A Cautionary Tale

[Pretty Useless]

I posted this on the main HL2 forum when it probably belongs here, so at the risk of repeating myself: Hi. Thought some of you friendly folks might enjoy a short story I wrote called Pretty Useless Says'. I sold it to an online magazine called www.dredtales.com where it is now live.

What's this got to do with HL2? Well, it's based on a personal experience of Half Life 2: Deathmatch. I was the victim of a spawn-killer, who added insult to injury by sending an obscene message. This story was my revenge.

Dion, if you're out there, this one's for you.

 

[Sloth]

Is it too big to post on the site itself, i know most of us are either lazy or too cricital to bother sometimes...

 

[komoto]

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That was a good story. It sounded really dark and sadistic - using feminine coercion and socio engineering to trick the other player. The end of the story suggested to me that Pretty Useless was going to actually kill the player behind the avatar, or at least bring the feeling of death to him. Is that really a just revenge for a cocky n00b killer (of which there are so many)? Obviously your character in the story decided it was just.

The story seemed to target a non-gaming audience. You described trivial elements of the game - pressing "w" to move forward etc. You also seemed to blend Counter Strike and hl2dm into one game. It's all good though.

-Komoto