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Gaz is a British QW player, admin and commentator.
 
Gaz is a British QW player, admin and commentator.
  
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Gaz started playing NetQuake and then QW in 1999. He got in touch with the rather rubbish "Spawn of Satan" (SoS) clan through alt.games.quake and started playing something that could be described as 4on4 under the name ><(((('>. Around this time, he also started using IRC, and had to go by the name Gazfish or fishy. As a result, many people simply called him 'gaz' (a common abbreviation of his real name, Gareth) and this name eventually led to him adopting the nick in-game as well.
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Gaz first played NetQuake and eventually Quakeworld in 1999. Hamstrung by a prehistoric computer, modem connection and a chronic lack of talent, he played for mindbogglingly shit clans Spawn of Satan and Teknojihad in the lower echelons of the UK clan leagues before joining [[The Shadow Warriors]] late in 1999.
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SoS' leader, SinneR, left the clan to join Quake's 7 (Q7) and Gaz took over the mantle. With a huge but inactive roster, Gaz agreed to merge the clan with another low division clan, DRS, and the team was renamed as Teknojihad (TEK).  
 
  
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Gaz got fed up with inactivity in that clan as well though, and joined The Shadow Warriors (TSW) in late 1999/early 2000. He played on 56k connection throughout his time with TSW, but enjoyed successful seasons in the Wireplay Deathmatch League 9 & 10, with TSW winning division 6 twice, and the UKCL division 6 once as well. TSW rose up the divisions over the next few seasons, eventually playing in Division 1 of the UKCL. By this time, Gaz was at university without an internet connection, and so his contribution was marginal at best! When Gaz did get an internet connection, he turned his attentions to CounterStrike for a few years.
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During his time in TSW, he learnt the basics of proper 4on4 teamplay, thanks mainly to his German mentor [[Andy]]. During his time in TSW, he changed his name from the frankly awful "><(((('>" or "fishy" to "gaz", a common short nickname for people called "Gareth" or "Gary" in the UK. TSW grew and developed and eventually rose from the bottom division of the UKCL to the top division in its final season.
  
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Gaz returned to QW as an LPB for the first time with [[Funky International Pirate Superstars]] (FIPS), a clan made-up of former members of UK Clans StrikeForce, Kamikaze Telefraggers and TSW. He played 2 seasons of NQR with FIPS, before the clan folded in the summer of 2004. gaz then joined Osams, and played with them during NQR seasons 7, 8 and 9, plus EQL seasons 1, 2 and 3.
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Gaz was forced into retirement from competitive QW when he went to university in 2000 and had no internet connectivity for over a year. When he got back online, he fell in love with Counterstrike. In early 2004, he played some "friendly kickabout" 2on2s with some old UK QW buddies, and when one of the group found out about [[NQR]], they formed the clan [[FIPS]]. Gaz was able to play competitive QW online as a low-pinger for the first time in NQR season 5. After two seasons in NQR, FIPS folded due to inactivity, and Gaz joined [[Osams]] in summer 2005, where he has stayed ever since.  
  
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He gained fame within the QW community for his work as an NQR admin, and as a TeamSpeak commentator with the Quakeworld.nu team. He commentated on the NQR6, 7, 8 and 9 finals, and produced his best commentary when working alongside fellow-Brit [[HangTime]], and [[Osams]] teammate [[Xerial]]. gaz and Xerial also commentated on the QHLAN finals in January 2005, where they were both attendees.
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An upsurge in RealLife(tm) saw him stop playing completely between summer 2006 and late-2009, but he came back to play with Osams in EQL 10, and is still active to this day.
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gaz retired from QW after EQL3, and played his last game in May 2006. He made a comeback in late 2009, playing with Osams in EQL season 10 division 3.
 
  
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As well as being a notoriously bad player, Gaz has gained some degree of notoriety in the QW scene for his work as an admin, writer and commentator. He founded the [[QWWC]], took a leading role in NQR from seasons 6 through 9, and has been a regular commentator on live games since 2005.
  
 
== Information ==
 
== Information ==

Revision as of 13:55, 7 February 2011

Gaz is a British QW player, admin and commentator.

Gaz first played NetQuake and eventually Quakeworld in 1999. Hamstrung by a prehistoric computer, modem connection and a chronic lack of talent, he played for mindbogglingly shit clans Spawn of Satan and Teknojihad in the lower echelons of the UK clan leagues before joining The Shadow Warriors late in 1999.

During his time in TSW, he learnt the basics of proper 4on4 teamplay, thanks mainly to his German mentor Andy. During his time in TSW, he changed his name from the frankly awful "><(((('>" or "fishy" to "gaz", a common short nickname for people called "Gareth" or "Gary" in the UK. TSW grew and developed and eventually rose from the bottom division of the UKCL to the top division in its final season.

Gaz was forced into retirement from competitive QW when he went to university in 2000 and had no internet connectivity for over a year. When he got back online, he fell in love with Counterstrike. In early 2004, he played some "friendly kickabout" 2on2s with some old UK QW buddies, and when one of the group found out about NQR, they formed the clan FIPS. Gaz was able to play competitive QW online as a low-pinger for the first time in NQR season 5. After two seasons in NQR, FIPS folded due to inactivity, and Gaz joined Osams in summer 2005, where he has stayed ever since.

An upsurge in RealLife(tm) saw him stop playing completely between summer 2006 and late-2009, but he came back to play with Osams in EQL 10, and is still active to this day.

As well as being a notoriously bad player, Gaz has gained some degree of notoriety in the QW scene for his work as an admin, writer and commentator. He founded the QWWC, took a leading role in NQR from seasons 6 through 9, and has been a regular commentator on live games since 2005.

Information

  • Real name: Gareth
  • Aliases: Gaz, ><(((('>, Fishy, Veronica Mars (VM), Sentox, B-Rex
  • Date of birth: 3rd September 1981
  • Nationality: Flag gb.gif British
  • Current clan: Flag se.gif Osams
  • NQR: admin
  • QuakeWorld.nu: TeamSpeak commentator
  • QWWC: founder & admin

Clan history

Achievements

Quotes

  • "quadden sög"
  • "they're coming out of the goddamn walls"
  • "this next pent is crucial"
  • "CMF need to get themselves down to the YA water because Riker is ON FIRE"

External links


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