After recent successes at Dreamhack and QHLAN, this dm4 elitist was just a must have in our interview seat. Read on to find out more about this player, his thoughts on QHLAN, NQR and QuakeWorld.

Hello Niclas Widewing, more likely known as Locust to the general public. So what’s going on in your QW career, did you join NQR?

Yo! Currently my career is dead due to some computer problems, but as soon as I get the new one I hope I can get started again. Nope, didn’t join NQR.

I think that you are probably one of the ‘pure’ duel-players out there, dag, interceptor, griffin, etc. all play 4on4 when they are active. Is there any particular reason why you don’t play 4on4?

Well not really, I actually started playing QW and 4on4 with Infanatica (!!) in late 2000, but we were like div90 so I got bored of it pretty soon and started playing 1on1 instead and never really got into 4on4 again. But I feel it’s time to evolve and start playing some - perhaps after the summer

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Fakenicking, faking, aliasing or whatever you might call it, means that a player is using a nickname that he/she isn’t previously known for or just something hiding his/her indentity. Fakenicking has been part of gaming for years and it is not likely to go away any time soon, at least when it comes to QuakeWorld. A lot of people hate fakenicking and fakenickers but what do they actually hate? The person who is faking or the fact that the player is not using his usual nickname? It’s most likely very case dependent.

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The signups for NQR11 have reached half-time and there’s still a lot of players around that are looking for a clan. Regardless of whether you’re an experienced player looking for a clan or a complete noob to QuakeWorld teamplay: Your situation is not hopeless.

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With EQL Season 6 coming to an end and the various announcements about NQR Season 11 having been made, the time has come for the NQR staff to open the signups. Effective immediately, clans are encouraged to round up their players, head over to the NQR11 site, and sign up.

It is strongly advised that clans read through all (all!) of the rules as there have been a handful of notable changes in comparison to the previous seasons of NQR as well as EQL. Furthermore, the NQR staff has announced that they are looking for more writers and commentators to deal with the vast amount of possible coverage. With global fame and world domination just one step away, there’s no reason not to volunteer for writing a column or two or perhaps some predictions.

Fasten your seat belts, ladies and gents. The most prestigious league, fueled by drama and rivalry, is about to begin.

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