena death match game play at MLG World of Warcraft events are considered PvP.

Racial abilities can be passive abilities that are always active and do not need to be activated or they can be abilities needed to be activated by the player. Below is a list all ten races and their respective racial abilities that help in battle. Any racial abilities that do not help in battle are not listed.

Draenei have Gift of the Naaru, Heroic Presence, and Shadow Resistance. Gift of the Naaru is an instant cast that lets the player heal a target for 50 Health points + 15 more points for each level the character gains over 15 seconds. Heroic Presences which is a passive ability that increases the chance to hit with spells and attacks by 1% for all party members within 30 yards. Shadow Resistance is a passive ability that reduces the chance to be hit by Shadow spells by 2%.

Dwarves have Stoneform, Gun Specialization, and Frost Resistance. Stoneform is an instant cast that increases armor and removes all poison, disease, and bleed effects by 10% for 8 seconds.  Gun Specialization is a passive ability that increases the chance to critically hit with guns by 1%. Frost Resistance is a passive ability that reduces the chance to be hit by Frost spells by 2%.

Gnomes have Escape Artist, Expansive Mind, and Arcane Resistance. Escape Artist gives Gnomes the ability to escape the effects of any immobilization or movement speed reduction effects. Expansive Mind increases intellect by 5%. This 5% increase in intellect increases the Gnome’s mana, which gives them more magic to cast spells. The last ability is Arcane Resistance which reduces the chance of being hit by Arcane spells by 2%.

Humans have Perception, The Human Spirit, Every Man for Himself, Sword and Mace Specialization. Perception is a passive ability that increases stealth detection. The Human Spirit is a passive ability that increases spirit by 3%. Every Man for Himself is an instant cast ability that removes all movement impairing effects and all effects that cause players to loose control of their characters. The last ability is sword and mace specialization, which are passive abilities that increase specialization with swords and maces by 3.

Night Elves have Shadowmeld, Elusiveness, Quickness, and Nature Resistance. Shadowmeld is as an instant cast that lets the player go invisible so that enemies cannot detect them as easy. Players cannot move while this ability is in effect or it cancels. Elusiveness is a passive ability only available to rouge and druid Night Elves. It reduces the chance of enemies detecting the play while Stealthed or Shadowmelded. Quickness is a passive ability that reduces the chance of melee or ranged attacks hitting by 2%. The last Night Elf racial ability is Nature Resistance, which reduces the chance of getting hit by nature attacks by 2%.

Blood Elves have Arcane Torrent and Magic Resistance as their racial abilities. Magic Resistance reduces the chance that spells will hit by 2%. The Blood Elf’s last racial ability is Arcane Torrent, which has many different effects depending on what class uses it. Hunters, Mages, Paladins, Priests, and Warlocks receive 5 mana + 1% of their total mana points. Rogues receive 15 focus and Death Knights receive 15 runic power. Arcane Torrent also silences all enemies within 8 yards for 2 seconds for all classes. Silence is when an opponent’s spell casting is cancelled.

Orcs have Blood Fury, Hardiness, Command, and Axe Specialization. Blood Fury is an instant cast that does different things for each class. Death Knights, Warriors, Rogues, and Hunters gain 322-attack power at level 80, which lasts for 15 seconds. Shamans get their attack power and their spell damage increased for 15 seconds. Command is a passive ability that increases the damage dealt by Hunter, Warlock, and Death Knight pets by 5%. The last Orc racial ability is their axe specialization, which increases their axe and fist weapon specialization by 5%.

Tauren have War Stomp, Endurance, and Nature Resistance. War Stomp is an instant cast that stuns up to 5 enemies within 8 yards for 2 seconds. Endurance is a passive ability that increases a Tauren’s base health by 5%. The last racial ability for the Tauren is Nature Resistance, which is a passive ability and reduces the chance they will get hit by Nature spells by 2%.

Trolls have Berserking, Regeneration, Bow Specialization, and Da Voodoo Shuffle. Berserking is an instant cast that increases attack speed by 10% – 30% for 10 seconds. They get a 10% increase if they are at full health and 30% if they are badly hurt. Regeneration is a passive ability that speeds the regeneration of health by 10%. Bow Specialization is a passive ability that increases the chances to critically hit with their bow by 1%. Da Voodoo Shuffle is a passive ability that reduces the duration of all movement-impairing effects by 15%.

Undead have Will of the Forsaken, Cannibalize, and Shadow Resistance. Will of the Forsaken is an instant cast that removes charm, fear, and sleep effects. Cannibalize is an instant cast that allows undead to eat humanoid or undead corpses to regain 7% of their total health every 2 seconds for 10 seconds. The last racial ability the Undead have is Show Resistance, which is passive and reduces the chance to get hit by Shadow spell by 2%.

These racial abilities are the reason you see many different races from both armies fighting each other during MLG World of Warcraft tournaments. The only thing players are limited to at MLG tournaments is that teams can only consist of three characters from the same army. Players also need to choose from the pre made characters and races uploaded to the account they are using to play. This is because the server used to play at MLG events has pre made characters uploaded to the server by the Admins at MLG. The race that players may want might not be there and they might have to settle. I hope this helps you understand WoW racial abilities a little better. Watch for more on competitive WoW coming soon!

MW2 Ladder Update

Whats going on everyone, with all the hype surrounding Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, we figure we should bring you uptodate with all the teams that are rocking the leaderboards.  Now i’ve re-written this about 5 times because the standings chance every night.

Lets take it from the top, in first place we have ExceLLence.  They have a great record of 76 and 5; also they are on an insane 21 game winning streak. Their only 3 losses have been to current 23rd ranked Team Almost,155th ranked NTP, and a team that does not seem to be together anymore.

In second place we have Obsolete!, they are 53 and 2 on the ladder. They are on an impressive 29 game winning streak.

In third we have Encore.  They are on an 31 game winning streak with a record of 50 and 5.

In fourth we have Exclusive Gaming Rights, they are 62 and 3 on the ladder and are on a 21 game winnings streak.

In fifth we have AfterShock,  they are 32 and 0 in the ladder and obviously are on a 32 game winning streak.  But what could you epect from a group of CoD4 pros.

In sixth we have Most Hated, they are 82 and 15 and have the most wins of any MW2 team on the ladder.

In seventh we have Nightmare, they are 24 and 3.

In eighth we have LackLuster Talent they are 36 and 5 on the ladder.

MW2 Rumors

We here at MLGinsider have been hearing some interesting rumors of late and we figured we would fill everyone in on what we have been hearing.

The first rumor which we have been hearing.  Please note this is just hearsay, and is no where near confirmed.  This rumor is about MLG switching from the 4v4 competitive style for Modern Warfare 2 to a more 5v5 style.  This is due to the increased map size.   Is this a creditable rumor?  We are not sure.  There are pros and cons to this switch.  A pro is that it would be more team based instead of just four people running preset strategies around the map.   Also it would add a greater competitive aspect because it would rely more on, on the spot teamwork rather than set stratigies.  However, a con to this approach is that MLG would have to spend money and buy extra TV ‘s, and 360 systems to accommodate the new setups.  Also this would eliminate the split screen aspect completely.

We have also heard a few rumors that MLG is/has been working with Infinity Ward to make Modern Warfare 2, more competitive friendly.  Such as creating a LAN lobby, fixing spawn points, adding competitive maps, as well as the leveling system so that players get to use the full array of guns.

Update:

Alright, so just an update.  Killa KC the MLG gametype creator has just stated on the MLG forums that MW2 will not be 5v5.  So that means that MLG will be using the 4v4 style.

We here at MLGinsider are still looking into the 2nd set of rumors and will update this page as we get them.

Understanding Competitive World of Warcraft

Many console gamers cannot get into the competitive World of Warcraft craze because it tends to be so fast and complex. Others may watch and simply become too confused to follow. If I could slow down the pace of a match, would you watch? Well, that is what I intend to do with this article. I will try and make World of Warcraft, also known as WoW, more understandable to anyone watching during MLG events.

World of Warcraft lets players create a character from a choice of ten races. These ten races are split between the Horde and Alliance armies. The Horde consists of five races, the Blood Elves, Orcs, Tauren, Trolls, and Undead. The Alliance consists of the other five races, the draenei, dwarves, gnomes, Humans, and night elves. Each of the races has certain racial abilities that are special to their respective race.

Some of these racial abilities can help in battle many players in battle. For instance, the Gnomes have Escape Artist and Expansive Mind as just two of their racial abilities. Escape Artist gives Gnomes the ability to escape the effects of any immobilization or movement speed reduction effect and Expansive Mind increases intellect by 5%. This 5% increase in intellect increases the Gnome’s mana, which gives them more magic to cast spells. All the other races have racial abilities that do different things to help them in battle as well. This is the reason you see many different races from both armies fighting each other during MLG World of Warcraft tournaments. The only catch is that teams can only consist of three characters from the same army, either Alliance or Horde.
Along with choosing a race, players also choose one class for their character from ten character classes. These ten classes are, the Druid, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, Priest, Rogue, Shaman, Warlock, Warrior, and Deathknight. Only certain races have the ability to be certain classes. For instance, the Blood Elf is the only Horde race with the ability to be a Paladin and the Draenei is the only Alliance race with the ability to be a Shaman.

One misconception of World of Warcraft is that players only run around leveling their characters. This is true, but only until players hit level 80, which is the current level cap in World of Warcraft. After players hit level 80 the goal is to get the best gear they can and fight each other in battlegrounds and arenas (player vs. player or PvP) or complete end game dungeons (player vs. environment or PvE). It is the player’s preference when choosing between PvP and PvE.  Some players even do both! In MLG events, characters are outfitted with gear from both the PvP and PvE aspects of the game.

Another misconception made by people when thinking of World of Warcraft competitive play is that players use their own characters to play at MLG. Contrary to popular belief, players do not use their own characters. MLG actually has premade characters of each race and class that are already at level 80. All these characters have the same season 5 PvP and season 5 PvP gear equivalent on every computer. This makes sure all teams are equally matched when playing at MLG tournaments.

There are also strategies used during the game. There are many different class combinations that can be used. Players usually go with a combination of one healer class and two DPS classes. DPS is short for damage per second. This allows teams to keep each other alive while dealing a great amount of damage. It has also been known for teams to use two healers and one DPS to catch opponents off guard. Healer classes include the Priest, Shaman, Druid, and Paladin. Any class can play DPS if it gets set up the right way.

Another important part to any World of Warcraft strategy is crowd control. Most classes can do this. Crowd control makes an enemy player loose control of their character for a few seconds. Some examples of crowd control are Mages using polymorph and Rogues using kidney shot. Polymorph changes the enemy into a sheep for a few seconds and kidney shot stuns an enemy for a few seconds.
There are also pillars and other objects on each arena that players can hide behind. This helps players run away to get healed by their healer or heal themselves with bandages. They also drink so they can get back mana for spell casting or healing. These pillars and other objects can also break a spell caster’s line of site. This line of site is needed to cast a spell on their target. Whether the target is an enemy or their teammate, both spell casters and healers need this line of site. If it is broken before or during a spell casting, the spell will be cancelled and will not be cast. This is why the pillars and objects on maps are an important part of any strategy.

Most people think it would be easy to just take out the healer so their enemies cannot get healed. This is true some times but not all the time. Most of the time players like to try and single out a player behind a pillar or object where games could end in seconds because the enemy healer may not have a line of site. The player that gets singled out may be a healer or DPS. Games can also be all out wars in wide-open playing field and last the full 20-minute time limit. Most battles depend on the combination of classes and teams that are battling and which arena is being played.

MLG World of Warcraft tournaments are played in 3v3 arena matches. Each match is a best of 5 series. However, all 5 games are played because MLG plays a round robin style tournament until Championship Sunday. The game type is 3v3 death match. Teams can only change their characters and class combinations during a 5-minute break after games 3 and 5.

World of Warcraft is fast pace and can be hard to understand with out knowledge towards the game. Then again, most games are hard to understand without proper knowledge. I hope that this helps shine some light on any confusion you may have had about World of Warcraft competitive play.

MLG Anaheim Wrap up

In case you have been living under a rock for the past few days and missed MLG Anahiem.  I’m going break down the final results of the weekend.  Lets start off with the flagship, Halo 3.

First off i would like to congratulate and give an honorable mention to team Power.  Power is a team from Europe who flew 14 hours to attend MLG Anaheim.  Jet lag and all else behind them, they stepped up to play against some of the very best in the world, and proved they could.  After getting knocked into the losers bracket the first round, Power fought through the losers bracket, going on a rampage, and ended up getting to the 5th round losers in the Championship bracket.  They finished the night in 19th place, a mere 3 spots short of being the first European team to ever place pro.  Could this be the start of seeing some rising players from Europe?  Maybe it is time that MLG starts thinking about an international event.

The championship round was played between Triggers Down and Str8 Rippin.  Str8 fought long and hard to get there, they played some of the best Halo I have seen in a while.  Knocking out teams like Carbon and a surprising Dynasty, two teams which seemed to give Str8 some problems.  TD and Str8 went into the series 3-2 with TD already in the lead.   A few games later the series was set at 5-4 with TD still in the lead.  With the wall being at Str8′s back they pushed hard and managed to get a 50-49 win over TD on Team Slayer on Construct.  This sent the series into Game 11.  Str8 fought hard but could not stop the reigning champs, finishing off the series with a 50-41 Amplifed Slayer Triggers Down Victory.  This makes Triggers Down the first Halo 3 team to win back to back Halo 3 events.  Can they do it again in Orlando? There is a lot of time, between now and then.  Can another team rise to the challenge and defeat them?  Only time will tell.

Congratulations to Power as well as our H3 Anaheim Champs Triggers Down!

Gears of War 2:

THE NSAN3Z, fresh off their recent roster addition of Prison, at first seemed to have some problems.  In the winners bracket finals THE NSAN3Z showed us a more aggressive side than we are use to and took Amayzn by storm.  Team Get Bronco, stormed through the losers bracket to face the THE NSAN3Z in the Championship round.  Get Bronco began to get desprate and managed to pull it togeather to win 2 games.  But in the end it was not enough. THE NSAN3Z came out on top.

Congratulations to THE NSAN3Z our GoW2 Anaheim Champs!

Call of Duty 4:

This is perhaps the last ever Call of Duty 4 National Championships and we were not disappointed.  With Envy Us knocking Fear out of the tournament, they moved on to play Xtravagent Icons in the Championship finals.  These finals contained everything from trash talk, to random people joining games, to Puckett calling a capture point a spawn point before catching himself.  It was a good series of games.  Going into the match Envy Us was down 3 games to 0 from their earlier loss to Xtravagant in the winners bracket.   Envy Us rallied in their first 3 games to tie it.  However Xtravagent rallied right back and won the next 3 games, ending the series with a 6-3 win.

Rainbow 6 Vegas 2:

Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 did not suprise anyone with fan favored Rage coming in first.

Congratulations to Rage our R6V2 National Champs!

World of Warcraft:

Congratulations to Button Mashers our MLG Anaheim World of Warcraft 3v3 Champs!

Carbon vs. Status Quo LAN

Carbon vs. Status Quo LAN

I’d have to say, that even though this LAN was very short, it was some of the most thrilling Halo I have ever had the chance to watch.  The series’ were back and forth, with both teams mirroring each other in games won per series. However, play was stopped after a 2-0 lead by Status Quo in series 5, because Naded’s hand was cramping up from all the destruction he was dishing out. Of course, everyone was pretty worn out by the time that play stopped, considering that series 5 was the third series being played that night. Overall, it was an amazing LAN and all of the guys from Carbon are very cool, down to Earth people. I’m sure we will be LANing again soon.

Series 1    Series 2     Series 3    Series 4    Series 5    Total LAN
SQ 8            sQ 3               sQ 6        sQ 5            sQ 2          sQ  24
CbN 3        CbN 8           CbN 5    CbN 6        CbN 0      CbN  22