Nick
Name: JBallem (a.k.a. Q3webmaster)
Real Name: John Ballem
Birthday: February 6
Background: JBallem is
known for running his site called John's Quake 3 site at Q3W.
Believe it or not, this site was one of the first hosted sites
at Quake3word.com. JBallem also helps us out on our contests
we run.
Questions
1: What do you enjoy most about the Holidays?
Answer:
The opportunity to spend time with family and take time off
work.
Questions
2: Can you explain your current activity in the
gaming community? What are the games you have enjoyed since
you stopped playing Quake 1?
Answer:
Maintaining "John's Q3 Arena" has taken
up a great deal of my spare time, so I don't honestly
spend a lot of time gaming.
Questions
3: In what way do you feel the Quake community has
changed since Quake III Arena came out last year?
Answer:
I've seen an incredible increase in the amount of
interest shown by the Q3 gaming community in developing
mods and maps. As long as this interest lingers, Quake3 will
continue to enjoy a long "shelf-life".
Questions
4: Have you had a chance to check the Team
Arena Demo yet?
Answer:
Unfortunately not. My current system is a P-166. Playing the
demo would be akin to watching a slide show :c(
Questions
5: With id Software's new project being
focused on Doom, is there any features you would like this
upcoming game to include?
Answer:
I would like to see the "flavor" of the
original game maintained. It would also be nice if people who
don't own 1 GHZ PIII's could actually play it.
Questions
6: What gamer besides yourself do you feel
comes to mind as one of the most respected gamers? This would
be someone who you felt is respected not only for his gaming
skills but for his/her attitude.
Answer:
My immediate choice would be id's Paul Jaquays. He's never
too busy to participate in several Q3 forums and has taken the
time to answer several of my inquiries personally. As for his
talent as a level designer...well...that speaks for itself.
- sheer:
He runs the best site for maps since day one.
- Vikingo:
I think his maps are great!
- Cali
Girl: No
matter how busy this guy gets, you always see him updating
his site with maps, mods, utilities and other related Q3
files. To me, his site is one of the most successful
outlasting sites I have seen for Quake III Arena. His site
is also one of the first hosted site here at
Quake3world.com.
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