There are even more of them, achievements for Halo. Four? of them are probably just to get more people to buy the Defiant map pack, as they have to be on accomplished on those two maps. That and that they are new. Then there are Anniversery map pack achievements, out of which I've gotten two, three headshots in a row and I've splattered five people in one game.
It's fun when new achievements come out, especially vehicle ones because everyone rushes to the nearest vehicle, be it mongoose or not. Free points.
Oh yes, then there was this hilarious team mate. Me and my nephew Soyxor were playing on Timberland, a Slayer game. I did try, and accomplish, the splatter achievement, and from the start of the game, people were grenading vehicles that other team mates were getting, mainly ghosts. Resulted in people getting booted. This also happened to specific weapons. My nephew got the Rocket Launcher, and some team mate started shooting at him. Soyxor didn't die though because the team mate changed target, me. I came back to the base with a burning warthog and no shields, and under fire. So I jumped out and our team mate got a lucky headshot. I did see him coming for me firing his DMR. For once the Betrayal Booting Screen lady smiled at me and let me boot him.
Didn't take long before I got a message from him. As I thought it was mostly just curses and angry stuff, something with "mad that I'm better than you?" and the curses. "yes of course" was my answer. Then a 1v1 challenge. Someone got banned for ten minutes and got mad. Reach continues to provide fun moments in all matter of shapes and colors, be it in game or through it's players.
Thank you for making my day.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Train of tought 3
Spawn
Shotgun
Pistol kill
Grenade
Grenade
Triple kill
Dead
respawn
Armor lock
Stick
Armor lock
Assasinate
Sniped
Respawn
Dead
Respawn
Dead
Rockets
Double kill
Double kill
Miss
Shotgun
Pistol kill
Grenade
Grenade
Triple kill
Dead
respawn
Armor lock
Stick
Armor lock
Assasinate
Sniped
Respawn
Dead
Respawn
Dead
Rockets
Double kill
Double kill
Miss
Train of tought 2
Battlefield 3:
Assault of Support? Attack or Defence, hmm, think I'll go support, I like the Light Machive Guns, and I get unlimited ammo, and others. Okay, spawn spawn spawn spawn.... spawn allready.... Okay let's go. Sprint sprint sprint sprint SNIPER GET DOWN... need cover need cover need cover, there, a boulder, a big boulder. Let's set the mortar pipe up, hope someone tagged the sniper, oh, tank's there, better bomb it.
Aaawww, sniper got me. ah, got the tank disabled. Let's go assault and help my squad at B. Oh wow, lots of people to revive, revive allready... GRENA... aaaaaaahhhh. Spawn with squad, spawn with him. oh COME ON, spawned in the line of fire... okay that's it, get me the LMG,spawn spawn spawn. Prone at spawn, grenade through doorway, bipod out, hah here they come, won't release the trigger now, hahahahahaaaa, yes, go through that door, all of you, aaaww no you don't prone through that door either. Hah, got you. Ah, got to reload, 200 rounds that fast? Reload, reload, reload, Okay, back to busine ROCKET.. well I get a few of them. hmm, let's continue on that trail.
Spawned to far away, think I'll try mortar, it's worth a try. can't get those, in an alley, in a building, ah, tank, let's bomb it, one, two, three, got a kill, it's disabled, and it blew up, nic Now I blew up, by a mortar, of course. Oh we won, nice.
Assault of Support? Attack or Defence, hmm, think I'll go support, I like the Light Machive Guns, and I get unlimited ammo, and others. Okay, spawn spawn spawn spawn.... spawn allready.... Okay let's go. Sprint sprint sprint sprint SNIPER GET DOWN... need cover need cover need cover, there, a boulder, a big boulder. Let's set the mortar pipe up, hope someone tagged the sniper, oh, tank's there, better bomb it.
Aaawww, sniper got me. ah, got the tank disabled. Let's go assault and help my squad at B. Oh wow, lots of people to revive, revive allready... GRENA... aaaaaaahhhh. Spawn with squad, spawn with him. oh COME ON, spawned in the line of fire... okay that's it, get me the LMG,spawn spawn spawn. Prone at spawn, grenade through doorway, bipod out, hah here they come, won't release the trigger now, hahahahahaaaa, yes, go through that door, all of you, aaaww no you don't prone through that door either. Hah, got you. Ah, got to reload, 200 rounds that fast? Reload, reload, reload, Okay, back to busine ROCKET.. well I get a few of them. hmm, let's continue on that trail.
Spawned to far away, think I'll try mortar, it's worth a try. can't get those, in an alley, in a building, ah, tank, let's bomb it, one, two, three, got a kill, it's disabled, and it blew up, nic Now I blew up, by a mortar, of course. Oh we won, nice.
Train of tought
Skyrim:
What am I supposed to do now? Have to check quest list. Wow that's a lot of quests I have gotten, and not done. Hmm, let's pick that one, fetch a book, sounds easy enough. Now where am I and where's the arrow pointing on the book. Noooot heere, not theer... wait there it is, what? That's far away. Guess I have to fetch it.
Where's the closest location I've been to? There, meh, the loading times are quite long... wow, that's a new loading picture, what's in that troll's hand? Ooh, a skull, haven't seen trolls do that before in game. Ah, now lets go, turn around turn around, find the arrow, there it is. Wait, what's that? A bear, I do have a quest to get bear pelts, get here you big bear. Why am I loosing health when the bear is not hitting me? Either arrow and bow or magic, ouch, that took quite a large chunk out of me. Two spriggans? No, get off me, ruuuun! Yes, a cave I can escape into. Looooooaaaaaaad. Hmm, now I only have to heal and go back out. Then again I don't wanna load that long again.
Think I'll look a little inside the cave, then I'll go back out. Ah, bandits, these are easy... WHAT? An arrow took more than half my health bar? Inventory and quick heal!!! NO, one health potion left, I need to hide and summon stuff. Flame atronach, go exlope with them. It died allready? No, it killed all of them that fast? Must've been a lucky hit with the bow. Loooooot, they don't have that much gold. Maybe I can find more, and some magical artifact I can get an enchantment from.
Wow, this cave houses more bandits than the last imperial fort I visited. They have nice and valuable items though that I can sell. Right, cave is empty on loot and bandits. Let's go outside and explore again. Loooadddd.
Hah, look a bear, just what I need, there was a quest that required bear pelts, hah, my flame atronach got you. Spriggans, go get them atronach. Okay, now that's acomplished.Okay, let's check my quests, ah right, I was getting that book. It's close enough. Run run run, there's the cave. Looooaaaaad. This is an interesting cave, seems empt.. OUCH, fire trap... SMACK, there's the spike wall trap, need to heal, think I'll do it with magic and keep going. Red dots? Six red dots? Where did all of you come from.. RETREAT, mages, lots of them. Storm Atronach to take down their mana. This fight took 10 minutes? Wow. Of, still got some sweet lot though.. Nah, nope, regular clothes and weapons. There's still a chest there. Hah, lots of enchanted items. Sword, axe, a helm and some scrolls. Why am I moving so slowly, oh, over-encumbered. Hmm, need to drop something, what to drop what to drop what to drop...... I can't drop anything.... I need it all. well I want it all. Aaaaaahhhh. well, maybe I can drop these armors, think I got the enchantments for them.
Hah, found the book, AAAAHHH, can't walk again, *sigh*, fine, I'll drop this sword.
Two hours to find a book?
What am I supposed to do now? Have to check quest list. Wow that's a lot of quests I have gotten, and not done. Hmm, let's pick that one, fetch a book, sounds easy enough. Now where am I and where's the arrow pointing on the book. Noooot heere, not theer... wait there it is, what? That's far away. Guess I have to fetch it.
Where's the closest location I've been to? There, meh, the loading times are quite long... wow, that's a new loading picture, what's in that troll's hand? Ooh, a skull, haven't seen trolls do that before in game. Ah, now lets go, turn around turn around, find the arrow, there it is. Wait, what's that? A bear, I do have a quest to get bear pelts, get here you big bear. Why am I loosing health when the bear is not hitting me? Either arrow and bow or magic, ouch, that took quite a large chunk out of me. Two spriggans? No, get off me, ruuuun! Yes, a cave I can escape into. Looooooaaaaaaad. Hmm, now I only have to heal and go back out. Then again I don't wanna load that long again.
Think I'll look a little inside the cave, then I'll go back out. Ah, bandits, these are easy... WHAT? An arrow took more than half my health bar? Inventory and quick heal!!! NO, one health potion left, I need to hide and summon stuff. Flame atronach, go exlope with them. It died allready? No, it killed all of them that fast? Must've been a lucky hit with the bow. Loooooot, they don't have that much gold. Maybe I can find more, and some magical artifact I can get an enchantment from.
Wow, this cave houses more bandits than the last imperial fort I visited. They have nice and valuable items though that I can sell. Right, cave is empty on loot and bandits. Let's go outside and explore again. Loooadddd.
Hah, look a bear, just what I need, there was a quest that required bear pelts, hah, my flame atronach got you. Spriggans, go get them atronach. Okay, now that's acomplished.Okay, let's check my quests, ah right, I was getting that book. It's close enough. Run run run, there's the cave. Looooaaaaad. This is an interesting cave, seems empt.. OUCH, fire trap... SMACK, there's the spike wall trap, need to heal, think I'll do it with magic and keep going. Red dots? Six red dots? Where did all of you come from.. RETREAT, mages, lots of them. Storm Atronach to take down their mana. This fight took 10 minutes? Wow. Of, still got some sweet lot though.. Nah, nope, regular clothes and weapons. There's still a chest there. Hah, lots of enchanted items. Sword, axe, a helm and some scrolls. Why am I moving so slowly, oh, over-encumbered. Hmm, need to drop something, what to drop what to drop what to drop...... I can't drop anything.... I need it all. well I want it all. Aaaaaahhhh. well, maybe I can drop these armors, think I got the enchantments for them.
Hah, found the book, AAAAHHH, can't walk again, *sigh*, fine, I'll drop this sword.
Two hours to find a book?
Friday, November 18, 2011
What?
Halo CEA arrived yesterday, I want a 3D TV, maybe I should work a lot now to get more money, for a 3D TV. A sign is that my current one started messing with me yesterday, a lot. Remote didn't work and the side buttons were messed up.
Volume + = Choose source for signal
Volume - = Lower channel numbers
Source = Higher channel numbers
Channel + = Higher channel numbers
Channel - = Higher channel numbers
Great.
Got it sorted out though.
Aaaanyhow, HCEA. I don't remember it being that difficult on Heroic, I also found a spot I've never been to before, good start in other words. The spot was on the Bridge where the two guys are sitting in the air, I went below them, there was a ladder there.
The graphics are better than I thought they would be, and it plays almost like I remember. There's also a whole new bunch of skulls to use, and to find, as well as a library to fill out and terminals to examine.
Skyrim has been throwing a lot of dragons at me lately, third dragon attacked the College of Mages yesterday, a Frost Dragon. Spent quite some time getting killed by it. It went through a wall to chew on me, several times. I got a Conjure Shock Atronach tome though. Finding the Ruined book was hard though, went through several dungeons to find a single one when I had found several earlier. Also encountered a bug, I intimidated a thug so I wouldn't have to pay 200 gold to pass on a road, and I still payed 200 gold. Need to pay a new visit there.
Then there were the Reach anniversery maps, played four of seven. The Firefight one was actually entertaining, maybe because it's fresh and colorful. Then Beaver Creek, I never really did like that map, don't think I ever will, did good on it though. Penance, the labyrinth, it's a complex map, really complex, don't think I ever got up to the fourth or fifth floor. Everybody just dropped down to the first floor anyway. Then the large Hang 'em high. I think 4v4 on that map was not that good, should've been more people.
The pistol on those maps are back to what it used to be in Halo CE, three shots and kill. Takes some time to getting used to, the run speed is higher but I think they messed up with the jump height, could barely get my feet of the floor.
Volume + = Choose source for signal
Volume - = Lower channel numbers
Source = Higher channel numbers
Channel + = Higher channel numbers
Channel - = Higher channel numbers
Great.
Got it sorted out though.
Aaaanyhow, HCEA. I don't remember it being that difficult on Heroic, I also found a spot I've never been to before, good start in other words. The spot was on the Bridge where the two guys are sitting in the air, I went below them, there was a ladder there.
The graphics are better than I thought they would be, and it plays almost like I remember. There's also a whole new bunch of skulls to use, and to find, as well as a library to fill out and terminals to examine.
Skyrim has been throwing a lot of dragons at me lately, third dragon attacked the College of Mages yesterday, a Frost Dragon. Spent quite some time getting killed by it. It went through a wall to chew on me, several times. I got a Conjure Shock Atronach tome though. Finding the Ruined book was hard though, went through several dungeons to find a single one when I had found several earlier. Also encountered a bug, I intimidated a thug so I wouldn't have to pay 200 gold to pass on a road, and I still payed 200 gold. Need to pay a new visit there.
Then there were the Reach anniversery maps, played four of seven. The Firefight one was actually entertaining, maybe because it's fresh and colorful. Then Beaver Creek, I never really did like that map, don't think I ever will, did good on it though. Penance, the labyrinth, it's a complex map, really complex, don't think I ever got up to the fourth or fifth floor. Everybody just dropped down to the first floor anyway. Then the large Hang 'em high. I think 4v4 on that map was not that good, should've been more people.
The pistol on those maps are back to what it used to be in Halo CE, three shots and kill. Takes some time to getting used to, the run speed is higher but I think they messed up with the jump height, could barely get my feet of the floor.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
As it used to be
I did get Skyrim, and I find it very entertaining. The economy isn't broken with high level armors and weapons available like the numerous flowers in the forest, shops doesn't get all their money back in a second and it's actually difficult from time to time.
Then again I don't know if half the stuff they did was any good. Reduction in number of spells, less skills, no more signs, only stones that work the same way. Sure I can now go adapt my character the way I want whenever I want, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of important early choices?
Time will tell though.
What is as it used to be is Battlefield 3 and Reach.
Battlefield 3: My favourite map is Grand Bazaar, it's a somewhat close quarter map with open streets and small alleys. It's intense and the action is ongoing all the time.
Two maps I hate are Tehran Highway and Caspian Border. Tehran Highway is a nightmap with long distances from spawn to objectives and some vehicles with very restricted manouvering options due to the nature of the map.There is some urban combat later on in the map but there something with the start of the map that just puts me off.
Caspian Border is a full blown daylight huge vehicle map, with not that many vehicles. I find myself running for two minutes towards and objective only to get sniped, killed by a helicopter or tank, or my favourite, be halfway to the last objective, it gets captured and it moves even further away. Being in a tank is fun on the other hand but they're most of the time occupied and I find myself on my feet, getting bullets in my head, alone, in the forest.
I did play with Marie, Cal and... Cris? Anyhow, I don't know if it was Cal or just random, but we did get into a Grand Bazaar game, one that we played for, 7 minutes perhaps. So I don't count the first game. Now, the last map I played before getting suspended was Tehran Highway, the first map I did get to play from the start, Tehran Highway. Maybe halfway through the first stage, I got so mad with the game that I simply shut the xbox down. Sorry Cal, Marie... Cris. But I can't handle a new shiny game that has two maps in rotation, Tehran Highway and Caspian Border, then throws in the occasional random "small" map like Operation Metro.
There are what? Nine maps? I think I haven't played one of the maps, then I've played Tehran Highway the most, second is Caspian Border, then Operation Metro, fourth would be Grand Bazaar and all the other maps a maximum amount of three times, from what I remember.
Gf then started playing Reach, and after a couple of matches I did join in. What did I find? Not that many players online so search times was long, wouldn't venture into the smaller populated playlists because I suspect they're populated by tryhards. Tried some BTB and not so much luck. After being out for a year, people STILL don't know that shooting the Banshee with the DMR works wonders. There was a Banshee that only me and my gf shot. The other's ran around like headless chickens.
The full version of Minecraft will be released tomorrow, will see how that works, and then I hope I'll get my copy of H: CEA as well. Don't even know if they shipped it since Microsoft is putting me in a loop when I try to unlock my hotmail account. They gave me back my Xbox Live account but couldn't be bothered to unlock my mail. Thank you very much, seems like I have to make a phone call today...
Then again I don't know if half the stuff they did was any good. Reduction in number of spells, less skills, no more signs, only stones that work the same way. Sure I can now go adapt my character the way I want whenever I want, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of important early choices?
Time will tell though.
What is as it used to be is Battlefield 3 and Reach.
Battlefield 3: My favourite map is Grand Bazaar, it's a somewhat close quarter map with open streets and small alleys. It's intense and the action is ongoing all the time.
Two maps I hate are Tehran Highway and Caspian Border. Tehran Highway is a nightmap with long distances from spawn to objectives and some vehicles with very restricted manouvering options due to the nature of the map.There is some urban combat later on in the map but there something with the start of the map that just puts me off.
Caspian Border is a full blown daylight huge vehicle map, with not that many vehicles. I find myself running for two minutes towards and objective only to get sniped, killed by a helicopter or tank, or my favourite, be halfway to the last objective, it gets captured and it moves even further away. Being in a tank is fun on the other hand but they're most of the time occupied and I find myself on my feet, getting bullets in my head, alone, in the forest.
I did play with Marie, Cal and... Cris? Anyhow, I don't know if it was Cal or just random, but we did get into a Grand Bazaar game, one that we played for, 7 minutes perhaps. So I don't count the first game. Now, the last map I played before getting suspended was Tehran Highway, the first map I did get to play from the start, Tehran Highway. Maybe halfway through the first stage, I got so mad with the game that I simply shut the xbox down. Sorry Cal, Marie... Cris. But I can't handle a new shiny game that has two maps in rotation, Tehran Highway and Caspian Border, then throws in the occasional random "small" map like Operation Metro.
There are what? Nine maps? I think I haven't played one of the maps, then I've played Tehran Highway the most, second is Caspian Border, then Operation Metro, fourth would be Grand Bazaar and all the other maps a maximum amount of three times, from what I remember.
Gf then started playing Reach, and after a couple of matches I did join in. What did I find? Not that many players online so search times was long, wouldn't venture into the smaller populated playlists because I suspect they're populated by tryhards. Tried some BTB and not so much luck. After being out for a year, people STILL don't know that shooting the Banshee with the DMR works wonders. There was a Banshee that only me and my gf shot. The other's ran around like headless chickens.
The full version of Minecraft will be released tomorrow, will see how that works, and then I hope I'll get my copy of H: CEA as well. Don't even know if they shipped it since Microsoft is putting me in a loop when I try to unlock my hotmail account. They gave me back my Xbox Live account but couldn't be bothered to unlock my mail. Thank you very much, seems like I have to make a phone call today...
Friday, November 11, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
To Skyrim or not to Skyrim
I'm unsure, do I want Skyrim now, or later on when there's a GotY edition with the "expansions".
Then again, a game series that was mainly customization and character development had moved on to less and less customization and less and less character development.
Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind was huge in customization, there were armors aplenty, or you could choose not to have and still be good. Then an immensive enchantment system and a similair spell creation system. Tribunal made a small attempt att putting in a "Forge" where you could make your own armor, if you had the material.
Skyrim seem to have the same enchantment system as Oblivion and then no custom spell maker at all. Why? Then there's armor. Grieves, torso piece and shoulder pads have been put into one piece, then helmets, gauntlets and boots are just for looks apparently. Better for the performance of the game, well, maybe the graphics aren't everything?
I'm also curious if they went to Morrowind road or the Oblivion road with Argonians and Khajits in Skyrim. I'm refeering to the feet and heads. In Morrowind, Argonians couldn't have closed helmets because of their noses, not sure about the Khajits, they could not have boots either because of their feet. Oblivion? Every race the same, different skins. I don't see the purpose of having ten different races with their own lore and so on if they are going to be the same. Only differences were the starting skill bonuses and attributes. Now when attributes are gone, the only difference could be skills and a starting power. Something that doesn't have a permanent effect since that little starting bonus won't be noticable after ten levels, or even five.
Then again, a game series that was mainly customization and character development had moved on to less and less customization and less and less character development.
Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind was huge in customization, there were armors aplenty, or you could choose not to have and still be good. Then an immensive enchantment system and a similair spell creation system. Tribunal made a small attempt att putting in a "Forge" where you could make your own armor, if you had the material.
Skyrim seem to have the same enchantment system as Oblivion and then no custom spell maker at all. Why? Then there's armor. Grieves, torso piece and shoulder pads have been put into one piece, then helmets, gauntlets and boots are just for looks apparently. Better for the performance of the game, well, maybe the graphics aren't everything?
I'm also curious if they went to Morrowind road or the Oblivion road with Argonians and Khajits in Skyrim. I'm refeering to the feet and heads. In Morrowind, Argonians couldn't have closed helmets because of their noses, not sure about the Khajits, they could not have boots either because of their feet. Oblivion? Every race the same, different skins. I don't see the purpose of having ten different races with their own lore and so on if they are going to be the same. Only differences were the starting skill bonuses and attributes. Now when attributes are gone, the only difference could be skills and a starting power. Something that doesn't have a permanent effect since that little starting bonus won't be noticable after ten levels, or even five.
Friday, November 4, 2011
suspended
Hacked on EA, moved on to XBL, used all my microsoft points and played fifa 12, and now I'm suspended. Because I called Microsoft support and asked them to investigate it.
This was a while ago, got suspended today though.
Battlefield 3, nniiiceee gaaaame.
Haven't touched the single player yet though as the multiplayer is where it lies. It's nice when they have put Multiplayer and single player on separate discs, how every game on the Xbox should be from now on, to get the most out of both.
I play mostly as Support, and I got Cal to play as support, his reason being that the guns on support have a lot of ammo in a clip so you don't have to reload everytime. Something that should be a reflex *cough cough*, reloading that is *cough cough*.
The mortar took a while to unlock, something I looked forward to, and a little dissapointed at first, but I see now that it's well balanced. You show up on the radar when you use it.
My girlfriend tested Single Player, I didn't watch, think I was in school. She got to the second level and found sniping awesome. My words, she said something along those lines.
Halo CEA on the horizon as well, and the release of Minecraft, then again that's a game I allready own.
Will be nice going through the Halo CE campaign again with achievements, difficult ones I might add, and updated graphics and some new features. Wish I had a 3D TV so I could take part in the real 3D part as well.
Skyrim on the horizon as well, if I buy it, I'll wait for the Game of the Year edition with more content. I just saw the map of Skyrim today and compared to Oblivion it seemed even smaller. We'll see about it. I have games to play for a long time now. Then again, I'm suspended...
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