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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / March 2005[OT]- a.g.h-l incredible
Well. I am blown slap away. Maybe my ISP's news server has dropped the ball. Dunno. I know this is the first time in five years I've looked in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. McG. On 3/17/2005 1:29 PM McGrandpa brightened our day with: >Well. I am blown slap away. Maybe my ISP's news server has dropped the >ball. Dunno. I know this is the first time in five years I've looked >in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. >McG. > > This newsgroup has gone mad, now shifting into catatonia. There are some newsgroups I frequent that have been continuously assaulted by various loonies, cranks and kooks for years and are still capable of remaining vibrant in discussion. I'm surprised that the level of vitriol seen hear was maintained for as long as it was. Even the nuttiest fruitcake would have a hard time keeping up a crusade against a content delivery and distribution system, but enough annoyance has gone by the boards that the life has been sucked out of this place.  SignatureSteve ¤»Inglo«¤ www.inglostadt.com > On 3/17/2005 1:29 PM McGrandpa brightened our day with: > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > annoyance has gone by the boards that the life has been sucked out of > this place. Oh, not completely :) We can still talk about Deus Ex as well as HL and HL2 ;) McG. On 3/17/2005 6:34 PM McGrandpa brightened our day with: > > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > I just got around to finishing FarCry. It only took me a year. Still not that impressed, it's pretty and all but the gameplay is nothing interesting, fighting the trigens is just annoying. SignatureSteve ¤»Inglo«¤ www.inglostadt.com > I just got around to finishing FarCry. It only took me a year. Still > not that impressed, it's pretty and all but the gameplay is nothing > interesting, fighting the trigens is just annoying. I had the game for all of 24hrs before my DVD drive died :( it looked decent to me, if not a little hard. >>I just got around to finishing FarCry. It only took me a year. Still >>not that impressed, it's pretty and all but the gameplay is nothing >>interesting, fighting the trigens is just annoying. > > I had the game for all of 24hrs before my DVD drive died :( it looked decent > to me, if not a little hard. I enjoyed it - played it through twice and still dip in and play occasional levels now. I like finding new ways of achieving the objective (and I love the freedom to do that). Didn't mind the Trigens too much - OK I didn't enjoy their leaps of amazing distances at you and I *really* didn't enjoy that they could kill you with one swipe even if they are out of arms reach but they were a challenge, one that could be solved with a little stealth and taking them out before they knew you were there. Those that did spot you were best dealt with by back-pedalling and the shottie. The stealth part was good. I could sneak up on/past the opposition (mercs or trigens). With the other jungle-based game I'm playing through at the moment (MOHPA) the foliage only hides the enemy from me - they appear to be able to see me as clear as daylight!! Very poor. Biggest issue in Far Cry for me though was the ending - big build up to what I thought was going to be a mother of all end-of-level boss shootouts and ..... nowt, nada, no big shoot-out. Sat there a little incredulous as the titles came up. Hope they fix that in the next one.... and yes, I'll be buying the next one. SignatureI mean, you've been around a bit, you know, like, you've, uh... You've 'done it'... What do you mean? Well, I mean like,... you've SLEPT, with a lady... Yes... What's it like? >>> I just got around to finishing FarCry. It only took me a year. Still >>> not that impressed, it's pretty and all but the gameplay is nothing [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > incredulous as the titles came up. Hope they fix that in the next > one.... and yes, I'll be buying the next one. I still haven't finished FryCry even though I got it when it came out. An excellent game but just to hard in some parts. Could have done with some more variety though i.e. something more than just outdoor jungle and indoor labs/caves. > Biggest issue in Far Cry for me though was the ending - big build up > to what I thought was going to be a mother of all end-of-level boss > shootouts and ..... nowt, nada, no big shoot-out. Sat there a little > incredulous as the titles came up. Hope they fix that in the next > one.... and yes, I'll be buying the next one. Arghh..delete memory, delete memory!!!! :) > Arghh..delete memory, delete memory!!!! :) Oh bugger - sorry. Will the gamers that have not yet finished Far cry please disregard that last post - thankyou. SignatureI mean, you've been around a bit, you know, like, you've, uh... You've 'done it'... What do you mean? Well, I mean like,... you've SLEPT, with a lady... Yes... What's it like? > I enjoyed it - played it through twice and still dip in and play > occasional levels now. I like finding new ways of achieving the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > through at the moment (MOHPA) the foliage only hides the enemy from me - > they appear to be able to see me as clear as daylight!! Very poor. I'm still playing it for the first time. I like it. Yes, sometimes it's bloody hard and the Trigens mean you have to make use of the X-ray specs and binoculars, but that appeals to me. I enjoyed Deus Ex and IGI for the same reason - you can scout out the landscape and plan your route first. Even then, there'll be surprises en route and you may have to change your plans. That you can change plans, retreat and try a different approach is a good feature to me. Although the way I play it, if I come across a firefight between soldiers and Trigens, I tend to find a quiet corner and let them slug it out, then I go in and mop up the survivors. Minimal risk to me, but I do miss the excitement of actually being in the midst of it all. Especially as nine times out of ten there's a mounted machine gun somewhere which you can use to hold your position relatively safely. When I replay I'll try to head in to those sitautions differently. Another feature I like is the way the soldiers use the boats and jeeps to get around, but if you pick them off carefully, you can hijack their vehicles. On 3/18/2005 1:43 AM Shawk brightened our day with: S P O I L E R S P O I L E R S P O I L E R S P O I L E R > Biggest issue in Far Cry for me though was the ending - big build up > to what I thought was going to be a mother of all end-of-level boss > shootouts and ..... nowt, nada, no big shoot-out. Sat there a little > incredulous as the titles came up. Hope they fix that in the next > one.... and yes, I'll be buying the next one. I just didn't like the story, having the dude turn on you at the end was pointless. I didn't really care about the danger presented by the mutatagen, it didn't involve me like say stopping Breen or holding back Hell did. I can't look back to any part of the game that I thought was especially memorable, the main thing I remember is thinking, ooh don't the shadows look cool across my weapon and arm. SignatureSteve ¤»Inglo«¤ www.inglostadt.com > On 3/17/2005 6:34 PM McGrandpa brightened our day with: > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > not that impressed, it's pretty and all but the gameplay is nothing > interesting, fighting the trigens is just annoying. I enjoyed Far Cry ok until I got right past that forklift. After that it seemed to be just an arcade shooter. A really pretty looking one, but just an arcade shooter. The way it started off it looked like it was going to be great. I really enjoyed it the most from the very start thru the carrier. And, that's all considered 'training' ;) The TriGens could have been a lot of fun. There were just way too many to be sensible though. McG. >Well. I am blown slap away. Maybe my ISP's news server has dropped the >ball. Dunno. I know this is the first time in five years I've looked >in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. Over what time period? There have been posts today. SignatureAndrew, contact via interpleb.blogspot.com Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question. >>Well. I am blown slap away. Maybe my ISP's news server has dropped the >>ball. Dunno. I know this is the first time in five years I've looked >>in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. > > Over what time period? There have been posts today. Hi McG, I see about 25 posts dated today, I'm a bit behind as I spent yesterday reformating and reinstalling XP, my install was about 18 months old and was getting flakey so decided to do a fresh start. BTW I finished Substance a couple days ago, As you know it is the same as HL2 but with more enemies and a few twists here and there. I enjoyed it anyway. Regards, Rene Lamontagne Gee, ya must be a tough old dude Rene... I've only gotten to "Nova Prospekt" (or whatever it's called...) and that was at the cost of 10,000 deaths... >Hi McG, I see about 25 posts dated today, I'm a bit behind as I spent >yesterday reformating and reinstalling XP, my install was about 18 months [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Regards, Rene Lamontagne "By our efforts we have lit a fire as well; a fire in the minds of men. It warms those who feel its power. It burns those who fight its progress. And one day this untamed fire of freedom will reach the darkest corners of our world." > Gee, ya must be a tough old dude Rene... I've only gotten to "Nova > Prospekt" (or whatever it's called...) and that was at the cost of > 10,000 deaths... Make that about 15,000 deaths and 340 saves for me, I get up about 6:00 AM hoping to catch them sleeping , But no, There they are waiting for me, turning my rig on must trigger their alarms. :-)) Best regards, Rene Lamontagne >>Hi McG, I see about 25 posts dated today, I'm a bit behind as I spent >>yesterday reformating and reinstalling XP, my install was about 18 months [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > of freedom will reach the darkest corners of > our world." "Rene !!!" <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:wnq_d.711939$8l.3283@pd7tw1no >> Gee, ya must be a tough old dude Rene... I've only gotten to "Nova >> Prospekt" (or whatever it's called...) and that was at the cost of [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Best regards, Rene Lamontagne Nah, ya gotta wear the soft slippers man! ;) Them combat boots make a lot of noise :) McG. >>> Hi McG, I see about 25 posts dated today, I'm a bit behind as I >>> spent yesterday reformating and reinstalling XP, my install was [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> of freedom will reach the darkest corners of >> our world." "Rene !!!" <rlamont@shaw.ca> wrote in message news:LOn_d.711793$6l.376238@pd7tw2no >>> Well. I am blown slap away. Maybe my ISP's news server has >>> dropped the ball. Dunno. I know this is the first time in five [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Regards, Rene Lamontagne Oh? I have Substance installed but thought it just some cosmetic changes. Will play that this weekend then! Thanks Rene. Must have been some maintenance to one of the news servers today. I drop back in and the place has filled up again :) McG. Yeah, Substance is a trip... Kinda like HL2 & SS combined... Insane action... Just checked the frequency of posts today and I see several every hour on the hour.... When I got home at 5pm there were 51 new ones from when I left at 8:30am.... >Oh? I have Substance installed but thought it just some cosmetic >changes. Will play that this weekend then! Thanks Rene. Must have >been some maintenance to one of the news servers today. I drop back in >and the place has filled up again :) >McG. "By our efforts we have lit a fire as well; a fire in the minds of men. It warms those who feel its power. It burns those who fight its progress. And one day this untamed fire of freedom will reach the darkest corners of our world." > Yeah, Substance is a trip... Kinda like HL2 & SS combined... Insane > action... Just checked the frequency of posts today and I see several [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > of freedom will reach the darkest corners of > our world." Ok, cool! It's installed and I'd started it, saw some clothing changes...thought that was it! Will be in it this weekend then! McG. >> Well. I am blown slap away. Maybe my ISP's news server has dropped >> the ball. Dunno. I know this is the first time in five years I've >> looked in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. > > Over what time period? There have been posts today. In a 1 day period since I had last looked, the ng came up empty. Perhaps it was the news server that had some maintenance being done, who knows. Dropping back in a few hours later and there are posts :) All is well! McG. Maybe its because I wasn't here -- I'm back now :) Civilian_Target > Well. I am blown slap away. Maybe my ISP's news server has dropped the > ball. Dunno. I know this is the first time in five years I've looked > in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. > McG. Prove it. > Maybe its because I wasn't here -- I'm back now :) > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. >> McG. I feel the circumstantial evidence currently provided is sufficient. Civilian_Target > Prove it. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >>>here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. >>>McG. I concur. How's things? >I feel the circumstantial evidence currently provided is sufficient. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >>>>in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. >>>>McG. Too busy. Too much work. But it earns the Euros, and while the Euros -> Beer conversion rate in Ireland is pretty poor at the moment, some things have to be done... Hows things on your side of the planet? Civilian_Target > I concur. How's things? > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>>>>in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. >>>>>McG. Oh, not so bad. Doing the whole "work" thing and trying to buy a flat. Life in the UK is exciting... > Too busy. Too much work. But it earns the Euros, and while the Euros -> > Beer conversion rate in Ireland is pretty poor at the moment, some things [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >>>>>>looked in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. >>>>>>McG. You're only the in UK?! And you didn't come to our gatherings?! Shame on you! For some bizarre reason I thought you lived in Canada, in a place with Beaver in its name... Civilian_Target > Oh, not so bad. Doing the whole "work" thing and trying to buy a flat. Life > in the UK is exciting... [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >>>>>>>looked in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. >>>>>>>McG. > You're only the in UK?! And you didn't come to our gatherings?! Shame on > you! For some bizarre reason I thought you lived in Canada, in a place > with Beaver in its name... > > Civilian_Target You make that sound like a negative thing?!?!? :-) Sent from BAoN, Canada. SignatureJethro[AGHL] aka Phat_Pinger Reply Email: jethro86 (at) gmail (dot) com I've been to Canada though never to a place with Beaver in it's name. Never got round to attending the bashes as I was, well, rubbish and often found myself out of the country when they were going on. I don't even have half-life installed anymore. I'm waiting patiently for the new and fancy team fortress before I install it again. > You're only the in UK?! And you didn't come to our gatherings?! Shame on > you! For some bizarre reason I thought you lived in Canada, in a place [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >>>>>>>>looked in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. >>>>>>>>McG. Not bashes, gatherings. Gathering[n] - An annual or bi-annual occurance where select members of the alt.games.half-life news group meet in a pub in central England to consume fermented vegetable drinks (sometimes served by wenches), dance with ladies and talk a big pile of shite. You should come to the next one - the only downside is the hangover. Civilian_Target > I've been to Canada though never to a place with Beaver in it's name. Never > got round to attending the bashes as I was, well, rubbish and often found [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] >>>>>>>>>looked in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. >>>>>>>>>McG. Then I shall attend provided I'm still in the country. I think I can live with a hangover. > Not bashes, gatherings. > [quoted text clipped - 47 lines] >>>>>>>>>>Spooky. >>>>>>>>>>McG. > Then I shall attend provided I'm still in the country. I think I can live > with a hangover. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >>Civilian_Target If the invite from the last one still stands I'll be popping my head around the bar. Good cure for a hangover is a nice cup of tea - ask rat ;-) SignatureIt's a bit of a jump isn't it? I mean, er, chartered accountancy to lion taming in one go. You don't think it might be better if you worked your way toward lion taming, say, via banking... >> Then I shall attend provided I'm still in the country. I think I can live >> with a hangover. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Good cure for a hangover is a nice cup of tea - ask rat ;-) Ah tea. Nectar of the gods. > Maybe its because I wasn't here -- I'm back now :) > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> looked in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. >> McG. Hi Civ, I think it was just the ISP news server ... Good to see ya back! McG. > Maybe its because I wasn't here -- I'm back now :) > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> looked in here and there are NO new posts, from anyone. Spooky. >> McG. Hiya Civ, how's it hanging? Still in Dublin? SignatureI mean, you've been around a bit, you know, like, you've, uh... You've 'done it'... What do you mean? Well, I mean like,... you've SLEPT, with a lady... Yes... What's it like? yeah, back in Dublin again. I went and had a quick look at the USA there, but they're all boring over there so I came home... Civilian_Target > Hiya Civ, how's it hanging? Still in Dublin? > yeah, back in Dublin again. I went and had a quick look at the USA > there, but they're all boring over there so I came home... Then you didn't go far enough to the North. That's where the excitement is... if you like ummm... snow angels... snow cones and frosty beverages. :-) J SignatureJethro[AGHL] aka Phat_Pinger Reply Email: jethro86 (at) gmail (dot) com |
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