MoreLuckThanSkill wrote on Aug 6, 2011, 15:04:
Arrrgh... BF3 was looking so good, and now I just keep hearing more and more bullshit about it.

Only sold through EA Origin(so far), because it has built in DLC sales, which was so extremely annoying in Dragon Age Origins to the point that it contributed to me boycotting DA2. DA2 being consolized bullshit also helped.

Now some apparently ridiculous weapon unlock system, with most of the guns unusable on your first few days/weeks/months? of play. To be fair, BFBC2's didn't bug me that much, but as others have said, if the game is good, don't put in this mini-reward bullshit just to appease the Farmville crowd.

Virtual ribbons and medals... does anybody really care about that crap? Achievements lead to crappier actual gameplay, in my opinion, with people doing certain actions to try to get that brass ring, instead of playing effectively as a team.

*EDIT* Grammar.

kanniballl wrote on Aug 6, 2011, 13:42:

OldScho0l wrote on Aug 6, 2011, 13:33:
Today is the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. Going by that grim date, today is the 66th birthday for the nuclear age.

This is bizzare! The first thing I thought of when I woke today was how terrible it was that our country did this. I had no idea that today was the anniversary. Spooky.

The subconscious is a funny thing, as is "waking up."

In a crowded room yesterday, you someone might've said something like "tomorrow is the anniversary..." and you just didn't notice it (but you still heard it). Or perhaps a TV / radio / webcast was on in another part of the room/office and again you heard it but didn't notice it. Or perhaps from previous years/posts you knew the date of the anniversary but consciously forgot until you thought of the date.

Combined with the above, I've heard that the first few seconds after being awake our mind is firing quite strongly. Which explains why I sometimes don't realize that I forgot to do something or messed up a piece of code at work until I wake up the following morning.

Rhialto wrote on Aug 5, 2011, 09:32:
@OldScho0l

Was that a test? Not even funny. I think you are the one who lose. Yep, you lose credibility.

Rhialto wrote on Aug 4, 2011, 23:25:
oops, the song I wanted to post earlier was this one (mostly the 1st one) but they are all good.

I think this one plays on a PAL system because I remember it was playing faster. I like the morse code inclusion in the song.

Anyone can decode morse? You'll get names of game creators.

zirik wrote on Aug 3, 2011, 00:44:

Charlie_Six wrote on Aug 3, 2011, 00:23:
Tits up overnight? 99% of the people I have on my Facebook use their real names.

its not the just using real names that facebook is after. they want to implement a way to authenticate and verify personal information you are using to fill out your profile. facebook is finally realizing it is hard to sell your personal information if the data leads to a dead end for advertisers. only dumb fucks would give up privacy and anonymity for the privilege of using facebook. at least thats what zuckerberg admitted to have said on that infamous instant message he wrote to a colleague.

Charlie_Six wrote on Aug 3, 2011, 00:23:
Tits up overnight? 99% of the people I have on my Facebook use their real names.

Cutter wrote on Aug 2, 2011, 23:35:
And this is why you don't hire family to help run your business. That'd be priceless if Facebook forced people to use real names, they'd be tits up overnight. The pros of anonymity far, far outweigh the cons.

Teddy wrote on Aug 2, 2011, 04:12:

OldScho0l wrote on Aug 2, 2011, 02:10:
@Teddy
It has always been an option in BC2. It's considered a casual feature where as Hardcore servers have it disabled. 2D spotting is enabled via the map, but Hardcore doesn't have the mini map and you have to actually open your map to see the 2D spots. I only play on Hardcore mode in BC2 because I hate the 3D spotting and insane damage a player can take in casual mode. The Alpha was casual mode.

I had a total blast playing BF3! Now I'm wishing that prone could be added into BC2.

Only ever tried normal mode in BC2 once. As soon as I saw how many rounds it took from an LMG to kill someone, I logged off and went to hardcore, so I don't think I ever saw the 3d spotting in that game.

That said, I didn't find the damage model far off from Hardcore BC2 to the alpha for BF3. People died plenty fast in it, giving or recieving. The spotting was just silly when you could spam Q and have little arrows pointing out people you'd never have seen.

I get the intent of it, and sure it helps with teamwork, but it's far from balanced. It really needs to have a cooldown on the use of it, and have the range it will spot people limited so that they have to be closer to the crosshair for it to work. This "everything in the scope" stuff should be restricted to recon who have the spotting mod.

J wrote on Jul 30, 2011, 16:57:
...by Beamer?

J wrote on Jul 27, 2011, 05:45:
Beamer wins.

FLAWLESS VICTORY!

Beamer wrote on Jul 27, 2011, 02:30:
This is probably a decent time to point out that I'm licensed to practice law in two states.

Or was. Retired at the ripe old age of 27! Being an attorney isn't much fun.