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I went to EB yesterday and found a copy of joint ops for 5 bucks used. Considering that some other 6 year old games were still selling for 10 -12 used i thought this must be some sort of mistake. Lucky for me, the guy said that even if it was a mistake he is obligated to sell it to me at the stamped price. So low and behold I now own a copy of Joint Ops that i got for 5 bucks basically new.First ImpressionsOverall: A-Pros:OMG!!! ppl actually use teamwork, a lot! I must be having a wet dream!Intense, fun, HUGE, tactical battlesSolid net code and pretty efficient engine Lots of fun overallWonky vehicle physicsCons:No guns larger than a .50, the BTR gun doesnt count.APC's should not be the dominant vehicleAPC campingtoo littel variation in vehicle weaponsNot enough land vehiclesNo airplanesThere should be more Blackhawk variants, apaches, and hindswonky vehicle physicsland vehicles are pretty boring truth be toldThe sniper player model is pretty anemic looking and since there are a lot of snipers, sometimes this can detract from visual/visceral impact of battlesI know the cons outnumber the pros, but the pros OUTWEIGH the cons. Overall an awesome game, I just hope the expansions adds more in terms of weapons and vehiclesAfter More Playage...Revised Score: B+Reasons:I guess the lagless experience i had two nights ago was a fluke. Last night, I experienced heinous lag on all sorts of servers, and I know it wasnt my end that was causing the problem. At some points, I would lag teleport hundreds of meters away from my original position, at others, it was impossible to operate any helicopter mounted guns.

Ok, ive been hearing about myg0t for a while now, and curiosity eventually got the best of me. So i headed over to their website to see what they are all about..... Man those guys are *&^#%ed up, really really #@$^%ed up. Then i made the mistake of navigating to part of their site called CS files, and underneath the section called sprays, I saw the most horrifying pictures i have ever, ever seen. Someone needs to hack their site and digitally purge it.

Im still playing, and I was around when that pic was taken

Hi guys, Ive posted a little as of late, but for the most part I have been absent. One reason: WORK!For a summer job I work a 40hr + OT week at a PPG industrial plate glass factory. Since it is a 24/7 operation I end up with some zany shifts, heck i work overtime from 4 am to 8 am on Sundays. Hopefully I can get back into gaming a little soon, and a fair amount when college roles around in august. I have been a member for 2 years (or more i think) now, and I have no intention of leaving anytime soon!PSShameless sucking up:The TAC SC is possibly the best all around clan admins in all of gaming. Im surprised we havent gotten an article in PC Gamer or something for the way the clan is organized, run, and how it upholds common courtesy in an activity infamous for its lack thereof

man, the soviet Union would have been screwed witout tanks. Did you see the airtime that turret got?

ok, i watched the video several times, Im half convinced its a model rocket. It just sits off to the side as if it is on a launchpad, and TRUST me, from a dude who did all sorts of things with model rockets, i have seen them move faster and do much zanier turns and corkscrews. Then again, the object seemed to take on a less rocket shape near the end, right before it tore off into the sky. Either way, I just got a major case of the willies

hey!! I remember you! Welcome back man

ok missed completely what happened that elicited this apology, but you are forgiven Schultz

try as might I couldnt help it, I started crying during the first part.The Second part wasnt quite as good though, lots of bombing range test videos, older footage, and I didnt like the nuclear weapon tests (no one deserves to be nuked.... yet).

me neither, I wish I could ignore myself half the time. Apologies for that *ingores Ky* remark, I realized after I posted that in trying to gain some sort of moral high ground, i lost it in my self righteous hypocrisy. If I could Id buy you a drink

*ingores Ky*I would keep maybe a couple million for myself (car, retirement, computer, vacation, gifts) and give the rest to the Catholic church, Id feel too guilty with that kind of money. Id say I would give it all away, but I know in my heart I couldnt do it.

only the 3rd Inf Reg Old Guard patrols the tomb of the unknown soldier, the other branches are out of luck

meh, you may not be hellbound, but that picture is in rather bad taste

do i even want to know?

10 points if you get the reference.Anyhoo, Im back from my vacation. Did much sunburning, vegging, swimming, and fishing for dogfish at 3 in the morning

ha ha, we rallied and proceded to administer ownage in liberal quantities to the Blues. Not even ZOO cougar and his l337 dragunov skills could stop us and our M14's/M-16s

Well, its official. I graduated from Carlisle High School, Carlisle, PA tonight. I guess its time to move on into college and adulthood. As it is, its 1:25 am, and I have had a long night (no wild parties for me, I went to get some dinner with my girlfriend then we took a walk and looked at the stars), so I am heading to bed. Tomorrow Im going down to the Delaware beach for a couple days (again, no wild beach week parties, just swimming, playing cards, pool, and darts) so I will be incommunicado. BTW[DIAL] Doc is awesome, Before I posted this, I played a sweet game with him on the TAC server. He rallied the Red Team on Bocage and formed a solid defense that held blue off from destroying the yard gun and bridge until their reins ran out. It was how FA was meant to be played, even without skills

decepiticon, I did not insinuate you were dumb, hell Ill freely admit you are much smarter than me (me being of below average above average intellect, if that makes sense). Im just saying, dont always blame the system first. Consider what elements might have been your own fault, and what elements might have been the systems fault, and then go from there

I cant play DOD because Steam hates it on my computer, otherwise I would be doing that. In the mean time, I guess I'll just learn to cope and improve my M14 skills sans Marksmanship.

Its always someones first reaction to blame the system instead of themselves....You could be better at the sujects you claim to suck at if you applied yourselfs towards them a little harder, natural ability or no natural ability. I lack the abstract though processes necessary to be a writer/English major, but I apply myself and I still earn B+'s and A-'s. Heck I even got a 770 on my Verbal SAT.Dont blame the system first, look at what YOU could be doing to better yourself, not how the system could better tailor itself to your specific needs (and the needs of all the other millions of students)

bling bling = jewelry, money, expensive clothes, shoes, anything flashy and designed to show off your wealth/power/popularity. In your case, the shoesare bling bling. blinb bling in verb form means to be showing off, via materialistic means

Ok, does anyone have any inside info on whether or not Fa will be fixed any time soon. I hope the FA team is not dragging their feet on fixing an RC that has effectively crippled the play balance and skill aspects of the game. I have already noticed a major drop off in play since the debacle. This RC still has the potential to be one of the best, but to be frank, Im losing patience

yes, the bugs in 2.9, especially the burst one, is getting on my nerves. My poor M14 is crippled without its scope

I recomend playing Call of Duty, dont play it as a game, but try to imagine what it must have felt like to be one of the soldiers at D-day.

the DNA drivers have been pretty awesom, save the DOD (which might be steam, not driver related) glitches. Somone needs to convince me to switch to Catalyst