Rock Blog Wednesday 10/17/07

[Apples]

Wow, a Baldur's Gate 2 fan to boot. Jon Irenicus is probably my favorite gaming villain of all time... best voice acting in a game hands down.

[ThePaska]

Whoa!! Like, hello?

A couple points of business before the questions pour in:

1. Johnlok is not from "Lost," nor is it a reference to any long-deceased philosophers. Apples got it right! But I was probably 5 or something, so my spelling wasn't the greatest. It is an original name with sentimental value. Don't mess with me on this! I'm feisty.

Okay so that was really my only point of business, so sue me. On another note, I am incredibly pleased to be here. Aside from the grape-feeding (Sean's messy) and being sequestered in a dark closet pounding away at e-mails, it's a pretty sweet gig. You'll be seeing a lot more of me over the next few weeks as we gear up for RB launch.

A little about me:
I come from the land of Quality Assurance, so if you see any crazy bugs in the game or crashes we missed, you can probably blame me. Or the booze. My favorite game of all time is Baldur's Gate 2. I like lasagna, garbage plates... who am I kidding, I pretty much like all food. Oh, and I play entirely too much WoW and xbox live arcade (Carcassonne anybody?).

Anyway, that's all for now. I am looking forward to getting to know you all better!

Yours in eating way too much lasagna,
John V. - "Johnlok"

P.S. - I need an avatar. Harumph. Who will help me choose!?? Maybe we can make it a contest!

Hey JohnLok!

Sounds to me like you're all about fun, I can't wait to see what you bring to the forums!

An Avatar contest would be awesome, you should do that, I'd be up for taking a crack at making one for you.

I used to be way too involved in the "life" that is WoW, I left it before the expansion, good thing too, I gained a lot more free time! Still was ana amazing game though.

[Xzyliac]

John you are about to enter the most awesome community ever. Here's to hoping new variants of the word awesome (awesome 2.0!?) will have to be made with you on board!

Now for that ceremony. Who brought the trout? I got the blindfold!

[Eman311]

I'm holding my face in my palms right now. There's a really great ASCII image for this somewhere...

I must see this image.

[HMXJohnlok]

Wow, a Baldur's Gate 2 fan to boot. Jon Irenicus is probably my favorite gaming villain of all time... best voice acting in a game hands down.

All I can say is... where have you been all my life?

[PsycoCheerio]

Welcome Mr. Johnlok...Best of luck to you around here you seem like you can hold your own...

as for the Orange Box...I haven't had time to play Episode 2 since I've spent WAY to much time on TF2 adn Portal...although I prefer the Spy (nothing like stabbing a fake teammate in the back) I don't think there is a single class in that game that I hate...

[Apples]

All I can say is... where have you been all my life?

Where have I been? Playing Baldur's Gate and other righteous games I guess.

That game had so many memorable pieces... like the talking sword that insulted its bearer, all the side quests and characters, etc.

I'll take a pre-emptive stab at your avatar for fun. The original bad ass himself.

http://72.198.210.201:81/jr.jpg

Oh and before I forget... the new community lead initiation involves announcing new songs and/or gameplay information, so you'd better get it over with before you find your desk filled with silly string.

[_Axis_]

>.< I made a login name just so I could say hi to John.....HI JOHN!!! congrats on the gig. no fair getting a job whose at home responsibilites include gaming. you suck. even more so for finding permanant residence in Boston! when shall I ever see you again?! I've been meaning to get portal, looks sick. sadly, my job barely pays for car insurance and gas, so it shall have to wait. K john john, keep in touch.

~Bungo

p.s. rumor has it about IL reunion at thanksgiving? it'd be swell =o)

[HMXJohnlok]

Irenicus it is until further notice (eg. me getting sued or fired or something).

[SmokaCola]

Welcome John, and yeah Sean TF2 is a great multiplayer game. I play a good deal of the mechanic, I'm not one the guys that sits in the case room all day though and does nothing. I set up my sentry and go into the field, then usually I have to run back a bit because a heavy and medic is chasing me while I cry like a little girl.