Article: ShaddaShk
Twas
the Mondays before Christmas
“So, what is this Monday Night Event?”
“Well, it’s the night where we sacrifice…”
Okay, so it probably wasn’t a good idea to let Namonba answer the
newcomer’s question! December 7th we had our first Christmas Event for
the month! It was a game of Team Fortress 2 that started at 8pm EST
where we played all sorts of untested snow maps. We had about 22 people
playing and listening to the chaos of Candy Cane Power (thanks Amroth!).
We finished playing TF2 and started Insurgency sometime around 10pm
EST. It was a full server of 16 players who continued to have fun for
the next hour and half before the majority of the group had to log off
due to morning priorities.
December 14th was an awesome event as well. It started around 6:40 EST
and about 30 people showed up as Oxy started the event off with several
giveaways. Some of the items won were CS:GO, GRID 2, Torchlight II,
Rocket League and many more. There were so many people submitting items
to the giveaway that Oxy had to decide to hold some back for next
Monday. Afterwards we moved on to the highlight of the night
– caroling! We started out with a group song of Twelve Days
of Christmas. Weren’t there for it? Don’t worry, check out this YouTube
link!
Finally, after one more short giveaway, we started up a new game called
Dirty Bomb (why is it called Dirty Bomb?). Since the private servers
are still in Alpha stage, we crash in on the public servers. We started
out with 16 players so we had to split into two groups. With a few new
players to the game it was a bit chaotic but both groups had a blast
for the rounds that we played and Dirty Bomb has probably gained a few
more CCG players.
Our third and final Monday event was December 21st starting at 8pm
EST. The games we played are Rocket League followed by
Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm, a good MOBA for those new to the MOBA
gameplay. This Monday also, was a wonderful success, thanks
to everyone who took part, especially those who donated games and DLC
as gifts for others!