Editor’s note: I posted a few pictures from BCGN (it totally deserves an acronym), but Brian did such a great job recapping the evening that I thought it would be fun to highlight the action again. – Aaron
Bitmob’s first Game Night came and went faster than a blackout after a drinking binge, so I thought I’d report on the event to let y’all know if it was a success. It was one of the best multiplayer moments I’ve had in a long time. I had a blast hooking up with the Bitmob crew for a night of chaotic Halo matches.
The fun began at 5:30pm PST, and before we knew it, it was 8:30 when the few remaining members of the Bitmob staff had to leave. We spent most of our time playing instead of chatting, but what little conversation occurred was of the friendly variety. Of course a few people had to get their teabags in (I know I performed a couple), but things were generally pretty tame.
Unfortunately, I only knew who the Bitmob staff members were, but still, it was nice to hear them talk outside of a podcast. Since we were all strangers, I’m sure that some of us were a bit nervous about talking, but people even threw in a few Michael Donahoe wrestling jokes, so clearly everyone was able to mess around.
As for the actual matches, it was a lot of fun to play modes such as Land Grab, Lowball, Single-Flag CTF, and several Team Slayer variants. I wish we could’ve played a few more CTF and Assault objective games, but still, I had a great time.
We often split into four teams, and Shoe’s team usually came out on top. Either he was orchestrating things behind the scenes, or he’s a damn good Halo player (I’m thinking it’s the latter). Sadly, Michael Donahoe’s team didn’t have as much success on Team Crazy King, but I think that was due to the team’s lack of coordination — not because they stunk.
Instead of reading about each individual’s performance, you can observe the collection of screenshots below. I tried to get at least one of each player, but it’s possible that I missed someone, so don’t feel bad if you were left out. On to the show!
Michael Donahoe says: “It’s Moors you idiot!”
Demian Linn mercilessly slaughters a yellow Spartan
Clearly the Lowball holder is employee of the month
Brian Shirk survives a deadly explosion and carries the flag to victory!
Will a crouching LIGHT0 evade this deadly Brute Chopper?
Brian Petro-Roy empties a clip of needles into a hoe crouching behind a rock
Dan Hsu drops out of the sky to pwn one of his lazy employees
Evan Campbell wolfs down a burrito while running over Brian Shirk
CD Master Chief nails a leaping opponent with his Battle Rifle
CJBadude captures a territory
Joshua McCluskey may have been dropped as a youngster, but he sure knows how to aim rockets
Gordon Mark is clearly no stranger to destruction derbies
Almostreall shoots a helpless imaginary opponent
AmigoSniped clearly won’t have friends for long
Brett Bates proves that he is a god
Aaron Thomas gives us a nice view of his beetle pants
Rich McGrath takes a break from racing his Mongoose
