The_Bitch [TS], (May 1998)
"The_Bitch [TS]" is one of toughest Female Quake Players in Australia, a founding member of the Tormented Souls, and works for Gamesonline Sydney, a dedicated Quake ISP specialising in providing high-quality, 56K connections and a collection of the hottest Duel servers in the country. Her experience in tournament and match design, alongside GoDZillA [TS], make her a valuable member of our community. She has kindly agreed to play alongside Bro against sCary and Kornelia if/when Ozy and Hoony get that connection running. That first-hand experience will be put to good use as Bitchy will no doubt be looking to steer some of GolSyd's star players into future internationals and fun-match dustups. Bitchy is well-known in the Australian community for saying what she thinks, and is not shy to mix it with "the boys". A Classic Quake Player.

Challenge-au: How did you come by your screen-name?
Bitchy: For reason or another I have always been called a bitch. I thought it would be great for a Quake name and then I figured why just be "a" bitch when I can be The_Bitch ;) Bitchy is kinda cute though, and my mates usually refer to me as Bitchy :)

Challenge-au: What do you think of the Kiwis now being part of our scene (in a sense) - what with them posting on message boards and so on?
Bitchy: Well to be honest I have never seen a Kiwi play Quake. IMHO no matter how confident they are I really think they have no idea how great some Aussie Quakers are. Aussies vs Kiwis, damn thats gonna be a harsh game, and someone's gonna get hurt really bad. Just like with every other sport, there is a lot of rivalry between the two nations so it's gonna be a blast. When it comes down to it though we are neighbours and it would great to see a joint effort in organising some kind of LAN that is specifically for the Aussies and the Kiwis to get together, from there I would like to see something like a mixed team of Aussies and Kiwis taking on the Yanks and the Poms. That would cain I reckon. But then again that may involve alot of training sessions for the Kiwis ;)

Challenge-au: Heard of any NZ Female Players?
Bitchy: No I haven't, but I assume there are quite a few of em. And having a few Kiwi mates I reckon they'd be just as violent off line as they are online ;)

Challenge-au: How did you get into playing Quake? How long have you been playing now?
Bitchy: Herculez got me into Quake. We all used to play alot of Doom on LAN. One day he came over yelling about this new game from the guys who created doom. That was the start of something awesome:P Started playing online and haven't stopped since.

Challenge-au: What have been the biggest changes?
Bitchy: The biggest changes I have seen would have to be online Quake, i.e QW. I started playing winquake online and used to do ok with my 1000 ping:P When QW came out I hated it. Took me ages to get into it, finally I did and I stopped playing winquake all together, except at LANS. Now with the new QW release we are back where we all started. All the physics have a winquake feel so again it's gonna take a while for many of us to get use to. I'm sure alot of dedicated online Quakers are very annoyed with the new release, but I think its the best thing that has happened. All I can say is everyone should stop winging about it and get on with the game, its here to stay and its going to take a while for some to get used to so u better start practising :)

Challenge-au: What do you think of the scene now that a lot of ppl have been playing for 2 years or so?
Bitchy: The Quake scene in Australia is amazing! People are so dedicated and fanatical about Quake. Aussies are known to be very fanatical when it comes to sport and this has turned into a sport for us. The amount of time and money we have all put in is quite remarkable. Clans in Australia are like footy clubs. There's a lot of hate for one another online, some of the abuse dished out is unbelievable:P But when it comes down to it, most quakers in Australia are very close. We are a small community and when we all get together at huge LANS everyone seems to get along. There hasn't been a punch up at a LAN yet, but I hear rumours that there's one on the way ;)

Challenge-au: Is it harder or easier for newbies to get into Quake now?
Bitchy: Heaps easier. Newbies have it made. If they are online all they have to do is find a few quake related sites and they can learn everything they need to become good players. Ofcourse they have to be dedicated and play alot to become great, but to get into Quake its heaps easier now. If they happen to join #quake however, they will hear abuse for being newbies... but hey thats life ;)

Challenge-au: What are your favourite Quake maps? Do you play much FFA, CTF or TF, or do you mostly play Duel? Who s your favourite dueling partner? What do you think of 2-on-2?
Bitchy: Favourite map would have to be DM4. Its the perfect dueling map, you have to be very alert and theres no time for camping or lurking like on other maps. I play a fair bit of FFA, have to get practise in for my clan matches. I used to play heaps of CTF, I love it, its a great team game, would be great if people got back into it :) CA is also a great way to work on your team game.TF pffft whats that? ;) Nah to be honest I think i've only played TF once. TF is almost in a world of its own, and I just never got into it. Dueling is great fun, if you need to become a better Quaker I reckon dueling is the way to go. 2-on-2 is awesome, i get to use my duel skills and my team skills. Playing teamplay 2 is the way to go, cos i find alot of people who play 2 on 2 are trying to play a duel game and don't really work as a team with their partner, and they end up killing each other more than the opposition ;)

Challenge-au: Are you playing much Quake2? What do you like most about it? Where do you stand on the Q vs Q2 debate?
Bitchy: Quake 2? uhhh I don't play QuakeII, thats all i have to say. Although I would give QuakeII duel a go.

Challenge-au: Are you seeing many new, younger players coming onto GolSyd? Who is standing out?
Bitchy: It's amazing how many great players have come into the scene. Re-load came from nowhere and he would by far have to be the best "new" player. Others who are standing out are Knight and and rj, dunno when they got so good:P I don't like to pick out players but a few who have caught my eye are Shadow[CW], Ootic and DonutKing, they are 3 very good players and I can see the potential for them to become K5's or Bro's ;)

Challenge-au: Who are the top female players around NSW? Do you play with them often? Who is standing out?
Bitchy: NSW? well sheesh there aren't many of us unfortunately. The ones I know are GoDZillA, Sexy, Crazy Dasiy, MagicM Callisto and Nutella. They are ALL very good players. Godzy is a kick arse player for the amount of time she puts in. If she had more time to play I reckon she would be awesome! Sexy cains on LAN shes not much of an online player, the times i saw her play she was kicking assss. Crazy Daisy as we all know is the best female Quaker in Oz. Although she hasn't been playing alot lately I know it would only take her a few days to be back to her best ;) MagicM doesn't play alot but I wish she would get into it more she has the potential to kick arse :) Callisto formerly known as Princess Jaxx is a great player, I think she gets tips from her man who is also a kick arse player :) The times I saw nutella play I thought she was playing very well. Not sure what happened to her though. It's funny cos there's not alot of female quakers, but as always when women get into a male majority sport they always shine. Women love beating guys at their own game, there is no better feeling, and I have never met a female Quake player who doesn't kick arse.News has it that a new all female clan will be coming soon. The line up I have seen seems unbeatable in my opinion. So guys watch out the women are coming to get you :P

Challenge-au: Any interesting news you can tell us   what s coming up at GolSyd?
Bitchy: Well as most people know we are sponsoring GibCon and we have recently received some awesome prizes from our mates at id software. So there will be some lucky winners at GibCon. GolSyd are also sponsoring some online comps, like Duel, 2 on 2 and CA. Alot of kewl prizes in those so good luck everyone :) We are currently working on organising one of those famous "GOL BBQ's" free grog (for clients ofcourse) :P, Quake for those who want to play drunk, it's basically going to be one of those bonding parties:P It's great for Quakers, cos we love that kinda stuff....should be a blast. That's coming soon. We are also working on a new plan for GolSyd customers. We are putting the two plans together that is the Local Plan and the Data Plan. Alot of customers have gotten 2 accounts so they will be happy to hear about this plan.

Challenge-au: Is it true that Wireplay offered TS a sponsorship deal? What happened with that?
Bitchy: Well to put it simply TS were offered the chance to become Australian Quake's "stars". We were going to do a heap of interviews, get to be on TV, radio etc...all we had to do was endorse Wireplay. It didn't take us long to realise we were dealing with completely unprofesional people who didn't know the first thing about Quake. The lies they told and the way they used people to their advantage immediately showed us that they were not the kind of people we wished to be sponsored by. We don't believe that they offer the BEST Quake servers. They lie about their pings, their connections and we wanted nothing to do with them. We declined their offer and all ties with them have been broken. The were just another Tel$tra corp.

Challenge-au: Do you venture out onto other servers much? If so, where might you go? How often?
Bitchy: Not often, GolSyd has a wide variety of servers and all the best players seem to be there. So it's perfect for me :)

Challenge-au: If this Quake Challenge set-up works and is fast enough, you re going to get a chance to play against Kornelia. Have you watched her demos? What do you think?
Bitchy: I think she cains. It's going to be a great experience for me playing against her. I prefer not to comment on how well I know her tactics though ;)