10/23/2007 - leroy jenkins

This video has been out for a while now, but it holds new meaning to me now that I'm into online multiplayer gaming. For a shooter like Warhawk, teamwork is important, especially in the Capture the Flag mode. You can go Rambo on the other team, but more likely than not, you'll get your butt handed to you. If you are able to coordinate well with your teammates (with the included BlueTooth headset), then you can tell them hash out a strategy in terms of vehicle transport, air support, base defense, etc.

In MMORPGs (massively multiplayer online role playing games), communication is even more necessary http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifbecause each player has different abilities and strengths. The biggest MMORPG out there is World of Warcraft, and while I personally haven't played it, I can see its appeal in providing sort of an alternate world where you really are "role playing" with a lot of other people online. Unfortunately, like the real world, one bad apple can ruin the whole bunch:



You gotta love how detailed the invasion plan is down to the calculation of probability of success. It makes the calamity of Leeroy's impetuousness all the more hilarious. For greater context of this video, check out Wikipedia's writeup of it.