There's one thing that's been bugging me about the CGS Combine. I've had dozens of conversations about the draft with eSports analysts, players, and fans, both during and after the action in Austin. Every so often, whispers of sandbagging come up.

Ugh.

For anybody not familiar with the term, sandbagging basically means intentionally playing under or misrepresenting your skill level. I'm familiar with the term through golf; a sandbagger is somebody that artificially inflates their handicap,…  More

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Most of us guys take this truth to be self-evident. Let's delve in this universe where Tide flows like wine and free time is spent washing dishes. I should say that this article was inspired by Ming's post about Hafu and the recent CGS Draft in TX. This past week was in a sense sad for the eSports community.. and on another hand it was simply hillarious. This article is misogynistic, sexist, satirical, rude, blunt, offensive, not politically correct, and probably illegal. …  More

Written by Ryan "Solo" Terpstra, Lead Forza2 Feature Writer

Greetings CGS and Forza fans:

Today I will give you a preview of the Forza 2 Region 1 combine in Austin Texas at the South By Southwest Music and film festival March 7-9. You can check out the CGS combine by going to the screenburn arcade if you're in Austin for the festival or the combine.

This season will present some interesting developments for the General Managers at this years combine. With one brand new game and an upda…  More

Ryan "TRC Solo" Terpstra, the new Lead Forza2 Feature Writer, checks in with his first article for CarolinaCore.com. In this piece, which is the first of a series, Ryan starts by giving the fans an overview of the game of Forza2. In order to even spectate the game properly, you need to be familiar with the car classes and what's happening on your screen. In this first article, Ryan goes over the fundamentals of the game and what to watch for. This will be the first Forza2 article of many …  More

The CGS announced earlier that they're expanding the registration slots and extending the schedule for Forza 2 and Dead or Alive 4 Male online qualifiers.

The reasons behind the changes are fairly obvious; a horde of people signed up, with even more missing the deadline or unable to get a spot because they were taken. That was enough to make the CGS reconsider how big their online qualifiers were and how long they lasted.

So, if you have any desire to play either of those games professionally, I …  More

David "Renji^" Strausser gives us his first article after transferring from the staff of LA CompLexity. In this article, he will discuss the upcoming draft rule changes, and how they should effect the overall strategies when it comes to picks. He also goes as far as to predicting who he think each of the General Managers will choose as their four protected players. With the Combine and Draft less than two weeks away, things are starting to become a little more clear amongst the confusion, but …  More