Whether you've seen him cloak out of the corner of your eye or been repeatedly stabbed in the back by him, you've probably noticed Gavin is a pretty good spy.  Emil was able to track our new player of the month down and ask him a few questions:

Q: How long have you been gaming and what was the first game you really got addicted to?
A: Oh wow, this is going to make me seem old...I've been gaming since the late 80s, my first games were the Sierra adventure games, like Leisure Suit Larry and King's Quest. I got into online gaming in 1996 or so with Quakeworld

Q: What originally brought you to HK's TF2 servers and why did you stay?
A: I was looking for a server with a good ping and started playing on the HK servers when they were in NY (I miss my ping of 7!) The players seemed a lot better than the usual pubs so I kept on coming back.

Q: What's your favourite map, and why?
A: Hmm, either Goldrush or Badwater. I enjoy payload maps, they tend to be a lot more exciting.

Q: What's your favourite class and why?
A: Spy, there's something satisfying about taking down an Engie nest or stabbing everyone on the cart.

Q: And what do you consider your worst class to be?
A: Scout...I am terrible at Scout. I can play most of the other classes at least well enough not to embarrass myself.

Q: What is your favourite weapon unlock?
A: The Cloak and Dagger. It's so much better than the regular invis watch.

Q: And which unlock do you think should never have been added into the game?
A: The Phlogistinator, it's just too annoying.

Q: When in a game, what is the most annoying thing your team can do or not do?
A: The thing that really drives me nuts is when people refuse to play an offensive class, so we end up with all Spies, Scouts, and Snipers.

Q: What single thing do you think they could add to TF2 to make it even better?
A: Give some reasons for people to play Medic on pubs, it's a thankless task most of the time, and you're the class that everyone tries to kill first.

Q: Agreed :P That's all the questions I have for you, is there anything you would like to add or say to our readers?
A: Watch your back, I'll be hiding around the corner

Q: I'll keep that in mind... :P Thanks for your time and congrats on being picked!
A: Thanks again!

Congrats to Snoman for being named the player of the month! Here's Emil's exclusive interview with him:

Q: How long have you been gaming and what was the first game you really got addicted to?
A: I think I've been gaming since I was 8, which is 36 years. My first console was a pong machine with 3 or 4 variations on the original pong. The first game I really was addicted to might be Adventure on the Atari 2600.

Q: What originally brought you to HK's TF2 servers and why did you stay?
A: Back in 2008 I followed a friend in to one of the servers, had a great time with pleasant people, and continued coming there whenever the server my old group of Future US teammates would die late at night. It slowly morphed from being a standby place to go into the place I'd rather always play, as I got to know a lot of folks.

Q: What's your favourite map, and why?
A: Hoodoo by a slim margin over Barnblitz. Maybe it's the chokepoint factor, or the spam, that makes it my favorite. I know many many people feel quite the opposite about Hoodoo though.

Q: What's your favourite class and why?
A: Demo is my favorite. Not because of spam, nor Demo-Knighting, but because of the combination of manoeuvrability and power. He can get around quickly, dodge fairly well, go for a good amount of time on full ammo, and deal a lot of damage.

Q: And what do you consider your worst class to be?
A: Spy without a doubt. I'm too impatient. I give myself away all the time. Plus I'm terribly slow at killing/sapping combos.

Q: What is your favourite weapon unlock?
A: Oddly enough, it's a class I rarely play, but it's Jarate. When I do use use it, I get great satisfaction from seeing teammates do a mini crit push.

Q: And which unlock do you think should never have been added into the game?
A: Dead Ringer, for reasons most people probably already know.

Q: When in a game, what is the most annoying thing your team can do or not do?
A: That has to be a tie between Medics who go Rambo instead of healing, and Engies who won't build teleporters. Both of those can really screw up team effort.

Q: What single thing do you think they could add to TF2 to make it even better?
A: Better optimizations in the engine to address performance, and hit detection, in action heavy areas.

Q: That's all the questions I have for you, is there anything you would like to add or say to our readers?
A: Yes indeed. Thanks a lot for this surprise, and for the chance to blabber about myself. But really, a big thanks to everyone who keeps this place rolling. It's great to have a trusted hangout to play your favorite game with friends.

Q: OK, thanks for your time and congrats on being picked!
A: The pleasure was mine. Thank you.

Anyone having played against Jason knows that your in for one tough TF2 match in the HK servers, one of our most consistent top scoring players we're not sure if we need to duck from his sniping or run like hell from his feared knife. A great teammate we are happy to have him in our servers.... Congrats on being the HKC player of the month!

An interview by our top reporter Emil:

Q: How long have you been gaming and what was the first game you really got addicted to?

A: I would say I have been gaming since I was 3 or 4 years old. The first game I got addicted to was Crash Bandicoot.

Q: What originally brought you to HK's TF2 servers and why did you stay?

A: I stumbled upon HK by browsing for the lowest ping servers. I stayed because of the vanilla settings and the players were friendly.

Q: What's your favourite map, and why?

A: I would have to say Goldrush. I love the layout and it's good for sniping.

Q: What's your favourite class and why?

A: Hard choice, but I would say Demo because charging and chopping off heads as a Demoknight is really satisfying.

Q: And what do you consider your worst class to be?

A: Medic because I'm bad at staying alive long enough for ubers.

Q: What is your favourite weapon unlock?

A: One of my favorite weapons would be the Ambassador because it makes the spy a mobile sniper.

Q: And which unlock do you think should never have been added into the game?

A: The red tape recorder because it is really annoying that it takes a level 3 sentry down to a level 1 in 3 seconds.

Q: When in a game, what is the most annoying thing your team can do or not do?

A: Team mates that get mad at medics for not pocketing them.

Q: What single thing do you think they could add to TF2 to make it even better?

A: I would love more misc slots.

Q: That's all the questions I have for you, is there anything you would like to add or say to our readers?

A: I would have to say thanks to everyone for making this community one of the best in TF2!

Q: OK, thanks for your time and congrats on being picked! :D

A: Thanks! :D