Oh Boy...

Well it has been...almost six months since my last post. The reason for this is I have exceptionally busy and actually do not have my Xbox at the moment. This is a long story that I don't feel like typing. Also between work and working out so I can enlist in the Air Force I haven't had as much time ANYWAYS. Does this mean I am closing this blog down...no. I am however not going to be able to talk about gaming as much as I want to so I am going to have to talk about other stuff. Other things I do that don’t involve video games (shocker trust me) like airsoft, my other interests and/or what I am up to.
                I feel the need to explain the Air Force part, yes I was a college student but due to circumstances I cannot afford to attend college anymore at the moment. My area of interest in the Air Force is I want to be a tactical aircraft controller…sounds pretty cool right? It definitely caught my eye when I was looking through enlisted career options. For those that don’t know, the Air Force is VERY strict about weight. I am not fat…but I am over the weight that I need to be according to my height. At 69 inches tall I am suppose to be 186 pounds. I am pretty sure that for my body type that would be an unhealthy weight for me so I am going to be “taped” which means that they measure my neck, arms and other parts and use that to determine what my weight should ideally be. When I went in to the recruiter at about mid December I was about 228 pounds, currently I am close to 189 and it is mid May. I hope to get enlisted by next month.
                Next my job, I am not going to say what it is…but suffice to say it’s not enough. Next week I am only on the schedule for one day and at that it’s only for three hours. I said on my application that I could work any day, every day and they only have me on one day for three hours? I enjoy working there so I don’t plan on quitting but I need to find a second job. I will still be around for the summer and am hoping to save up to go visit a close friend in July. Add to that they rising gas prices and the fact that I am going to have to start paying for things on my own…and it’s not too bright. Hopefully I will be able to do more for my blog soon…

You Quit=You Suck

Getting matched with players that suck or worse…small children in online games is aggravating in my life. Sucky players suck and small children suck and/or think they are the best and that everyone else is cheating…oh and most of the time they have the most vulgar dictionary I have ever seen.

That said, I would rather have a team full of little kids and/or crappy players then have them all QUIT at the beginning of the game. While some games allow join in progress, Halo Reach does not…damn.

Invasion, Boneyard, defensive side first…15 seconds into the game THREE of them quit. Now I don’t care if you suck, its Invasion not Slayer…just distract the enemy or weaken them so I can finish them off or capture an objective. So go figure things start going bad. Two Spartans against one Elite can be iffy for the Elite, two Elites against one Spartan is NOT GOOD! So we get pushed back to the final phase within like…5 minutes and I figure

“Ok ok…I’ll get my sniper rifle and pick off the guy with the core and keep them pinned…”
            Against my better judgment I let my teammate take the Spartan Laser because he told me he was pretty good with it. So I get to my spot and I see the enemy Banshee coming in…so I point it out to the guy…HE RUSHES THE BANSHEE (WHO IS GOING STRAIGHT FOR HIM BY THE WAY) AND GETS BLOWN UP BY THE BANSHEE BOMB!!! The entire time this is happening I’m sitting there staring at my television in UTTER shock at what was happening. So now the Laser is too far away for me to reach alive and there is a banshee flying around…then the Wraith comes around the corner. Oh and look here comes the guy with the core and another player for escort…so I make a snap (and somewhat rash) decision. I pivot and put two rounds into the back of the banshee, pivot again and snipe the core carrier and the escort and take off in a dead run for the laser…I don’t make it. The guy in the wraith (who by the way commended me for the shots after the game) sees me and bombs me to hell…and during my spawn they cap the core.

 I’m fuming because I KNOW that attacking will be useless because it is going to be a spawn-campfest and sure enough…it is. The moral of this tale is DON’T QUIT A GAME BECAUSE IT MAKES EVERYONE THINK YOU ARE A DICK... thank you.

Random Post 1

While browsing on the Internet I came across an interesting picture.

My first thought was "Ok...this isn't completely true..." followed by "OH SHIT! DOES MY GIRLFRIEND THINK THIS IS TRUE?!?!" Fortunately for me she doesn't believe that it is absolutely true...but sometime it is kinda truthful. Ask anyone of my friends on XBL and they will say that yes...I do get off of the xbox a lot to talk to her...that means that this picture isn't entirely true for ME. I would also like to point out that there are quite a few female gamers out in the world so there should also be one of these for guys...just a suggestion.

All about ME

"Your are going to be a 40 year old man living in your mother's basement"
A phrase I have heard quite a few times from my family all because I play video games! Normally this is followed with an indignant remark from myself stating that I WILL NOT be the said 40 year old living with my parents. I will admit that SOMETIMES I get really into a good game, look at the clock and say "Holy shit its 10 o'clock", that doesn't automatically mean that I plan on living with my parents...but I digress. This Blog will mostly be reviews of games, DLC, game news and etc. Also any random video game related information that might pop into my head. Please note that my news will mostly be centered around the Xbox 360 and PC...possible a DS game or two thrown in with it.

This week I will be reviewing the Halo Reach Noble map pack that comes out on November 30th so people on the fence about buying it should defiantely check back on the 30th. For more information about Halo Reach  definately check out http://www.bungie.net/ for more information and/or statistics if you play the game

Anyone who wants to play a round or two in either Halo Reach or Call of Duty: Black Ops on Xbox Live my gamertag is Sp3aker4theD3ad so just send me a messege saying who you are and how you got my gamertag, not just a random friend request please...much appreciated.