Online gaming has come a long way in a short time. With the advent of faster modems and different connections available, gaming has taken on a whole new face. The old days of choppy slow graphics have been replaced with bouncing bloody heads that roll around after a body is dismembered. Blood trails and "gibs" are not the only thing upgraded. Game play has also advanced 10 fold. Games today offer interactive play between players sitting across the planet. They can talk back and forth, set traps for other players, build guns, and in general play together. Team work is always necessary for a winning team.

Quake was the first real solid and popular game on the scene with amazing graphics and decent game play. This game has evolved into many of the games we play today. The most popular these days is Half-Life Team Fortress. This game offered TEAM game play and unbelievable graphics. Today as many as 4000 servers can be found on the Internet running this game.

Half-Life Team Fortress is a first person shooter with advanced graphics and a game engine based on the earlier game "engines". This game throws you into battle with multiple teammates and different objectives on different maps. Half-Life Team Fortress also provides team play in a "class" system. Each team can pick from a variety of different players. These "players" are broken down into "classes". Each class has different capabilities and jobs. Click HERE for a description.

I run a Half-Life Team Fortress clan ( [PqC] ) with about 20 members. Click HERE to check out our official clan web page. We play on Tuesday and Sunday nights all year round. I have a 20 person server running about 8 hours a day and we run about 30 different maps. HERE I have compiled a page of what my clan has done on the Internet. You will find screenshots and some funny "in game" pictures.