DeadRoach

Hah, my closest two friends started as gaming buddies. Still in contact with one of them today, kind of lost contact with the other when he hit a rough patch in his life and couldn't game for a bit. And my wife of 25 years? Met in a chat room called "The Palace". Gaming and the internet take a lot of heat for the worst among us - but just like anything else, it's just a tool. It's the people behind it who make it what it is. (Notes NetRngr's signature, remembers he still has a Washburn sitting next to him he needs to pick up and practice again)

Thank you, Gator, I have already joined the Discord.

Account created - September of 2003. Has it been 2 decades? Jeez.... I'm rather touched Gator kept me as a VIP, despite my long absence. So... some of you might remember me, some of you don't. But this is a year I've resolved to at least contact old comrades and let them know before we leave this mortal coil that I appreciated their company in our short time in this universe. No, it's not like I'm dying or anything. It's just part of my personal journey of self-improvement. I've had some moments that last few years where I had wished I had told people I appreciated their company and how much of a positive impact they had on my life. And right now, it's this group's turn. Because despite how little I've interacted with some of you old-timers, I've never forgotten you and remember you all fondly. I don't know if I'll be active going forward as with age, I've found I'm really not into completive games anymore (more of a coop gamer these days), but I just wanted to let you know as I see some old familiar names - thank you for being my comrades. This really is a great community. And we owe so much to Gator for getting us started. Through good times and bad times, this is always a place that will have a fond place in my heart. Feel free to look me up on Steam, Discord, or Epic.

Love the new map, Oasis. Been spending the past two days on a server that runs that map 24/7. Ran into Strobes while I was there, it was amusing to watch him make some of the kiddies rage when he killed them repeatedly.

I've already played a few rounds. I'm already shooting faces with the M3 and Mac11. Had a nice running stint with the M249 where I got behind the entire enemy team, set my bipod, and mowed them down - I couldn't see from the tears, I was laughing so hard. I cannot use the Assault Rifles. I'm still good with Subs and shotties though - definatly feels like Firearms. LOL. I'm missing the Saiga 20k and Steriling something fierce though. Hope to run into you guys on some of the servers I frequent, I've been having a blast. It's making me consider bringing the old name back in honor of the game that got me into FPS multiplayer hardcore.

Decaff is a monster. He and Deadly_AZN have been lowering my self esteem by killing me repeatedly lately. *laughs* But still, I can't complain. Been some seriously close games the past couple days.

I used to watch this with my dad, who himself was a veteran of said conflict. Really opened my eyes to some of the crap he went through, and I walked away with a ton more respect of the man. Thanks for the link, Hogan. I've been thinking about this particular series a lot in the past month. It's gonna be nice to watch it again.

Eh, yah. This doesn't sound all that impressive. When I heard about this mode I had first wondered if they were borrowing concepts from Unreal 3's Onslaught mode (Which I thought was pretty decent). But this... this is disappointing. But I guess I need to give them credit for at least attempting to make it look like they're selling games as a service instead of a packaged product.

Very interesting, you guys mind if I pop my head in and check it out from time to time? Been kinda curious how this mode plays, but hate the idea of being stuck with pubs that have all the situational awareness of a deaf dog on vallium.

I'm one of those who subscribe to "the universe is so vast, there has to be something out there" idea. Considering that fact, it's kind of silly to even consider we are the only ones here. It seems statistically improbable.

Those who frequent the skies are now happy, there will be counter-measures against the tracer-darts now. It remains to be seen weither it will be included as part of the vehicle or only installed on those who take the "smoke screen" perk. Personally, I favor the latter. You'll notice the knife fix is actually reversing a change they made in the server client, remains to be seen if this will make knifing as easy as it used to be. At any rate, it's gonna be nice to be able to backstab people again. The rumour mill is stating that the M2 Carl Gustov will be taking another hit, but I can't confirm it. I speculate we might see a reversal of the changes to the AN-94 and M16A2 as many people opposed the changes both those guns got (changelog did say there was going to be weapon tweaks based on community feedback)

Aye, everybody has noticed it. If you are close enough to smell the cheap vodka on the guy, the knife won't take. It seems to work better if you start the animation early while you are still approaching the guy, but even then it's not a guarantee. It's completely FUBAR right now.

Thought you guys might be interested in seeing the hard numbers and a visual representation of how the patch affected your favorite weapon. The link provided after this is data pulled directly from the game engine itself. Red arrows represent a "buff" to the weapon, whereas blue arrows represent a nerf. You'll also notice that the attribute bars within the game do not match up with this data, which makes it seem as if the in-game interface is lying. Enjoy http://denkirson.xanga.com/722757523/bad-company-2/

Well, they managed to fill up the server today, until a clan came in, team stacked, stomped everybody, then everybody including me got fed up and left ><

I have to tell you, I definatly feel the hit the M16A2 took. It still handles very well at long range as long as you are disciplined at your shots, but I'm having a helluva time getting anything done with it at closer ranges. On top of that, the 40mm Shotgun I used to pack to help overcome the M16's CQC shortcomings took a hit too. I'm almost better off using the 1911 for anything 10 to 20 feet away. >< It's compelled me to switch to the AN94. That is one mean rifle. I predict that may be the next "no skill n00b weapon" as more people discover it. As for the LMG's - hasn't reduced the number of medics on the field, but it has certainly increased their weapon variety. As for the tracer darts - I predict that will get reversed quite quickly.