Good read and congrats on being published!
I'm an avid fan of the FPS as well. I used to play Quake Quake I online, and I just recently got DSL and began playing Quake II online via GameRanger. I love it! One tip I'll also add - practice makes perfect, experience is the best teacher. The people that are really good play alot. When you are getting killed by everyone (and man some people just don't miss with that rail gun) it's easy to get discouraged, but don't. Like you said, it's all about fun.
Cheers,
TG3
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