It’s that time of year again!

The time to start cleaning the disgusting amounts of hair and crumbs out of your keyboard, have a shower, get a haircut, and most importantly brush up your skills to show off at what will probably be the main LAN event of the year. The Adroits ET Masters LAN in Enschede, The Netherlands which is happening on the 2nd and 3rd of June. Some of you here will have been to a LAN, most of you sadly will not.

Well not all of us, but collectively as a community we are all lacking encouragement and thinking in some of the most pessimistic ways possible.

Firstly, I would like to thank all those that voted for me in the community awards. It makes it seem like these columns are worth while. To begin my first column of 2012, I took the opinions some highly respected players from our beloved gaming community.

Who is your idol?

Quote by Krein

Anubis

Quote by Sereal

mAx

Quote by Dialer

Potter

Quote by Panda

Raveneye

I sit up in my chair, back pressed hard against the cushion. I place my headset firmly on my head. There is a fresh, warm coffee on my desk. I straighten my arms, move my keyboard slightly to the side, and wipe my mouse pad with my hand: every gamer has his pre-game ritual. These can vary from washing your hands, to a routine that you feel that has become a habit. Regardless, the facts remain the same, I am ready to frag. A practice session, or maybe even an official.

Alias: A-li-as - ey-lee-uhs
Adverb: Used to indicate that a named person is also known or more familiar under another specified name.

What is my name again? ScarZy? Vieral? Octavian? Marcus Antonius? Tsumugi?

This column is going to be harsh and blunt, but honest. If you get offended by anything within this column, then you are exactly what I'm talking about. If not, then good for you, you are different to us all; and you are lying to yourself.