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Created with Rum and Monkey's Personality Test Generator.I'm both orderly and rational. I value control, information, and order. I love structure and hierarchy, and will actively use whatever power or knowledge I have to maintain it. At best, I am lawful and insightful; at worst, I am bureaucratic and tyrannical.
Category Archives: Gaming
An example why Friendly Fire is bad for gaming
This got too long for Social Media sites so I will post it here to link to if needed. Proof that some players think learning curves are harder than they actually are. Here was my experience ‘learning’ Rainbow Six Siege. … Continue reading
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Tagged game, online, shooter, Siege
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What I do not like about MechWarrior Online, done with it
Well, been playing this for about 4 years but am now done with it as of April, 2016. Like any game, it has its fans and critics plus everyone in between. Given criticism of it, I feel it is time … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet, Gaming, Random Thoughts, Socializing
Tagged battletech, game, mechwarrior, MWO, online, shooter
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Truth, Lies and Video Games
AKA, Why High Damage Does Not Matter in video games. There are many beliefs that if a Player does not do X damage (or achieve some other result), that Player did not contribute to the team in a game based … Continue reading
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Tagged battletech, game, mechwarrior, MWO, online, shooter
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Four Degrees of Internet Trolls
So recently was in a conversation on the official MechWarrior Online game forum about a piece of game equipment. First came the worst of the four trolls out of nowhere. First and worst of the four posts under UserID Vanguard319, … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet, Gaming, Legal, Socializing
Tagged battletech, game, mechwarrior, MWO, online, shooter
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I Feel Blessed Some Gamers Don’t Do the Same Real Life Jobs
Yeah, I have played computer games for a long time, since the 1980s. I have done console games from the Atari 2600 days but over time let those go. Only so much time and one person cannot do everything. I … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet, Gaming, Random Thoughts, Socializing
Tagged battletech, game, mechwarrior, MWO, online, shooter
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Two Types of Players in Shooter Games
There are, in simplest description, just two, the Combat Simulator and the Sadistic Killer. The Combat Simulator looks for shooter games that give the best Close-To-Real effect as possible. The CS understands that not everything translates well but still, the … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet, Gaming, Military, Random Thoughts, Socializing
Tagged battletech, game, mechwarrior, shooter
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Other problems with MechWarrior Online
Some other items I have noticed that I believe are wrong with MWO. 1 – Autocannons are Nothing like the Name. Look up the definition of what Autocannons are, basically they are machine guns using much higher caliber and thus … Continue reading
Posted in Computers and Internet, Gaming, Military, Random Thoughts, Socializing
Tagged battletech, game, mechwarrior, shooter
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On Long Range Bombardment (Including MWO and LRMs)
Before discussing Long Range Missiles in MechWarrior Online, first they must be called what they are: Long Range Bombardment Units (LRBU). LRBU has existed for a long time in military history. In medieval days and in some places before then, … Continue reading
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Tagged battletech, game, mechwarrior, shooter
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Review of MechWarrior Online
I have always been a big BattleTech fan even through some of the mistakes made in it. Since I first played the board game in the 80s, ran a campaign and played early editions of computer versions. I even tried … Continue reading
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Tagged battletech, game, mechwarrior, shooter
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Eric's Writing 