Get all the gold weapons
Leveling speed depends on gamestyle though, I'm at 39(½) after 19h 6m, but it could be way faster if I just played certain gametypes. For example, on my last HQ game I got some 2800 XP in one game. Granted, I did grind some specific challenges in the game, but that's more than a level either way
I'm fairly sure I'll have plenty to do after level 55 though. I'm actually looking forward to grinding headshots and kills with the various weapons in order to get all the gold plated models, and of course completing all the other challenges.
Hmm, so there's no way to have a friends list in this game besides installing xfire?
Giving everyone guns so that they can "defend" themselves is a retarded idea. March explained it quite nicely, but there are more reasons for its idiocy, and that is that people without proper training using guns is asking for more and more bloodbaths; idiots fuelled by action heroes trying to save the day will do more harm than good, as I doubt _any_ of them will know _anything_ about their gun, other than that it (supposedly) kills when you aim and shoot.
In an unprepared situation, where a potentially low-intellect, suicidal psycho has gone apeshit in a close area you will not be prepared to take him down unless you have been trained to do so. Guns are made for killing, but the human mind is not ready to cope with extreme situations unless trained to do so, or properly prepared, or unless you grew up in a very, very bad place - think middle of the jungle with all the wild animals and psycho bushmen bad. You'll just end up shitting yourself and blind-firing around a corner, and then getting yourself killed when the other guy knows where you are and realises that his weapon is three times more powerful.
Everybody always speaks about handling guns and "taking down" the bad guys like it's a videogame, or a movie; it's not, and you will be shitting your pants before you get anything heroic done.
It's really not that hard to ban (mostly military) guns which are made for killing other people. Ban Sniper Rifles, SMG's, Assault Rifles and all that crap. You cannot tell me that you use an M16 to hunt deer in a city; the USA ought to get a law in place which forbids you to carry or own guns without a license (following extensive and expensive training) and limiting those licensed guns to simple handguns.
That being said, it will probably be impossible to pass such a law anyway, when all the conservatives will cry about their rights and how their freedom is being taken away, all the while lovingly taking it up the ass by the patriot act. Outdated laws can and should be changed; this isn't the Wild West anymore.
And now that I got that off my chest: every American I have met so far has been absolutely great, and I thoroughly believe that the stereotypical American ("Yeehaw" - I sleep with a loaded gun under by pillow" is quite rare, but in a country of 300 million there are still plenty of imbred lunatics running around, and regulation becomes essential.
In an unprepared situation, where a potentially low-intellect, suicidal psycho has gone apeshit in a close area you will not be prepared to take him down unless you have been trained to do so. Guns are made for killing, but the human mind is not ready to cope with extreme situations unless trained to do so, or properly prepared, or unless you grew up in a very, very bad place - think middle of the jungle with all the wild animals and psycho bushmen bad. You'll just end up shitting yourself and blind-firing around a corner, and then getting yourself killed when the other guy knows where you are and realises that his weapon is three times more powerful.
Everybody always speaks about handling guns and "taking down" the bad guys like it's a videogame, or a movie; it's not, and you will be shitting your pants before you get anything heroic done.
It's really not that hard to ban (mostly military) guns which are made for killing other people. Ban Sniper Rifles, SMG's, Assault Rifles and all that crap. You cannot tell me that you use an M16 to hunt deer in a city; the USA ought to get a law in place which forbids you to carry or own guns without a license (following extensive and expensive training) and limiting those licensed guns to simple handguns.
That being said, it will probably be impossible to pass such a law anyway, when all the conservatives will cry about their rights and how their freedom is being taken away, all the while lovingly taking it up the ass by the patriot act. Outdated laws can and should be changed; this isn't the Wild West anymore.
And now that I got that off my chest: every American I have met so far has been absolutely great, and I thoroughly believe that the stereotypical American ("Yeehaw" - I sleep with a loaded gun under by pillow" is quite rare, but in a country of 300 million there are still plenty of imbred lunatics running around, and regulation becomes essential.
Got it yesterday evening, spent some time playing the (fantastic!) singleplayer and beat it this morning on hardened (should've set it to veteran, but meh)
I got to play a bit of multiplayer in the last few hours, and dinged 15 after 3h or so. I can't wait to get home after work tomorrow and get back to the grind
I got to play a bit of multiplayer in the last few hours, and dinged 15 after 3h or so. I can't wait to get home after work tomorrow and get back to the grind
I think I'll get this game off steam tomorrow or Thursday. Let's see if those rusty UT99 skills of mine still count for something.
A tongue-joystick? That sounds extremely exhausting 
Keep it up though! =)
Keep it up though! =)
I've seen people stare at me when I told them that watching Shuttle-launches was one of the (very) few things that made me feel a sense of pride in the human race. I suppose one of the reasons that I'm geeky about space exploration is that I feel it's one of the few international collaborations that work towards something other than the latest jet-fighter or tank, although that is perhaps a bit pessimistic.
Personally I think that the public's interest in space exploration is way too low. Most newspapers already discard Shuttle launches as backpage stories, whereas Britney Spears going into rehab is world-news for weeks.
Meh. Anyway I really do wish I could see a launch in person, but living on (as near as makes no difference) the other side of the world is a bit of a b*tch. :\
I was always wondering why people reach over to press a button to the right of the shifter in that one turn... so it's the handbrake? 
That man has advanced technology. He also has an advanced brain capable of operating this advanced technology; I am truly stunned.
I hope the pentagon is aware of that man and his technology.
I hope the pentagon is aware of that man and his technology.
Well, next launch is scheduled for the 11th of March, and that's planned to be a night-launch (way prettier ;>)
I'll make sure to bump this thread 3-5 hours ahead of that one anyway.
Yay
Weather seems to be green now, and should remain so until launch in about 4 minutes.
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/calendar/index.html
On the right side is the real-time launch countdown. In the actual stream the time to launch will be much closer, but these launches have built-in holds to catch up on any lost time. For example, when the count-down timer reaches 20 minutes, they will stop the time there and wait 10 minutes before continuing the count-down. So right now the actualy time to launch is 55 minutes (as of this post) although they may say 9 minutes in the live stream.
There's still some weather concerns though, so we can only hope that they it will be clear enough for a launch
Edit: Oh, the actual GMT+1 time for launch is somewhere around 20:40 then
Don't know if anyone is interested (Space Shuttle Launch)
Hey all,
Usually when I talk to people about watching Space Shuttle launches live it ends up in a frown on my side when they tell me that they are hoping for it to go wrong. I myself am a reasonably big space-nut, and so I follow most Shuttle-launches live if I can (at the craziest times, with all the previewing included)
Either way, Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch in roughly 1h20m, and can be viewed life by opening http://playlist.yahoo.com/make ... 369080&segment=149773 in a media player ("Open URL in Windows Media Player), or going to http://www.nasa.gov and clicking the "NASA TV" link.
I don't know if anyone is interested, but I'm just giving a heads up for those who want to see the launch live, or are interested to see what goes into launching that 'ancient' piece of kit into orbit (up until the launch you will only see still 'images' of the shuttle, and hear various operators run checks on the Shuttle's systems)
I hope some will enjoy! :>
Usually when I talk to people about watching Space Shuttle launches live it ends up in a frown on my side when they tell me that they are hoping for it to go wrong. I myself am a reasonably big space-nut, and so I follow most Shuttle-launches live if I can (at the craziest times, with all the previewing included
)Either way, Space Shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch in roughly 1h20m, and can be viewed life by opening http://playlist.yahoo.com/make ... 369080&segment=149773 in a media player ("Open URL in Windows Media Player), or going to http://www.nasa.gov and clicking the "NASA TV" link.
I don't know if anyone is interested, but I'm just giving a heads up for those who want to see the launch live, or are interested to see what goes into launching that 'ancient' piece of kit into orbit (up until the launch you will only see still 'images' of the shuttle, and hear various operators run checks on the Shuttle's systems)
I hope some will enjoy! :>
39 is most impressive!
We ought to become a duo of superheroes that fight all the easy-to-beat-up groups in society!
The thought of piledriving and bowling 5 year-olds is.... stimulating. I'm sure the scene would somewhat resemble the fight-scene at the park in Matrix: Reloaded.
I think I had 34 last time I tested, fuelled by a hate for anything that is shorter than 5ft and talks.
I think I had 34 last time I tested, fuelled by a hate for anything that is shorter than 5ft and talks.
Less sleeping, more testing.
A wise man has spoken.
Anyway... I believe that about the only thing which can convince either group that God is real, or that science is right, is for a technologically vastly superior alien race to come down to our little planet and announce that they created us, or know exactly how we came to be and have the technology to prove it.
Any normal discussion always ends up being a "that's not true because you can't prove or disprove it" game of tug-of-war.
Good man. I played RavenShield quite a bit in coop with a friend. (which actually lead to some interesting video-series which never quite took off http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT55m15nlnE, although we could have had 50+ if we recorded all those 'ravenshield moments'
)Also, let's not call Vegas a Rainbow Six game. It's more like Gears of War meets Brothers in Arms meets Serious Sam.
So... "Serious Gears in Arms Vegas 6"
In a sensible world, yes. However you and I both know that it's not going to happen anytime soon, so it might as well be limited.
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