The Balance

In coming to this blog you are probably aware of a few things:


1. I'm a nerd


2. That #1 entails talking about gaming from time to time


This entry is going to be about gaming. Turn back now if you aren't interested. Go ahead, I'll wait.


*patiently waits while losers leave*


Now then. Where were we? Oh right, gaming.


First and foremost you need to understand that I prefer to game on the Xbox360. My gamerscore is over 50k, and I'm what most people would call an "Achievement Whore." I'm not as bad as some people I know who have gamerscores in the 100k+ range, but still. If a game is released for every platform, chances are I will be picking up on Xbox. 


That's just how I roll. 

If I were a cute Asian girl, this would be me.

Now that you know my bias, here is the topic of conversation:


Battlefield: Bad Company 2


I am late to the party with this game, as it was released in March 2010, but the old saying "better late than never" certainly applies. My friend Daniel basically said that BFBC2 made him say "F*ck Call of Duty" and that was all the persuading I needed to jump into the action. 


This is the conversation we had while I was downloading the game:

Daniel: You are probably going to play the Engineer or Assault class.

(*Me being aware that there is a sniping class and feeling somewhat offended that he didn't say I would play that particular class, but trying to hide it*)

Me: LOL! Why do you say that?

(*Him being truthful and sincere in his thoughts*)

Daniel: Well because the sniping is hard. I get the feeling you will be better suited to those other classes. 

Me: Hey F*ck you bro, I know how to snipe!

Daniel: Calm down, I didn't mean anything like that. It's just that this game is actually realistic when it comes to shooting. It's nothing like COD. Gravity actually affects bullets!

Me: Well no sh*t gravity affects bullets. 

(*Him starting to be annoyed because I obviously wasn't understanding*)

Daniel: No, NOOB, I mean that in order to snipe someone who is more than 100 yards away you have to aim like a foot above their head because gravity pulls the bullet down!

Me: Ohhhhhhhhhhhh....SWEET!

It's at this point that I am actually getting to play the game and I find out what he is talking about. I start out playing the Recon (sniper) class, but after sucking a lot I switch to the Engineering class and start wrecking fools. 


The cool thing about the Engineering class is that you start out with RPGs, in order to take out tanks and helicopters or any other vehicle that is in opposition to you. 


The only downside to having RPGs to take out tanks is that most of the time you have to give away your prized hiding spot in order to use them effectively.

Happens more than you know.

The cool thing about the game is that you have the ability to level up each class individually by earning XP by playing as that class. Now I use Anti-Tank mines instead of RPGs and I can just place those down and walk away with the hopes that the experience points will pile up once some unsuspecting fool drives right onto the mine(s) at a later point. [Fun trivia: I actually took out TWO tanks with mines at once before, committing suicide in the process but it was totally worth it.]


What was the point of me saying all of this? Nothing I guess. Most of the time the words that come out of my mouth only make sense to me and I'm the only one who cares. Maybe with this entry someone will realize how awesome this game is and give it a shot? *shrugs*


That's it for now. Maybe later I'll blog about how my friend gave me The Clap after coming home from an anime convention. ;-)