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More Secret Weapons Demo carnage with Gorath as we wait for his eDelay (er, eBay) copy of BF1942 DE to come in. I’m starting to get fairly attached to a couple of the secret weapon offerings (shotgun, rifled grenades)… I think I’ll miss them in the plain Deluxe Edition.

But, I’m still not sold on Secret Weapons. I suspect by the time I’ve tired of the Deluxe Edition, the next Game of the Year will be in hand.

In the meantime, here’s a pretty balanced review of “Battlefield 1942: Secret Weapons of WWII” that touches on the pros and cons.

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I played the BF1942 Secret Weapons Demo last night with Gorath, and while I like the fun new toys (shotgun!) in the game, the Natter Rocket Plane in the Hellendoorn map lends a massive inequity to the Axis.

Most players in the top 3 spots on a server average 15 or so kills per game. Some guy named Brandon was consistantly getting 30-35 kills with the Natter.

My amazement at his skill with the plane was matched only by my annoyance at getting killed 5-10 times in a row at the remaining spawn point on the map.

Thank goodness the Germans never got to use the Natter in WWII.

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I recently grabbed Battlefield 1942 Deluxe Edition on eBay. What I thought would be an occasional diversion has proved to be a massive sleep deprivation experiment.

Here are are a few good resources for noobs:

- New Player Guide for Battlefield 1942 : TK = lamer.
- Killing Time in Battlefield 1942 : The basics on bloodshed.
- Tips and Tricks in Battlefield 1942 : Pearls of wisdom.
- Bailing Out : 9, dangit, 9!

In another brilliant column from good ol’ DB, we now have an explanation for why I’m such a procrastinator … err, that I’m lazy … err, the fact that my lack of housecleaning initiative is a result of me “responding to scientific biological brain chemicals that require [me] to behave this way for scientific reasons”. It’s all true! No, really.

Check it out here: We’ve got the dirt on guy brains

Classic!

As most who know me have figured out by now, I like computer games. I started really getting into gaming with FPS games like Half-Life and Unreal Tournament. However, shortly thereafter I got hooked on MMORPGs. It all started with EverCrack … err, EverQuest and led to others like Anarchy Online, Dark Age of Camelot, and even Asheron’s Call.

The latest installment in my MMORPG career was Shadowbane. Just recently I realized that I currently no longer have the time or will to play any more games that require as much time investment as most MMORPGs do. I just don’t feel like constantly leveling and equipping characters. So, today I posted a “Thanks for all the fun.” goodbye message to my fellow guild members and called it quits for Shadowbane. I’ve decided to go back to what got me hooked in the first place … The FPS.

I’ve started playing Battlefield 1942 with some friends from work. It’s super fun. In addition to the normal “run around and shoot people” theme, you now have the ability to jump into a plethora of available vehichles and massive weapons … on the fly. Examples include jeeps, tanks, planes, boats, heavy artillery … and the list goes on. Parachute down from the plane you rode in on and blast at the enemy below, or take out a tank with your bazooka. Maybe even man the .60mm that’s mounted in that bunker. Seriously, it’s a must-get.

Anyhoo, enough ranting … I just know that it’s now time for me to move on from MMORPGs for a while.

Good grief … well it’s been a couple of years since I hurled, and I have to say that I’m not looking forward to that again. Blargh. Bennett’s Bar-B-Q out the nostrils just aint the way to go.

Anyhoo, I came across another Dave Barry article yesterday called Flu season: Time to ship the kids away. That at least gave me a good chuckle about the colds and flus floating around lately.

Man, I forgot how much I like Dave Barry. :-p