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Swedes Dominate Counter-Strike Championship
fluor2 writes "'Guys, somebody stepped on a switch. I'm not kidding; someone actually stepped on a switch and unplugged our network!'
These are not the words one would like to hear from one of the staff in the middle of Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) Extreme World Championships $100,000 Counter-Strike finals. But it happened. Finally, after the game was restarted, Team Eyeballers (Sweden) is the new CPL CS Champion over Schroet Kommando (also Sweden), winning (7-5;6-0)." Update: 08/02 01:06 GMT by S : There's a more detailed report over at Gotfrag.
Are these guys being recruited by their governments to be counter terrorist forces?
After winning the competition, the members of Team Eyeballers were overheard saying "borkborkbork!"
Asked about the condition of the dedicated game server, another of the team members reportedly replied "b0rked!"
The Swedes won ?
= tournam ents
Did somebody forget to invite the South Koreans ?
On a more serious note.. what's with the link ? It points to a way too generic site.
http://www.thecpl.com/extreme/index2.php?p
That's where the actual event information is.
...all your base are belong to sweden
Cyberathlete, eh? Are there any Swedish Universities giving out Cyberathletics scholarships?
Interesting. You imply cyberatheletes aren't real atheletes, yet in your .sig you think that third party Presidential candidates are real candidates.
How can you live with yourself playing CS all day...
Seriously... How can you post here and not have figured that part out?
Bookmark autopr0n and get a new girlfriend each day!
*sigh*
Some geeks...
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
"How can you live with yourself playing CS all day..."
I dunno, but I'm sure the hundred grand helps a little.
Stuart
It's all fun and games until a 200' robot dinosaur shows up and trashes Neo-Tokyo... Again
Really? How could you tell?
Maybe by the fact that this is a game where you respawn every 5 minutes?
Sheesh!
Up next - "Day of Defeat not an accurate portrayal of WWII through the eyes of a soldier."
Isnt it true that every sweede must serve in the military for some length of time? Might explain why they are better at military games...
What a beginner's mistake: Allowing a physical attack to unplug the network.
They should have a Self defending network
I doubt it. Their aim is probably around the same as yours. And they would win because you're a lamer and they're not.
Beware he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master. -Anonymous
Their gaming computer desk, their fancy gaming chair, their beds and couches to rest on, their cups to drink their caffine from...
So basically us American gamers will have to become more trendy and shop at Ikea (and learn how to put a desk together) in order to stanc a chance.
Bottles.
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80004005'
/header.asp, line 41 ... headshot baby.
[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Could not use '(unknown)'; file already in use.
For the love of god, stop them before they dominate Everquest too!
"they just spend way too much time playing video games"
the pro gaming community is very very diverse, and that is the only trait I would say is in common for all of them.
but then I looked at the title--"Extreme World Championships"?
I looked deep into myself, seeing my suburban American white-bred, khaki-pants wearing, '84 Subaru-driving middle class lifestyle, and realised, that no, I couldn't be a part of it all. I'm just not "extreme" enough.
Pity when you look at it.
</sarcasm>
"[T]he single essential element on which all discoveries will be dependent is human freedom." -- Barry Goldwater
"...and in other news, a local cameraman was found dead today, killed by a single shot to the head from a high-powered rifle. A police spokesman stated that a possible suspect was seen jumping off of a wooden crate and hopping away at high speed. No arrests have been made."
k.
"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." - Anne Frank
Not really the same thing, but I am a pro poker player (cash games mostly) and my biggest advantage over the average amateur players is that I'm not a total fucking retard. YMMV.
right, because real candidates raise enough campaign money to advertise, which makes them real candidates.
maybe one day we will vote for candidates based upon their qualifications, not how famous they are. Arnold comes to mind. and these will be the real candidates you speak of.