ZorteX

- Former League of Legends Writer for Avid Fighting Game fan and MOBA, RTS, RPG, & FPS enjoyer
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[ZorteX @ZoraZortex]

@XmasWulf @ScrambledFaz @KarmaKitsuneDoc If I am also correct, Raoul was also supposed to have a Picaro version as well. Atleast it was listed in in the game files. Honestly I really adore Raoul’s design, and I hope to see him in even more projects.

[ZorteX @ZoraZortex]

@ArcticWolf33049 @JakeSucky It does remind me of that one grappling VR game. But it really trippy too

[Katsuhiro Harada @Harada_TEKKEN]

LOL hahaha. Of course.

Here’s the reality: video game nerds like us spent our weekend nights inside games.
When we were young, after school or work, we weren’t just “playing” ..we were living in arcades, battling for high scores, dissecting strategies. Every year brought new massive cabinets and motion-based machines, and that raw excitement was irreplaceable.

Unlike the normies, gamers like us were grinding gold and coins long before crypto and digital wallets became trendy buzzwords.

Back in the early internet days of the 1990s, farming items, gold, and platinum in Diablo, Ultima Online, and EverQuest was busier than our actual day jobs.

And the first moment the world truly connected through online games? That was unreal.
On Ultima Online’s official launch day, players were introducing themselves by country, saying things like:
“My grandfather and yours fought in WWII — and now we’re playing together. How insane is that?”

That was the first time the world genuinely felt connected. The virtual world outshined real nightlife districts by a mile.

This was the narrowband era. Servers were fragile, and just putting an image on your homepage could get you treated like a criminal. Early Ultima Online? One step could take minutes. No exaggeration.

We weren’t using undersea fiber from Japan to North America. Japanese players literally signed contracts with American AT&T providers and dialed by phone line all the way to Lake Superior servers. The lag was borderline unbelievable but no problem at all because fun.

Going out to real-world parties? Not even remotely an option.

When EverQuest hit its peak, anyone who invited you out on a Friday or Saturday night was friendship-ending. If you had time for nightlife, you clearly weren’t camping rare named spawns.

Why go drinking when you could go dragon hunting?
And yes.... the excitement was bladder-bursting level. We literally couldn’t leave to use the bathroom.

Then PC performance went insane. Overclocking, benchmarking, higher resolutions.. nonstop.
Then came story-driven shooter campaigns like Medal of Honor and Call of Duty, plus multiplayer games that simply never ended once you started.

At some point, our lives even turned into nightly virtual bank robberies.

Gamers were absurdly busy. There was zero time for old men’s social gatherings, elite banquets, or brain-dead club parties.
The truth? Video games completely surpassed real-world entertainment.

When my wife first came to my place, she was horrified and asked:
“Why is there an arcade table cabinet in your living room? Does it cost 100 yen per play?”
“Why is the next room filled with towers of empty boxes, CDs, and DVDs?”
“Why are there so many screens and PCs ,,,, are you trading stocks?”
“Why are hoses filled with green liquid running from all these PCs to giant metal towers on the balcony?”
“Why are arcade controllers everywhere?”
“Why are PC parts literally covering the walls?”

Because at night I was being a blacksmith, a cute elf, a soldier, a bank robber, and a world saver —
then going to work to make games, talking games, “researching” games by playing them, rushing home, and staying busy landing headshots.

How long do you think it took before that finally made sense to her?

I’ve lived a life that was insanely busy! and incredibly fulfilling.

I’m proud. I’ve experienced every kind of place, moment, and community in the game world... and traveled the real world too, talking about games with people everywhere.
It’s been an overwhelmingly fun life.

There was no time wasted in decay. Every second was converted into XP, coins, or skills.

And yes,,, even within the same game industry, there are plenty of people who have never written a line of code, drawn a single pixel, composed a bar of music, or written a line of specs.... yet somehow stay busy burning entertainment budgets with outsourcing vendors and license holders.

They still love saying “when we made this game,” dropping the word "made", while bragging about nightlife war stories like that’s an achievement.

For the record, those fake “industry guys or producers” (and there are a lot of them) live in a completely different world from us.

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[ZorteX @ZoraZortex]

WILD RIFT EXCLUSIVE CHAMPION!?! NORRA?
she was already in LoR for those who don't know

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@LeagueOfLeaks For some reason, I thought it was Wukong?!?

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League of Legends & Teamfight Tactics
K/DA Unbound Ahri

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2XKO Snowmoon Skins
Featuring Snowmoon Ahri, Snowmoon Warwick, and Snowmoon Illaoi
Release Date: December 23
#2XKO

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2XKO Aureate Mega Bundle
Featuring Aureate Warwick, Aureate Darius, & Aureate Vi
Release Date: December 2

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Spirit Blossom Yunara China splash looks better than her base ngl

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PERSONA 6 TITLE CARD LEAKED??
#Persona5 #persona6

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Don’t forget to fill it up!
Forgive me father Doran
#LeagueOfLegends #Worlds2025 #T1WIN

[ZorteX @ZoraZortex]

@PixelGameMaker Focus on the engine and not politics.

[ZorteX @ZoraZortex]

Bro Spectre Divide just released. Servers not working properly, meanwhile they are selling skin bundles for 90$?!?

[ZorteX @ZoraZortex]

Well that didn't last long, bye bye Concord (idk what sony was even thinking)

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

Concord is officially shutting down on September 6th, offering full refunds to all players

[ZorteX @ZoraZortex]

X TV just sounds weird ngl. And with the amount of toxicity, it may not even dethrone youtube. But competition is great though.

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

X TV is now available on most smart TV app stores

[GameRiv @GamerivGames]

2XKO All Ranked Tiers Leaked | #2xko

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[Ridoan Mahbub @ridoanmahbub]

We all are United ,
We all are one.

Our country is home to a diverse and harmonious blend of Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and Christians. Let's stay united and support people of all faiths in our community.

Temples are a significant part of our nation's religious heritage. We, the youth, stand determined and ready to prevent any act of viloence against places of worship.

[ZorteX @ZoraZortex]

Can't wait for Oshi No Ko

[AnimeTV チェーン @animetv_jp]

SUMMER 2024 ANIME SEASON BEGINS! GET READY THIS WEEK! ☀️

[ZorteX @ZoraZortex]

wtf Nickmercs also banned?

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

NickMercs has been banned on Twitch for the first time.