Wednesday, November 3, 2010

November featured girl gamer of the month!

So I was talking to Nicole the other day, we were just chatting and I got curious so I asked her a few questions and this was how it went.

Apparently Nicole has a crush on some guy who works on Yellowcab, or probably likes Yellowcab, I'm not quite sure about his. I asked her what's up with the guy, why does he like him. She particularly said that the Yellowcab was handsome, so I don't know really what Nicole wants, lol xD

Our interview was quite fast because we had to hurry up or her globe tattoo will get disconnected haha! So I went in and fired away with my questions.

Crystal Nicole Hornilla
27 yea.. 18 years old

No really, she's only 18. Don't get fooled by her height.

Nicole started playing just last year, according to her: "natuwa lang ako sa ghost mode nila .. tapos un, nagsunod sunod na .. hanggang sa naging Clan Master na rin nung clan ..".

Lyka, the Clan Master of Femme Fetale had to quit because of real life stuff, she got too busy she couldn't take care of the clan anymore. Her first choice was Nicole, and Nicole gladly took over as Clan Master. So, makes you wonder, why would a clan master of an all girl team transfer to M.A.T. Online? When asked she told me: "nagPM po sakin si ate bianca nun. na naghahanap daw ung GamePad ng GIrl Players (jejemon lol!) den dun na ,, binigay po sakin ni ate bianx ung link ng Forums ..."

Thank you Bianca, for recruiting Nicole into M.A.T. Online :)

Unfortunately, most of the members of her clan, Femme Fetale, is busy with real life and wasn't able to transfer to M.A.T. Online, good thing about this is Marjfei and Lyn did transfer. Wuhoo! Still, I wasn't content with her answer, I just had to ask, what's in M.A.T. Online that wasn't on the other game. What really made her transfer and stay here? She said: "actually hindi ung laro ang nagus2han ko sa MAT, the way kung pano pakitunguhan ng mga GM's at FMs ung mga players, un ang nagus2han ko .." then she asked if I was allowed to give her a free SVD sniper rifle, tsk. Nah, she didn't, I'm just kidding.

Seems like Nicole enjoys the community that we have here in M.A.T. Online, but my question is, why wasn't she present during the tournament in RSolomon Internet Cafe? o_o strike 2 Nicole, tsk!

Femme Fetale already merged with Bianca's clan, G3. Their plan is to be together in this clan and make it stronger as time goes by. Nicole's choice is being a sniper, and you know what they say about snipers, hahaha! xD

When I asked her if she had any final words, this is what she said: "quote: wag mong pilitin ang ayaw, baka pumayag" If you know what it means, I'm all ears.

Well there you have it folks, Nicole of G3. Who's still having problems with internet connection at the moment so you won't see her that much in-game.

If you're curious as to what Nicole looks like, you may ask her for her pic in the forums.

Monday, November 1, 2010

First LAN cafe tournament of M.A.T. Online

Thank you to all those who attended the first ever internet cafe tournament of M.A.T. Online held in RSolomon Internet Cafe. Sorry we were late, we got lost a bit. Don't worry, next time we have a tournament here, we'll be there early!

Congratulations to the winners!
Open Category:
LAQS - champions!
Complex Gaming - first runner up!

Ladies Category:
G-3 team 1 - champions!
G-3 team 2 - first runner up!

Kid's Category:
Well, they didn't really have a team name, but congratulation to them!

The place was packed with several gamers from different places, most of them were familiar faces but there were new players who registered. Magnum facilitated the open category, while me and Gores watched the ladies category. The first match between the Daughters of Ares and G-3 team 2 was really really close. The first round was normal, like any ordinary tournament match. Then Sharin, one of the Daughters of Ares suddenly shouted due to I-don't-know-what and made a chain reaction to the ladies playing so the second and third round was filled with shouts and trash talks! There were moments were me and Mrs. Catapuls would just cover our ears, Sharin's shout was deafening lol xD The match was really close, it was a tie but G-3 team 2 won the toss coin so they picked blue team. I have to admit, being the red team is hard, you have to go on the offense because if you don't you'll lose the round. It came to a last 1 last 1 round and G-3 team 2 was able to defend the bomb sites well so they won. Finals match was between G-3 team 1 and team 2, we have to admit G-3 team 1 was too good for their team 2 haha! With Bianca on the team, together with MICAH, LadyMarshall, Micaell and Marjfei, they owned team 2 xD Well G-3 took both first and second place so congratulations to them!

After the ladies tournament, we continued on with the open category. Magnum was able to finish off the preliminaries so we were already on the semi finals stage. Complex Gaming had to fight the other CG group, but they didn't have a choice on the matter. Paris was MIA, too bad. It was fun watching him play during tournaments. I don't know which was team 1 and which was team 2, but the team who won was the one with Mekia and Mat. Suspect and LAQS fought for a place in the finals, it was a close match. It's fun to watch Elgee's team, they're the definition of competitive players. All the seriousness of the match got to me and watching the match has made me tense too, lol xD. LAQS won over Suspect and we move on to the finals. It was between LAQS and CG, the first round was taken by CG. But after a few talks and changes on strategy, LAQS won the second and third round making them the champions. Congratulations!

The match ended at around 12MN and I went straight home haha, I had to wake up early for the kids match the next day.

So Sunday came and I went back to RSolomon Cafe, the shop was full so we had to wait before we could start the match. As I've said the kid's team didn't have a name so we just went on to the match. Sampras' kid's team was the one I was watching, they have practiced for this match, they had positions they were covering. Nympha, the 10 years old girl was fun to watch, she knew how to adjust to certain situations. Like if she's getting bombed everytime on a camp spot, she moves. If the enemy is camping on a certain place, she bombs that place everytime she respawns. For a 10 year old girl, she was owning everyone.

Congratulations to everyone who won!

I didn't have my digicam with me, pictures are uploaded to Bianca's and Sampras' facebook accounts. :)

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

2x event in-game!

Do you want to have a 2x EXP event? All you have to do is "Like" M.A.T. on Facebook! If it reaches 4,000 likes on Friday, November 5, 2010, we will have a 2x EXP event on November 6 and 7!

M.A.T. Online's Official Facebook Page

Click on the forum link to know more!

2x EXP event

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Game assistants in Visayas and Mindanao are needed!

We are looking for gamer assistants in Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Bacolod, Cebu and Iloilo. Gamepad Interactive is planning to travel to Visayas and Mindanao on the month of November to distribute CD installers, posters and Kash Cards to internet cafes.

Roles of a GA:
*Help the sales team in seeding internet cafes.
*Help with on-ground tournaments

Interested applicants may send their application to support@gamepad.com.ph with the subject:
[GA] 'complete name here'

Include the following details in your e-mail:

Name:
Location:
Contact number:

Introduce yourself, and why you want to be a GA.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Shiny Sparkly Golden AK47!

We're giving away a Golden AK47 (30 days) for free!

Here's how to get it:
Starting October 18, 2010. 6:00PM

Top up 2,000 Kash Points (400PHP) and receive a Golden AK47 (30 days) for free! This nasty weapon packs a +2 damage, which means you may kill your opponents that are not wearing armor with two bullets! How great is that! And what's better is you may get it for free!

Item will be inserted via in-game mail once the system has confirmed your top up.

Promo runs from October 18, 2010 - 6:00PM up to October 31, 2010 - 23:59:59PM

Phantom Expansion Pack password

Hey guys, we are currently undergoing server maintenance for the much awaited Phantom Expansion Pack! Servers will be up at around 12:30PM

If you haven't downloaded it yet, download it now here: Phantom Expansion Pack

The password is: phantom1337

Friday, October 15, 2010

[Event] RSolomon Internet Cafe Tournament

In celebration of RSolomon Internet Cafe's anniversary, we will be having a M.A.T. Online tournament! Lots of freebies await those who will come~!

This will happen in October 30 and 31, 2010 at RSolomon Internet Cafe in 1265 Bo. Visaya St., Guadalupe Nuevo, Makati City.

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Registration and schedule

Registration price (per head): (will be updated once finalized) (includes 50 Kash Card and the rest goes to pot money)
Registration will be on Saturday, October 30, 2010, from 9:00AM to 11:00AM ONLY
Drawing lots at 11:15AM
Tournament starts at 1:00PM

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Tournament Mechanics:

Bomb Match: Open to everyone

Number of players: Five
Map: Frontier City
Weapon Limit: Conventional
Round Time: Three minutes
Match Rounds: Nine

Mechanics:
A toss coin will be made, winning team gets to choose if they're going to play blue or red team. Finals match is best of three, toss coin will be made after each match.

Healing is prohibited from this match, anyone caught will be given a warning and a second offense would mean a player disqualification for the match.

Ladies' tournament (Bomb Match): Open to all girl gamers

Number of players: Five
Map: Frontier City
Weapon Limit: Conventional
Round Time: Three minutes
Match Rounds: Nine

Mechanics:
A toss coin will be made, winning team gets to choose if they're going to play blue or red team. Finals match is best of three, toss coin will be made after each match.

Healing is prohibited from this match, anyone caught will be given a warning and a second offense would mean a player disqualification for the match.

Kid's Tournament (Team Deathmatch): Open to players 13 years old and below

Number of Players: Five
Map: Lakeside Bar
Number of Kills: 200
Time Limit: 20 minutes
Weapon Limit: Conventional
Respawn time: Three seconds

Mechanics:
First team to get 200 kills before time runs out or whoever gets the most score until the end of the round wins. Single Elimination.

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Prizes:
Bomb Match:
Champion - 3,000PHP + pot money, five M.A.T. Online t-shirts, in-game weapon.
Runner up - Pot money, five M.A.T. Online t-shirts, in-game weapon.

Ladies' tournament:
Champion - 2,000PHP + pot money, five M.A.T. Online t-shirts, in-game weapon.
Runner up - Pot money, five M.A.T. Online t-shirts, in-game weapon.

Kids' category:
Champion - 1,000PHP + pot money, five M.A.T. Online t-shirts, in-game weapon.
Runner up - Pot money, five M.A.T. Online t-shirts, in-game weapon.

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Looking for M.A.T. Online t-shirts? Join the mini games and get a chance to win one! It's that easy! Best of all, it's free!

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