Is it just me, or do the leaders in Civ 5 just not have as much personality as they did in Civ 4? Not to say it was likeable personality, mind you, but they certainly had it (notably, Isabella and Montezuma, respectively a bipolar bitch and a swaggering insecure asshole). Now they seem a lot more distant and all kinda the same. I think I liked them better when I liked them less, if that makes any sense.
I admit I haven't played it a whole lot yet, so maybe I just haven't seen the full spectrum.
Alright, bought them, plus this mousepad which was on sale (Old one's falling appart.). As I'm not using Steam for BC2 (It'd be ~30GB to download for both games.), what am I doing for friend lists?
L4D2, had an amazing match with some really funny guys from around Europe, for the first time ever, all of them had voice chat! However one had discovered that rapidly opening and closing the safe room door will stop anyone entering. He stopped doing this after I threatened to throw a molotov in there.
Anyone who likes space trading games, this came up on TIGSource: Black Market. Art and writing are really nice, even if it feels like something of a same old, same old game.
Visited the local game shop and delved through the PC bargain bin, as I usually do. Only managed to find Black & White 1 but for £0.50, a good addition.
BC2 and ME2 haven't got here, seems that shipping things from Jersey puts them through customs for a while.
. Another minor complaint is that they have achievements for getting to level 60...but I can't see how this is possible. I hacked everything that was hackable, did a majority of the UNC missions (fuck those missions by the way. You want me to mindlessly wander across your planets until I accidentally stumble across something with no indication of where said thing is? No one has that kind of time, goddamnit.), did as many side quests as I could find, did the DLC that I got as a freebie, and I STILL only hit level 49. I have no idea how the higher levels are attainable.
. Another minor complaint is that they have achievements for getting to level 60...but I can't see how this is possible. I hacked everything that was hackable, did a majority of the UNC missions (fuck those missions by the way. You want me to mindlessly wander across your planets until I accidentally stumble across something with no indication of where said thing is? No one has that kind of time, goddamnit.), did as many side quests as I could find, did the DLC that I got as a freebie, and I STILL only hit level 49. I have no idea how the higher levels are attainable.
Yep.. died because I was stuck on a foot high log for the third time.
I played a few levels of the campaign before trying multiplayer. Then I played multiplayer and never bothered with single player again. I guess it's kind of admirable that they actually tried with Bad Company, but it still feels like multiplayer training mode.
Multiplay turns out to be pretty terrible. You have to unlock the medic's ability to heal. Think about that for a second.
Other guy's guns are flat out better and their slots have flat out improvements while I have none. This is not fun. I am not grinding in a maybe alright game.
Multiplay turns out to be pretty terrible. You have to unlock the medic's ability to heal. Think about that for a second.
Other guy's guns are flat out better and their slots have flat out improvements while I have none. This is not fun. I am not grinding in a maybe alright game.
It does not take very long to unlock the base skills for each class. Once you do leveling up is super fast.
CIP: Playing Medic? Once you unlock med kits drop them all over the place, when a wounded team member runs by they heal and you gain XP. Once you unlock the paddles you gain XP even faster.
The only class I found to be slow to earn XP is Recon. It might just be me though.
The one thing that will piss you off is playing against high level players who have magnum ammo and combat armor. They will likely one-shot kill you and your bullets seem to bounce right off of them.
Just picked up the new Pokemon Ranger games (one for me, one for my kid) and I was surprised to see that they offer some co-op missions!
The one thing that will piss you off is playing against high level players who have magnum ammo and combat armor. They will likely one-shot kill you and your bullets seem to bounce right off of them.
Solution: play on "Hardcore" servers. It's almost one shot kill for everybody.
BC2 continues bad. I don't want to earn XP, I want to play! I'm tired of being the assault class and having medics and engineers take me out from great distance.
This is both of us shooting at each other in a front on confrontation.
Mass Effect 2 doesn't seem as bad. A bit dungeon crawly but the plot is somewhat interesting.
BC2 continues bad. I don't want to earn XP, I want to play! I'm tired of being the assault class and having medics and engineers take me out from great distance.
This is both of us shooting at each other in a front on confrontation.
Protip - Take cover pretty much all the time and never stop moving. Take every sneaky, unfair, and generally bastardly tactic you can think of, and apply it. Edit - Oh, and never worry about conserving ammo. Hit hard, hit fast, hit often.
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I admit I haven't played it a whole lot yet, so maybe I just haven't seen the full spectrum.
As I'm not using Steam for BC2 (It'd be ~30GB to download for both games.), what am I doing for friend lists?
Oh sheesh, it's 4GB.
BC2 and ME2 haven't got here, seems that shipping things from Jersey puts them through customs for a while.
Also found out that Borderlands GOTY will include DLC codes rather than a disc.
Been playing Fallout 3 lately in anticipation of New Vegas.
Dead Rising 2 has been a lot of fun. Co-op is great, making combo weapons is fun. Only suck part is TIR.
The mall is also easier to navigate.
There is a demo for Case Zero. Try that first.
Yep.. died because I was stuck on a foot high log for the third time.
Other guy's guns are flat out better and their slots have flat out improvements while I have none. This is not fun. I am not grinding in a maybe alright game.
CIP: Playing Medic? Once you unlock med kits drop them all over the place, when a wounded team member runs by they heal and you gain XP. Once you unlock the paddles you gain XP even faster.
The only class I found to be slow to earn XP is Recon. It might just be me though.
The one thing that will piss you off is playing against high level players who have magnum ammo and combat armor. They will likely one-shot kill you and your bullets seem to bounce right off of them.
Just picked up the new Pokemon Ranger games (one for me, one for my kid) and I was surprised to see that they offer some co-op missions!
The collection achievements in the new Borderlands DLC are also broken. If you don't get them in a certain order you can't get them.
There is a funny easter egg in the L4D DLC near a leaky steam pipe. Have all four characters stop in this small corridor and just listen.
This is both of us shooting at each other in a front on confrontation.
Mass Effect 2 doesn't seem as bad. A bit dungeon crawly but the plot is somewhat interesting.
Edit - Oh, and never worry about conserving ammo. Hit hard, hit fast, hit often.