General bitch - in gaming for a reason
Posted: 2003-05-11 11:35pm
Well, here I am in a uni computer lab on the net (because my account at home just expired), I've just finished compiling a cheatsheet for Hong Kong Action Theatre 1st Ed (the most heinously laid out RPG book in existance) and I'm bored.
Raven Shield is kicking my arse. I can't even get past the first mission without losing men. A big change from the days when I could finish R6 and Rogue Spear and expansions without losing a man. But why is it so? Because the STUPID FUCKING AI TAKES ITS SWEET FUCKING TIME CLEARING A ROOM!!! I mean they open the door, stand around for a few seconds, then decide to throw a flashbang in (by which time half the team has been blasted to hades by the man inside the door with an RPK) then they slooooowly (even on Assault/Blitz) wander inside and once they do that, they do a decent job. The problem is they stand in the fucking door for too long, even when you DON'T tell them to grenade a room.
Splinter Cell, conversely is kicking arse. I just finished the CIA missions (they aren't going to be happy, not when they change shifts and find an entire complex of unconcious people - yes I know its not stealthy, but its the CIA, had I the choice I would have shot them). This game rocks. Just go and get it.
My girlfriend is being kicked out of her flat in a month because they want to sell it for roughly 3 times what its worth (even the real-estate agents are laughing at them), so it looks like our plans to move in together have been accelerated slightly.
The University is saying I haven't been paying rent. When in fact I fucking well have. They just sent me a notice of non-payment, when I went to talk to them the last time it shows up as having a "non-payment" is in the fucking first week of January, so I'm going to have to chase that up and beat them around the fucking head.
I have assignments out my arse (figuratively speaking) and exams looming. But if it all goes well I shall be a fully fledged academic in 5 and a bit weeks time.
Well, thats enough venting for me. I think I might sit back, relax and laugh at some fundies.
Raven Shield is kicking my arse. I can't even get past the first mission without losing men. A big change from the days when I could finish R6 and Rogue Spear and expansions without losing a man. But why is it so? Because the STUPID FUCKING AI TAKES ITS SWEET FUCKING TIME CLEARING A ROOM!!! I mean they open the door, stand around for a few seconds, then decide to throw a flashbang in (by which time half the team has been blasted to hades by the man inside the door with an RPK) then they slooooowly (even on Assault/Blitz) wander inside and once they do that, they do a decent job. The problem is they stand in the fucking door for too long, even when you DON'T tell them to grenade a room.
Splinter Cell, conversely is kicking arse. I just finished the CIA missions (they aren't going to be happy, not when they change shifts and find an entire complex of unconcious people - yes I know its not stealthy, but its the CIA, had I the choice I would have shot them). This game rocks. Just go and get it.
My girlfriend is being kicked out of her flat in a month because they want to sell it for roughly 3 times what its worth (even the real-estate agents are laughing at them), so it looks like our plans to move in together have been accelerated slightly.
The University is saying I haven't been paying rent. When in fact I fucking well have. They just sent me a notice of non-payment, when I went to talk to them the last time it shows up as having a "non-payment" is in the fucking first week of January, so I'm going to have to chase that up and beat them around the fucking head.
I have assignments out my arse (figuratively speaking) and exams looming. But if it all goes well I shall be a fully fledged academic in 5 and a bit weeks time.
Well, thats enough venting for me. I think I might sit back, relax and laugh at some fundies.