With the recent explosion of multiplayer functionality in almost every recent game that gets released, it is surprising that the one player group consistently overlooked is that of the serious competitive player. In the early days of gaming, of course, single player games dominated the market. Multiplayer gaming happened mostly locally, with players sharing a screen, controller(s) or keyboard.

After finishing with ET, I moved on to World of Warcraft in order to relax and take a break from competitive play. Me being who I am however, I did not stay non-competitive for long. Eventually I gave up PvE raids altogether (Player versus Enemy, when you get a group of 25 people and kill a boss) and I had started to play Warcraft competitively.

The last column that I wrote on crossfire got more of a response than I expected, so I decided to write another just to see if anyone wanted to hear my opinions. It is a little long so bear with me.

Enemy Territory Quake Wars had always excited me from the moment that I heard of the game.