Let's Get Geeky: MLG in Orlando

I love video games. I always have and I always will. My Playstation/Wii/Xbox will be hidden from my future kids and spouse and I will get my daily fill of gaming unperturbed.

So it should be no surprise to the people that know me, that I will be attending Orlando's MLG (Major League Gaming) this weekend with Chad.

Originally when Chad asked me to go, I agreed only because it was his birthday. I wasn't as thrilled to watch Starcraft 2 because its one game I haven't cared to tackle. It reminds me of Diablo 2 and the only thing I loved about that game were the Baal runs. Chad, however, is going solely to watch the SC competition so when he first asked I was kind of bummed.

UNTIL

I found out Black Ops and Halo Reach would be there! Now, I love Halo Reach if only because it's a Tribes rip-off and that's a game I don't mind playing every night, but Black Ops has to be my favorite multiplayer game. My dad and I play it every time I'm home.

I kick butt at Headquarters but I love Ground War.
I use a Famas but Enfields are nice too.
Frag grenades and Willy Petes.
Lightweight pro, marathon pro, sleight of hand.
Favorite maps: Stadium, Silo, Drive-in, Hangar 18, Convoy, Grid

The multiplayer isn't what sold me on the game originally or is what started my love. I PWN at zombies.
One time at work I drew the entire Kino De Toton map on a whiteboard. When I saw PWN, I should actually say I'm a wonderful strategist at each map. I mean, I've played them countless times. However, the SPAZ in me makes me freak out sometimes while playing so I tend to get killed easier than most. But, a wonderful guide I am.
With the latest map pack you actually get every zombie map made, which is nice but sad because there will be no more created in the future.

Favorite map: Hands down Kino De Toton!
Hardest map: Five
Coolest map: Call of the Dead, Moon
Coolest perk: Dead shot Daiquiri (auto aims for the head)
Coolest monster: The Director on Call of the Dead and The Mad Scientist on Five
Coolest weapons on a map: Call of the Dead
(Fun fact: When I first met Chad he was playing Zombies and I started talking about the map. He said that was when he thought I was awesome.)

So, just to let you know, I will be stuck to Black Ops at MLG with the occasional pop over to Halo.

Here's the schedule:

Call of Duty: Black Ops - Event Schedule

Friday

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM Early Check-In
10:30 AM - 4:00 PM Problem Check-In / Registration
1:30 PM - 5:00 PM Check-In / Warm-Up
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM Welcome
5:30 PM - 6:45 PM Pools B & C
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Open Winners Round 1
6:45 PM - 8:00 PM Pools A & D
8:00 PM - 9:15 PM Pools B & C
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM Open Winners Round 2
9:15 PM - 10:30 PM Pools A & D
10:00 PM - 10:45 PM Open Winners Round 3
10:30 PM - 11:45 PM Main Stage Pool Play Match
10:45 PM - 11:30 PM Open Winners Round 4
11:30 PM - 12:15 AM Open Winners Round 5

Saturday
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Warm-Up
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Pools A-D - Open Team vs. Friday 4th Place
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Open Losers Round 1
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Pools A-D - Open Team vs. Friday 3rd Place
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Open Losers Round 2
1:00 PM - 1:45 PM Open Losers Round 3
1:00 PM - 6:00 PM Pools A-D
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM Open Losers Round 4
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM Open Losers Round 5
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM Open Losers Round 6
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM Championship Losers Round 1
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM Championship Losers Round 2
7:30 PM - 8:45 PM Championship Winners Semifinals A / Losers Round 3
8:45 PM - 10:00 PM Championship Winners Semifinals B / Losers Round 4
10:00 PM - 11:15 PM Championship Losers Round 5

Sunday
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Warm-Up
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM Championship Losers Round 6
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM Championship Losers Round 7
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM Championship Losers Round 8
1:45 PM - 3:00 PM Championship Losers Round 9
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM Championship Winners Finals
3:15 PM - 4:30 PM Championship Losers Finals
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Championship Finals

I will be taking tons of pictures and tweeting as I go along!