Post Game Carnage Report: 8-Bit Brigade
With the loss against Five Guys Playing Halo still fresh in our collective memory (and still stinging our pride), we saddled up our Warthogs, prepped our BRs, and hit the field of battle in Halo 3 once again. This time against fellow Good Game Network affiliate 8-Bit Brigade. This was a best of three match-up spanning the sunset valley of Standoff, the simulated urban combat of The Pit, and the icy wastes of Avalanche. In a slight twist, some IGC folk joined the 8BB team to flesh out full parties for some of the games. Read on!
Game 1: Slayer on Standoff
An early push by the Brigadiers left the IGC Warthog a smoking wreck near Dish 2. Fortunately, the Crew were able to make a successful initial push for the Spartan Laser and retreat with it to lay down vehicular suppression from behind the IGC base. Forming up a firm line on the 8BB rock line, the Brigadiers were able to lay down a solid offense. The combined IGC Spartan Laser domination and a successful second deployment of a respawned Warthog were enough to put a solid lead in favor of IGC that 8BB was unable to recover from. Several times, 8BB surprised us by alternating offensive pushes from both Dish 1 and Dish 2, and managed to dominate laser control near the end of the game. Unfortunately they were unable to overcome our early lead, giving IGC the win for round 1.
Result: Victory for Team Red Storm
Game 2: Slayer on The Pit
After Standoff, it was time to move on to the 8BB map selection – The Pit. IGC selected Slayer as the gametype. On spawn, a rain of grenades fell upon the Rocket spawn and Invis. A flurry of kills at rocket hallway opened up the match. From there, the battle lines were drawn at sword room bridge, invis, and rockets. CzarCastic held down the 8BB sniper tower very effectively and made several deposits of lead into IGC skulls. Stealthy gameplay on the part of 8BB resulted in several great kills, but solid use of cover and close quarters battle skills favored IGC Red Storm.
Result: Victory for Team Red Storm
Game 3: Two Flag on Avalanche
With the first two games in the can, the final game was played for pure fun. Both teams hurtled headlong toward the horseshoe and upper keyhole to meet our respective opponents. An early hog joust wound up in a stalemate with both sides taking losses. Both sides set up a solid defense, with the Laser changing hands a few times. Pushes were made for the flag on both sides, but the 8-Bit Brigade managed to get an early flag capture. IGC put forward a solid defense the entire match, with few attackers making it past horseshoe thanks to sharp-eyed Laser carriers and Snipers. 8-Bit Brigade fended off two fierce hog rushes during the course of the game and infiltrators moving through portal. IGC was unable to score a flag capture, giving the victory for game 3 to the Brigade.
Result: Victory for 8-Bit Brigade
Altogether, a great series of games for the Crew. We built stronger ties between ourselves and the Brigade, and brought the bragging rights (and our first victory) back to the home turf. Great games 8-Bit! Looking forward to future matchups!
Please enjoy the video highlight reel put together by our very own SlickWillyQ 
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