Hello gamers! We're long overdue for a contest and we're here to do something about that. I hope your writing fingers are itching to get some new words on the blockchain. This time we'll be focusing on online gaming!
Source
Contest Theme
Theme: What was your first online gaming experience?
Word limit: 1000 words (English version).
Language: Must include an English version.
When the internet hit the world and started connecting people in new ways it didn't take long for gaming to follow suit. Gaming together via LAN had already been around for years but now we could actually play together without moving our huge CRT monitors around. What a relief!
Everyone here might not have been around for this shift but I'm pretty sure everyone has had a first meeting with online gaming that they remember quite vividly. Be it socializing on games like Habbo Hotel or planting bombs in Counter Strike 1.6.
Tell us about this first time experience! Things that can be relevant to include: Which game was it? Which platform was it on? What made you play it? Did you play it with friends? Did you spend every waking moment playing it? Why did you eventually quit? These are not things that have to be included but are meant to get you thinking.
Shout out to @sadbear for the idea!
What's in it for you?
Will there be rewards? Yes, and no. As with every post in the community entries will be eligible for curation. Curation is in no way guaranteed just by entering. Posts will still have to be of quality and be made with an effort. All entries must be your own original content. As always, engagement both inside and outside of the community will also be considered. Any attempts to partake just for curation rewards are easily recognizable and will be ignored.
In addition, all the rewards (100%) of this post will be used in the prize pool which means the winners will receive:
1st Place: 35% of the rewards of this post + 5 HIVE
2nd Place: 25% of the rewards of this post + 3 HIVE
3rd Place: 20% of the rewards of this post + 2 HIVE
4th Place: 10% of the rewards of this post
5th Place: 10% of the rewards of this post
How to take part:
Reminisce.
Write a post in the Hive Gaming Community where you talk about your first experience with online gaming.
Create an unique title for your post! Do NOT include the word "contest" or call it "Hive Gaming Contest". It just looks stupid.
Tag your post with #MyFirstOnlineGame
Leave a link to your post in the comments to this post.
All of the above must be fulfilled for your post to be considered for curation and entry.
Extra notes!
Only one submission per user. Extra submissions will be ignored for both curation and entry. We will always consider your first submission as part of the contest.
Plagiarism will not be tolerated in any way or form. If you're not able to create your own work I would advise you not to enter. All entries will be checked and anyone found plagiarizing or stealing content from any source will be disqualified and muted/blacklisted from the community. It's simply not worth it.
Entry will be closed when this post pays out, one week from now. You can still choose to make your post after this happens but that means you won't be considered for the prizes. Might still get curated though!
We're looking forward to seeing all your awesome entries!
